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Thread 26 - the one with the last minute panic buys

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YuleAreBeingUnREASTIEable · 11/12/2020 06:27

Thanks @GoblinDaughter for the title

It’s nearly December, Father Christmas is busy putting the final touches to his toys on the workshop and we are busy elves preparing for a somewhat different Christmas this year.

please post any bargain info IN BOLD to make it easier to scroll through the thread.

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Like this
[[www.amazingbargains.com bargain ]] but with no space after/before the brackets.
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YuleAreBeingUnREASTIEable · 11/12/2020 06:28

@GoblinDaughter please ignore my @ing you on the title, I just accidentally included you from a previous title 🙈🙈😬🤦🏻‍♀️

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dancemom · 11/12/2020 06:38

Thanks Restie

Notlongnow1 · 11/12/2020 06:49

Ooh Thread 26... really in unchartered territory now! I think I am done but we are moving next week so all packed up. Can't wait to get wrapping! Perfectly reasonable to unpack tree and pressies first yeah?!

Thank you all so much for this fab little Christmas community. It's my happy place!

JingleCatJingle · 11/12/2020 06:55

Hi folks!

IggyAce · 11/12/2020 06:56

Thanks Reastie.
@Notlongnow1 good luck with the move and yes totally reasonable to unpack tree & presents first.
2 of my 3 Royal Mail parcels are at least in my region, 1 is at my local sorting office do hopefully I will receive something today.

unkindnessofravens · 11/12/2020 07:05

I've been missing some wayward Royal Mail parcels too, but one of those is now with my local delivery office after weeks is the ether, they must be snowed under (pardon the pun Grin)

chocolatepudandchocolatesauce · 11/12/2020 07:10

@jingleballing I know! The label even said "reduced. Save £1"!!

yafilthyanimalandahappynewyear · 11/12/2020 07:19

Thank you @Reastie!
Zavvi have their twelve days of Christmas Lego offers. Today's is LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor 5in1 Remote Control Toy (51515) save £100!

IggyAce · 11/12/2020 07:21

build a bear £30 gift card for £25, in store & online

Lovemusic33 · 11/12/2020 07:45

Asking my place, I’m all done but hanging around for the entertainment at Christmas spirit 🤣

WisestIsShe · 11/12/2020 08:02

Morning. Thanks for the new thread reastie
I also bought a snake in a can, so thanks to pp for that.

The camels told me that 221b Baker Street Game is £13.99 on Amazon not the cheapest is been but a good price. I haven't played it but it's often recommended MN.

MsMiaWallace · 11/12/2020 08:02

Same here!! Thanks Reastie!

Cherryrainbow · 11/12/2020 08:04

I'm trying not to buy anything else for Xmas now. Run out of the kids wrapping paper so I'm like no dont do it, you don't want odd paper do you?! Lol

OrigamiPenguinArmy · 11/12/2020 08:21

Thread 26! It feels like we’re on the Boxing Day thread now.

dramalamma · 11/12/2020 08:24

@yafilthyanimalandahappynewyear that zavvi offer is a great deal - £20 less than I got it on Black Friday.
@YuleAreBeingUnREASTIEable I don't know if it's just me but the link to thread 26 on thread 25 kept sending me to thread 24.... I wonder if Mumsnet HQ could change it? (Though of course it's not that hard just to search thread 26! 😁)

YuleAreBeingUnREASTIEable · 11/12/2020 08:28

@dramalamma that’s bizarre, I’ll see if I can do it again, I think it must be a glitch.

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dancemom · 11/12/2020 08:37

I'm waiting for one parcel and I'm heading to the post office today to send my last one off. Then going to real life shops for slippers, pyjamas, wine and gift cards then I'm done 🙌🏼

Hohomerryxmas · 11/12/2020 08:39

My wrapping paper from hobbycraft is arriving today/tomorrow. Ordered it back in November before I realised that standard delivery takes between 12-14 working days to deliver 🤦‍♀️cannot wait to get stuck into some gift wrapping

dramalamma · 11/12/2020 08:44

@yafilthyanimalandahappynewyear ignore me! It's working fine now - must have just been a random glitch. Panic over - we can be found. 😁

Clementine8 · 11/12/2020 09:06

Wow! Thread 26 - we are on one this year!

DS has just informed me he wants different pjs to the ones i’ve got 😩 don’t suppose anyone has another matalan code? I don’t know why they never send me any i spend enough in there.

buckeejit · 11/12/2020 09:10

Eufy klaxon!

Sorry it's not a bargain but people waiting for Black Friday orders, after getting badly fobbed off on live chat & complaining, it seems they have run out of the 15c that I ordered & expect stock on 17 Dec then 7-10 days for delivery after that. Zero communication from them.

I'm debating whether to cancel as may be resenting the damn thing if there's any more delays. It was my gadget that I was looking forward to playing with though 😔

TheGriffle · 11/12/2020 09:11

Morning! My Vodaphone Joe&Sephs popcorn has just been delivered after it was dispatched on the 30th November.

It came at the same time as something I ordered from a Facebook page on Monday. Just bizarre how some things are delayed.

Now I’m just waiting for my last 6 bargain parcels to come. Character.com, Hotel chocolate, Amazon, Lloyds pharmacy, my second lot of Joe&sephs and my Vodaphone Christmas sacks. All of which say they’re despatched so I’m keeping my fingers crossed they arrive soon!

sugarplumfairy2010 · 11/12/2020 09:15

My oodie has been dispatched 😄 should be excited but I've just seen the friends ones and want one of those now😂

TheGirlWhoLived · 11/12/2020 09:36

The only Royal Mail thing I’m waiting on are some among us plushies from an eBay seller, so if they don’t arrive then it’s not the end of the world! I just massively twitched on an instax camera as dd’s ‘pile’ looked really tiny (she’s just turned 10 but her sister is 6 and has lots of great things Confused ) now she has more than dd1 to open so I’m going to need to even it up the other way! I’m going spare...

CeeceeBloomingdale · 11/12/2020 09:40

@Clementine8 I have a 20% off Matalan code but it excludes kidswear so may not be of any use. Shout if you want it