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

sarahf191979

Been so busy this week with the work placement, not getting any time to think about christmas . Spent the last 2 days making kids costumes for a madhatters tea party they are going too today so house looks like WW3 has broken out LOL:rotfl: with all the craft stuff and paint lying around.

Well done everyone on the bargins, thanks for the ARGOS heads up and will be popping to TESCOs website now Elysia for a nosey at the uniforms, I presume they will have a similar deal on boys uniforms?

Anyone renewing or nearly ready to renew their fam & Friends Railcard dont forget you can get it at 1/2 price until sunday using the code MAIL50. Just done mine:j cost £13 instead of £26.

Take Care & have a good weekend
Sarah
x

sarahf191979

Thanks again Elyisia for the tesco codes, just got 2 lots of uniform , 2 pants, 6 shirts + 2 coats for kids, 3 cardigans for me, 3 pairs of shoes for me, and 2 pairs of jeans and a top for DS1 for £44.00 :j

Happy Days!!!

elysia2003

Thanks Mum2one and Sarah for all the info.

The Tesco offer is for boys too. I think I was a bit excitable in my post last night. It only took me four hours to place my order, as everyone was on there buying (may have been the painkillers though). Anyhow, got through in the end.

Have fun at the Tea Party Sarah, It sounds great!

sylphraven

Thanks Elysia, just got 2 coats, 2 pairs of trousers, polo shirts, long sleeve shirts, pants & socks for my sons all for £23.25 delivered- the coats alone should have cost me £30.

The codes you gave didnt work for me but I did find a 25% off first clothes purchase, which I now cant find to post on here, grrr, shall keep looking.

edit ... Thank goodness for "history" on the computer, found the code "G93YVTZDT for 25% off first clothing order"

cdsmiler

elysia2003 wrote: »

Hi everyone.

I managed to buy a Christmas present for DD1 yesterday. A personalised book. You take out the names of the main characters and fill in your own choice (then it is printed, like a one off). I bought Pride and Prejudice for my sister for Christmas last year. My sisters and I were the sisters in the book, but I left Mr Darcy's name the same. SWOON!:rotfl: LOL. She was over the moon with it.

Ooo where did you get that from??

As for names for vampire related characters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_True_Blood_Characters

Hope that helps a bit?YOu take care and get well soon!

Clare x

elysia2003

Sylphraven - sorry it's too late for you but others might benefit. You have to phsically type the code in, not copy and paste! I'm glad you got all those at that price - bargain! :beer:

Thanks Clare. Last year I bought Pride and Prejudice from WhSmith or somewhere £20, But boots have it half price (only Dracula I think). Thanks for the info on the characters. I would never have known where to look.

sylphraven

doh! that must have been it Elysia, I'll know for next time still very happy with the price I paid.:beer:

fedupandskint

Jsut nipped to Mr T's and bought some car washing items for my brother's car care hamper

A Simoniz bucket filled with a sponge, wipes and car shampoo and wax - not the best bargain at £10 and they had it at half price so bought it as it was full price earlier this week.

Also bought a pack of microfibre clothes and sponges for £2 and £1 making £13 in total might also chuck in the huge screenwash I bought ready for winter as ran out and cost £3 - yes he can have that and I'll see what other bargains I can pick up to make it up to £20 for the budget

Meaning well on track for presents for the time being. I am determined to stretch out the Dec pay as long as poss ready for the huge gas bill due just after

susan42

Thats a good idea fed up and skint, i`ll have to do one for DS if he can hang onto a car long enough...lol

Couldnt do tesco one, both twins in college.....:)

mary-op

Hello all :j
You do seem well organised all of you !!

Well, I've not got door hanger on the door and have to say I'm well pleased with it......:)
Then I found some flowers and buttons -stuck the flowers on the wolly gloved and stitched a button in the middle of the flower........pleased with them -at last I can stick them upstairs out of the way till I decide who's having them and which pile to put them in (along with all the other bits up there!!)
Updated pressie book and after spending ages looking for some black ribbon (I knew I'd bought but couldn't remember where it was) I did a last shuffle through sons shoe box of music related stuff to make sure thats sorted to post for his birthday in August. His girlfriends is the next one so filled her shoe box up as well................its not till October but at least its done. Friend has a birthday in November but apart from that I can concentrate on the christmas bits.................and..........I even got the duster and polish out !!!!.............lol:rotfl: