Colgate Will pay for dental check up (until Feb 2011)

thomasm

http://www.colgate.ie/app/OralHealthMonth/IE/Home.cvsp

Purchase mouthwash, toothpaste and two brushes and Colgate will pay up to €65 towards your check up or scale and polish. Cant imagine the price of those items comes to more than €10-€15.

mp3ireland2

That seems crazy! Check out mace people... colgate toothpaste and toothbrushes are €1 each at the minute!!! at least they are in my local one :-)


EDIT: Possibly not the specific ones listed here... 360 brushes and Total toothpaste! Apologies!

RayCon

Careful, the products must be those listed in the promotion ...

2 X "360" toothbrushes
1 X 100ml "Total" toothpaste
1 X 500ml "Plax" Mouthwash

still an excellent offer .... just did a check in Tesco's and it comes to €14.94

mp3ireland2

yeah saw that about the specific products... However in the terms and conditions it says

"In order to qualify for the refund offer up to a maximum value of €65 for a dental check up OR scale and polish, participants are required to purchase all of the following items from the Colgate range in a single transaction between 1st September 2010 and 30th September 2010: 2 x Colgate 360° toothbrushes, any Colgate Total toothpaste (100ml) and any Colgate mouthwash (500ml). The receipt for this purchase must be retained."

so it's just the toothbrush that has to be specific! However they must all be on one receipt... so be carefull of that too!

EDIT: Also don't buy untill tomorrow!! Free scale and polish valid till November 30th! Seriously good offer!

RayCon

mp3ireland2 wrote: »

so it's just the toothbrush that has to be specific! However they must all be on one receipt... so be carefull of that too!

The toothpaste too ... it has to be from their TOTAL range ... Colgate have shedload of varieties on the market ...

tombull82

Here is the T&C's.

Its a great way for them to gather contacts for further promotions & marketing.

But still a great offer TBH.

Terms and Conditions

Offer open to residents of the Republic of Ireland aged 16 and over. This promotion is not open to employees of the Promoter, its subsidiaries and any of the agencies or companies associated with this promotion, including their immediate families.

The promotion begins on 1st September 2010.

In order to qualify for the refund offer up to a maximum value of €65 for a dental check up OR scale and polish, participants are required to purchase all of the following items from the Colgate range in a single transaction between 1st September 2010 and 30th September 2010: 2 x Colgate 360° toothbrushes, any Colgate Total toothpaste (100ml) and any Colgate mouthwash (500ml). The receipt for this purchase must be retained.

Participants must have their check up or scale and polish at their preferred dentist in the Republic Of Ireland no later than 30th November 2010 and retain their dentists receipt clearly detailing the check up or scale and polish treatment and the amount paid.

This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Products bought at discounted rates, buy one get one free or similar deals will not qualify.

Participants must retain and submit the following in order to qualify for the cash back offer: 1) A single receipt showing the purchase of all 4 Colgate items as detailed above, the date of which must precede that of the check up or scale and polish 2) The receipt from a dentist clearly detailing the check up or scale and polish treatment and the amount paid. The receipts will not be returned 3) The claim form for the cash back offer completed in full with the applicants details: name, date of birth, address, (hard copy and web print offs are acceptable).

Failure to submit all of the above will result in the application being treated as invalid and being returned to the consumer.

Consumers will have the opportunity to re-submit their application provided it is received within 1 month from the date of the original application.

Participants will have access to the following customer helpline: Ph 0818 444 849. Calls made to this number will be charged €0.093 per minute.

Applications should be sent to: Colgate Dental Check Up Offer, PO Box 11219 Fairview, Dublin 3.

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 15th February 2011. All entries after this date will be deemed invalid.

Applications must not be sent through agents or third parties, any such applications will be deemed invalid.

All refunds will be made by cheque.

The cheque value will be the price paid by the consumer for the check up or scale and polish as detailed on the receipt up to a maximum of €65.00.

The refund value of €65.00 is based on the average prices as determined by the National Consumer Agency in “Doctors and Dentists Survey”, May 2010.

Please allow 28 days for cheque delivery. Cheques will only be made payable to the person whose name appears on the claim form.

Only one application per person throughout the promotion Period will be accepted. No bulk applications will be accepted.

The promoter is not responsible for lost, delayed, damaged, illegible, fraudulent or incomplete applications. Proof of posting is not proof of receipt.

By applying for the refund of their check up or scale and polish, all applicants agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions.

