From Robotgate to Vertbaudetgate, it’s the Christmas bargain thread

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girlwiththeyellowhats do we have any news yet?

Fifth thread already, how did that happen?! I?ve booked our panto tickets now so am feeling very festive . Tips I learnt from the last thread number 24837 - wrap a huge cardboard box in christmas gift wrap to put all the rubbish on christmas day in rather than a bin bag so you don?t get a black plastic sack in all of the photos

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

fourth 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

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

Albelli for lovely photobooks. £15 off new customers with GIFT here
Amazon £2 finger puppets here

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

Amazon make your own morph and DVD set for £5.31 here

Amazon Barbie Calafornian Dream House half price here

Amazon fake lego set 69% off here

Amazon Nerf Super Soaker £5 here

Amazon Tales from acorn wood book down to £2. Can highly recommend this one as it?s one of DDs faves (she?s 2.5) 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

Amazon Princess and the Wizard book £1.75 here

Argos Yvolution scooters half price here

Argos Darth Tater Mr Potato Head 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 or 14586
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 or try HX64 and SHEZ 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

Hawkins Bazaar ?Where?s Stig?? book down to £2.98 here toddler music set £2.48

Hand puppet for £1.39 inc postage stocking filler here

House of Fraser sale here elemis body balm reduced here apothecary set here 6 ft artificial tree to £45 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

L?occaitaine is lovely and one of my faves, awaiting new codes for you that I can put in here though here

M&S free delivery with code FREEHOME or SHIPMENT here

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

Magpie Mugs very lovely and popular here . poppywearer for that one.

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

Monty Python DVD boxset just £5 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

Snowball launcher here

The spicery was popular last year here

Squinkies down to £7.50 from tesco direct here

Studio24 christmas clearance here free delivery 032 reduced childrens chairs personallised

VTech dino toy down to £19.99 here

Weleda 25% off until end of October with code SWORLD here

The White Company have 20% off and free delivery with AC380 full price items only here

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 or try BLUECROSS30 or DEL826

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 although don?t expect them to arrive for some time...

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

Tescos had a talking charley bear down to £3 today in store - sadly there was only one left, & his talking bit was missing from inside!

Boots have 3 for 2 on toys instore, but not much in our branch.

No sign of toy sale at boots I'm afraid. Saw a few toys that I want to get dd and just need the discount now!

DD's birthday is Feb, do toys often come into the jan sales? I'm looking at duplo and the fisher price tea set in particular.

what age would you say squinkies are for dns will be nearly 6&9

Anyone who of any nice personalised Christmas gifts for a baby's first Christmas? Needs to be post-able overseas so rules out baubles etc. thanks

The Book People are offering 10% off with the code BREEZE

cheese- squinkies would be perfect for 6 and 9 yr olds!

I am off to B and M this afternoon.

Just had an email from Photobox with 77% off photobooks. (maybe they have spotted I have been converted to albelli!)

Penguin I bought DNiece a beautiful framed print with her name from eBay. Paid about £17 but they are available cheaper. Just search for 'framed name print'.

Name prints.

my samples have arrived for DP which I bought from eBay, really pleased with them. I've got 15 so not sure whether to do an advent calendar or just use for Christmas present. wonder whether DDs will question DP getting an advent calendar unless he does one for me!!! :)

Now you lot have made my buy a million books what will dd keep them in? We've got a sling book case but its already fairly full, any ideas?

Spotty Teacakes - we have a very full sling bookcase too and the rest of our books are in a big box under the bed. Every 2 or 3 weeks I swap some of the books over and DD1 gets really excited about the 'new' ones all over again. When they were all out I found we just read the same books over and over - this works much better.

I've just discovered this thread and it's brilliant - thank you!!! Just off to Argos to collect some things I found in the link you posted to the half price sale. I have a Merida doll for DD1, a Vtech microphone for DD2 and a couple of Disney Princess Magic Clip Mini Dolls for DD1 and my niece.

SpottyTeacakes I made my DD's bed caddies very simple one here so easy to make your own if your a beginner.

Christmas hamper ideas here just swap from valentines day to Christmas and I just love these.

wow thanks littlemouse ! I will check out my sainsburys

bigbooklittlebookcardboardbox.co.uk/

I like the look of thèse

Book people have Lego Brickmaster Ninjago for £5.99 and code BREEZE gives you 10% off, so thats £5.40!!!

Fab present for little boys I think. I added some Usborne chocolate cookbook (£2.99) and a few Jamie Olivers to get free delivery, most of my Xmas shopping done!

Oh I like that theonly not sure where it would go though? Hmm end of her bed maybe...lots of good ideas though thanks

I'm a bit at the cardboard box thing for £13. We did this for DS with our own cardboard box for free. So easy to do yourself, and it's a great way to allow them to select and tidy away their own books

Spotty Teacakes - I would second rotating the books. We have one of the bigbooklittlebook boxes linked to earlier in the bottom of DD's wardrobe (where she can reach it), another on higher up in her wardrobe (where I can reach but she can't) and a basket in the living room (mostly for library books and our newest acquisitions)

DS is a little older and has bookshelves in his room plus space for current favourites at the end of his bed.

I have recently started to hide all the seasonal ones away on the recieved wisdom of mumsnet!

Marking, and 12 pages to catch up! Wow!

lazzaroo my mugs have arrived from Magpie, I have carefully inspected 2 of them and can't spot why they are seconds so am very happy to give them as gifts.

spotty being a true Pinterest addict I use Ikea spice racks for book shelves :-

www.ikeahackers.net/2011/03/repurposing-spice-racks-into-childrens.html?m=1

Thank you for posting about the Ruby and Ed slippers. I have just taken delivery of a pair of string mules and they are gorgeous. I am putting them away with great reluctance but thankful that I will not be on the receiving end of DH's rather traditional taste in M&S slippers this year.

Chirp that's perfect!! Thank you

ilove I'm using the samples I bought for Dh (20 mixed) along with the lego man soaps and some plastic tat kids' aprty filler bits to do an advent calendar for Dh. I'm doing one for myself (ordered 20 samples for me too) and demanded politely suggested that Dh could buy me some embroidery threads to go in mine.

Chirp That is fantastic.

Thanks chocchip might have to order later

Also love the ikea spice rack bookshelf idea!

We use one of these, one side for each child.

this is full price but they come up on eBay as both used and new