Thread 13 - the one where I'm dashing for the school run!

[Reastie]

Apologies for the rubbish title - I'm trying to get the kids ready and don't want my daughter to miss the bus!

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

If you have any voucher codes to share (or want to check for any) then have a look https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/5212144-sharing-voucher-codes

The current referral thread for sharing referral codes here . 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)

Oooh almost missed this / cheers Reastie

For those needing to buy skincare Amazon have quite a few if the Byoma products loved by teen girls. Maybe not a huge saving but every little helps!

Amazing, thank you, I have just used this! Free postage over £25 too. Some books still cheaper on Amazon, but lots are cheaper on Harper Collins with the code (and always good to diversify away from Amazon!)
And once I checked out I was taken to a page with further offers from other companies- lots of duds but a few interesting ones

My 20% off everything has changed to 10% overnight too

Smyths and Amazon have PS5 controllers reduced to £39.99 and Smyths have the £5 off a £50 spend on at the moment.

There's 10% off yoto cards here

www.naturalbabyshower.co.uk/collections/yoto-stories

What is the best brand of magnetic tiles please?
Connetix? Magna-tiles?

thank you x

For the kids instant print digital cameras I've noticed that the one I've linked below now has the additional 40% off voucher taking it to just over £16, and it's 48MP rather than 12MP like the other one on previous threads- I've ordered two so hoping it's not a dud! It does have a massive unicorn in it (which is a selling point for my girls but perhaps not for everyone):

Camera

Thankyou to the person a the end of the last thread who flagged this camera. had been debating it but think it will be a fun gift for my DS7. got it for £16 with the voucher applied at checkout

Mine came this morning, I also ordered last friday

Emma Bridgewater has discounts on glass ware today, still expensive though!

Also, for anyone interested in the Clinique Black Honey and Pink Honey there is a Black Friday deal on the Clinique website (25% off everything) for the gift set of the two for £21 rather than £28. Would pair nicely with the Laneige mini pots we all bought several threads ago as a good Christmas gift.

Giftset

Airup finally have some money off. I know they are crap but its the only thing DS7 actually wants :|

I can't believe how quickly Christmas is racing round, i feel very under prepared!

I'm after recommendations please - DS 9 wants a DJ deck. We don't have any vinyls so would need to link to Spotify/amazon I guess - does anyone know of anything that would fit this please?!

The ones I find googling seem a bit too young

On the cheap camera note, the Amazon ones are the same as the ones on Aliexpress but often below £10, so if you're planning on buying stuff from there anyway and don't mind waiting an extra 7-10 days then it's always worth looking.

Aliexpress is listed as giving cash back through Rakuten too bit It doesn't seem to work.

My DD is 11.5 and fairly small for her age - has a couple of north face coats and hoodies. I would say they are on the small/fitted side. She can't fit a warm jumper/hoodie under the 'correct size' coat for example and wears a larger size for school to fit over her uniform/blazer. Same with the hoodies- she has a more snug fitted one in the 'correct' size and a bit of a baggier one (looks more standard to me!) in the next size up.

Thanks for Harper Collins tip Managed to get a Nigel Slater cookbook for £5 cheaper than Amazon for my DM and also a book and guide to creating your own graphic novels for dd which will love!

Mine much prefer Connetix as they love building large buildings. They enjoy the Magformers to make things like cars.

Lots of things reduced to £5 on Revolution Beauty for today only, free delivery over £30

Who was after wicked pjs. Primark. £18 for the pjs and £12 for the nightshirt.

@weareallqueens think Tesco sell them they definitely sell adult sizes as my daughter keeps getting drawn to them but think I saw kids too

I was just looking on decathlon for a few football bits for my son and noticed that if you sign up for their loyalty card you get a £5 voucher. Useful to know if you are going to be purchasing something from there.

I have spent over £100 on teen costume jewellery for my 16 year old son at Craftd. They have silver-look chains reduced from £30ish to £10ish, for example.

M & S also have a lot of Wicked merch, including PJs. And there are loads of Sparks codes going, eg 20% off childrenswear.

has anyone got an adidas code they won’t be using that they wouldn’t mind sharing? I would normally ask my son for his student discount but it’s to buy him some new trainers and I don’t want him to know I’ve bought them