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Christmas gifts - 12 days of Xmas theme
Hi All Myself and my sister are looking for ideas for our parents (dad and step mum) to do with the 12 days of christmas and we are looking for any ideas please 12 Drummers Drumming 11 Pipers Piping 10 Lords-a-Leaping 9 Ladies Dancing 8 Maids-a-Milking 7 Swans-a-Swimming 6 Geese-a-Laying 5 Gold Rings 4 Colly Birds 3 French…
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Ikea Christmas Tree
This offer for a £25 tree with £20 voucher starts on 6th December. I can see MSE has guessed the date for the Christmas Deals Predictor - not sure how to contact someone to update it... :money: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/about_ikea/campaigns/xmas_tree.html
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Impressive but not too expensive Xmas dinner ideas?
Ideas/recipes needed please. First Xmas dinner for new man PLUS new man's parents (eek). His mum is super duper cook so feeling a bit intimidated - I'm not bad but sometimes things come up fantastic, sometimes only ok, so need something foolproof. I'd love to knock her socks off, in a nice way. Not turkey. Something a bit…
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Gift baskets
i have been looking at some of the fab baskets and ideas on the board and am wondering is it too late to start making one now(well i need 2 really) one for dd aged 15 and one for dd 13 i am thinking make up, smellies etc but am ansure of where to start i would like them to come in at about £20 each
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Christmas eve hamper/present for children
Hi everyone,:wave: i was wondering if anyone else does a christmas eve hamper/box for there children? and what you put in it? ive done one a few years now, which i give them on the morning of christmas eve, i have 4 children (5, 7, 9 and 13) and so far i have: xmas elf hats (99p ) 16 sheets activity pack (99p) this…
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Present for photography lover?
My Dad likes books and photography. So I'm thinking of getting him a book about photography:) I know nothing about it so I wonder if someone could recommend, I just had a look on Amazon saw some that are a few years old. Would they be outdated? Oh its digital photography not manual.
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Gifts for an allotment lover
My parents have just got their 1st allotment and are absolutely loving it. What useful things can I buy them for Christmas?
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Which food colouring
One of our daughters loves to cook and bake. I have decided to buy her some food colouring for Christmas. I know she loves the bright colours. Can anyone offer suggestions as to which colouring would work best for her. She has 3 little children so get to do lots of baking with them. I only want to spend £15 so this is to…
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A Christmas tip if you are worse off financially than your relatives and friends
.... and you don't want to lose face Tell everyone you want money towards a special trip or something, then don't go, but use that money to buy their presents with . Say later what a great time you had on your day out ( which you did not actually go on)
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Best value magazine subscriptions websites?
Hi all, So this year I'm looking into getting my Dad a subscription to Sky At Night magazine for Xmas as he is heavily into his astronomy (he even built his own observatory in the back garden!) Best price I've found so far is £41 for 12 issues, but I reckon there must be somewhere it may be going cheaper than that. So…
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Christmas 2013 Local Events Calendar
Hi All :santa2: As an addition to the Christmas threads running; https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4357703 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4605757 I thought this thread would be a good place to list all the local events & happening leading up to & during Christmas 2013. Please keep it relevant…
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gifts for a boy into taekwondo
Any ideas related to this theme? Thank you! He is 13 btw.
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A gift for Grandmas under £5.
I'm buying for three grandmothers this year - all of different ages, 60's, 70's and 80's. They are all fairly "trendy" for their ages, so white musk or lavender toiletries won't be for them ;) They don't know each other, so to simplify matters (and keep my budget down) I'm trying to buy the same thing. I've already bought…
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Outdoor etagerie for Christmas display
As I mentioned in an earlier post, my outdoor tree that I usually put in the porch is looking pretty awful so I was considering buying an artificial outdoor tree. I can't find one anywhere so I am considering buying a plant etagerie onto which I could put some hardy plants, ivy etc. and put some natural Christmas items on…
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Charity Christmas Cards
Apologies if a similar post is already elsewhere: I usually make my own Christmas cards but due to time constraints this year, I thought instead that I would buy some charity cards to help support some charities. However nowhere on any of their websites can I find any indication of how much of the purchase cost goes…
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Grotto Help!
I am building a grotto for a school fair...limited funds as always! Can anyone help me work out how to make the actual grotto? The room is not high enough for a full sized gazebo to stand in...I hoped it would be so we could turn that into the grotto...but no. How can I make a freestanding grotto!? Thanks folks for any…
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Turkey for after Christmas
We can't all get together on Christmas Day (rarely do) and I have everyone round a few days later for a Christmas dinner, present opening etc. Last year I thought I would leave the food till after Christmas thinking I would get some bargains but it didn't work out like that as there was nothing left and I ended up with…
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MSE Blog: Saving money on kids’ parties? It’s child’s play…
Hi all, this is a thread to discuss the MSE blog: Saving money on kids’ parties? It’s child’s play… "In my relatively short time as a parent, I’ve gleaned some great party tips from our and others’ kids’ birthday parties..." Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure…
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Artificial tree
I need to buy a new tree this year, ours fell to pieces last year. We can only spend up to £20, can anyone recommend one that will look nice for not too much money please.
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Christmas Party Games
Hi, We will be hosing a family party just before Christmas and there will be 6 children. We normally do it 4/5 times a year (brothers and sisters take it in turn) and it ensures we all get a catch up. I normally come up with something a bit different put this time i want to keep it 'traditional' including a party game or…
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