Thread 2 - the one where I try to get organised

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Hope I'm not tempting fate with that thread title
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You are all wonderful and I’m now going back to my mince pie and stollen (never too early!).

Gutted I missed the starfish sale, I had my eye on silver blue hoop earrings.l for my sister. Hopefully they are just relocating.

I bought some bits a few minutes ago, so tgere are still things available!

@Scout2016they have them in a mint green if that’s any good? I ordered some for myself

DD is asking Santa for one of the top toys - the Fur area Tiger. Experience tells me I should buy now while it is in stock. It’s £80 Argos so making a shameless plea for any codes please 🤶

OHS have some lovely jellycat inspired cushion, cuddle cushions and cute keyrings all reduced (popcorn key ring is £2, great stocking filler) My DD's both love the idea of jellycats but not the price so hoping these go down well
Natural OHS Maple The Blueberry Pancake Cushion OHS

@Justkeepsmilingx what are fab as little gifts please?

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZG9ANLA2S8A7C-74V8M/

laura Ashley earbuds .

few different designs and free delivery.

£19

good sister/ mum / aunt gift

Thanks but annoyingly my sister only wears silver and loves blue.

Ah I bought this yesterday for baby chips! It looks so good

I’m not sure where the post I quoted has gone.

There is a lovely mumsnetter whose daughter makes really pretty earrings and sells them to raise money for the Trussell Trust. They are lovely. They start at £1.50 and I would definitely recommend them. The mumsnetter is

Londonmummy66

As always smiggle has a sale on

https://www.smiggle.co.uk/shop/en/smiggleuk

Lisa Angel has a sale on

https://www.lisaangel.co.uk/the-sale

Rex london has always been good for stocking fillers

https://www.rexlondon.com/clearance?ll=menutopnav

Im really missing claires accessories and the works being on line this year

The entertainer also has a half price sale

https://www.thetoyshop.com/c/half-price-toys

Has anyone any great ideas or recommendations for food things related to cooking with food that's in season please? Thought there would be loads of cookbooks but can't seem to find a good one.

Simple Too is newly released. It's currently £15 on Amazon.

I like the Dairy Diary cookbooks - they have a nice 4 seasons one. They usually do some offers, or you can get 10% off your first order

https://www.dairydiary.co.uk/products/product-four-seasons-cookbook

Dairy Diary also have loads of free recipes to give you an idea of what's included in their books - there is a section on recipes included in the seasons cookbook

£6 for this Gamers Guinness World record book which I think is the same one I saw in Lidl for the same price. If it is the one I looked at it has a soft cover but is nice and thick

https://rackhams.com/small-batch-bakes-baking-cakes-cookies-bars-and-buns-for-one-to-six-people-by-edd-kimber

This book was £20 when it was first released, then sat at £15 for ages. It’s £5.87 from this website including postage. I haven’t used Rackhams before, but paid by PayPal so should be covered. I have a couple of Edd Kimber’s books (he won the first British bake off, I think?) and they’re very good. So this one is actually a gift to myself 🎁

Decent discount on this LEGO 5-minute builds book as a gift for Ninjago fans - picked one up for an 8yo nephew :)

Lego Ninjago five-minute builds book

Thank you @Bibliophage just got the new Lottie Brooks for my DD, the signed special edition is half price! 😊

Thanks, I’ve bought for my hairdresser.

I’ve sent you a code :)

Snugz cream ribbed loungewear set

Originally £40 down to £9 for the set. They only have a size small left (8-10) but looks lovely! 🥰

Adding to the thanks for the Starfish Project post, I got a silver and turquoise necklace and earrings for my Mum for £26 delivered.

Gymshark have a sale on, there are some good deals. I've ordered a hoody and a few t-shirts for DH - and some stuff for myself!

uk.gymshark.com/collections/last-chance

Also the code WELCOME10SNUGGZ gives 10% off first order for snuggz. Managed to get the loungeset for £12.09 delivered