***New*** Thrifty Gifty Money Making for Christmas and all occasions 2011***

pinkfluffybabe

I've spent ages this weekend on TL catching up with all my visitors and returning opinions and polls. If i've missed you please let me know. Still waiting on my last voucher and on 30,000 again.

Did two new DY reviews today too, have other items to do but want to spend a bit more time on them.

Am going a texting thing for VO which is going well too.

Hope this will add to my money.

Glad to hear your news legend, hope everyone else is going well.

emmad5689

Not so much money making today but would normally spend about £15 on my nephew for his birthday and went into Mr T and got £17 of clothes for £6 bargain and thats his birthday sorted 3 weeks early!! So proud of myself

esmer

Millies cookies also on my blog

elysia2003

Thanks Esmer - I knew I'd seen them somewhere, that's why I asked, I couldn't remember who's. Thanks Esmer!

Emma - Woohoo! Well done on being so organised - that's brilliant news. I love a bargain.

Well done Pink - I've just done your reviews. Well done on the texting survey too.

Susie - don't worry about the open surveys. This is how Toluuna used to be run until Christmas time - we used to always have to wait. I have 30+ open at the moment, they'll be fine.

Giggles_Fairy

mum2one wrote: »

Thats sounds amazing, were doing in dom rep,I was lucky I did a dolphin swim back when I was 30back in Mexico, which was amazing, then back in 05, I did a doplhin encounter in Dom rep, so were off to same place, shes choosen, the royal package, dolphin encounter and sealion encounter, and day trip, thats roughly £500 for the both of us. They do a trainer day were we're going Ocean World, it looked fab...
Can't wait xx

Oh wow a sealion encounter as well? She has good taste thats a great package! I think this may be a day you are both talking about for years! Me and my OH did ours and then my bro+his gf and their friends did it when they went Florida a couple of years after and then loads of family went last year and they pretty much all did it. All after me telling them how amazing it was hahaha Its such a special thing. Dolphins are such beautiful intelligent creatures, I loved learning about the different pods and their relationships too. Our dolphin was only 3 years old so a baby really and at one point he decided to go see the other dolphins for abit haha I am so jealous!


On the money making front I am now only 25p off £10 on VO, well as soon as all the pending surveys clear. So its taken me about 2 months which is great for me considering I only redeemed once last year! So I would like to thank you all for keeping me motivated and reminding me to check for available surveys! I am hoping to have 5 redeems by christmas so that would be 2 down and 3 to go .

My ebaying is going well. Had 6 of the BINs sell. Although I had one a few minutes ago and Im nto sure about it. The ebay email said the address was germany which I was confused about as Im sure my settings dont allow overseas bids plus it was listed as free postage which I say in the description is for UK only and for overseas to conact me for postage cost. So I went into ebay to send a message and notice they had paid by paypal but it was an echeque. So went to check the echeque and the address on paypal is a UK address. It says seller protection - not eligible, but says the address is confirmed. Then to add more confusion they only have 4 feedback from march last year and its in german :S. What do you think I should do? I know its the paypal address you send to and not the ebay one. Should I message them and say I have noticed a difference in the address and just wanted to enqurie as to which is the correct address or something? Am I covered by paypal if they are dodgy? Its A £12 item with free postage.

Other than that have got just under £10 bids on 5 items and I have over 80 watchers over my 40 items . Most are ending thursday, a few a week today and a handful are BINs so fingers crossed.

Went to a car boot today and am going to take the plunge and do it next weekend. Its quite expensive (£15 for a table) but I stall holder I spoke to said if you book an extra table its only £5 and my cousin messaged me last week saying she wanted to do it too so £20 between us isnt bad. It is indoors so no worrying about weather. I usually do a big farmers market one in summer but dont think I can wait that long!

