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

I'm on the hunt for an expandable sewing box for my grandmother. The type with layers for threads, needles and scissors etc as her current one has long seen better days.

I bought the toffee one of this stage Christmas market recently with the chocolate shot glasses for an aunty and uncle who are hard to buy for

www.raisthorpemanor.com/collections/9ct-shimmering-vodka

It's gorgeous. More of a liqueur. Definitely looks the part.

@methenyouplus4 how about Adrian Newey's autobiography- How to Build a Car. It's a tenner at The Book People

I have no idea who Adrian Newey is but off to Google him and hopefully the guy i'm buying for will.

For those after fingerlings, keep checking you local smyths. I preorder one in ever colour ages ago but have since got one from toysrus so don't need the ones that arrived Friday so they will all be appearing on the shelves tomorrow!

I bought my mum a nice sewing box from kath kidston awhile ago

I picked up my fingerling is reserved on Friday. Annoyingly you can't select the colour online but the lovely lady at the collection point swapped it for the specific one I wanted (after the not so lovely lady at the till refused) . I'll now cancel my pre ordered one with the Entertainer.

Oholy, keep checking argos too. Managed to track down two in localish stores. DH is off to get the tomorrow. Makes up for the fact that he 'bought' some on a dodgy site earlier and now they have used this money to book a hotel abroad. Fabulous. We will need to instigate claiming back in 15 days when they don't send them (all dodgy when queried with the bank). Once cancelled bank card later but hopefully some fingerlings too.

Can't check colours I know but figure anything better than nothing at this point!

Thanks for the suggestions for my aunt and uncle. Got them sorted now.

A where's Wally type book-find the unicorn £3 here

I know it was mentioned hundreds and hundreds of posts ago but can anybody recommend a cheap alternative to a Fitbit for an 8 year old please?

If I remember rightly the jawbones are cheap @babypossom.

I got my niece one from Curry's that was about 30 might be called a goji. I'll have a quick look.

I got this one for my 10year old niece's birthday she was very pleased with it

www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-watches-and-fitness/fitness-trackers/goji-go-activity-tracker-black-small-10151855-pdt.html

If anyone has come across a pink fire brigade on there travels could they let me know please.Starting to panic now!

Thank you! I'll check them all out.

Has anyone ever ordered/taken one of those ancestry/DNA test kits that tell you your ethnicity? Can you recommend? Only thing that DH has even expressed a passing interest in but the Ancestry one is £71

My dd has just asked for ghd classic curl tongs, the only price that I can find them for is £120.0. Does anyone have any tips for somewhere else to look

chippy what about this?

@Fueledwithfairydustandgin that’s actually the only one I could find after trawling the internet. It looks perfect but it’s actually a very small collectors item and i think my dd is after one a little bigger. Thanks though.

@OhRex I was looking at those too, cheapest I found was from American Amazon even with the shipping

The Sock Shop has 5% off with code AFFEX5 doesn't say about a required minimum spend.

Thanks to a pp who suggested TK Max for umbrella got a lovely saville row one for £20 - £60 in shops

I’ve done an ancestry dna test . I have an American cousin (family emigrated from here in 1849 )and she sent it to me as she is very into genealogy. It’s good to go through the ancestry site as you can find family members and link family trees. I don’t have the time or inclination to pursue it at the moment but maybe one day . I did make a connection with a cousin and his wife last year and they visited us in the summer .

For those who dont have an Aldi near by they have some of the lovely candle sets and diffuser sets online with free delivery which would make great gifts

www.aldi.co.uk/scentcerity-luxury-gift-candle-set/p/080754184725001

www.aldi.co.uk/scentcerity-luxury-reed-diffuser-set/p/080759184724801

www.aldi.co.uk/scentcerity-luxury-fruits-candle-set/p/080754180463300

Also picked up a serving board and dishes for 5.99 to go with a hamper Im doing
www.aldi.co.uk/crofton-serving-board-%26-round-bowls/p/080370180645400
www.aldi.co.uk/crofton-serving-board-%26-square-bowls/p/080370184728201

bbq/open gloves amazon deal, for someone into cooking or hard to buy for
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01KZBY806?tag=mumsnetforum-21