Christmas Bargain Prequel Thread

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Hello!

So many people have said they miss the bargain threads that I thought I would have to start EVEN earlier this year.

So here we are!

Happy hunting

Boots are doing an offer at the moment, spend £15 on Max Factor products and get a free Max Summer gift set worth £27.00

I don't know the Rosebud sets myself but this Christmas one is currently down to £3.50 at ELC was £12.00

HDUK reporting that Argos 3 for 2 toys starting on Friday (28th July).

not sure if this has been posted
cba to find the bargains thread so I'm adding a new one

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LFKC5YI/?tag=mumsnetforum-21

3.5 out of 5 stars 12 customer reviews
RRP: £79.99
Price: £19.99 Delivery at no additional cost for Prime Members
You Save: £60.00 (75%)

age 5 and up

other colours reduced too.

(I must resist buying my kids every bargain I see)

Ignore the "cba..." line, please, I posted to my fb group first! mumsnet sin, I know!

Quick post to say la redoute has a good sale with free delivery you get an extra 30% off if you sign up to have a credit account but you are able to pay it off in full .
m.laredoute.co.uk

Oh and that includes sale for the 30% off!

We ended up getting a refund for our Xeon monster. All the bits cameoff
It. Was a nightmare

ohno :(

Yes, they don't seem to have great reviews which is a shame as they look fantastic!

I almost bought one on the link above even though we don't need it! but read the reviews first thankfully.

Random question but do you all have a list of ideas that you'd like to buy or just buy as you see a bargain?

We're short on storage and space this year plus they don't really play with much so I'm being pickier than normal which is annoying when I'm seeing all these cool things lol

we got the xeon koopies last year and they were fine (until my 4 year old jabbed the eyes out of one)

my eldest is 7 so there's still a lot of "whatever I see that's a bargain"
but I do keep a list and try to not over-do it, and make sure it's about equal in value and number of parcels for the kids.

One secton of built in wardrobe is for present storage!

and I try to keep their likes and dislikes in mind.

Disney Joy doll £2 at the entertainer. They also have Anger for the same price http://www.thetoyshop.com/dolls-soft-toys/soft-toys/Disney-Inside-Out-Soft-Toy---Joy/p/528459_joyy***

Melina I have a list but will buy bargains if they'll def be used - bought a couple of cheap playmobil sets recently that wasn't on my list but I know will go down well! Personally without a list I think it's easy to overbuy.

Melina I'm the same as Nice above - I have a list, but will buy anything that is an absolute bargain if it's suitable. I get round this by having a vague list - eg I knew I wanted to buy DS a 'playset'. Was waiting to see what came up and bought the Imaginext Castle reduced from £50 to £15.

Similarly, I have 'books' and 'educational game'.

Next year I will have 'Playmobil' - I know from this thread what kinds of things will come up and at what prices, but I will see what bargains actually come up.

Then I have a budget and a list to keep track of what's been bought. Once I've bought everything, usually at the beginning of December, I disappear from the thread, to reemerge from about April

That sounds similar to what I've done this year, normally it's a free for all and I get carried away but there really isn't any point with my two!

Planned a book, a game, something practical, a novelty gift and a choice gift.

I've picked up some bits to match this but whether I such to it or not is a different matter...

I have some mental ideas or I pick items that I see based on how good value they are if I know of someone that will like them. I have two present cupboards for general gifts (one for adults and one of children and one shelf of the adults cupboard is specifically for Christmas themed items!) and cards etc and use the loft to stash stuff for dd.

Allo Reastie

Is it that time?

Hi everyone, just thought I would share my bargains (sort of). My little girl wanted a Smiggle backpack; they have some in the sale but at £23 not a massive bargain but better then £33. Also went through TopCashback so will have a couple of quid back on there.
Also through TopCashback I went to the Nike then clicked through to the converse website and found a pair of converse pumps for £14.99 and the code extra20 give a further 20% off, so they were £11.99 with free postage.

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My1st years website has 20% off on personalised backpacks. Trying to kid myself that I'm not going to buy one for DS, cause he obviously needs one what with all his luggage needs, being all of nearly 8 months old. I believe it ends on Monday.

www.my1styears.com/kids-travel.html

I have a budget per person rather than a list. I really struggle these days as the kids in the family get older! I really need bargain gifts for an almost 11 year old non verbal autistic boy and i actually have no ideas for my son who will be almost 3 also non verbal so won't be asking for anything! My £3.50 hype bag from last year went down well so pleased with that especially as they sent the wrong one!

Itsniceitsdifferentitsunusual - Oooh yes! ME! Thanks alot.