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.

Second (or third) the Islabikes recommendation. Or Frog. They are both fairly pricey (am v sad about Islabikes closing) but particularly in the small sizes you can get good condition second hand ones (still not cheap). I recommend joining Facebook groups - if you search Frog bikes and Islabikes you will see a few buy and sell groups.

About stabilisers - unless there is a particular reason you want to use them, I have found children learn to ride more quickly without. Tie a jumper round their waist and spend a few backbreaking hours holding on to that as they wobble around, and off they go!

DD is wanting a new Ipad, keyboad and pen/pencil thing. For the apps she needs for her studies she needs either an Ipad Air or Pro.

As I would obviously prefer NOT to spend over £1000 or even near £1000, are there any websites with good deals or codes? Any black friday offers?

Don't forget if you do the Boots Yankee Burner deal for £10 - there is also a code NEWAPP10 that takes 10% off orders over £25 that stacks to get you more for your money.

Things I'm still after -
Bubble tea kits (hoping BubblePanda have a decent Black Friday offer)
Naked Marshmallow Smores kits
Pokemon Card Sets - no idea what sets the kids all want or good offers on these
Minecraft Legend Switch games
Costa gift cards - does anyone have % off offers yet?

As a cheaper alternative to isla and frog - don't forget Hoy (as in Chris Hoy) bikes. Same lightweight frame design!

@IfyoushouldmeetaCrocodile there is a birthday elf on the shelf outfit. It is like a cupcake dress & hat! They are currently on sale on Vinted -just search elf on the shelf.

I've just tried to order the Yankee candle deal and they're out of stock. It says more stock coming soon.

@Holdyournoseandthinkofchocolate He can't quite grasp the peddles on a trike so the stabilisers are definitely needed! He's also the type of child to have freak accidents requiring non emergency surgery 😅

I bought some gift card boxes in tKmaxx to package my bohomoon jewellery in. You could put the download code in a box like this?

My son used his student discount to bring down the price on a similar purchase recently

I’m pretty sure I saw it in Waitrose along with Tony’s Chocoloney

I know there was a lot of love for Roka bags on mumsnet earlier in the year, so just wanted to flag that in their archive section they have reduced the price of their bumbag to about £17 and it’s available in lots of different colours.

the bumbag style isn’t my cup of tea but perhaps it might make a good gift for some people.

Superdrug has a good deal not sure how long it will last. But you need to be a member.
Versace Men or Womens Trio Gift Sets

So the gift sets are normally £20 each but if you are a superdrug member, they drop to £17 each. They are also on buy 1 get 2nd half price. Then it also stacks with 15% off fragrance gift sets.

So 2 Versace gift set trios for £25.50 in total making them just £12.75 each.

Tesco and Asda have bubble tea kits x

Versace Fragrance Gift Set Trio

Thanks for the link I've just ordered this

Can someone link the wax melt deal please

Lidl have dark chocolate oranges!

Picked up a leaflet for Black Friday - offers on instax cameras

@Blessedbethefruitz why not try a balance bike first? The Cycle Sprog website is amazing at explaining how to measure, what brands are lightweight etc.

Just found the Yankee link, I've got two wax burners and 2 wax melts for £10 so that's a treat for me, thank you

hi smile teeth whitening bundle (it's really good stuff) for £16.80

argh that instax offer at Lidl is good. Its the 11 not the new 12 but its still a good price. £64 leaves spare to buy the matching album & carry bag. Ive bought the Boots star gift for £89 which includes film/case/album. Might have bought this if id seen it.

@Theacademicswife The white Yankee candle warmer is still in stock but the other colour has been sold out for a couple of days.

@Trumpton I bought all the Drina books as comfort reading during lockdown. Book 11 was published years after the rest and there are a lot fewer of them around. I kept checking all the second hand selling sites and eventually got it for £18. Hope you manage to find a copy.

@Lovemusic82 i can recommend the Monty Bojangles advent calendars. There are usually a couple of different ones - last year I bought them from Amazon as nowhere local had them.

@XmasShoppingsister thank you. I have just found it.

O2 priority code for handmadechristmasco £1 decoration Z5W55KR5ZQSNP if anyone wants to use it