The one after Robotgate, away in a manger it’s the 4th Christmassy bargain thread

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Away in a manger is a nod to girlwiththeyellowhats - we await a live birth thread on here no pressure to call your DC Holly or Noel

I can?t believe we are on the fourth thread already I blame robotgate for using up the last thread . Please forgive the fact that so many sale and amazon products aren?t individually linked or are linked but price may since change by the time you click on it - so many of them are out of stock and amazon seem to change prices on an almost hourly basis (it feels like) on a number of items that were previously linked to. As usual please tell me if any of these links/codes don?t work or if there?s anything particularly you want to be in the next OP (assuming there is another ) how would I do any shopping without you now

for all your help in helping my christmas shopping in 2013 be once again bargainous

First thread here

second thread here

third thread

Robotgate thread to those involved

No more socks is a free app you might find useful for budgeting etc info here

Websites which are good to check for deals hot deals UK offer of the day and money saving expert

Quidco is a must to join and get free cashback here

Track amazon prices at camel camel

how to get around amazon delivery prices

Not sure if this is still working but free 400ml bottle of elemis milk bath worth £42 when you take a three month subscription of women's fitness magazine for £1. You can even get both print and digital mags. Go here It's code B1310B for print and digital mags and code B1310P for print only. Just remember to cancel the direct debit before the three months are up, same as last years glamour one.

Achica have some lovely gifts. Follow this link when you join and you?ll get £10 off your first order

Amazon £2 finger puppets here

Amazon pretty silver heart necklace and matching earrings necklace £1.65 delivered matching earrings £1.22 delivered

Amazon fake lego set 69% off here

Amazon owl pendant 95p delivered here

Amazon playmobil camper £23.97 here

Amazon stud earrings 93p delivered here

Amazon Lego Summer camp down to £64 here

Argos Yvolution scooters half price here

Argos minnie mouse make up set reduced here

Argos reduced games here

Baker Ross clearance here

Body shop Body Shop 40% off using code EXCLUSIVE
Go through Quidco for a mahoosive 12% here

Book people here popular Julia Donaldson set here, different from last years or try AFSURF gives 10% off at The Book People. BIRTHDAY for 25% off and THANKS for free delivery

Book clearance site here

Boots have £5 off £50 spend on baby products and 10% off with Quidco voucher QQ2T270 here

Buckaroo only £5.19 from mothercare here . Warning from cockerpoodle though - the new buckaroo does not buck

Character PJs here

Christmas ribbons sale here

Clinton Cards clearance worth a look here

Cycling magazine - a quarters subscription to Cycling Plus for £11.99 and got £6 cashback through quidco from here

Debenhams have extra 20% off clearance stuff and free shipping with SHP5 code. Code TZ73 gets an extra 10% off here

Disney Trivial Pursuit £12 here

dotcomgiftshop is popular remnants of christmas sale here

Dunelm mill £10 OFF. When you spend £50. voucher code S50S10AG here

Elc offers here

Face cloths - the popular ones from last year here

Fake lego advent calendar here

House of Fraser sale here elemis body balm reduced here apothecary set here

H&M 20% off all kids wear at H&M online and in store till 27/8. Use code 0659 online at checkout here

Joules free delivery and 15% off with code NWHD97 or PEA10 should give you £10 off when you spend £50 ( oreo is pleased with her willies here

Toy kitchen (plastic) reduced down to £6 here

Lego clocks and radio, free delivery with code THGLEGO here

If you use code 'harvest' for loccitane, you qualify for a free full sized shower gel worth £13 on orders over £30 or if you spend over £35 with L'Occitane you get a free full size shower gel with code GIFT83 here

M&S free delivery with code FREEHOME here

Magic tree for £2.64 free delivery here . Well, you can?t have a stocking without a magic tree

Mini micro scooters - JoJo code HZ92 for 15% off orders over £55 here If you?re shopping at Jojo but spending

Moshi Monsters advent calendar for £6 here

Monnier Freres code for £100 off any £300 or more hand bag. Code is GLOSSYBOX100UK here

Nerf gun here from amazon

Red magazine 12 issues for £12 here
Ruby & Ed Slippers here

Skylanders half price back pack here and more reduced skylanders stuff here

The spicery was popular last year here

Studio24 christmas clearance here free delivery 032

The works is a popular site with good offers here DEL10 for free delivery over £10 (does not work on multibuys apparently) is a link to sign up for the works earning robinbedrest credits and you money off your first order

Whistlefish have lovely and very reasonable greetings cards here

WHSmith have some nice books in their sale. Also look out for their book bundles books here

Nice wood toys in a clearance here

Yello moon crafty clearance here

Zulily is worth a look and has new stock every day. use this link to earn me some credit for referrals

Phew (of the mulled variety)

joymaker These advent candles are cute, I've ordered one here

Oooh Shoop, candle is a nice idea for the hamper. :)

Think I need to start plotting mine... Any other nice ideas? :)

Ooh thanks for the squinkies. Just bought the pack for dd's stocking. She loves that kind of crap :)

Before you start buying squinkies dispenses, I've just been looking at the individual items on Amazon and apparently the Disney carriage is a dispenser.

