Bath and Body Works Christmas Gifts Haul

It was hard shopping for my niece. She's 9 years old and has everything. When we asked what she wanted she couldn't even answer us. Kids now a days are so lucky and has everything.

Well I ended buying her a bunch of crafts items since she's so artistic. She loves to find things and transform them into other things. Like a brown box into a doll house.

I still thought I needed to get her more. So I brought her a little extra from Bath and Body works. Please note this was purchased before Christmas, before the semi-annual sale.

Well hope she likes the items I got her. I got her a bunch of Pocketbac which I know she uses and a antibacterial foaming moose which I thought was cute and fun to use. The whole purchase was $11.16. The Pocketbacs were buy 5 for $5. The foam moose was $5. The holder was $.50.

I forgot to mention. I had a coupon for a free item for a purchase of $10 or more. So I got a bottle of body lotion (coconut breeze). I was happy. A $12.50 free. A little present for myself.

I know Christmas has past but we are giving her the gifts later tonight. Hope she like them.

Another Bath and Body Works Haul

My Bath and Body Works package had finally arrived. It took around a week. So that wasn't that bad. 



One opened I see the blue plaid design inside. I just love it! It makes this package look extra special. There was lots of brown paper to product the products. The invoice was inside and they also included two coupons.



There was a 20% off any online purchase, which expires 11/28/12, and a Free Body care item with any purchase of $10 or more, which expires on 10/28/12. Since I've made such a big purchase already I don't think I'll be using these coupons.



 

Once the brown paper is removed, this is what I see.

So the reason why I made this large purchase it's because of a promotion they were having. They were giving away a free 4oz Pumpkin Craving candle that comes in a small bag. Shipping was only $1 on orders over $25. I've missed out on the candle deal last time so I really wanted to make sure I get it this time. I don't know why...but I really wanted to get my FREE candle. LOL! This was a 4oz candle that cost $9.50. Candle description says, "A blend of fresh pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla tells the tale of bring home the perfect pumpkin." This size can burn around 20-30 hours. It smells great! It also comes with this free cream bag. It cost $2. Now how would pay $2 for that? I couldn't even pay for it if it's a quarter. Doesn't matter I guess. It's free.

I ended up getting all Antibacterial hand soaps. I love their soaps.

 

Usually, they have sales 6 for $20. So that's around $3.33 each. All the soups I purchased were on sale for $2.27 each. What a deal huh? And I also love their summer scents. I'm glad I still have a chance to grab I few before they are all gone.

I got...

Mango Berry Sparkler the Deep Cleaning Hand Soap. This has small exfoliating beads in it.



 

Same scent but in a foam form.

 

I Love Watermelon! Cherry foam soap.

Tropical Sorbet Float foam soap.

 

I Love Watermelon! Basil foam soap.

Mango Berry Sparkler PocketBac. I know I said I have TONS of old ones lying around but since I had to purchase over $25 before I can get the $1 shipping I was forced to buy this one extra item. I don't mind though...because I do love this scent. Mangos are my favorite fruit too.

 

 

Lemon Sunshine Slush the deep cleansing soap.

Cool Summer Spash foam soap.

 



 Papaya Melon Scoop foam soap.

Tropical Sorbet deep cleansing soap.

 

The two different kinds of soaps I like the foam soaps the best.  So anyone out there made large Bath and Body Works purchases?  What scents or forms of soaps you guys like best?  Let me know!

Bath and Body Antibacterial Pocketbacs

Have anyone wonder how long you can keep these Bath and Body Pocketbacs? Do they have expiration dates?

I was cleaning out my bathroom and I found 10 bottles lying around. I was wondering whether to throw them out or not. I feel like it’s such a waste if I did...probably paid around $1 each. I know Purells do have expiration listed on their bottles and was surprised that there's nothing listed on the Bath and Body ones.

 

There wasn't much information online so I decided to write Bath and Body Works directly. See my email below:


To: customerservice@bathandbodyworks.com

Subject: Product Questions

Order Number:

Name: --------------

Phone Number: -----------

Wrote: The antibacterial pocketbac...do they expire? Because I know Purell products does. Please let me know because it turns out I have a lot stored away and I want to make sure they are still good to use.


I got a response three hours later. Not bad...they wrote me this email below:


Dear San,

The best way to figure out how long your product will last is to determine when your product was born. Figuring out the date that our products are born can be a bit tricky.

The born on date is located on the bottom of the bottle, on the label or top of the tube depending on the product. This set of numbers will look like the following: 1041T2A1.

You will only need the first 4 numbers to determine the born on date. Using a born on date of 1041T2A1, you can see the year this product was born, 2011, because the first number in the series is a number 1.

The following 3 numbers will tell you the day of the year this product was produced, in this case the 41st day of 2011, which is February 16th. Your product will be good unopened for 2 years after the date it was born.

If you have any other questions please reply to this email or give us a call at 1-800-756-5005.

Sincerely,

Courtney H.
Customer Service Specialist
Bath & Body Works Direct


It's funny how they use such a date system. This shows that they do not want customers to know when they expire. So they can probably try to sell their old products too. Please make sure next time you buy more Pocketbacs to check how much shelf life left in the items before buying. Because if they are old and expired it’s not going to kill any of the germs out there that's going to get you sick. Especially with flu season is coming you need to be careful.