Christmas bargain thread 18 - a goat for all seasons

[Reastie]

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Coffee... Wow that is amazing! We have one an hour away... I must be due a trip!

Don't say that about the Body Shop, the 35% off plus free gift made a better offer than 40% off as the free gift was worth £13 on its own. Depends what you are buying I suppose.

I used the code for 35% off but not sure if it added the free gift, will have to wait and see if it comes, got some lovely bits for my mum for Christmas though.

gutted I missed the toot toot animals - the bloody monkey is my ds's favourite thing in the world although it drives me to murder

Right, I have a tricky request for present ideas. An older woman (in 80s) who has Alzheimer's. In a home. Doesn't recognise friends or family, doesn't like food. Isn't at all with it enough to have any interests. Doesn't have any memory of anything really, and has a relatively low quality of life in a not that great care home. Care home provide all necessities. Apparently she likes things with bright colours. Any ideas of anything I could get her? I'm completely stumped on this one.

My friend just went, she got nearly £170 worth of stuff for £25!! She said she was "scared" to take it to till because of how much she'd got!! I may have another look tomorrow if I have time this time for me

Bloody hell keepcalm I will make sure I keep tabs on my online banking

Nancy only code at moment for new look is £10 off £50 spend code is NLPAYPAL10

Dont know if this is a crap suggestion but What about lava lamp reastie

I know! My last post looked really calm (it's all in the name) but I'm gutted!

Lava lamp is good, or fish?

Reastie, my friend's mum was similar, she got her really nice cotton nighties and slippers.

Thanks for the heads up coffee, sounds amazing. will check it out tomorrow after work (hopefully it won't all be gone by then!).

reastie, maybe you can get some ideas at:

www.sensorytoywarehouse.com/category/adults-and-elderly/

TOYTUESDAY for Disney does give good bargains, dress set as Notso says, also the 11 doll Princess set down from £110 to £62 ish with 25% then extra 24% off.

Reastie what about one of those window bird boxes linked a few threads back so she can watch the birds?

Fabulous ideas, thank you so much. Knew you'd give me a fresh outlook on this.

sas that may well be PERFECT!

Keepcalmanddrinkwine this has happened to a couple of friends of mine coincidentally after having their details nicked both at different petrol stations one of them a morrisons pay at pump!

Reastie - here is a bird feeder that attached to the window so they would get nice and close for her to see: m.clasohlson.com/uk/Bird-Feeder/31-5434

How about a soft fleecy blanket and some bright cushions for her bed or sofa if she's got one. Maybe a nice tealight holder and some electric tealights so she gets the comforting flicker but they aren't dangerous. I think you can get electric burners, like oil burners but they don't need flames which might make her room feel more cosy.

I haven't seen that bird feeder in person but they have a bigger one in store in the shape of a house for £9.99 that I'm getting for my (very spoilt) indoor cats as their Christmas present this year!

What is the O2 whsmiths calendar thing? My priority moments app keeps crashing as soon as I open it!

DM has finally after much pushing announced that what she would like for Christmas is a foot spa. She almost never makes specific requests so would like to oblige, but budget is massively stretched- anybody spotted any good deals?

Not sure if it has been mentioned in a previous thread but Quidco are doing a Christmas special where you get £50 cashback (on top of the normal rates) by shopping at 12 participating retailers.

Hi Reastie, I work with people with dementia. It might sound a bit odd but how about a cuddly rabbit. Often people with dementia like to hold something and fiddle. This would have a soft texture which would stimulate her sense of touch and would also have long ears that she could fiddle with. Also at times this can bring back a memory of being in a caring role for example being a mum and can bring back memories of loving and being loved to the person with dementia (even those very advanced). It can bring a sense of purpose and a role to that person which can in turn improve self esteem! Eek sorry to be a bit serious - am passionate about dementia. Hope that helps! :-)

Reastie-something that feels nice to the touch comes to mind. What about a sweater, throw, socks sort of thing?