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

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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)

£7 off at Haute Florist, code is 7OCT

What ages for the Plouise lip balms do we think? I need to buy for a 16-nearly-17 year old, not sure if thats the right group?

The fabulous @hobbitharry has sorted me out with Little People before anyone else goes looking. I think this must be one of the kindest corners of the Internet, love to you all 😊

I remember that one! What an excellent (and impressively budget friendly) staff gift idea! Such cute bottles they were too and I was extra happy the box included both top and base coats

I'd love to get these for my younger but TT and label obsessed nieces. My SIL however has a stick up her ass and would be horrified at the the name and it would be extremely awkward at MILs on the day tempted to do it anyway just to piss her off

Just bought DD a Smiggle Calendar £15 instead of £35. I was looking for a non-chocolate one. She has been asking for more stationery and is quite pleased with the idea of this! P & P another £4.99 or free if you spend £50. Not sure if it is already posted.

Did we anyone know of brands that aesthetics wise are like P Louise, popular among 10-15 age group, still decent that I could look at? And have names that won't give pearl clutchers a turn?!

There is this set from Plouise. No names that could offend the Pearl clutchers.

@tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz my dd is 15 and says plouise is too young for her age. She likes victoria secret body sprays, and the lip oil she wants is by rhode (hailey biebers brand apparently) she also likes Elf, the ordinaryand charlotte tilbury lip stuff too

Ahh thanks both that's helpful x

These sets are on the 3 for £25 offer too

https://plouise.co.uk/collections/lip-scrub-lip-mask/products/p-louise-juicy-drip-lip-duo?variant=41876569850065

not sure about age but DDs 19 year old cousin likes these too.

Teacher gifts- as an ex teacher let me say that we get SOOOO many boxes of biscuits for the staff room etc. In my last school we'd give them to a local care home as we'd never get through them all.

We also don't eat anything homemade (sorry!) as a general rule, especially primary school aged.

Avoid alcohol, as you never know who doesn't drink. And please, no 'best teacher' anything!

My best gifts were Starbucks gift cards, cinema tickets, things like that. But small value, £5 etc, don't push yourselves financially!

It's cliche but so true that we all loved getting handmade cards, I've kept every one of mine and I make a display at christmas on a wall and pin some of them out, they make me smile each year.

This is good to know, in readiness for the upcoming inevitable school whatsapp chats on the topic. Thank you!!

However I know my daughters pre-school staff don't get much. We live in a pretty poor area and they're all young people on minimum wage. So pretty sure a hamper of nice hot chocolates etc is going to go down well. Especially as it's an outdoor setting and gets cold!!

Long time lurker here. Thank for the Busy books mention, I got the Nightmare before Christmas version to use in our homemade advent calendar 😀
My contribution to the thread: if you have the John Lewis app, don't forget to check the Rewards section. Mine includes a £10 voucher to use on women's fashion instore or online. Minimum spend £10 and some categories are excluded like Hosiery, Nightwear, Lingerie, Swimwear, Shoes, Handbags, and Accessories.
Hope it's useful to some of you.

My girls are 11 & 12 and already have some PLouise and would be thrilled with that set. I'm debating getting them plus one for me 🤣

It’s the Boots £10 Tuesday offer day again.

There are a few things that might be suitable as presents, eg candles. There’s also toothpaste Colgate whitening toothpaste reduced from £24 to £10 today, which might make a good stocking filler as at full price it’s so expensive. The reviews for it are reasonable.

Plus @Rescue2024 its stacks with QuidCo

Some cashback on Quidco today

At the risk of sounding like a grinch, when we are talking about presents for nursery /school staff, I really worry when I see gimmicky / themed gifts. I cannot think of anything worse than being given £1 earrings that will turn my ears green! I honestly would absolutely prefer a card.

I have lots of teacher friends and family - they all say the same thing - the things they treasure most are the cards and messages, and the most welcome gifts are edible (chocs/biscuits) - as even if they don’t like them they can pass them on to someone.

I suppose the more general point is that it’s only a bargain if it’s actually something people want. I love these threads but I have to really restrain myself from buying too many things just because they are a bargain!!

I guess it's horse for courses - our nursery teachers loved them & didn't end up with any obvious green ear look - they've never made my ears green either - perhaps the metal these days is better than it might have been years ago - we were pleased with our choice as we spotted them wearing them on lots of occasions.

Fair enough @IVbumble, and you know your own nursery teachers better than I do 😊 I think you are right, horses for courses!

Noticed this and they make lovely gifts or hamper editions Buy One Get One Free On Faith In Nature (Mix & Match). Offers subject to availability.

theres also Save 25% off £50+ with code 'TREAT25'

20% off almost everything at Cult Beauty, code is PAYDAYAFF. Sol de Janeiro sets etc are on there

I’m missing something, what’s wrong with the name?
hugely popular and a great deal, I’d go for it!