Thread 14 - the one where we sell our souls to the devil for the illusive unicorn fingerling

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Welcome one and all, see post two for links.

Any referral links to go on this separate thread please

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LunarGirl thank you so much for the 15% code for Wonderbly, I was buying 2 books so this really helped

Hi everyone,
I have frequented the Christmas threads over the years but this year life and sad times have got in the way. Now I find myself totally disorganised and a bit desperate. I havent been on MN since last xmas and Ive returned just for some help with this tbh.
I have 2 girls - 11 and 14 - and I'm at a bit of a loss as to where to sort. I dont even know what fingerlings are.

PICK20 for 20% off Book People purchases before midnight tonight. Great for book sets/collections.

I would love a spare Lakeland code please

Thanks for the heads up on the Half price Ted baker set in Boots, just ordered

Lego bargain on Amazon. The jungle exploration site is £59.99 at the moment. It is £84.99 on the Lego shop so unless you are desperate for the free gift then even using the paypal deal plus all my vip points still better going through Amazon.

I am not keen on the John Lewis monster. Might go for the Very wolf as our toy this year.

@EustaciaVye I’m sorry I don’t have much advice re. gift ideas (have two much younger boys) but just wanted to say I’m sorry you’ve had a tough year

Does anyone know where I can get a nightlight like the one in the JL advert? They don’t have it linked in their advert products page

@iheartpaddington is a fiver off a thirty pound spend any good for you? Pm me if so.

The sun & moon & stars lights are on Amazon, usually about £7.99 when they put them on offer

Does everyone know that if you're using an iPhone you can use the 'find on page' function??

In the white toolbar at the bottom that you'd use to open a new tab there's the square icon with an arrow pointing up - click that and it'll bring up the menu and you can scroll to the right and search for all mentions of whatever word you need on a page.

It's really handy for looking for deals that have been mentioned - I have all the thread on one page so it only takes me a minute.

Apologies if I'm teaching my grandma to suck eggs!

Thank you pingle!

Sorry you're having a touch time @eustacia

My dd1 is turning 15 next week and dd2 is 11 after Xmas. 15 yo is getting new phone, Fitbit, lots of make up, clothes, body sprays etc. 11 yo I'm finding quite difficult as she isn't really into toys anymore, she's getting a laptop and Sims 4 as her main, she's asked for make up but not keen on her having much yet but will get her some and some mermaid brushes. I have her a Lego set for her, Harry Potter vinyl pops, probably some board games and maybe an instant camera plus clothes etc too.

Sorry if that's not much help! We've had a very tough year too and my inspiration is a bit lacking! Dd3 is so easy to buy for and I can get quite a lot for her on a smaller budget, so I think their presents will look a bit unbalanced this year.

Eustacia fingerlings are little plastic pets, mostly monkeys but also sloths and unicorns, which cling to your finger, move a bit and make sounds. I think they’d be too young for 11 and 14, my almost 10 year old isn’t interested in them.

I don’t know kind of things your daughters like but Claire’s accessories have a buy three get three free deal at the moment. The Book people are worth checking out for bargains, I’ve got a few things for DD from there. Primark have a lot of Harry Potter stuff, both clothes and other bits, they also have Pusheen things (a cartoon cat) which is a bit of an in thing at the moment.

Mermaid tail blankets have been a big hit for me with teen and tween girls, lots of places do them. Groupon have an offer on a blanket you have your own photo printed on which looks nice too.

That is nigh-on life-changing info, Haudyer! Brillisnt stuff!

haud
I had been advanced searching but your tip is wayyyyyy better!

@EustaciaVye hello! We were on Dec06 threads together! I had a different name then. Sorry you have been having it tough.

My soon to be 11 year old doesn't really know what he wants apart from a watch. I'm thinking of getting a slackline as we could have a lot of fun with that. Apart from that I'm just getting a couple of cds, books, bath bombs, hair gel and stuff.

I was in Wh smith yesterday looking to pre-order Bad Dad by David Walliams but it's been released...anyway the reason I wanted to pre-order it was it was half price and you got a free book. I told this to the guy serving me and he gave me a free book with it anyway.
Not a code, but if you are nice in WH smith they may do the same.
2 books £6.50

@PinglePongle the handcream tin came up as an option on the basket. I added the shower gel, everything else was on the basket page. The hand cream was shown as an add on on the basket, including what code to use. The SURPRISE code was from here. Once I added the codes, the next page asked me if I wanted it gift wrapping/ gift bags for free/ what samples to add.

Yay I'm so amazed I actually have a technology related tip to share!! Usually I'm the one being confused by tech!

Sorry you are having a hard time @EustaciaVye hope you find inspiration here.

Here is a £5 off £30 Lakeland code. Can you post here if you use it to save others wasting time. Thanks.

I hope 2018 is better for you @EustaciaVye.

@CannotEvenThink, I have a slackline on my list of ideas, have you come across any starter kits that look easy to use? We'd only use ours in the garden, but the distance between tetherable trees is so great that we'd need some sort of ground anchoring system. I have no idea where to start!

Chunk T-shirt have a new Star Wars design out Use DARKTIMES for 15% off. Valid until 12 Nov and code works on all items.

Thank you everyone.
I think we will end up with new phone because I can do that easily and then new make up and clothes. It just seems so unexciting.
Primark Harry potter is a good tip - thank you @bluthsfrozenbananas
And mermaid blankets are good idea @llamacorn