Thread 12 - the one with an extendable honk

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Thanks @IlovePond for 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

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)

Laithwaites have £20 back with a £50 spend through Quidco.

I bought this Kew Gardens set which went down to £26 in my basket. Not sure why!

Kew Gardens set

I've just bought a Tonies bundle from Smyths. £99.99 for the box and 4 figures goes down to £89.99 with their BF £10 off £100 spend. I didn't need to add anything to it. I've checked other websites and that was the best deal at the moment

@ItWasTheBestOfTimes is this what you’re looking for? doll

I'm near Putney - can pop in tomorrow if that helps?

Ooooh - 5.50 euros for delivery looks like. Probs what you'd pay anywhere else close enough?

Just a warning on this one that according to a review it states that Santa and Rudolph aren’t real. I almost bought it as my DS loves the Horrible History books, but he still believes!

Did you use the new customer code (30OFF)? I am cheekily trying to figure out if it was that, or something else that might stack 😄

No! I just clicked through from Quidco. And I checked if there was a voucher code added but didn’t seem to be anything there. I’ve ordered before so not a new customer.

Lego Dobby is down to £15 on Amazon. I know people were looking at this on earlier threads

20% off knitwear at matalan using code DEAL or I have a barcode voucher to use in store if it is of use to anyone

Tesco have some lovely Christmas themed bags for life this year. They would make great gift bags / hampers and could be reused year after year.

I think you might just be a lucky duck 😅

I can’t replicate it, and am quite jealous!

Thanks for the warning. I'll keep it back for another Christmas. Our believing years are nearly over.

Does anyone have any recommendations for 7-8 year old boys? I have no idea what they like at this age, thank you :)

Not sure wether to check out my amazon basket yet, or hold out hope it might get cheaper as the week goes on. What a gamble!

@Webbb I believe Amazon refund you the difference if items go cheaper and you've already bought them

Do we think the harper Collins 50% off will come back or is 40% the best it's going to be! I forgot to check out a few books for dd2 🙈

Peacocks have 25% off selected lines in their winter warmers offer
Got these fab pj's for DD1 for £6

Girls Pink Heart Check Pyjama Set | Peacocks
Free delivery over £40 and 4.8% quidco cashback

Thanks @Carrie76 yes that was 1 of 2 styles that seem to be sold out everywhere here, thanks so much.

I have a £10 off Argos £100 spend if anyone wants it, runs out 24th November.

Thank you, I saw that this morning so great to have a personal recommendation, I think it will be a hit.

I'm dithering too! Only a couple of bits in my basket have reduced, and some have gone up، so I don't think I'd end up savings anything at the moment!

Amazon have the filtering on their customer service page....

If you purchase a product with the Black Friday badge sold by Amazon from 21 November to 2 December and the price drops further before 23:59 GMT on 9 December, we'll automatically refund the difference! We’ll notify you when we process your refund

Wow! I didn't know this and it's very very good.

@ItWasTheBestOfTimes yes please! About to spend £225 😫

Please could someone send me a referral for cyber jammies, thanks!