100g tubs were £1 each. Only stopped in the retail park (Regent Road, Salford) for petrol and a snack on our way into Manchester. So not sure if it's national and saw these on the shelves. Seems pretty cheap, sure I paid around £4 last time I picked one up from Boots.
12 comments
adi0604
8 Jan 161#1
One of the best out there...heated
shepherdess to adi0604
8 Jan 16#2
Nicely done
MR GUS
8 Jan 16#3
Great in your bug out bag!
kaiser051
8 Jan 161#4
Great for cold or coughs rub it into the soles of your feet before bed,works every time
yrreb88 to kaiser051
8 Jan 16#5
I'm surprised people still believe this old myth with feet.
How and why would it work?
Even medicine doesn't work 100% of the time so I doubt anything that allegedly works every time.
bestestbud85 to kaiser051
8 Jan 16#8
I do this my son is an asthmatic and can never stop coughing on these winter nights even when iv done his inhaler. I rub this on his chest and back and then on to the soles of his feet and surprisingly he coughs less at night and has a fairly peaceful nights sleep.
dealomatic
8 Jan 16#6
Good spot OP!
Home Bargains supply Quality Save with their stock.
It might be a good idea to check Home Bargains stores too.
Sophiasky
8 Jan 16#7
There was an article in the paper yesterday, about rubbing it into your feet. I googled about this afterwards, and found several forums where people were saying that this actually worked and that they had been doing it for years. My mum uses it on my dad's chest, neck and back as he gets really chesty in the Winter, however, I tried to tell her about this tonight and I think she thought that I was pulling her leg about it - she is 70 and my father 84 and neither of them had heard about this. Anyway, I might actually get some and when my little one has a bad cough/cold again, I might try this on him to see if it works.
yrreb88
8 Jan 16#9
It's good that the vick's helps but you're putting it on the chest and the feet. That's not a reason to believe that putting it on the feet helps in any way.
That's like saying to cure a headache, swallow an aspirin and rub another tablet on your feet. :smiley:
Sorry, there is no evidence this product can affect your chest/breathing from your feet, just anecdotes. You can't immediately believe everything in the paper and on google and I can find plenty of things on google showing that this isn't true.
If it did work, the chances would be the menthol could be still reaching your nose but if you put socks on, like is commonly suggested, then even that can't happen.
Plus it's possible putting it on the feet could have consequences, particularly on sensitive skin, such as causing an irritation or rash.
If it was so effective, I would have thought Vick's would have done a lot of marketing and started recommending people apply it on their feet instead. I can't imagine what a new advert for it would be like. :smile:
shabbird
8 Jan 16#10
great deal.. was £4.50 in boot recently :disappointed:
bestestbud85
9 Jan 16#11
Lol sorry should have said i apply to soles simetimes eithout chest and it does help him! Each to their own.
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How and why would it work?
Even medicine doesn't work 100% of the time so I doubt anything that allegedly works every time.
Home Bargains supply Quality Save with their stock.
It might be a good idea to check Home Bargains stores too.
That's like saying to cure a headache, swallow an aspirin and rub another tablet on your feet. :smiley:
Sorry, there is no evidence this product can affect your chest/breathing from your feet, just anecdotes. You can't immediately believe everything in the paper and on google and I can find plenty of things on google showing that this isn't true.
If it did work, the chances would be the menthol could be still reaching your nose but if you put socks on, like is commonly suggested, then even that can't happen.
Plus it's possible putting it on the feet could have consequences, particularly on sensitive skin, such as causing an irritation or rash.
If it was so effective, I would have thought Vick's would have done a lot of marketing and started recommending people apply it on their feet instead. I can't imagine what a new advert for it would be like. :smile: