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

[Reastie]

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)

@Reastie Title contender for the next thread. The one with the Grim Giftsets.

If anyone has seen the Primark disco ball pumpkin in store please can you let me know 😊.

Some people have mentioned Harry Potter colour change hot chocolate.

Tesco have a set with a mug and the hot chocolate.

Not sure about in store but coming up for my online shop...
Not a bargain but likely to drop for Black Friday as they usually do with gift bits, if you can hold your nerve!

There is free delivery this weekend at Claudia Bradby (pearl jewellery), plus either:

20% off first orders with code WELCOME20, or
£10 off first orders with this referral link: https://claudiabradby.myshopify.com/a/rewards/r/e0a699bb

I don't imagine they would stack, but I guess you could try. Apologies for posting a referral link, I can edit and remove if it's against thread rules or etiquette!

Bloody Heritage of Scotland are looking for £8 for standard delivery! Anyone know of any free delivery tips? Or, alternatively, and good sources of Harry Potter bits and pieces that don't cost an arm and a leg? We were in a HP shop yesterday where it was £10 for a pen and £16 for a lined notebook. £55 for a piece of-- brown hollow plast--ic wand!

@weareallqueens totally feel your pain with Harry Potter shops. I tend to hunt in the supermarkets. Sainsburys usually have pens and notebooks, tesco, B&M and Dunelm is great for bigger things such as duvet covèrs and cushions. I also look on ebay.

@weareallqueens for Harry Potter bits, Boots have some cute Hogwarts houses themed bath and body stuff as part of 3 for 2

@weareallqueens Dunelm had some nice reasonably priced HP stuff. I was really tempted by loads of it.

Thanks all! Aye, I've seen the Dunelm stuff and am quite tempted. Looks like I'm going to have to shop about a bit then.

My husband regularly buys these from Drinks from the Dram.

They sell on Amazon and their own website. They definitely have regular offers, especially on Black Friday.

Regions of Scotland Whisky Tasting Set amzn.eu/d/5CbRJno

Can anyone recommend a book to help an 8 year old learn chess?

No 7 have a 40% off sale no code.

Home bargains have them too :)

@Notdeckingthehalls when I was teaching my kids, we bought a beginners chest board from Amazon which had a leaflet in showing what pieces can move where. I think it may have even had the movements printed on the board too, beside the pieces . If you don't already have a chess set that is.

Just learning as we played worked well. Or if it's for your own child, i.e not a gift, perhaps draw the movements of each piece on A4 and stick it on a wall behind you so they can look up for guidance mid-play

Thank you. I don’t know how to play either so we will be learning together.

Hi all advice needed.
My son has asked for the smART sketcher 2.0 . £59.99 at symths Does any one have this and can recommend it or if you know of a cheaper version? He's 9 and now sure how much he will actually use it. Thank you!

Really good discount on the Latest in Beauty advent calendar. £30 off, a free mystery box of 16 items, and free shipping.
You need to add the first mystery box and the accent calendar to your basket and use code ACMYSTERY30
I'd order it but they only ship to the UK
Latest in Beauty advent calendar offer

Home Bargains are good for Harry Potter, last time I was in they had-
Fluffy Snitch notebook £3.99
Snitch pen around £1
Metal water bottle £4.99
HP trivial pursuit £2.99
Dobby Funko tshirt and mini figure set £2.99
HP card game £1.99
Stationary folder £3.99
Also some figures, other games, duvet set and cushions but I didn't catch prices.

Farmfoods has HP Cluedo for £9.99

Boyes has HP metallic scratch art sets for £1.99, sticker sets for £1.50 and other bits of stationary like notebooks and pens.

Can you tell I'm also on the lookout for gifts for a HP obsessed person this year? 😂

Sorry for the rubbish link at the park with 3 children

Lots of kidzlabs sets reduced at amazon

4M KidzLabs Anti Gravity Magnetic Levitation Kit | Make a Pencil Float in Mid Air | Engineer Personal Transportation | Gravity Defying Sculptures | Motion Machine & More | Kids 8+ https://amzn.eu/d/ck31x3f

My DD18 asked for the limited edition fondant pink ghd straighteners for Christmas. They were £209 on the GHD site with them making a £10 donation to breast cancer charities too. There was a 15% off your first order offer and it worked on the limited edition items too. I decide to get them personalised for an extra £10 because of the saving which will be a nice surprise for her 😊

Microscooters 10% off on orders over £135, if that helps anyone a little bit...
Code is SEPT10

My son has the Usborne Chess Book which is good x

20% off drunk elephant at cult beauty this weekend only. No code.

Thanks @TheCrow. I've just copied your whole post into my notes!

Thanks- had 3 of these on my list luckily!