Christmas Bargain Thread 1 - the one where my dad is 17

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Thanks @snowmanshoes for the title!

Hello everyone, so nice to see you all. Pull up a chair, have a mince pie and a peppermint latte and share your Christmas bargains and ideas. In message two are the links and info from last year - if anyone has anything they'd like me to amend or add, please do tag me and I'll update.

A reminder not to post affiliate links in the thread but that MN do change amazon links shared by posters into MN affiliate links.

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

A massive thank you to those who have contributed and/or run the prequel threads this year. I can't believe it's another year! I started these when DD was a baby and she's just gone into Year 8!

Strange as the actual Fossil website shows the ADD25 code too. I might try again

I’ve just had my £10 boots mirror refunded. I contacted them to ask where my order was and it’s now out of stock.😡

Hubby has asked for a nespresso machine so any offers on one of these would be great!

@bizzey
I’ve done the helicopter ride and, although it’s a nice experience, it’s not as good as it suggests.
we did the one in Oxford and it’s literally you pull up in your car on a dirt track and wait there. It’s not a proper airfield with any buildings/facilities - it looked like that edge of a farmer’s field!
It says you get a six mile ride and that equates to approximately four minutes in the air. The whole experience from getting into the helicopter to disembarking was about 10 minutes.
We got a bottle of fizz as part of our experience, so you imagine sipping on it whilst you’re in the air but you don’t get it until you’ve landed and they go to the boot of their car, grab a mini bottle out of a huge box and hand it to you, no glasses. It was the cheap low % stuff too. Other people received a box of chocolates with their experience and they got one of those tiny boxes of Milk Tray that you can get for £1 in Poundland.
We went on a sunny day so the views were lovely but the whole experience was like a conveyer belt. They also tried to sell you photos of the experience (you aren’t allowed to take your own next to the plane)

@Shutupanddance1

This one was posted the other day. No idea if it's a good deal though sorry

Bundle deal

Oh no! I hope not. I placed an order early this morning using that code and I haven't had a cancellation yet.

I ordered three things with the Fossil ADD25 code, two card cases and a handbag. I got an email that my card cases have been dispatched but no mention of the handbag. I'll be gutted if they cancel it as that's the thing for me (nothing to do with Christmas). I'd wanted that bag for a while!

Hobbycraft have 25% off some water colour palettes and brushes. I know these are on DD11's birthday / Xmas list so have ordered some along with water colour paper (no discount on the paper).

Smuggle also have some good stocking filler type bits in their 5 for £5 offer.

My Naked Marshmallow kit arrived last weds, had to divert it to the local courier point, then had the stress of it being returned to sender if I didn't pick up yesterday, as they only hold them for a few days. We arrived back from holiday last night, after the post office closed . Thank goodness it was still there when we went to collect. But it's so fabulous, I'm so pleased with it. The grandkids will love it on Christmas Eve

@NortieTortie how about Harumika from Bargainmax. DD loved those last year?

I ordered a handbag with the ADD25 code last night and had a dispatch email this morning. Perhaps they oversold that particular one @Justhereforthechristmasthreads

@Bsgetty have you tried an Asian supermarket? I’ve never been to one and not had staff being superbly helpful! There’s a tiktokker called mazestories who shows you how to navigate Asian stores and how to read the labels and check for allergens.

tofu cute also have a gluten free section on their website

https://www.tofucute.com/glutenfree

I don't know if anyone else has already posted this, but Gruum are offering a wash bag and two full size products for the price of P&P (£3.95)

https://www.gruum.com/free-skincare-haircare-bundle-2023/?gcid=4045584&utm_campaign=Free_Skin_amp_Hair_Bundle_23&utm_medium=Online&utm_source=Kaarp_Rewards_GS&utm_content=Kaarp_Rewards_Free_Skin_and_Haircare_Bundle_Sept23

You can choose the colour of the washbag, and there are about 10 different options to pick from the bundle of products. My DH really likes their moisturiser, and I could checkout even though I am an existing customer.

Some really good things in this thanks! Does anyone know if it’s in store as well? Don’t want to pay postage 😂

Nespresso have offers on their vertuo machines at the minute. Reduced, plus a free milk frother/heater, and free capsules. The vertuo make bigger cups of coffee than the original machines did. We have both, but mainly use the vertuo.

Thank you @Froppysue. I hadn’t tried an in-person shop as I was concerned about not being able to read the labels, but I’ll check out mazestories, that sounds helpful.
I had a look at Tofu Cute, which looks great but they can’t guarantee no cross contamination sadly.
Many thanks!

Oooh hope the fossil order goes through ok. I went through tcb too and so far have £5 tracking ❤️

My Claire's had some squishmallows 5 for £10 - I think they are last years stock

This is a great offer, thank you.

@Vebrithien thanks for that gruum deal!

Ordered from grumm thank you for posting that offer @Vebrithien

Hoping all the rest with fossil orders get everything as the code still shows on their site so can't be a glitch or they would have stopped it by now so I'm hopeful for the rest of you.

Now to wait for the pending transaction to drop off 😂

Have ordered the gruum thank you.

Thank you again, great gift ordered- my list is getting smaller but the deals keep coming!

Excellent, fingers crossed that Gruum works!

My order has already been dispatched. 5-7 working days to arrive, apparently.

Don't know if it is a general offer or not, it was advertised on my weekly union newsletter.

Super chuffed if you all can get them.