Christmas bargain prequel thread 3 - one with all the lush minecraft

[Sideorderofchips]

Not long till reastie takes over!

Reminder from previous thread, lush has launched its Minecraft bath bombs and shower bombs. Use the app to get free delivery and £3 off!

Anyone ordered from studio before and are they any good? Thanks

I had the same experience

I've always brought Lego from Zavvi or IWOOT.
They are the same company. Although I find Zavvi seems to have their prices are higher.

The hut also is part of them. Generally they have same/similar sales. Especially with Lego.

Does anyone remember the IWOOT blender which never arrived?! Took ages to get a refund.

Just been in to our local Tesco. They had some decent bits
Aromatherapy works usb diffuser with 2 oils £10
Kit n Kraft personalise your own tote bag £2.40
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Oops posted too soon & pressed random buttons!
Also this crystal terrarium £4.80 down from £16. Grabbed a couple of these for tweens

I've ordered from studio many of times. Last time was just a couple weeks ago. Good prices but they don't often do free delivery so need to factor in the £4.99
Also be aware sometimes some things are dispatched and shipped separately. My last order came in 3 different shipments

Also zuru max Lego with 20% off. Same as the entertainer. My DD got the fire station down to £24.

Cute terrariums @hby9628

I’m not feeling as inspired as usual this time of year but I would have liked to have made a serious start by September. I’ve done a list and most things I’ll be just waiting for a big discount before I do decide to order which might not be until Black Friday. Fewer and fewer young kids to buy for with each passing year!

Laredoute have a flash sale on for the next 6 hours. Just bought Dd1’s bag for secondary school for under £18 (excluding delivery). Adidas black and gold 27 litre so I’m keeping my fingers crossed it will be ok! Cheapest I could find through googling. Signed up to the mailing list and got extra discount off as well, think it was 30% off full price and 10% off sale prices.

Have just purchased this from Cult Beauty for my beauty mad DD. I have added a referral code to the referral board if anyone needs one, it takes another £5 off.

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/glow-recipe-fruit-babies-routine/15204330/?affil=awin&utm_content=Redu+Group+Ltd+-+Ashleigh+Money+Saver+%2F+Feed+Your+Family+%26+More&utm_term=United+Kingdom&utm_source=AWin_202937&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=AffiliateWin&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=202937&awc=29063_1724602242_9f00f30fea3bd29bd6f24d942255f195

Tiger who came to tea puzzle book back down to £1.50!

10 years since Robert? Oh gosh surely not - I've also been here since the beginning too. This thread has been a big part of our family Christmases and I have saved a small fortune over the years. We've shared codes, got and sent stuff to the desperate, given away freebies to help others and generally spread Christmas cheer. So heartwarming.This year we are expecting a DGD due on 22nd December so I'm wondering if she'll appear in time to be a threadbaby!

We are like a little festive family on here ❤️🎄

@Sideorderofchips yes, got it in one - don't underestimate how much we all appreciate all the effort you and @Reastie put into the nation's Christmases!

Thanks so much to you @Reastie and @Sideorderofchips and all contributors - I was on the thread last year, (NC since), and appreciate all the tips. I am so impressed that the thread has been going on so long! (Who or what is Robert, btw? If you don’t mind me asking!)

On an unrelated note: Aromatherapy Associates have 25% off until tomorrow with code BANK25 and a free gift if you spend £65+.

Also, not Xmassy, but my local Aldi had a huge stack of those everyways pans that people were going crazy for earlier in the year. I got a blue one as I had FOMO from last time 😹

I think I really want to get my son this Bluey house set but it's current not available (or £120 from third party seller) on Amazon, and £100 on eBay. Annoyingly, I'm sure I saw it very early on this year for about £70 in Costco, it's currently not on their website however. Has anyone got it and would recommend, or know of it cheaper elsewhere? Do you think it would come down in price for black Friday? Already done loads of his Christmas shopping, done really, so not really wanting to spend much more let alone c.£100 - but I just think he'd love this!

Bluey Ultimate Mega set 40 piece https://amzn.eu/d/2ehpx8f

@IlovePond Robert was a giant sized bargainous soft toy [someone might be along to correct me but a unicorn I think]. My lot were already too old for him but he definitely made at least one thread title and had a massive following.

Robert is a hugely oversized cuddly unicorn (it's HUGE!) that quite a few of us got (was that rally ten years ago?!). We've still got our Robert in the loft! DD loved it and we had a giant Robert and a couple of years later found a slightly smaller (but still big) Robert in Home Bargains, so we have two matching ones! I can't remember who came up with the name Robert and why, but it's stuck with ours. My DD used Robert as her pillow for years.

Thanks for clearing that up @recklessgran and @Reastie - I had visions of some anti Xmas bargain hunting troll called Robert 😹

Evening all, also been here since the start (I think) certainly remember Robert. I never seem to find many bargains for you all- it's actually one of my autumn missions every year!
Just wondered if anyone has seen any Christmas themed stuff irl. I thought I had finished the Xmas uni boxes but nephew has decided to go last minute and it's a bit of a tradition of mine to send them off with a wrapped box to open in November. So far I've found sone Xmas chocs/advent/xmas air freshener. Looking for Christmas cheap ish bits to add like mug/shower gel/mini tree sort of thing. If anyone sees anything, I'd love a heads up. They have to take them mid sept.
Normally I'd get stiff in the January sales.

@TryingToHelpBut if you've a Home Bargains nearby, they have started their displays and definitely had Christmas mugs out in ours.

Home Bargains had just started putting Christmas stock out when I was in there on Friday - only a small section but I bet within a week it will be full on. They also had half an aisle of Halloween bits.
I've got a £7 off a £75 spend expires 29th August if anyone wants it.

Sorry the £7 off £75 is for Argos!

Normally I'd get stiff in the January sales. 🙈🙈 typo. @Reastie, we've a contender for the first thread title!