The Boots website was met with major demand during its latest £10 Tuesday sale, with shoppers queuing to access the site and some left waiting for access on Tuesday afternoon.
With Christmas approaching and many retailers already starting their Black Friday sales, millions of UK shoppers are searching for festive gifts. Boots kicked off its own Black Friday sale last week, ahead of the annual event on November 27, offering discounts on designer perfumes, premium hair styling tools, viral make-up and bestselling skincare.
Shoppers placed in virtual queue
Those looking to secure the perfect gift were seeking top-name brands and viral products reduced to £10 for one day only. The weekly £10 Tuesday sale is an essential day for shopping fanatics.
However, the Boots website appeared to crash due to the number of people trying to access it this week. This week's sale was advertised as the biggest £10 Tuesday of the year to date.
Upon entering the website, shoppers were automatically placed into a queue, similar to the one those trying to get Glastonbury tickets experienced. A large rectangle showed a stick figure slowly walking as the page loaded.
Deals on offer
This Manchester Evening News reporter was in the queue from 1.50pm until 2.06pm before getting access to the deals available this week.
A message underneath the queue read: “Our website is full to the brim with shoppers & you have been temporarily placed in a virtual queue.
“Don't worry, you'll be back on & browsing soon!”
Underneath this, Boots posted links for essential services now, including prescription services, as well as links for on-demand deliveries through Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats, and a link to the Boots Online Doctor.
Product highlights
Once on the site, the website offered a string of deals, including the No7 Laboratories Line Correcting Booster Serum 25ml, normally priced at £44.95, for just £10.
Also on offer for a tenner were the No7 Prime Forever SPF50 Primer 50ml, normally costing £24.95, the No7 Derm Solutions Gel Cleanser & Hydrating Moisturiser, normally costing £37.50, and the Clinique Lash Power Mascara Long-Wearing Formula, normally costing £27.
Shoppers could save £20 on the Oral-B iO Ultimate Clean Toothbrush Heads 2 Pack, £15 on the Soap & Glory Exfoliating Tan Prep Essentials Bundle, and buy the LOreal Bright Reveal SPF & Micellar Bundle.
Rihanna fans could buy items such as the Fenty Beauty Mini Invisimatte Instant Setting + Blotting Powder 3.52g, the Fenty Beauty Mini You Mist Setting Spray 35ml, the Fenty Beauty Mini Gloss Bomb Lip Luminizer Fussy 5.5ml, and the Fenty Beauty Mini Grip Trip Mattifying + Blurring Primer 15ml for £10.
The Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Refining Moisture Cream Complex 75ml, which normally costs £40.00, was out of stock.
