Thread 7 - the one with the bilbo dildo

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See post 2 for some useful links. Message me if I've missed anything that can be added

@Mayathebee - Aliexpress have some light up wands (can't vouch for quality though)

Hermione Wands

I need 2x£20 minecraft sets, galt marble run and dobble - can't get all those in one place, was hoping for toysrus or smyths so I could get £10 off £50 (or £20 off £100 realistically!)
Is there anywhere I haven't looked where I could get all those and a discount in one place?

*@CarrotVan a preview of ikea heree

I think this might have been asked a while ago, but any recommendations for marble runs? Bargainous ones of course!

i am still a bit disappointed that his horn isn't bigger

@LookMaAStone galt has the best reviews and is 25% off at the entertainer

Maya try aliexpress. My dd wanted a Harry Potter wand but I didn’t want to pay £££ for something to sit on a shelf. Got one for £7 from aliexpress and she loved it, looked really good. I’m sure they did light up ones as well for a couple more quid

Just got £20 knocked off at the till at Smyths for spending £103.
Got some good stuff.

Anyone successfully taken advantage of the hotel chocolat subscription offer and cancelled after the first box?

Thanks. I'll check out eBay and aliexpress. I was worried they would look really cheap and break easily but maybe it's worth a try at those prices.

tootsie yes, I did. You can take the first box at the special price for all different types: high cocoa, mellow, fortified etc. I have tried them all, then cancelled all apart from high cocoa, which I delayed until November this year for a Christmas treat. In the meantime, they have sent me emails offering the same boxes for around £10 because their best before date was within month or so. Also at the beginning of 2017 they sent me a voucher book with number of discounts, which I happily used.

ooh thanks OhHolyFuck

though I have no clue where we'll keep one

@singadream if you still need an Emma Bridgewater offer you can use this link for a free 1/2 pint polka dot mug with your first order (I think it has to be over £30 which isn't difficult on there) 0i17.mj.am/lnk/AEEARDfD5W8AAU1rQ7YAAF_W_jAAAIBigD0AAAAAAAEZ0gBZy4-_frF_ewPxRQSS2JhTwUOVQQABD9s/1/0JSAwFlj_d0Qk2Q7BajTlQ/aHR0cHM6Ly9lbW1hYnJpZGdld2F0ZXIubWVudGlvbi1tZS5jb20vbS9mZS9xZTNuby1lYmI0YWE0OGI4P3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1yZWZlcnJlci1mb3J3YXJkLWVtYWlsJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lcnMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9Y3Rh

you can also get 15% off your first order with code WELCOME15UK and they have free delivery and free personalisation offers at the moment so now is a good time to buy.

If you use my code above I get £15 off a £75 spend.

Can anybody advise me on magna-tiles / magformers? I started a threa din the toys & games section but no responses yet. I'll copy and paste below:

has anyone bought either of these and are they any good worth the extortionate price tag ? or are there any cheaper brands that are still good to play with? I prefer these two brands from what I have seen as they are not polarised like some of the cheaper brands.

I am thinking of them for my DS who will be just turned 3 at Christmas.

I have set up camelcamelcamel alerts for these two sets as I think a bigger set will allow much more freedom of creativity but the price alert level shows as them never having been that low so I think I'm not onto a winner here.

www.amazon.co.uk/Magformers-63118-Creative-Set/dp/B019FFSWYG/ref=sr_1_1?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1506681151&sr=1-1&keywords=magformer+creative&tag=mumsnetforum-21

www.amazon.co.uk/Magna-Tiles-Translucent-Colors-100-pieces/dp/B000CBSNRY/ref=sr_1_2?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1506681173&sr=1-2&keywords=magna+tiles&tag=mumsnetforum-21

thanks in advance for any advice

My daughter just got a small set of about 14 magformers last Christmas and she still plays with them all the time.

flossy do you think small sets are ok then? Obviously would prefer a smaller set as they're so expensive but was worried he wouldn't be able to create more interesting things with a smaller number of tiles

Kawaii stuff for stocking fillers here:
www.blippo.com/blippo-surprise-kawaii-mixed-bag.html
There are stationary ones too. KAWAIILOVE for extra 10% off.

I often use Blippo, collection of Japanese sweets would be good for teens, something different. The code works year round

Just ordered my nephew a bargainous t-shirt from Rocket & Rose - thanks for the info

Squiggle I love our Magnatiles. We have had them for about 3.5 years and they get played with a lot, and in different ways from what I had imagined. At 3 my DD mainly liked to either match the colours, or build very simple 'tent' houses for her animals rather than build elaborate structures so a small set would be fine. We had the DX set which includes a car and a window in a door which get good use.

Last Christmas we added a Shape Mags set which was cheaper and comparable although my DH bought those in the US. If you know anyone over there which can post to you they are much cheaper!

DD2 (20 months) likes to stack them and my 12 year old nephews play with them so I think they have good longevity. I like the transparent colour sets rather than solid colours as you can then play with them on a light table, or build in front of patio doors on a sunny day to get pretty colour shadows on the floor.

@rockchick1984 PM sent

Flavourly code has now gone; I still have
3 x £10 off Charles tyrwhitt no min spend
Joules 15% off
Boden 20% off and free delivery
White company 15% off and free delivery

Ooooh, I have just managed to set up a Hotel Chocolate subscription to get the cheap first box even though I am already a member (having signed up for the free box two Christmases ago...). Bargain!

@BadgerFace that's really useful, thank you

pambeasley the boots offer has gone down to one item for £5 that gets the free gift and that's showing out of stock online. Here's a picture - it's only the ones that say 'free gift'