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

mum2one

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Nickybo - good luck with the move, hope your end doesnt go on for too long xx

Ditto from me as well xx

cdsmiler

On the grabbit board, there's children's goodybags FREE (supposed to be £20, but that's debatable apparantly!) but you just pay p&P (under £4). I've just ordered one - and apparantly people have ordered these from the same company last year too, so they're legit!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2761636

Just throught I'd share before it's too late!!

Clare x

queenb1981

cdsmiler wrote: »

queenb - I'm avoiding the Newport area at the moment! lol How much can you see from your window??

elysia - where in Wales are you going for your Sun holiday??

Clare x

i can see the white tents and some of the golf course,lots of people are walking around the new bridge theu built. Cant beleive they have closed the schools tomorrow.

mum2one

Good news.......
Went for diabetic check up (sugar level not gd, but were ignore that for now!!), but I've lost another 6lbs in weight, since about April (highest weight of the year), lost 12kg......

Argos
Miss Hoodie was on about her bike this morning as her birthday has now she better start thinking about Christmas prezzies. She had the choice for her bday of bike or dsxl, she choose the xl but we had found a bike in Halfords - there was 2 that she liked, but they were out of stock - why have them on display.... apparently the 2 bikes were £70 and £100 - you literally couldn't get one for love nor money.
Then after the Argos lady saying big items flying out, the 2 cheaper bikes - one we liked £140 reduced to £70, the next up was £80, again for love nor money - no idea when stocks would be anywhere.

Had a look through clearance section - off to town 2mor, thought have a peep


For mum got this

1. 9ct Gold Heart Mum Family Locket Pendant.

219/2961

• <LI class=saving>Less Than Half Price <LI class=mainprice>£25.99
• was £69.99

Dad - got him this
9ct Gold Curb Bracelet.


222/4925

• <LI class=saving>Less Than Half Price <LI class=mainprice>£26.99
• was £62.99

• 

and thought - while I'm online just check to see if her bike was back in for home stock, got it text message at 6 stores within 80 mile round trip...... and


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it was it stock, I have got the last one of all three items in the county....... gd thing is that we can store the bike in the garage -

With mum and dad usually get them something joint of me and Miss Hooide - managed to get the camera from £150 to £55, they got these to collect 2mor, put £10 up each for nick nacks and the daft things, then give Miss Hoodie £20 each for them and she chooses what they have - usually £20s worth of beer for dad - he's got everything. xx

cookiecrumbs

Hi everyone

fedup - hope you have a nice birthday on Sunday, just relax and enjoy yourself and don't even waste your time thinking about the ex...

rufus - hope you enjoy the knitting and stitching show at the weekend, I was at Alexandra Palace last Sunday and it was great!

mummyslittleboy - those pots of gold look great

nickybo - hope the move goes smoothly

mum2one - I thought of you today when I saw a story in the paper about a 2 year old boy being asked to take his hood down in the Co-op!! :rotfl:Well done on getting the bike too.

Not done anything Christmassy this week, but am gearing up to it - can't believe it's October tomorrow already!! Am doing a sponsored Dog Walk this weekend for The Dog's Trust charity so hopefully it won't be pouring with rain

Qaphsiel

Thank you djstar and Elyise my girls seem a bit perkier already X

Great idea CDSmiler about the walkies talkies as she wanted those anyway so i can use them as part of the kit. Not sure about naked flames though :eek:

I want some wooden boxes to make hampers with about A4 size and 3 inches deep but with a lid. Has anyone seen any?? I was hopng to decorate them for the childs own taste and thought might be nice as most children like boxes to keep their bits in. Any ideas otherwise i might have to get the power tools out and make some with MDF :cool:

Qaphsiel

Thanks CDSmiler have ordered 1 of the goodie bags. Will be ideal for stocking fillers.

cdsmiler

mum2one - well done on the bike!!!!!!!

qaphsiel - glad I could help!!

Clare x

susan42

mary - if your sharing , i`d like some soup and fresh bread.

Qaphsiel - big ty for radio time s subscription, i just did it , wooden boxes without lids best in dulehm mills, plastic boxes A4 best in morrisons, ibea has cardboard boxes. But wood ones mmm have to think about that

foxy (((hugs))) hope you feel better soon, and 5 points theres a shame, so near

mum2one, miss hoodies more than welcome, and i love the challenges..glad you had a great day, and tell miss hoodie, she best be grateful because she been throughly spoilt, but i m sure she is.

nicky - good luck for move

fedup happy birthday in case i go missing in action again

elysia, - i been to liverpool for couple od days on one of those offers....spa , bed and breakfast, evening meal and champagne and sandwiches. I throughly enjoyed it and OH, but he drew the line at having a wax....

And i want to know where your going in Wales....lol, I`m going south, between queen b and smiler...

I just ben into boots as well and spent £10, on hair gel for DS for xmas, they gave me a voucher for £5 off fragrances so I got a bootle of tommy hilfiger for free. from the clearance section. I then bought some more bits and got another voucher and ended up with a big bottle of calvin klien, which supposed to be £30, it was reduced to £18.88 and with my voucher, i had it for £13.88 and i used pinecone vouchers to pay

smithydirect

Im giving everyone hampers this year. Just got my baskets from Wilkinson set of 3 for £11.99. Now the hard bit what to put in them.