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Alexander Smail

Home Bargains sells sunscreen at 'bargain' price as five days of sun forecast

According to the Met Office, Edinburgh is set to see five consecutive days of sunshine all the way through to Wednesday.

The forecaster says that it will be "unseasonably warm" with temperatures soaring above 10 degrees Celsius.

Fortunately, a keen-eyed Home Bargains shopper spotted that the budget retailer sells water-resistant sunscreen spray at a major discount.

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The Childs Farm SPF 50+ Sun Spray is available for £2.99 from the chain, but as the customer noted it usually costs upwards of £10 at stores like Boots.

Taking to the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, they wrote: "Run don’t walk to Home Bargains!! Usually £10/12 anywhere else…. £2.99!!!"

Before long, the post had received almost 850 likes and more than 2,300 comments from fellow consumers.

One wrote: "This stuff's amazing".

"Aww need this didn’t no they done sunscreen," a second admitted.

A third said: "That’s so good I paid £11.99 in Asda the other day!!"

"This is such good suncream for babies," stated a fourth.

Another shared: "Supposed to be very good for little ones".

"Worth getting some in for holibobs," a sixth commented.

Not everyone was a fan of the brand (Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group)

A seventh revealed: "Need to get this".

However, not everyone in the group was a fan of the sunscreen — with some claiming it offered poor protection compared to other brands.

One shared: "I got this and my daughter got burnt, bear in mind is only UVA star rating of 3, were as Garnier and Boots own is half the price and 5 star rated x".

"No good for children with eczema, this made my daughters eczema twice as bad as it was," echoed a second.

"The worst sun cream I have ever used," a third proclaimed.

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