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Gifts with a charity element
I don't mean like "a donation has been made in your name" I mean a physical gift I can wrap where some of the money goes to charity. There's an awkward relative and the only gift they've reacted positively to was a gift set where the money went to battersea. They seemed very excited about that. Have you guys seen anything…
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Novelty Gift ideas 18+
https://www.adored.co.uk have a great selection of novelty gifts, perfect for this time of year for secret santa at office or stocking filler. Check out: https://www.adored.co.uk/golden-penis-slippers.html https://www.adored.co.uk/willy-hotwater-bottle.html https://www.adored.co.uk/the-adult-colouring-book.html…
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Sorry mum! can't afford to buy a present this year!!
Good morning peeps!! Well with the festive season becoming more and more commercialised the pressure to give hits many a purse string! " Sorry mum, can't afford to buy you a present this year. " Words sadly uttered by my Carer who treats and respect me as Mum. With 3 million people lonely at Christmas, never receiving a…
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Diamonds Factory
Delete please
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If you could give 'the fat old man with a beard' one present, what would it be?
What do you think Santa Claus needs? What do you think Father Christmas would like?
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How many Christmas cards have you received so far?
We've only got 15 as of today. My OH informs me that we are due another 43 if we get back all that we have sent.
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Worst Christmas Present
A poll of 1,500 people by breakfast spread Marmite, found one in four said they could not remember the last time someone gave them a present they actually loved. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5158067/Slippers-named-Britons-worst-Christmas-gift.html What's the worst present that you've received?
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Aldi or Lidl Christmas trees
Has anyone had a real tree from Aldi or Lidl? I have seen Asda are doing them and my friends looks nice. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience. Thanks Lib
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How to wrap/present a selection of individual beauty products!
Hi, I'm giving a few people a selection of individual beauty products... Soap and glory shower gels, creams, scrubs etc. There's probably around 6-8 regular sized items per person. Does anyone have any ideas about how I can put them together to make a nice gift to wrap please? Obviously cheap is good and easy as I'm not…
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Fibre Optic Christmas decorations - replacement colour disks?
Is it possible to buy replacement colour disks for fibre optic decorations? I have a fibre optic plant which looks great but the colour disk is of a type that has a lot of rapidly changing patterns, what I'd prefer is one that gives a much slower changing pattern. Any ideas please anyone ? I can't seem to find anything…
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Magic Sets
Hi. Long time since I've been on here. One of our precious grandchildren is having a tough time at the moment. His mum and dad are wonderful and constantly try find ways to boost his self esteem. He has just discovered that he is good at modelling balloons and can't get enough of it, " I'm actually good at this" So santa…
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How to stop the same cheque going round and round every year
We have a relative that we never see. Every year she sends us a cheque for £30. We do likewise. It is my husband's relative, so I don't have that much involvement, but nor does he, to be honest. How do we bring this to an end. It's crazy.
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Christmas cards delivered for 30p
If you live in an area where 'Scoutpost' is operating and delivering cards locally, it can be a real bargain e.g. https://www.renxmaspost.org.uk Google to see if there is such a service in your area.
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Sweets
Hi Not sure this is the best place to ask but here goes. I have been asked to put together a sweet bag for 61 children in the school l work in as a little gift for Christmas. Does anyone know where l can get sweets cheaply to fill them please. I have been to the supermarkets but with 61 to fill it works out really…
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How to know if wine is still servable
So I previously posted about how to choose wines for a New Year’s Eve party at home. Now I’ve decided (in true MSE style) to raid our cupboard full of wines and see what could be used from there! So the bottom of our ladder has several bottles of wines, some which we’ve bought, others which were gifted to us etc. Problem…
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Personalised baubles- has anyone seen similiar cheaper?
I’m totally in love with 2 baubles but can’t spend £40 plus postage on 2 things for the tree! Has anyone seen any like it but cheaper elsewhere? http://www.noordinarygiftcompany.co.uk/christmas/personalised-family-christmas-sign-post-bauble.html…
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90's Fancy Dress
Yo, I have been invited to a 90's themed fancy dress shindig; anyone go ideas for a good 90's costume, preferably something I can piece together from charity shops/ebay/make myself?
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Could you do with improving your Christmas budgeting?
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat - but can you work out discounts, percentages and VAT? If so, it could help you save some pennies (or more) by taking advantage of the Black Friday deals this week. If not, you could be at risk of spending more than you intended in the run up to Christmas. If you struggle with…
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Xmas 2018
I know that 2017 isn't over but just for people that may be struggling for this year, I just wanted to recommend P@rk savings. They don't just do hampers, I received my vouchers for this year last month. I save £25 a month meaning I have a selection of £300 voucher to use this year and beyond. Like the Luv2Shop as they're…
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christmas eve hamper ideas for 10 year old boy
Looking for suggestion of items to put in a Christmas eve hamper for 10 year old boy. Budget around £10 (might need to be a bit more this year) but for that I want 3-4 items :o Happy for the item(s) to be second hand. Previous years I have gone in poundland/B&M etc and got some cheap toy sets but hes too old for that now,…
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