Thread 18 - the one that Reastie didn't set up

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@Reastie hope this is OK

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.

Please do watch the thread rather than post to mark place to make it easier for everyone to keep up and find relevant info.

See post 2 for some (hopefully) useful links.

Disney ultimate quiz book (looks like a teen/ Disney loving adult appropriate gift) £3.50 on amazon here

Also one of the wonky donkey books (a wonky donkey surprise?) Down to £1.97 on amazon. Just type it into the search as my phone is being a pest.

Duplo Gingerbread house is down to £15 on Amazon. Cheapest I've seen it so far amzn.to/3BJ4jbM

2.4lg of celebrations is £16.70 on amazon here

You could divide them into little gift bags, the range has some cute little cardboard houses to hang on the tree for a pound or so that would fit a wee handful and make a nice gift. Or you could just eat the whole lot (and gift the Bounty bars to your in laws).

For those thinking of DPD deliveries this may help (in terms of avoiding them!):

www.dpd.co.uk/content/products_services/uk_issues.jsp

I am shopping again tomorrow for replacement gifts, most of DS Birthday presents haven't arrived yet and that was 1 Dec. It's a nightmare! Totally uninspired gifts and not what we wanted to get.

Have to say DPD is the only courier that’s been on time & reliable for us this month. Actually, fedex too. Everyone else has been a nightmare.

I do think a lot of it varies by area

That’s good to know about FedEx. I’ve ordered something today and, painfully, paid £4.50 for express delivery which was FedEx rather then getting the free delivery which was a choice of RM or Evri.

I’m waiting on a large Shein order that was dispatched on 22nd Nov via RM. Shein have refunded me for it so I reordered the whole lot and they’ve sent three things via Evri (which I’m fairly hopeful I’ll receive) and the rest by RM again. Annoyingly the RM parcel contains stocking fillers and I’m doubtful I’ll see that this side of Xmas, if ever, so need to go RL shopping tomorrow to get back ups. I doubt the original parcel will ever turn up.

So frustrating about lost parcels. I confess I had forgotten about all the disruption when I ordered. I paid to be able to pick a delivery day when DH was out. It’s his present and is likely to be very obvious from the packaging as to what it is.

novelty ideas (sorry not sure how much is too much)

Adventure hammock

Slackline

Pineapple slicer or Egg slicer or other fun/useful kitchen gadget

A fun card game

Remote control light bulb (or a smart version for Alexa etc)

A crimpit

for your boss how about Light up golf balls (Nb I know nothing about golf)

What can I get for the lovely people in the beauty salon I go to for my nails, lashes, eyebrows etc? I was thinking about slinging in a tub of Celebrations when I'm passing next week for them all to share but can anyone think of anything a bit more special? They really are very nice and have become more like friends this year.

Completely unrelated but does anyone know of a cooperative game the three of us could play with our 6 year old DD? She does not do well losing and whilst that is a valuable lesson to learn I'd rather teach it another day and keep the peace on Christmas.

Not sure if anyone has already posted this as I haven't caught up yet but studio have loads of kids dressing gowns for £3 and pjs for £4

www.studio.co.uk/shop/kids/nightwear-for-the-kids/nightwear-for-the-girls/girls-wow-buy-novelty-dinosaur-and-unicorn-robe-purple

Don’t know if it’s your sorta thing but I took some Krispy Kreme doughnuts into work & they went down a treat ..
12 original were around £9/10

@Disneyland2022 Yes!! That's a brilliant idea, perfect, thank you so much!

@TheSoddingCat dobble or dobble junior would be pretty good. Not sure if there's other cooperative things that wouldn't take ages to play...

Hello all, has anyone got a Lakeland code they wouldn’t mind sharing? Thank you

@TheSoddingCat we got this for DS when he was a similar age, now 9, and he still loves playing it. Gamewright | Outfoxed! Game | Board Game | Ages 5+ | 2-4 Players | 20 Minutes Playing Time amzn.eu/d/gfX4zIo

Ah, the twist in my saga is that my tracking info also doesn't work!

Maybe they should have just refunded me, bearing in mind we no longer have a contract, as I brought it to an end before they 'dispatched' it (which I'm dubious about).

I will get my refund, no matter how long it takes.

@KavvLar what a deal! I have just tried but seems to have run out sadly! Thanks for posting about it!

@TheSoddingCat
We bought Bank Attack after recommendations on here last year and the kids loved it. They are 9 and 6. It's a collaborative game, 4 of you work together to rob the bank. There are different difficulty levels and it's so much fun. And it's half price at the moment and only around a tenner!

Mama surprise Guinea pig is in stock on Amazon for delivery before Xmas if anyone is still looking

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09Q455C24/?tag=muofbo-21&fbclid=IwAR1hm6ZROu4GNwgo3_J0IoMrvL-K0FcERiMKawCHOiUGFTS-r0--KFksStg

@TheSoddingCat another recommendation for Outfoxed - my 6 year who refuses to engage with winning and losing, really loves it and it’s a good/clever concept I think

Another vote here for Outfoxed!

My FedEx delivery I mentioned last night is actually a DPD one (it definitely said FedEx on the website!)and it’s due for delivery this morning!

@TheSoddingCat another vote for outfoxed

1L baileys £9.99 on Amazon

I have been tracking my SG order but today it's in Solihull ready to be delivered. I don't live anywhere near. But surprisingly I was just delivered cheese and wine kit. Cheese is fine until 4th of January