Thread one - the one with no name of note

[Reastie]

It feels bizarre setting up the first Christmas thread on one of the hottest days of the year, yet here we are!

Lovely to see you all; take a seat and grab a mince pie as they get passed around.

Please do alert me to anything for the next thread's page of links (I'm starting fresh this year). Hope you've had a good year and looking forward to celebrating and sharing our bargain buys.

@ClaraLane thanks, the DMC website looks great for Christmas cross-stitch 😊

I'm pretty sure the unicorn kuddlys are real.

Thanks to whoever mentioned the duplo bath toy in the argos 2 for £20! That and paw patrol have made for 2 bargain presents

I just got the Lego dots discount but it's hidden in other sellers.

I ordered 2 navy and the purple tie dye one.
Il be disappointed if it’s primark!

The M&S pjs came today though.. not bad for £4.50-£5 each.

Thank you.

@FluffyFluffMonster the print is in a completely different place to the kuddly now I've looked back at them. I think they're all fakes

I think the print will be different in all of them because of the material.
If you look at the website the print on the one the man is wearing and the women is wearing are both different
I could be wrong and they may be fake but I think they are real.

@Snowdropsarelovely if you're looking for a power bank I'd get Anker - got one that's a decade old and still works well
they come up on offer on Amazon from time to time

Thank you!! It was hidden there for me too!

Some Christmas decoration bargains on Dibor like this wreath

If anyone is looking for a new Christmas tree, ChristmasTreeWorld have a sale on. I tried code welcome10 and it gave me 10% off

My purple tie die one arrived today & it's got the kuddly label. It's lovely.

If you bought the oodies from 5poundshop with Paypal, you can get free returns through Paypal, they cover up to £15 postage and up to 12 returns a year. If mine end up being primark they will be going back
www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/refunded-returns

Thanks psuedocream3 that’s useful to know.

Thanks @psuedocream3 that's really helpful to know, I've used PayPal for ages and wasn't aware

I ordered 3. 2 navy and a grey. The navy ones are primark 🙄and the grey is kuddly. Very tempted to return the navy ones.......

Sorry not christmassy but does anyone know why when i open the thread on my phone it always opens on page 6. I swear it used to open on the last page I read. I have read every page but they move so fast I'm not going to remember what page I am up to every time 😂

Have you bookmarked a post on page 6? Scroll through and look at the bottom right of each post, if one is bookmarked dark blue just press it again and it will clear.

Thank you. Must have done that whilst scrolling. Much appreciated

Hi all, thanks @Reastie and @Sideorderofchips for the threads! Been here for many years under various names, my youngest was a thread baby three years ago - that has gone quickly. Wondering if the damn puppets are going to come up again as I have a new nephew to buy for this year haha 😂

Just wanted to thank whoever recommended Dibor (@EvilHerbivore I think); have spent the last half hour happily filling my basket with decorations having decided after last Christmas to chuck out our 15 year old wreath. However my welcome discount code doesn't work and a quick internet search suggests that they do codes all the time, so I'm loathe to checkout without one - please let me know if anyone finds one that works! Have tried a few so far with no success.

It might just be because everything in my basket is already on sale...

Could someone link the lego dots again please? I had the voucher, decided against it, but now think I will get it for my daughter but can't spot the link.

Just to say some of the other Lego dots are about a third off on amazon too, the desk tidy, lolly shaped photo frames. Haven't price compared mind, so might be just as cheap elsewhere.

Daughter who is nearly 8 (currently being assessed for autism) is obsessed with parent/baby animals. She has quite a lot of various ones from charity shops etc, so tricky looking for something a bit 'different'.

Daughter is 8, being assessed with a view to an autistic diagnosis. She is obsessed with parent/child baby animals, soft toys/cartoon type ones rather than scliech/playmobil 'realistic' types. She has quite a lot from charity shops/friends etc, but trying to find something a bit different from Santa.

I had wondered about the Peek-aRoo Panda Bear (anyone used it, reviews are mixed) but didn't want to pay £30, or Sylvanian triplet set (but again, £18 was a bit more than what I wanted to pay).

Bargains on the above/alternative parent/baby animals ideas are welcome. Thank you.

Sorry that posted before I meant to and posted twice, I could see how to delete the first one.