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Argos gift voucher
Within sounding unselfish, I had a voucher worth £150 for Argos for Christmas. I don't know what to do with it as I never shop in Argos and it doesn't really offer me anything I need. I'm 25 married homeowner with a son. I don't want to end up wasting the voucher for the sale of just 'using I because it's there' My…
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White Buttercream help!
My lovely OH has offered for me to make some cupcakes for his work. One of which is a snowman cake. Does anyone have any tips to lovely white buttercream? Mine always tends to be a yellow / cream kind of colour. x
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Underpaid postage on Xmas card.
Unsure of correct Forum for this, but it is Xmas related. Recently received basic Xmas card with current 2nd Class stamp and sorting office sticker requiring 19p for underpaid postage + £1 handling fee - total payable £1.19. The card measured 20x20cm, which exceeded current Royal Mail size by 4cm on one axis for standard…
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Christmas Present Challenge
This challenge is about doing Christmas shopping cheaper then what it costed you last year or at least, it's about buying Christmas cheaper then what it would have if you spent normally. Below are the guidelines of this challenge. There are a few guidelines that may or may not work for you. You don't have to follow them…
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Letter from Father Christmas!
Hi, I'm looking for a good quality service to get letters from Christmas for my two kids (4&5). Last year we tried the Royal Mail service but that never showed up, despite sending the letter off mid November. I've seen a few, like - Lapland mailroom, NSPCC and Santa.co.uk but I'm not sure which is best, or one I haven't…
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jd sports
My mum bought me trainers for xmas but I need to exchange them for a different style. But my mum cant find the receipt can I still change them? How do they know that they came from there store
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Elf & Bad Santa
Hello! I had no idea where to post this so please move and accept my apologies if I have put it in the wrong section. Would any of you smart people know if Bad Santa and Elf are being shown on TV this year? I have looked everywhere and can't find them apart from Sky Movies and we don't and definitely won't have the movies…
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Help needed for pamper hamper please
I have been asked amongst our congregation to organise a pamper hamper for a pregnant friend. We decided pamper rather than newborn as this is their 9th child! She is an amazing mum and we feel she truly deserves to be spoilt. I will make a list then pass it round for those who want to be involved. We are a wide range of…
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A beautiful thoughtful gift
My DD came home from school today with gifts from friends. They are in the final year of sixth form so all 17/18 and the one friend who made my DD a Christmas gift that was home made apologised! She said she hadn't very much money so had bought those that wouldn't appreciate home made a bought gift but 3 friends she knew…
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Christmas Day Present Giving Problem! Please help?
I'd be grateful to know what you wise MSE'ers think about this one! My partner & I have a very small family so to save us being on our own at Christmas my lovely friend of 25 years has invited us to stay over at Christmas with her and her husband for the second time. She's so kind, lovely, warm & giving and we love her.…
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Help! Turkey defrost advice needed, 2.70kg bird
Ok, just went to look at the 2.70kg turkey crown I bought a few weeks ago from Sainsburys, it was a frozen crown and I took it straight home and put it in the freezer. Just had a look at the defrosting instructions and usually defrosting instructions include how to defrost in two ways, in the fridge or on a tabletop at…
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Superdrug in store collection...
Hi, not sure where to put this but here goes. Ordered some Paco Rabanne Million spray for a Christmas present for someone via Superdrug on the 18th December. Because it was fairly late in the day i thought it best to order it to be delivered to my local store so i could pick it up, rather than risk the postal service being…
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Tom Kerridge cooks Christmas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b03mjzv7 Anyone watch it, I've been asked to make a cake for Sunday, I gotta try Toms orange cake. I made his chocolate cake from his last series, it was fab!!! I'm trying to only buy cook books I really really need/want, I think I've got to buy his!!! Disapointed that only 3 recipe's…
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looking for a soup maker
any recomondations thanks all
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Too late to post out xmas cards tomorrow?
Hi - I was meant to post out some xmas cards to my husbands customers but totally forgot! Royal mail website says they can be sent special delivery tomorrow to get there for 24th - anyone ever used this service? Thanks!
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template for letter from santa I can customise?
This is a long shot, but does anyone have a link for a letter from santa that I can fully edit please? I want to be able to write a letter to my son from santa to say that he has given mum and dad money to take him out to get a new bike in january. we had tried hard to buy him a bike before christmas, but this is for…
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Where to Go for Boxing Day out in Mid Wales?
We want to have a family day out on Boxing Day in Powys/Ceredigion/Herefordshire that does not involve Sales! Does anyone know any places open for meals, family activities or similar? So far have thought of going to the coast and beachcombing plus maybe the cinema in Aberystwyth if it's open. Any helpful suggestions…
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Christmas Eve Sit down meal for 12 - ideas
Hi, I have 12 people coming to visit on Christmas Eve. I was planning to do a buffet however my husband said he'd rather had a proper sit down meal and something traditional. He'd like pheasant but I think I'd need 4 to feed that many people. Any ideas what I could serve? Thanks in advance!
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Did I read that stollen is overtaking mince pies?
At any rate, it goes nice with sherry.... :) (Only Aldi little stollen bites you understand)
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Best Christmas album?
Hi, I was looking for some Christmas music recommendations. There's so many albums but a lot of them are covers rather than having the original band aid, and other famous singers doing their songs. I have spotify so cost doesn't matter. Thank you :xmastree:
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