Thread 3 - the one with the pink fluffy foreskin

[Reastie]

Thank you @nickdrakeslovechild for thread 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

Affiliate Advertising policy: Mumsnet carries some affiliate marketing links, which means we earn commission on sales of some products when users click through a link from the site. Our editorial content is NOT influenced by affiliate partnerships. You may not post affiliate links without the prior permission of Mumsnet.

Here’s Barbarara’s instructions from last year on doing clicky links:

Open double square brackets
No space
Paste link
Space
Name of link
No space
Close double square brackets

Like this
[[www.amazingbargains.com bargain ]] but with no space after/before the brackets.
If I do it again without the extra spaces only the word bargain will appear in blue

For more links etc see message 2

If any link doesn’t work or you want to add something please let me know by @ing me

DS has always wanted a weighted blanket, thank you!

Claire's has 40% off most items at the moment, with free delivery over £20
good for those of us, like me, with pre teen girls

Dinosaur track racing set - click the offer button and it goes down to £10

2am shopping @EvilHerbivore but that track looks fab! Have ordered for my nephew - thanks for the link.

No problem! Glad someone else is up playing Santa too 😁

Wow I ended up missing most of the second thread!
With the Disney book advent calendar an alternative is a Christmas book DIY one. We have 24 books (charity shops) that start winter and get more and more Christmassy. Each get wrapped up/put in a Christmassy box at night and he gets one to unwrap for a bedtime story each night

Can't sleep either! I was sat her thinking who would want 24 DIY books but I see what you mean now, that's a great idea!
I got the Disney book advent calendar last year. It looks great. It's really big and has the wow factor but if I'm totally honest we've not read all the books as they are very little print and kids lost interest. I'll try again this year.
Also bought fancy advent calendars, paw patrol, lego. Hatchimals. Quite expensive for multiple kids and they really just wanted a chocolate one so I ended up buying a chocolate one aswell, house was full of advent calendars and all the plastic shit from them, so as much as I am tempted by the fab advent calendars, I am sitting on my hands and getting them a chocolate one this year and a Christmas book each instead!

I can’t remember who was looking for potions ideas, but poundtoy have a selection of things that might be suitable. I’ve never tried any of them out, but they have things called Gellibaff, oozebaff, cracklebaff, as well as fake snow and slime. I think you just add the powder to water. I’m having the slime shivers just typing this post. Hate the thoughts of all those “sensory” things. But it might be useful to someone

20% off bareminerals.co.uk with code FF20

The Entertainer currently has £5 off £25 spend both instore and online using code 5OFF25.

not quite the normal offering but good for any small bits that people need to pick up 👍

@DaisyChops biggest perk is we just reuse the books each year, as they spend the rest of the year in the loft! 😂 this will be their third year of use

Another thank you for the dinosaur track! That was on my list for DS and hadn't noticed the promotion. Although I'll have to give it to someone else to give to him as DP appears to have noticed the ever-growing present pile 😂

20% off Molton Brown and up to
40% off gift sets

Molton Brown has 20% off for 4 days and up to 40% off gift sets (most are 20% but a few nice ones at 40% like the hand care gift set was £25 down to £15). No code needed, all reduced on their website.

Just posting to say thank you to all that share on here.
I have 29 people to buy for and finding these threads last year really saved my bacon.

I'm quite keen to get going now!

For anyone who is buying for foodies or those that like hot sauce Wiltshire Chilli Farm have 15%off with code Sale15.
Link

@DaisyChops this is exactly us with advent calendars too, was a real lesson that actually simple can be a really good option. I’ve tried a really lovely white company fabric one that you fill the little pockets, the toy types and books only to end up with the £1 chocolate calendars anyway A house full of advent stuff and the expensive offering being so unnecessary.

I’m tempted to do the traditional cardboard advent calendars this year (Baker Ross have ones kids can colour and make) and add to the nativity set each day

@Methenyouplus4 I’ve been looking at these lasagne dishes. They’re glass but come with a plastic lid so you can freeze the contents then just take off the lid before putting in the oven

£2.50 off diffusers using code diffuser250 and free delivery on orders over £30 at Hoods Honey. Offer valid from tomorrow to midnight Monday. I can vouch for the fabulous quality of their stuff and I've used their free gift service during lockdown to send gifts to people that need a bit of propping up. [I'm not anything to do with them but have been trying to support small businesses since Covid hit.]
On another matter, please can anyone recommend a dashcam for DGS no particular budget but not too ouchy? I have absolutely no clue and prices vary wildly from my initial research. Thanks.

@recklessgran dashcam is a great idea but can I mention fitting, I got one for Christmas and when I took it to get fitted it was £50! Couldn't afford it so I waited ages to get it fitted and the price reduced luckily, think it went to £25 or £35. I notice that Halfords now do fitting vouchers to buy so might be an idea for someone else to give that?

We fitted our dash cam ourselves
We were bought one for Christmas from amazon, no problems but not sure exactly which one it is.

We've had a couple of dashcams from amazon for around £30. It's a few years back now so couldn't tell you which ones but as long as reviews are good you're probably safe. Not sure what fitting includes but ours just plug in to the lighter and the camera suctions on to the windscreen.

@Daisychops thank you for that very useful heads up!. I'm a serious technophobe and had no idea about needing fitting. I though it was like a satnav. Dummy. What if DGS changed his car? I assume it could be "unfitted"? Sorry, I'm really thick when it comes to tech stuff.

The Naked Marshmallow Company have released their Advent Calendars (2options) for preorder. Think someone was asking about them a while ago.

For any sonic mad fans this was only 16.99 in b&m. Just checked online now and its 24.99 on amazon. My son will love having a playset for his figures x