Thread 19 - loling with our fingerlings

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A rubbish thread title but, well, it's 19 now!

20 days until Christmas, I'm imagining us all wrapping late at night like little festive elves readying ourselves for how excited everyone will be with their bargainous presents.

Any referral links to go on this separate thread please

Bloody hell shredded paper is expensive! I refuse to pay £14 for 1kg paper that will just get thrown away. Back to the drawing board!

Morning all! Anyone else had issues with their whistlefish cards? Mine still haven’t arrived, waiting for a reply to my email querying what’s happened... annoying as I want to get them written and posted!

I saw some shredded paper/nest/hamper type stuff in home bargains yesterday, can't remember how much a bag was though.

Card Factory is often good for wrapping and packing stuff. Or if you have a shredder just shred your own - sugar paper or Kraft paper from B&M/Home Bargains would work

Kraggle how about using a couple of big bags of cotton wool balls. Lots of places sell cheap value ones. You could tell your DD she has to find the shopkins lost in the snowballs[santa].

Amazing! Thanks you bunbunny!!!

Okido magazine are doing a Christmas subscription offer where you get 2 free issues and a colouring book for Christmas.

It’s a great magazine for 4-8 year olds. My favourite issue this year was all about poo.

They are also offering a 10% off Scoop magazine, which is aimed at 8-12 year olds, with the code ‘okido’.

Merry Christmas everyone!

I'm hiding the thread now as finished AGGGGGES ago!

Thanks for your help. Hope everyone has a fab time x

Chased Papier order as it hadn’t arrived on Monday, they arranged reprinting and BOTH lots turned up today!

Called them to advise, they said to hang onto them as they’re personalised so no good elsewhere.

The quality is excellent - and great service. Will def use them again. I’d never heard of them before I saw the code on the MN BF deals thread.

A real find, thanks MN!

Kraggle - know anyone that works in an office? Most places have shredders = loads of shredded paper.

Allhallows I think they have them at card factory, and tiger had something similar

Has anybody seen the Iceland party food deal? It looks quite good. Seems to be, 9 items from their £1 range, 4 items from their 2 for £5 range, a £5 box of chicken (kfc style!), a £5 box of desserts and a bottle of wine for £40. So... £30 instead of £35ish.

kraggle if you're near glasgow i have a box of those polystyrene wotsit shaped things you are welcome to have.

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Magniband
Moon Ball
El wire

kraggle if you go and buy some cheap coloured tissue from somewhere like home bargains, fold it lengthwise so you have a piece of paper about 6in long and about an inch wide and then snip with scissors into smaller pieces about 5mm wide, drop in a bag and shake, voila shredded paper! (I hope that makes sense!)

Tesco have 20% off all clothes and accessories from today until the 10th. Not sure if it’s online but will be good for last minute Christmas jumpers, pj’s and any other bits.

I finally managed to get the free hive light set from British Gas if anyone's still looking.

@Pumpkintopf my whistlefish cards arrived yesterday and they are beautiful! So happy with them so thank you to the poster who originally recommended them!

This men’s dove gift set is reduced to £5.40 on amazon- might be good as a stocking filler etc Dove

Thanks @DillieDoily , they’ve emailed to say they’ll be despatched today and apologised for the delay. Looking forward to getting them now you’ve said they’re lovely!

Also just catching up with a Facebook bargain finding group and saw these:

this medium Yankee candle jar is reduced to £7.99 candle

My little pony castle playset reduced to £14.99 MLP

Sylvanian Family cat family £9.46 cats

Thank you for the ideas everyone! I love the cotton ball snowball idea!

pumpkin I was the one that mentioned the whistlefish cards - sorry you're having a problem.

I ordered mine on cyber monday and had them delivered several days ago, certainly before the weekend. I was very pleased with them when they got here!

Hope you get them soon...

Does anyone know how long Amazon take to upload bonus top up credit to your balance... Sat here with a basket full wishing the credit to appear...

Girl how did you forget that?!,!!