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)

@VeruccaSalty sol de janeiro is the in thing with my teens & their friends, depending on ehat scent they like.
You can get the gift set with four different sprays in which might be an idea depending in your budget.
I have a £5 off code, will PM you.

Harry Potter Lego on Amazon

Dobby down to £14.60 cheaper than sainsburys
Hedwig privat drive down to £12 which is the same as sainsburys

Not checked any others but worth a look

Thanks to everyone for suggestions on the Tiny Me labels. Especially PP who said you can use them for future years. Honestly been a morning of it my brain clearly not thinking straight. Thanks again!

Thanks for looking for me @TheRedheadMummy

Hi, I went to York McArthur Glen today. They had 30% off shop stock in Claire’s and a sale on in Louisa - with prices starting at £2.

The M&S outlet had reduced price Xmas candles, paper, bedding and room sprays.

@VeruccaSalty try code 40PLUS it may give a discount

Just received the personalised bottles of Heinz ketchup that I saw on here. The label printing is shocking!! Names aren't centred and it looks like a child has printed them out. Not worth the money sadly. Have contacted them for a return/refund but thought I'd give others the heads up! The preview showed the names in the correct places.

Oh no! I was banking on these for stocking fillers!

Any offers on

A heated throw

Sol de janiero bum bum cream

Milkshake hair products

I’ve never thought to do this. We tip our postie and the bin men because we always have the same ones.

works well with our postie as he goes out of his way to leave our parcels hidden from view etc

Lego flowers down to £7.60 on amazon, thats the cheapest ive seen them so far and an extra5% off if you buy 4 items on that offer.

20% cash back on top cash back for the ghd site for 4 hours

@Restlessinthenorth me too! I've complained so will let you know what they say!

I got the email too. It's a really good deal. I don't think you'll get much better then that, in terms of discount. Just ordered my second pair 😁

Very quick delivery from cuisinart. My corkscrew turned up this morning before I even got the dispatch email.

Very happy for the price. Thank you to original poster for that one!

I was trying to make final decisions and ended up missing that voucher too - best I could find was 10% off with CR4F7Z10

Anyone order from Brand Alley before, my delivery is taking ages and wondered if it was normal?

Yes, they take weeks.

@VeruccaSalty look fantastic have 22% off just now with code flash22

Thanks for all the T-shirt suggestions 🙂

Yes, it’s quirky printed T-shirts I am looking for. Teepublic look good, but don’t seem to do long sleeved unfortunately. I might be stuck with Redbubble.

Teepublic do do long Sleeved (? Do do 🤣) but need to select from drop down menu on left

Sorry if previously shared but freeman face masks that retail about £5-6 are on the shelves at my local Home Bargains for 39p!

I ordered one of these for my little one and it arrived the other day and is great so hopefully just a dodgy batch and they will replace for you asap!!

@MamaK19 hope so! I was really disappointed!

Does anyone know where you can buy individual Fisher-Price little people? They were mentioned a while back in I think Home Bargains for £1 but I don't have a store anywhere near me. 3 B&Ms though 🙄
I would really like one for my little girl's stocking but don't really want to pay £7 for one off Vinted.