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Ho ho ho and welcome to the bargain Christmas thread - home of the discounts for Christmas shopping.

Ooh thanks @RainbowZebraWarrior , would you be able to please post now? that sounds great for DDs. We are going to need the warmth aren't we!

I will take a look thank you

@RainbowZebraWarrior thanks for the turtle doves tip. For that price I couldn't not try them out! Reviews are great too.

For anyone thinking about it, it did say low in stock when I ordered a minute ago although I'm sure they re add all the time

I finally got some turtle dove gloves from ebay. I live on the IOM and if I ordered from the website they were charging £12 delivery!

Thanks for cashmere reminder 😀

Thanks. I ordered 4 things for my Dd14.

BargainMax has been good for me; got a scooter for £30 and some science/craft sets for birthdays coming up. The MC2 science kit was a particularly good find for £7.50. I've ordered from them a fair few times in the past and they've always been great.

Link to Turtle Doves Outlet on eBay.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363938324400?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=uadzavq4t4e&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=a3kMx6i7T3i&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@RainbowZebraWarrior hoping that the Turtle Doves gloves are a bargain, I could really do with some but can't afford the full price ones

@Limesarebitter @Christmasiscominghohoho @MerylSqueak Character.com have Stranger Things t shirts, they have 10% off when you sign up to the newsletter or often have sales on too!

Oooh had a quick look and theres some stuff I want for a grandchild.
So thank you, I'd never heard of them.

On a different thing entirely
I have a friend I always buy wine for, but I either need a new way of presenting the wine or a whole new present. She is well and proper into crafty stuff. She sews A LOT, cushions and bags and cross stitching and on.
So maybe fat quarters? A cross stitch kit? I dunno, I'm far from crafty. So any cheap ideas welcome, her wine normally costs a tenner, and the presentation another fiver, so no more than £15.
Or maybe a different way of giving wine? Its tried and tested after all.

I recieved my originalpartybag order however was missing 11 items and had 1 damaged item. Gutted as it was all the schleich animals that weren't there and the main reason I placed the order.

For stranger things gifts Asda has posters in store 2 for £5. When I looked the other day there was several different ones. (My daughter bought jurassic world and Arianna Grande!) Also try etsy, lots on there!

Also as an alternative to Ali express try wish too. I bought loads from there and they are pretty good at refunding if it isn't up to scratch or doesnt arrive.

Has anyone seen a discount code for build a bear or on jurassic world lego please ?

Thank you from me, too, @RainbowZebraWarrior for the Turtle Doves ebay tip. I don’t mind seconds at all and I can’t believe the price when the full price on the website is £29, or £20.30 with the discount.

If you buy 4+ pairs the eBay seconds are only £6.39 each.

@Gooseysgirl thank you for the Dunnes link. I wouldn’t have thought of there.

Buddy should work for 10% off at Babipur.

For your crafty friend, I’m sure it was this thread that mentioned Corinne Lapierre for gorgeous embroidery inspo; how about one of her books, like the Felt birds or Felt animal families
bit niche, so maybe not what you had in mind :-) I did check her website and the Mini kits might come within your budget, but don’t think you could call them a bargain 😅(although I think I saw 15% off if you sign up for the newsletter)

My First Years have a bank holiday sale with some lovely wooden toys if anyone is buying for little ones.

I need some new places to buy calendars from, have exhausted all the usual ones.
Need to be unusual/quirky as we have an ongoing tradition with friends of trying to find the oddest one!

@Limesarebitter Zavvi have lots of stranger things stuff they regularly have offers on

Thanks for the Turtle Doves eBay tip, I've been um-ing and ah-ing about them for the last few years of these threads but at that price I've just taken the plunge. Fingers crossed - if they don't work out as gifts they'll be fine for me trying to keep warm while working from home!

@nocutsnobuttsnococonuts build a bear have a sale on now. I managed to get 2 of the smaller bears for £5 each!

Just to note the eBay listing says that those gloves don't come with the turtle doves branded label on them (the little purple tag on the wrist). Not sure if that's important to people that intend to gift them.

@Malleus123 silk pillow cases are meant to be perfect for acne, my friend swears by hers as they don't hold so much bacteria because it's smooth and more breathable I think

EBay Tuttle doves seconds are all sold out!

There's a big sale on the Tartan weaving mill site. https://www.thetartanweavingmill.co.uk/collections/sale/agekids-adult?sortt_by=best-selling

Christmas socks for £1 and the like.

This is good to know! I've got three pairs I bought direct from Turtle Doves earlier in the year when there was a sale. I'm wanting to keep a pair for me but I'll keep an eye out on ebay on future for me!