3 useful online retailers for students

Black Friday 🛍️

Someone is getting ready for the Black Friday shopping! Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving. Some stores' sales continue to Monday ("Cyber Monday")  or for a week ("Cyber Week"). For students, online shopping is one of the most convenient ways. To get ready for Black Friday, bookmark this guide! 

Let's take a look at which websites we can shop on and what deals we can enjoy.

Amazon

Amazon is a global marketplace that offers an enormous range of products, from everyday essentials to luxury finds. Known for its quick delivery and trusted reviews, Amazon simplifies shopping with just a few clicks.

• Amazon Prime: Students can sign up for six months of free Amazon Prime, during which we can enjoy free and efficient shipping, as well as other exclusive Amazon Prime benefits.
  
• The Amazon 2024 Black Friday Parade (the UK station) runs from 21 November to 2 December. During this time, Amazon's online shopping platform will offer very good discounts
• During the period of 2024 Black Friday Parade, Amazon's furniture appliances, beauty and skincare products are as low as 50% off.

Boots

Boots is the UK’s go-to pharmacy and beauty retailer, providing top-quality health, wellness, and skincare products. With frequent discounts and a wide selection of trusted brands, Boots helps customers look and feel their best online.

• Shipping: Pick up at £15, free shipping on orders over £25 within the UK
• Boots student card: We can apply for a student card in an offline store and link to our online account. After that, we can not only enjoy 10% off for students on and off the boots shopping platform, but also add other benefits!
• We can pay special attention to the clearance section, boots will occasionally offer clearance product discounts, all 30% off.
• Students get £10 credit for every £60 they buy, plus an extra 15% discount.
  
• Boots' self-owned skincare products and other popular student skincare products are 30% off on Black Friday, and make-up is as low as 50% off.

LOOKFANTASTIC

LOOKFANTASTIC is a premier destination for beauty enthusiasts, offering an impressive selection of skincare, makeup, and haircare products from top brands. With exclusive offers and beauty boxes, it’s a one-stop shop for those who love to pamper themselves.

• Shipping: Free shipping on orders over £25 within the UK
  
• The Black Friday sale is now available online.
  
• If you are a first-time user of this site, enter the promo code (NEWBIE20 or LF20) and you will get 20% off.
  
• During Black Friday, beauty and skincare brands popular with students, such as Kiehl's, Bobbi Brown, Casch, etc. are expected to be as low as 50% off, and some brands have 2 for 1 activity.
  
• LOOKFANTASTIC Beauty Plus+ Points cashback: we can register as a member for free and receive £5(500 points).
  

How can we plan properly and get the best deals on Black Friday📝?

1. Make a shopping list in advance to avoid unnecessary or irrational purchases
   
2. Compare prices: We can use price comparison tools, such as price hipster, Getprice, etc.
3. Sign up for online retailer memberships
4. Start Online shopping

If you have not organized your necessities, just follow this guide. Hope everyone can buy your favorite items with the highest cost performance!

Written by Catherine

Resident in Westminster Bridge