Thread 9 - the one with a kink for L’Occitaine

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Thanks @Travelcrazy for the title. It really tickled me!

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)

Any BargainMax codes out there please?

@Raindancer411 I got an email from Cadbury for the secret santa and was able to order. Was a bit glitchy but went through ok.

I've just been looking at topcashback to take advantage of their spend £5 get £2 deal today, but spotted they have 7% cash back through topcashback but if you buy one of their gift cards you get 10% back.

Not as good as a good discount code but didn't give any limitations on their info. Check for yourself though, don't rely on me as I've only looked briefly and haven't looked on the Adidas site itself!

Bluey christmas matching family pj's now online at george, just ordered through tcb to get the £2 extra bonus!

This was on DSS wish list. Just ordered and free delivery. Good discount x

Last year many of us bagged the M&S Apothecary basked. My DM has just told me it was her favourite gift of the year. I can't find it in my emails. Was it a Black Friday thing? x

Has anyone recently received anything from soccer04? I ordered after seeing all the talk on these threads. Ordered 20th October but received nothing since the order confirmation.

I’m on the look out for some outdoor path finder type Christmas lights if anyone knows any decent quality ones?

https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/lego-and-bricks/lego-architecture/lego-architecture-21034-london-skyline-set/p/8009431?gadsource=1&gbraid=0AAAAADF0j8JJ_0QoIvczIJxCWotAaFr0rz

Sorry forgot link!

Wine 52 subscription. Link for anyone that wants it

https://www.beer52.com/wine/subscription#step3

NB there is also £5 cashback through TopCashback (or £4 through Quidco) but I don’t know if it would work on the free case.

@Dramallama24 I can't find mum bluey pjs!

I've just looked and I ordered it on 11th Nov

Yes, it's the Laithwaites £40 off code on an £80 spend. Will inspire you to have a lovely Christmas gathering!

laithwaites.mention-me.com/m/ol/ne9qb-rona-hunter

Is there a promo code? It’s coming up at £36 with free delivery for me.

I ordered on 14th oct and got a tracking number this morning so hold on a few more days and hopefully youll get something.

@Blessedbethefruitz

direct.asda.com/george/lingerie/nightwear/bluey-christmas-mum-matching-family-pyjamas/GEM1204796,default,pd.html?cgid=D27M6G1C1

@dramalamma

Excellent, thank you. I tried to view their website again but I can’t get it to load so panicked a little!

Bit random but my local Aldi had loads of skincare in - does anyone recommend anything in particular?

How do you do the £2 cash back per £5 spend thing on top cash back? I can’t see it anywhere on the website! I’m new to it so still getting to grips with it 😬😂

Thanks @MsSheldonCooper
I got two cases of Hawkstone (one beer, one cider) for Dh and two bottles of Whispering Angel wine, which is either for the Christmas table or as emergency gifts if the need arises.
in total I had a discount of £49.50!! So both of the posh wines were effectively free and then some 🙌🏻

You need to activate the offer. When you log into your TopCashback account, scroll down the page a little, and on the left hand side you should see a 'what's new' section. The deal is in there.

Try via this one https://www.winesdirect.com/redir.aspx?VoucherId=205&mid=161&PageId=0&LinkType=Voucher&ClickType=Button&src=Button

or just Google wine 52 free case

Thank you, any idea whether you can just buy a £5 gift card for somewhere and get the £2 bonus?

Is anyone having difficulty with Hamleys? I’m trying to use my Quidco opt in on some Lego but the site is constantly down.

Yes you can

Hoping someone can come up with a genius idea for my mum for Christmas. Last year I got her the spicery book and spice set which went down incredibly well. I then got her the 3 month subscription for mothers day so need a new idea for this Christmas, hopefully something that wows the same level