Thread 10 - the one with a rubber dick each

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Thanks @CalliopePlantain for the title. Lord of the Rings rubber dick anyone?!

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)

For Sol de Janeiro, there is an offer for the set of sprays for approx £22 - can’t recall if it was Look fantastic or Cult beauty but a quick search should find them.
In terms of dupes, Home Bargains do the sprays and creams. They also do dupes of lots of other things as well so worth a look

What is the Claire's code please?

Melissa and Doug sandwich toy shop is back to £25 on Amazon!

Lidl do really great dupes of the spray too!

I like the Dior lip oil, I’m not normally a lip gloss fan but this feels lovely. I don’t think I’d buy it my teens unless they desperately wanted it and it was one of their main presents, they’d have to have asked a few times so I knew they really wanted one.

The code CARE knocks 25% off skincare, make up etc including Christmas gift sets on ASOS. Just ordered one of the beauty bags worth £62 for £20 using the code.

https://www.asos.com/women/face-body/cat/?cid=1314&ctaref=hp|ww|promo|flexbanner|1|edit|20offfb

I bought a single serving bubble tea kit in Tesco but they also have larger boxes. They do milk or fruit and it comes with a straw (presumably paper)

Have checked back previous threads but can't find the kids metal defector that was recommended. Might have been last year 🤔 Can anyone remember it please

Not a bargain (well not expensive either).

I got this LED candle from Marks and Spencers. Dd12 has a few and they have LED's that light up once the candle is lit.

This is the London version but I'll have it displayed so you can't see Big Ben and the London Eye. I like the little houses.

I bought the glitter ones for DD12 and DD14.

Hi,

I know lock picking kits were popular on here last year. Can anyone recommend a good but bargainous one?

Thanks

Has anyone got any ideas on how to get the falke slipper socks any cheaper? It’s pretty much the only things my DH has asked for, but I just don’t know if I can bring myself to spend £45 on socks!
(https://www.falke.com/uk_en/p/cosyshoe-men-slippers/16560_5201/)

Sainsbury's currently have their 25% off 6 or more bottles of wine offer on.

Does anyone know how often they do this? Want to take advantage but would rather wait until pay day.

Ahh I've just looked and it's a referral, I'll dm you and put in the referral thread, sorry I ordered last back in Sept...must of sent my partner a referral email to get the fiver off.

Is there any way of getting money off regular toys at Smyths (non-Lego or baby which seem to be the offers I can find…..)???

They seem to be doing it every few weeks at the moment.🎄

Sorry, another request for an Argos voucher! Gave mine away and obviously now need one 🤪

This is good to know as it’s on the list this year

Is the Beer52 thing hard to cancel? Debating availing of the 3 bottle offer but would rather not have to deal with a tricky cancellation process. Have found laithwaites to be quite difficult to break up with in the past. Kept calling me from different numbers 🤣

Just had this email from the spicery.

Mac has 50% on their Black Friday kit. It’s £60 (worth £120)
Includes a full size lipstick, eyeshadow, mascara and 2 minis.
free gift for purchases £55+
free delivery on spending £30

https://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/20038/134744/products/holiday/the-best-of-mac-black-friday-kit-worth-120

Could anyone recommend which is the best Smart Game for a 7 year old? I’m getting overwhelmed!

That’s beautiful @Oreyt

You do have to speak to them to cancel, they did give me the hard sell but eventually agreed to cancel.

I don't know of any specific kids cameras that are waterproof, but DS8 got this on last Christmas and spent many happy hours filming himself jumping in the pool on holiday. We also bought a float attachment for it and too it snorkelling. The picture and video quality are good but the cameraman skill are not!

amzn.eu/d/5aMcWYs

Oops, posted on the old thread about these bargains (packaging may not be perfect though).
https://www.brandalley.co.uk/beauty/sales/black-friday-steal-dyson-airwrap-lite.html