How I got $50 worth of stuff for free at The Body Shop

Last year when they proposed I join the Love Your Body Club at The Body Shop, I was a little hesitant. It costs $10 a year, and I don't usually pay for rewards cards. But at the time, I was buying a large quantity of stuff, and the 10% discount nearly covered the membership costs. Since then, I've saved a TON of money on my Body Shop shopping sprees and gotten some exclusive deals and freebies too. This was one of those times.

One of the perks is their point system - for every purchase over $20, you get 1 point. For every purchase over $50, you get 2 points. When you make 4 points (which means spending $80~100), you get $15 worth of store credit. When you make 8 points, you get $25 worth of store credit and free membership renewal. I made it to 8 points about 8 months into my membership, and had my $25 sitting there, ready to be spent.

Except I didn't really need anything, so I was holding on to it until the right moment. Well, that right moment came. I received a $5 (off $25) coupon in the mail, so now I had $30 in store credit. Not only that, but this weekend they had a secret LYB members only sale that got you 25% off any purchase of $20 or more - that's in addition to your 10% regular discount! So now I had to go!

I shopped online before I went, because I always seem to get there and blank on what I need. I've tried a couple Tea Tree products and liked them, so I decided I'd get the Tea Tree travel kit ($25) to sample some of the other products, the Tea Tree face mask ($15) and maybe pick up a body butter if I needed something extra.

When I got there, the salesgirl mentioned that for the price of the travel kit, I could get the three full-sized products for the same price! There was a promotion going on (that wasn't advertised very prominently) which discounted the full-sized items!

The breakdown:

Face wash $11
Toner $11
Face lotion $13
Scrub $13
Mask $15
Tea tree oil $9

Original total: $72


Promotion for set of 3 skincare: minus $10
8 point gift: minus $25
$5 off coupon: minus $5
25% off $20 sale: minus $8
10% off LYB discount: minus $2.40

Grand total: $21.60


I could have spent a lot less, but faced with all these cool tea tree items and a discount, I ended up getting more than I planned. But when it came time to check out, I actually stunned the salesgirl into speechlessness. That's right - my couponing skills are so amazing, I even surprise the employees, haha! She said she's never seen anything like that before, although I personally don't think it was that amazing!

Now I have everything I could possibly want from The Body Shop, I think it's time to lay off the shopping for a bit!

The Body Shop Princess Bag free gift week 4!

I don't know how this post escaped me - oops! Oh well, better late than never. The fourth and final week of The Body Shop's Princess Bag free gifts was your choice of their hand wash. At least, that's what their Facebook page said. My local shop said there was no choice and they were only giving out the Sweet Lemon scent. Which is fine, but I'd have probably chose the coconut if it were up to me! I didn't even know they had hand wash - it's fun to try new things!

The Body Shop Princess Bag free gift week 3!

The Body Shop's Princess Bag 3rd week gift was your choice of one full-sized foot care product! They have a variety of foot lotions, soaks, scrubs, and other treatments, all peppermint scented. I chose this cooling foot spray, which I've already used since it's been so hot lately. It's a nice refreshing mist to use at the end of the day!

$118 worth of The Body Shop stuff for $18!

I got a super deal at The Body Shop the other day by stacking sales and coupons - I left the store with all of the above (plus a gift set not pictured) for only $18!

The first reason I came into the store was for a little event they had not advertised well (I went in the evening and they said I was the only person that day who knew about it!) where they introduced their new bronzer products and could give you a makeover using the products. I declined the makeover, but they showed me all the cool new items. Love Your Body members got a free lip gloss just for participating!

I still had another Groupon that I wanted to use before the end of the month, when it will drop in value from $45 to $40. They were having a buy-2-get-1-free promo for skin care and makeup, so I decided to use my Groupon for some random things. I got some Nutriganics eye cream and a Tea Tree night lotion, and grabbed one of the new Honey Bronze dry oil, which is a light shimmer oil with a hint of color. I got the Honey Bronze oil for free since it was the lowest priced item.

I also picked up a lemon body scrub, which was marked down from $16 to $10, and a cherry lip butter which was on clearance from $8 to $2.

The total worked out to be less than $50 after my LYB discount, so the cashier told me I should buy one more small thing in order to push it over $50, where I'd get a bonus LYB point. So I raced around the store trying to find one more thing, when I realized I needed a last-minute birthday present for a friend, so I scooped up a Hemp Skin Essentials gift set for $20.

