Go go pets hamsters & accessories stock updates & discussion Part 2

jellyhead

By the way I wasn't being judgemental earlier, about the amounts people spend. I get stressed about the deluge of stuff at christmas though, and I'd prefer a lot less. We live in a tiny 2-bed shoebox with barely room to hang up coats let alone play. There's no dining room, conservatory etc. so everything has to go into the small sitting room or on top of wardrobes. The more stuff there is the less they play with because it's all just a sea of 'stuff' cluttering up the sitting room. My mum and my MIL each give them so much stuff that they don't even need santa. I hate it, it overwhelms me.

So, for me, a small pile of stuff is plenty. If we had a dining room/playroom.more room in the bedroom etc. then perhaps I'd think differently.

neverdespairgirl

jellyhead wrote: »

by the way if it's the wooden 'brio' type tunnel and train you've bought have you seen the dinosaur set reduced to £20 in the early learning centre? It was £60. instore only I think, might be worth putting aside for birthday if that's what he's into.

Fantastic, you're a sweetheart. I've just had a look, he adores Thomas and dinosaurs, so he'll love it (birthday, I think, OH will insist!)

neverdespairgirl

mandz27 wrote: »

yip it's those one's that really bite you on the a** when they mimic us :rotfl::rotfl:

and it sounds so funny, too!

lovetosave£ss

jellyhead wrote: »

That's really nice :T

I do the new pyjamas thing after reading about it on MSE a couple of years ago. I really like the new duvet cover idea too, but I'm too much of a skinflint, they had new duvet covers last year and they have 3 each, none need replacing ... no, I just can't do it I'll do it next year though.

Youngest has a new cuddly toy for christmas eve (the £2.99 dwarf grabbit from here a couple of months go). It's not a tradition, but I think he'd like it to be, although he's started school now though so he'll probably stop being such a sweet cuddly boy who goes gooey over kittens soon.

yeah they grow so fast thats why I enjoy doing things like this!! I love to see thier faces when they get something they want.. I get the duvets to whatever they are into at the time..hannah montanna for my 5 yr old dd and peppa pig for my 3 yr old dd. theres no better feeling on xmas eve than new night clothes new duvet everyone bathed kids tucked up in bed all pressies wraped mince pie and whisky on table for santa, veg and turkey prepared and having a nice drink with feet up watching a film with the xmas lights on mmmmmmm priceless

sandydog_2

lovetosave£ss wrote: »

yeah they grow so fast thats why I enjoy doing things like this!! I love to see thier faces when they get something they want.. I get the duvets to whatever they are into at the time..hannah montanna for my 5 yr old dd and peppa pig for my 3 yr old dd. theres no better feeling on xmas than new night clothes new duvet everyone bathed kids tucked up in bed all pressies wraped mince pie and whisky on table for santa, veg and turkey prepared and having a nice drink with feet up watching a film with the xmas lights on mmmmmmm priceless

:xmastree: I want to come to yours for Christmas please :xmastree:

vickihenderson

i think there is still hope for those who ordered there spanish set to come in time for xmas as some who ordered theres on 7th got theres today, so as long as it arrives day 23rd or 24th i'd be happy

lovetosave£ss

sandydog wrote: »

:xmastree: I want to come to yours for Christmas please :xmastree:

howay then lol :xmastree:

sandydog_2

vickihenderson wrote: »

i think there is still hope for those who ordered there spanish set to come in time for xmas as some who ordered theres on 7th got theres today, so as long as it arrives day 23rd or 24th i'd be happy

There is definitely hope. I have got friends who have had trouble getting hamsters, I'd love to help them out by selling them mine - as long as that set gets here!!

I wish we could track DHL by address

neverdespairgirl

sandydog wrote: »

So lovely to hear what other children have got to look forward to on Christmas morning. I have no problem with sharing what our kids are getting - I just wish people didn't think it was their god given right to express their opinion about it out loud. There's just no need and it's antagonistic.

Hey, we're all entitled to an opinion, and this is a money-saving site (-:

neverdespairgirl

lovetosave£ss wrote: »

yeah they grow so fast thats why I enjoy doing things like this!! I love to see thier faces when they get something they want.. I get the duvets to whatever they are into at the time..hannah montanna for my 5 yr old dd and peppa pig for my 3 yr old dd. theres no better feeling on xmas eve than new night clothes new duvet everyone bathed kids tucked up in bed all pressies wraped mince pie and whisky on table for santa, veg and turkey prepared and having a nice drink with feet up watching a film with the xmas lights on mmmmmmm priceless

The trouble with duvet covers is that they last forever. The single bed in our study here has a cover with a dog on it and is name-taped with my name and boarding school house, from when I was 11 - 20 years ago!