New, New Thirfty Gifty for Christmas and All Ocassions 2011..Santas Challenge...

mary-op

Hello all :j
Kitchen cupboards now filled -just have to remember whats in which cupboard............lol
Hopefully builder is coming next week to knock down pantry so the whole room can be decorated and finished (she says hopefully)
So managed to forage through 'unwanted' stuff.........decorative chopping boards, mugs I can put some sachets of hot chocolate in, storage jars filled with cookies/chocolates, couple of santa tea towels I never used and think we're beyong the ''santa'' age now...............lol I should be able to make up half way decent 'kitchen' baskets for a few people if I put in a kitchen kebab as well (skewer with scourers on).
Need new tea towels myself -note to put on christmas list for me..........as well as cannisters for tea/coffee etc. Old ones look hideous.

So, maybe I'll start getting the 'festive' stuff organised now...............:T

Hope you're all ok and keeping warm:)

susan42

hi everyone - i`m back, just popped in to show my face after escaping from hospital...lol

sorry mary - i had an heart operation and they were fantastic. Best hospital i ever been in. NHS as well.

Mum2one - dont know why you feel guilty about miss hoodies pressie, she had what she wanted and it cost less, but if you had to pay the full price it would have been too much.

rufus - how you doing with OH being away? Hope everything ok.

alja - i dont have a budget. I try not to think of cost, i just try to get everything money neutrl throughtout the year. Its addictive , if i had to pay full price for anything i`d be gutted.

moneypenny i missed the usa posting, didnt realise it was so soon, i have two cards to post, OH took them in today and it was £4.28 for one so, i told him to bring it back and i`ll make a different one.

sugarspun - sorry to hear about Dh, did the house move go ok, and are you settled.

CDsmiler - did you get the DVD as I`ve decided to post it to you as i dont need two lol , if you did get one I can pass it on to someone else...lol

rufusdog52

Susan - Nice to see you back again, hope everything went well and glad the hospital was nice. The one OH's Dad was in was lovely in the special care bit but when he was put on the normal ward to wait being sent home it wasn't that nice there. Still he only had to stay the one more night and then he came home next morning. It is quiet here without OH, seems funny not having to sort out his dinner etc. The dog still sits and waits by the front door when its his normal time for him to come home from work. He has been ringing me when he gets a chance, his firm gave him a Blackberry to use so I can email him on that too. I also found out today that I can send him a text message to his normal phone for free but if he texts me back it costs him 50p so we are going to do it that he texts me using the Blackberry and then I text him back to his normal phone.

I got the parcel from the post office, it was the bits for Son's Thai hamper. There were two gift sets after all, one had two of those square shaped oriental bowls in white like they put the noodles in (there's a photo on the front of the recipe book of one so will go with that) and the other set contains a larger square serving plate with some feet to go under it also in white, and two sets of black chopsticks. The sets came from M&S originally. The boxes are a bit tatty but I intended to take them out of the packs anyway and put them in the hamper. I paid just under £4 altogether for them so I reckon it was a bargain.

I also had another small parcel came. It was a ring for YD with a scrabble letter (her intial) on it. They seem to be all the rage at the moment. I paid 99p for it including pp from a seller on EB and it will be a nice extra present.

alja

thank you for the further replies! it's intriguing to see how others do things I think I will also try and get things throughout the year next year for next christmas too will have to try out the whole money neutral thing too!

rufusdog52

ALJA wrote: »

thank you for the further replies! it's intriguing to see how others do things I think I will also try and get things throughout the year next year for next christmas too will have to try out the whole money neutral thing too!

Yes, come and join in on the other thread, it really does help xx

alja

oooh which thread is that? i might have already seen it but found it hard keeping up with different threads over the last few months...things should be calming down soon though so more time to browse

mum2one

ALJA wrote: »

oooh which thread is that? i might have already seen it but found it hard keeping up with different threads over the last few months...things should be calming down soon though so more time to browse

Hi Alja - the other thread is

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2940122

we help you spend the money and the sister thread helps you make it, if you get chance read the first couple of posts, gives you all the survey sites etc, and hints and tips, -generally Elysia, puts a challenge on the 1st of each month, to help make some more money.

xx

mum2one

Susan

Glad your back and ok, we were worried about you, hope your taking it easy.

Mary - def love the sound of the xmas hampers, xx

rufusdog52

ALJA wrote: »

oooh which thread is that? i might have already seen it but found it hard keeping up with different threads over the last few months...things should be calming down soon though so more time to browse

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2940122

Hopefully this should be a link to the first page where it explains it all and some tips etc. If it doesnt work then just look for another thread on this board with Thrifty Gifty in the title xx

alja

thank you for the links! i'm already signed up to onepoll & toluna which i look at every day when i come home..but it'll be good to see some other ways!