New Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2010- Santas Challenges

elysia2003

Pammy, did you want to do the day out as a family? My daughter's 16th was spent at a theme park with her friends. Mine you it depends how far away one is from you - Drayton Manor is less than half an hour away from us.

As for gifts - does he have an ipod? Even if he has one the new Nano is much better and he can pass the old one on to one of the others.

Mary - you take care won't you?

Cellotape AND Scissors go missing in our house. I've lost count of the number of pairs of scissors I have bought to replace lost ones, only to find those go missing as well.

elysia2003

Welcome Pink Mummy, join in - the more the merrier.

February's challenges are on page one or two I think. They start on the 24th of the month on this thread and on the 1st of the month on the money making thread. I toally recommend you join in both.

Join in, post lots and tell us all any bargains you find. One more thing - have fun!!!

sarahf191979

Anglea wrote: »

Mrs Sow - what's with the ribbon phobia?

Mary - hope you're better, I wonder if the A & E are on alert?

Sellotape hole. I don't have that it's the socks that worry me. I have hundreds of odd ones. The only idea I have is to use them to plump up some flat cushions...

Apart from toys which I don't need for anyone, what else can I do with the socks?

I end up with loads of odd socks too, but they come in handy for dusting and cleaning windows. You could also fill them up with something smelly tie them in a knot and leave in your draws and wardrobes to make your clothes smell nice, I keep odd one in the tool box as well for when I'm painting good for wiping drips up so you dont ruin any cloths, I'm sure there are lots of other things to do with them will have to have a look;)

pammyj74

thanks elysia for the reply, he does have an ipod already (which he constantly has attached to his ear!!). My family are in Coventry and we have been Drayton Manor many times.

Great ideas for the socks. I have a sock box FULL of odd socks. I can even buy a pack of five new pairs and I dont think all five even get through a wash in tact. I just dont know where they go!!

elysia2003

Pammy - The socks go into the black hole with the cellotape LOL.

I was at Coventry today - so it's ironic that you mentioned it. I have family in Crick. Is that far from you?

Great ideas for socks Sarah :T - I will have to keep them in mind.

pammyj74

Its about 40 minutes from me, the other side of northampton. I went for a job interview at the ind. est there years ago!

I was born in Walsgrave lol but have not lived there for 14 years. I dont even know my way around it anymore, just to my familys homes!

sarahf191979

I'm trying desperately to get my printer working:mad: have some stuff to print off just cleaned the inkwell pads as advised on another forum and waiting for them to dry, fingers crossed or it will be another printer and really running out of funds with everything else I've had to pay out this last 2 weeks and with all the bills due next month:eek:

OMG I hate March, Everything always comes in, in March (I know its still feb;) but the thought of march makes me cringe) Roll on April 1st

Pips_Mum

Im in Northampton! Come and see me half way!:rotfl:

I have still been a bit poorly and Ive got tonnes to catch up on.

My Tesco direct bracelets came and were all lovely especially for a fiver, look much more expensive. They still have some bits if anyones interested, clubcard points too :T

mum2one

A bit of a 2 in 1

Halfcost - have got half price p+p on think it ends Monday

Not money related - but
Not related to money saving, but one of my good friends, she had a little girl this morning, 9lb 14oz....... my frined is so dainty I'd say shes about 5ft 5 and a size 8/10...... wouldn't want to of pushed that out, they haven't got a name yet. xx
xx

loopychriss

elysia2003 wrote: »

Cellotape AND Scissors go missing in our house. I've lost count of the number of pairs of scissors I have bought to replace lost ones, only to find those go missing as well.

Think I can answer that one: they were at my house! I did a clear out of scissors a few weeks ago... there were 66 pairs dotted around the house!