Just got an email from boots reminding me I have something in my basket and to complete my purchase.....er hello I'm trying but you won't let me!

Anyone else feeling like this is us?

Much more fun http://www.noradsanta.org/:smile:

not working for me...all this stress has made me eat through a full tube of smarties and still no luck on getting to check out :confused:

5 pm from what I can gather :smiley:

is it any good

Haha yep.. at least when its at early hours if your dedicated enough you can set an alarm and snap some bargains - going to be busy at this time!

If u look at holding page, it states team will be on hand from 5pm :smiley:

well its got to be better than Tescos effort,heat added.

just noticed that i'll just keep refreshing the page i have officially declared war on my keypad thanks xx

The team will be on hand til 5pm today,their stores close at 5pm so im assuming the call centres do too. Boots sales usually start about 4-5am in the morning.

I'm pretty certain they startedlast Christmas eve about 5pm :/


uote=heresthedeal]The team will be on hand til 5pm today,their stores close at 5pm so im assuming the call centres do too. Boots sales usually start about 4-5am in the morning.[/quote]

Oooops I must have read it too fast, it's untill 5pm, but I still think it started last year on Xmas eve x

Everytime the message has gone up in previous years, the sale has gone live within an hour or two; so your probably not far off :smiley:

Yeah I usually set my alarm in the early hours of Christmas Eve for the boots sale........ Did the same this morning, so am disappointed it's going live at peak time :-( The gloves are off. Haha

unfortunately some unearthly hour is more likely given past experience,

nothing to buy, expier thread :wink::smile::laughing::man:

??? what does that mean?

I guess people thought that because they had bought it online, that they had the right to take the stock off the shelf straight away Xmas eve. The sale used to be very early Xmas eve - so you would have time to go to the shop and do that.

See: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5576441

Some people must be very odd if they think they can do that - thanks for the explanation.

No problem - and I agree!

Also check out house of fraser and lloyds pharmacy. In lloyds there isnt much but have some really good prices for baylis & harding bits

503 (Service unavailable)

Come boots. Let get the sale started already

Come on Boots I have other things to do,get the proverbial out.

This is so intense!

My fingers are hurting from pressing refresh

Anyone else feeling like this is us?

I can't even get on, how did you get on website

Is it live yet?

Yesss you sure it's meant to be now

Yes but got some £40-£50 gift sets for £7 each and £30 gift sets for £4.50. just looked and they still have them in stock

well thats a relief just managed to get the items i wanted ordered.

not live yet :-(

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Not live for me. Grrr

:/ how are you all accessing the page when its not live yet

Does it look live to you?

im live

Trolls ... Trolls everywhere :smile:

it won't start till around 7pm, as stated internally at boots

Ppl who are 'live' are trolls.

It's alive!

Edit: Frankesteins monster that is....

Still not live :disappointed:

says not live yet.

Will probably crash as soon as it does go live with all of us here! :wink:

How about now?

The boots in meadowhall sheffield doesn't shut until 8pm I think. I reckon they are waiting until all their stores shut nation wide before they lower the prices.

not live....dont sit there wasting your life lol! have a christmas drink instead! x

Not yet, maybe 6pm

lets face it they are not going to start at 5.20,wheres your xmas spirit.

8pm?! Its Christmas Eve! They should be like screw this, closing at 4pm!

:confused: need more RED! <3

site is down

in store kids clothes are now 50% off

Just need to go on this link: http://www.boots.com/saleearlyaccess/onlythegodscanaccess

'Until' 5pm

Jeez. Why do they make it hard for everyone... On now! cheers! some decent bargains to be had actually.

That link takes me to the sale holding page

you must not be a god so you can not access the page. :laughing:

That's what I'm getting too :smile:

soap and glory minimal stock left :-(

I am waiting!

