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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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legocardsagain · 25/10/2018 20:13

Love it! Please take pics for us!!

BalaclavaDeadHead · 25/10/2018 20:24

Picture when you do it! I’m going to have to buy a damn Raven now too!! 😂

BalaclavaDeadHead · 25/10/2018 20:25

But make sure it says ‘loser’ and not ‘looser’ 😂 or he may think the door handle needs fixing or something haha

nevermorelenore · 25/10/2018 20:26

So I was in Sainsbury’s and can confirm they have big ravens for £4 and baby ravens for £2.50! There were loads left so can’t be many MNetters in my area. Here’s a close up of his unimpressed face.

Anyway, I got Edgar home and put him on a shelf in the living room and went to wash up. DH came home and I heard him yell ‘Jesus Christ!’ Apparently he thought a bird had flown into the house and it scared the shit out of him. So the £4 was well worth it!

I am planning to hide him in other places to see if I can get another scare. The bathroom? Under the duvet?

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Shocksandboooos · 25/10/2018 20:29

Haha. Very good point. balaclava

Getting the bloody light up was tricky with my 5ft nothing but am hoping it will be worth it.

The added bonus is that I can rub it in every time we come in or go out in the dark!

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BalaclavaDeadHead · 25/10/2018 20:30

nevermorelenore Kitchen cupboard! He Opens it to get something and there’s Edgar saying hello lol

GhoulMythicalMoooaning · 25/10/2018 20:30

Haha brilliant plan but yes loser. Smile

BlueBug45 · 25/10/2018 20:34

I collected Alfred from Argos earlier. While there were two of his same size brethren on the shelves I didn't see any babies. Hmm

The assistant who gave it to me looked as puzzled as my 7 week DD when I showed it to her.

Wagonwheelsandstrawberryjam · 25/10/2018 20:40

Haha brilliant, best thread I've read all day Grin i'm also going to buy a raven because I'm a sheep

DropZoneOne · 25/10/2018 20:55

Which one of you is responsible for the Argos Q&A Grin

Are there accessories available for the raven? I would like to dress him up for Christmas

SoupDragon · 25/10/2018 20:57

I am planning to hide him in other places to see if I can get another scare

If he opens the curtains in the morning, I can recommend hanging the raven outside the window.

😇

SoupDragon · 25/10/2018 21:00

Also, you can attach a raven to a coat hanger and hang it from the architrave outside the bedroom door so that it is at eye height when he opens the door in the morning.

CharlotteUnaNatalieThompson · 25/10/2018 21:07

How many people looking at and buying this are mumsnetters? 😂😂😂

What can I buy from Argos for £4ish to win a bet?
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Shocksandboooos · 25/10/2018 21:20

In the kitchen cupboard so that it falls out when he opens it!
Oh I’m imagining all sorts of ongoing fun now. My poor dh won’t know what’s hit him.

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SoupDragon · 25/10/2018 21:36

My poor dh won’t know what’s hit him.

He will: a raven.

soupforbrains · 25/10/2018 22:05

I will pick Mortimer up tomorrow.

In the meantime having reviewed the pictures and heard the many concerns about the eyes I have preordered these. So that I will have options.

Also, this thread has genuinely kept me going this week.

Thank you my batty (raven-y?) friends 

nevermorelenore · 25/10/2018 22:13

Why didn’t I think of kitchen cupboard? Edgar has been placed peeking out behind the coffee mugs. In the morning, I’m going to ask DH to make me a coffee and enjoy the show. Grin

Does anyone else have a family member who collects those faceless Willow Tree figurines? I’m always tempted to stick googly eyes on them and see if they notice.

soupforbrains · 25/10/2018 22:33

Yes! And I have done it before.

I must admit this is not my first foray into adventures with googlie eyes.

I put them on all the objects on my colleagues desk one day last summer to cheer him up. Every time I see his phone it still makes me giggle 

greathat · 25/10/2018 22:36

Ordered 97 times...was the original raven poster an Argos employee who accidentally ordered too many ravens...

Storm4star · 25/10/2018 22:41

This thread is hilarious. OP, your plan is brilliant.
Guys add some more questions to the Q&A, lol. We can have some fun with Argos!

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Shocksandboooos · 25/10/2018 22:48

soup you will be able to give your raven so many different expressions.
Wide eyed with shock, little Brady plotting eyes, you could even use a big and a small to make the classic mumsnet Hmm

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Shocksandboooos · 25/10/2018 22:49

Brady? No, beady!

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Shocksandboooos · 25/10/2018 22:51

I can’t see any questions on Argos.

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MsMightyTitanAndHerTroubadours · 25/10/2018 22:57

oh oh oh.....thankyou OP, i shall have such fun with my raven!

such such fun. :o :o