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Hamper help!
Hello, knowledgeable people in my phone! I'm looking for some ideas and wondered if you guys could help? This year I'm thinking about doing hampers/gift baskets and struggling for ideas. Couples hamper (22&21) (brother and his gf) - £40 Cousin - female (21) - £20 Cousin - male (18) - £20 Cousin - male (14) - £20 Godson -…
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Reduced Tat Christmas!
My children are getting older, will be 14 and 11 (almost 12) at Christmas. This year we are trying to do a Christmas without as much plastic tat and rubbish, but still exciting and fun for them. * We have booked to go to Harry Potter studio the weekend before Christmas. They know about this. * We are going to see Matilda…
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Prom Dress
My d.d will (hopefully) be going to her school prom. The American hype wasn't around when I left school in the 80s, we signed shirts,egged and floured a few kids and went home! I know not to give suggestions on style, colours etc but as o.h and I will be forking out for it we will have a say in cost. Can anyone offer…
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Halloween '18 - anyone else getting excited?
I'm so excited about Halloween this year, that I actually have almost everything planned and bought already :o
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Time to change the board name to "Christmas..."?
You're all posting about Christmas already!! :) Time to change the name? Or too early?
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Winter family buffet for 90yr old
Hi - can you throw some ideas please. I am holding a surprise party for mum in law in Dec - maybe 25 of us. Doing at our house as we have the most room. Anyhow hubby not too well and neither am I so keeping it as simple as possible (ie buying as much as I can from Tesco!) - and not too expensive. For savouries I though:…
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Saving Up For Christmas
A lot of people will want to buy certain gifts for people soon, so to make sure it's affordable I thought we could start planning early! There is a saving for Christmas challenge thread here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5752840/saving-for-christmas-2018-1-a-day-challenge It's never too early to start…
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Halloween costume on a budget?
Has anyone got ideas for a female adults Halloween costume on a budget? I don't want to go as a witch or a ghost so am looking for other ideas. Am happy to search in charity shops....but for what? Any ideas out there please?
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Saving/budgeting for Christmas
Ok, I know it's only August, but I've been thinking about Christmas and I have tried saving, as in putting money away in another account, but I end up dipping into it and there being nothing left by the time I need to use it for Christmas. I have an Asda savings card which I put £10 onto yesterday, current balance is…
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We do - 2019 / 2020 / 2021
Starting this thread again as I can't update my old one due to having a new MSE account. Here's an updated list for recent times. If you're getting married in the years above, please leave your special dates here! You can chat too about your progress, What's been happening in the midst of planning & actually being married…
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AS level results - hamper ideas?
I'm looking to put together a hamper for my 17y/o nephew for his AS level results. So far I have his favourite chocs, crisps, drink and will be getting a cinema gift card when I'm at the shops next. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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Do 3 year olds have birthday parties?
So my daughter will be 3 in November. I have reserved a local gymnastics free play session (essentially soft play but without all the other children for 1hr then 1/2hr to eat food we will provide) it costs £150 for up to 30 children (we will prob have 10-15 children) My question is am I crazy! It seems like a lot of money…
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Need help with party food!
Hi everyone, i'm planning a little get together for my son's birthday. There will be about 8 or so 2-3 year olds, plus their parents and my son's grandparents. So about 20 adults potentially. Several of the families also have small babies so needs to be finger food really so they're not struggling with plates and forks as…
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Story box ideas
Money is tight this year, so planning ahead, I'm going to make some story boxes for my granddaughter. I'm considering traditional tales, but also bearing in mind that she is a big fan of Disney princesses. So, I'm thinking along the lines of the following: Printed dress up dolls (the type with the fold over tags) -…
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Gift recommendations for a baby when they're old
I've recently been asked to be a guideparent (non-religious godparent) to a baby, and I've also just become an auntie for the first time. Does anyone have suggestions of nice gifts I could get to celebrate their birth? Recommendations for where I could find good financial bonds, barrels of whiskey or bottles of wine of…
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Birthday ideas
Has anybody any ideas for a grandparents 70th birthday present? Thanks
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Cooking ideas en masse 60+ people
So we have started recently hosting music events in our back garden. First one being so successful that we're now expected to host far more. I can cook. So pretty much anything is an option. But looking for further inspiration for cooking for 60+ people. First one i did lasagne,dinner rolls and salad. Looking for things…
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Best mobile bar company?
Hey Fellow Money Savers!! This is my first post, and I'm wondering if you can help me? I'm looking to get married next year and was thinking about getting a bar installed as it is going to be in a marquee in a field! Does anybody have any recommendations? I'v looked at a few companies but can't seems to work out which is…
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Moms night off box...
Hello It's one of my best mates birthdays soon. She's got a small baby and so I thought I'd make her a moms night off/in box. She's currently at Slimming World so I don't want to mess that up by getting her loads of chocolate and things, but I might get her some of the Slimming World treats. I make a lot of my own bath…
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Party bag fillers for adults
Hi, I have two birthday parties coming up for both of my sons, 6 weeks apart. I really love to make party bags and would like to make some for the adults attending too. So i'm looking for inspiration for adult party bag fillers if anyone has any ideas? Many thanks!
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