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Saving Time and Money with Chemist Direct

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on

While Chemist Direct isn’t a particularly new site is certainly is new to me. I was offered a £50 voucher to use on the site, in order to have a good play, experience the order and delivery service and so that I could effectively report back what I really thought of the site. Despite being given the voucher to use Chemist Direct have had no say in my review and so this review is based purely on my own findings.

What is Chemist Direct?

Chemist Direct is as the name suggests an online chemist shop which provides products for your health needs (including prescriptions), toiletries and more. There are plenty of these online chemist shops around these days however what I find different about Chemist Direct is the moneysaving angle.

How to save money and time with Chemist Direct
How to save money and time with Chemist Direct

The site has a dedicated page for way to save you time and money. Perhaps my favourite part of the site, other than the well stocked clearance areas are the bulk buys. With four of us in the house we go through things like shampoo, conditioner, shower gel etc a lot quicker than I would like! I was able to purchase  bulk packs of some of my favourite brands at a discount and of course am also now enjoying not having to constantly keep an eye on whether we need to add more to the weekly shop.

How Far Does £50 Go?

Further than I expected. Thanks to clearance items, bulk buys and having a wide range of items, both top brands and otherwise to choose from I was able to stock up on shampoo, conditioner, shaving items for Roy, baby wipes, toothbrushes and toothpaste, mouthwash, two jars of my Ponds Cold Cream cleanser, three Pantene hair mousses (I can’t leave the house without looking like a microphone without these!) and more.

If you ignore the shockingly bad photos you'll get a good idea of how much a fifty pound order actually gives you. If I hadn't needed a new shaving brush and what not for Roy I'd have ordered more bulk buys.
If you ignore the shockingly bad photos you’ll get a good idea of how much a fifty pound order actually gives you. If I hadn’t needed a new shaving brush and what not for Roy I’d have ordered more bulk buys.

Delivery

My delivery was with me within a couple of days and I was kept informed via email of when it was dispatched etc. I was pleased to see that while the items were properly boxed etc that there wasn’t any wasted packaging. This is a pet hate of mine!

Would I Use Chemist Direct Again

Yes I would. I’ve bookmarked it and have a few bits in the basket as I’m building up a monthly order. Again the bulk buys really have been a bonus, from a convenience and a budget point of view and with these and the clearance items being refreshed regularly updated it’s good to see new items popping up to help you save.

I do get emails from Chemist Direct (as I signed up) with offer and what not however can’t say that there’s an excessive amount which is always a bonus.

I can’t fault the service, in fact I have already recommended it to friends and family which I wouldn’t do if I wasn’t 100% happy. If you want to know anything else about my experience drop me a line in the comment box or perhaps ask Chemist Direct via Twitter who are more than happy to help.

 

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Be Prepared – Stocking Up The Medicine Cupboard

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on

You don’t have to have been a Brownie or a Scout to get into the habit of being prepared, especially when you have kids! I’ve found through bitter experience that you will always need a certain gel, cream or medicine at 5pm on a Sunday when the chemists and all of the supermarkets have closed. I don’t keep a mini pharmacy in my cupboard but do always ensure that I have general and seasonal must-haves in.

Using an Online Chemist  makes it easy to search and buy (often cheaper than in high street pharmacies) the things that you need or are likely to need. With two boys who *touch wood* do tend to avoid sickness fairly well I have still been caught out in the past so now keep staples in stock.

Warmer Months

  • Calpol or an own brand alternative. I’ve found this invaluable to be honest.
  • Cough and cold remedies. Not just for the boys either, a cold is a cold but sometime some Flu Plus for us or some Vicks for the boys is needed to get through a particularly nasty snotty stage.

Summer

  • Sun care (high factor for us!).
  • Bite relief (“things” love to feed on me especially!).
  • Travel sweets (T seems to have developed a bit of car sickness!).

All Year Round

  • Piriton. Taylor has very sensitive skin and is allergic to certain antibiotics amongst other things. Nothing major however we always keep this in just in case as it helped a lot when he had the allergic reaction to penicillin and looked like he has measles.
  • Calpol / Nurofen for kids –  we only use these if we need to but when the thermometer starts beeping at us, we need to.
  • All things first aid, we have boys after all and they love to run, jump and climb…. and fall.
  • Panadol – for us, I like the blue ones (extra?) and can’t take other painkillers so these are worth having in.
  • Magic Cream – (aloe vera gel), this soothes bumps and bruises and works nearly as well as Mummy and Daddy kisses on small boy hurts.

Being able to buy these things online means nothing is forgotten, it comes direct to your door and you always have what you need in. The Online Prescription idea appeals to me too, I might just check this out as some point as I have a regular prescription every month.

My question for you all today is…  What is your medicine cupboard must have?

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