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Anyone In Surrey Have Cheap Xmas Presents I Can Buy?

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magnolia74 · 13/12/2017 15:14

Seriously struggling to get the kids presents... have managed a few but money is so tight I'd have to give up bills to buy anything else really!
Does anyone local to Surrey (Epsom) have new in box items that would be suitable for mother in law, father in law, girl 14, girls 18 and boy 12??
Will consider anything if it's new in box and cheaper than shops 😞

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magnolia74 · 14/12/2017 13:02

RobotGoat

I think I've realised mumsnet has not changed at all over the past few years and not the best place for support, I'll find advice elsewhere but thank you x

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Haveyoutriedturningitoffandon · 14/12/2017 13:12

If I were cynical I'd wonder how the number of children has also decreased.... 5 in a previous thread to 3/4 (girls plural at age 18 so I guess twins) in this one.
I'm sure you'll figure it out OP...

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magnolia74 · 14/12/2017 13:18

Haveyoutriedturningitoffandon

Exactly the shittyness I expect from nasty people like you!!
It's because my eldest is now 22 and now not living at home so won't be here Xmas morning and has a present for later that day!!

I presume you have nothing better to do then try and pick apart others 😏

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Cupoteap · 14/12/2017 13:21

Op step away from the thread, nothing good will come from reading it. Get into rl, and see what you can find

Maudlinmaud · 14/12/2017 13:23

So what exactly is the problem? Have you money to buy gifts or not?
What's the difference between buying things from mumsnetters at a discount rate or buying from a discount store?
I will tell you the difference, buying from a store = less hassle.

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magnolia74 · 14/12/2017 13:29

Cupoteap

I will do.... feel far shittier now than I did so asking in here was a crappy idea 😏

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Lovemusic33 · 14/12/2017 14:35

OP mumsnet is the wrong place to ask. Look on local Fb pages, also join the ‘extreme couponing and bargains uk group’ to find which shops are selling good bargains.

Only1scoop · 14/12/2017 15:00

Did you get more luck in previous years Op?

On your similar threads

StealthPolarBear · 14/12/2017 17:21

Oh come on op. We weren't born yesterday

trollopolis · 14/12/2017 17:41

So is this the 'you're all bitches' poster in a slightly different guise?

Or someone trying to make muck stick elsewhere when the fact that she has found Christmas unaffordable on a number of occasions (but has not either replanned her expenditure to include presents for children, or found ways to make them)?

I think anyone, not just MNetters might give up a bit when repeated attempts to help over the years don't seem to make any difference whatsoever.

MiltonTheCockroach · 14/12/2017 18:22

OP I'm not sure what this "work arrangement" is to do with the horse and your 14 year old daughter but I think if you're struggling to buy Christmas presents for your children then you need to return the horse to its owner.

Irrespective of whether it's yours or on loan, the expenses for food, livery, vets, farrier etc. still remain. You need to cut your coat according to your cloth and the horse is something you don't really seem able to afford.

Alternatively, keep the horse on loan and just tell your children that it's going to be a present-free zone at Christmas for the foreseeable future. That would be pretty harsh to the other 4 who don't benefit from the horse but you need to make a choice as to what's most important.

MiltonTheCockroach · 14/12/2017 18:24

Sorry, meant "work agreement" not arrangement.

Fragglewump · 15/12/2017 07:21

Your bolshy attitude is worse than the begging posts. This is an amazing place for sound advice and wise words from hundreds of women who have been through similar experiences. The support on some of the bereavement threads and many many more where women are reaching out with messages of encouragement and hope really warms my heart. I’m sorry if you find it bitchy and

Fragglewump · 15/12/2017 07:25

.....whoops pressed too soon.....
Bitchy and unsupportive but if you were making steps to help yourself rather than trotting out same old same old ‘I’m broke’ then maybe you would find more support. Having even a shoe on a horses foot is an aspiration many people can’t even entertain so you come across as manipulative and indulging in a bit of emotional blackmail to make people think your children are going to be without presents this year. I hope you find yourself more wealthy and happy before next Christmas op.

Only1scoop · 15/12/2017 08:15

'I think I've realised mumsnet has not changed at all over the past few years and not the best place for support, I'll find advice elsewhere but thank you x'

I take it your previous appeals went unanswered then.

As for 'advice' from elsewhere, please don't, there's genuinely needy people out there this Christmas.

DavetheCat2001 · 15/12/2017 08:23

What a truly bizarre thread...

Serin · 15/12/2017 11:18

DH is from Surrey and I think the problem is that as an area it is so rich it is easy to think you are "poor" compared to your neighbours.
When in actual fact you are still way richer than the rest of the country.

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