Thread 4 - the one where Herd Mentality is great fun

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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.

Excellent, thank you @IggyAce. Off to look...

Thank you for the Narnia suggestions - I'll have a look at them all this evening.

Sainsburys have quite a few Christmas sweets (eg the new Terrys mint chocolate orange) on their nectar offers if anyone likes to stock up in advance.

Just thought I'd recommend the wrapping paper from Home bargains
£1.69 for 8m and is surprisingly good quality
I'm ahead of myself this year and have started wrapping as i buy

I ordered a bubble tea pack from Tesco, it makes one drink and was £2.30. It’s arrived in the shopping delivery and is dated May 2024

might be a nice stocking filler

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Lululemon discount code anywhere ?

I ordered these tea lights from next thinking they would be lovely to go with my Oliver Bonas bargain melt burners. They are much bigger than I expected so won’t fit the wax burner but at £4 they would make a great gift. They are in heart shaped glass pots and it’s a really heavy parcel. Even dh, who objects to paying 6 shillings for a carrier bag, agreed that they were good for the price.

@superstar84 - thanks, that bubble tea kit is a perfect stocking filler for my 2 teens.

Thanks so much for these threads, I feel I’ve been much more organised this year and saved a fortune. 🙏
I am on the hunt for white chocolate oranges if any one spots any.
Also if anyone knows how to get discounts at JoJoMamamBebe. Thank you!!

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I'm also going to get the bubble tea kit. My dd is desperate for some after I bought a larger kit of my older niece birthday. I'm pretty sure my dd won't like it, so a single portion is perfect

Love the bubble tea idea but my tween hates the popping bobas. Has anyone found a packet with normal solid bobas that don't burst?

@Whereisallmymoneygoing tesco have the half sized white chocolate oranges.

silk pillowcases I’ve had quite a few from jasmine silk and without fail they disintegrate after about a year so I wouldn’t recommend. I have now got one from John Lewis (own brand) and it’s washed and lasted really well.

Silk pillow cases, I really like Blissy ones, they aren’t cheap but last and are very luxurious. I buy one every Black Friday sale, they do take a while to come through. Also not too keen on Jasmin silk but I’ve only had the full silk ones from there.

Can anybody link the last thread? Dud I miss anything good, I just never saw it and it wasn't liked in thread 2
Thanks!

I didn't see the Robert Sabuda chat on last thread, but have his Night Before Christmas, and it's beautiful and been DTwins Christmas Eve bedtime story every year since they were born.

@IamChipmunk thank you. I haven't smelled it yet but had been looking. I was given a nice of festive candles from Next last year but have been into reed diffusers this year. I like that there's refills and different sizes.

Tescos had Lynx gift sets (deodorant & shower gel) for £4 clubcard price.

Good teen/tween stocking filler.

Just popped in Tesco but hardly any Christmas clothes. Hopefully more to come 🤞🏻

@WingingIt101 I am happy to be corrected but I don’t think Next do any discount codes. I’ve def never seen one.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/4890114-christmas-bargain-thread-1-the-one-where-my-dad-is-17

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/4618936-thread-2-the-one-with-a-bath-humbug

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/4906974-thread-3-the-one-with-the-single-use-oven

Just working my way through these now as I'm late to the party.

@nicky2512 Next currently have 20% off homeware for selected customers.
I posted about it at the start of the thread.

Tesco do sell one with tapioca pearls, but it is a taro flavour so if she's not keen on that you're best off ordering a plain bag of the stuff (online world food retailer or maybe Amazon?) to combine with simple HK-style milk tea.

@IamChipmunk oh v good thank you. Missed that. Wish they would do general discount codes to use on anything though like other shops do. I would save a fortune!