Christmas Bargain Prequel Thread 1 - welcome 2025

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Evening all!

Welcome to the first prequel thread of 2025

These tend to run slower than the run up to Christmas ones but doesn't mean there are no bargains!

Happy Christmas Bargain Shopping!

@Iwanttoputmytreeup yeah! Thank you. Have literally just gone to my card box and realised I was writing my last Whistlefish birthday card. Time to stock up!

I just got Soap & Glory, FCUK, Ted Baker and Leon gift sets plus Xmas wrapping paper all at 70% off in Boots.

Picked this up in my local B&M for £2.49 today. RRP apparently £15 (well it is huge) and Amazon has it on for £12.99. Smells nice www.bmstores.co.uk/products/dirty-harry-s-3-in-1-wash-1l-cedar-and-ash-395611

Reductions on cuisinart.co.uk again

@Iwanttoputmytreeup Thanks for the Whistlefish tip, ordered some more birthday cards. Really liked the ones I got last time, they were fantastic quality.

£10 off a £100 spend at Argos. Expires midnight tomorrow.

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Apparently boots 90% off has started in store. I've got FOMO but our local boots isn't very big. I'm passing tomorrow so no doubt I'll pop in & be sad there's no decent bargains!

I got a few bits at 70% off that I am happy with though.

Oh no! I bought lots of stuff two days ago at 70% and there was loads of stock left - Grrh!

@IlovePond I got some bits on Friday. I'm trying to be selective and not but for the sake of it but if they have the large Sculpted by Aimee set I'll grab one of them!
I don't have high hopes for our store tbh. People go crazy for the 50% stuff.

90% off instore at Boots toay! Shelves were pretty bare at my local but worth a look if you're passing tomorrow!

I’m temporarily house-bound so I can’t get to Boots 90% off sale … maybe next year.

BUT I bought 2 of the No 7 gift sets on £10 Tuesday last week,
and it turns out that in addition to the 8 items they said were in it, there’s also a voucher for a free lipstick in the shade of your choice.
It’s valid until 31/05/25, so if you were thinking of giving the gift set to someone next Christmas, maybe think again. Unless they are unlikely to read the small print on the outside of the box: the lipstick is not pictured. The box isn’t sealed so you can just remove the voucher.

Also, the gift set says the contents are worth over £114, so not bad for £10. That’s even better than 90% off 😊

Several Lumene items in the Boots £10 Tuesday deals today. I know it's popular and often sells out. I've been wanting to try their serum so that's a nice bargainous surprise this morning already. Not Christmassy per se, but ideal if you know someone who likes their stuff, or maybe wants to try it.

Absolutely nothing left in boots 🤣. It was like locusts had been in

Has anyone tried the beauty bay mystery boxes? On for £15 or £30

Managed to pick up a few men’s toiletry gift sets and a Xmas wrapping roll in Boots. Thanks for the tip @hby9628 and @Notlongnow1

Bit annoying that I bought some of the same items for 70% off the other day, but shouldn’t grumble! Will keep for a good couple of Xmases!

Big discounts on lighting at John Lewis today.

Mega reduced Xmas hampers in my local JL- not as good as last year, but not bad. With a look if passing.

@IlovePond have to say I was relieved that my 70% off bits weren't there!

Also in JL Floral Street 10ml perfumes reduced to £21.75. I used my £15 reward voucher as part payment.

No 90% off goods in my ‘big’ Boots, but a few decent bits in Clearance:

Essie nail varnish sets £1.50
Jiang Body Wash £1
Wella Fusions set £9.99
Babyliss hairdryer £15

Nyx Buttermelt Face Palette at £2.50. Bought one for DD and one for myself. Very little left in my local Boots this lunchtime. Picked up a 10m roll of Xmas wrap for 50p. I saw someone with an entire basketfull of shimmery body butters - thay had bought them all!

So jealous of all these boots bargains! Well done those that got them

No luck at all here with boots sale. I did an hour round trip to get something I saw a couple of days ago. There weren't even any shelves left, let alone the products. My DP checked a couple of other stores on his way home from work and said it looked like the stores had been raided!

In good news, river island have a decent womenswear sale on. Lots of bags & shoes. I just ordered a fab looking tote bag for my hols to cheer myself up!

For anybody with an NFL lover, Matalan have some NFL clothing. Managed to get PJ's for £10 and NFL pants for £5, both half price.
Also they had some black socks with various "sport" balls on them. It was a pack of 5 for £4.
They also had some slippers for £6. For just being around the house, they will be perfect. Xx