The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The Promoter reserves the right to withdraw or amend this promotion in the event of any unforeseen circumstances outside its reasonable control.

The Promoter does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. Any data collected will be used solely for the purpose of administering this promotion.

This promotion shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland.
Promoter: Colgate-Palmolive Operations (Ireland) Ltd, Unit 3054, Lake Drive, City West Business Campus, Naas Road, Dublin 24.
Please do not send applications to this address.

the groutch

alot of Ts & Cs for them to get be able to get out of paying

schemingbohemia

the groutch wrote: »

alot of Ts & Cs for them to get be able to get out of paying

do you really have to crap over every bargain thread? you don't have to live up to your user name you know?

those T&Cs seem fairly standard to me and not designed to get out of paying, but you know that's just me.

carbsy

schemingbohemia wrote: »

do you really have to crap over every bargain thread? you don't have to live up to your user name you know?

lol! I know where he's coming from though.There's always some sort of catch with every offer i.e. they won't be losing any money so you can gain from it.It's a business after all.

AdMMM

The Promoter does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. Any data collected will be used solely for the purpose of administering this promotion.

I'm surprised this is in there and is very generous of Colgate.

As for their motives, they're giving you a free dental check up which will cost them about €50 per person. A person will associate a lot of goodwill with the company and any person who converts to Colgate products will be worth a lot more than €50 per person considering just one purchase of the products in their range costs nearly €15!

schemingbohemia

carbsy wrote: »

lol! I know where he's coming from though.There's always some sort of catch with every offer i.e. they won't be losing any money so you can gain from it.It's a business after all.

what's the catch with this one?

seems to me they're just making sure that people aren't buying stuff over the course of a few visits (which they might be doing anyway) so that they can accurately check if there's a spike in sales of colgate that can be attributed solely to this promotion.

the reason for T&Cs is to stop people taking the proverbials.

carbsy

AdMMM wrote: »

I'm surprised this is in there and is very generous of Colgate.

As for their motives, they're giving you a free dental check up which will cost them about €50 per person. A person will associate a lot of goodwill with the company and any person who converts to Colgate products will be worth a lot more than €50 per person considering just one purchase of the products in their range costs nearly €15!

True.Also, they'll probably get a fright when they find out that their teeth are in bad shape and panic buy another load of Colgate products. :P

lauraeire

If the applicants must be 16 and over, do you think I can claim for my kids (U16) dental check-ups which are due in sept anyway.

Fistycuffs

Make sure that you buy your toothbrush etc before your dentist appointment.

Eathrin

Ideally using colgate products should keep your teeth nice and healthy.

Should it not be the Coca Cola company paying for this...:rolleyes:

mp3ireland2

I'll price in boots tomorrow... See if we can get lower than €14.94

Kristopherus

Fistycuffs wrote: »

Make sure that you buy your toothbrush etc before your dentist appointment.

And that the dentist's receipt is made out to you !

xraylady

Do you think a visit to dental hygienist would be covered ??

snubbleste

Priced them in Tesco for €15

Colgate 360 toothbrush 2 x €4.23
Colgate Plax 500ml BOGOF €3.85
Colgate Total Sensitive Tpaste 100ml €2.69

ixtlan

Yes, this does seem like a deal too good to be true. I see it's in partnership with the Irish Dental Association. It could be that they are accepting a hit too. Maybe Colgate will get some kickback if the number of people getting a checkup goes up. In fact I see a much bigger upside to the dentists than to Colgate. Once someone who has not been to the dentist in years finally goes, they may keep going.

Great Bargain alert!

Ix.

Savage Cabbage

got to be one of the strangest promotions ever!! I hope the dentist doesnt recommend using Sensodine or Colgate will have shot themselves in the foot... or is the dentist a certain Dr Nick Riviera ??

christo82

snubbleste wrote: »

Priced them in Tesco for €15

Colgate 360 toothbrush 2 x €4.23
Colgate Plax 500ml BOGOF €3.85
Colgate Total Sensitive Tpaste 100ml €2.69

In the terms and conditions it says products bought with other offers including discounts or BOGOF will not qualify.

snubbleste

christo82 wrote: »

In the terms and conditions it says products bought with other offers including discounts or BOGOF will not qualify

It's still €15 then without the second bottle of Plax.

christo82

Yes, but I mean you have to buy them when an offer is not on, because it will show up on your receipt as BOGOF

snubbleste

christo82 wrote: »

Yes, but I mean you have to buy them when an offer is not on, because it will show up on your receipt as BOGOF

No you don't. If you buy two the receipt will show BOGOF. If you buy one it won't, no one forces you to place the second one in the basket.