Freebies:
1) Hemp hand protector from the Princess Bag (worth $10)
2) High-shine lip treatment for participating in the event (worth $6)
3) 50mL sized body butter from a coupon in the mail - free mini body butter with $10 purchase (worth $6)
4) Honey Bronze dry oil after B2G1 free sale (worth $14)

Paid:
1) Nutriganics eye cream $20
2) Tea Tree night cream $18
3) Lemon body scrub $16 $10
4) Cherry lip butter $8 $2
5) Hemp gift set $20

LYB discount: minus $7
Groupon: minus $45

The total price of everything I left with was $118, but after my Groupon, I ended up spending only $18, for a total savings of $100 or 85%! Of course, the Groupon itself cost $20, so I really spent $38 out of pocket. I made it to 8 LYB points though, which means I get a free membership renewal ($10) and $25 towards anything in the store. What am I going to buy with that $25?? I am so stocked up with products now, it's kind of scary!

The Body Shop Princess Bag free gift week 2!

This week's free gift from The Body Shop's Princess Bag is the Hemp Hand Protector! This is one of my favorite hand creams and I recently used up my last tube, so this was a very welcome freebie!

The Body Shop Princess Bag free gift week 1!

Week 1 of The Body Shop's Princess Bag free gifts is their coconut shimmer body butter (worth $16)! This was also the first free gift during their holiday Joy Bag promotion - and I still haven't opened that one!

Massive savings at The Body Shop!

I went to check out The Body Shop while at the mall the other day. I had my Groupon worth $45 (which I paid $10 for) and was looking for a good deal. I love the Nutriganics moisturizers, but at $24 and $22 a piece, I can only afford to buy them when they're on sale (and then I stock up!).

The sale they were having was a bag deal - there were these very large, high-quality pink canvas bags that would be good for overnight or beach use. I think the theme was the Royal Wedding and being treated like a princess. You bought the bag for $12 and got 30% off everything inside. This probably wouldn't be too good a deal on its own unless you're buying huge quantities of stuff (which I don't need, I just needed to stock up on my Nutriganics!) but Love Your Body members got an additional 20% off that day too. They also included a promo like the ones they sold at Christmas time - you got coupons for free items, one per week. Last time they gave away full-sized products worth over $60 total!

What I got:

Nutriganics day cream - 2 @ $22 each

Nutriganics night cream - 2 @ $24 each

Tea tree makeup remover cloths - $12

Promotional bag - $12

Total price: $116

30% off bag promo: minus $31.20

20% off LYB members: minus $16.96

Subtotal: $67.84

Minus $45 Groupon: $22.84

So after you count the $10 I paid for the Groupon, my grand total was $32.84 before tax! I'll also be receiving 4 free items over 4 weeks (starting May 9th), which I will eagerly post about as soon as I get them :)

$20 for $40 of stuff at The Body Shop! - Groupon

Today's Groupon is $20 for $40 of products at The Body Shop - and $45 if you use it by the end of the month! It's currently the deal for Fairfield County, CT - I'm not sure about other areas, but it's valid at any US store, so you can buy it regardless of where you live. If you're new to Groupon, sign up here!

New product alert: The Body Shop "earth lovers" shower gels

The Body Shop has released a fantastic new line of shower gels called "earth lovers"! They are 100% biodegradable, free of sulfates, parabens, colorants, and soaps, and contain real plant extracts. Each product has added aloe extract for extra moisture, which is fair trade and grown without pesticides or fertilizers. The plastic bottle is also 100% recyclable!

The shower gels come in 6 delicious-sounding scents and are $12 each. They currently ship free on The Body Shop official webpage.

Can't wait to try them!

Free shipping + almond body butter at The Body Shop!

Spend $25 at The Body Shop and get free shipping and a free almond body butter today through Sunday the 20th! No coupon code is required! Also check out their specials page to see a bunch of promotions they have running now which include bundles of 3 items at a significantly reduced price.

Free shipping and B2G1 skincare at The Body Shop

More President's Day weekend sales! The Body Shop is offering free shipping this weekend (2/18 through 2/21) with any purchase, no minimum or coupon code required. They're also having their semi-annual skincare event, which is buy 2 get 1 free on all skincare items. Skincare travel kits are not included in the B2G1 promo, but they are all discounted to $18.

