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%

[RGbrown]

@ClassicallyFabUnidentified

Best I can tell from the blowup on bff's IG shot, it looks like the Velvet Luxe collection. 

I have a foreo and a Clarisonic lol, but one is by the sink and the other in the shower. Perhaps I keep feeding my lazy need for convenience by buying more heads. I do really really like the Foreo though. 🤔

[SchylarR]

Eeeeee! It's almost that time!!! @ClassicallyFab

[RGbrown]

Perhaps I should have groused about the lack of multipliers earlier 😋 And now I need to talk myself out of more lip oils with 8.5x back 😂

The men's bags are gone. $75 bag still available though.

[NatureGirlSD]

@RGbrown I got that one too! I say stay strong if you have at least one Clarins lip oil backup. If not, I'll only enable you since I'm definitely biting. LOL (Zoella can wait!)

[RGbrown]

@NatureGirlSDUnidentified

BTW, I wanted to mention something about the size of the Clarins, but keep forgetting. Ulta's site and Clarins direct both say 0.1oz, but the box says 7mL/0.1oz. Considering 7mL is more like 0.23oz, I'm a little confused myself, but I think 7mL is the correct size.

This all dawned on me when I bought a travel set of 2 minis for $27/$28 bucks from them direct...the size said each was 0.09, and I thought I was getting a screaming good deal with two tubes just a hair smaller than a full size one for basically the price of one. Boy was I shocked when they came in. 

Turns out the travels are 2.8mL vs the full size at 7mL. 😒 I should have known it was too good to be true, but I was just so excited lol.

[NatureGirlSD]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm so glad you caught the discrepancy in size and that the Clarins lip oil is the same size as Ulta's. Those really are tiny lip oils! I would have been so disappointed then promptly used them both all up within a few days. :-))

[RGbrown]

The $75 bag is back, if you're chomping at the bit to make a purchase today but need a tad more prodding 😋

Product ID 17691085

[sarahshter]

Do any of you gals know how to search for this product?

[RGbrown]

@sarahshterUnidentified

And everyone else with issues, does a picture tutorial help? Instructions are in the OP, but folks still seem to have trouble. Try this.

1. Pick an item, any item, on Ulta's site. I happen to have used Burt's Bees grapefruit wipes here, but the starting point is relatively unimportant.

2. Highlight the address bar. The end of the URL will look like this. Note that there may be more to the address after the Product ID number, but it is totally 100% irrelevant and can be deleted. What you are looking for here is "productID=xlslmpprod" followed by 7 or 8 numbers.

3. Replace those 7 or 8 numbers with the product ID for the item you wish to find. You don't have to worry about the product name or anything else, even though this looks odd right now. Changing the product ID will take care of it.

4. Once you've changed the Product ID, hit enter. The item you want should come up.

I've only seen this not work on two gwps out of dozens, maybe even a hundred or more over the last year. It's not hard and takes no more than a few seconds once you know what you are looking for. I hope this helps some folks, but let me know if something is still unclear. 😊

[liv545]

@RGbrown thank you! This super helped because I realized I was following the instructions so I tried a different outlet. It worked on the computer but not on my iPhone. So I’m not sure if that plays a regular part?

[RGbrown]

@liv545Unidentified

I know (and should have mentioned) it can't be done from the app at all, but it works for me on both the full site from my desktop and the mobile site from my (Android) phone. I would think Android and iPhone would function at least relatively similarly, but I can't really speak to any trouble iPhones in particular might encounter since I don't have one. So glad this helped you figure it though!! 😊

[liv545]

@RGbrown yeah I’m not 100% sure. My phone has been glitching since the most recent update in general. It’s quite pronounced though specifically with the Sephora BIC. Super weird. I couldn’t get it to load at all for the last hour. Kept saying server not found but only on this website. Everything else runs just fine. I don’t know how it applies to the Ulta site but I’m definitely not ruling out user error. I’m pretty inept when it comes to tech. Again thank you so much for the run down on how to use the id number. I screen shot and saved it for a future reference point.

[sarahshter]

THANK you so so much for your help, I finally figured it out!! 😘😘 @RGbrown

[RGbrown]

🎉🎊🌟🌠🥂

[Ispend2much6]

@RGbrown  To save my points for the beauty days, or use them now with my 30% off Essie code and this bag.  That is the question.

[RGbrown]

@Ispend2much6

Considering Ulta has thousands of products and only a few will have the 10x, there's a fine chance Essie won't have 10x when the day comes. So...I can't make the decision for you, but here are some things to consider:

-how badly do you want the Essie? If you're going to buy those items at some point, no matter what, may as well grab them with 30% off. 

-if you do buy Essie now, can you pay with cc/gc instead of points? With the 2/3/4x in place (assuming you have it), it's a decent-ish time to spend money instead of using points (but I also know budget may play a role, so there's no wrong answer here).

-and how much of the bag is useful to you? Are you stretching to reach $75 just to get it, or would you be close to that anyways? (gosh, that's a lot of Essie lolol...I'm kinda jealous 😛 )

In the end, there's no real right or wrong answer...it's whatever way works best for you. My top recommendation would be spend cash on Essie to bank a few more points, then hope there are some nice goodies on 10x Day to spend 'em on...any points spent on 10x stuff will come back you at a rate of 56.25% (i.e. spend 2000, get 1125 back)...but of course we have no idea what the selection will be, so waiting may be a gamble you don't want to risk. Totally up to you 😄

[Ispend2much6]

@RGbrown  Thank you for the info. You are a very logical thinker!

[RGbrown]

I'm pretty sure this was there last night, but it didn't dawn on me until tonight that this is actually another new brand for Ulta. Just one item for now, but I assume more will be on the way!

[notcreative]

This is the brand they give you at the hospital when you rip or get an episiotomy during childbirth. It really seems like Ulta wants to carry everything. That's cool with me.

[NatureGirlSD]

LOL! That totally gave me a visual of Hibiclens on Ulta shelves. I'm currently using a Burt's Bees rose toner even though it has alcohol denat and makes me feel like I'm in 8th grade, so witch hazel will at least be a step up to high school for me. I've tried to justify finishing it because I use PTR Unwrinkle Toning Lotion afterward, but that's also been a fail after a few months. (I need an intervention or a Toner 101 class.) @notcreative

[NatureGirlSD]

I hope they add more from the line! @RGbrown