Christmas bargains thread 1 - just in the (Saint) Nick of time

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I feel like this year is going to be my year of terrible cheesy Christmas pun thread titles

Greetings and welcome one and all to a friendly and joyful corner of mn - the Christmas bargain thread. Here, we share Christmas present purchases, ideas, links and discount codes, with the aim to spread the Christmas magic and joy and reduce the financial stress.

It's a very busy thread, so see the tips below for helping everything run smoothly and avoiding repetitions of Cookiegate etc al. It's a lovely, friendly bunch and I'm so grateful to each and every one of you for building such a warm, fuzzy and generous spot on mn. I know I've save so much over the years and am so grateful to all of you for sharing.

Pull up a sleigh and relax with a mulled wine and mince pie, for Christmas has nearly arrived!

Some of the below is copied and pasted from previous years, so do @ me if the links don't work

Stock informer is a handy site http://www.stockinformer.co.uk/default.aspx?fullsite=1

Camelcamelcamel is a great amazon price tracking tool http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com

The following links compare price products including postage
www.find-book.co.uk
www.find-cd.co.uk
www.find-dvd.co.uk
www.find-game.co.uk (as in PS4/xbox etc)

@ me if you need anything or you want to let me know anything - the thread moves so fast I can't always keep up so this really helps

B&M have the large size ones in

@1sttimeposter24 I ordered three as well. Bearing in mind they are mystery boxes so you might get something different.

The fairy cake one was in a girly ( flowery pink🙄) box and stated the contents on the inside. It would make a nice present for younger tween maybe.

The other two were clearly old subscription boxes they hadn't sold .It doesn't say what's in them and the contents are in tissue paper and sealed. Probably an ok teacher gift

Silent night, they're around 12-15 on Amazon and brilliant!

My Asda living had a big Pikachu in the other day for around £20/24.

Hobbycraft often have half price on Crayola in the school holidays so if you can wait till mid-October you may get some good offers. Or loom in the back to school sections of the supermarkets if they have any left.

"Got my Ohh Deer stationary boxes today ( late as the outside wrapping had torn, luckily it was put into a plastic bag by the post office).

One was clearly made for kids with recipe cards for fairy cakes. The other two were nice enough outside but inside there's a whole thing about it being a subscription box. So basically if you gave it as a gift it looks like something you had bought yourself and were regifting ie no thought."

Literally, ohh deer 😣 I've ordered 5

Re Posca type pens, we had the original, but DD used them to paint rocks and the pens got a bit wrecked with the colours running! Hobbycraft sometimes has them on offer
The Works do decent enough paint pens for £8 (IIRC), including some lovely pastel colours :) I’ve bought individual paint pens (forget the brand) from Poundland too, if you wanted to top up with specific colours

Sale on M&S this morning and non bargain Wednesday lego is available to pre order on lego website.

Not Xmas but National Trust doing free autumn pass -
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/escape-into-autumn

We have these for rock painting, and they are great. A bargain at £5 too!

Jmoryd 12 Acrylic Paint Pens Markers for Rocks Painting Glass Stone Wood Ceramic Craft Supplies Great for Christmas Easter Egg Pumpkin Markers amzn.eu/d/5Y83mRn

Perfect thank you! Just ordered one ☺️

This is not an xmas bargain but I thought it was a good price and a fun thing to do and also supports charity

Mind have started Pause boxes, each box contains a craft type thing such as quilling. It's £7 50 which all goes to mind, it's monthly but you can stop whenever you want.
It's the sort of thing my sister would love.

This was a pic on their Web page

Just ordered one also thank you

My oh deer boxes arrived. They were a mixed bag but perfect for making dd an advent calendar and some lovely birthday cards in there too. I bought 5 boxes.

I have a lot of art stuff for my kids (and of my own for work) would definitely recommend poscas, they are expensive for a reason- they produce beautiful results and last really well. I bought a full set in a case for my son when he was 9, and they are still going strong 2 years later (he does use them a lot). Also has 2 younger siblings so I bought him some in a case from cowling and Wilcox so he could keep them on a high shelf - reduced to £54.99 from £104 24 pen case

https://www.cowlingandwilcox.com/markers/32376-uni-posca-paint-marker-assorted-gift-case-24pc

Thanks for taking the time to send the photo, looking at it I think it will be ok.

Not particularly Christmassy but everything Cadbury is reduced in Sainsbury’s until Sunday - I think the best saving is on share bags that are half price

also ordered a National trust pass - thank you!

Sorry 🤣 Amazon are still putting it on my ‘buy it again’ section, it was two years ago I think! Never going to let me forget!

Those who are after Posca pens it might be worth checking your local tesco. I saw a post on Facebook about Tesco having them reduced to £3 so I went to check mine yesterday the ticket said £17 so I checked with the scanner and they were down to £7 for this pack but I’ve seen some people get them cheaper again

My oh deer boxes arrived too and I’m quite pleased as only one was sealed, the others were just folded over so I’ve been able to carefully look at the contents and then will be able to seal them if I send them as birthday gifts. Some cute note books etc and for the price I’m pleased.

30% off White Fox site wide
Code: WF30

@weareallqueens @YeahWellWhyNot Home bargains are doing a kit at the moment for £3.99 for 12 or £7.99 for 24. I bought some yesterday and the colour and coverage are good but they are fairly thick nibbed, POSCA are still the best for fine line paint pens but I keep them for me and let the kids use the cheaper ones!

Melissa and Doug ice cream set is down to £24.99, great price and mine both love this set.

Damn, just been to my local to check for these too and no scanners were available so didn’t bother checking! Which Tesco did you find them in?

@Carolwithane check larger Tescos as we have had loads of Pokemon squishmallows in ours before. Plus they always seem have offers on crayola too. Although a Amazon can have great deals on those too