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Kirsties gingerbread recipe?
Some years ago now Kirstie Allsop did a segment in of her Christmas programs where she did gingerbread... Now I recall it being a giant portion but that's about it! Channel4 no longer have the link on their site but it was amazing! Long shot, but did anyone write it down or save it? I'm desperate to find THAT recipe again!…
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Christmas Secret Santa
Morning everyone! Need your help and idea's!! For one of my secret santa games at work we have decided to buy a gift that starts with the first letter of my surname and the first letter of the person I have been given's surname... Basically I have to buy a gift with the letters H & E with H being the first word! There is a…
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Christmas post and parcels.
I'm a postie and this time of year we get cards with incomplete and totally wrong addresses on them and torn wrapping on parcels. Please, please, please if you are unsure of an address put yours on the back so it can be returned to you. I find it heartbreaking when I have a Christmas card addressed to Nanny and Grampy with…
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Christmas Advents 2016 - release dates, price etc
Thought it might be useful to have a thread with all the best Christmas advent calendars (beauty, toys, alcoholic etc) so people can find the information quickly without having to go through the main Christmas thread? So perhaps along the lines of; - Name of company / advent - Type - Cost - Release date - Link to website…
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Parents - toy and gift ideas for older children and teenagers?
Excuse the incredibly vague question, but can anyone suggest some affordable toys/gifts that would be welcomed by older kids (say split between boys/girls aged 12-15 up to £20 or so)? I'm looking to pick up a few items for a charity appeal and have absolutely no idea what's hot these days (I'm decades off my teenage years…
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A moan... delivery from Amazon
Just checked on amazon.co.uk because I only got one of the three items I was expecting. All were listed as delivered, so I checked the property just to see if anything had been delivered. Then I spotted it... hidden in the container we use for glass recycling. The one that's next to the bins. In a line with all the other…
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How to stick to budget
I'm a student (veterinary nurse) and when I started my course, I told my friend that Christmas will be small this year due to my very small income and we both agreed £10-15 but I've found out she has bought me a gift, my boyfriend a gift, a joint gift for us and a gift for my dog. she is married and ive never bought her…
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In desperate need for inspiration for my bro's 18th
Hi all, I'm really struggling for my brothers 18th! His birthday is 30/12 and has always asked for a joint Xmas present of clothes. He said 'clothes are fine' this year but mum has just bought him £250 of clothes and he's recently started earning and buying his own so I feel my usual gift of clothes is redundant this year!…
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Ideas for New Baby Gift Box Please
Hi My DS and his partner are expecting my first grandchild (granddaughter) in the summer and I'm wanting to put together a gift box for them (a wicker basket type one). I've bought them lots of stuff for the baby already, vests, bibs, babygroes, clothes, socks (although not very moneysaving, I couldn't help myself :D ) but…
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Best Wooden Christmas Advent Calendars
Hi folks! Looking for some recommendations for wooden advent calendars please, the kind you fill with your own choice or treats. I've seen a few on Amazon but it's difficult to tell the quality of them and the ones I have seen that were good quality in next, I didn't really like the design of. Has anyone bought any of the…
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Kids "tramp it" jump shoes
Has anyone bought these for their kids and are they any good? They are like curved blades on the bottom of shoes that make you bounce.
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Letter to Santa
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Value Christmas Gift Bags??
Hi All, Just wondered if anyone had managed to find any low cost Christmas gift bags at all? I remember a few years back when A3da did a 19p value gift bag and wondered if anyone had seen anything similar this year? Thanks
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Correct wording for Christening gift
If anyone gives a silver photo frame (for example) as a Christening gift, is they a correct form of wording that should be used ie:- DOB & Christening Date & full name or omit the DOB and use:- Mary Jean Smith, Christened on November 7th 2016 ? Or, should the surname be excluded on the grounds that when she marries the…
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Surprise trip for partner; want to present it in travel guide/book format. Help!
So I've booked a trip and planned a bunch of activities for us to do in January, but I want to present it to my partner for Christmas. Was looking online but can't seem to find anything that lets you make your own travel books cheapish. I want to customise a small book with my own photos and text explaining the trip, no…
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Gifting tickets
Hi, I've got tickets for a weekend away for the hubby and myself and I've got tickets for MIL to go to a show as Christmas presents but I'm looking for creative ways to wrap / present them. Something fun that won't cost too much would be good. Thanks.
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Ideas please for my oldest and dearest friend's Christmas presents
Each year, my friend comes a long way to stay with me for a night or two at the beginning of December. We always exchange gifts and always get it just right. This year I am struggling. This is possibly due to the fact that I can't even think of anything I would like myself that has much point to it. Since reaching the ripe…
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Park Hamper - Xmas gone wrong!
We've been using the Park Hamper company for about 7 years now, with direct debits coming out every month. Over the years we upped the amounts and for the last couple of years kept it at £750. This was split into £250 of M&S vouchers from my wife's account and £500 of Amazon vouchers from our joint account. The M&S…
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John Lewis Christmas Advert?!!
Does anyone have any news about this? When and what it is? I have searched the internet and have found different dates - from this Friday, to next Thursday but hardly any concrete evidence about what is in it. :undecided
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christmas trees tinsel or real?
which is better a christmas tree with green pines , nice smell.... or a space age tinsel tree from the 70 's.... theres only one way to find out.........
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