A happy friendly bargain christmas present ideas thread. Does what it says on the tin.

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waterlooville....that sounds familiar tits, I think I've been there on a course......is it near Brighton? Maybe I should take DD on a daytrip to home bargains brighton

It's Portsmouth/Southampton way maybe you need a day trip?

Waterlooville is just north of Portsmouth. My old stomping ground.

I'm in Somerset, no B&M or Home Bargains here, but both have opened 30 miles away in Weston-super-Mare, along with a The Range.
We are also missing an Aldi deprived sobs so I regularly make the trip up and scout them all in one glorious childfree bargain shopping day.
11 days til payday, so I can go again!

We have one 35mins away, in Canterbury...don't think I can justify a day out there just for the one shop though...can I? Would I be absolutely guaranteed to save lots of money? whilst spending loads on things I don't need

For sale; one thread baby. Only partially used

Waterlooville was the one I ventured to last week for my first Home bargains experience!! I'm no longer a home bargains virgin

Thanks for that MisstressIggi, gives me hope they might come back into stock again!

Girl I'll have her on loan for a bit to give you a break

Thank you 500internalerror for the letterbox basket suggestion, I'll have a look.
And Justasmallgless Thank you for that re the Home Bargains baskets, I'll check them out I think. It's good to know that you can order from the website to have things delivered in store too, I didn't know that so thanks :)

Does anyone know where I can get some cheap paper bags as in the type you get pick n mix sweets in? We've got some nieces and nephews coming Boxing Day and I'd like to do them all a little goody bag with sweets, chocs, a little book etc. I've seen brown paper bags in Home Bargains but wasn't really fussed on brown for a Christmas party. White would be fine or coloured ones. Sorry not really a Christmassy request.

Just one code that I think will work - 3DEL for 40% off calendars and diaries from Photobox - I am going to sign up s DH, order my three calendars for xmas presents and effectively get one for free - and go through Quidco - 6.50 cashback....sneaky!

Thanks so much LizardQueenie for Ella's Kitchen code for JoJo - it does indeed work on the scooters

Right that's 2 mini micro scooters bought this week - both less than RRP thanks to this thread . I just need to hope MIL will put some money towards them for the DC's Christmas present so it can make a small dent in paying off the credit card!

Meant to add, that is free delivery over £18 and by midnight Thursday!

Marne thank you for the Boden link, have also ordered that cat skirt :).

creepy ebay for paper bags, i've bought them on there for PTA use for sweets

Creepy. Try ebay... Something like this here

Creepy other option is festive cellophane bags...

like this

Creepy you could use the brown paper ones, and get your DC to decorate them with stamps, glitter etc as an Xmas activity?

I've bought a roll of brown paper fo rmy boys to decorate, and then wrap their pressies to relatives in.

Lily I may run away and not come back!

I'm here Livey

Is it bad that I am planning half term trips to relatives based on proximity to primark & home bargains? Maybe we need to campaign for more HB in the south east - lets e-mail en mass and lobby them.

Going to try my best, Reastie .

Oh, a world with more Home Bargains sounds my sort of place.