Ulta GWPs

[itscarin]

This thread will be for Ulta GWPs only.  Share ulta promos here.  

Please do NOT post requests for the spreadsheet in this thread.  Please post requests for the Ulta GWP google spread sheet in this thread: http://community.sephora.com/t5/Off-Topic/Ulta-GWP-Google-Spreadsheet-Request-Thread/m-p/2753063#M11...

A list of in store coupons is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Savvy-Shoppers/Ulta-GWP-Coupons-no-chatter/td-p/3866521

Let's keep this thread on topic!

Ulta points refresher (because yes, it is that complicated):

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Item #1 - $53.50

Item #3 - $108.50 (and is eligible for a certain item/brand 5x multiplier)

* There is also a 5x all purchase multiplier and you are platinum so you get 1.25x

Total Spent - $162

Base Points Earned - 162

Platinum .25x Earned - 41 (162 * .25 = 40.5, and rounding up)

5x All Purchases Earned - 648 (it ends up being 4x because you don't count the base points)

5x Item/Brand Earned - 434

Total Points Earned - 1285

Links are not allowed.  In lieu of links, please read this:

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Please add product id numbers and sku numbers so people can find items on ulta.  

Just to clarify, there is an item number that Ulta lists on the website, right under the picture of the item.

The product id is the number given to the item in the URL.  So Ulta's site follows this formula of having the url and then the very last part of the url is "productId=xlsImpprod" followed by an 8 digit number.  If you use that "productId" number you can get to the page of any item on ulta. 

It's not a search, but the direct url to the page. 

Click on any product, and then view the url in the address bar.  It will look like this: ulta's website (not using the actual domain because BT admins don't like that) /prep-prime-fix?productId=xlsImpprod15921204  Replace the 8 digit product id of the item you want to see with the id of the product you're looking for.

My very unofficial Ulta point multiplier to approximate percent discount chart:

(This is a number where I use the multiplier to divide by 2000 to see how many dollars I would have to spend in order to redeem a $125 reward.  E.g. 2000 points divided by 1 point multiplier means I have to spend $2000 to get the $125 reward.  Adding how much I had to spend ($2000) + the reward ($125), and then using the reward ($125) to divide the total purchase ($2125), I get a discount of approximately 6% based on the total purchase.  Note: the total purchase is based on the concept that you are spending just enough to reach the next $125 reward and combines the reward value with how much money you had to spend to get that reward.

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Multiplier	1	1.25	1.5	2	2.25	2.5	3	3.25	3.5	4	4.25	4.5	5	7.25	7.5	8	8.25	8.5	9	9.25	9.5	10	10.25	10.5
Spend	2000	1600	1333	1000	889	800	667	615	571	500	471	444	400	276	267	250	242	235	222	216	211	200	195	190
Points	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000
Redeem	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125
Total Purchase	2125	1725	1458	1125	1014	925	792	740	696	625	596	569	525	401	392	375	367	360	347	341	336	325	320	315
Discount	6%	7%	9%	11%	12%	14%	16%	17%	18%	20%	21%	22%	24%	31%	32%	33%	34%	35%	36%	37%	37%	38%	39%	40%

[txcatx]

Doesn't work for me either, @ohheyitscindyk.

[katkapivarci]

Just FYI the stores have GWP with ANY First Aid Beauty purchase. Also they have GWP with purchase of 2 Philosophy items. Both gifts are very nice and great value. Also one of my local stores didn’t have signage posted about this promo - I asked about it at the register and they checked their promo papers and gave me the gift👍🏻

[magicmonkiee]

ooo, so cool! I love first aid beauty!

[friedrice]

I forgot about this 😞 I purchased FAB today didnt get this

[Luvstravel]

Looks like free gift with FAB is out of stock on line.

[Indy701]

[mwg1]

I tried using this last night and it said sold out already.

[itscarin]

Product ID is 17481197 for anyone who wants to cut and paste it in the address box.  You just swap out any other product ID with this product ID.

[sabrinas]

@Indy701 Ohhh thats good!! Are you able to post the link for online please? 🙂

[Indy701]

@sabrinas  I don’t think we can post links here. The item number is 2526128. I’ll message you too 

[sabrinas]

@Indy701 Thank you very much!

[writtenonpaiges]

@Indy701 Can you please message me too! I’m still awful at figuring out how to put in the item #

[lippieaddict19]

ABH Prism Palette is on sale for $32! (It will also be on sale at Sephora in a few hours). I was going to buy it when the multipliers were doubling, but I'm glad I waited because I'd rather save the money straight out 🙂

[itscarin]

@lippieaddict19There's still 5x on ABH though.  No reason not to save money upfront and on the back end!  But now you have me thinking about which was the better buy: full priced ABH palette with 9.25x (assuming you're platinum) or sale price with 5x?

Here we go!

Full price - $42

42 * 9.25 = 388.5 (I think they would round up to 389). 389/2000 = 19.5% (rounding to nearest tenth).  .195 * 125 = 24.31.  42-24.31= $17.69 (bottom line)

Sale price - $32

32 * 5.25 = 168.  168/2000 = 8.4%.  .084 * 125 = 10.5.  32-10.5= $21.5 (bottom line)

So it looks like the better deal (by a whopping $3.81) is the full-priced palette with 9.25x points multiplier.  The points are the way to go in the long-term, but you're not getting screwed if you waited for it to go on sale either.

[lippieaddict19]

@itscarin Thanks for doing the calculations! I think I still prefer to spend less out of pocket from the outset, but it's nice to see how those multipliers add up 😄

[itsvictoria]

@itscarinAre these point multipliers only for Platinum?  My account only shows 5x on the Philosophy perfumes.

[RGbrown]

@itsvictoria

They're not necessarily just for Platinum, but they are account specific and at least partially based on your spending history. If you've never shopped at Ulta much, you don't get as many of the specialized offers (which seems a bit backwards, to me at least...they should be trying to draw in the new shoppers with good multipliers early on)

[lippieaddict19]

New GWP is up for Clinique - Free Full Size Fresh Pressed Vitamin C Booster with any Clinique moisturizer purchase. Best part - it includes the $5 mini gel and lotion! This was advertised in the flyer for the Love Your Skin event, but it looks like they just uploaded it to their site today. 

[itscarin]

It's cool that clinique is 5x right now, too!  I have three of these mini size lotions from when the full size eye cream was gratis.  It's actually nice to have them in my gym bag because I do get dry around my chin.

[lippieaddict19]

@itscarin I have quite a few tubes from previous GWPs and unfortunately I think the formula makes me break out 😞 It's still an amazing deal because I really want to try that vit c booster. Everyone seems to love the moisturizer so I'm sure I can find someone to give it to

[mwg1]

This explains it! I went in yesterday to get the free Clinique sample with the coupon that came out a couple days ago, and when I got home I realized they gave me this instead.