For my regular readers, they will know how much I like magazines. They will also know that I usually buy these second hand (and often these are unread) from charity shops and carboot sales. They are usually a fraction of the price and generally cost between 20p - 50p each. I do sometimes buy new magazines if I have a money off coupon for them, there is a worthwhile free gift with them or they have some offers with them which I really want.
The November edition of Good Housekeeping fell into this category and I am so pleased that I bought it last week. There was a voucher for two free L'Occitane products, their Immortelle Divine eye cream and a bottle of their Immortelle oil make-up remover. These two travel sized products are worth £14.50 so not bad for free.
I popped into their shop at the Trafford Centre to collect these freebies. I love L'Occitane products and my favourites are their Verbena range and the Lemon Verbena range. I decided to treat myself to a massive bottle of Verbena Foam Bath for the costly price of £20. I know, a little extortionate but I work full time and deserve a treat every now and then.
Because I had spent more than £15, I was given a further gift of a pack of two small hand creams. These are in two different fragrances, Shea Butter and Almond Milk. They are such a cute handbag/makeup bag size at 10ml each. The receipt said these should have cost £6.40 so I got £20.90 worth of freebies in total.
The second offer was with Molton Brown and was a free 100ml bath and shower gel worth £10 when you spent £15. I opted to buy on line and use their free click & collect option from their store in the Trafford Centre. I bought the Chrsitmas cracker gift that was shown on the advert and chose the Pink Peppered fragrance. I then plumped for the matching Pink Peppered body wash as my freebie.
Together these will make a great Christmas gift. I even had the option of a free gift box which arrived with a little gift card & envelope ready for my Christmas greeting to be written on it. Sadly the box was a little crumpled in the packaging so this is currently laid flat between a stack of books to "un-crumple"it
I even received a freebie travel sized (30ml) bottle of bath & shower gel in Bursting Caju & Lime fragrance. This is a treat for me after all that hard work ordering on line. My fingers were exhausted!!
When I went to collect my offers/order from both shops the staff were all just charming to deal with and joy of joys, I didn't have to pay 5p for a carry bag at either shop. I love the Molton Brown bags complete with ribbon for giving gifts in.
Thank you Good Housekerping for bringing some joy to my life this month. Please note this post has not been sponsored at all and is just my own genuine opinion. I have never written a sponsored post.
I popped into their shop at the Trafford Centre to collect these freebies. I love L'Occitane products and my favourites are their Verbena range and the Lemon Verbena range. I decided to treat myself to a massive bottle of Verbena Foam Bath for the costly price of £20. I know, a little extortionate but I work full time and deserve a treat every now and then.
Because I had spent more than £15, I was given a further gift of a pack of two small hand creams. These are in two different fragrances, Shea Butter and Almond Milk. They are such a cute handbag/makeup bag size at 10ml each. The receipt said these should have cost £6.40 so I got £20.90 worth of freebies in total.
Together these will make a great Christmas gift. I even had the option of a free gift box which arrived with a little gift card & envelope ready for my Christmas greeting to be written on it. Sadly the box was a little crumpled in the packaging so this is currently laid flat between a stack of books to "un-crumple"it
I even received a freebie travel sized (30ml) bottle of bath & shower gel in Bursting Caju & Lime fragrance. This is a treat for me after all that hard work ordering on line. My fingers were exhausted!!
We have booked an 11 day/10 night stay in New York for December this year after enjoying such a great holiday there two years ago for my birthday. Same hotel too which took some doing on my part as I struggled to find a UK company using it. I was therefore delighted to find a two page spread on a long weekend in NY with a list of restaurants & cafes to visit along with places to go with the best times to visit. I'm just about to tear the article out of the magazine and put it in my suitcase so it is not left behind.
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