Thread 3 - the one with the bad bitch energy

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I noticed this one on mountain warehouse, could use the additional 25% off code if you were doing a bigger order.

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/p/056463/mw/hot-water-bottle-with-foot-compartment-2l/red/

Thanks so much. Not in a rush, so perhaps I'll hold off for now. 30% off two minis does seem great, but may do some research.

My bad. I asked for the referral by PM. I did a search for the referral thread and couldn't locate it. 😔

(Slaps self on wrist and scuttles back into the shadows).

@fishfingersandchipsagain when people say 'the referrals thread', is it the whole promos section? Or is there a specific Christmas related referral thread?

Realised I mentioned 'the referral thread' when I first started the yoto chat but I was just parroting stuff I've read and I'm not actually sure where it is/what it means 🫣

Lancome Hypnose mascara £16.74 when you subscribe & save (and cancel future deliveries!) rrp 30ish

amzn.eu/d/03VVVEf0

@Stellinazucca that's interesting, which sorts of cards have you tried?

We had them for 4th birthday pressies and they've always been well used. We travel a lot and love that they're so easily portable.

My son (now 7) prefers non fiction cards (like everything under the sun, flags of the world etc) and independent ones like the arralan series. But he's also spent hours listening to enid Blyton over the years.

DD(5) prefers listening to music on hers so have lots of music cards. She used to love the Peppa pig stories but these days it's Barbie and Hotel Flamingo.

Make your own cards are great, can fill with books from borrowbox for free.

I thought the Julia Donaldson ones would be faves as we love the books but think perhaps because we usually read those and look at the pictures together that having it on a card isn't as tempting. Haven't been impressed by the Disney stories so far. Definitely an extent of personal preference.

Spidey and Amazing Friends bubble pirate boat £23.99, down from £40

https://amzn.eu/d/0drEdQ6S

What's this Starfish thing?

@ForeverTheOptomist - if mine ever arrives, I’ll get back to you 😹

Seriously - it was a charity selling off jewellery at clearance prices. Deal has now ended and some of us are STILL waiting …

@Cuwins - I just looked under Prime deals and bought the cheapest I could find - it wasn’t Xmas tape - just boring packing tape. It’s gone up from last time I purchased but I need some now 😿

If anyone is ordering anything from etsy, this year ive been finding that if you add stuff to basket and leave it there overnight quite often you get a tempting discount code for it the next day. Might help someone!

Calvin Klein trunks 3 pack heavily reduced, most sizes still available

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Calvin-Klein-Mens-Pack-Trunks/dp/B0F8PPKNW4

Dolly Sticker dressing books some down to £4-5, including Kpop, crystal fairies, Halloween etc. Several also in the 'buy 4 save 5% deal'.

Thanks for the Build Your Own sticker book reccomendation above. One of those is also down to £5 and in the deal too.Supercars

@Houseofsardines You’ve just given me a laugh with your “playboy” set 😆

Hi, It's one specific thread in the Christmas forum, hang on, let me find it...Bargain Referrals Thread 8 Hope that helps. :)

A thousand thank yous!

🤪🤣🤣can you tell I’m a little bit tired???. Also I’ve forgotten to shorten the link so it goes to my account 🙄 would you mind reporting it so someone in mumsnet hq can delete?

It doesn't link to your own account usually (but obviously will look like it will for you personally)

Also, is everyone paying 3.99 postage for the little seed calendar?

@lemoncurdcupcake Lol no worries, and thank you for Keanu. :D

I was going to suggest it for the next thread title 😂

I think it only looks like it goes to your account because you’re logged in to that account? It takes me to my account.

Thanks to the pp who sent the hot water bottle for feet!
and yes perhaps this is the issue we’ve had almost all Disney cards so far. It’s mostly just one person reading a book, whereas the tonies are all the character voices in the story and lots of sound effects and then songs. Admittedly I don’t know how to use the yoto as well and the Disney tonies are pretty bad too, so maybe these are the problems. Might try again with a peppa pig one.

Oh gosh I saw this and had to remind myself not to judge about this as a gift for a 7 year old! playboy bunny things were all the rage in the 2000s for teens and preteens where I grew up! I thought it must be back as a trend, but was relieved anyway to see it was a typo 🫣

Just a heads up: Apparently ASOS has been hacked.

On the yoto/audiobook chat, if anyone is interested in the new Harry Potter full cast recordings, they're 75p each for Audible members today. Not sure how you'd gift them but it's a proper bargain.