Christmas bargrain thread 5 - with ‘furry boobs’, and ‘can somebody please explain why I have just bought Elf on the shelf when I have a house full of teenagers’

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I am also wary about the quality/ origins of anything from AliExpress. I lived in Asia for three years and ultimately most things which seemed a bargain at the time ended up in the bin as they were either dangerous/defective or both. They you guys post your great finds and I am tempted again. Decisions, decisions

*Then not they

Half price Jack Wills wallet:

www.jackwills.com/en-gb/product/brampford-bifold-wallet-10000358102

Have given the dolls a good sniff and they smell like any other stuffed toy - am not about to start unpicking them to see what's inside mind. They've got four months in the Christmas box to air out and release any secrets they might contain. DD owns a large amount of tat imported stuff due to cheap devoted aunt however, so my sniff-o-meter may be off?

I also got lots of half price Jack Wills after shave, perfume, shower gel in store a couple of days ago - gel was £3, after shave/perfume £19.

My asda elsa dress has arrived instore for me to collect!! And I'm such a mean mummy that I won't go and pick it up yet even though dd is going to a frozen birthday party today!! Having said that, I paid £30 for 2 handmade dresses (one anna and one elsa) for her birthday in june and she hasnt worn the anna one yet, so she's going to be wearing that instead. I think the asda one will fit bettef at xmas anyway .

GiveMeCheeseCake
Different drinks are different sizes, as someone else said, the sizes are on the packet & on the website too I think. The hot chocolates etc would easily fit in a normal mug, if anything there are a small measure. We bought a few large mugs / latte glasses for some of the latte drinks, as they are long and were too big for our regular mugs.

The expresso drinks, are obviously all very small & if you're making up your own latte, as I do, you can just make it to fit the mug.

AdmiralClingus
That would be great, Thank You very much, I'm happy to send you postage.

ILoveHolidays
The foil packs have a very long shelf life on them. There is supposed to be a shorter life once the packet is open, but to be honest all the discs are sealed too. We usually have a large selection open, so we can pick & chose what we fancy & they sit there for longer than 6 weeks out of the foil pack.

Incidentally, sometimes the discs explode in the foil packs, it's only happened to us once. I contacted Tassimo customer service who were great and sent out a new pack ASAP. The other discs in the exploded pack were all fine, after a quick wipe. We lost one disc & gained a full pack .

That's great to hear scaredycat thank you! X

Beasty, we got 2 delivered to the same address but one was to me and one was to my Dsis. We both ordered them on separate dates and separate bank cards though.

Thanks Hales. I did wonder whether to use another card but had read the ts&cs and not spotted that clause! Need to see how much DH wants it for Christmas!

builders pm me and I will send :) there's 4 left because a few of us have tried them, but I'd rather the remainder get used than go in the bin!

While I'm feeling festive and sending things, I have some moshie monsters trading cards, a planes magic washcloth and a little miss book if anyone would like them? Theyd makes nice little stocking fillers. They came in some boxes of goodies I had from tesco when I signed up to their summer club and they won't be used here

Admiral - the planes washcloth would be loved here! DS1 is almost 3 and a huge Planes fan, much more than Cars!

Have been watching this on CamelCamel and it seems a good price (great reviews), Bike Multi Tool with carry case now £9.99 (probably won't be for long) .

million pm me and its all yours

Today ds's replica man utd football kit came from Ali express and it's fantastic- looks exactly like the real thing. Cost about £12 I think for the tshirt and shorts and the tshirt is printed with name and number. Even my brother couldn't tell the difference and he has the real kit!

Just ordered my coke bottles for various siblings-in-law! And thought I'd post to say my local 99shop has two packs of plastic reusable popcorn boxes (like the old style ones on movies) which I'm going to pick up a load of to put with cokes and other treats for 'movie night in' bundles. Hope that helps someone else!

Still desperately trying not to purchase a Tassimo machine as we don't have room for it.... But DP would love it!

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We are sorting out our finances so I have added up what I have spent so far. Total so far £221. total saved £379

Thanks everyone

Just bought these from the book people and managed to stack 4 codes
www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=494738&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&searchTerm=frozen

www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=304186&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&searchTerm=lego

www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=505729&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&searchTerm=lego+dark+side

the codes where PAYDAY, AFLOWER, AFCHILD AND BOOKTHANKS

Happy land 20% off at the moment not sure if already been posted I can't keep up!

H&m have patches & plasters for £1 of angry birds & Simpsons. Also gloves for £2

Please could anyone point me in the directions of bargainous presents for a tennis fan (up to £20)

Cheers all

thanks builders. I think I might get some from tesco.

mine is coming on Monday... I've very tempted to just give it to DP now rather than wait until Christmas!!!

This is torture- I've had a text confirmation for the first Tassimo, but have been without mobile signal since, so no idea whether the 2nd order is also coming!! But no cancellation email yet....

I just saw these as a cheaper alternative to Elf on the Shelf:

elf

ok maybe not cheaper but an alternative...

10story if you live near a Disney store this jigsaw is gorgeous. Large, excellent quality and good value at £5.

m.disneystore.co.uk/games-puzzles-toys-frozen-32-piece-glitter-puzzle/mp/63920/1000254/

DD loves it.