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

[Reastie]

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)

Thanks to all for your help with the book people codes! The free delivery code isnt valid for the republic of ireland
And I also found out that it expires on 3rd sept!

Voldermort have you looked on pinterest for ideas for advent calendars?

I'm making gift tags this year using washi tape and Bakers Twine

www.albelli.co.uk/

On the homepage right up at the top there is the free £15 code GIFT for new customers. There are photobooks for all prices, but obv the £14.95 is the best one to go for with the free £15 code.

Postage is £3.95.

www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/free-photo-prints#photobookDeals

That's the other page with the mahoosive photobook. (Photoworld) Haven't done that one yet, so hopefully the code works.

Livvy at 13 I think he is old enough to understand about the cost. We had this last year with DS1(5) and his nintndo 3ds. Ds2 was only 1 and like your children got a much bigger pile but it cost less overall. We explained to him a good few times before santa came that its much harder to make a 3ds and the elves have to spend far more time making the 3ds and wouldnt have time to make much else for him, but the baby toys were all easy to fit together so he could get more.

You could just explain to DSS that the ipad is really expensive and that if he really wants it then there wont be much else under the tree, but the smallies will be getting what seems to be more, but they are just babies. I think he will understand and tbh doubt he will care, its not like they are similar ages and getting stuff he would like iykwim.

Personalised 7 in 1 wooden activity trunk Was £50 now £19.99

Livvy- definitely agree with Pink- at 13 he will understand that an ipad is worth a lot, so won't get so many little prezzies.

To counterbalance this thread, have just spent a couple of hours putting stuff on gumtree to sell!

Thanks JustBecause

ilove I had a look at a few freeby websites yesterday. They seemed a lot of faffing around for very little return and a shit load of spam mail. Hence why I went to eBay.

Livvy I think at 13, your dss will understand the difference and won't mind too much, especially such an expensive present with big street cred. But what I do is place all the presents under the tree in one big pile and then pass them out so everybody has something to open. I speed up the delivery of one dc who has more presents. I will also bump out the presents by wrapping up things like favourite food and essentials like deodorant sets.

Mooseymoo I certainly have been looking on Pintrest and that bakers twine is exactly what I was talking about

VoldemortsNipple, thanks for that I think I'll give them a miss then!

Livvy - my parents used to go to Primark/Penneys, poundland, etc to buy budget gifts and wrap them up to make the pile look bigger. Cost the same and looked the same that way!

Thank you so much for starting the thread Reastie
have some and !

Livvy you can get him an app voucher to go with his iPad and umm that's it I'm out of ideas I'm sure he will be too busy playing on it to be counting presents.

That personalised activity trunk posted by IJustNeedANap looks gorgeous...and I can't think of any little ones to buy it for, grrr!

NOT in the "bargain" category, but might sort out that difficult/picky female in your life (or even yourself), is a Birchbox subscription. They send the recipient a box of toiletry/cosmetic sample sizes every month, for £10 a month, and you can buy a 3-month subscription or longer.

I want a subscription myself.

Yey... I have just won 18 beauty samples for a fiver smile

Thinking of buying a selection of these to somehow make advent calendars for my girls. Thought I could either attach via a peg or stick onto a large piece of card for each of them...

Anyone seen anything better?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PARTY-PAPER-LOOT-TREAT-GIFT-BAGS-CHOOSE-FROM-20-COLOURS-/290599320717?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_up_Cosmetics_Concealer_PP&var=&hash=item43a911bc8d

Did someone post a code for Studio? I'm going to get te trunk for my DD and some Christmas cards but I thought there was a code but ant find it looking through

Just found this Harumika style studio set, which looks like it would make a nice present for girls who are growing out of toys but like crafty things.

ilove those bags look great. Dotcomgiftshop have some here but they are a bit pricey unless they go in offer of the week.

Can someone repost the book people code pretty please? I can't find them

I've accidentally added the signed messi shirt to my watch list, I think as its at nearly £400 already it will sail over what I'm prepared to bid.

Studio and Book people codes are in the OP. ^^^

Oh VoldemortsNipple they look good, but I imagine they will just get chucked in the bin afterwards... Have been thinking of getting a wooden advent calendar but I though maybe I could get a large piece of card, paint in Christmasy colours then glue the paper bags to it, write on the numbers and fill....

Or just attach to pegs and string!