Thread 9 - the one where we have (wax) meltdowns

[FireflyGirl]

We're up to 997 on the other thread so creating a place holder @Reastie.

As posted on the previous thread, TopCashback are offering £2 cashback on a £5+ spend.

I need bike experts please! Ds almost 5 had decided its top of his wish list 😬 The specs are it needs stabilisers, and 16" judging by his height (skinny giant). Me and dp don't know squat about bikes, how important brand is, etc. Does anyone have recommendations? They all look pretty pricey!

We have a kids charity shop round the corner that has some from time to time, and second hand isn't an issue for us, but I've no idea what I'm looking for, or if they'll get one the right size before Christmas...

I was really trying to scale down this year as last year was overwhelming for them, but it looks like that's going out of the window...

Saw varying things with good reductions in tesco just now....might have to zoom in sorry!

Ta muchly for the new thread FireflyGirl

Terry's oranges: regular orange, mint, and dark orange all seen at B&M today (£1.50)

I did a small order from Temu to see how they are. Some of the stuff I ordered was tat but socks, bracelets, small xmas tree serving dish were good. Not sure if I would order from them again. The delivery was fast.

@Tiredsince2007 I haven’t ordered so can’t vouch but the website footballsbest4you has been mentioned on the thread over the years for football kits. 😊

My snag tights advent calendar arrived and I'm delighted! I actually got 13 pairs;
1 Merino, 2 Xmas, 2 Halloween (which I'll wear all year round), unicorns, 2 striped pairs, pink fishnets, and 4 plain colours with different textures. I'd order another but they only have size A/B left of the EU website. It looks like they have more sizes on the UK website though!

Can anyone suggest where I might get a personalised sash for our elf? (on the shelf).
Ds always complains that Christmas overshadows his birthday so thought having the elf show up in a birthday sash might help 💁‍♀️
Thought Etsy would be swimming in such things but I can't find any!

I was so tempted to get this but was worried that it would just be Christmas themed tights, now wishing I had bought it.

My L'occitane presents have arrived so thank you to the poster who suggested all the lovely codes!
2 birthday presents sorted for a December birthday and a little Xmas present! Xx

If anyone has Vodafone rewards, you can get a free pair of socks from Sockshop tomorrow, you just pay postage.

It looks like postage is £3.49 so not sure how good the deal will be, depends on the socks I guess. But if you were purchasing other items it would be worth it and you can get 10% off if you sign up to their mailing list. Their bamboo socks are so soft.

For bikes I'd really recommend Islabikes, not cheap, I'd definitely buy secondhand. They hold their value really well and I've always sold our old ones on for around what I paid for them.

Thanks for the Yankee wax melt offer, I have just ordered 2 burners and 2 wax melts for £10 😃

I saw some in the men’s section of my local TK Max but ca recall the price

@IfyoushouldmeetaCrocodile this lady on FB is fab for Elf costumes. I’ve bought from her for a few years.
https://www.facebook.com/bellabotssockmonkeys

30% off at The Handmade Christmas Co with code MNXA8Z6Q.

Debenhams have free next day delivery between 7-11 tonight

Re kids bikes, I always look at gumtree and facebook marketpkace. Have a look at Halfords or other shops that sells bikes to get an idea of sizes.

@Tiredsince2007

I've ordered from www.soccer04.com
and was very impressed with the quality .

Sadly they are closing the business...but I guess it means there may be some bargains to be had. They are still selling existing stock but that will be the last x

Thanks @Laney79 , more than I was hoping to spend alas!

Just a reminder of the Yankee candle wax melt deal glitch on Boots. It should be 1 burner and 3 Xmas wax melts for £10.

But you can add 2 burners and 2 wax melts for £10
Or
3 burners and 9 wax melts (have to be the same scent) for £18.49.

Ancestry currently have their DNA kits on offer, I don't know if they will drop further for Black Friday. AncestryDNA® | DNA Tests for Ethnicity & Genealogy DNA

Also www.thestickersite.com have free delivery over £10 and a free scratch off advent calendar (activities based I think) on orders over £20. They seem to have new designs in this year, at least I don't remember some of them from last year. I loved the labels I got from them last year, makes wrapping soooo much easier!

@Amazonmulu tesco had sets of figures for £10 in store the other day. Don't know how that compared to elsewhere.

Annoyingly, I thought I didn’t need any Lego, so I ignored the Quidco Lego offers earlier in the week, and missed a relevant Argos offer too.

I’m looking for:

-Lego Wall Art great wave (31208) cheaper than the current £70 in Argos (they had it at £40 a couple of weeks ago, but not sure if that was a mistake)

Lego wall art Spider-Man (31209) cheaper than the current £135 on Amazon.