The third bargain Christmas gift ideas thread

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You lot are just giving too many good ideas out, we've filled the last thread

New one here for all the ideas so far, I've spent saved a fortune

I did lots of separate orders to maximise the ten pounds off

I shall post this again, if you join hot diamonds you get £5 in points to use. you can go through topcashback (at 12.2% cashback) for an even better deal you can also use HDUK10 for 10% off.

existing customers can change your password to get an extra £10 worth of points.

Heads up, my friend suspects the Orla Kiely scarves/stoles, are fake. She's in PR, and has reported the website to Head Office. She's 99% sure. Gutted!

Hold on, how can they be fake? They're bought from Uniqlo who have collaborated with Orla Kiely

toys r us website appears to be dead

toys r us working for me but really slow....

fifi cook and clean playset £2.99

She'll let me know as soon as she's heard from their Counterfeit office.

I couldn't get toys r us going either

It's most apparent if you zoom on the labels on the Orla Kiely clothes that they're also selling. The label clearly says 'O.K', whereas the genuine ones don't.

It's generally called a diffusion line, like DVF at gap.
I wouldn't doubt their authenticity and doing so publicly might get you in a wee bit of trouble.

Vickles, what on earth is your friend talking about? The Orla Kiely scarves come from a collaboration between Orla Kiely and Uniqlo and are plastered all over the Uniqlo website! Have you actually pointed her in the direction of the website? And here is Vogue talking about it (one of a number of news stories featuring the collection) [http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/08/14/orla-kiely-launches-second-uniqlo-collection]]

Vickles they are from the Uniqlo website who collaborate with Orla Kiely, how can they be fake?!

annh i was just going to copy and post an article from Elle - they are not fake.

Hokeycokey you might want to link it anyway as I made a pig's ear of my link!

The Orla Kiely items are a diffusion range so clearly won't be the same as the items she sells for £££. Uniqlo is a reputable site, it only sells its own designs and collaborations, not cheap designer goods.

QuietNinjaTardis If you go through to check out on ASOS there is a box under your summary before you enter payment details which says sobering like Promo code/NUS code with a box for you to enter MEGA10

The Lego mine has gone back up to £70 on amazon :(

ELLE article as requested annh

Sobering = something!

Littlewoods is offering £20 off your first online order over £40. Code: 2BYCC (According to the mumsnet money saver email!)

After the m&s docking station deal... Tesco deal of the day is a docking station. Tomorrow only, don't know how much it will be yet but normal price is £19.50 so it's going to be cheap.
Can't link on my phone but just go to tesco website and click on deal of the day

Really really hope she's wrong, as I've bought a few of them. Have forwarded those links to her. Fingers crossed. X

I'm not the one doubting them, my friend is, and she emailed them immediately to check. I just wanted to give you the heads up. As I said, I hope she's wrong. We'll find out tomorrow.

Vickles no offence but your friend is wrong, these are not fake items, they are sold by Uniqlo, i got mine in a shop, she collaborates with them.

They are going to have the exact same label as her major line or people would be selling them for £££ on ebay for a start!!

Off to bed now, will report back when they come back to her.