Amazon Haul

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It's currently 60% off, and then extra discounts like a further 10% off over £50, free delivery etc. I've had one order already and it's all just shein/temu quality but most of it was absolutely fine.

Would love to hear what things people have ordered that have been a success?

My first order wins:

-packing cubes
-little jewellery boxes
-initial make up bags
-halloween decorations
-diamond art supplies
-acrylic cotton buds holder
-skipping rope
-notebooks
-christmas ribbon
-fridge magnets
-ACOTAR cushion cover

And the last 2 images!

I ordered some with 70% off too that came today

Good:
Mailing bags
Metal bookmarks
3d printed dragons
letter holder
tiny plastic frogs
silicon things for kitchen

Medium:
Tiny fabric giftbags (thought they were bigger)

Not so good:
Gift bags that were folded eight times for sending - too folded to use for gifts!
Lid opener thing that didn't grip

Got insta-refunds for the last two

We got some of the same things. Loving the light catchers. I got santa, Robins, cats and a Halloween one. DD is going to love them.

@BasicBrumble I also got the tiny frogs for frog mad DD, but they are miniscule. I'm struggling to think of a use for them. I also think they look more like turtles.

My next order is due on 21st. Lots more ordered of what I was already happy with and a load of stocking fillers for DD like cat Post it notes.

My Haul came today- unexpectedly! Overall - very pleased. I bought far too many pairs of novelty and Xmas socks for some reason, but they are good quality.

Best buys:

More of the black cotton trousers for DH
Pink cord bag - very nice indeed and a decent size
Wooden reindeer date block ornament
More plastic containers for makeup
Socks 🙈
Mini jute Xmas bags

Just ok:

Xmas wrapping sheets - small and folded🙀
Weird screwdriver set

Fail:

Ceramic toothbrush holders - didn’t realise they didn’t have a base
Phone case - just horrid
Small clear plastic bag for travel - squashed

I got other stuff too, but these were the high/lowlights.

I really must stop buying stuff from Amazon Haul now.

My frogs definitely look like frogs! They are sitting upright. I do vaguely remember seeing some that were lying down and looked more turtley, but I didn't go for those.

I'm not sure I'd order again unless there was another 70% off deal and even then I'm not really sure they'd have enough stuff I 'needed'.

I’ve just bought two charging banks for my kids, one in yellow, one white. My DD is at uni and constantly running out of battery by the end of the day and as she already got locked out of a building her bag was in late one night and luckily had her phone on her to call security to let her back in, but on 3% charge so was in a panic.
What else…some wired ribbon and one set of burgundy baubles (burgundy is THE colour this year).
Not going to be buying much as I crochet so my kids want me to make them a throw and a poncho, and they are at the stage when they don’t need stuff but have certain expenses (my son is saving to buy a car for example) so cash is king.

I have got 3 orders but won't be coming till 21/22

This 70% order was also a hit. Some lovely fake Birkenstocks which will be fine for next years holiday. Bags of all designs a hit, and DD loves the little resin animals. Apparently they’re all the rage for trading/swaps in school. Also a coaster set in a holder which looks like it’ll be a nice gift

My latest 70% off Haul order arrived yesterday and everything was amazing (particularly for the price) so I guess I'm getting a but used to avoiding the absolute crap now. Got some lovely Halloween decorations, post it notes for DD, more notebooks, metal bookmarks, crochet frogs (sellers at our local craft market obviously buy these on Haul / Temu for a quid and sell them for a fiver as they are the same) I also got a 2 pack of thermal labels for DDs level maker for £1. I paid £10 for a pack of three of exactly the same ones on normal Amazon last week, so I won't be doing that again! Also got lovely corgi stickers and Christmas stickers. Unbelievable bargain was 40 pieces of iron on motifs for 36p! They are still available, but the price has gone up to £3. Odd. Still worth it with the 50% off code below, or better again if they do another 70% off deal in November.

Needed some more bits and bobs and noticed there was 50%% off with AMZHAULUK so I've ordered some lovely looking Christmas Tissue paper (works out at just over a quid for 30 sheets) and some more labels etc. I think the code is valid till 31 Oct. (Which makes me think they will do another 70% off one in November)

Some pics

My order is coming Wednesday! I definitely need to order more but I will hold off for hopefully a 70% off for Black Friday!

