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

fedupandskint

Aww bless you 2 mum2one and miss hoodie!

Really no need for a pressie (altho' think it would be a nice thought! Bit mixed up soz!)

Anglea

Well done everyone on your wins, and thanks mum2one and Miss Hoodie for making this thread so enjoyable :j

mum2one

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all :j

mum2one - oh eck.......I'm so excited..........lol:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I don't win anything......:T
Please don't worry about sending a prize though......honest, a few ideas about what to do with tubs and boxes is nothing......but thankyou all the same and thank little miss hoodie:T

Well, disorganised as ever........just when I think I've finished a scrapbook for my son I find a blank page.........then remember thats the page I'm putting all the birth/marriage certs on from grandma and grandad.............so, had to copy them, make little envelopes to put them in and decorate the page.............now I think thats one finally finished !! (I think............lol):rotfl:

sarah - it'll be more exciting when I'm not having a panic on about what still needs to be done...........lol:rotfl:

Mary - your an absolute treasure on this thread, and don't know what we would do without you, Miss Hoodie says what has the box lady done today..... xx

mum2one

foxy219 wrote: »

I too am saving the jam jars and the like for jams and chutneys, I have checked out Anglea's link to the edible Xmas gifts and will definitely be doing a few hampers.
I want to put a retro food jar together for our best friends, they really like black jacks and refresher chews. Any ideas on the best place to buy - possibly as a pick and mix. I am going to get them the jar with the lid attached so that they can refill it over and over
I have bought quite a few presents already - got my cards ready for writing, but can't believe Mary-op has hers written already, that really is prepared! We are buying DS a tv for his bedroom, we won some vouchers a while ago for Currys so will be using those, but I don't want to get it too early just in case there is a problem and it is out of warranty. My oh wants an Ipod, I have about £90 in shopandscan to convert but don't know which type of ipod to go for as want to get him the docking station for his birthday which is only a few days after Christmas.
I've got an exam on Wednesday, been really stressing about it, did a mock test today and did really badly! Doesn't bode well does it!

Good luck with the exam, ur do brilliant.
Just a thought re Currys, think its mid November that they start offering the "Christmas promise", where instead of being 14 day or whatever it is, the receipt gets done as a Gift receipt, not showing the price, and this extends the "change of mind / not right etc" till after Xmas.

We fell foul of that last yr with dads Sat Nav, as it was just before the christmas recipets came into force... the Sat Nav was faulty, I ended up contacting out local paper, - sprawled across the car bonnet with the Sat nav in hand, that was Comet, but they all work the same process with receipts.

I've been collecting Love to shop vouchers, as Miss Hoodie is having the Dsi XL for either Bday or xmas, that take a chunk off the purchase price. xx

mum2one

Thank you all, honeslty this threads success is all done to everyone, keeps Miss hoodie out of trouble.

Shes been busy choosing the gifts, just little token gifts, but fun. xx

sarahf191979

Thankyou mum2one and miss hoodie, for picking me:o I feel a bit of a crock though as I've not been on much lately.

You both made my day and made me smile:D

Been busy all weekend, have had a bit of a sort through, and started a new xmas organised file as the other one was falling apart, have sorted out my lists to go in it, so all sparkeling new to help me get orgainised :eek: if I ever find the time lol

Went and got the kids school shoes on saturday £70 for 2 prs trainers, 2 prs school shoes, 2 prs of black pumps and 2 prs of gry pumps, so not as bad as I thought... Good old wyndsors :j

MadamMim2013

Had a huge clear out yesterday but found some excellent gifts for xmas amoungst it all..... that's 3 more off the list! :cheesy:

elysia2003

sarahf191979 wrote: »

Went and got the kids school shoes on saturday £70 for 2 prs trainers, 2 prs school shoes, 2 prs of black pumps and 2 prs of gry pumps, so not as bad as I thought... Good old wyndsors :j

Blimey - you did well!

All we have around here is Clarkes at around £35 a pair or rubbish stuff, no good for your feet. We only have a very small shopping centre locally, probably about 20 shops, until last year we had five shoe shops and now none! We have to travel into Birmingham.

mary-op

Hello all :j

mum2one - tell miss hoodie the ''box lady'' has done not a lot today...........lol Ran out of paper to cover two lonely looking gravy tubs plus two boxes I had some tablets in (mind you I have got some paper for those)..............OH fetched me 4 shoe boxes today so I can get covering them with the nice red textured wallpaper I picked up from charity shop -everyones having red boxes this year -just have to make sure I tie them up with different ribbon and have a code so I know who's is who...............lol

Been in the garden today the weather's so lovely -cut a load of lavender (as per country file on tele last night) in the hope of making some pot pourrie -again !! Last lot of rose petals and lavender......well you really don't want to know:eek: Yuk !!! So......maybe this time I'mm do lavender bags ? Unless anyones got any other ideas that are ''idiot proof''.............;)

OH having a rant at credit card co............we paid it all off last year and they've sent us a bill for card cover...........:mad: Not even got up to date card........:eek:

sarahf191979

elysia2003 wrote: »

Blimey - you did well!

All we have around here is Clarkes at around £35 a pair or rubbish stuff, no good for your feet. We only have a very small shopping centre locally, probably about 20 shops, until last year we had five shoe shops and now none! We have to travel into Birmingham.

Oh My, we are really lucky we have 3 wyndsors within a 20 minute drive of us and they are great for kids shoes and trainers, especially when they are young and scuff them and grow out of them so quick. They also do lovely girls shoes which I get for my little sis as they are the same as you and dont have much choice in gibraltar.

Heres there online link elysia, they always have some bargin offers
on.

Wyndsors world of Shoes

HTH

Sarah
xx