Thread 7 - the one with no name

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Sorry - I panicked with the title

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
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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.

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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)

Not sure if it’s been mentioned but John Lewis currently have 20% off their own brand toys, they have some cute wooden food. They also have 20% off Mellisa and Doug but not sure how that compares with the recent Amazon deals.

For the Elemis offer that was posted has anyone actually tried it? I’m tempted but never tried it before so dunno if it’s worth splashing out 😂

Also I’ve always found Amazon to have the best customer service in terms of returns and refunds

Teenagers still love white fox
nike and adidas are still worn a lot by teens
wide legged jeans seem to be making a comeback amongst the older teens
cargo trousers are worn by a lot of kids at non uniform days
skinny crop t shirts and a crop hoodie are worn a lot but so are baggier t shirts
A lot like Primark and SHEIN for clothes so it’s more about the style than the brand names for a lot of them
Nike air and converse popular

Ok I may have just purchased 3 Elemis 🐑

2 are gifts honest 😂

There's also a peptide4 overnight peel which has a massive reduction but not sure I fancy that one

Mine only comes up as save 5% with subscribe and save for the Elemis, anyone know why? 🙈

If anyone has an Argos code they could PM me, for money off a £70 spend, I'd be very grateful :)

White Fox hoodies ( they had 40% off last Black Friday)
Favourite band merchandise t-shirts ( H & M have a lot of different bands and artists and they are t-shirts not cropped.
They like plain zip up hoodies that are oversized too- My Niece calls them zip ups and we usually get them from H & M.
Teens seem to like Bershka and H & M
Adidas Campus trainers are all the rage at the moment and Uggs ( both quite pricey but if DD is size 5.5 or under you or can get the youth or junior sizes which are cheaper and exactly the same). ( Adidas had 35% off on the app last Black Friday)

Jeans ( not skinny, flares or wide leg are back in) leggings ( Black, Dark Brown and Burgundy)

Hollister hoodies are popular

Hope this helps- what previous posters have said keep a look out at what Teens are wearing when your out and about in your area.

Has anyone spotted Nintendo Switch games on sale? Specifically looking for Kirby!

If you don't mind second hand /refurbished tech, then there are some great bargains to be had. I have bought nearly all my phones second hand in the last decade or so - most recently from Giffgaff when I got a good as new iPhone 13 (when they were new!) with 512GB storage for less than a new iPhone 12 with only 128GB storage. - and it was pristine. Amazing bargain. it was pure fluke I spotted it - I couldn't have afforded so much memory usually so wasn't looking for it, but it was cheaper than getting one with less memory on too - so worth checking out all sizes! I've also been lucky on Music Magpie for good bargains iPhones so would check them out for Kindles too.

And if you want books for your Kindle (or indeed many other reading formats) - make sure you're signed up to BookBub and Freebooksy for lots of daily free books - you can choose the types of book you're interested in - it's a great way to build up plenty of books to have by you

Boots have a half price The Ordinary Hydrate & Brighten set for £29 - the box doesn't look very exciting but I'm tempted to get it for myself as I use their products anyway!

The Ordinary set

House of Fraser have 20% off all full price brands with code FF20:

20% off

Thank you!

How about one of the personal smoothie 'on the go blenders' from Cusinart? I've bought one for my ds thanks to spotting the link on this thread last week, a snip at £20 (including free delivery) each rather than £100 (although Amazon has them for about £45 which I suspect might be more realistic a price).

They had good reviews on Amazon and can be recharged with a usb cable and taken out on the go - great if they want healthy drinks, fancy cocktails or to make easy pancake batter or pesto or pasta sauces etc. Like most of the other posters on here who also ordered, I didn't get any confirmation about delivery, they just arrived.

https://www.cuisinart.co.uk/

Alternatively how about a Lego flower - either a smaller one with something fun to go with it or one that costs the full £20 or so?

Also - do they have the big Oodie type oversized hoodies? Various suggestions of places to get them on this thread - I've had them from 5 Pound Stuff (I think that's the name) that turned out to be genuine oodies - which ended up being not worn a lot as were too warm!), Siena ones from OHS and a teddy fleece one from Dunelm which have all been worn lots and my particular favourite - one of the Siena Zipped ones - also from OHS.

I've ordered the poncho towels this year for gifts from OHS - between £8-£15 - thinking they will be good for those who like having the big hoodies on in the summer but also for using as a towel all year. Waiting for them to arrive so no idea what the quality will be like. OHS also has some microfibre beach towels to put on long sunbeds so have got some of those to try too as xmas presents - they were £2-£10.

Thank you so much for all your suggestions and kind encouragement. Sorry I derailed the thread a bit, but I honestly didn't know who else to ask. I've had some great advice and ideas.
You are all amazing and I appreciate each and every comment ❤️

Someone posted their link to Rakuten £25 back for a £30 spend. I just want to check, I went through the link, signed up, and now do I just shop as usual and it'll appear somewhere?

@headshoulderskneestoesheart Very have a Kirby game for £38.99 instead of £49.99.

Yes that’s correct. X

Girls advent calender
Accessorise girls advent calendar down to £17 with code 10FORYOU. I also got blue light to stack for £15ish.

If anyone has a next account (not a credit account just a normal one), I logged in on Saturday and a pop up for £10 off came up, no minimum spend. I used it towards a new swimming costume for my holiday(which hasn’t turned up in time for my holiday 🙈), I’ve just logged back in and it’s offered me about £10 off! So it’s worth checking

Some Paw Patrol vehicles with individual characters on amazon limited time deals

Has anyone seen/had a good fidget toy adventure calendar? There seem to be so many and I know they are all full of tat but was wondering if there were ones of better quality than others? Thanks!

Do prime day usually repeat their offers, or are they a new jumble of sales? Appreciate I'm asking you all to look into your crystal balls, I'm just suddenly in need of a Melissa and Doug ice cream set but our neice/nephew budget is £30.

I bought This from an actual Champneys spa for £29 but saw in Boots yesterday it’s even cheaper. It’s a lovely set and is very similar to the lovely M&S Apothecary baskets.

My elemis cream order from Amazon has been cancelled. Thought it was too good to be true but worth a go!

@IfyoushouldmeetaCrocodile kids are awful aren't they. You should speak to the school for sure but similar age teens I know I'd think about

• avoiding band or logo tees unless it's something she's really into (because it inevitably causes conversation or has people liking/disliking). For a sweatshirt american university logos seem popular and you can get these in primark
• Nike pro leggings are really popular but they are super tight. A good alternative would be fitted yoga pants/ slim joggers from Nike. Nike is really popular and as you've done trainers are super important to be branded to them.
• New look for jeans
• Hollister (loads bnwt on vinted) for cargo pants or dresses but it does come up small

-white fox is still popular but if she's likely to not notice when it's no longer (see reference to moving to adenola) I might avoid it

As an adult I try to avoid fast fashion but in this case I think you might be best in Primark and HandM because most of what's there is current

I hate that anyone has to do this because she should just be accepted how she is but I think it's a lovely thing to do.

Just double check the Rakuten t&cs: someone on IG posted this offer but said it should be £36 min spend, due to being "£30 excl VAT".