Thread 11 - it seemed like a good deal but ......... can anyone tell me what it does and why I need it?

[Reastie]

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@ritzbiscuits - were all those switch games in store for you? Will check ours tomorrow-which do you recommend?

@Reastie thanks so much for organising these threads, they make shopping a joy. I'd like to make a charity donation with some of my savings from these. Please could you choose a charity? Many thanks

@LadyNina00 Ace. I'll warn you though, it's addictive! They do some pretty good sales throughout the year - I own WAY more coats and dresses than required by one person.

Lisa Angel has free worldwide delivery with no minimum spend again.
Really helped me out last time this offer was posted m.

Can I check, the illustrated hp book set on Snazal, is it the hardback version? The description doesn’t say.

Hoping someone can help... I'm making some homemade preserves and flavoured oils etc as gifts. I've found loads of cheap jars but no reasonably priced bottles. Any suggestions for where I can find glass bottles with stoppers quite cheaply? Anything between 250ml - 500ml. I saw some on ikea but they aren't available online and my nearest ikea is 2hrs away

@buckeejit aww that’s lovely 😊

wisestisshe I got a beautiful hell bunny dress a couple if years ago. 50s style with pin up girls wearing Santa hats. really flattering and I got lots of compliments when wearing. unfortunately I have lost weight and it falls off my pretty much non existent boobs now!! it was this print, they no longer do the dress on their website but have the skirt. very tempted by this maybe eBay or another retailer might have the dress though.
hellbunny.com/blitzen-50-s-skirt.html

Buckeejit that’s so lovely of you. If you’re looking for a charity to donate to it would be fabulous to donate to pregnancy sickness support. They were wonderful in advising and helping me when I had hg. They do so much good work and I don’t know what I would’ve done without their expertise and support. They aren’t the kind of charity that often gets thought of to donate to.

Just when I thought these threads couldn't get any lovelier .....

@JaneyJimplin have you tried Wilko?

www.thelaughingsloth.co.uk have 25% off Xmas label stickers with the code FB50

@CupoTeap no, I haven't actually. I'll go in there on Monday for a look.

@CupoTeap thanks!

What a lovely thought @buckeejit

Does anyone know if Neal’s Yard have a Black Friday deal or similar?

@CupoTeap I use this non branded burner with my Yankee melts, works great. Looks like there's a promotion on just now, if you buy 2, there's 5% off

Someone mentioned Typo earlier, if you subscribe to their newsletter, you get 20% off your next purchase

The handmade Christmas co has 15% off this weekend with code payday

The book people has 25% off orders over £30 with code rocket25

If you're a John Lewis card member look out in your emails for an invite to their Christmas shopping event

Thompson and Morgan are having a seed sale atm might be useful as a little filler for someone?

Joules have £10 off £80 spend with code Christmas £20 off £120 with wreath and £30 off £160 with code festive

@buckeejit I got 2 from one store and 2 from another. What age are you looking for?

I'm new to this thread, thanks for all the great ideas. My contribution is wordery.com - they are an online bookseller which is a good option if you avoid Amazon for ethical reasons. Free worldwide delivery too. They've got £10 off RRP on Jamie Oliver Veg and Bill Bryson The Body, and £8 off the latest Philip Pullman.

@Reastie thank you SO much for choosing PSS. I’m a longtime volunteer and I know every donation means so much to them. They’ve got some lovely Christmas cards available now if anyone else would like to support

@buckeejit that’s such a lovely gesture

This is pretty specific but I’ve been watching the smart pixelator on amazon and it’s just dropped to under £50. It’s been on my list for my son.

@unkindnessofravens thank you, that's the one that that made me ask the question

Also can’t remember who was asking about gravitrax ... maybe @Helssjbells ?? My son got it as a gift last year and although it’s not one he gets out and plays with daily, he really does enjoy it when we do play it. He needs help as he is 6, but he loves making the different tracks. I quite like it myself

@OdetoAutumn I was also debating that for my 7 yr old