Thread 10 - Sil loves organic & shit.

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Thanks @buckeejit for title.

Just a reminder you can watch the thread by clicking on ‘watch this thread’ at the top of the first message. It’s much easier for everyone than so many place marking every time which can use up a fair chunk of each thread to scroll through

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camel camel camel is a great page for price tracking amazon

Sockeatingmonster’s top tips for using aliexpress

1. Check reviews
2. Be wary of plastic toys. There have been concerns about toxic plastics from China, and I have binned plastic figures for having very unpleasant smells. I no longer buy any 'low-end' plastic items (UPDATE: I wouldn’t buy squishiest either, for the same reason) and only ever from sellers with lots of positive reviews
3. Aliexpress refund/complaints procedure is actually way more straightforward than eBay, and stacked in the buyer's favour
4. Beware of mains operated electricals, many of which are supplied without fused plugs. Always message the seller first if in doubt, don't rely on the photos
5. I don't trust dress up clothes to be flame retardant, although I don't believe this is UK law anyway?
6. Clothes can come up very small. Quality can be variable (excellent to awful). Photos are often of similar items, so take them with a pinch of salt and check the reviews.
7. Actually, all photos on Aliexpress should be taken with a pinch of salt. Again, check reviews (where buyers often post photos of the actual item received)
8. I wouldn't trust toys to meet UK safety standards and wouldn't buy anything that could pose a risk (e.g. Paint might not be safe for children to gum, there could be sharp edges/choking hazards, etc)
9. Lego alternatives don't tend to stick together as well as genuine Lego. Minifigures are still excellent value, but the odd one might benefit from a few drops of superglue.

10. Barbie and other doll clothes can be excellent value, but check reviews for fabric quality and finish (UPDATE: Type “18 inch doll” for clothes that will fit American Girl/Our Generation/Designafriend dolls. Shoes are particularly excellent value. Wash dark clothing first as dyes can stain dolls’ limbs) 11. Stationery is generally excellent value, although paper quality can be lower than expected. Type 'kawaii' into stationery and be prepared to spend a fortune!

Also to add I’ve seen a fair few posts from fb this year from small businesses where aliexpress have posted photos of their products and photos without permission, so be wary and be warned the photo might not be exactly what you get.

Wibbletooth has a great gift idea:

Best received grandparent/great aunt etc stocking filler that I’ve done has been a personalised glasses cleaning cloth, with a photo of the grandkids on.

I did it on eBay - was much cheaper than many other places - and the quality was great. Cost them was about £2.50, there seem to be 2 or 3 on there that are about £3 now so guessing it was one of them - didn’t recognise either of the listings. At the time it was cheaper to go through the eBay page than their website. There were two sizes - seem to think it was worth the extra 30p or similar to get the slightly bigger cloth - not much of a difference but enough to make it feel a bit more substantial.

They were all in awe as had never come across photos being printed on fabric. Also meant they always had a photo of the grandkids with them at all times without needing to carry photos with them as they always had their glasses and this glasses case with them and alwaûs had a cleaning cloth in the glasses case anyway.

Think I teamed them with a mini cleaning spritz and mini glasses screwdriver to get 3 related stocking presents.

Thanks for the new thread! M

Reminder joules have a sale on until Monday

I love organic and shit too, especially at that price!

Fanks for the new Fred 😁

Big thank you to whoever posted the hey duggee wooden dominoes on amazon, absolutely spot on little stocking present for our 2 1/2 year old! 👌

Clinique is doing 3 free samples with £35 downs or 7 free samples with £50 spend

Clinique codes are TREATS / MORETREATS

@thaegumathteth Read that you asked for recommendations for Zink paper for your new Sprocket. I have a Sprocket and have discovered that you can use any Zink paper from any manufacturer (Kodak, LG, Canon, Epson and so on) as long as you swap the blue barcoded sheet that is stacked on top of the original HP paper that comes with the Sprocket with the other manufacturers sheet. When you feed a new stack of paper into the printer if you use an HP sheet it makes the printer think it's HP paper you are using even though you aren't. This way you are not tied to rubbish HP Zink paper deals and can take advantage of deals from all the other manufacturers as well. Hope this helps.

I'm doing an eco hamper with organic and shit in it!! 🤣 can you remind me the link for that stuff please?

Just used code VC24PAY for 24% off a short break for the PILs at Buyagift. Tried one of the codes from previous thread and it didn’t work but this one did.

TLN63 still gives 10% off The Loving Nature 🌱

Love the thread title!! 😂😂

@HappySonHappyMum thanks to your latest message I finally know what a sprocket is and why people want one! Thought for ages that HP was Harry Potter. Only problem now is I want one!

Just checking in thanks xx

I've ordered the 4 Jacqueline Wilson magazines for £4. From magazines.co.uk. Does anyone know when I can cancel so we don't get long term delivery. Is it after the 4th one has been delivered or can I cancel sooner?

And also I'm thinking of getting my parents a bird box camera. Does anyone know anything about these? Do they all need plugging into mains electricity?

Checking in

Can’t believe we are on thread 10 have saved a bundle!

I have a single-use 20% off Boden code if anyone would like it.

£20 off for new subscribers to Craft Gin Club. Code GF20.

www.craftginclub.co.uk

Referral link on op .Use this to post any links where you can refer a mner and you or both of you get an incentive. For ease and fairness please don’t post these on the main thread.

Sorry pressed send too soon and hadn't finished editing. New phone. :)
Lots of gin referrals on the referral thread. Its a great deal. Very excited for November's but I'm not managing to gift any.

Must.
Not.
Twitch.

Have bought DD 16mths a kitchen and she will have a stocking with a few bits. That was supposed to be all. But maybe I should buy some toy appliances, and a starter train set, and maybe a soft toy or ten...

Ah sorry @Theimpossiblegirl I thought we could post money off codes in this thread. Will post on the other one

You can, I was intending on suggesting using the referral links so someone gains from the discount but my post went wrong.