Much more fun http://www.noradsanta.org/:smile:

fewwww that was hard work, booked a 10 min vip shop b4 anyone else got in, only 20 of us, so had to be quick, but happy :man:

Brilliant! Worth coming to this thread just to find that! Thank you :smiley:

Brilliant! Worth coming to this thread just to find that! Thank you :smiley:

Your more than welcome XxX

The sales today were ****! seems the shops were holding out till boxing day!

keep a eye out for million 200ml bottles, last year was £40!!

​john lewis sale just started, its pooh :disappointed:

are the perfume sets on offer ? Marc Jacobs?

​which gift sets are they link please

Does anyone actually know when the sale is starting.. going insane here.. any heads up on what might be on sale? Thanks

No clue but I'm the same!! I really don't want to have to go to the store on Boxing Day!!
I am an employee and we weren't told it was going live today.... I'm wondering if it might stay on holding page til Boxing Day

The site seems to have updated. Broken links to the different sale sub categorues. Probs starting at 7.

From participating in the past 3 sales, I can guarantee it won't last till boxing day on the holding page. Plus what business would leave their website down for that long. Just have patience people! :smiley:

we're live!

and live!

its live!!

The site seems to have updated. Broken links to the different sale sub categorues. Probs starting at 7.

Does it not normally go up at 11pm or midnight tonight?

Live

anyone found anythng interesting yet.. i havant

It's on

Ahhh it's live. My laptop won't connect arghhhh

Live but not found anything yet...

lots there but the aftershave sets seem to be higher the sale use to be about £20-£22 now they are £28 or more.

Large yankee candles for £10.99 all I have found so far!

Not much good

Woodwicks half price

All a bit meh...

Champneys Spa Treatment Time
Was £30 in store today.. halfprice to £25 lol.. was never £50!

I feel silly for thinking some of the Tom Ford stuff might have been in this sale

Any codes??

Just placed my order

Everywhere else was sold out of Christmas cookie Yankee candle so win for myself :smiley:

what a load of crap everything i wanted isn't even in the sale and i'm sure i got half of this stuff cheaper anyway with all the boots glitches going around in the last few weeks what a waste of time and now i have got cramp in my finger from all the refreshing!

Saved £81 of stuff I was going to buy yesterday... nice :smiley:

A lot of it was in the 3 for 2.. which means the same price lol

Sales are pants. The marc jacob decadence set is cheaper in escensuals with the discount code

Oh no. It has crashed at payment :disappointed:

Boss the scent for her gift set is a very good price.

Ghost Deep Night 50ml very good price too

Keeps crashing when I go to pay- gutted

its crashed lol

Found something I was waiting for, but y'all cretins are overloading the site :stuck_out_tongue:

Site was doing ok surprisingly but as per usual it has now crashed!

Awwww. Just gonna check out and 'BOOM!' crashed! :disappointed:

anyone else not able to pay?:neutral_face:
boots is ridiculous - last year i ordered stuff & it got 'lost' when i went to pick it up.
not amused.

​Me too. Were you using Paypal or a card? I used a card and wondered if Paypal would make a difference.

Me too it's doing my head in

whats everyone ordering?

poundland it is then :smirk:

Same here ☹️

My basket keeps emptying and it takes ages to add anything to it in the first place.

Keeps crashing :disappointed:

Completely gone for me now! :disappointed:

That was the easiest Boots sale ever for me.

Just 2 site crashes!

Ordered exactly what I was hoping would be reduced.......

Of course whether they arrive, is a different matter entirely!

:stuck_out_tongue:

Can not get back onto the Boots website, it has completely crashed :disappointed:

I used paypal, worked first time :smiley:

just keep crashing, i have things in my basket but it won't let me sign in !!

I'm back in now but the sleek make up gift set I was after has sold out.. that's a shame!

