Boots is a British health and beauty retailer and has been a high street shop for over 170 years. The brand awareness of Boots in the UK was at 96% in 2022, so the likelihood is you've probably shopped there or at least walked past in the high street.
Boots sells a wide range of products within the health and beauty industry.
Boots is known for having one of the best loyalty schemes on the high street, as they allow customers to sign up for their free Boots Advantage Card, which allows them to earn points in-store and online.
In this article, you'll learn all about Boots Advantage Card Points and how you can prevent them from expiring.
What Is a Boots Advantage Card?
You sign up for a free Boots Advantage Card online or in person. The Advantage Card allows you to earn points for spending money with Boots, but it also gives you discounts and offers on selected products, which is great for saving money.
Usually, when shopping in person, the cashier will ask you if you'd like or have an Advantage Card when you pay. You can also visit the Boots website to sign up for an Advantage card, and they'll send you one in the post.
You can join the other 15.75 million active Boots Advantage Card Holders in the UK. The Advantage card is a loyalty scheme that rewards you every time you use it. You can use your card in-store or online to gain points, and if you forget it, you can add points later as they're usually on your till receipt or online transaction order receipt.
You can redeem your points when you pay by giving the cashier your card, or if you're checking out online, you will be prompted at checkout for your Advantage card details.
The points have a value, and when you collect points to a certain amount, you can use them to reduce the amount of your shopping. 100 Advantage points are £1. So, one point is valued at 1p, essentially. You can earn points regardless of how you pay for your purchase, so if you pay by card or cash, you can still use your card to earn and redeem points.
How many points you earn may change throughout different times of the year, as Boots likes to run offers, especially around the holiday period. For example, there was a recent change in how many points you can earn.
From May, you can now collect three points for every £1 you spend. It used to be four points for every £1, but this has undergone some changes. Keep an eye on your Boots account balance to see if any further changes happen in the future.
How to Avoid Losing Your Boots Advantage Card Points
Advantage points will expire unless you use your card for Boots purchases within a year. Before June of 2022, points didn't expire for two years, but this is no longer true. If your card is inactive for four years, your Boots account will be closed. You need to use your card within a year so your points don't expire from inactivity.
We've compiled a list of tips for helping to prevent any Boots point loss:
- Spend your Advantage points: To avoid losing all your hard-earned points, you can use them in-store or online as you get them to save money on purchases.
- Make a purchase: If you don't want to use your points, you can build your Advantage points by using your Boots Advantage Card online or in-store to make a purchase.
- Keep up to date with your account: Boots customers can download the Boots app to see your account and Boots Advantage Card balance. This way, you can see the balance you've earned and hopefully keep the account active. You can also check the balance in-store at a till or self-checkout.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, your Boots Advantage points have yet to expire. You should check your account to ensure they're still there and ready to use. Setting an annual reminder in your calendar may help you, or simply making a small purchase using your Advantage card every once in a while will keep your account active and prevent lost points.
