Christmas 09 Let's Get Organised!!

alyssa_liss · 20 October 2009 at 1:43PM

didnt need to go the the cheap shop to get my bread tin things for the choc slabs , my grandma had one so i had to borrow it

guess what im going making lol

emmab2001 · 20 October 2009 at 2:06PM

AFTERNOON ALL!!!

i've been shopping again today and thought i would share my bargains!!

wm mart (new shop were our old woolworth used to be)
picked up 8 brum books my toddler loves brum!! should have been 2.99 each on sale for 20p each!!:j saved over 22 pounds!!! lol:rotfl:

boots
used the grabbit board boots glitch for 6 cans of right guard for the price of one 2 each to go in brothers and dads gift bag!!:T

poundland
3x coke glasses for you guessed it 1 pound!! to go in movie hampers:D 2 x golden tree decorations!

asda
small box of premium thorntons chocolates for 2 pounds!! to go in mum hamper!:D

tesco
picked up 120 free prints and 3 free posters ( offer from grabbit board last week!) all for free!!! photos of our wedding to go in family hampers!!!:T

in all a cheap but nice xmas shop!!!

also my son is a mad bob the builder fan and the had small yellow hard hats in poundland they were in the work/diy section but looked safe ( and for to small for an adult!!) so i grabbed him one of them too i'll stick a bob the builder sticker on it and he'll think it's great!!!! i was going to pay over 6 pounds in the elc for a hard hat for him as we have got him a work bench for xmas so this was i real bargain!!

oh and i have just ordered 2 becks beer glasses for my brothers too!!

also updated my sig today with new xmas spending and saving totals!! have saved just over 400 pounds now!!!!!

jetcat · 20 October 2009 at 4:47PM

wow emma, thats great going!!!

After reading through the fab hamper thread, i have decided on a sweet hamper for friend, as she has a sweet tooth.

I have seen a lovely on in John Lewis for £20, but i guess it would be cheaper to make my own??? Not sure what to do for the box though (hopes that some kind poster would point me in the right direction)

edit - just found the "where to buy the boxes" bit on the hamper thread - doh!

jetcat · 20 October 2009 at 8:20PM

ok, so now i am totally inspired by the amazing sweet hampers - i cant believe i was going to spend £20 on one

Have worked through my list, and have worked out i am going to do 6 childrens and 4 adult sweet hampers. The kids one i was thinking of doing xmas sweets - like chocolate santas, golden coins etc, and for the adults - the fab retro sweets.

SO, as a rough guide, how much should i be expecting to spend on the sweets - as i am the type of person who could well go overboard:D

For the boxes, thinking of the plastic compartment container, and for the kids - more like an actual box? Does that sound ok??

JordanShannon · 20 October 2009 at 8:51PM

jetcat wrote: »

ok, so now i am totally inspired by the amazing sweet hampers - i cant believe i was going to spend £20 on one

Have worked through my list, and have worked out i am going to do 6 childrens and 4 adult sweet hampers. The kids one i was thinking of doing xmas sweets - like chocolate santas, golden coins etc, and for the adults - the fab retro sweets.

SO, as a rough guide, how much should i be expecting to spend on the sweets - as i am the type of person who could well go overboard:D

For the boxes, thinking of the plastic compartment container, and for the kids - more like an actual box? Does that sound ok??

Hi jetcat

I'm using the perspex display cylinders and boxes for mine as i have loads needing to get rid of. They look like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PERSPEX-DISPLAY-CASE-for-1-43-scale_W0QQitemZ370275029681QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN?hash=item56361c92b1

I don't think it is as big as these, or these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MULTI-PURPOSE-COLLECTABLES-CYLINDER-DISPLAY-CASE-X-2_W0QQitemZ370275169218QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Soft_Toys_Bears?hash=item56361eb3c2
minus the wierd yankee collectible.

PS if you want one i will send you one if you like??

JS
xxxx

Rummer · 20 October 2009 at 9:22PM

I got a bit swept away in Sainsburys today and bought candy canes, mini marshmallows and their sweeties lips and teeth. Getting so excited!

irishgirl62 · 20 October 2009 at 9:29PM

have a look at this thread on grabbit http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2020075
LOOK AT THE SWEETIE SHOP XMAS SECTION and hamper sections for ideas

p00 · 20 October 2009 at 11:40PM

I think I saw an advert that Morrisons is doing those bags of minitures 1/2 price at the moment.

xp00

Ang2664 · 20 October 2009 at 11:47PM

Thanks for the encouragement for the Essential Hamper for my "difficult" DH and for all the extra ideas.

I do like the "Jar of Nothing" idea - not sure how he really would like it in reality though

. We could soon find out!