Can anyone price these products in Dunnes and other supermarkets?

turbobaby

Purchased today in Dunnes for €15.28

Thank you OP you fine fellow!

patrickc

feck it the Oh and my self had checkups last month, wonder can we use the reciepts from the dentist from last month..

Bumble32

Listed below are the products ypu will need to buy.

Buy any one of these.

Colgate Total Toothpaste
100ml

Colgate Total Advanced Clean
100ml

Colgate Total + Whitening Toothpaste
100ml

Colgate Total + Sensitive Toothpaste
100ml

Colgate Total Toothpaste Pump
100ml

Colgate Total + Whitening Toothpaste Pump
100ml

Colgate Total Advanced Clean Pump
100ml

Any 2 of these units
Colgate 360 Microsonic Toothbrush

Colgate 360 Sensitive Pro Relief Toothbrush
unit

Colgate 360 Medium Toothbrush
unit

Colgate 360 Actiflex Soft Toothbrush
unit

Any one of these
Colgate Plax Coolmint Mouthrinse

500ml

Colgate Plax Whitening Mouthrinse
500ml

Colgate Plax Softmint Mouthrinse
500ml

enviro

Thanks OP, great deal!

sunny14a

I went onto the colgate website www.colgate.co.uk and cannot get information about this offer. In fact I cannot even get a site for www.colgate.ie. Then, the Irish Dental Association who are supposed to be in on the offer have no mention of it on their website. In fact, the only way to get onto the site mentioned on this thread seems to be to click on the link on this site. Is this offer real?

sunny14a

OOps. Its probably legit as found link on Irish dental Association website.
Sorry about that.
www.colgateohm.ie
(Just paniced when a lot of the links on the site were not working)

jc77

Doubt it.
My local pharmacy has a poster on their front door about it & a display stand near the dental products.

mp3ireland2

They have a 3 for 2 offer in boots for dental products!so the total was €13.17 for all items

Make sure to hand in the toothbrushes and mouthwash first.... then the toothpaste. As the way the reduction is made on the cheapest of the first three items, so put the toothpaste in the first 3 and ur bill will come to 15.37! By putting in the toothpaste last it doesn't form part of the deal which is what you want. Just keep it in your hand untill other three items are scanned!


Also got a €7.50 voucher for channel 7 products with my purchase. Got shaving foam with this (had to put in about €1.50 I think) Possibly wider selection of stuff that females could buy with the voucher!

the groutch

mp3ireland2 wrote: »

They have a 3 for 2 offer in boots for dental products!so the total was €13.17 for all items

Make sure to hand in the toothbrushes and mouthwash first.... then the toothpaste. As the way the reduction is made on the cheapest of the first three items, so put the toothpaste in the first 3 and ur bill will come to 15.37! By putting in the toothpaste last it doesn't form part of the deal which is what you want. Just keep it in your hand untill other three items are scanned!


Also got a €7.50 voucher for channel 7 products with my purchase. Got shaving foam with this (had to put in about €1.50 I think) Possibly wider selection of stuff that females could buy with the voucher!

great except for this being in the Ts & Cs:

"This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Products bought at discounted rates, buy one get one free or similar deals will not qualify."

mp3ireland2

the groutch wrote: »

great except for this being in the Ts & Cs:

"This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Products bought at discounted rates, buy one get one free or similar deals will not qualify."

Just saw an earlier post about that! Sh*t!! ah well.

panda_cub

Got the wrong toothpaste doh!

mp3ireland2

panda_cub wrote: »

Got the wrong toothpaste doh!

If you bring it back and exchange it, you won't have them all on the same receipt :-( ! says on the boots receipt they give a cash refund so i'll bring all mine back tomorrow! Worst is I got a set for my friend too, so have to lots to bring back!

TM

I think I see how they're going to make their money back now!

enviro

Bought the correct products in Tesco yesterday, looked at the receipt afterwards and it says; toothpaste, toothbrush x2, mouthwash. No mention of the brand or 360 ect... better still work!!!:(

Oral Slang

Was just in Lidl & they do all of the brands:

Total Whitening Toothpaste 100ml €2.48
Plax Mouthwash 500ml €3.79
360 degree Toothbrushes €4.23

Total €14.73 so I think that's the cheapest out there.

