Parents rush to Boots to bag kids’ travel essential that’s ‘perfect for holidays’ scanning for £45 instead of £85
SHOPPERS are rushing to buy a “perfect” holiday essential which is on sale at one of the UK’s most popular health and beauty retailers.
Boots has a huge summer clearance sale with prices reduced by up to 50%, and a number of discounted goods available on the Boots website and in-store.
Boots is selling the Joie Nitro Stroller in coal for £50, which is reduced in price from £85, giving buyers a £35 discount.
One savvy shopper spotted the bargain buy and posted it on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, writing: “Got this buggy for holiday my daughter doesn’t use a buggy much but wanted a lightweight one to take away.
“Was £85 Now £50, plus I used the code baby15 so got it for £45 on the boots website.”
One person commented: “I bought this too for when we go on holiday, such good value.”
Another shopper wrote: “Very good value, and mine came with the rain cover.”
Another person added: “I got this for grandkids its brilliant for the money.”
Someone else commented: “It’s a good pram. You definitely did the right thing getting it for holiday.”
The stroller is made from lightweight fabric and features a compact umbrella and convenient carry handle.
One customer described it as “amazing for the price”, adding: “Can’t go wrong at that price.
“Just purchased two of these for our twins for holiday. Girls love them.
“Very comfy no complaints. Lightweight and easy to push. Easy to fold and open.”
The stroller is also available to buy in a blue or magenta colourway from Argos.
Mamas & Papas is selling a similar lightweight compact stroller for £150, reduced from £200.
You can also buy the Graco EZLite, ultimate easy-to-use lightweight stroller from Amazon for £49.90.
It’s always a good idea to shop around to make sure you can find the best deals.
There are plenty of comparison websites out there that’ll check prices for you – so don’t be left paying more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers.
Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
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Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
Price Spy logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets.
Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
Idealo is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers.
All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one.
CamelCamelCamel is another option – but only for goods that are sold on Amazon.
To use it, type in the URL of the product you want to check the price of.