Bargain thread 1 - Christmas shopping on the hottest day of the year!

[Reastie]

Title inspired by the sweltering heat today but I’m still planing Christmas!!!

Thank you to chips for keeping the seat warm for me.

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@SodOffCovid thanks for mentioning very for the paw patrol fire engine - I've been saying no to it for 18 months at full price but reduced and possibly with a new customer discount that's now a price I'm more prepared to pay!

@SodOffCovid Good to hear you think the PP fire truck will be a hit! My DD loves it so much (and will play by herself with it for at least an hour so I love it too! )

Dr Botanicals also has free shipping all weekend, plus get £10 off per each hemp item in your cart using code [HEMP10]
Not tried it, but may be a good replacement, if anyone likes the Body Shop hemp products but is boycotting.

Thanks for the comments about things to amend/add to the OP.

Good grief it’s hot!

@Jfw82 yes there is a code for £25 off. I posted it in the last thread but I can dig it out if needed again

Thank you @Vebrithien
I’ve just got 3 Xmas playmobil presents and 2 stocking fillers for my kid’s with all the Above - good savings (dh will kill me for adding to all the playmobil 😂 but it gets played with a lot!)

@Wtfdidwedo

Good to be back here again, think I join earlier and earlier every year. Children are 2 and 4 this year so a good age for starting to actually play with stuff properly! Eldest wants a "piano" but nothing else to go off for me yet. I was looking at the Fisher Price caterpillar coding thing which seems to be quite cheap on Bargain Max at the moment. Anyone have this and can shed any light on whether it's any good?

We have it. It didn't get the use it could've done really. We also have the colour-teaching chameleon. Other kids may be more interested!

I need to get ours out to sell on FB this year as they're just taking up space.

@MrsMime oculus quest 2 should be out in the next 6-8 weeks so I'd wait until then.

[quote sorryiasked]@MrsMime oculus quest 2 should be out in the next 6-8 weeks so I'd wait until then.[/quote]
Ooh great - thanks. Hopefully a drop in price for the original one then.

Thanks for that, the reviews had me leaning towards not getting and that has certainly helped! Back to the drawing board though

I have never been on the first ReastieThread before. I am ridiculously excited!

Bluewaves- I ordered from LisaAngel (used them for years thanks to these threads) and my ETA is mid Sept!

There is not much left now but this site has some really good deals on. I bought three bags for £15 and they were good quality. I have now ordered a loads of leather purses to put gift cards in at Christmas.

veratuccioriginals.co.uk

@Hophop26

Anyone else done swing set / large outdoor toys for Christmas presents before? Does it work or are kids a bit deflated by garden in dark December?!

@Hophop26 I did last year (new slide and swing), and it went much better than I thought! DD was out in her wellies and PJ's christmas morning playing on it, and it gives them something to do/energy to burn off whilst you're doing anything with Christmas dinner or waiting for family to arrive.

Thank you for the thread Reastie, this is maybe my 4th year with you all! I had a new DD earlier this year so a 5 year old and a nearly 1 year old by the time Christmas comes around - so definitely wanting to be organised as expecting Christmas to be much busier!

Browsing on Bargain Max and this looks good for Marvel fans www.bargainmax.co.uk/marvel-infinity-war-hero-vision-iron-man.html but not sure if it's actually any good!

For any monster truck fans, this playset is currently £4 instead of £21.....

www.amazon.co.uk/Monster-jam-6045198-Featuring-Authentic/dp/B07K8SKX73?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Thanks ginger! I missed them last time they dropped but managed to grab one this time. Bought one a few weeks back from Bargain Max and thought I was getting a good deal at £10!

There's £15 off the velvetiser with VEL15OFF. I don't know if that's a good offer, we don't have one, but I know they're popular and think not often reduced?

[quote SodOffCovid]@Polkasquare I think it is...? Try this link www.lisaangel.co.uk/jewellery-sale[/quote]
Oh, lovely ! I couldn't see it. Thanl you so much:)

@Hophop26 our kids got a outdoor house last year for Christmas and it was a huge hit and played with loads during Christmas holiday.

@spam88 glad you got it. I was pretty shocked at the price! Have ordered loads of them 😂

Those truck things are also reduced in sainsburys, they had loads on the shelf in my local yesterday. I can’t recall how much sorry but they were definitely cheap

In fact I’m sure they were £4. I picked up a few chad valley die cast cars reduced as well.

Help not necessary a gift as so but dd1 has asked several times for skin colour pencils, I have only found "white" but she wants more different ones also some that looks like her, she's half Asian and looks mostly Asian. Any idea where to get?