Christmas 09 Let's Get Organised!!

wendywitch

cdsmiler wrote: »

Hi everyone!

Can you help? Hubby has asked for a specific eau de toilette for Crimbo, but I've no idea the best online stores (perfume specialist or otherwise) to start looking! He wants Paco Rabanne Ultra Violet (eau de toilette) 100ml.

I feel out of my depth here. ASk me to find the best prices on books, DVDs or games, and I'm fine!! lol

Any help or suggested sites would be wonderful. Thank you!!

Clare x

I'm not really up on things like this but I did find this, not sure if it the cheapest though -

http://www.cheapsmells.com/productPaging.php?productSex=him&category=Fragrance&brand=Paco+Rabanne&name=Ultraviolet+Man

Oh and you can go through Quidco

Mrs_Ryan

I just have to say - YAY IM (more or less ) DONE!!!

Did a shopping blitz today - got middle nephew and niece's vouchers;
Wine gift for my mate; (£6 down from £12 BHS - Bargainous )
Football for my youngest nephew (£2.99 down from £7.99 Sports Direct - I had fun wrapping THAT I tell you :rotfl:)
Pink ribbon (breast cancer) socks for best mate; and all the family cards. I even managed to get myself a top for the work Xmas party - reduced from £30 to £15 in Evans sale, and there was a further 20% off everything so it was £12! I also got a nice long silver necklace in Primark - £2. I then came home and wrapped everything plus the presents I bought yesterday, and wrote all the cards out!
Ive got 2 more things to get for Mum, and then there's just OH's presents to get in December when all the family presents have gone home - I feel so organised and so very virtuous - I usually go overboard on stocking fillers but this year I have made a list and stuck to it! :eek:
PS to anyone wanting Top Gear stocking fillers M&S have LOADS of TG stuff in their Xmas shop!

nicki_2

I need some help with finishing my Xmas shopping :

Sister (20s) - I have £2.01 left and smelly is not an option (she's an Avon rep) any other ideas welcome, can't post what I've already got her as she reads these forums :rolleyes:

Dad (50s,, no real hobbies :rolleyes: ) - £5.24 left. No smelly, already got him chocolates, DVD, joke book, showergel he uses and a mug

Brother (17 geek, into transformers PS2 etc) - £4.04 left. So far I've got jokey daft toys from Hawkins Bazaar (rubber chicken, noisy putty etc)

I think I can probably sort something for the others I still have budget left for. As for my DD's budget...thats shot and I blame HomeBargains, BM, £land, 99p store, TKMaxx, Hawkins Bazaar etc She'll love it though:D

sammy_kaye18

nicki wrote: »

I need some help with finishing my Xmas shopping :

Sister (20s) - I have £2.01 left and smelly is not an option (she's an Avon rep) any other ideas welcome, can't post what I've already got her as she reads these forums :rolleyes:

Dad (50s,, no real hobbies :rolleyes: ) - £5.24 left. No smelly, already got him chocolates, DVD, joke book, showergel he uses and a mug

Brother (17 geek, into transformers PS2 etc) - £4.04 left. So far I've got jokey daft toys from Hawkins Bazaar (rubber chicken, noisy putty etc)

I think I can probably sort something for the others I still have budget left for. As for my DD's budget...thats shot and I blame HomeBargains, BM, £land, 99p store, TKMaxx, Hawkins Bazaar etc She'll love it though:D

What about having a nice Xmas picture of the kids done (if you have them) and putting it in a nice frame for your sister and dad?
As for brother - every 17 year old i know loves food - so maybe a retro sweet jar?

sammy_kaye18

Ok guys

Im mostly done but need to still get a fairly quick shift on. I still need to get

2 pairs of pyjamas - 1 for step mum, 1 for 2yo niece
socks for grandad
hot water bottle for grandad
cardigan for grandad
and either a nice tin for home-made biscuits or pack of shortbread for grandad
a nice writing set for my nan
cup and saucer for my nan
nice writing pen for my nan
make your own wine kit for my dad
bag of corks for my dad
a corker for my dad
a pack of 6 empty wine bottles to bottle it into for my dad
sweets for mum, step bro and sister and 2 mates retro sweet boxes
still got £29.20 to pay on mums bracelet
sweets for owens retro jar

and then still need to find something for Owen as so far he has a JD gift set and a retro sweet jar to his name! and still need to do Ben!

plus i have no cards made or written and mums cross stitch for her birthday at the end of November still ain't finished!

Think I had REALLY better get a move on!

and that not including anything else for Ben's Christmas Eve hamper!

nicki_2

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

What about having a nice Xmas picture of the kids done (if you have them) and putting it in a nice frame for your sister and dad?
As for brother - every 17 year old i know loves food - so maybe a retro sweet jar?

Thanks Sammy, forgot to mention that everyone gets a framed school photo as well Ex and I split the cost as we split the packs between the two families I never count it as part of the Christmas box though as we've been doing it every year, and at <£18 for me for the whole family, its negligible.

teacherandmum

sorry if you've read this else where - posted on wrong thread!!!!!

spent the last 2 days staying with my friend and going shopping- so nearly finished!

managed to get
colour in your own bag £1.50 dd
3xwhittards tea bags(diff flavours including xmas tea!) 342 mum
whittards jute bag £3.50 mum
whittards hot choc(diff flavours) 342 bro and dh
3xblack eyeliner £5 student who helps in class
talc and hairspray £3.90 dad (only man i've ever met that uses hairspray - it's a mans one called Cossack - he's used it since he was a teenager - now 68! and has his own hair:rotfl:)
2xgalaxy selection boxes £5 deal asda bro and bil(not seen these before:D)
2xPsp games £19 ministry of deals yesterday bro

to get
wine and cider for adult class volunteers
£15 or so pressie for bil- argh don't know what to get! likes vintage tractors, malteasers, works nights at a hospital, likes caravaning with my sister and nephew

chickywiggle

don't know if its elsewhere in the thread but Denholme Mill have lots of different design christmas fleece blankets for £3.99.

wendywitch

I'm trying to do a Jeremy Sumpter / Peter Pan box for my DD1 (14yrs) but I've run out of ideas to put in it.

I'm going to get -

Peter Pan film poster
CD of the sound track
A book of the film (99p store )
A silver thimble charm to start a charm bracelet off for her
I'm going to have a look on his website see if I can get an autograph
I got her a film cell for her birthday last year, she obviously already has the book and the dvd (2 copies as they have different covers :cool:) so I don't know what else I can included, any ideas?

teacherandmum

a copy of the peter pan in scarlet book. they had it in book people i remember
do the disney store to peter pan stuff?