Last month, Manchester Evening News reported that high street retailer The Body Shop was giving away free products worth £32 if they said a ‘secret’ code at the till. The deal was spotted on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, and we headed in store to see if it actually worked.
Shoppers who say the code at the checkout can bag themselves a 30ml Drops of Youth serum for free. It’s believed that the beauty retailer is changing the packaging on its popular serum, and is using the deal to shift remaining stock with the old branding.
The popular serum has racked up more than 1,000 five star reviews on The Body Shop website - so I was keen to get my hands on one for myself.
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I popped into the Royal Exchange store in Manchester city centre, which is next to the likes of Lush and Hotel Chocolat. I spotted that there were still some of the Drops of Youth concentrate in stock, and that they were retailing for £32.
A description of The Body Shop's £32 Drops of Youth formula reads: "This lightweight serum gives you that fresh-faced, healthy-looking glow we’re all looking for. The kind of skin you had pre-responsibilities, post-lie-in. The gel-like texture sinks in quickly to leave your skin feeling fresher and replenished with moisture.
“A total bonus for busy lives, we’ve also boosted it with protection from indoor and outdoor pollution. It forms a protective layer on skin to help it feel strengthened and suppler – brilliant for you city types.
"A few drops a day is all it takes to help keep skin feeling healthy and looking nice and glowy. Pop a moisturiser on top to help lock in the moisture and you’re good to go."
To qualify for the freebie, shoppers have to buy something from the store. There’s no minimum spend, and I found products from as little as £3, meaning you can get £35 worth of products for less than the price of a pint.
I didn’t want to go for the cheapest item, but instead something I’d genuinely use a lot, and opted for a £4.50 lip butter in the shea scent. I’ve used this a lot before and it’ll definitely come in handy with the warm weather chapping my lips.
The lip balm came in at £4.50, and the Drops of Youth should have been £32 . When I took them to the till, I asked the sales assistant about 'code 22094', which she seemed to know about and after tapping in the number, my total was slashed to just the price of the balm.
But then the lady behind the till asked me if I had a loyalty card, explaining I could get 15 per cent off my purchase when I signed up. She took my name, email and date of birth, and told me my total would now be the reduced price of £3.83.
I couldn’t believe it worked, and was thrilled with my added discount too. I’m very excited to see if it actually makes me look ten years younger, now.
The Body Shop has a number of stores across Greater Manchester, including Royal Exchange and the Arndale Centre, as well as Bury, Bolton, Stockport and Oldham.
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