Thread 8 - the one with bumming and ahhing

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Thanks @TheGirlWhoLived for thread title

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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

Iwoot is doing the mario lego starter set with a mario tshirt (age ranges from 3-12) for 44.99

www.iwantoneofthose.com/clothing/lego-nintendo-super-mario-bundle/12693053.html

@NickMyLipple yes the subscribe and save price changes all the time - I think Amazon gives you the increase or decrease in %.

I added toothpaste once to get me up to 3 or 6 or whatever to get the 15% off and the next month it wasn't worth it.

@didireallysaythat but I've already paid for my buns, right??! Will I get them at under £3 in November as I've already checked out, or is it the luck of the draw??

All my other subscribe and save seem to be the low prices on the first day I started the subscription.

[quote nocutsnobuttsnococonuts]@takemetoyourliar I work in a preschool and we have happyland diggers. They've been there at least 4 years (since I started) and been used alot!! In sand/water/mud allsorts and still in great condition.

Teachers - my easy gift which always goes down well - cellephane bag with a scratchcard and a handful of chocolates with shredded paper inside. DDs draw a picture on cut out old Christmas cards to add on as a tag. Cheap too as you can bulk buy the bags and use for other gifts too, chocolate normally goes on offer somewhere! [/quote]
Thank you :)

@NickMyLipple with subscribe and save you pay the price that it is on the day. I normally get an email a few days before to let me know the price it will be and I skip it if it’s too expensive.

WisestIsShe I think I saw diabetic socks in Aldi a few days ago.

@Puffalicious I just had a vision of you as Oprah Winfrey on Christmas morning

"You get an oodie... you get an oodie... oodies for everyone!"

I too am now off to buy a fake oodie, just the one and it's all for me

Am I ever likely to get a discount from the official Lego store? DD wants a particular set, it doesn’t seem an exclusive but I haven’t found it stocked anywhere else. Also needs a few baseplates for DS - are any of the alternatives Wilko etc worth getting or should I just suck up the cost of the official ones?

Help! I’m on hamleys site after seeing the penguins mentioned earlier. I am dithering over some of the other bears also reduced. Has anyone seen them in real life? The panda possibly or the Labrador with babies. Need for two little girls and a baby boy but would be top of budget and don’t want to risk it if they don’t look as good in real life.
Thanks.

Hi new member, stumbled upon this thread and it's so brilliant, please can I join?!

I've got 5 children to buy for and money is tight this year.

Also thought I'd post a link to Tesco who have a toy sale on just now www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=toys&viewAll=promotion&promotion=offers&source=awin&awc=7052_1601200084_e3b61b8438c729087c7fb1443ae621dd&sc_cmp=affawinghshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.playpennies.com%2F_184345&utm_medium=ghs&utm_source=affiliate_window&utm_campaign=affhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.playpennies.com%2F_184345
Sorry I can't for the life of me work out how to do short links!

Also superdrug had their choc coins buy one get one free, expiry on the ones I saw was 2022 if it helps anyone. We always have choc coins in stockings here.

@whatwillicallmyself do you mean this one?

www.studio.co.uk/shop/toys-games/kids-tablets---laptops/kids-tablets-laptops-phones/220-in-1-game-console?source=TK1T&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=--always_on--%2APLA%20%7C%20Established%20%7C%20Best%20Online%20Sellers%20%7C%20TK1T&utm_term=--P_24180998--&utm_content=--pla--&gclid=CjwKCAjw8MD7BRArEiwAGZsrBbGgz_YzxiKNVFEdDe7T3uMi2S7w_p2Eb8oEM2wBLWKf24G0cRvGqhoCe2YQAvD_BwE

I got one for DS last year. Apologies for long link!

Just ordered some Lego from JL and seen it is less on Amazon! Will JL price match Amazon? 😬

Please could someone save me hours and just tell me which Xmas organiser app to download? We are considerably poorer this year, so I need to do better!

@allnewthings I'm on Android and use Gift List. It's really easy to use and password protected in case you have a nosy family!

Thank you Wise, I'm on iOS. Is there an equivalent? I can't see it.

I use Gift List on iOS - really easy, and saves your info from past years

@nocutsnobuttsnococonuts that Lego set on Argos is such a good bargain but too old for my dd and she has said after looking in the symths book that she'd like some Lego. The jungle base she liked too, I'm finished for her 😫 but I think I'd like it too..

bealoa The brewdog advent calender was available for pre order on their website a few weeks ago.
Might be an idea for your dh if he likes ipa beer.

On another subject, I went for a meal with a friend for the first time yesterday evening. After too many glasses of wine I now have candles ordered! 😬
I don't even use the candles I already have, oops!

@IveGotALovelyBunchOfCoconuts No, it needs to be a physical store.

I tried to price match something from a proper shop this week and it went out of stock just before they picked up my email. So JL refused to price match, as I couldn’t buy it at the other shop at the lower price.

If anyone has a Costco card, the cinnamon buns are bigger boxes (more buns!) than the ones posted further up the thread. Link for online www.costco.co.uk/Grocery-Household/Food-Cupboard/Cakes-Biscuits/Bakedin-Iced-Cinnamon-Bun-Kit-4-x-435g/p/316333

@WisestIsShe the candle looks great! More expensive than it is. How is the smell?

I tried my rhubarb gin. It’s quite nice, but not a classic that I need to buy again next year. I love the bottle and gold flakes. I’m going to give away the Clementine one I bought, as I imagine it will be quite samey

Just happy to have got it after last year’s impossible challenge 😊

Is it this one?

There’s a 15% discount on Sophie Allport Bees collection till end of today. I’m buying aprons and tea pots for SILs 🐝

I have just realised that all yesterday I was reading this thread title as 'bumming and aching' - not sure what that says about me!