The one where there’s 20 days til Christmas

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Posting on behalf of @reastie hope you don’t mind 🎄 🎅

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.
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Pull up a sleigh and relax with a mulled wine and mince pie, for Christmas has nearly arrived!
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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)

This looks like a lovely set. It's an extra 20% off instore with a sparks card but stock seems limited in the local stores I've checked

https://www.marksandspencer.com/ultimate-gift-collection/p/hbp60682796?intid=mobileappppdpshare

Another request for help please, DD 11 has asked for goalkeeper gloves, I have no clue

Rumbles on for me too - they have now said they'll refund £10 as a goodwill gesture but haven't actually done it yet.

They also said they won't send Prosecco.

And I opened the pastel de nata I bought from them today - mouldy!

I got the same! Very happy. However I shared the deal with my sister who lives a mile away and she only got the free passata, no Prosecco! Bizarre.

I don't suppose anyone has come across any bargain dry robe type coats lately have they?

Ideally long sleeved and black or grey

Just Keepers - (Online )

She will prob need 7.5-8 but does depend on her size
So make sure you keep the receipt

Does she have a colour kit they need to go with or know the colour she will like?

What kind of gloves has she got already?
Does she play for a team if so, you could ask her coach what kind of gloves would be best
Its not a simple, go in and get some

@noodledoodler my DS has these, he’s not always in goal but they must do the job as they’re usually shared between five lads taking turns 🥰. I’d say you probably want a size 5. You could also search up what colour the keeper of her favourite team wears. 🎄

might help if I add the link

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B09TGRQWNT?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&th=1

I was just looking for the same thing for DH and found a great camo one on Amazon down to £49.99!

Dry robe

Also plain ones here if you didn’t want camo

Omg amazing bargains- I just got one thank you!

Latest Julia Donaldson book is 50% off here:

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0702329436/ref=syn_sd_onsite_mobileweb_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aref=Xv5XU9Kkyq

Free Xmas card from moonpig

Code to use is FREECARDXMAS

Emailed to me but assuming it’s generic

Has anyone got any good ideas for MIL/FIL - in there 70’s

MIL: likes dog walks, joules style clothing, cooking, tennis (Andy Murray), reading occasionally, would probably like beauty stuff

FIL: likes games, interesting facts, cups of tea, Bletchley park

FIL
books?
The Armchair General: Can You Defeat the Nazis? (The Armchair General, 1)
(There's another in the series that's WW1)
What if & any of the other Randall Munroe books

How about a hamper with nice biscuits and tea, plus a book each that they would enjoy and a game they can play together?

If you’d prefer individual gifts, I got MIL a lovely soft scarf from Joules outlet if there’s one near you, and they had some lovely tops as well (or they may have some offers online). For beauty, M&S usually do some nice things this time of year

For FIL I’d still be tempted to do a hamper with a book, tea and biscuits

No idea what these are like, but they're on offer!

This thread has been wonderful! I have one gift left to find - a heated throw for my elderly mother. Has anyone seen any deals? I missed out on the Asda offer. Thank you!

Aldi have a dry robe coming in the 12th. £39.99.

echo pop £18.99

powerbank £13.59 with voucher

Lagavulin Islay single malt £32

Lakeland have some on offer atm. Up to half price.

I have this one - bought from them directly and it’s great and a good price I’m a 16/18 and got a large it goes to the top of my wellies on the side of a wet football pitch. The regatta ones have also been reduced

Boots £10 Tuesday offers are back

a lot of gift sets (ted baker/no7/soap and glory)

also Britney sprears perfume fantasy I may have made this up but I thought it was popular at one point/may still be!

not too many other individual brands on offer this week, I think we’ve been spoilt on previous weeks with the choice!

Can never catch the whiskey at that price!

oh no! how annoying @GirlWithTheYellowHat I found it at about 5.50am so it's disappeared really quickly. 😢

eta; on their lightning deals

Look at Must Have Ideas. They have some flexible, long gardening gloves. Dh gas got me them for Christmas! £20 but there's always offers if you sign up for emails. Also they usually send me free postage if I leave something in my basket.