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

mumofjusttwo

I received my Lloyds Pharmacy stuff yesterday and really pleased with it. Bought a car racing thing for a fiver(anyone else had one and if so are they any good for a 6 year old?)-think i may need to check it out as want to give it to DS for Christmas(FAR too organised!)

mum2one

mumofjusttwo wrote: »

I received my Lloyds Pharmacy stuff yesterday and really pleased with it. Bought a car racing thing for a fiver(anyone else had one and if so are they any good for a 6 year old?)-think i may need to check it out as want to give it to DS for Christmas(FAR too organised!)

I've got 2 of those sets on order, ones for a 6yr old, the other a 5 yr old, reckon they'd be ok for a 6yr old- or dads new play thing!!

Just waiting for LLoyds and Half cost order to come.

Your doing brillaintly.

Wrapped up Febs bday prezzies. Allocated some other presents for bdays, got a box up in the loft to come down, that needs allocating b4 go to Boots.

Got some stuff in Body Shop sales - do them in clear bag with ribbon, love the sales.

Argos - if you go on home page and the box that has the changing picture, when it goes to CLEARANCE - yellow with black writing, click that and then enter your local store -by town (useless at Post Codes) - you can search your local store.

Feb Bdays

UNCLE
mum - marks and spencers shower gel set - £2.50 (sale should be £5)
me - Tea mug with accessories, 3 small boxes chocs £2.70 (all Tesco sale - should of been £13)
dd- bar of choc £1.00

MUMS FRIEND
mum- Elle Bag Boots £17.33 (£40 full price)
me - Tea Mug with accessories 87p (down from £4 in Tesco)
dd - 2 mini flower pot - clip photo holders - 50p

COUSIN
mum - electronic organiser £2.00 (from Argos sale last yr £10)
me - body spray + shower gel set £1 (reduced from £3)
dd- mini flower pot clip - put photo of her 2 kids in - 50p

COUSINS HUBBY
mum - showergel set £1 (reduced from £3)
me - scarf £1.00 (got £6.99 price tag - left it on :rolleyes:)
dd - 2 pairs of sportie trainer socks £1.00 (£4.99 price tags - whoops tag left on )

FRIENDS BOY
Pr Ben Sherman PJS - £3.00 half cost last yr (reckon they'd be £10)

xxxx

mum2one

junior_j wrote: »

Mum2one - You sound very busy yet organized! .:beer: Thank you.xx

Elysia2003 - Im not even sure if thats the probably I added my card with the net details but its saying that i have already got a account with those details!

just worried/fed up with it all now!

Its still snowy/icey here I am so bored of being stuck in doors. But when you go outside its like a ice rink and your lucky to make it across the road on two feet! x

Know the feelings of indoor, went slip sliding last week when out, got to go out Wed - hope its safer - need to go the bank (boo), and Boots sale - was tempted to send dad with a list saying 10x womens prezzies, 4 x mens, but he'd boob it up.... So he can carry the bags xx

mum2one

raven-333 wrote: »

hi everyone can i please join in i am the most unorganised person there is always running round at the last minute. would love just once to be organised.

Hi Raven

Come on in, the more the merrier, we love our bargains - try and get you organised!!

If you want to have a look at Dec Santas challenge (there 24th each month), mini one 1st - money related - theres links to them on 1st page.

The way I do the challenges - don't worry if it seems a lot, if theres 10 suggestions and only 1 is any gd, thats brill as 1 challenge / idea u might not of had b4 xx

HopeAndDriftWood

Hmm...odd request, but does anyone know where I can get pretty packaging from?

sarahf191979

Wow Everyone is getting some great bargins and well on the way to an organised year.

The snow here is slush and deadly ice:eek: but the kids are back in school and things are getting back to normal slowly. I had to go and dig my Mums Car out on saturday for her which took ages and with DS2 (who's 6) helping me...or should that be hindering me lol.... but at least she can get off her drive now and she can get to school today.

Need to go do some shopping today (hope to get some bargins), and pay my rent, then back to finish touching up the decorating the kitchen, we managed to put the new flooring down in the kitchen yesterday (very MSE...£32 for tiles and glue:j) and it looks great!!

Stay safe everyone in the snow

Sarahx

Savvybunny2009

Good luck with the bargains Sarah, the savings seem to be much better in store if you can find anything. One woman in M&S was haggling on sale prices and the SA was asking the manager if they were going to reduce them anymore and they happily did, I thought it too cheeky to ask but they seem to want to shift old stock quickly. Also BHS is great for cards and at 50p per pack can't go wrong.

I can't decide whether to go into town today to get some bargains or just settle with the ones I have so far, oooo what to do?!

Be careful on that ice and slush its very slippery almost broke my neck at the weekend, shopping of course

Janebo12

My BHS order arrived yesterday and Lloyds pharmacy today - I'm really impressed with the items.

I'd ordered the cupcake lipgloss set from BHS and like OP said they were not worth the original price of £8 as they are very small, but at £2 in the sale it makes them a nice extra for Christmas.

I've had a e-mail from Amazon with pre-order DVDs at under £10 - well worth a look - the Gruffalo is on there for £6.98 release date 22nd March - nice for the kids if they enjoyed it at Christmas!

elsie52

Hi,

I bought a Glass Tankard and Bottle of beer in BHS today, Reduced from £12 to £5. Great bargain, but it has a Best Before Date of April 2010. ! What does anyone think about that, personally I didn't think that the beer would go off, its a sealed bottle. Any thoughts on my "bargain" ?

elyphant

scattymam1 wrote: »

Hey there just thought I'd share what I did this christmas for presents as theres a lot of newbies here.

As I was expecting our second baby in december I decided to just get gift vouchers for everyone this year (except for the kids) which I saved up for by doing surveys, selling on ebay etc; But wanting to make it a bit more personal I bought each person a purse or wallet (car boots/ebay bargains) and put the gift card/voucher in it... so I saved a fortune on wrapping paper as well as the items were small and there was no lugging about or storing of huge pressies.
Don't think I'll get away with doing that again this year but it was great while having a newborn around as it was all sorted and organised very easily.

We got vouchers for my sis and her family this year cos they are doing work in their house and wanted help towards that. The vouchers were credit cards sized and I made one of these http://www.articlesbase.com/videos/5min/77393492 and they loved it. Was very easy cos all just folded