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):

Spoiler

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:

Spoiler

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.

Spoiler

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%

[civ2ru]

@ArmyChick84 Okay, maybe that was the wrong place. How about Preferences -> Private Messenger? You got those boxes checked?

[mwg1]

Anyone else not see points from purchases on Sunday yet? I placed 2 orders and neither of s showing up in my points history, but my in-store purchase on Monday is there. 

[danielledanielle]

My points increased this morning, but it's off... Expect a random deduction in the future, I guess @mwg1 @ArmyChick84 

[ArmyChick84]

I contacted them. This was their reply:

Thanks so much for confirming that! It looks like these points are still pending. Please note it can take up to 7 days for these points to post to your account. If you are still missing your points by Monday, December 23rd, please let us know and we would be happy to take another look at this for you! We appreciate your patience and understanding.

[danielledanielle]

@ArmyChick84🙄🙄🙄

[ArmyChick84]

You aren’t the only one. I placed two orders on Sunday. They both shipped Monday and my points are nowhere to be seen. 

[civ2ru]

This is a nice one, although I still can’t with the GWP thresholds these days. I imagine it won’t last long.

Paradoxe Tiger Lily is obviously a typo, I bet it’s the original Paradoxe. Might be Virtual Flower though.

[civ2ru]

As I had expected/hoped, it’s a Member Love 3x/4x/5x multiplier today! Be sure to activate in your account.

And a GWP with $90, choose 1 of 2

And 20% off BOPIS for Dyson through 12/24 offer came back this year

Reminder, 5x multiplier for fragrance still going on! Must activate also.

[civ2ru]

In preparation to tomorrow’s possible 3x/4x/5x multiplier, I reached out to CS about merging a couple of smallish gift cards. Here is what they said:

Finally. 😁

Fingers crossed for tomorrow. 🤞🏻

[WinglessOne]

@civ2ru  FINALLY! Can’t believe this took ‘em so long to do. Well wait, I kinda can believe it since it’s Ulta we’re talking about. 😂 I often wonder who the heck’s on Ulta’s dev team (or which 3rd party design/dev company they contract) because good grief! 

Thanks for sharing this news!

[civ2ru]

@WinglessOne IKR. Hey, a question for you as an IT pro, what’s with the endless loop that Sephora BIC often (almost always) goes into, whenever I try to post a new comment (with “reply”) or even “like” another post? Like it’s trying to authenticate and struggles? Sometimes I have to try several times, open new windows, etc. It happens on various devices and in various browsers, being going on forever. Any workarounds? Let us complain about Sephora now! 😂

[WinglessOne]

@civ2ru  Ugh, BIC login problems… this has been happening for at least 2 years now, to several people (including me). Report it in the Beauty Insider Community Feedback thread. You’ll see how many of us have also reported login trouble and reauthentication loops, and maybe find some workarounds you can use—but also, your report might uncover another glitch Sephora’s dev folks don’t know about yet. (I don’t know if Sephora has in-house dev or if they contract that work out.) 

My consistent major trouble logging into BIC finally stopped in spring or summer this year. But every now and then, I still get a reauth challenge for seemingly no reason, even though my BIC session hasn’t expired (wish I knew exactly how long a session lasts). Sometimes I can just close the reauth popup (don’t fill in & submit) and everything’s fine. If I do re-login via the popup, I sometimes end up stuck in a BIC login loop. And this is all on the website via different browsers and devices; I never visit BIC via Sephora’s app. Heck, I don’t use the app at all unless it’s the only way to get a specific offer. 

I don’t know what glitches are causing all this trouble. I’d need admin access to the app Sephora uses to run BIC (Lithium/Khoros, I assume), plus direct contact with developers for reporting and info-sharing. It’s hard to accurately diagnose a web glitch without seeing backend structure. I keep wondering how BIC and the .com site communicate behind the scenes—how both sides of Sephora pass and retain cookie/session data—because I still sometimes get logged out of BIC when I visit any .com page from a BIC page (product tags, for instance), unless I choose incognito mode to visit .com. 😒 Sometimes that BIC logout is persistent (can’t log back in) unless I wait an hour and restart the browser, or login via a different browser. Super annoying. 

This is a lot more than I meant to say about BIC’s login issues. 😂 In Sephora’s defense, I’ll say they do at least have a team working on this stuff: sometimes I see devs using test BIC accounts in the wee hours, and we do get periodic updates on glitches in that BIC Feedback thread. I’m sure Ulta also has devs (in-house or 3rd party), but I’m still not convinced any of Ulta’s departments actually talk to one another, which is probably part of their web issues. 

[civ2ru]

It’s that time of year for mystery GWP, choose 1 of 5 with $85. Items 2635631, 2635632, 2635633, 2635634 and 2626473.

If only @RGbrown was still around, to help us solve these mysteries? 🤔

[Seph35]

I notice that gifts #2-5 are all "cannot be shipped by air," so maybe perfume - but gift #1 is not listed that way. Does that give folks any clues?

I have $85 stuff that I can buy but I might wait until tomorrow or Sunday to see if there's a bonus that's not a mystery!

[shabadub]

what happened to them? 

[civ2ru]

App-exclusive sale through tomorrow

[civ2ru]

5x fragrance multiplier through 12/24

[civ2ru]

New variety GWP with $80, choose 1 of 2

Also this:

[civ2ru]

Fragrance GWP with $85 purchase

Also, 20% off BOPIS on select brands with code HOLIDAY24, 6807 participating items

[civ2ru]

New cruelty-free GWP with $85

One of the 23-piece $85 bags (green) still available for stacking

And a small sampler pack, adds automatically with select skincare/bodycare as low as $2.99. Historically, it’s just a handful of foils.

[civ2ru]

Gift card promo is back, ends tomorrow. I am holding out for % off, hope it happens later this month.

Also, if you have Ulta cc, you may have this targeted offer in your account