Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2009- Santas Challenges

fedupandskint

:j Really pleased!!!! :j

Just totted up what I bought my mum for Christmas (half her present)

A pamper hamper £44 total of 25 items for a ton of stuff bought all year including those £5 vouchers in Boots last month for Olay and Boots Time Delay range. All skincare (make up remover/facewash with exfoiliator for shower, face masks x2, serums, eye cream, moisturiser, neck serum, handcream, shower cap and body wash) all hair care items (shampoo/conditioner/mask/styling products x4, new hairdryer and 2x brushes) and a DVD for £5. The most expensive item was the new hairdryer bought for £7 on offer at less than half price. The hair brushes were £1.75 instead of £6.99 etc I think it would have come to more than £150 at full price.

Kept an eye out for the bargains and now the hamper is complete for Christmas! Ready and waiting to be wrapped closer to the time.

First time I have done this for Christmas and I hope she likes it!

:TThanks to everyone on here for all the help and tips :T

mum2one

Borrowed this from freebies board.

http://www.freelettersfromsantaclaus.com/free_printable_letters_from_santa.asp

A santas letter.xx

NickyBo_2

fedupandskint wrote: »

:j Really pleased!!!! :j

Just totted up what I bought my mum for Christmas (half her present)

A pamper hamper £44 total of 25 items for a ton of stuff bought all year including those £5 vouchers in Boots last month for Olay and Boots Time Delay range. All skincare (make up remover/facewash with exfoiliator for shower, face masks x2, serums, eye cream, moisturiser, neck serum, handcream, shower cap and body wash) all hair care items (shampoo/conditioner/mask/styling products x4, new hairdryer and 2x brushes) and a DVD for £5. The most expensive item was the new hairdryer bought for £7 on offer at less than half price. The hair brushes were £1.75 instead of £6.99 etc I think it would have come to more than £150 at full price.

Kept an eye out for the bargains and now the hamper is complete for Christmas! Ready and waiting to be wrapped closer to the time.

First time I have done this for Christmas and I hope she likes it!

:TThanks to everyone on here for all the help and tips :T

That hamper sounds amazing! What a lucky Mum

rufusdog52

fedupandskint - I agree, well done on your Mum's hamper, I reckon she will love it, so many bargains xx

cyclingyorkie

it sounds brilliant! Let us know her reaction!

mary-op

Paddington - thanks for that link -don't know how I missed that one. Printed one out..........not quite CD size but I can stick each month on some different card or paper and it'll do the job nicely.

Cover a little box this morning with some scrapbook paper to put a watch in I'd had free with something. Decided to re-arrange sons girlfriends birthday shoebox, took something out and this fits in better along with a little gift bag with body lotion in it.
OH now dismantling a cork memo board I was going to do something with last year -hopefully it'll come out in one piece so I can use the cork on my placemants for notice boards

fedupandskint

NickyBo wrote: »

That hamper sounds amazing! What a lucky Mum

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

fedupandskint - I agree, well done on your Mum's hamper, I reckon she will love it, so many bargains xx

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

it sounds brilliant! Let us know her reaction!

Thank you for all your kind comments. I will let you know what she thinks in 3 3/4 months time when it is after the big day!

I cashed in my l*ghtspeed points for a £25 amazon voucher to use on the rest of her present which means there is only another £30 to pay and it is done and dusted

Brother's present is half finished too. Just the perennial OH problem to sort out and see what he wants. Travel survival kit taking shape for the many hotels in the UK he has to stay in

Items got so far are:
Laptop bag and mouse £20
Travel bath cream 50p x 2
face mask sachets for reviving tired male skin 49p x 2 from Home Bargains
lip balm £1
razors he likes £2.10

Total so far - £24.10

Ideas to complete hamper
book
thin dressing gown £?
umbrella £?
chocolate peanuts and raisins £3 -£5 either few bags or a jar
deoderants £3
travel alarm clock £2
mens hankies £2
antibacterial spray/gel (he is a clean freak ) £2
travel wipes £1
Pack of travel mints £1

Accompanying a going out shirt

Any other ideas for the hamper? I can replace anything not bought yet don't know if sounds nice or a bit utilitarian in style

mum2one

fedupandskint wrote: »

Thank you for all your kind comments. I will let you know what she thinks in 3 3/4 months time when it is after the big day!

I cashed in my l*ghtspeed points for a £25 amazon voucher to use on the rest of her present which means there is only another £30 to pay and it is done and dusted

Brother's present is half finished too. Just the perennial OH problem to sort out and see what he wants. Travel survival kit taking shape for the many hotels in the UK he has to stay in

Items got so far are:
Laptop bag and mouse £20
Travel bath cream 50p x 2
face mask sachets for reviving tired male skin 49p x 2 from Home Bargains
lip balm £1
razors he likes £2.10

Total so far - £24.10

Ideas to complete hamper
book
thin dressing gown £?
umbrella £?
chocolate peanuts and raisins £3 -£5 either few bags or a jar
deoderants £3
travel alarm clock £2
mens hankies £2
antibacterial spray/gel (he is a clean freak ) £2
travel wipes £1
Pack of travel mints £1

Accompanying a going out shirt

Any other ideas for the hamper? I can replace anything not bought yet don't know if sounds nice or a bit utilitarian in style

May sound semtimental, but what about a nice picture of the two of u.
Sounds a really good hamper, hope u dont think I'm being cheeky, but maybe leave out the dressing gown, when I travel, (now travelodges on cheapie breaks,), but when I use to travel with work, and stayed in hotels never bothered with dressing gown, after a few trips left it at home.

I know you've got him laptop bag already, but what about a laptop skin, added protection for laptop. (I got my laptop skin from Argos clearance on ebay - brand new packaged, was £6.00 free p+p.)

Packet shoe wipes, usually get them from poundshops etc.

What about a hipflask, and a mini bottle, (if he likes a tipple), got a set from Asda, 2x mini whisky + mini hipflask, all boxed £5.00. Put it up for dad for xmas, I did pick up similar mini hipflasks, £1.00 from Poundworld.

Sounds great, as its items that he will use.

I know its more expensive, but what about a personal dvd player, get Argos value one for £50.00, maybe for bday or xmas idea.

sarahf191979

Well everyone it's only
112 Sleeps til Christmaasssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!

:xmassign::xmastree::xmassign:

sarahf191979

A definition of Christmas:


The time when everyone gets "Santa"-mental.

:T