To be gobsmacked that junior scrabble is approx £18!!!!

[redderthanred]

Am starting getting xmas bits and bobs, and i was thinking of getting DD junior scrabble. When i was little we used to get a board game each xmas and its nice to all sit and play it etc... Shes 5, almost 6 and it isnt really something she would put on her 'list' but i know its something she would like doing.
I was expecting it to be about £10, but im really shocked that its £18. Thats a whole lot of money.. well, i think so. Her main present isnt going to be more than £20!!

[DorisIsAPinkDragon]

You have plenty of time to start watching out for deals using tesco clubcard vochers (particularly during the 'exchanges'). Prices should come down at least a little bit betweeen now and then.

But YANBU it is a ridiculous price.

(If it's any consolation the dc's are getting games from the boot sales that look brand new (sans the shiny cellophane) they don't know any different!).

[ninjanurse]

I bought my kids junior scrabble from a charity shop for christmas last year - £1.50. Have also recently bought Cranium Cadoo from a charity shop for £2. Worth looking around, you can pick them up 2nd hand in very good condition and kids dont know the difference. Junior monopoly is another good one to look out for.

[Punkatheart]

Charity shops ALWAYS have loads of games like this - sometimes unopened...

[LalalalalalaSummerHoliday]

Junior Scrabble is rubbish too. Honest, don't bother. Better off with Boggle. If that's still available?

[Cereal]

It's not just toys, everything is surprising me by how expensive it is now.

[youarekidding]

Yes games are expensive. ARGOS often have games on offer and when I went in before his birthday to get his present they had CASH Monopoly reduced to £12 ish. It's fab with an ATM that shoots money out.

Also know in previous years I have bought cheaper brand versions of games from Tesco. We have operation (£6 version and a monster), Mousetrap (£5 version but pirates). and have lot's from charity shops and also that were mine!

Lalala I LOVE Boogle.

YANBU.

[youarekidding]

'his' being my DS who was 7 btw!

[LalalalalalaSummerHoliday]

Glad they still make boggle. We have dh's from when he was wee, because his ma has kept it all. Everything. Right down to bags of his used polyester socks which were given directly to my dd when she was 7 so that I couldn't withhold them from her (immediately).

[RebelFromTheWaistDown]

I just bought the scrabble app for iPad tonight for £1.49

[HarrietSchulenberg]

Junior Scrabble is indeed rubbish. I love Boggle, and you can change the rules to suit a 5 year old no problem.

[OddBoots]

A thousand pounds?! That's absurd!

[huffythethreadslayer]

Got it from a car boot for a £1. Have picked up a few sets for school too. Also, Boggle, Pass the Bomb, proper Scrabble and Deluxe Scrabble. Paid no more than a pound for any of them. One or two have never been out of their wrappers.

Also, check out Hotdeals UK. They often notify you of sales, let you know when stuff is bonkersly cheap. Picked up Trickster Scrabble for £7 using Hotdeals. Have also scored cheap Harry Potter Lego, Puffle stuff and Hunter wellies for the girl. Love Hotdeals!

[exoticfruits]

Go to carboot sales-you can always pick up good quality games really cheap.

[PureBloodMuggle]

Look in car boots, charity shops and fates for them. Seems to be always about.

[PureBloodMuggle]

Oh that's car boot sales, not random car boots. That sort of behaviour is frowned upon!!

[huffythethreadslayer]

Lol pureblood...I wondered why I was getting funny looks in the street where I live :)