Thread 2 - the one with a round of Santa-plause for all of the bargains

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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!

@ 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

A few pointers to make everyone’s life easier and the thread be as useful as possible:

• It’s handy to put in bold the bargains so they’re easy to spot
• No affiliate links
• No need to place mark or post messages of hello or thanks at the start of a new thread - use the ‘watch thread’ button
• Be nice or leave

The current referral thread for sharing referral codes https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/4940918-4940918-bargain-referrals-thread-6 . Please use this rather than this page to share referral links to make the sharing fair.

To make clicks links, you set it up like this only without any spaces apart from between the website and the word(s) you’re writing: www.bargainsahoyeveryonecomehere.co.uk

Thanks @RainbowZebraWarrior for the instructions below.
To make something bold, put this star * either side of the word you want to bold (with no spaces in between)

So starhellostar would look like this.

hello

Obviously use the * not the word star

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)

Love the smart game recommendation. Never seen these before and now plan on buying a different one for each child on my list for christmas, including my own.

So many different games and difficulties dependent on age. They look really fun and think the kids will love them.

Going in the amazon basket so I can track the price and buy when they're on offer.

Also bought the face serum recommended for myself today on offer atm.

This thread is my cup of mulled wine!

Adam Frost gardening book has consistently been £2 at Argos for a while for anyone who still wants it and doesn’t want to wait for the Amazon delivery dates

If anyone needs a little run around for home - my son's from a few years ago has just died, this one is on offer. Alas I need a coordinating pair for my 2yo 😅

Buy some normal cheap Christmas crackers with the colour/pattern you like
At the end of each one, carefully cut the tie off
Cracker will open up and you can tip the contents out, the “cracker” part will stay as the other end is still tied
We then put the hats and jokes back in with our own gifts
Tie the end back up - we use ribbon to make it look a bit more luxurious
Then replace the tie the other end so both ends match
Much cheaper than the packs of make your own crackers and far more choice
Last year we used a pack we bought for a couple of pounds as we liked the colour - everyone thought we had spent a fortune on them!

I’ve just received my Boots points card coupons in the post today. Just in case anyone’s waiting on them before purchasing - they are on the way!!

Depending on where she's travelling to I really rate geopress bottles. Not cheap and heavier than average but means you don't need to worry about clean water. You just pour water in, press it down, and it's ready to drink.

I put 2 copies in my Amazon basket at £2 last night but they had gone up to £8.81 today. I managed to get them at Argos for £2 but they are listed as clearance and out of stock online (and at my local store). If anyone still wants one, move fast!

If anyone doesn’t already use the Amazon app, I got a £15 off a £30+ spend voucher for my first purchase using the app. I used it for the £90 RPP Beast Lab that is 60% off so I am feeling rather smug at getting it for £19 with the voucher. Thank you whoever posted that link!

I think I'm being daft, I can not find the original post for love nor money! Would you be able to tell me about the smart games?

@Ewock this was the original post

Has anyone had a dispatch email from Whistlefish yet? Just wondering if they're going to honour the (maybe too good to be true) discount code. I ordered Saturday and no dispatch yet.

The smart games look fab, there's some I'd like for myself!

I'm asking lots of questions today! But I remember seeing a wooden advent style holder for lindt/Ferrero chocs. It was different styles but I remember one was an xmas tree. I just can not remember where I saw it, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

This one is currently under £4 on Amazon

Lisa Angel usually have a few wooden advent calendars you fill yourself with little drawers, was it there? Or NOTHS?

I should have said its not drawers more a free standing which has holes to place the chocs in. Sorry I'm not describing it very well.

@Ewock if you search Lindt advent calendar on Etsy loads come up

They probably weren't working over the weekend and came into the office Monday morning to find they were swamped with orders from mumsnetters! 😂

@virgocatlover I'm a regular Whistlefish buyer, didn't buy last weekend, but usually its 3 or 4 days before they are despatched, so don't panic yet

Quick question from me-my DS1 has started to take a really keen interest in Harry Potter and I'd love to encourage it. I think he'd love the smiggle Harry Potter advent calendar- is it likely to sell out? I bought a standard smiggle for DD last year when they went down to around £20 but don't want to hold out a d miss it for the sake of a saving as I know DS would love it 😬

Just a warning that if you want to order one of the Spicers of Hythe hampers or gift sets they are significantly cheaper on Spicers own website and there is a further 20 % off with the code SNOW20 and you can select the delivery day you want it for.
https://www.spicersofhythe.com/collections/christmas-gift-hampers

I did this last year and used the bargainous Whitestuff socks as cracker prizes (large crackers). They were a huge hit.

In Home Bargains earlier, I noticed mini Carex sets (of three), boxed Paw Paw balm singles and sets of 2, Dove lip balm sets, 99p - £4.49. Nice little stocking fillers or inexpensive but useful teacher gifts.

An update on the Elizabeth Arden free gift from a couple of threads back… my £19.99 order arrived two weeks ago without the gift, which on the website was still showing as pending dispatch.

Queried with them today and they said my gift had been cancelled because my order was deemed not eligible anymore! Bit cheeky since they didn’t even contact me to tell me and took my money. Plus it clearly was eligible per their offer. So I’m holding firm and challenging them. No way I would have ordered were it not for the free gift! Very naughty of them…

Has anyone had anything similar?

@Ewock do you mean something like this? Lots on eBay 😊

Yes me too!! Will try and post on here if I notice they go down. Thanks so much to whoever mentioned them, they look fab..