THREAD 7 - The one where we were briefly homeless and something about a bin called Jeremy

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This is intended as a friendly, kind, safe, warm and fuzzy place for people to share discounts, bargains and Christmas gift ideas both online and IRL. Please note the tone and intention of the thread and join with spirit as generous as DC helping themselves to the Christmas chocolate celebrations

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www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/5444936-bargain-referrals-thread-8

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🎄 Emoji to copy if required for posting bargains as some agree this makes deals easier to spot.

Will request this is deleted if someone more official beats me to it or if Reastie returns!

Boots has some 🎄Advent calendars on ‘up
to half price’ sale - link here.
I filter by “in stock.”
You can also filter by type, eg chocolate and beauty.

There’s a good Nivea men’s one at half price, plus Baylis and Harding. There’s a Lynx one which might be good if you have a teenager to gift it to.

Lego ones

It says “This is just the first of our Christmas Advent Calendar release”

Knoops Halloween hot chocolate has come and the milk has an expiry date of 10th January. So far their “customer happiness” email is refusing to replace.

For hot chocolate which we use in Velvetiser I always buy from Pendragons - never had an offer but the flakes are lovely £16:99 a 1kg bag and they do 5kg box of 5 x 1 kg packs -postage reasonable considering and we prefer to Hotel Chocolat

don't know if someone has already posted by MISCHIEF CANDLES have buy one get another 50% off

Ooh I do love Disturbia. I wish they'd make their tops longer though.

Anyone know how to get items cheaper on Oliver Bonas?
thanks

I have a Samsung galaxy A9+ Tab. It does everthing I need it for and way less pricey than an I Pad.

ON have quite frequent sales so worth hanging on for the next one if you can!

Thank you . There’s one item I’m after but it’s £23 and I’m undecided if I should just wait or not .

🌲In case folk missed it at the very end of the last thread, Quality Street 700g tins are half price in Tesco with Clubcard until 15th Nov. They look really lovely.

A heads up for anyone with Arsenal fc (i.e the best club in the World 😉) supporters in their family. Zilch are giving away 500 free official scarves after every win without conceding. This is for the men and womens teams and includes cup competitions not just Premier League/The WSL. I was lucky enough to win one the other week and it would make a lovely gift.

They go very quickly so my tips are to have autofill set up beforehand and to have the link ready during extra time and keep refreshing.

https://www.zilch.com/uk/cleansheets

🎄 Argos have mini brands magic cook on offer 2 for £15 and mini verse plush keychain maker £7.50 each

They do 10% off for new subscribers, 15% keyworker discount and 10% student discount.

https://www.oliverbonas.com/discount-codes

🎄In case anyone is looking for a decent (but reasonably priced) gift for men / teen boys, the Bob men’s wash kit is a great option for £20 or £10 with a referral link. It is a sustainable product with soap applicator / scrubber for face, hair and body plus 4x soap scents.

It’s great for stinky teens getting them to wash properly and not have millions of empty bottles in the shower or damp flannels left behind.

It’s sustainable and also chemical free, and it comes with shower mount plus you can choose your preferred colour.

I bought the kit for £20 which I thought was a good price (as it includes 2 bars of soap in each of four scents) but realised afterwards that with a referral code you get 50% off on top of this package deal (and I believe you can buy multiples at this price as my friend bought three sets for only £30), so only £10 for the kit.

The smell is absolutely amazing; the whole upstairs of my house smells like a spa after my son has had a shower.

Anyway, I’ve posted my referral over on the referrals board (it’s on the last page) if anyone wants to use it, but even at £20 this is a good deal. Lots of my son’s cousins and friends are now using this.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/5444936-bargain-referrals-thread-8?page=31&reply=155564812

@BedTimeAt8how does the sizing come up on the kids shirts? My DS is 5 but very petite and generally wears an age 3-4.

One of my adult daughters would like a backpack for when she treks around our city. Can anyone recommend a backpack where the outer zip pocket (usually on the back) is on the front? I'm worried that if she puts her purse in there an opportunistic pick pocket thief might nick it!

I used your code but can’t find this kit on the site?

Most back packs have a security pocket that goes against your back to prevent this now xx

They come up about right, my 8 year old is in a 24. She had a real one brought when she was 7 at age 7-8 and it was quickly too small. the one from
Footballsbest4u seems a more normal size.

Thank you so much to the poster who recommended the murdoku book. DH and I are enjoying solving a couple every night together, and I'll gift one to my Dad too. I didn't even know they existed!

Is it not just under “get started”?

@Qwerty21 I haven't used Spicery, but can strongly recommend Spice Trove (especially the Boxing Day curry): https://www.spicetrove.co.uk/ and they come beautifully wrapped in recycle-able saris.

Apols they seem to have updated the offer - it’s now £16 including two bars but it looks like you can choose your own scent now.
the red one is the nicest!

You should still be able to get 50% off that price anyway.

🎄 The Cambrian Company have 15% off all herbal tea blends for those doing tea hampers. Code is TISTHESEASON15 🌲

Lakeland 20% off a £60 spend and 10% off a £30 spend