Thread 6 - the one where there is a very sweet STIbaby

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

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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

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@UselessInDisguise it said to me I could cancel whenever I wanted - you can create an account after purchase and cancel there

@HoldingForGeneralHugs if you'd like another personalised book then I can also recommend Beans & Sparks - they have 50% off the first book at the moment. My DC still love theirs from last year!

So I might be asking the impossible but has anyone ever had a custom toy made? My son loves a game on his tablet and is insisting santa will bring him a toy from it (which dont exist!) I've told him that but if there's a way i can make one id give it a try!

@woodwaj have you had a look at etsy? They usually have sellers doing things like that

What sort of toy is it @woodwaj?

I received one of my bargain £25 John Lewis Sylvanian Families houses but I’d ordered two, been charged for two and only got sent one. With someone else’s invoice in 🤦🏻‍♀️ they’re out of stock online so I imagine I’ll only be able to get a refund but some lucky soul who only ordered one will have got two, think the address labels must’ve got mixed up in the JL warehouse 😞

@ZeldaSmelda I have looked just clothing as far as I can see on Etsy

@lucysmam its RedBall4 (he wants the ball and the bosses!)

Did anyone who had missing items from their Dunedin order get a response from them? I’ve not heard a thing, I emailed on 08/09, I’ve emailed again today and also raised a dispute with my credit card provider.

Thanks @Lemming20 I ordered one to try!

I had to google, I've never heard of that one! I wonder if you could find someone to make them as plush toy type toys maybe? Sort of like cushions?

Or is it more hard action figure type things he's after? They might be do-able in wood maybe by someone with the know-how.

@IggyAce I'm fairly sure I read a previous post where the missing bits of an order had been sent separately, even though the poster didn't receive any warning of this & their packing slip stated the full order as being present.

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@woodwaj - it might be the sort of thing a crocheter could make - spheres and cubes, if my search found the correct things...or wooden spheres/cubes painted to match the characters?

@woodwaj there was a site people mentioned on here last year that custom printed stickers and T-shirt’s and all sorts of stuff. Designers upload their designs and then there’s the main operation that has the plain stock then prints the order and sends it out so the designer of the logo gets a cut of the selling price and has access to big market but doesn’t need to make their own stock.
Last year I got stickers for the dc to put on their laptops - there were some incredibly obscure things available. Might be worth a try as a T-shirt related to the game might be something (or one of those little promo teddies wearing a T-shirt from the game). I think you can upload your own pic too if there isn’t anything suitable - even if it’s just a screenshot maybe?

Just can’t remember the site name so hopefully someone can! There were usually discounts for it too...

@IggyAce I had notification of the rest of my order being shipped yesterday. I was missing 2 items, and got the rest about 2 weeks ago.

I ordered that air dry clay set but my daughter found it before I could hide it! It’s great fun but the texture is really weird! Not clay like at all, a sort of mix between slime and a pliable polystyrene!

@lucysmam I remember reading that but mine arrived 08/09 and nothing since.

@lucysmam I do know people that could crochet but he would defo prefer a toy if I could find it but its looking like a big ask. Also googling red ball doesnt look good on your browser history

@rockhopper81 I also know a website that could make them out of wood (the wooden geek) but would rather avoid he is 5 with ASD and im already down 2 televisions due to wooden balls. He hasn't thrown a plastic one at the telly yet so hoping it wouldn't be as bad

Thanks @wibdib hopefully someone will remember!

The things we do eh!

wibdib - was it qwertee?

[quote wibdib]@woodwaj there was a site people mentioned on here last year that custom printed stickers and T-shirt’s and all sorts of stuff. Designers upload their designs and then there’s the main operation that has the plain stock then prints the order and sends it out so the designer of the logo gets a cut of the selling price and has access to big market but doesn’t need to make their own stock.
Last year I got stickers for the dc to put on their laptops - there were some incredibly obscure things available. Might be worth a try as a T-shirt related to the game might be something (or one of those little promo teddies wearing a T-shirt from the game). I think you can upload your own pic too if there isn’t anything suitable - even if it’s just a screenshot maybe?

Just can’t remember the site name so hopefully someone can! There were usually discounts for it too...[/quote]
@wibdib Was it Cafe Press?

@woodwaj if you would prefer plastic you could try a store with a 3d printer? They might be able to custom make something.

If anyone can help, I’m looking for a jigsaw of the Terracotta Army that doesn’t cost over £60! If one exists that is! I’ve looked but not having much luck.

Thanks @SushiGo I'll look into that too!

Redbubble is full of obscure artwork to go on t-shirts, mugs, posters etc. Quite often have up to 30% off too.

@TheGriffle could you make one with photo box etc by using a google photo of the Terracotta Army?