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Can mum and nan both join the same baby club in the UK?
What do the clubs actually ask for at sign-up?
They ask whether you are expecting or already have a young child, plus contact details. Boots Parenting Club's join page (checked 10 September 2026) says it is exclusive to Advantage Card members who are expecting a baby or have children under 5, and it requires a due date or a child's date of birth. Emma's Diary's gift-pack page asks how many children you have and personalises the club from there.
There is no official 'nan' or 'household' membership type on those forms. Freebie blogs sometimes tell the whole family to sign up. Official copy does not. The eligibility question is whether the person in front of the form meets the published test, not whether a relative lives nearby.
Can nan join Boots Parenting Club on her own Advantage Card?
She can hold an Advantage Card in her own name. Parenting Club is a layer on that card, and Boots' published test is expecting or children under 5. A grandmother who is not pregnant and does not have a child under 5 in her care does not match that wording. The form still asks for a due date or a child's date of birth — it does not ask for a grandchild's details as a separate category.
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| What was created | Whose consent and card | How it sits against published rules |
|---|---|---|
| Mum joins on her Advantage Card with her due date | Mum's | Matches Boots' 'expecting or children under 5' copy |
| Nan holds an Advantage Card for her own shopping | Nan's | A card is allowed; Parenting Club still uses the same expecting / under-5 test |
| Nan's card is given mum's due date so the club 'activates' | Mixed — nan's login, mum's pregnancy | The join screen is still asking for the member's due date or child |
| A second email is invented to collect another welcome pack | Whoever owns that inbox | Not what this page is for; club rules are about one member's eligibility |
This page does not explain how to collect more packs by opening extra accounts.
What is the consent problem if two accounts share one due date?
The due date is personal data about mum's pregnancy. Typing it into nan's club account means a second organisation profile now holds that date under nan's name and nan's marketing ticks. The ICO's valid consent page says consent must be informed and specific, and that a third party indicating consent needs authority. Copying a pregnancy onto a relative's loyalty card is not a published Boots field.
PECR then follows the recipient. Offers sent to nan's email about a pregnancy she entered as if it were hers are messages to nan. Offers sent to mum's email from mum's own membership are messages to mum. Those are two different opt-ins, not one household permission.
How do I keep mum's and nan's memberships separate?
- Read the eligibility line before anyone else joins If the club says 'expecting or children under 5', apply that to the person creating the account. Do not stretch it to 'someone in the family is expecting'.
- Keep cards, emails and due dates with their owner Mum's Advantage Card and Emma's Diary login hold mum's dates. Nan's card holds nan's shopping. Do not paste a due date across.
- If nan only wants to collect a pack, use a voucher, not a new account Emma's Diary publishes a print-or-scan barcode for Boots or Argos. That does not require nan to become a second member.
- If nan wants offers for herself, she ticks her own boxes Her consent is about her data. The ICO's PECR guidance requires the recipient's specific opt-in for emails and texts.
In shortIn short: each adult can hold their own club login only if they meet that club's published test. An Advantage Card is not a grandparent pass. Cloning a due date onto a second account is a consent problem, not a household feature.
Questions parents ask
- Some freebie sites say the whole family should sign up. Is that official?
- It is blog advice, not Boots or Emma's Diary eligibility copy. Official Parenting Club wording is Advantage Card plus expecting or a child under 5. Treat family-wide sign-up tips as marketing noise unless the club's own page says so.
- Nan looks after the baby three days a week. Does that count as 'have children under 5'?
- Boots' join screen asks for the member's due date or the child's date of birth. It does not describe a childcare arrangement. MayTally cannot widen that wording. If the form does not fit, do not invent a second profile to force it.
- Can we share one Advantage Card in the shop?
- A card belongs to the person named on it. Sharing the plastic at the till is a shop-loyalty question, not a reason to put two pregnancies on one Parenting Club profile. Do not open extra accounts to double a welcome pack.
- What about Emma's Diary — can both join?
- Emma's Diary's pack page is written for the person joining the Parenting Club. Two logins mean two sets of partner ticks and two postal addresses. That is two consents, not a family bundle, and it is not a route to a second copy of the same pack.
Sources
Official pages first. If this page and the official page disagree, the official page wins.
- Boots — Parenting Club join (Advantage Card; expecting or child under 5) — checked 10 September 2026
- Emma's Diary — Get your free gift packs — checked 10 September 2026
- ICO — What is valid consent? — checked 10 September 2026
- ICO — Electronic mail marketing (PECR) — checked 10 September 2026
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