Christmas Bargain Thread 8 - The one with the Vag Charms

[RainbowZebraWarrior]

Hi all. I'm just caretaking until Reastie returns, but here's our new thread. Please do use up the old one first though.

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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Thank you. I have ordered the red bull. She has the older McLaren but I refuse to replace with the newer as there are only slight differences (the weeks being one). It’s a great set and a great size for the price. I haven’t a clue where we are going to keep another one….and eventually the other 2 if she gets them. Apparently you can get a mount to mount them on the wall. We are big Lego fans, now just to get the shrek Lego set for myself 🤣.

Cross posted, sorry!

I do this for pressies- i buy beauty noxes throughout the year such as on boots, latest in beauty and look fantastic then split them all up.
Highly recomend for viral things brands
Medik8
Avant
Lanagie
Rodial
Christoper Robin

Highly reccomend lookjng at the big beauty advent calanders this year look at whats inside them - that will give you idea.

Also dont no wht your price range is.
May work out cheeper geting deals in gift sets for brands or buy calenders and may work out cheepr.

Plus side of that is often can treat yourself lol

That's ok, she would love it but I can't justify £50 on an advent calendar, need to buy for her sis too. I did think maybe they could share it but not sure that would work.

Do you have a link please as I couldn’t find it and the product I have been looking at has come back in stock. Many thanks

@snoopinginstlye & @HopefulBeliever

Voucher code

Mary Shortle is a toy shop in York, it's been around for about 50 years. They used to have two shops in Leeds as well.

They're a proper shop, not somewhere fly-by-night, if that reassures @Carrie76

Thank you! 😊

it is one of the links on here

CRAYOLA Bluey Colour Wonder Colouring Set £2.63

amzn.eu/d/0fVdCeNS

I think 11 is an in between age for advents so I’m doing a DIY for DD2 who is nearly 11. I’m going to include a mixture of sweets, her current special interests (Warrior Cats and shark items, 2 blind bags, 5 bracelet bought in a set, stickers) and then some other cheap things like fidgets, pens, coloured Pritt sticks. I am finding it harder than for DD1 who likes miniature beauty items which I have from my own beauty advent calendars and others items over the year I’ve been collecting! But intend to pad out with Lindor which I hope keeps it interesting enough without being 24 days of chocolate.

We have some of the small and large F1 cars mounted on the wall- great option to display them without taking shelf space etc... Also big lego fans here, we have lego concorde mounted in my office!

@NaturalBlondeYeahRight yes that’s the blanket thank you. Now I’m torn between that & the hot water bottles option!

Yeah I checked out their website and they look legit but jellycat were selling smudge monkey for £30, so £69 is a massive mark up / profit.

DD wants a smudge monkey but I’m not paying over double the original price. I’ll keep looking and might get lucky.

🎄Re: Jellycats

Fenwicks have a huge selection and some are reduced:

https://fenwick.co.uk/collections/jellycat?

Smudge monkey is OOS, unfortunately.

Yikes I bought them before I got to this page!

Would you mind sharing how Concorde is mounted? Husband built this over the summer and it’s currently sitting on the sideboard and I live in fear of one of us (or the cats!) knocking into it. He had Saturn V for his birthday and i was going to get him a light set for this, but a mount for Concorde may be better 😊

Re Jellycats: I know my DD wanted the marshmallows earlier in the year, but they’ve now come out with a s’mores version. Any opinions on which is best/ cutest in person? I’m not sure whether to stick to the original or surprise her with the new version. Not a bargain, I know!

The Oodie £1 deal is on at 7pm for anyone who is interested, i thought id have a try as i miss it every year 😂

That's such a cool idea. Syringes (without needles) from Amazon, too - although that could lead to them becoming water pistols...

My DD is keen on the marshmallows because she intended to split them up - you can’t do that with the s’mores. I know that’s not helpful sorry 🤣🤣

In case anyone hasn’t checked their JL Rewards, there are quite a lot of Xmas events available to book, including make up and craft sessions.

If anyone is planning on booking the JL tea party with Santa event, (not exactly a bargain), these are selling out fast, so it would be better to book sooner rather than later.

Speaking of JL, I didn’t understand why there were so many threads criticising the Xmas advert , but I have just watched it and I do now - what on earth were they thinking???

@Pluto356 I’ve used hope valley saddlery before. They are a legitimate company

no horse now though 😢

I juggle and my dad teaches it for a living, id go for a brand like Oddballs, juggle dream or cascade. They're good quality and have a good weight to them. Maybe something like these or do a search for Oddballs. Not sure of any deals currently though, I haven't looked

https://www.firetoys.co.uk/collections/juggling-balls

https://amzn.eu/d/07cGMGRz

Don't know if anyone has seen these on tiktok but decided to do a search and found them on Groupon cheaper and wirh free delivery. Danny Dingle book boxset. Look really good.

🎄www.groupon.co.uk/deals/sweet-cherry-publishing-kids-adventure-book-box-set?deal_option=96adb850-489d-4bcb-a1d1-1156c1e4ea2d&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21812218988&gbraid=0AAAAADxu4DBarUMes2FTiSbI6xqm11CtU&gclid=CjwKCAiAzKvXBhBAEiwABLl9As3cFRWX76fjhTBfHvVQds4cIPPvBA_W5fD7tKpp_IQpVr0vMItU2hoC6a4QAvD_BwE&Option=Danny+Dingle%27s+Fantastic+Finds+5+Books+Collection+Set