Thread 18 - Remember, it's only a bargain if you need it or will use it, otherwise it's still a waste of money

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Welcome one and all, see post two for links.

Any referral links to go on this separate thread please

Bobbi brown website are doing three free minis if you spend £30+

Arggh I think I want the Echo Dot do you think it'll come down again, currently £49.99?

Not sure if anyone’s mentioned it. For My Little Pony fans Tesco have a pack of 6 full size from the film for £30. It’s £66 on Amazon.

Cowsheep- a friend ordered on amazon with late December delivery and has just been told it’ll arrive earlier-next week!

Came on to rave out the Bobbi Brown offer but whyami beat me to it!

I’m also foraging for a £10.00 Boden voucher if anyone has one unused pretty please

Out? About!!

I saw these cute chocolate Santa's sleighs in Hema for £2.50 each. I bought a few for friends children. The sleigh is made from card but the blades are candy canes and Santa & the gifts are made from chocolate.

Waitrose weekend offers

Saltrock has loads a 50% off sale plus with code XMAS 17 you get another 20% off

Delivery is free over £30 so it sometimes pays to up your order to that amount to get the free p&p
eg. I bought DP a hoodie - was £70 now £35. The 20% code bought it down to £28 so by adding a bracelet I got free P&P. I paid less for the hoodie and bracelet than I would have done for just the hoodie with P&P.

Tk max had amazing selection of chocolate and stuff today

Right I have Fingerlings on pre-order from Amazon, Argos, Smyths and the Entertainer. I really only need one but am hedging my bets as all of them have predicted delivery dates very close to Xmas. Hoping one of them comes through for me!

Thank you Serendipity and reindeer poop. The dog and the purring cats are lovely. Now to choose which one!

If anyone needs cheap beauty items, my local Poundland had loads of Revlon make up in today, mostly lip chubby sticks, lip glosses and nail varnish as well as nails inc nail polish or nail 'treatment' stuff and blushes and eyeliners from similar brands.

They were a pound each (hate that I have to specify that now as some stuff is now £2 or £5 etc!) compared to about £6-8 in Boots or Superdrug and £4-5 online from random sellers.

Also to echo what others have said about the Xmas eve boxes they had - size of a child's shoebox, brown with red, white and black designs so big enough for a DVD and sweets and a mug or small bits but not really big enough for pjs.

Some specifically mentioned Xmas eve while others were general Xmas ones. And they felt pretty sturdy - not sure if they would be deep enough for an EB mug but would be sturdy enough for them.

Has anyone seen the leapfrog leapstart cheaper than £30 before? I don't need one until March really but thinking might as well get it from argos with books and get a gift card?! X

whysodifficult we made a big mistake...delayed the transaction and now the Echo dots are back up in price 😭. Will they come back down again? 🤷‍♀️

I've just spotted some very cute looking elf finger puppets on ebay - in this country so seem to arrive within a week.

Range in price from one for a pound to 6 for £2.78 and beyond into wholesale quantities - although the deal for 6 above seems to be the cheapest per elf...

There are two boy designs and two girl elf designs, if you're stuck for an elf on the shelf idea, they might be fun to have the elf do a puppet show...

finger puppet elf

I'm around, reading up on the thread but not seen any deals to post. I'm trying to concentrate on competitions at the moment instead until I can spend again. I need to do a check of what I've got but I don't want to in case it's less than I think, because I can't then go on and finish the list, I'm OK with not spending but that aspect of it is making me anxious. I normally write everything down on a chart as I get it but it's been a topsy turvy year this year

On the plus side, the doorbell is ringing a lot less and I suddenly have a lot more free time not spent opening parcels and squirreling things away before they are seen

Currently on a break at work 😴
Contemplating going straight from my nightshift to the local Waitrose on my way home tomorrow (only 2 minutes away) to pick up some of the half priced boxes of chocolates. Looked online and apparently it's all chocolate. Thought I might able to pick up some of those Lindt ball things 😋 amongst other chocolate as presents. If I'm even half awake I will go...

Morning all. Going RL shopping tomorrow to try & get some bargains for a charity toy/present appeal at church on Sunday.

One of the things they suggest is toiletries/other gifts suitable for teenagers. I imagine they get less donations for this age group so am after advice as to what kind of things may be popular? I only have little ones and no idea what’s “in” with teenagers!

Snap Circuits 300 is £31.99 on Amazon which is a best price according to CCC.

I've been avoiding the page for a couple of days on purpose as it keeps making me twitch and buy more stuff than I need but couldn't not come on now it's THE FIRST OF DECEMBER,!!

I was planning on waitrose early this morning to get some chocs for me but DS has a fever and feeling grotty, for the third time in a month. His immune system must be rubbish. Gp just says virus every time but it's getting ridiculous, if he was in reception we'd be getting threatened for poor attendance.

Anyone know of any JD discounts? Need to get teen dd some timberland boots!

@Nzou1050 not sure if of any help but tesco are doing a lot of their toiletry sets half price now

Sorry to hear your DS is poorly again @WhyamIBoredathome ... not sure how old your DS is, but when DD was 18 months old she kept getting bugs. She turned out to be anaemic, and after treating that she didn't seem to get ill anywhere near as often.

I've only got a few more presents to buy now thank goodness because money is running out but am off RL shopping later to try and pick those bits up. Mustn't venture into Waitrose. I don't need chocolates because I bought six boxes from Thornton's the other day