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

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Reastie · 03/11/2020 16:15

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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KillZill · 04/11/2020 15:16

I ordered two clementine Gin hampers, one came yesterday and the DHL driver actually said he knew there was another one but he couldn't deliver them together as they had scheduled one for today 🙄

Inastatus · 04/11/2020 15:27

@KillZill - the same happened to me. I received one clementine gin hamper yesterday and the other one arrived today.

mummyof2boys30 · 04/11/2020 15:31

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Lellyo · 04/11/2020 15:43

@nowordforfluffy i wonder if its just a glitch then?

MakeTeaNotWar · 04/11/2020 15:45

I ordered 2 gin hampers - one arrived yesterday as today I had a cancellation and a refund for the second

NoWordForFluffy · 04/11/2020 15:48

I'll be very upset if it's cancelled! Especially as they're still selling them.

Luxplus · 04/11/2020 15:52

For those interested in småfolk then you can get early black Friday deals

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Sexlessinthirties · 04/11/2020 15:56

@Sexlessinthirties

Had anyone ever used this website

www.thegiftandgadgetstore.com/page/3/?s=Craft&post_type=product

As there's something I really want but it seems too cheap which is making me suspicious (and it's out of stock elsewhere) and reviews of the website aren't great...

Sorry to repost (thought it might be been missed as I posted in middle of night!) just wondering if anyone has ever used this website?
TheLastStarfighter · 04/11/2020 16:00

@VividImagination That was such a sweet thing to do. It wasn’t me that was asking, but I do think I will pinch that idea and order up those supplies to make up few mini-hampers. Thanks!

Bearbehind · 04/11/2020 16:05

I’ll be annoyed if my gin gets cancelled too but I have to say I wouldn’t have been impressed if I’d paid £40

We got bargains at £18 as we basically got a free bottle of Prosecco, a packet of nuts and a box but that’s not worth the £22 extra

Especially as the whole point of buying ‘bundles’ or ‘sets’ tends to be because it’s cheaper than buying the items individually

NoWordForFluffy · 04/11/2020 16:11

They're refunding me as they've no idea what happened.

luckiestgirl · 04/11/2020 16:12

Wow that’s a big reduction, I got that plus their beauty box which is £10 for apparently £100 of stuff

luckiestgirl · 04/11/2020 16:20

@Shitfuckoh

mineral set Free Cougar mineral highlighter set with code FREEBIEMH - just £3.95 postage to pay.
Oops-

Wow that’s a big reduction, I got that plus their beauty box which is £10 for apparently £100 of stuff

Queuing4Fergs · 04/11/2020 16:21

Anyone seen any Fortnite advent calendar bargains? Need two and really don't want to spend £100 on the blasted things Hmm

cruellada · 04/11/2020 16:37

Super excited about this finding! In my local Waitrose store.

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Fancyateapottea · 04/11/2020 16:38

John Lewis had 20% off orchard games when I last looked. Might be worth a look.

Thank you to whoever mentioned the Philip Jones jewellery with 50% off. Got 2 lovely bracelets for a great price and 12% cashback through Topcashback too!

Thank you to the poster who mentioned the Elemis set at qvc too, what a bargain!

whoknows1230 · 04/11/2020 16:48

@Littlemissindecisiveagain I'm pretty sure Superdry did some discounts around Black Friday last year. But, as @LifeInAHamsterWheel says, the eBay outlet is really good. I have bought several bits from there and all have been brand new, original packaging etc.

Changingagain · 04/11/2020 16:49

mineral set Free Cougar mineral highlighter set with code FREEBIEMH - just £3.95 postage to pay.

Thank you, that's a big saving. I also got the £10 mystery box which it says is £100 worth of stuff and their lip stick gift box for £5. no idea who they're for though

MsMiaWallace · 04/11/2020 17:13

Are there any Lakeland discount codes still available?

Shitfuckoh · 04/11/2020 17:28

@luckiestgirl and @Changingagain
I managed to resist buying anything extra but I was so tempted! I realised I'd be buying them because I could with no one to actually gift them to [gift]

EverybodyKeepCool · 04/11/2020 17:30

Did you lot buy all the gin from the Drop Store??!! Had an email to say it's back in stock anyway plus there's some really good bundle offers on other stuff (I don't work for them I just find them a good company and I love Dead Man's Fingers Rum!!)
thedropstore.com/collections/bundles-collection

Lellyo · 04/11/2020 17:38

@NoWordForFluffy

They're refunding me as they've no idea what happened.
Oh no.....thats rubbish....winder if they’ll do the same with my order then?
nocutsnobuttsnococonuts · 04/11/2020 17:47

@inastatus unfortunately no smyths store near me, so I've ordered from John Lewis. Its for my daughters November birthday. I had forgotten about £10 credit i had on my account so worked out the same really!

oatmilkisntsobad · 04/11/2020 17:52

Code for Lands End

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IggyAce · 04/11/2020 18:14

Vitamasques sent me a code as I haven’t purchased anything for a while. 40% off a £20 minimum spend it looks to be one time use so will inbox it if anyone is interested.

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