Didn't buy because I wasn't 100% sure of the ml size of the mouthwash you needed. Must pick these up tomorrow & book my dental appointment.

johndaman66

Probably a bit of a naive question but I assume all dentists out there are members of the Irish dental association and hence the offer can be availed of by going to any dentist?

Oral Slang

johndaman66 wrote: »

Probably a bit of a naive question but I assume all dentists out there are members of the Irish dental association and hence the offer can be availed of by going to any dentist?

http://www.dentist.ie/locator/resultsplit.jsp

Good question. I can't seem to find the dentist I normally go to using this. Maybe ring them & check directly. Better do so myself before I buy all the colgate products.

johnwd

Cheers OP and other commentators - will follow up on this.

As my partner and I have been doing the shopping over the last week we've noticed that many supermarkets are doing BOGOF on some of the products that you need to purchase - but as others have highlighted the T&Cs of this offer clearly state that you cannot avail of it in conjunction with any other special offers.

If one were of a suspicious nature one might be inclined to believe that Colgate are running bogofs in conjunction with this offer to test ones ability to read the fine print.

Coincidentally we got a text about this from our dentist this morning - so she must be in the Irish Dental Assoc.

johnwd

I was guilty of buying with a bogof from tesco. I also noted what another poster had said about the tesco receipts not being specific (mine wasn't either), so before buying again I rang the helpline asking about a receipt for purchases that only says "toothpaste", "mouthwash" etc. rather than the specific detail. He said that would not normally suffice but he told us to submit the receipt with a note saying we had spoken to xyz on the helpline. If anyone is in this situation I suggest ringing in. The number is 0818 444849. Me - I have to purchase again anyway so will probably look for a retailer that spells out the detail on the receipt rather than take a chance on this route. Has anyone got the name of a retailer that can give a detailed receipt? The alternative is to get a written receipt from a chemist I guess.

whiterebel

ixtlan wrote: »

Yes, this does seem like a deal too good to be true. I see it's in partnership with the Irish Dental Association. It could be that they are accepting a hit too. Maybe Colgate will get some kickback if the number of people getting a checkup goes up. In fact I see a much bigger upside to the dentists than to Colgate. Once someone who has not been to the dentist in years finally goes, they may keep going.

Great Bargain alert!

Ix.

I was on holidays a couple of weeks ago in France. I pulled out part of a filling on the flight over, and after a couple of days got the campsite to make an appointment with a dentist. They rang around from the phone book and one asked (at 4.30) if I could make it for 5...I said yes and headed off. I got there for 6PM (totally lost 20 kms in heavy traffic) as the dentist was about to go home. I apologised in broken french and he took out the old filling, and replaced it with the white filling (usually more expensive) for a grand total of......€40.00. I would say the dentists and IDA are well covered with their €65.00.

johndaman66

whiterebel wrote: »

white filling (usually more expensive) for a grand total of......€40.00.

I believe white fillings wear quicker whiterebel. Still though, a hell of a lot cheaper than if you had to get the same procedure done here. Guess doctors and dentists are the professions still getting away with overcharging. It is your health and all that but it doesn't excuse the overcharging in my opinion.

Barr

Great offer , thanks op.

droidman

Seems a good offer - I doubt it will cause them same problems that happened Hoover back in the early 90's with the Free Flights to the USA - Lol remember that "brilliant idea" someone in that company dreamed up:D

DebDynamite

johnwd wrote: »

Has anyone got the name of a retailer that can give a detailed receipt? The alternative is to get a written receipt from a chemist I guess.

Dunnes receipts cleary state the name of the product. Got mine there on Sunday.

enviro

johnwd wrote: »

I also noted what another poster had said about the tesco receipts not being specific (mine wasn't either), so before buying again I rang the helpline asking about a receipt for purchases that only says "toothpaste", "mouthwash" etc. rather than the specific detail. He said that would not normally suffice but he told us to submit the receipt with a note saying we had spoken to xyz on the helpline. If anyone is in this situation I suggest ringing in. The number is 0818 444849.

Cheers I'll give them a ring so. Tesco should be giving out proper receipts anyway!

audab

Went to my dentist this morning for a clean and polish and the receptionist told me about the offer. Since you have to buy the colgate products before you go to the dentist, she very kindly dated the receipt the 10th September. Went down town afterwards, bought everything and posted off the form and the receipts. I've just realised that colgate will get my application on the 8th and the date on the dentist's receipt will be the 10th. D'oh