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button and then you’ll see the price reduction at checkout

It looked like there was a wooden one at Aldi in the wooden toy sale which starts tomorrow. Sorry, I can’t remember the price

Great thank you!

Someone mentioned some reed diffusers from next that were Christmas themed, but somehow my eyes cannot locate their post.. sleep deprivation has kicked in! If the poster sees this can they please send a link.
Thank you 😊

@Bingaloeswe love hug a lumps too. Thanks will have a look

We got the smiths toy store one last year and it’s lovely and sturdy. Will see if I can find a link Vanity table

oh it’s £10 off just now!!

Does anyone know if branded products on Amazon Haul tend to be genuine or knock offs? The whole thing looks like AliExpress which makes me very sceptical 😂

Asking you lovely ladies on here for your experience of silk pillows? I've heard that they are good for eczema sufferers and am thinking of getting one for my daughter.

I sew and could run one up in half and hour but the recommended Mulberry Silk is around £35 a meter so I am wondering if it's worth the effort? As is often the case these days it may be cheaper just to buy but have no idea where or how much they cost? Any suggestions please ladies?

I’ve thought exactly the same. I’ve bought some bits on Haul, mostly stocking fillers, but wouldn’t use it for anything important or branded.

I had chemo last year and lost all my hair. Bought silk pillowcases from M&S (in the Black Friday sale, IIRC.) Not mulberry silk - isn't that quite rough? They are smooth. Just fantastic when I was bald.

I don’t know how you guys manage to find the bargains you do as I never find anything! So on that note, anyone know where I can get the lego marvel advent calendar without paying full price please?! I would love to get one for my son but £30 is just a bit steep 😬 Google is not helping

So how many 95p Terrys chocolate oranges did everyone buy this morning in Tesco? 😅 I went a bit mad.

I also saw lots of Hello Kitty/Toy Story/Lilo and Stich fidget pens and pencil cases within the clearance section.

Thank you! I was also trying to figure this out

@Toooldforlonghair I have a mulberry silk one and it's ruined all other pillowcases for me. I am now a person who takes my pillowcase (sometimes the whole pillow!) with me when I go away.

I wanted a second one so bought a sateen one and it wasn't the same quality at all.

Currently on sale - https://amzn.eu/d/01lg1rWf

Annoyingly hand wash only, but I love it all the same.

The amazon haul brnaded products are genuine and weirdly are dispatched by amazon so lots of my stuff is arriving today.

The prices on the site show as full price then if you push redeem on the 30% off it calculates the discount on the basket. It also takes another 10% off if your basket starts off as more that £50.

There is lego- not a huge selection. I got mini figures and a spider.

Loads of branded swim gear from Speedo, arena and tyr. Someone else said addidas too.

Basker ross, galt, staedler, yoto, ravensburg, clementoni, cards against humanity, uno are all brands ive seen there. Similar price to regular amazon site, but at check out it takes off an extra 30%. Also tala, wilton, chef aid and PME for kitchen gifts.

Animagic: Let's Glo Axolotl Bubble Reef | Portable Magic Bubble Aquarium | Also Includes 1 Let's Glo Axolotl reduced from £20 to £10.43. I know axolotls are pretty popular

https://amzn.eu/d/071gXxFh

Does anyone have any tips for getting needohs? I only became aware of the yesterday and have since found out how hard they are to get.

Any hints or tips on where best to try would be appreciated, thank you.

Monster High x Wednesday Addams Doll £18.95

ThinkFun Minecraft Cave Adventure Logic Game for Kids £12.49

Nutribullet Blender 900 Series £65.55

Menkind normally has a small number on the till if you have one near you

@User202242 we do thank you. Well a couple of towns over but I’ll try and get in this weekend.

Maybe ring and check if they do before you travel but its been consistent for us they limit number bought too (which is good!) To stop resellers

Useless to say now but I bought some Ambustum candles on the super seconds festival, hadn’t heard of them before.

they’ve just arrived and the votives are teeny and the stuff is obvious seconds (dinged jar lids, mucky labels, a sticker saying ‘seconds’ on a box which peeled off okay) but they smell so posh I’m really happy with them! Every one I smelled was beautiful. Will defs look out for them next year (not paying full price obvs). There was a pack of sample smells in there and everything was great.

Some Amazon reductions:

monster High x polly pocket £10.80
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Polly-Pocket-Accessories-Collectible-HVV58/dp/B0CB6HYDBF/

sparkly fimo down to £9.89- about £14 elsewhere
https://www.amazon.co.uk/STAEDTLER-8013-Oven-Hardening-Polymer-Modelling/dp/B0BVN3VPXK/

tosy glow in the dark magnet fidget £20.75
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TOSY-Magnet-Pyramid-Glow-Holographic/dp/B0DMSPF13X/

the flower playdoh (not playboy🤣) £10.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Play-Doh-Flower-Playset-Accessories-Childrens/dp/B0F5BVLX1M/

Unfortunately I missed the large custard cream tin🙄

Yes! What's everyone buying from Amazon Haul today while the 30% (+ extra discounts) are on?

15% off at Happy Puzzle until 23.59 on Thursday 8th October, use promotional code PREM26

Not a bargain that I know of but there's a Nightmare Before Christmas edition of the card game Flip 7 out later this month.