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Santa Train Pickering
Has anyone been on the NYMR santa train? We're there next week and considering it but there's a voice in my head saying it would be fun for baby and make a nice momento (the photo) but the other is saying FOURTEEN QUID, SHE'S ONLY 6 MONTHS!!!! I fully acknowlege that I'm doing this more for me than for her because well,…
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Six months till Christmas - how prepared are you?
Six months till Christmas - how prepared are you? It's six months until Christmas. Don't groan – now's a great time to plan your festivities so you can have more and pay less. A typical family spends £800, yet many struggle to foot it from December’s pay-packet alone and end up borrowing. So for an £800 Christmas, put…
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Christmas app for present tracking?
I've been having a wee look in the app store for a Christmas app which keeps track of presents you buy people and how much they cost. There are quite a few on there, some free and some not, so was wondering if anyone had a recommendation, preferably for a free one? Thanks
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Help needed for presents for in laws
My MIL is 65 and FIL 75 they are lovely but they are also the type of people who is they want anything through the year they buy it themselves - we always ask FIL what he wants and he always says Lynx now I know for a fact he has about 20 tins and don't really want to get MIL smellies either as she tends not to use them -…
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£5 gift for a 15 year old girl
Any suggestions? I am part of my form's Secret Santa so I need to buy a £5 gift for a 15 year old girl. The girl I have pulled out the hat is one of the most quiet members of the form and I really know very little about her likes and dislikes so it will need to be a fairly generic gift. When I have been involved in the…
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Christmas Breakfast Ideas
Hi, This is my first Christmas in my own house, normally my mum does everything but I thought I would do something to help this year! I offered to do a christmas breakfast but I want it to be a bit special! Does anyone have any ideas of what to cook? It needs to be a bigish breakfast as we all probably wont eat until about…
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Scrooge Gift Basket Ideas.
Hello, As a joke I am making my husband a "Scrooge" gift basket for christmas. I have bought him a couple of bottles of beer apptly names "Bah Humbug" and thought about a jar of humbug sweets but I'm not sure what else to include. Its just a daft present that I know he will see the funny side of so Im not wanting to spend…
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Advent calender fillers
Advent calendar fillers - won't let me edit the threat title ... I have 3 refillable advent calendars - one with 24 little stockings on a string, a Christmas house with 24 little drawers and a santa and sleigh with 24 little drawers. Last year I bought £1 gold foil chocolate coins off of fleabay for the Christmas house,…
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Snowman Soup Questions (merged)
Official MSE Insert: Snowman Soup is a perennial favourite on the Christmas board. Take some nice hot chocolate (look out for offers in supermarkets) and spoon it into a cellophane cone (you can buy these on eBay) until half full. Twist and tape the top closed and trim any excess. Slip this into another cone (of the same…
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Sprout Wreath ..... fake sprouts??
I would love to make something like this for my sprout loving sister. Obviously I could use real ones but would love to make one to keep. Any ideas where I could get fake sprouts from?? Have been searching on the net but not found any for sale anywhere.
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Looking for a Bing Crosby animated Xmas figure
Hi all, bit off an odd request this one! I'm looking for a Bing Crosby animated signing Christmas figure, released by Gemmy circa 2000. Here's on that I missed (saw it too late) on eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Christmas-Bing-Crosby-animation-Figure-/251355184690?hash=item3a85efbe32 They hardly ever come up on ebay UK.…
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Gift Cards/vouchers values
Hi everyone, just wondering if it is still possible to get £10 value gift cards. I have noticed some companies i tunes in particular only seem to give out a minimu of £15 cards - which is over our budget this year as we have several to buy. Any ideas or alternatives? cash maybe? lol :) mogs
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Christmas girls night in kits
I have 2 nieces who are 15 and 13. I'm thinking about making up girls night in kits for their Christmas gifts. So far I've thought of a DVD, popcorn, large bar of chocolate and face mask. Any ideas what else to put in? Trying to keep it as low budget as possible. They're quite "grown up" for their ages but not especially…
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Christmas presents for Dads...
Anyone got any ideas? Can be bought or homemade. Just always struggle with what to buy the Dads and Grandads in our family! Ask them what they want - answer is always "nothing"!!!!:j
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Table presents
I always do table presents and have just bought 6 Nivea Luscious lips tins (3 for 2) from Very, to pick up locally, using Topcashback. They worked out at less than £2.50 as I am a new customer. They seem to get good reviews and hopefully will be a nice little gift on the day.
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Trying to find cut coins
Hi, I would love to buy a cut coin as a Christmas present, and I found a site which had them for around £20 but can't for the life of me find that site again! Does anyone know of a site that sells cut coins/cut coin jewellery that doesn't cost the earth? Thanks
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*fairy door for the skirting board*
WOW my daughter has come up with something that she would love for her newly decorated bedroom from father christmas..... A PRETTY FAIRY DOOR to go next to her bedroom door on the skirting. Brilliant idea! Does anyone know where I can get a blank small door as craft shops are too expensive and so are dolls house suppliers.…
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Great Cheap kids' birthday parties Hunt
Great 'Cheap kids' birthday parties' Hunt Children's birthday parties can be a huge drain on parents' wallets, particularly if it's a "special" age. We'd like to gather MoneySavers' fantastic collective wisdom on how to cut the cost on everything from venues to party bags, entertainment to dressing up and, of course, the…
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Santa is coming to *your area* book bargain
Saw this on hotukdeals, some areas are more expensive than others (do they think some people in richer areas will pay more ;) ) but all under £5, http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_pg_4?rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Asanta+is+coming+to&page=4&keywords=santa+is+coming+to&ie=UTF8&qid=1384519649 :xmastree:
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Extreme Christmas Shoppers wanted for Guardian article
Hello MSE forum users I'm a freelance journalist and I'd like to ask your help with an article I'm writing for The Guardian on Christmas shopping. Apologies for 'touting for business' but I'm trying to get word out to as many people as possible - and I've checked and been given permission by MSE editors to post this. I'm…
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