Thread 4 - the one with our Guylian best before fate

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It was a toughie to pick the thread title this time!
Thanks to @RainbowZebraWarrior for the title For those interested, our fate is best before June of next year and the offer was regarding Guylian choices at B&M.

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.

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

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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)

The slippers come to £19.60 is that right?

@TheRedheadMummy i love the royal blend tea! They also do some amazing biscuits in Fortnums as well as delicious jam, loveky for a hamper. My son has done a couple of French exchanges and we’ve sent shortbread which goes down well. How about a Christmas pudding or mince pies?

That's right which for handmade and such lovely materials and free delivery is excellent

https://onaie.com/collections/slippers/products/lucky-dip-womens-sheepskin-slippers-1

Use code LUCKY to bring down to £19.60

Thanks to a pp for this one

@Skullerymaid santa brought a chocolate fountain last year. At first the children were disappointed as it looked so much smaller than the ones they had seen out. But they were delighted that it worked so well and they realised that a big one would need tonnes of chocolate to work.

Everyone we mentioned it to said "it'll be horrible to clean" but it's honestly fine, just pop all the bits in hot soapy water as soon as its done. Yes you need to add oil to keep the chocolate flowing. Tastes fine though and the children were so pleased.

The one we had was previously on argos, but I can currently only see on amazon. Think it it waa about £20/£25

Chocolate Fountain Chocolate Fountain

@Ewock Thank you, we have crocodile visit on the cards for next year and next Easter he is doing a zoo keeper day.
So much easier when plastic reptiles were enough 😆

Thanks for this!! I’ve been looking for a gaming chair for my son but they are so expensive

@issantahereyet yay for getting the clicky link to work 👌

Sorry, me with yet another question 🫣

Looking for a birthday gift for one of the boys in the family, it's just before Christmas so budget is around £15. I've been having a little look at the Lego Minecraft sets which I think may be a safe bet, but problem is I don't know which one looks best. My little boy isn't old enough to be into Lego or Minecraft yet so completely lost!
Has anyone got any experience with any of the sets or able to suggest which one may be best? He'll be turning 9 if that matters

Thanks so much for the slippers deal. Got an order in, supposedly for MIL but if I get the more exciting ones I might keep them myself. They look beautiful.

Just a note that the Morrisons toys are cheaper in store than online. The doll in the carry cot was £15 in my local store today.

We're just at the tail end of a house wide virus, so I'm going to blame it on the brain fog from that and pregnancy brain 🙈

Forgot to say thank you for taking the time to show us! 😊

Would the mini zoologist be interested in taxidermy? They even have a DIY kit

Thank you santa!
I want one of these for my birthday... which is just before the kids birthdays..so I can use it at their parties 😂

If you/the person you're buying for have little or big feet (size 3, 4, 8 or 9) there are also some lovely women's felt slippers on Onaie reduced to £9.99 from £30 or these for size 3 at the same price.

Has anyone had the Onaie slippers before? Just wondering what the sole is like. I’m in the market for a new pair of slippers but need them to have a bit of support ideally. I love the look of the bootie ones!

Anyone buying from Smyth's and wanting to take advantage of their current offer, it may be worth making multiple transactions/trips. I know it's a headache doing it that way, but all savings help!

Just thought I'd mention it as a couple of years back, the thought wouldn't have even crossed my mind!

Thank you!

I don't know if I'm doing this right (Also, Guylian are my fav chocolates and I was unaware you could get them at bargain prices in B&M.)

I also buy a knock-off Guylian from Lidl/Aldi - They are 2.99 a box, look just like them, there's around 30 chocolates in the box (maybe less!) And sometimes taste even nicer...they are in a white box, cannot remember the name, clear plastic on top showing seashell and seahorse shaped, marbled chocolate inside.

Also, I have this link for a Salter hot chocolate maker down from £70 to £34:

www.robertdyas.co.uk/salter-the-chocolatier-ek5134-electric-milk-frother-hot-chocolate-maker-black

Check out their duvet covers and bed spreads down to £20! Love Robert Dyas.

I’ve got 20% off foot asylum if anyone can use it. Please note some items are excluded from use including the trainers I want 🙈

Was that in the US? This was the U.K. marathon

@DirtyDensDog are you on this thread? I know my vodafone code didn't work for you for the Gruum set, it must have been nabbed by someone else. Did you manage to get one from someone else though?

@mummydoris2006 no I didn't manage to get a Vodafone code in the end. I would have loved to have got the Gruum set.

@ShinyPrettyThings87 Thanks, I think last years crocodile was actually from Etsy
So I will try that next .
@AndSoFinally 😂

I still call it a marathon!
Even when I see a snickers in the celebrations box...I still say...I will have all the marathon's! 😂

@sillygoof I have a pair that I got from ILs last Xmas.

They don’t have a supportive sole but it has a kind of cup shape that lifts up around the sides to stitch into the top of the slipper. The pics show this, and the sheepskin lining means your feet are supported, but it’s not a ‘support’ sole like a Birkenstock IYSWIM

🤣 less plastic as they get older but so much more expensive 😉