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)

If anyone is looking for Christmas wrapping cascayde.com have some beautiful designs and all eco friendly. I used code Hello10 for 10% off first order. It arrived today and I’m so pleased with it.

That's the ones I've seen. Fab thanks so much

Which do you think look good for adults as I've just seen the kid ones but I was thinking hmm I'd play an adult version of this!

Great recommendation from the OP!

I liked the heart puzzle. It's a heart on one side rectangle on the other. The booklet shows you some of the pieces to put in then you have to add the rest. It looks nice and not too big, something to keep my mind working 😉. Long covid and menopause is playing having with my memory

I don’t suppose anyone has seen this in The Range:
Iridescent Diamante Reindeer
it looks like a bargain and seems to be really popular. Just wondered if anyone has one. Do the store away easily?

Barbie toy!
I haven't been this year but every year B&M sell the folding carry Barbie houses for half the RRP! I brought a different one each year for the last 3 years around £20-£25. Might be different this year but definitely check! Usually on the bottom shelf but that might just be my local one 🤣

I bought this for my footie mad ds

https://www.smartgames.eu/uk/our-games

You can see the full range here.

Football cards look like a lovely stocking filler @Ewock

That's what I thought. We have lots of bits for dd that I've picked up so far, she loves crafts but my dsnis hard to buy for. Figurednit was a good size for his stocking

There are some small discounts on the Smart Games here

TAKE3 takes another 3% off

@Summerserenite - does it have to be clothes for your 10 year old giftee??

I have given my goddaughter and DNiece Hot diamondss* rose gold lockets when MSE50 and JEWELS are working to give 50% off and free P&P

Or

Jellycat key chain - ridiculous price that I'd be ever spend on DS - but seems different when I'm treating them

Or

Stackers should do a Black Friday offer (did last year) for a grown up jewellery box?

Wow @MilkyBadBoy - that’s disappointing- did they say why your order was ineligible? Can you return the items you bought? (If you want to that is.)

I think it was me that posted the deal originally and I know subsequently some people got even better offers, but I can’t remember how/why, (apart from the person who stacked with the new customer code - my code didn’t turn up in time!)

I recently had similar with LF - I had qualified for a free loyalty box with my next order. I ordered something and then the free gift didn’t turn up. LF gave me the runaround for weeks, but I messaged constantly and eventually they fulfilled my order.

I hope you get it sorted out.

Hot Diamonds code not working for me? (MSE40)

Think it is only on outlet items

After smugly scrolling past all the squishmallows chat because DS didn't know they existed, he walked past the entertainer today and saw the 10" Miles Morales (Spidey) one and apparently needs it. Is it likely to go on offer before Christmas? It didn't look like it was in the current entertainer offer but £19 for what looks like a pillow he will glance at once seems a lot haha.

Jaques of London now have 25% off everything with code BIGDEAL25 - they do some lovely wooden toys and they come packaged really nicely for gifts too.

@PlanBea if it is this one it seems it is £19.

Yes, not working on outlet items unfortunately.

I thought the latest code was MSE50 off outlet....don't forget to see if jewels works as code for free delivery still

Hi all, does anyone have a sense of how much to target to pay for a Barbie Dreamhouse please? We have too many toys so I’m looking at going down the route of one main present this year plus consumables - shower gels, chocolates, etc. Just need to work out something with an equivalent wow factor for my 8 year old son…

It was Etsy

The Tom Gates advent calendar (which I was watching due to seeing it mentioned on a previous thread at £11ish) has now gone down to £8.62!!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Gates-Advent-Calendar-mini-books/dp/0702318264/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=IKQOSC96JKIM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GFUUd2f8iDdkSDiVXhXAO6PW2N0gNEtZmdNYRPkg5-R2VMdzQ41ONnvyxZgQNPOIdHEBT9VVVuXHczkwA-U2KmfK086JoV86pXvQrMc4GWMBQgrbRUaq2XtUJGiVmI6fEPDkOCzSGoBeqHDSc2s7CMR4Gnd03X9M1WqJFk10EgGSVgHrGYJ9aRuVRQzcQPNksBD5lkVAs9ts87M7k38bBg.lZx44hYvHdMs_K90RTaD3ou3ctbnt2pN7arHMpZNxVQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=tom+gates+advent+calendar&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1727125997&sprefix=tom+gat%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

Sorry for the giant link!!

The HotDiamonds code isn’t working for me either - it was the other day, but I can’t remember I put in - possibly MSE50 - but that’s not working now.

Can anyone remind me where I might have bought a cheap dry robe thing ? Can't find my receipt and it's not arrived sadly !

@PollyOrange I really hope it wasn't OnlineHomeStore as they're a nightmare to deal with