So what do you ladies put in your Christmas Eve hampers? I've never done one, but I like the idea! Is it for DC's to open, for whole family or for you and/or DP/H?

Leil there's a CEH thread I've just been reading with great ideas on

Leilandri, if you haven't done one before, and want to save money, for goodness sake don't start doing hampers!

When ever you all start posting about them I just stick my fingers in ears going "lalalala". Same as when that elf is mentioned!
Am all about less cost, less hassle this year

I'm doing primark PJs, bath bomb, reindeer food, hot choc sachet and that's it. Cheep and cheerful

Thanks Spotty :). I'm not sure what "flavour" to get....might check out the ones in my local Yankee Candle shop, and then shop online for a better bargain.

I'm not sure ilove - this is the first year I've done a hamper! DD will be 2.5 and we'll be spending Christmas with my folks, so away from home. I wanted to do DD a little hamper with jim jams, chocolate Santa, Peppa Pig Christmas collection, something for the bath (flannel / small person friendly bath bomb) etc.

Then I thought I'd do one for me, DH, DM and DD with the candle, lovely chocolates, Prosecco, homemade rhubarb vodka, homemade Christmas biscotti, etc. Just a few decadent bits and bobs really. Mum's doing all the catering for the day itself (apart from the pudding which I do), so I wanted the hamper to be my contribution IYSWIM?

Oooh - and a book for DD too :)

Shoop sounds lovely, I'm thinking of doing one for me and DP this year!!

I'm also less well off this year and am not doing a full hamper, nor the elf - I always think it sounds like it complicates things unnecessarily. However, I do now do the Xmas PJs which I shamelessly stole from here. That goes into a 'minimal' Xmas Eve tradition where we have new PJs and watch a Christmas film.

I'm doing a hamper but will only buy new pjs for DD (which I would be anyway), some hot choc ingredients (my theory is snowman soup, practice might turn out to be a sachet of cadburys instant), popcorn and santa's snack (and carrots for Rudolph).

I already have various Christmas DVD's, a copy of TNBC, a special plate for santa's snack and Christmas mugs for us. They only ever come out on Christmas eve and live in my special cupboard for the rest of the year.

Because of the nature of our work Christmas is manic, and we don't really stop and down tools until Christmas eve evening, so I want to keep things simple.

Have just scoured the end of the M&S sale, no gifty bargains to report.
Have found a site that does lovely stickers to decorate your car or van with, if you know anyone who has a beetle or camper this may appeal - www.hippymotors.co.uk

I do mine on 1st December and the only new things in are Xmas Pjs and a new Xmas DVD which I have already bought for £2.40!
I like doing the pjs earlier to get the wear out of them iyswim. They obviously wear them till they grow out of them but I like them to have new pjs in run up to Xmas

Can i just say for anybody sitting on the fence about Christmas Eve hampers. There will come a day when so many of your lovely traditions become redundant. The story before bed, leaving out Santa snacks, elf on the shelf... But the hampers are something that the dcs won't grow out of. My youngest is 11 now and I'm so glad I started the whole hamper thing a few years back. (we always had new pjs anyway) it doesn't have to cost a lot. You could even wrap up their favorite pjs, add a tin of chocs that you had in for Christmas, a bottle of fizzy pop, a Christmas book you were planning on reading and time it so they have had their bath and pjs on ready for The Snowman on tv

Another tip for the hamper - If you make the box, covering a cardboard box with wrapping paper, then you have a good place to chuck all the wrapping paper on Christmas morning that looks better in the photo's than a black bin bag .

I'm fully aware I'm a ponce

Oreo what a bloody marvellous idea - why did I never think of this before??

I don't think I can claim full credit for it.

I heard or read the idea somewhere (quite probably mumsnet) - not for the hamper bit, but for a neat place to put the paper, and thought, well you could kill two birds with one stone really.

Personally I think the photos look better when you can't see the floor for wrapping paper but dh is a spoilsport and has the paper in the binbag before the dcs have had time to turn the box over.

I'm with you on that one VoldemortsNipple :) no tidying up until all presents are open :)

Thank you for the body shop code, got some lovely gifts with the 40% off

I'm with you there Voldemort. I scrunch and throw, Ds's follow suit. DH grabs the black bag and gathers at an astonishing speed only time he's ever fast at housework
I am liking the idea of a hamper I must admit. Our elf departs on Xmas Eve and leaves new PJ's behind, and some chocs. Might have the elf leave a hamper instead, but continue with pj's, chocs, hot chocolate and reindeer food. I like the idea of the tradition continuing once DS's are grown. We were always allowed to open a pressie on Xmas Eve, we always had to save one for Boxing Day too, stretched it out to more than one manic day.

I've done a hamper the past two years, last year we had an elf for the first time and the elf left the hamper when she departed whilst the DCs were at the church service on Christmas Eve.

I also wrapped a large box and used it for the recycling paper.