Thread one - the one with no name of note

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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.

Thanks for the Seasalt heads up @CatelynStark! It's my sisters birthday on Monday and I haven't got her anything yet so have ordered one for her plus one for DM and one for MIL to put away!

I am so out of ideas what to give people so I decided finally learn how to knit wool socks. Am visiting my abroad and she showed me how to do the heel. Now everyone is getting wiool socks from me.

Hello all it’s lovely to be back!

I have a request for help please. DS and DD will be getting a joint Nintendo Switch this year. I’m clueless as we have no other consoles, so if someone could please give me a quick list of what I need I’d be so grateful!

I’m presuming I need a memory card - what size is best?
Also where is best to get secondhand games?

Thank you :)

Very limited appeal but there are a couple of £14 designafriend outfits in the argos 2 for £20 section, and the DAF25 code works too, so takes it down to £7.50 each. I got butterfly festival outfit and furry unicorn onsie.

I walked away from my quite full 😊 Dibor basket and they sent me an email reminder, with a £5 voucher that worked on everything (sale items included).

Worth a shot but you obviously have to log in before abandoning your stuff!

Hi @LikeSilver CEX and GAME carry second hand games, however, generally console makers have more generous discounts to incentivise digital downloads (as the 2nd hand game market doesn’t make them any money so they don’t like it!)

You can see the Nintendo Eshop here to get a feel for what the sale prices are www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-eShop/Nintendo-eShop-Sale/Nintendo-eShop-Sale-1460557.html?f=147394-5-82-6955

@Methenyouplus4 what about Scruff a Luvs? My DD7 loves hers and The Entertainer has a Mom and Baby set reduced at the moment.

Sruff-a-Luv Mom and Baby

Oh and any old Micro SD card should do it @LikeSilver - the switch comes with 32gb internal storage. Games average maybe 10gb so an 128gb micro sd should be ample

Anyone looking for jewellery for Christmas gifts, Hot Diamonds has a 40% off code. It stacks with the free delivery code and works on the outlet too. I’ve just ordered a necklace and earring set plus a necklace, from the outlet, for £49.50 altogether. Remember to use both codes! I’d do it quick before it goes on moneysavingexpert or it’ll all be sold out… I bought all the women in my family from this site last year, plus a couple of things for me.

40% off - MSE40
free delivery - JEWELS

hotdiamonds.co.uk

I'm planning a joint switch for DH and DS (it's been a really tough year but now we have my non existing settlement payout to play with, and a new job...) and didn't even think about memory cards! Thanks for the heads up!

Thank you @BeastOfBODMAS!

Oh the hamper one. I remember that well. I ordered 2 or 3 and was quite disappointed not to get them.

That's a shame about the argos playmobil, it was £25 on amazon last year sometime before Christmas so I'd add it to your basket, save for later and keep an eye. Also think you can set up alerts for amazon price drops on camelcamelcamel

Thank you @Irritatedmum ive just ordered from hot diamonds with your codes

Am I imagining it or was there a code for Toys for a Pound? Convinced there was but can't find it!

Anthropologie have a good sale on with an extra 30% off. There's a vase for £2.80, mugs for £3.50, a lovely wooden block set for £10 and a wooden doctor set for £16.80

The doctor set!

@EverydayIsPJday are you thinking of the code for poundtoy? affspecial30

That vase would be a perfect gift for a friend but I really hate spending more on postage then what the actual item is! 😅

Thanks @TamSamLam I think I've found it on a previous thread but it's expired. Argh, so annoying. I'm literally unable to pay full price for anything these days, even when it's so cheap 😂😂 this thread has brought out a whole new side of me over the years!

Oh gosh! Sorry about the playmobil house on argos, I didn't realise it was out of stock 🙄silly me!
Hang on, as pp said, argos should have taken it off the website as its out of stock. So annoying, Next do it as well, it's infuriating!

Debenhams have a sale plus free delivery today, I'm getting a berry woodwick candle for my SIL which is 40% off and they've got some cute trespass animal coats for about £13:

www.debenhams.com/category/sale/facet/brand/Woodwick?page=2&scrollTo=YDD00547-157-35

My son has seen an Switch advert for extra tracks and races to add onto Mario Kart.

Does anyone know what this is and how it works? Is it a one off payment? Do you need extra storage?

Thanks

Thanks for the Anthropologie hint @FluffyFluffMonster - got some mugs and glasses I've had my eye on for a while!

When do people think Rex London will have a sale. I have a basket full ready to check out for dds