Thread 7 - the one with the hook a fuck game

[Reastie]

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

A bit of competition for the thread title this time - thanks for all the contenders and nominees and @Someaddedsugar for the title. This says a lot about your phones autocorrect I think 🤣

If you have a referral link for a website, do post it on this thread

A reminder not to use affiliate links in the thread.

See post 2 for some (hopefully) useful links.

Has anyone heard of Zoobles before? Dance Studio Multipack Playset and Storage Case with 3 Exclusive Transforming Collectible Figures, Kids Toys for Girls Aged 5 and above amzn.eu/d/5ZbpwfH This deal just came up on my Amazon and looks good but I’ve never actually heard of them before so don’t know if they’re any good.

Ooodie style hoodie blankets reduced to £10 at online home shop

www.onlinehomeshop.com/dreamscene-avocado-print-hoodie-blanket-blush-adults

Theres quite a few different styles for £10

Thanks for the suggestions - I've bought the reduced dinosaur advent calendar at Smyths as the other one wasn't in stock!

I’ve had the Smiggle advent before and it was ok but certainly not worth the original sticker price.

Was looking for a new wallet for DH and came across a sale on Calvin Klein, some stuff 50% off. Might be helpful for brand conscious teens?!

If you sign up to the newsletter you also get 10% off and works on sale items. Be warned, postage is steep at £3.95 but possibly worth it if getting a few things, belts, wallets, underwear etc

www.calvinklein.co.uk/mens-accessories-sale

@LemonFrosting you don't always need an NHS email address for a blue light card. I got my first one when I worked for a private ambulance company, defo no NHS email lol

But they will ask for something like your work ID card to be sent to them via a picture and then they will approve you from there if appropriate. That's what a couple of my colleagues had to do because they had generic email addresses.

And once it's approved you can get the app and use it online. At least I could when I got mine.

Hope that helps. Xx

I've just checked my blue light account as well and it's set up on my personal email not NHS email. Vaguely remember uploading a photo of my ID so that must have been the criteria rather than an NHS email.

Check your advantage card offers if you're shopping in Boots. I had a 350 points when spending, plus a double points offer. Turns out they work together - I spent £100 in store today buying dh Aftershave and electric toothbrush for Christmas, and was somehow rewarded with £19.10 of points!

Arg! Someone please help me! What is the name of the company that does replica Minifigs of all different characters? I can't remember!

Thank you for this, just ordered 😁

I have to say I've been really disappointed with the Rocket & Rose t-shirts this year. I bought a few of the friday fiver Christmas tops and they're much thinner than they've been previously, they're verging on see-through.

Luckily we are going abroad this year, so they will probably be okay in the heat, but I don't feel I can gift them.

Fair warning if you are ordering, the cockatoo is huge! Not helped by the fact that I chose it for the smallest t-shirt! 😂

www.rocketandrose.com/collections/mega-fiver-friday-1

Thank you for the bluelight help. I'll give ot a try!

I think it was we're brickin it as I bookmarked it last year but it doesn't appear to be there now @badbaduncle

Superdrug have £10 worth on points if spend £60 plus on fragrance - easy to do with the cost this year! Also until midnight there is 15% off fragrances so if something to buy anyway it’s worth a look.

Anybody know anything about iPad keyboards? The official ones seem ridiculously priced but then cheapy amazon seem too….. you know cheapy amazon…..

@Travelplans my daughter had Zoobles around age 9 (in fact we still have them sitting in a box somewhere and she's 13 now!).
They seem to have some play value, tthr playsets have buttons to press and alides etc. Though they spent more time on display than used here, but that's what happened with most of her toys.

Me!

I have an official one for my work ipad (and an ipencil). I rarely use either tbh: DS2 uses them with his ipad and says they're okay, buy he PREFERS the Amazon one I bought for DS1 a few years ago. Can't remember which it was- could maybe look through my history- but it lights up and was £30. It's still going strong some 3 years later. The generic pencil I bought him is also as good as the original.

Honestly, don't waste your money.

*but he prefers

It was 2018! Still going strong. Unfortunately not available anymore, but there'll be one similar.

Sorry- image now.

Hoping to find a good deal on a pokemon advent calendar - preferably this one but anything except the trading cards one. Has anyone seen any offers? £30 is a bit steep....

Pokemon advent calendar

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Christmas gifts

Oooooh, it worked. Thank you @Reastie

@Puffalicious
thank you!! I shall save my money snd Atleast try a cheaper version first! Appreciate the answer honestly - unmumsnetty kisses xx😁

Has anyone come across this website before? Good bargains, perhaps a bit too good...I can't find them on trust pilot either

shop.enesco.co.uk/collections/sale

@Gladysrocker thank you