Thread 6 - the one with Otis and the Christmas miracle

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@Cupofteaandbiscuits and @NewtyCutey loved the happy reunited story with Otis.

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)

I’ve just been into TK Maxx and they have some musical snow globes, one just like this one, for £14.99!

@dramalamma amazing thank you...the first thing from these threads I've purchased for myself!

I'm sure I saw someone earlier on this thread or the last wanting a dyson hairdryer? Found this at currys with £100 off.

www.currys.co.uk/products/dyson-supersonic-hair-dryer-onyx-and-gold-10256761.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istFeedId=4d7eb93e-055f-499d-8ee5-1cdcc50d67d1&istItemId=lliqqamxq&istBid=t&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~2046+(Shopping+Ads)+SDA+-+HEALTH+%26+BEAUTY+-+Key+deals+-+PMAX~~Exact~71700000114195381~&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&device=m&ds_kids=&tgtid=2046+(Shopping+Ads)+SDA+-+HEALTH+%26+BEAUTY+-+Key+deals+-+PMAX&&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw99e4BhDiARIsAISE7P80hAUSuUazopeiqG4MK0TR2_NmbrUsiIzBVmmIJhH62FnWe041gPEaAjFgEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Also, thanks to PP for cuisinart sale. Got the wine cork opener this morning for DM.

NEWCARD20 Gives a 20% discount on funky pigeon. Just used it myself and have done multiple orders previously so looks like it works for everyone, not just new customers :)

Home Bargains today, tubes with 6 bath bombs for £4.99 and boxes of hot chocolate crackers with 6 different flavours for £1.99, these would be good for splitting into stockings or hampers etc

Amazon have the Melissa & Doug dentist set discount to £22. Not as big a discount on their prime day but still a good buy.

amzn.eu/d/8lQ4Jtt

Both of my local Tesco’s have lots of paperchase items in their bargain aisle. I picked up a couple of notebooks for £3.00, originally £15. I’ve bought 3 rolls of lovely wrapping paper (not Christmas but good for presents) for 90p each, plus match gift tags for 50p. They have a box of 64 marker pens for £12 and Jumbo scented marker pens for a quid. They also first day at school chalk boards for £1.50 and a few other electrical bits. I know it’s store dependent but hopefully someone will see them!

In waitrose all the John Lewis candles and reed diffusers had 25% off (assume this would also be in John Lewis). There were some really pretty candles with pressed flowers inside.

micro scooters have various bits on offer today, including scooters.

Highlights: black helmet for £10 instead of £25 in size small, and bottle holders for a fiver.

You can also price match scooters so Smyths micro mini for £50 should work, and there's an offer for £10 off if you're buying anything full price code SHOW10 but you may need to sign up for the newsletter.

Thanks to the person who shared the Teapigs discount, mine arrived today and super happy with my mystery box!

Perfect gift for my niece - thank you!

If you pick up a Boots gift guide they have a scratch off section with bonus points. I got 50 advantage points on my next spend

Cute stocking filler. Yogi christmas tea half price https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B075NLML5S?ref=ppx

Is there any chance someone could pm me a Vodafone code for the baking kit please? I missed it on the thread 😔

I have a 20% off £50 lakeland voucher I won't use if anyone wants it. Expires 23rd October.
Pm me as I might loose any requests in this thread.

I've just bought 6 magazine subscriptions paid £30 paid with Amex.

. It's been registered as £10 credit via Amex then another topcashback amount of £27.30 has tracked.
If this works I've got six subscriptions and they're paying me £7.30!
How mad is that 🤣

Someone was after beauty products for stockings.
I came across this if its any use. Seems you just pay for postage
https://www.latestfreestuff.co.uk/free-make-up/free-energising-eye-masks-4-pairs/

I'm not really a beauty box kind of person so hoping someone who is will have a better idea of how good a deal this is but a lovely concept and says £225 worth of products for £50.
Look Good, Feel Better box
Every one purchased funds a place on their course.

Sweet William designs has 25% until tomorrow. I got some lovely soap and tree decorations last year. Use code CHRISTMAS25

(dog theme xmas Decs!)

Hi, I would love this if it hasn't been taken yet? Thank you ☺️

Enchanting hedwig is £28.44 at the moment - seems like a good price albeit I haven’t checked price history yet

Waitrose are selling Bonne Maman Advent jam calendars for £26.

I don’t have AMEX but might still end up with them paying me for the subscription😅

I ordered 6 months each of Good Housekeeping and Country Living, and 3 months of Harpers Bizarre. £15 in total.

TopCashBack has tracked the £15 spend for £18.90 cashback

Thanks to the PP for the cusinart sale link. I've just bought ds a personal blender thingy for £20 instead of £100 - including free delivery. I've had a look on Amazon and they cost £45 on there so not convinced by the full price but it has a 4.5 stars rating so at that price it seems worth a go as I don't know if he will use it much (just at uni). And it's usb powered and supposed to do 8 smoothies on a charge so will hopefully be good for something!

https://www.cuisinart.co.uk/cuisinart-cordless-on-the-go-blender-RPB100U.html

I wasn't sure how genuine the offer was but the PayPal receipt has come through from Conair.com - who it seems are the genuine parent company of cusinart so seems a reasonable punt!

I agree, it is a lovely concept. I've ordered, thank you for sharing this as I wouldn't have known otherwise