Financial expert Martin Lewis has explained a clever way to bag more than 20 Boots presents with a massive 75% discount.
The trick was explained after a woman asked Martin for advice on what to do with her Boots points.
Kelly Ellis wrote: "I’ve got £31 of points on my @BootsUK club card. Do I save it for Christmas presents or do I just totally spend it on myself and get the #No7 advent calendar?? #decisions #FirstWorldProblems @MartinSLewis can you decide for me?"
Martin responded quicky, writing: "Buy the advent calendar as it has £160 worth of stuff for £42 then rip it apart and use the contents to give as Christmas presents."
Except, it's even better value than that - with figures from Boots showing there's £173.50 worth if goodies hiding inside the £42 advent calendar.
The calendar went on sale online on Wednesday - with an astonishing 226,000-strong waiting list - ahead of the public launch in store yesterday.
Sadly, Kelly won't be able to get one with her card - as you need to cover the entire cost of an item with points to use it - but that does't mean you can't pick one up to get the huge discount.
What's inside the Boots No7 advent calendar for 2019?
- Amazing Eyes pencil in ‘Black’ (1.1g, full-size)
- Intense Volume mascara in 'Black' (7ml, full-size)
- Flawless Finish sponge (full-size)
- Precision Lips liner in ‘Nude’ (0.3g, full-size)
- Lip gloss in ‘Naturally Nude’ (8ml, full-size)
- Gel Finish nail colour in 'Midnight' (10ml, full-size)
- Slanted tweezers (full-size)
- Blusher in ‘Damson Mist’ (3g, full-size)
- Voucher for mono eyeshadow in colour of your choice (full-size)Voucher for Lash Impact lash serum (6ml, full-size)
- Skin illuminator in ‘Nude’ (30ml, full-size)
- Small eye contour brush (full-size)
- Felt tip eyeliner (1.6g, full-size)
- Nourishing nail & cuticle care (10ml)
- Radiant Results wipes (15 wipes, mini)
- Laboratories serum (3ml, mini) Airbrush Away primer (10ml, mini)
- Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced eye cream (5ml, mini)
- Instant Results Revitalising peel-off mask (10ml, mini)
- High Shine lip crayon in 'Day Dreamer' (2.71g, full-size)
- Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced day cream (25ml, mini)
- Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced night cream (25ml, mini)
- Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced serum (5ml, mini)
- Hydrogel eye masks (6g, two sachets)
- Radiant Results daily face polish (15ml, mini)
The calendar is such good value it broke Boots' all-time record for number of orders placed on Boots.com in an hour.
The excitement was driven even higher after Boots decided to hide seven "golden tickets" worth £700 each at random inside seven calendars.
The winners can redeem their £700 on any and all No7 products, meaning the gifts will keep on coming even after Christmas is over.
