Thread 14 - the one with BLACK FRIDAY!

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I think I always (or nearly always!) call the one with Black Friday this name. I'm assuming this thread will see us through the weekend and I'm not premature!!! Make sure you keep your Black Friday bargains genuine bargains - not everything that looks reduced actually is as good a deal as it looks.

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)

Has anyone seen any slushy syrup at a good price? The best I can find is this two pack at Amazon for £10 but I'd prefer to only get one bottle if possible. Doesn't have to be branded. Or are there any other products that would do the job?

Code TFT20 takes 20% off at fahlo on top of the Black Friday deal, making each bracelet £8

Ahh no 😭 I wish I had read this a couple of hours ago. I bought the Nightmare before Christmas set this morning and could have saved £15!
I might redeem the point anyway and get something for myself (sadly the above set is not for me)

Etsy have 30% off a lot of gifts Etsy Cyber Week including some hot chocolate boxes @deeplybaffled - hot chocolate gift

@hugsandpugs I am bereft, there's no socks in my Vodafone rewards don't know why as I've bought them every year!

Awww Lottie Dolls. My DD adored hers. The first was an xmas bargain thread buy back in 2016 (Pirate Lottie for 7.99). Ive literally just put them all (8! in the end) in the loft as we were up there getting the xmas decs down. sob! I recommend if you are buying for girls aged 4-8, DD has only just stopped playing with hers at 10 and a half.

Since my DH dropped the flimsy amazon bauble box and smashed a load of baubles this morning I have been looking for the really usefull storage bauble box and its cheapest in Asda only £17.50

Someone very kindly gave me an argos code for a big spend last month, and I now have to buy 2 scooters, coming in at £67. If anyone has a code to take a little bit off that, I would be so grateful!

Will be sitting down to find some bargains later, so will report back with any great finds. 😁

How do you get the points?

Oh that’s weird! Unless it’s account specific 😬👎

I would much appreciate an Argos code if any available so I can purchase the excellent exercise gift recommendations received earlier! I'm feeling the Christmas buzz for the first time today.

Currently £17 for this Kids basketball hoop and punching bag

when you apply the 50% voucher

long link in case:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0D6VM56XQ?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image

Just to say that this Galaxy hot chocolate station linked to via Amazon upthread is only £5.99 in B&M (it was a tenner on Amazon)

Also, my local B&M had tons of these Guylian four pack of Seahorses for 79p. Great teacher gifts and stocking fillers.

@PosyStarling - K7M1XWE0EM not sure if it's a 0 or O at the end though! I'm not going to use my code xx

I categorically cannot get Laithwaites codes to work, and I can’t be bothered to phone them.

New customer account. Cleared cookies. Tried codes 30OFF and 40OFF for new customer. The 30OFF code is from their own banner. It says the code is applied but doesn’t take anything off. No champagne in any items in the basket.

Am trying to buy the winter warming hamper and a couple of the Kew gift sets. Haven’t tried a referral because the 30OFF code should give a better discount.

Any ideas?

It just wont im afraid. I have one waiting in my inbox. it says already used, ive never used it, ive had 12 codes ive had to call everytime

I have to mentally gee myself up every time but once im on the phone its painless

Their website will just not accept them sometimes

Thanks for sharing the extra discounts on Lego with Asda today. Got the Christmas tree for my son's room for £24, it's £37 on Amazon!

Does this mean the £5 codes stack? So I have 1600 points, I can convert into 8 £5 codes. Can I then use all 8 codes on 1 order? I always thought it was one code per order!

The best buy is a theragun mini. My PT is also a PHD student at OU studying use of massage guns- the big Theragun is the absolute best but the mini is a close second and lighter to use.

Mini resistance bands? You can do loads with them, v cheap, easy to store.

Where do you buy this at, the benefit website? 🤪

If you just want the oils (like I did), it’s cheaper to use FREEOIL when you buy three, you get one free.

@PosyStarling what about a 3d pen so he could make models of the designs

Omg the cheap mini Guylians are back! 

@Itsmariahcareydefrostingseason I could only buy three codes (it said maximum order of 3) and yes I just added each one to the order by clicking on Add an insiders gift code three times.

@hugsandpugs the points come from the sets you have bought direct from Lego in the last of you create an Insiders account. You can scan Lego instructions and register the sets with them to get points too.

30% off in Tiger Tiger today. Picked up a Xmas card for 17p today irl!

Lots of those fake Jellycat food plushies in store - see pic.

Picked up some cute felt elves for 70p each and another paint your own decoration- because I like doing them!

Also scored a free ginger biscuit 😹

Found it!

I’ve been told the John Lewis PlayStation is the best deal - not sure why it’s better than curry’s - maybe it’s the 2 years
guarantee.

On a different point I bought an item on Amazon this week which is now reduced in price. Did I see something that they refunded the difference automatically or will I need to return it?