Thread 11 - the one where I’m nostalgic for a cinnamon bum kit

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Thanks @Beautifulsunflowers for the title. It was close between that and E.L.F on a shelf and some others - too many to choose from!

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)

Usually a lurker on these threads - I love a bargain!
Just found a lovely gift for anyone buying for little ones- Avery Row towelling dressing gowns for £10 delivered. If you sign up to the reward club this weekend you can easily accrue enough points for free delivery. https://www.avery-row.com/products/childrens-towelling-robe-bun?variant=43657472737527

Hope it's useful to someone!

Has anyone seen any nice but bargainous Christmas dinner sets? I’ve decided I need some festive plates! Edited to add I will take an in-person trip to TK Maxx soon so anywhere but here please!

@PurpleSock@PurpleSock

No idea why my last comment really wanted to tag another user but it won't allow me to delete so sorry!
Thank you @Cantthinkofadifferentname for the argos code 😁
I'm now after recommendations for a very basic crochet for beginners kit for 10 yo DD who wants to learn and would be starting completely from scratch. I'm not at all crafty so not much help to her.

@TimPat If you are a total beginner yourself and can’t offer any help, it might be worth looking for bloggers doing “craft along” projects with videos either on their own site or on YouTube so she can watch and copy them. I am fairly well established now and I still watch YouTube videos for stitches I haven’t tried before, and I had to find videos for my daughter because she is left handed and I am not!

@TimPat also worth noting that most crochet patterns are in US terminology (there are more Americans than us and also they are more crafty in general) and probably worth learning US rather than UK for this reason!

@Babynumberthreeee have sent you a code by PM

I'll have an o2 decoration code if anyone else needs one?

@Lifeisart I was quite sceptical the first time I placed an order at BO, in the spring. I ended up buying a few £2 palettes and gradually building (until I was stocking my gift drawer with abandon!) from there. The only thing to watch for is the word Tester in the title/description of anything that seems even cheaper than the rest. There are a few scattered among the different makeup brands and obviously they wouldn't be in sealed wrapping.

O2 priority code below for the free decoration if anyone still needs one:

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@InbetweenDreams thanks for the tips 😊 I am completely clueless and am also a leftie while she's right handed as well!

Me and both dds have o2 priority so have 3 codes I can share for the decorations. I'm just popping out but will upload them later once everyone is home! I think they only last 15 mins once requested if they are like the other rewards. 😊

M&s had these happy land advent calendars reduced. My dd had one of these 4 years ago when she was a toddler and still enjoys playing with the figures now.

If I could be cheeky and ask for 2 sent by pm I’d be really appreciative

I would really appreciate O2 Christmas decoration code for 4 year old twins if anybody would be so kind.
Thanks

If you have a Hobbycraft near ypu they do crochet workshops which are good value and great face to face teaching

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O2 code for £1.50 Xmas decoration

I can send you my double espresso ones! I only use the mugs 🥰🎄

Does anyone have an Argos code they don't need please? 🙏

LazyDaisy unfortunately code has already been used but thank you for posting.

@TimPat the struggle is real lol. My sister taught my daughter the basics and she really got into but I had no idea how to help when she got stuck at home. I started learning myself so that I could help but had to use left handed videos for her and right handed ones for me while we practiced. Now we’re more confident we can face each other like mirroring and that can work! And now I have a new hobby too :)

I bought the Tisserand one from Amazon a couple of Christmases ago. I think I paid around £20 for it. It’s a bit more expensive now but worth watching to see if it comes down in price for Black Friday.

https://amzn.eu/d/3f0vKIt

Pmd you

Has anyone bought the Fresh soaps? Seen them in John Lewis on offer are they with it? Thanks

Can anyone pm me an O2 code for the xmas decoration? Thanks ☺️