Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Colour 6 Light Brown Semi Permanent each

Is this one worth buying?

Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Colour 6 Light Brown Semi Permanent each is currently listed at $10.00 at Woolworths, against a usual price of $20.00. That is a large enough single saving to be worth a deliberate trip if you already use this product.

These products also keep. Unopened toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and body wash last years, and vitamins are stamped with a best-before date that is usually a long way out. If you use a specific brand, this is the category where buying three months of it at once genuinely pays. The one thing to check is the date on anything with an active ingredient — sunscreen and some supplements are discounted precisely because the batch is getting closer to expiry.

Half price specials at both Coles and Woolworths normally run for one week, from Wednesday to the following Tuesday, and the same lines tend to come back on promotion every couple of months. If you miss this one it will very likely return — but the price shown here is the current one, and prices can change without notice.