Thread 8 - the one with bumming and ahhing

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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

@PinkJam depends on how big you want to go, but my daughter has a few buildings (2 houses, grand hotel, doctors, dress shop, supermarket...) - she's always enjoyed the supermarket the best

Oh yes and my 3 candles have arrived. Like others have said, completely wish that I'd ordered more!

Thank you @lolarabbit but I don't think
That's the one as it doesn't walk alone, the one I saw had a button you pushed to
Make it walk, even though it had a lead

@NeedMoreTea this is the unicorn KandyToys TY1938 Magical Walking Unicorn with Sound https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DW81FHL/ref=cmswwrcppapifabb_jGFCFbXXGTVQ6

Hermione doll - £7.49 on Amazon

Someone wanted wrapping bags instead of paper. On pre order to be delivered week of 26/10.

Bags

An anyone suggest which Pokemon toys would be good for a 7yr old boy? My son has recently got into Pokemon and loves it but I have no clue!

Cakesandkitchen those look good.

I've been chasing the holy grail of wrapping for a few years: brown paper xmas bags from IKEA. They were in packs of 8/6 depending on size and brown paper with printed snow/ santa hats on. No handles, you just popped thr present in, folded it over and one piece of tape- voila present wrapped ( well, things up to a4 size). They've not had them for about 3 years sadly. They do still do great tags/ twine and rolls of brown paper with the prints on (last year) but no bags.

Anyone know of anything similar anywhere?

Massive thanks to everyone who has been posting bargains, it's been a huge help this year. Just returned from a successful trip to B&M for the beautiful velvet sacks (only missing two letters) to find double Amazon goodness; the Disney book advent calendar from a previous thread (far nicer than expected for such a good price) and the MAMMOTH bargain candles which I'm blown away by.

I'm over the moon with today's haul and so glad I broke my promise to myself to shop with restraint until next month

My whsmith books arrived damaged packing books in those cardboard envelopes is always a mistake they dont answer emails so took to fb messenger and offered me 10% refund to keep them hardly worth the hassle!

My pasta and gin - I ordered before posted on here as saw on fb no gin got Martini espresso- yucky yuck, messaged then v quick reply and gave me £10 acc credit no idea what happened to the gin

[quote Londonborncatty]@Puffalicious I was too late to cancel mine. Two are from Uniqwen and one from Sienna. The Sienna has good feedback on here so I’m hopeful that one will be okay. The other two are gifts, so fingers crossed they are up to standard. 🙈[/quote]
I've got a sienna one and it's lovely quality

Thanks @PhantomErik I now have a Hermione doll on the way

I went RL shopping in Clinton's today they had all their pens for £1 each. Lovely ones, fountain pens, pilot pens. I got a few for stockings. Worth looking in if you're passing

Would someone mind sharing the candle link, please?

Link to candles- this one is the cheapest now

www.amazon.co.uk/WAX-LYRICAL-Candle-Hours-Outside/dp/B07W4WY8K2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Wax%2Blyrical%2Bcandle&th=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1601306282&sr=8-1

Could somebody share a link to the pasta/alcohol offer?

@Ewock My daughter loves the plush pokemon toys, Build a Bear do expensive ones or there are usually 9inch ones in Sainsburys on offer for around the £10 mark. Other than that, she loves her pokemon balls that open and attach to a 'pokemon trainers belt'. The balls come with small figures, and you can buy others that are similar sizes in multipacks in Argos and Smyths
Belt- www.argos.co.uk/product/8154491
Small figures www.argos.co.uk/product/4542124
Extra balls for the belt www.argos.co.uk/product/9379914

Here it is. The prices have gone up though

WAX LYRICAL Winter Morning Candle, Up To 50 Hours Burn Time, 11cm x 11cm x 15cm www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WCCDLBD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fab_IvGCFbRZAASNQ?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Sorry cross post. Festive Treats is the cheapest one, £5.87

Anyone considering tech from music magpie, they sell on eBay as well as from their own website so might be worth checking if any of the money off/%off vouchers would work, which might make a useful difference...

Also it looks like Hearst have a Good Housekeeping Christmas subscription package including a Christmas mag and recipe book and the Xmas issues for £17. Not sure if the TCP cashback deal works with it.

@Puffalicious Amazon have some that might work? There’s a bit of a wait on delivery on these ones if you’re in no rush

Has anyone seen any deals on the turtle beach headsets? With two earphones and a microphone 😊 thanks everyone

[quote DinosaurOfFire]@Ewock My daughter loves the plush pokemon toys, Build a Bear do expensive ones or there are usually 9inch ones in Sainsburys on offer for around the £10 mark. Other than that, she loves her pokemon balls that open and attach to a 'pokemon trainers belt'. The balls come with small figures, and you can buy others that are similar sizes in multipacks in Argos and Smyths
Belt- www.argos.co.uk/product/8154491
Small figures www.argos.co.uk/product/4542124
Extra balls for the belt www.argos.co.uk/product/9379914[/quote]
Thank you so much that's great I will be definitely getting some from Argos especially 2 for £15a

For those looking for Dr Who stuff have you tried forbidden planet?

@NightOwl19 I’ve a horse mad DD. She is nearly 14 but she loves new socks especially LeMieux but others as well. New gloves either riding or the white dressage ones. New wellies and or wellie warmers. I’ve used the Pony magazine online shop they have loads of bits & pieces. A picture in a frame and horse stationary from Amazon. Last yr I got her a painting by numbers which looked good but was quite complex & took ages to come. Other idea is jewellery I’ve seen a nice Silver horseshoe necklace i think it was on Equs site or Luxe Equine xxx

I tried to post this before but message not showing. Anyway, the Baylis and Harding marble bottle hand soaps are £1:50 in Asda. Saw them as I was doing my online grocery shop

Just opened my candle and it is so lovely, also wish I had ordered another one for me! This one is for DS's key worker sadly!