I got a large Christmas Cookie Yankee candle and the £7 No7 Beautiful Skin collection :smiley:

not working for me...all this stress has made me eat through a full tube of smarties and still no luck on getting to check out :confused:

Still can't check out :'(

I feel your pain hun. Only I'm on the red vino! :smiley:

clarins 5 mins gift kit for £13.33 but it's not letting me add to basket apparently due to one of the items being discontinued can someone try and see if it works for them ??

Stupid **** keeps crashing

I'm not even being greedy! Just 2 items but can't get to checkout! :disappointed:

I give up, had £100 worth of upcoming birthday pressies in my basket but this is taking the biscuit :confused:

ok, thats it, i quit, i'm off for a shower if things have gone then it's their loss !

I can't access at all. I only want to order some stuff off mini club.

lol, we should get together :smiley:
i cant check out either, im sure ive learnt their error page off by heart the amount of times its come up

Back to the 'our sale starts soon' page! :confused:

What's this im seeing a red page "our sale starts sooonnnn?????"

just going back to the holding page now :disappointed::disappointed::disappointed:

Mmmm chocolate and red wine! :smile:

Best site EVER!

site has crashed again

Maybe they went live early

What a joke!! had stuff in my basket ready to check out!! Now back to our sale starts soon!!!!

I tried, I failed. Not going to try any further, back to Corrie and babysham :sunglasses: Merry Christmas y'all

You would think that in this year, 2016, they'd manage to implement some sort of queuing system that fairly let people in and to buy their stuff. Like how a ticket website works. Assign people a random place in the queue say 15 minutes before launch, then let in just enough people that the site can cope with - as somebody finishes their purchase let the next person in.

Instead, everybody just keeps hitting refresh because "once they're gone, they're gone", so everybody is frantic trying to get their basket because they think somebody else is gonna get to it first.

It's basically a digital Black Friday stampede. Having it as a free-for-all is pretty stupid and just **** everybody off.

waiting for 'its working' comments....think its gonna be a while, better grab me another supply of sugar, keep me going...persevere folks we will get to the finish line...i hope :wink:

**** your black Friday USA come on Boots

Thanks OP managed to order 2 soap and glory makeup sets before it crashed and have received conformation :stuck_out_tongue:

Been trying to check out for half an hour,They are a complete joke

I feel a sense of calm

Got lots of woodwicks thanks!

Meanwhile in Aleppo

Boots website has always been a pain....Every year I hope it's different and improved but it's no different. So frustrating.

back offline now.

Still no luck.. :disappointed:

Rubbish! Still offline

How have people been able to buy?!? I just can't get any pages to work now :disappointed:

nothing

Managed to place an order just after 7pm and then nothing since. Wanted to look at some other bits but hurried through checkout to secure my selection. Mother in laws birthday present sorted in the form of a box full of Yankee Candles!

According to the error code (503) on the site earlier there is an issue with the back end of the website (DH works in this field). Totally agree that it is a joke the Boots can't get their website issues fixed.

Can't get on :disappointed:

Not live for me. It's on a holding page.

Managed to get an order in for yankee candle large jars at around 7:05pm as I had a feeling it would crash sooner rather than later but since haven't been able to get on. Thankfully, got both my acknowledgement and confirmation emails for my candles.

glad I did not hang around for this nonsense,enjoy yourself stuff boots.

managed to get the smashbox gift sets!

Can't get access to the sale. Bought a lot from Boots in the past. Cold.

boll*** to this! Few items in basket and crashed. Cant be bothered

gone back to red screen :disappointed:

Have been trying for ages - can't even get onto the website

In case anyone succeeds I also found on my 'Amex Offers' 5 points per £1. Not sure if it's for everyone or selected accounts but worth checking.

I can't access website. is anyone else having the same problem?

I'm so annoyed they switched this to an evening sale. I was up at 6am this morning to try and get my bargains !!!!

Load of b******s

tell me about it :disappointed:

Gave up, polar express is on :man:

Just got an email from boots reminding me I have something in my basket and to complete my purchase.....er hello I'm trying but you won't let me!

