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What can I buy from Argos for £4ish to win a bet?

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Shocksandboooos · 23/10/2018 10:40

I have £4 worth of Argos vouchers that run out on Friday.
Dh tried to throw them in the bin this morning, saying that I wouldn’t be able to get anything worth having with them without adding a lot on.
I need to win this bet as I lost the last one and haven’t lived it down.

I thought I’d cracked it when I found a pair of slippers but you have to pay online for TU clothes and the vouchers can’t be used online.
We have a 2 year old so stocking filers are a possibility. Please hit me with your best suggestions so that I can wipe the smug look off dh’s face. Grin

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BatEBird · 03/11/2018 19:33

I have one of those! She's called Merlina and I bought her from Sainsies last year. She lives on my mantlepiece.

flowergrrl77 · 03/11/2018 20:00

I am so sad that I am late to the party and that there are no more ravens in my area!

rainbowquack · 03/11/2018 21:06

Ordered the last one in my store... whoop!

rainbowquack · 03/11/2018 21:45

I am crying with laughter at this question...

Utter genius!

What can I buy from Argos for £4ish to win a bet?
RedorBlack · 03/11/2018 21:51

Well played to whoever is answering at Argos, they are brilliant replies!

Ishouldnotdrink · 03/11/2018 22:19

I laughed at PBeaker from Hull question too. I reserved the last raven in Hull for £1.20. I am collecting tomorrow. Will I know instinctively on sight what to name him/her?!

Ishouldnotdrink · 03/11/2018 22:20

Haha just after I posted the man on TV said Beryl Beryl BERYL so Beryl it is!!

rainbowquack · 03/11/2018 22:56

Beryl is a fab name!!! I quite like Bridgette for mine. My mum is collecting her for me tomorrow and I will officially meet Bridgette on Friday.

I think Bridget needs a tutu and a tiara.

Shocksandboooos · 03/11/2018 23:01

I don’t know where Minerva is!! I haven’t found her and dh is keeping quiet. I am sure that she will be somewhere very obvious but I haven’t spotted her yet.
If they had had them in stock in my area at £1.20 I would have bought a load and really got my own back on dh.
So, if you were my husband, where would you hide a raven?

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WineAndTiramisu · 03/11/2018 23:13

There's no ravens within 50 miles of me... My life is incomplete.

Fredathetortoise · 03/11/2018 23:20

In the airing cupboard? In the hoover bag? Staring at you when you open the loft hatch? In the rabbit's hutch? In the freezer?

rainbowquack · 03/11/2018 23:23

In the back of your cupboard/wardrobe/shed?

MixedMaritalArts · 03/11/2018 23:29

Raven Haven? Boot of the car. In the outside bin. Is there a household task that only you do - that would be my first choice.

Ishouldnotdrink · 03/11/2018 23:33

Work bag? Gym bag? Anywhere only you would use but not DH? Outside somewhere?

TyneTeas · 04/11/2018 00:09

Ravens are famous for guarding towers. Do you have a tower OP?

TyneTeas · 04/11/2018 00:17

(Now slightly worrying that OP does have a tower that is no longer under raven guard and we are all in fact DOOMED ConfusedShockGrin

ErrolTheDragon · 04/11/2018 00:42

Somewhere in the garden? Up the chimney? (Its rooks that nest in chimneys though)

kateandme · 04/11/2018 01:29

in the toilet!shower.wardrobe.backseat of car.fridge.knicker drawer wearing some of ur fancy pants ;D
if it was mine it would be somewhere he could scare this shit out of me.

ScreamingValenta · 04/11/2018 01:34

Poor raven is now in clearance Sad

What can I buy from Argos for £4ish to win a bet?
TyneTeas · 04/11/2018 02:05

Clearance?!

Please tell me that Clearance is not like the end of Toy Story 3!! Shock

Mylittlepea · 04/11/2018 08:15

I am so late reading this thread 🦅.

So last week I took my DS to the Tower of London for the first time. It was really good but the thing we kept talking about was THE RAVEN that sat next to us and stared into our eyes just centimetres away. These birds have no fear and are the size of small dogs I swear.

www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/explore/the-ravens/#gs.IBZrvYo

So I come on here and feel far too excited to read that I can buy one. Okay, not a real one but good enough. But as I’ve seen that mumsnetters have cleaned Argos out of them and so gutted there’s none at any of my local stores. BUT then I check the store nearest my Dad (75 miles away) and they have two left in stock. I’ve bought them both. I’ve already named them Charles & Anne.

Do I drive the 150 mile round trip today to collect my £2.40 purchase? Not sure if I can wait til next month to see my Dad who could collect them for me today.

What can I buy from Argos for £4ish to win a bet?
Mrspenfold123 · 04/11/2018 10:07

New official mascot of the Monster Looney Party

faultylightbulb · 04/11/2018 11:43

I bought my raven . . .from Sainsburys . . . . . £1.20!!!

SoupDragon · 04/11/2018 11:47

New official mascot of the Monster Looney Party

The Monster Raven Loony Party?

Ishouldnotdrink · 04/11/2018 12:58

Argos is rammed