John Lewis nursery consultation

Just wondering if it’s worth going to John Lewis for their 90 minute nursery consultation? We’re considering going to their High across Leicester store for this.

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Yes! I think they still have the offer on I had. When you have the apt. you’re eligible for discount for up to a month after the apt so no obligation to buy.

But the discounts are;

10% off £1,000
15% off £1,500
20% off £2,000

So you can buy all your baby bits and save! Just check the offer is still on

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We’ve got ours next Saturday. I booked it months ago as it was hard to get in. We just want some advice and a chance to see and feel things and the discount if we want anything!

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Absolutely- we did this last week and it was brilliant. We felt no pressure to buy anything. The prams and car seats help was invaluable as they tailor their suggestions to fit your lifestyle, needs etc. looking for a pram is overwhelming

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YES! Our car seat was basically free. We went in with a list of things we knew we need to get (they will try and sell you additional stuff you might not want yet but equally may not have considered) and we had items we had 100% decided on and ones where we needed advice.

Discount was amazing but also - they email you the discount code at the end of the appointment so don’t feel pressured to make a decision there and then. You might prefer to get the advice, digest and then the code is valid for two months after your appointment. We bought a couple of items that we returned because we made decisions in the spur of the moment

We did however get all our baby shopping done in 2 hours which was useful for us because my husband is about to be posted for 5 weeks

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we went there few weeks ago and the highest discount is 15% now, unfortunately they stopped doing 20% (at least in Bristol). But 15% is still a good bargain 🙂

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Ah really! That’s a shame but I guess it’s still a good deal. Yeah I just checked the JL app and it says up to 15% now

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thats crazy money even with discount 🤯

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I’m first time mum, expecting twins so I had to buy everything from pram full set, next to me crib, crib sheets, bouncers, play mat, tummy time toys, car accessories, clothing, bottles, prep machines, bath, there was a lot…so I’m pretty happy with the discount I had and how much we spent. I managed to get 75% of my baby list sorted and 20% discount off it.

I appreciate some people might think it’s a lot to spend but then those people have the option of buying different value items within their budget, if that makes sense. I was just saying my experience is it was worth it.

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we did exactly the same and also just the time saved as well getting it all done in one go

Congrats on your twins that’s so exciting!

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