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)

Just to echo @Silverstag I asked our dentist about Hismile this week and she said she doesn’t recommend it, so we’ve decided to avoid it for our mint hating DS!

That seems odd. It has 1100 ppm (the same as e.g. Colgate). Did she give any reason?

I think they also used to do a non-fluoride one, so could it have been confused with that?

Not Christmas related at all, but for those who don't like mint toothpaste, give Oranurse a try. Sons special needs dentist put us onto it, it's non flavoured and non foaming. Can be used by adults and children. I have it on an Amazon subscription.

@BusterGroove most Colgate toothpastes contain 1450ppm fluoride unless it's for children. Anyone over age of 3 should have a minimum of 1350ppm

Ikea has reduced the large Blahaj (Blue Shark) from £22 down to £10

Has anyone seen a decent discount code for Fat Face? I have a few things I want to get for my daughter, but it's quite expensive.

@fishfingersandchipsagain Dunelm frequently have the Ulster Weavers tea towels half price

I’ve pm’d you.

Thanks everyone for iPad tips!

I also asked my dentist about it yesterday and he's horrified at the trend. Especially the 'tooth gloss' There's no need for it.

Sorry to piss on anyones parade and I'm sure I went through some weird trends as a teenager, but I really worry about TikTok influences. These flavours are just teaching kids to seek out and normalise sweet, artificial flavours. Same with the lip glosses that sound exactly like vape flavours.

For what it's worth, both myself and DD are Autistic and gag at some of the minty toothpastes too.

Having an autistic teen, I'd much rather he was brushing his teeth with HiSmile than not at all (which was the previous state). Some fluoride better than none.

Another one looking for any discount for Fatface if anyone knows of anything? :)

British Cycling membership used to give 10% discount at Halfords but not sure if they still do.
Have you considered buying it on the cycle to work scheme if your/partner's company is signed up for it?

Looking to buy moschino toy boy, ideally 100ml, has anyone seen it on offer?

This must be in-store only as it's £22 online still

Hello after not needing and now of course do does anyone have any recommendations of where to get Stanley cups or silk pillowcases?? X

This was in the Glasgow store so hopefully it's all of them

@Montanna15 I've just PM'd you a 10% Halfords code which may work.
It has to be used before tomorrow though.

My £1 oodie arrived. The quality is incredible compared to other brands we've used.

Thanks to poster who posted about shortbread offer. Got for DS and wife. Date is January 2025 but I don’t think it will last that long 😂

Thank you for the Papier code on the referral thread.

I bought my mum some note cards and one of the previously recommended rollerball pens. Gorgeous ones with peacocks on if anyone's interested.
I have hopefully also put my own code on the referral thread.

We have had our IKEA large shark for donkeys years and it's lasted brilliantly despite being wrestled frequently!

Congrats @IdentityCrisis101 !

@kkr168 it's on LookFantastic at £65.25 and if your a new customer you can get £10 off with a referral code. Pm me if you would like one 😀

I can pm you a 10% off code if that's any good to you? Only works on full priced items though apparently