Beauty Advent Calendars 2023 Part C - counting down to Christmas

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Continuing the discussion ...will there be some good discounts?

I too have bought the M&S one today! Bought the kids Xmas Pj's and some pants to get over the £35 mark 🤣 I'm still feeling tempted maybe by a perfume one OR I may just treat myself to some things I actually want. Molton Brown have a good discount on so might get me some stuff there and pretend it's from an advent calendar 🤣

Finally managed to bag the net a Porter advent

I don’t get it at all - are you meant to scan qrs of products you’re recycling? I have many miniatures without qrs

Body shop calendars are now 30% off

I meant the QR on the recycling box in Boots

I've upgraded myself to the Next ac, I usually get Holland and Barrett. I felt a bit guilty even doing that but not any more as am gobsmacked as my DH has just bought himself the Liberty men's one, out of the blue, never shown any interest before but said he 'decided to treat himself'.

The Boots award box looks like its in stock but when you click add to basket it comes up with an error message. Really want this box.... anyone have any luck?

And now it says out of stock again! Hope I didn't miss it again!!

Do you think Boots will do a showstopper box again this year? They’ve done one for at least a couple of years, I think in November, but maybe with the premium advent and the awards box they won’t this year.

Same here. Option to add to basket but then says insufficient stock

@greengreengrass25 , yes it's the QR code on the recycling box I cannot scan, or at least it doesn't scan, phone goes round and round reading it but no final result. I even checked I have proper phone signal in the shop. Nothing works!

I've just managed to order the boots box!! Might be a glitch maybe but order went through!

@Starlette that would be too easy! 😁
You need to enter details of each product on the recycling website- this is easy.
Then you go to a Boots with recycling facility to dispense at least 5 products you registered.
At that stage, you have to scan the QR code of the recycling box in the shop. This I couldn't do.

I can't explain the next steps because I never got that far!
You get a code/voucher loaded to Boots card - no idea if instantly or within a few hours.
But, in theory, as I understood it, you should get a code/voucher on your Boots card that can be used within 3 days when making a purchase of at least £10.
The result is recycled odd packaging and £5 Boots voucher in points on Boots card to use in the future, not sure how long the points are available for.
It's actually £6 worth of points during October.
You can make a maximum of 8 separate deposits on different days during one month.
But you need to spend at last £10 to collect the £5 in points.

@Moofart you lucky thing!! Been trying for last 20 mins!

Good luck @Emmmmz9! I do think perhaps it might have been a glitch. That happened to me with the Love Island box and they cancelled the order in the end. Keep refreshing it page perhaps. Good luck!

Trying too 🤞🤞🤞
Good luck all

Help please beauty experts!

I’d decided to buy the Space NK Advent this year but was holding off on the hope a good offer would come up. Now it’s showing as unavailable - do you think it’s sold out or is this just some marketing ploy?

I’ve also got a link to get the Cult Beauty AC plus goody bag. I’m not too keen on the CB AC this year, but would get it if Space NK really is sold out.

Any thoughts? What should I do?

Settle for CB or gamble on Space NK?

@chloechloe Space NK are showing as sold out and I'd take that as not coming back into stock sadly

Sometimes it's the actual QR code sticker that is faulty

Perhaps ask the store for help

It happened to me before in the local branch but works with other stores

My phone is ancient

Thanks for the reply @TheOwlChronicles

It’s showing as “currently unavailable” for me for some reason, but I guess I should proceed on the assumption it’s sold out. I’m so annoyed as it’s much better than CB this year!

Or check your settings?

@chloechloe they were showing sold out earlier but showing currently unavailable is maybe more promising? Fingers crossed it does come back into stock and is a possible marketing tactic

Argh! Now when I try to buy the CB one it’s not adding the goody bag - surely it can’t be sold out after one day of the early access offer?

Boots box one looks like it's working again! Quick!

Ordered - hopefully 🤞