Thread 8 - Brought to you by a Boris Johnson onesie and snow glow Elsa <teeth dazzle with Ross from Friends like brightness>

[Reastie]

As previously, if you spot a link in the OP links isn’t working/no longer in date, please let me know by posting in bold so I can easily see to update

I am looking for a bag, possibly just a cloth bag type for someone who loves musicals. Maybe a quote or something. Something simple, bit like the "XXXXX are good" bags. Ideas?

I refuse to get the snow glow Elsa. I love DD, but I'm not putting myself through that. And DS would rip the wire out any way.

I just need to sit on my hands and not buy lego for her. She's done for this year.

Just out of homebargains and they had lucy the dog for 23.99. Did anyone get it last year and is it worth it?

Christmas.... never can plan too early Thank you for this...

I am gutted. I doubt you can help but back when the Lego research institute was released BIL said he would get it for dd for Christmas or her birthday (which is on Dec 23rd) so knowing him to be a lego geek, on all the priority lists etc I left him to it. Of course it sold out everywhere very, very quickly but I wasn't worried. Today he phoned up and said he was starting to Christmas shop and that it was sold out (no shit!) isn't available, was a special release and isn't coming back .All stuff that I know! You can get it on eBay but at £40 when the original retail price was £15.

My fault for not making sure he realised that he needed to get there and then but Grrrrrrr!

It was so, so important to me to get dd that set. She wants to be a paleontologist when she grows up and is always having to battle the boys in school over the question of girls being allowed to like dinosaurs. Of course she has dinosaur toys and clothes all other the place but the children in her books are boys, the clothes come from the boy section and are not swirly skirts or dresses. This was one chance to get something really influential for a small girl.

I am really upset.

Possibly irrationally so given that I was in a pretty foul, tearful mood to start off with but it has pushed me over the edge.

If anyone knows of a way I can get one for less than they are going for on eBay please, please let me know.

IamaPaleontologist - I know someone one Facebook who makes custom book bags, I've seen her Les Mis ones at least but she can do anything. They're £10+p&p so it's not a bargain though.

Shall I PM you the link?

:)

Just x-posted. Shame about the set :(

Can you try local toys for sale groups on Facebook? Why not ask him to buy it on ebay as a joint Christmas birthday present?

Iamapaleontologist This any good

If anyone is planning on making an Italian themed foodie hamper, tracks at the moment have a dolmio but a white sauce and tomato lasagne sauce offer on for £3. With this you get a really deep, rather nice lasagne dish. It's an absolute steal. The lasagne dish could be filled with your treats and used as the hamper itself. Hope that's a useful idea for someone

Thank you Reastie
My local Smiths has those lovely tins that include books, stickers and colouring stuff at £7.50 or 2 for 10. They had the Frozen and Minnie Mouse ones. Obviously the Frozen one was selling fast.

Knackered thanks have just used your link for etsy :)

knackered yes please that would be great.

Jersey thanks, I'm already watching most sets of eBay but they all go for around the £40 mark that I can make out.

Ice Scating Anna & Elsa down to £23 on Amazon.

Can someone tell me how to do links please, haven't a clue on this mobile sight

you do double square brackets around the link.

Knackered is there a min spend for that voucher as when I tick box to use balance it reloads n unticks it, I have 6.60 of goods plus £2 postage

It's me looking for zombie stuff ta.
Also manga/anime, gardening, silly but v cheap tea towels and movie related stuff.
We already have a hoard of frozen toys!

Ignore me knackered realised it's £10 :)

Pm'd you Paleo.

Sorry east , didn't realise there was a min spend. What are you buying?!

Place!

Thanks for sorting another thread Reastie. Mumsnet is proving to be an expensive habit (must think of all the money I've saved / bargains I've got!).

Fear, I've not seen these tins before. Did you buy any? Couldn't see them on their website. Was gonna google for an image but didn't know what to search

for the person who was asking about the marvel mashers.... ive just been to smyths and they had iron man and hawkeye on the 2 for 15 deal plus 20% off so they worked out to be £6 a figure .

Knackered, apols, I have just seen your PM thank you!