Boots shopper shares simple trick to save money on toiletries at the till

When all your toiletries appear to expire simultaneously, it can prove costly to replenish them entirely.

From facial cleansers to body washes, fragrances, shaving creams and bars of soap, there are countless different products that you utilise daily, and these expenses mount up when you process them all at the checkout.

That's precisely why @thefinancegurl on TikTok revealed you should "stop throwing away your empty toiletries and pill packets" and "earn Boots points" with them instead.

She explained: "All you need to do is download the recycle at Boots app, and scan five empty pill packets. This can be a prescription or a non-prescription.

"And then scan five empty beauty or toiletry products. This can be anything empty, like empty face wash, empty toothpaste, empty deodorant - anything like that."

She also highlighted the items you scan don't even need to have been "originally purchased from Boots".

After you've uploaded everything, you must "wait for them to be approved," which can take "up to 48 hours," though sometimes they're "approved instantly".

Once your items have gained approval, visit Boots and "look for these deposit boxes, click make a deposit on the recycle at Boots app, and then scan the QR code on the box and deposit all of your products".

She clarified once you've successfully dropped off all beauty items, "you'll receive a voucher for 500 points when you spend £10 or more".

Regarding the empty pill packets, you'll "receive a voucher for 100 points when you spend £5 or more". The terms and conditions have recently been updated, stipulating you must "redeem these vouchers on the same day you make the deposits," making it beneficial to recycle when you have items to discard and purchase simultaneously.

TikTok user @thefinancegurl revealed she would acquire £15 worth of goods and divide it into two transactions so she can "redeem both of the vouchers".

She elaborated: "So I scanned £10 worth of products for the first transaction, and scanned the first voucher. This gives me £5-worth of advantage card points.

"Then I scanned the remainder of my products for £5 or more, and scanned my second voucher, which gives me £1 worth of points for the £5 spend.

"And there we have it, £6-worth of Boots points for products that would've just ended up in the bin anyway."

She confessed she does this "pretty much every time" she visits Boots, stating she's "really stacking up" her points, which she's saving to put "towards Christmas presents".

In the comments section, one individual claimed the items she displayed are not accepted, but another disagreed, writing: "The only things they reject for me are perfumes/body mists or full-size body washes. Everything else gets accepted. Even empty pad wrappers."

Others commented this was a "great idea" for recycling unwanted items.