The thing I wanted to buy (This Works Sleep Together - basically a lavender scented pillow spray) was reduced to £16.66 at Boots or £12.50 delivered for free direct with the Manufacturer (This Works).

Don't buy into the hype on this sale. Use the time that the site is down to shop around.

Plus, TopCashBack has a better rate for This Works than Boots.

Would like this order checked out before Father Christmas gets here!!

​sproglebox

my sides hurt :smile:

No luck cant get on after trying many times

Looks like it will re-start at 9:00 on the 26th December .. according to their web site but will anything be left?

I have been trying for hours! Had a basket full

Same here :disappointed:

LIVE AGAIN

Think they heard u got a queue system running on my end

Yay! Just placed my order!!!
Merry Christmas everyone! :wink:

Most itemms oos on clothing

Working yay :smiley:

it will resume in 26 minutes

Finally working...

Edited: Nevermind (:

In the queue. Wish me luck!

anyone have discount codes?

ORDER PLACED
RELAX AND BREATHE
Enjoy the rest of your evening fellow bargain hunters :smiley:

Dont think there is and to be honest at the moment people so busy trying to get the bargains they probably wont answer you til they've placed their order

Open another browser or two. I found the waiting times (if any ) are different

Not bowled over this year. Also unexpected errors taking me back to the start. Give up!

finally!!! over 3 hours later! managed to get the Mugler Alien gift set

Some good bargains to be had but not for me

I have to say that there isn't much that appeals to me compared to other years but I got my Yankee candle Christmas Cookie and Benefit Blush set so I'm happy :smile:

Got my yankee candle stuff! Thanks! :smiley:

Woeful.

anyone getting this http://www.boots.com/throttle/index.html

lol

back up and running got my stuff :smiley:

Just got on hotuk, straight to boots site, ordered what I wanted. Jobs a gudun. Cheers OP :wink:

Well that's annoying. After finally getting everything I want in my basket, having a mare logging in/changing my password. Hit the checkout and discover they don't accept gift cards as payment! I have £125 gift cards to spend. Off to the shops on Boxing Day it is then!!

Ordered the no7 youthful gift set and just realised this probably not designed for actual youthful skin (I'm 24)...oops lol

Finally got on and was pleasantly surprised. Quite a lot still in stock and order went through fine. :smiley:

I'm surprised that I've managed to get the sizes I wanted for my kids! *awaits cancellation email*!!!

I've just treat myself to some sets with this years collection of points :-) the soonest click & collect for my local store was the 5th of January though, does anyone know how this works, like because i've ordered now; the stuff/stock i've ordered will be safe won't it until then?

I also used my points and got store collection for the 31st December, I would assume our stock would be safe. I also done a separate order where I paid with my card. Fingers crossed nothing goes wrong!

Yeah it comes from the warehouse and is delivered to store by that date. If you got your confirmation your stuff is safe. :smiley:

Ordered the YSL L'Homme gift set for about £36 down from £55 :smiley:
But got to wait until 31st for instore delivery! Anyone else going to risk it and just go in tomorrow and get one?

​bang on. I noticed that 2

any good skincare products for females?

I am 25 and I use the no7 products that they sell in this set, it's good to use it early to protect your skin 20 years down the line :smile:

I wish I had known that 15 years ago ☹️

Are the wood wick candles reduced?

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8am

Does anyone know when 70% sale starts???

+1

Friday according MSE

thanks

Some of the gift sets have gone up in price!
Cant eveb find the sanctuary gift set i had my eye on. 70% pfft

I agree, the 70% off sale seems a bit rubbish

Link is to the supposed upto 70% off

When added to the basket its still only 50%

Only limited items are on the 70% off.. it is basically crap online, might be worth a trip in store if your local has good stock and your able (unfortunately I'm at work)

Yep,Went to local boots store this morning and grabbed a few bargains, not much mens gift sets though.