Also pretty decent metal bookends which also worked out at about £1

My order turned up early - mostly load of thermal stuff for Lapland. Took the risk at the low prices and only one item (men's fleece lined joggers) were not any good.
Everything else - merino wool socks, ski gloves/mittens, hats, fleece lined leggings, thermal base layer tops - all seem excellent.

Those are the same bookends I got @RainbowZebraWarrior They are really nice.

I have to say, it’s slightly spoiled the bargains thread for me, now that I have realised that a lot of the Amazon “bargains” are the exact same thing as on Haul or Temu.

And (similar to the comment about the crocheted frogs) I realised at the weekend that over 30% of the stuff sold at our lovely independent guardian centre gift shop was the exact same as Temu, but 5 - 10 times the price.

I think I assumed in the past that it was a knock off, but things are in the same boxes with the same Chinese manufacturer listed on the side.

My order came today. I spent about £8 on the 70% off. I got 2 pairs of sports leggings that are nice but a bit short, 2 Apple Watch straps that I’m really pleased with and an AirTag key ring holder. Some kids hair bands, stick on door hooks, non slip rug patches and a Christmas tablecloth and some Christmas snowflake clings for the window. The window sticker are exactly the same as I bought full price last year so great value overall. I actually chose to return 1 pair of the leggings and they refunded it and said to not bother return!

My Teenage DD was after some wide leg joggers and found these. They are absolutely brilliant. I got them with the 70% off and just done a second order for the rest of the colours with the 50% off. They are slightly thinner than normal sweatpants from H&M but that's better for my DD.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6LMCVY1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_amznbzr_ppx_yo_asin_title&s=bazaar

Can I ask how old they are and what size you bought? They look really good

She's age 14 and in a size 8 almost 10 in women's or age 14 in New look & H&M kids. The small is a tiny bit big but she likes them that way so she can roll the waistband. I've just washed them and they have washed like a dream.

Thank you very much @nickdrakeslovechild gonna give them a go :)

I placed 2 orders with 70% off. Quite a few things that were suggested/recommended previously, but also:

Hit
Crochet sunflower in a pot
Barette clips for hair (my hair is very fine though - not sure they'd be robust enough for thick hair)
Water proof phone case.
Make up brush cleaning pot
Thumb things for holding open books when reading
Embroidered corner book marks
(placed from 2 different links...this one came in a nicer brown card presentation wallet. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DL5MTHFS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_amznbzr_ppx_yo_asin_title&s=bazaar It looked just like the one in the below link though (eg nicer than the one on the link above)
This one just came in plastic sellophane https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGHF28L9?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_amznbzr_ppx_yo_asin_title&s=bazaar
Bobbins in a bobbin case. Even if the bobbins aren't universal for my sewing machine, the case is perfect to keep my existing bobbins neat and tidy.
Tape measures for sewing
Yoga/pilates non-slip sockettes. Bought 3 different lots and they are all great.

Miss (returned)
'Stained glass' suncatcher. Didn't expect it to be stained glass for the price, but it is just a pice of white perspex with a picture on one side. It isn't even transluscent.
Socks - 100% man made fibres. No cotton in sight.
Dry bag. Much smaller than in the pictures.
Slouchy knitted hat with satin lining. Just made my hair full of static.

Re the stained glass suncatcher, you need to peel the pale white film off the back of it. It will look like it doesn't come off at first, but if you scratch it with your fingernail you will see that it will peel away. Your sun catcher will now look so much better.

<speaks from experience and much confusion after DD had to do this for me>

Ah thanks. You're right! Thank you so much. I have now taken the backing off and it is better, but not great still - but it isn't sunny at all today so I'll check it again on a sunny day and see how it looks.

Haul gave a spin to win today, with up to £10 off your next order (doesn’t seem to be any minimum spend, but you’d probably want to go for £15 for free delivery).

I see it runs to 15th Nov, so expect a new discount then.

*have

Do we expect a Black Friday discount after the 15th?

Do we expect a Black Friday discount for Amazon Haul?