Ok, have agreed to a £5 Christmas - now what on Earth can I get everyone?!

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Right, this does not apply to dcs or dh, just everyone else. We have agreed as an extended family to spend a maximum of £5 on everyone. So, now it's getting competitive.

There can be no cheating as proof may be required. The £5 must include things like delivery charges.

My plan is to make some little stockings out of old curtains and fill them with lots of little things. Does anyone have any good website recommendations for cheap but nice gifts?

I need all sorts, things for young men, old ladies, and everything in between (no teenagers, but lots of 2-6 year olds).

All help welcome

Wilkinsons do nice cheap little things. just to save you looking!!

I think Mulled wine spice bags attatched to a cheap bottle of red is nice for men. If you make your own it costs about 40p plus the cost of the wine.

other than that looking on websites with clearance section is good, especially if you can have it delivered to store as no delivery cost incurred.

for the youngsters think party bag, book( can get job lot off the book people) bubbles, choc, etc

Old ladies - soap, tights, hankies

Young men - bottle of beer/miniture of spirits, golf balls, football socks,

I am full of ideas for cheap pressies

www.play.com have lots of dvds for 4.99 including postage and books for this price and under too.

Yellow moon - something like www.yellowmoon.com - has lots of small cheap arty crafty activities for children, and lots of stocking filler toys.

Book people for packs of 10 books for £10. Adult fiction as well as children's books.

Hawkin's Bazaar has lots of quirky fun stocking fillers quite reasonably priced - lots of retro stuff that adults will like!

Thank you! And so the quest begins

Plant a pot of bulbs.

Boots do bogof on all photo frames and albums. i was thinking of getting nursery staff some nice frames...

is £5 if you are needing to buy for an even number of people!

love this one

this one great too

Look at this page for example - everything under £1

For the 2-6 year old, stuff like Playdoh, sticker books, colouring books.

Older ladies - gloves, handcream?

oops. i didn't read your op fully.... you're looking for little things

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Ooh - very cunning way round the £5 limit, ja9

Get yourself off to Poundland. Marvellous place.

(( i used sq brackets above to say 'slinks off embarrassed' but it turned into a link and now i have reason to be even more embarrassed... sigh))

I have a couple of offer codes for Hawkin's Bazaar, £6 off £35 spend or £5 off a £30 spend. Yell if you want them. We do £5 Christmas too and get lots of stocking fillers from HB and make my own stockings for any children. Poundland too for colouring books or felt pens, hair clips etc if you want other ideas.

PMSL Ja9... I clicked on to too!!!

Lloyds Pharmacy have loads of gift things under £5, and free delivery this week on a minimum £5 spend.

loads of dvds in HMV for a fiver - check out the kids section too

Check out the savings/promotion threads - I have "bought" a personalised poster from snapfish for free, an a5 photo album with photos in it for delivery charge of £2.50 from bonus print and a personalised large calendar poster again for postage and packing

You're forgiven Ja

Thanks to everyone for some great links and ideas.

Redhouse are great if you are looking for childrens book and delivery is free here

we've done a £5 too. went onto johnlewis website and have bought charity mugs in tins and cath kidston button boxes, pin boxes and a pin tree. there's also a charity money box. everything was a £5 and free postage too.

Just bought two of these flying monkeyswww.hawkin.com/find/product-is-09462 for 8 and 6 yo nephews. I used the discount code mentioned by soh. They arrived today and I've already had a quick go, I think they'll be loads of fun.

I've recently bought these

Wh smith were doing some great books for £5 some really nice glossy ones. chemists like semi chem do lots of nice sets from £1.99 up.