Christmas Bargain Prequel Thread 2 -summer holidays loom

[Sideorderofchips]

Onto our second thread with less than 6 months to go!

Next also have some Liz Earle, Floral Street and Neom beauty boxes if you know people who like those brands

https://www.next.co.uk/shop/beauty/beauty-gifting/beauty-boxes/f/isort-pricerev

Received an email from Degusta to say advent calendars are ready to pre-order - £34. Think I used a Groupon code from here last year and got a good price - is it worth hanging on to see if one comes out for this year do we think? Can anyone remember how long it was before the Groupon code was issued?

I wonder why it is some people get Argos codes. Don’t think I’ve ever had one but they obviously send them out frequently as they always pop up on here.

I had issues with degusta last year but my mum does love her giant advent calender so I think I’ll send up getting suckered into getting one with groupon.

I had terrible time last year with two Degusta calenders going missing (although tbf that was more EVRI fault)
Degusta customer service was awful though, kept fobbing me off even well into December and then they washed their hands of it because was Groupon. Then Groupon said I could only get Groupon credit not refund but I pushed back on that because it's illegal. Was a lot of faff. But I bet my mum would have loved that calendar

I've just ordered straight from Degusta for £33.99. I'm not going to take my chances with Groupon.

Online and in my order some of the bottles are glass and some are plastic.

From your post I imagine all the ones you saw were glass.

There may have been others but the glass ones were so pretty so I only really looked at those.

Not a mega bargain but couldn't find it cheaper elsewhere including postage (I have prime) but think my DD will love this.

Log in and put something in your basket but don’t buy it. You usually get a code sent out.

Villeroy & Boch - Rose Garden Champagne Glasses Set 4 pcs £13.95

Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut £25.99

Wizarding World Harry Potter Bitzee Interactive Digital Pet, £10.99

Fisher-Price Glow & Grow Kick & Play Piano Gym Baby Toy £22.99

PAW Patrol, Talking Chase 30.5-cm-tall Interactive Plush Toy with Sounds, and Wagging Tail £10.39

Spidey and his Amazing Friends Marvel Water-Webs bath toy £6.49

@Sideorderofchips no idea how I missed a whole thread , thought it had been quiet this year ! Came on to post about the degusta advent being available to order with £6 off and found you were on page 30 already 😂

How do you get the £6 off? It's still showing full price for me.

If you sign up to the newsletter you get a £6 code

Has anyone had the Degusta Cook and Bake Advent calendar before? Just wondering on the type of things that are in it.

https://www.johnlewis.com/emma-bridgewater-sweet-violets-earthenware-half-pint-mug-300ml/p114346118

https://www.johnlewis.com/emma-bridgewater-seafood-stripe-earthenware-half-pint-mug-300ml/p114346129

Emma Bridgewater mugs down to £11.70 from £26. There are others at the same price but with the extra £4.50 delivery. These 2 are available with click and collect. Click and collect fee is 2.95 which still works out reasonable but if you had several to buy it would be free.

Sent you a code

It's new this year. Originally they did one standard and one international, then last year they changed it and scrapped the international one and opted for an ex love islander to promote a curated one.
They do release the contents but not until much later. They never sell out and last year they were discounted quite heavily the end of November.
They have been fun calendars, we have had them for a few years, however there is always issues and the customer service is bad. This year I'm not getting one as I can't face the risk of having issues and battling them again.

@Icamehomelikeastone thank you. I have looked at the original one the last few years for my Son and I saw the cook one which though might be good for DH. I might just hang fire for now then and see make a decision closer to the time.

In the end I did not reorder. However, I did try my luck emailing them and as a gesture of goodwill they have refunded the additional 20% 🥳 Hats off to Marksies!

That's really good to hear!

Came across these mini squishmallows and thought they might be popular - could also be split up into stockings

https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/kids+toys/toys+books/toys/dolls+collectables/collectables+figurines/10-piece-micromallows-plush-toys/p/45064312

I didn't realise they were doing a cook & bake one, I've just ordered the regular one. As @Icamehomelikeastone said, I think they do get discounted around Black Friday time.

I've only had last year's calendar from Degusta, and I did subscribe to their boxes for a few months. I didn't have any problems, and cancelling my box subscription was pain free.

Because I ordered the Degusta calendar last year they’ve given me a discount of £6. The code on the page is AC26CX I don’t know if this is a specific code or a generic one that anyone can use.

I checked my degusta emails and I paid with a £20 discount at the end of November