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Marks & Spencer Holiday Giveaway
Be gentle please this is my first thread! Just won a £10 gift card from M&S's latest competition. They're doing a pass the parcel where you unwrap presents and can win prizes! quite a nifty online game! Definitely worth a share I thought :beer: SEE LINK BELOW :j…
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Christmas Soaps - does anyone care anymore?
This is still an annoying tradition i have to put up when i have to go to my mum's house at Christmas; the older generation who will watch the soaps religiously. Having to shut up, stop watching whatever film we're watching, whatever board game we're playing so the Christmas soaps can be watched is something i hate. Always…
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Online Christmas hampers
Hello, I'd like to buy a food/Christmas/treats hamper for two gifts. I am overseas and it would need to be delivery. On a budget of £30- £60 which are good value, and which just put cheap fillers in? I am contemplating doing a Tesco order of the nicer stuff, but as its a gift id like it to look like a gift. So many…
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My MSE Christmas gift ideas
Hi all!After the inital panic about having ALMOST NO MONEY this Christmas, these are the ideas I have come up with for the family. Mum and MIL: Hampers - buy wicker baskets from Ebay/somewhere cheap, line them with hay from pet shops, fill them up with books from charity shops, DVDs from charity shops or independent film…
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Buying for OH's Niece's and Nephew's we no longer see????
Bit of advice needed - Basically my OH fell out with his family and hasn't spoken to his some of his sibling's for about three or four years, despite repeated attempts from our end. We always bought/sent birthday/xmas presents for them all, even though their parents blanked our children and never sent them anything for…
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Why no-one should buy Vouchers for Presents...
...last Christmas my daughter received two vouchers for spa days (one of which she offered to me :j). As the mother of a disabled child she has found it very hard to find free days but we decided to find a day this weekend. However, when I looked at the vouchers they had an expiry date of end of last month (10 months after…
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Gingerbread latte syrup recipe
I love so much I just have to share it. I was tempted into Costa Coffee to much because of this drink last year - it's just so christmassy and warming. So I found a good recipe and made it myself this year to save money. It's very easy to make and takes just 20 minutes.…
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tesco xmas giftcards
I have a few unused T.gift cards. Can I use these standard giftcards to purchase XMAS themed gift cards? Why? To pass on to others instead of using my cards to buy gifts which might not be unwanted/unwelcome.
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What to put in homemade crackers
Each year I love the idea of making the crackers, but then I get really stuck and the presents are more naff than the ones you get in a shop. So far I have some fold up scissors on a key ring (naff I know!) Any ideas would be gratefully received! Thanks Official MSE Insert: Cracker prices can be, er, crackers, so create…
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Homemade Gift Wrap
Today my DD and I started making our own gift wrap and I really wanted to share as I think it is very old style. Last week I received an amazon order with a lot of brown paper in it, so instead of recycling it I thought I would try and re issue it. Today we were sorting out a few toys in DD's bedroom and came across a play…
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This tickled us at MSE Towers...
Seems like an easy choice! Psst! If you haven't switched energy already, take 5 mins to have a go here. You might not need to pick between presents and heating ;)
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Anyone used a pom pom maker?
Having seen Kirstie Alsop use a pom pom maker and rave about it on her Christmas programme I was thinking of getting one and having a go at making some decorations for next Christmas. Has anyone had a go with one? I just wondered if they are as good as Kirstie said? This is the type of thing I mean…
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Help needed - bauble hunt!
Hi all, I'm going mad trying to find the baubles I want to make a bauble wreath for this year, I'm sure they're out there but I just can't find them (at a reasonable price anyway!). Really hoping one of you kind souls can help me and save my sanity, i'm looking for approx. 50 pastel coloured baubles in mixed sizes...help!…
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Toy banks
Martin recently posted on Facebook asking whether you'd cancel Christmas. A lady got in touch to say she that she was living with her disabled mother, eating barely anything in an effort to scrape together enough money to give her young daughter something to open on Christmas day. We sent an email around the office to see…
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what to give carol singers
Hi, We live on a main road in a village and usually gets lots and lots of carol singers. Traditionally we've given money but always struggle with the amount of singers and knowing how much to give if they come in pairs or in larger groups. What do you give? What else could we give besides money?
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I am really struggling with christmas
I got paid yesterday and once all my bills get taken off I will have £100 left out of £920 because I spent £150 yesterday on christmas presents. I have 10+ other people to buy for but I won't have enough. I do only have £138 in my savings but I am willing to use that in order to get this season over and done with... I feel…
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Cutting up last years Christmas Cards to make Gift Tags
Does anybody else do this? Obviously you use the picture side of the card, or should i say part of it, also if you use jagged edge scissors you can make fancy shapes. Or you can just cut the corners off a square shape with ordinary scissors. :santa2:
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Sock monkeys!
Official MSE Insert: These adorable sock monkeys are super easy to make from socks, buttons and stuffing. Just follow some instructions online. Scroll down for tons more suggestions, as well as pics of forumites' efforts. Here's a beauty by Sharon_1970 to inspire. Back to the original post... Have sat with my shiny new…
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Setting the christmas table and table gifts for guests
What are your plans for decorating your christmas table and any ideas for mine? We have more people than usual this year (10!) and our table seats 6. We have just bought a table the exact size and shape as our own second hand for £20 and we are borrowing 4 extra chairs that our like ours from my mum, so we are sorted for…
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ideas for a small gift for 5 year old boy
I have 2 boys to buy a Christmas gift for, both 5 years old. Bit stuck as to what to buy. Max spend £10 each. Any ideas appreciated.
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