Please post all Christmas freebies here

victory

I buy everything in the sales along the year, I try to buy 2 pressies every month sometimes that works to spread the cost, always BOGOF...

boysmum3

it definately pays to do that victory - i start the year well but it goes wrong by May!!! I have now just about finished everybodys except 2 eldest children - most difficult and expensive to buy for!!!

CathChat

sara1980 wrote:

i saw a post in another xmas thread on this site...can't remember where tho.

this a copy of the post i have saved it for future reference....

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Buy a bottle of the cheapest vodka you can find and flavour it by putting in sweets or fruit. !
I just made toffee vodka using a packet of Werther's originals (hard ones). !
The vodka disolves the sweets. !
It's really delicious and I don't even like vodka! !
Other good ones to try are Extra Strong Mints, chocolate, pear drops. !
Or for a more culinary treat use lemon grass, chilli's, peppercorn's etc - these are good with bloody mary's (excellent for hangovers!).

liquorice is good for this too, though takes ages to disolve. sadly doesn't work with malteasers.
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Does anybody know when the best time to start making this is?

Last year I made some chilli vodka two weeks before christmas and it was a bit too strong, so I'll be making this a week before this year.

How long do the mints and hard boiled sweets actually take to dissolve?

Thanks

CathChat

Can I just point out aswell, Boots are doing their Christmas shopping nights again this year. It is worth checking out in your local Boots store when this is if you buy a lot of gifts from Boots for Christmas as they usually give extra points if you spend over a certain amount.

Last year I spent £125 on gifts on the night and received £55 back in points.

Hope this Helps.

There is one in Queen Street, Cardiff Boots on Thursday 26th October and one in November sone time.

pigpen

CathChat wrote:

There is one in Queen Street, Cardiff Boots on Thursday 26th October and one in November sone time.

Hull, prospect centre store has theirs tonight 24th October plus another scheduled for November but the date is as yet unknown.

See you there!!

I have over £100 in points anyway!

shopaholic1373

so you 1 of the people that arrive at my shop(thorntons) at 5 oclock on xmas eve
willing to buy anything we have left lol:rotfl:

doodledoodle24

shopaholic1373 wrote:

so you 1 of the people that arrive at my shop(thorntons) at 5 oclock on xmas eve
willing to buy anything we have left lol:rotfl:

Do they reduce things on Christmas eve???

epitaphic

Wow pretty long thread! Just adding another xmas freebie to the list: you can get free printable santa letters from this site:

http://www.santaclauslettersonline.com/home.asp

now_a_mum&skint

Thank you everyone for all the helpful hints tips and suggestions, its just a shame they moved my thread just before the festivities really got underway. Anyways, here's to next year huh?! groan!!!!, only kidding, I love Christmas xx

livelyred

Ive also started shopping for this christmas it will soon be here you wait and see ha ha