Get $10 off $40 at The Body Shop

Get $10 off $40 or more at The Body Shop today and tomorrow only! Use code VDAY to get your discount, and don't forget to click through Ebates to get 10% cash back!

Free mini gift with a $25 purchase at The Body Shop

For a Valentine's Day promotion, The Body Shop is offering your choice of a free mini gift in either pink grapefruit or strawberry (a $5 value) with any purchase of $25 or more. This seems to be a secret promotion because I can only get it to show up on the site if I click through their newsletter (unless they just didn't update the site!). Here's the link that will get you to your gift of choice. They're running a lot of other promotions right now, including scrubs for $10, buy 2 get 1 for $0.76, and gift sets 50% (some as low as $2.50!)

Promotion runs until February 13th. Don't forget to click through Ebates which will get you double cash back - a full 10%! - for the month of February.

The Body Shop joy bag weeks 5 and 6 gifts

Updates for the final two weeks of The Body Shop's joy bag promotion!

Week 5: Green apple bath & shower gel from their "originals" line.

Not something I'd usually buy, but it certainly smells good. Retail $8.99 but rarely is ever full price - usually costs $5, and right now is only $3.

Week 6: Your choice of home fragrance oil (I chose vanilla and lime blossom, a light, fresh scent)

Retails for $7.50. I don't have an oil burner but maybe now I'll get one!

I'm sad that this fun promo is over. I'll definitely miss getting free products every week! :(

"Mother of all sales" at the Body Shop - 60% off!

The Body Shop is having "the mother of all sales" starting today! Great deals include 60% off holiday scents, gift sets, and miscellaneous items, B1G1 free shampoo and conditioner, skin care kits for $12, 3 for $10 makeup and lip butters, and much more!

The Body Shop Friends & Family: 30% off!

Take an additional 30% off until 12/16 with code FFJOY! There are no restrictions and everything on the site is applicable, which is nice to see after a lot of their sales not including gift sets, skin care and such. They're also doing a buy-2-get-1-free promotion on select items, mostly bath & body.  If you need some last minute Christmas gifts, now's the time! The deadline for ground shipping to arrive before Christmas is 12/20 by midnight.

The Body Shop joy bag weeks 3 and 4 gifts

Here's an update of the free gifts from last week (week 3) and this week (week 4) of The Body Shop's joy bag promotion!

Last week was the Camomile Gentle Eyemakeup Remover (retail $14.50):

And this week was your choice of Cranberry Joy or Spiced Vanilla mini body butters (retail $8)!

The Body Shop Cyber Monday sale!

Ohh, I spoke too soon in my last post! I forgot about Cyber Monday, and just what do I see in my inbox but The Body Shop's Cyber Monday sneak peek!

Their sale: 3 items for $30 - the same that was in stores Black Friday! AND they have free shipping with any order! So basically, the same deal without having to get up at the crack of dawn :) Hooray! It looks like the sale has already started, so you don't even have to wait until tomorrow!

The Body Shop joyous bag update + sale report!

Yesterday I went to The Body Shop to claim my second free gift from the Joyous tote bag and to see what the "Unwrap Your Joy" sale event was!

The free gift of the week (week 2: November 21st through November 27th) is their best-selling hemp hand protector - 1.0 oz size, retail price $10! I'm thrilled about this, as I received a sample of it, loved it, and planned on buying it next anyway!

The "Unwrap Your Joy" sale event was a peelie card - everyone received one at the door, and you opened it to see what your discount was. There might have been more, but the potential discounts I saw were buy 1 item get 1 free, $20 off $40, $10 off $15, or $100 free! Someone there in the store while I was shopping had picked a $100 coupon - lucky girl!!

I got $10 off $15, which is really like getting $15 worth of stuff for $5. I decided to try the Rainforest Moisture hair butter mask, which was $14, and got a little coconut shower cream ($3.50) to bump the total over $15. I probably could have found something cheaper, but I will use it as a stocking stuffer :)

The Body Shop free shipping + 2 free gifts!

The deals are rolling out for the weekend! The Body Shop is offering free shipping and two free gifts with any $25 purchase this weekend! The gifts are pictured above, they're sets of a mini body wash and lotion in five different scents, usually worth $5 each! The free shipping is a good deal too, the minimum is usually $50.

They're also having an in-store promotion this weekend, but details aren't disclosed online. The only clues are "Everybody Wins" and that you might even get your entire purchase free! My guess is it's a scratch-off type game where you can win a discount or free item. They always have such fun promos!