Thread 17 - the one where we have a small bit of festive escapism

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With this lockdown stuff I can think of no better distraction than Christmas! Online present hunting will he even more important right now too.

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Just a heads up that Photobox is very expensive which makes the Vodafone discount code look like good value. For example a mug is £8.99, with 60% discount it’s reduced to £3.60. But a mug from Vistaprint is £3.48 at full price.

Are there any Argos discount codes still around please, I'd be so so grateful if so

@Kittywampus that looks great, thank you

Apologies if it’s been posted but loads of festive socks in the sock shop sale from 1.49, plus they’re on top cashback at. 4.25%

Argos have 2 x Victoria secret body sprays for £20

Are Victoria’s Secret better for actual teens or would be appropriate for tweens? I’ve got a wannabe 16 year old but she’s only just 10

@ArthurChristmas2 I've just got us the polar bear ones from M+S - seem lovely though obvs not tried on! The kids' top halves seem weirdly long but I have weirdly long DC so should be fine

@Bryna having spent many years buying diecasr, it's a case of choosing prices and shopping costs. My usual go-to were Ebay, Amazon (.co.uk & .de) Scale Farm and toycardealer.com who do siku.
Try and search by the reference number to get the best results.

@JoanneCofton @IHeartKingThistle thank you! Coffee brewed, I will commence my search! I have weirdly long topped children too so that might be a help 😂

@thegirlwholived have a look at the SO sprays. They are lovely and age appropriate, although I got one for my birthday and I love it. My 13 year and her friends all buy each other them for presents.

House of Fraser 20% off full price with code AUTUMN20

They also have 50% off select gifting with a recognition card.

Aveda have a “game” on their website. I got 20% off a £50 spend.

I want to get DD (14) a skateboard but it doesn't need to be a swish one or anything. Not a mini one though. Any ideas where I should be looking?

White Stuff

£10 OFF When you spend £50
£20 OFF When you spend £75
£40 OFF When you spend £125

Automatically applied at checkout

@coffeetofunction thanks, I remember so (and even a bit of impulse!) from my own teen days but they’d slipped my mind. Sure they were only a quid or so too

www.skatehut.co.uk/ have some Black Friday offers on @IHeartKingThistle might be useful for a skateboard

If anybody has any Argos code I would be very happy! I need to get Xmas present for dd.

Can anyone help with discounts at Smyths Toys please? Wondering if I should wait until Black Friday... do they usually offer discounts?

@TheGirlWhoLived - I’d say the VS spray is appropriate for tweens/early teens. My DD was very into them at those ages and they do smell lovely. She ‘s 16 now and starting to move to more expensive ‘proper’ perfume.

@TheGirlWhoLived my dd14 & friends love the So body sprays the ones in the pump spray bottle they have scents such as Candy Floss, Bali Breeze they are availed from B&M, Bodycare, Boots & Superdrug. The mini ones start from 99p. Do they may be better for a 10 year old.

Does anyone know when the white company will do their Nov 25% off promotion?

@IHeartKingThistle we got our DS a skateboard bundle from Skatehut. They have some informative reads so we are confident we have chosen a suitable one for him as we didn’t have a clue. Fast delivery and it seems excellent quality for the price.

Thank you @butmumineedit and @sorryiasked , that's very helpful I shall have a look

For the poster looking for geology gifts for their son try Finest Fossils, ukge or their sister site mylost gems. Finest Fossils had some awesome dinosaur teeth yesterday, if anyone is looking.

Here's ukge

www.ukge.com/en-gb/Rocks/Rocks-and-Mineral-Sets__c-p-0-0-16-339.aspx

Thanks for the Ticket to Ride tip off Fireflygirl. I was kicking myself for not having got it before.

I missed the Disney 24% off (weeps). Does anyone have any codes or know if there might be a 20% off coming up? I have a 10% (Minnie10) if anyone is interested but think there could be better deals to come!