Christmas Bargain Prequel Thread 1 - welcome 2025

[Sideorderofchips]

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!

Thanks for the info @DressOrSkirt @RainbowZebraWarrior and @MerylSqueak

How weird and rude @RainbowZebraWarrior - obviously it’s a worrying time for staff, but speaking like that to a customer isn’t helpful!

Also, like you are going to be crying over no more shitty sparks offers? They were totally useless anyway.

Teacher stickers are back down to £2 for anyone wanting end of term gifts.

https://www.tinyme.co.uk/

Thankyou! Ordered for end of term gift with extra 15% off from site wide sale!

Not a bargain as such but I read an article about this website earlier & it looks like it might be a good one to keep an eye on closer to Xmas. My DH would love the roast dinner kit. He’s very precious about his roast potato’s!

Tkmaxx has escentric molecules 4 and molecules 5 edt at the moment which I’ve heard good things about this brand. Not tried them myself to know if they are nice fragrances or not.

also Elizabeth Arden Prevage serum £29.99 instead of £195

Popped into M&S today - the so-called sale was a few rails of items that looked like the dregs of the worst stuff from years’ ago - just really awful.

I guess M&S are thinking that by not reducing any decent stock/having a proper sale, they will recoup some of their losses.

That’s a bold move, but I am not convinced it will work.

Same in my local. A small section of weird stuff with 50% off stickers.

@hby9628
What site is the roast dinner kit on please?

That would be all very well if they had a monopoly, but there are plenty of other places which do have sales where shoppers can go.

@Iwanttoputmytreeupsorry. That was stupid of me! Got distracted.

https://rossandrossgifts.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOool18bHxJc1YXZc4zrQdFLgB2xINRT6xI7SiHAhlMaeuhWus67w

Completely agree @Yalz - very poor form on the part of M&S - they would have been better off not having a ‘sale’ at all.

On a brighter note: The cute little fans at £10 each would make good presents. They were behind the till at my local M&S.

Cambridge Satchel has a sale at the moment - some of the small leather goods aren't too spendy.

I'm in Ireland at the moment and called into Cork M&S this morning and the sale items weren't too bad and shoppers seemed to be buying. Only had a quick browse but looked to be current stuff (including a Chanel-y type knitted cardigan I had my eye on before the cyber mess). All sale items just had a red sale sticker on but signs on top of the racks said 50% off. There was also 20% off bags and t-shirts/tops, so the sort of thing they'd previously put on a Sparks offer.

Sounds much better than the dregs in my local @TheWeeDonkeyFella - thanks for the info. I might venture to a larger one next week!

It's just a shame it sounds so hit and miss @IlovePond Let's hope normal M&S service is resumed soon!

🤞@TheWeeDonkeyFella

I would be very sad to see them go under!

My ELF order arrived today. I haven’t tried the SPF products yet, but they all fit in the cute free pouch, (which would make a good gift).

@Sideorderofchips might be a little premature but we're on page 10 😊

How do.you get the key worker discount? I can't find anything about it. Thanks

@Ewock - it just popped up for me, but now I can’t find it on my account🙀.

However, I found it again via this link:

https://www.elfcosmetics.co.uk/essential-workers?srsltid=AfmBOoq9P9P2BQ4Qmv9xc7Ov86StFE8AQy6-iWoE_LwV3_3F1GtNaqU3

You have to sign up with Gocertify first @Ewock

Thank you so much that's fab.

This Harry Potter advent calendar is a great price
https://amzn.eu/d/en85iLE

£5 at the moment for these Miniverse Xmas balls

i don’t know if you defs get the tree in them but they look cute for a December/xmas eve box or stocking

Looking at reviews the tree is just one possible item and the rest is mini seasonal food

by the way most of what I post is taken from the Facebook page ‘UK Price Glitches and Deals’ if anybody isn’t aware of them - they post loads of Amazon deals :-)