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

sarahf191979

mum2one wrote: »

I have to warn you Home Bargains is very addictive.......... xx

Another gd store B+M, I think its i bit posher than Home Bargains, but great deals x

I love B&M's Too, got a big one near my mums and one in ashton, you get some good bargins, I find though that sometimes things are cheaper in Home Bargins. But great for household stuff and toys at Xmas. They have the tubs of Connex in at the moment for £3.99 my LO loves these and I paid £18.00 for the same tubs last Xmas :eek: Great for Dr Who Bargins too :T saves me a fortune. Our Jinxy love the ham bones from there too, they are only 89p and vacum packed so last much longer in the cupboard.

sarahf191979

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Can I jump in now? loving the folder idea! I will use the index box that I have lying around somewhere with coloured cards for each section

Welcome on board, were all friendly and Christmas Thrifty Mad :rolleyes:

sarahf191979

RoseRed49 wrote: »

Hi, I'm fairly new to the site, i haven't really posted before but i have been lurking for a while and have found advice for nearly everything that i need to know :beer:

I've decided that i want to sit and enjoy christmas this year ~ so i hope you don't mind if i join you on getting organised. Starting this soon will be a first for me :rolleyes:

My 3rd son was born on Dec 23rd last year, arriving 3 weeks early, and although i was prepared for an easy christmas i was still shopping and buying the day before he was born. Now with his birthday to organize too i think i need to get myself organised now :rolleyes:

I don't need to defrost the freezer but i will make sure i join in by eating the chocolate :rotfl:wouldn't want to not fully take part :rotfl:
I have a folder around somewhere and i know there are plenty of christmas stickers in the art box so will get working on that tomorrow. Look forward to getting to know you all better

Welcome on board RedRose, hope you get super organised I thought my Kiddies birthdays were bad on Halloween and 10th of Dec but 2 days before Xmas. Hope you enjoy the Chocolate;)

98jdougl

I don't have a home bargains or B&M near
Think my nearest in Telford and since I don't drive (nor does OH) can be a pain the behind lol.
I manage to make do with wilkos and poundland and the works quite nicely though. And, occasionally, if I can get a lift, Matalan!

sarahf191979

I love Wilkies and Poundland too, the nearest poundland is in oldham though we only have poundworld in Ashton and It's ok but not as good in my opinion.

mary-op

Sometimes I curse that wilkos and poundland and all the other bargain stores are 20 miles away but on the other hand I'd probably be broke by now and need an extension built to hold all my 'stuff'...............lol

Found a glass storage jar lurking in the pantry, empty,so washed it all out and as its triangular shape I've done a christmas tree on the lid in cut outs from one of last years christmas cards, ribbon round it and I'll fill it with choccies that are wrapped in green paper - I'm sure there are some around..........hope so anyway.
Thats been my 'christmas thing' for today - think folk are going to have a lot of sweets this year............lol

paddingtondoo

mary-op wrote: »

Sometimes I curse that wilkos and poundland and all the other bargain stores are 20 miles away but on the other hand I'd probably be broke by now and need an extension built to hold all my 'stuff'...............lol

Found a glass storage jar lurking in the pantry, empty,so washed it all out and as its triangular shape I've done a christmas tree on the lid in cut outs from one of last years christmas cards, ribbon round it and I'll fill it with choccies that are wrapped in green paper - I'm sure there are some around..........hope so anyway.
Thats been my 'christmas thing' for today - think folk are going to have a lot of sweets this year............lol

You should be able to get a box of the quality street green triangles closer to xmas - or you could buy lots of the mixed ones and eat the others :rotfl:

beckyst3

sarah191979 can you tell me what size the boxes of knex are my son loves them and I'm finding it difficult to get hold of any at the moment.

Also what toys do little girls want DD will be 3 in late November so I'm really struggling to come up with ideas, she's already got the usual ie doll and pushchair. I've probably got around £50-£60 put away for christmas for her and I'd like to have maybe one big present and lots of little presents I could up that amount by £20 if it was something really good. Any suggestions would be greatfuly received.

sarahf191979

beckyst3 wrote: »

sarah191979 can you tell me what size the boxes of knex are my son loves them and I'm finding it difficult to get hold of any at the moment.

They had the playground buddy set, think its got 60 pieces in sorry can't remeber and the box has gone in the bin now and they had one with wheels into, pleanty of pieces in them though, they also had a larger box for £6.99, when I'm in next will check for you, but I have seen them in 2 B&M's round here and thev'e been in a long time. They are not the ones with the silver balls though, they are the younger version, just plastic pieces if that makes sense

HTH

Sarah
x

beckyst3

They are just what I'm after he's got a few sets of those so I'll go to my local B&M tomorrow and check it out.