Had a great baking day today. Made tomato and butternut soup (which was lovely) and my dads been given a bread maker so we made a fresh loaf to go with it. I also made some shortbread to test out for my easter cookies. Havent made it in years so some lessons learnt. The recipe said 65-95 mins which I know was too long so I was checking every 15 mins, first 15=looking good, 2nd 15=burnt haha so when second tray went in I figured out it takes approx 20 mins. I will make them alot thicker next time though as they are still a little hard. On the plus side the shape retained really well. Now just to figure out what icing to use on top!

mum2one

Giggles - that sounds a right saga with ebay, if it was me I would cancel the transaction, the thing yes his address is in England on the paypal, but its obvious he's in Germany, and if the address isn't eligable than you have no comeback. It might be worth contacting ebay about the situation, more to cover yourself, the most he could do is leave neg feedback, all you'd need to do is put an note underneath saying - Only post in Uk, seller in Germany - only paid for item not postage. To be honest if a seller as a neg, i will have a look, but if theres a qeunine reason, then I feel sorry for the seller.
I always put on my listings UK buyers only, but theres usually one that asks.

Sounds like its a good carboot if the charge £15 for a table, great deal getting the extra table for £5. The thing I always say you need a 2nd person, as some people are literally rooting in the boot.... i once asked this bloke if he wanted to unload the car for me, as he was obviously so desperate to get in there, he went bright red - but he unloaded about 3 boxes for me..... think he was more shocked!!

Down our end the car boot sales starting, Miss Hoodie's school starts next weekend.

Not a bad weekend, had a tutorial yesterday, worked out well as we called into some relatives on way home, made the trip worthwhile, thou didn't really take much in- in one ear out the other!!

Had fab meal in the pub, Mixed grill - 4oz gammon, 4oz steak, 2 pork sausages, onion rings, tomato, chips, and chicken breast £6.59. Put the sausages on dads plate (ready to wrap to take home for Bailey), next thing dads munching them...... cheap diner, he had steak pie and chips, pint each and had change from £17. It was a treat.

Had organised day - printed all the paperwork off for Praque, sure got to much off, must been about 40 sheets of paper, but printed a copy of 1 of everything, cover everything.

Miss Hoodie's been quiet, she's been helping sorting out the menu for the meal, we did well, (very luckly or should I say sob sob), some of the family can't make it to the bday meal, so we've saved some money, and the party bag gifts (vista items) are now gone up for their bday presents so very mse on all ways.

We've got 26 people altogether, some haven't had starters, others missed puds, but alltogether the food bill be £227. Really plzed with that, i've only got to put £50 in, mum + dad are doing the rest!!
Thou got an assisgnment to do before then, then one the week after, who ever said being a student has an easy life..... think old age catching up!!

Been orgainsied, got 3 sets of suitcases to go in free adds of our local paper, got some from Argos last yr, 3 piece set, reduced to £20, so ordered 2 on-line didn't look like it went through, so got 2 sets from instore, and a heavy duty set for me and Miss Hoodie, but a week later the online order turned up, Miss Hoodie claimed the one set - the others just been in the shed, so thought time to go.

Got my storage shed back, only for a little bit longer, apparently they can fit an outside toilet but the sheds not big enough, we've got to have builders in to measure up and then go back to the grant board and everyone has to have their opinion, - so won't be done in April, (not complaining!!) as they originally wanted to do both jobs same time, but there still going ahead with upstairs bedroom. xx

Giggles_Fairy

Good point about ringing ebay. Think I will do that on tuesday and ask for their advice. Then send a message to the buyer after this.

The car boot is an indoor car boot, which I think is why I am a litle apprehensive as I usually do outdoor ones. Hopefully OH will come as he said he wants to but I havent told him this is a 5-530 am set off (usually we set off at 7am for outdoor one) so will see how enthusiatic he is after I tell him that haha. Going to ask my Dad to come and help either way just to bring the stuff in from the car as one person will have to wait with the stuff whilst car is unloaded. Although going to ask when I ring whether they let buyers in at this time too or whether they just let the sellers get their stuff in and set up before sellers come in. It is really busy at the minute as its indoors and there are not many car boots on in off season which is why I think this one is probably best to do now rather than summer too.

Poor Bailey missing out on his sausages! Although you should know better than to put ood on a mans plate haha £227 for 26 people is really good, thats less than £10 per head.

Must admit I am quite glad I am no longer a student anymore haha I have had my fill of exams and assignments! I always thought \I wanted to do a Phd but thats definately on the back burner for at least a few years!

susiecm3

Morning all, I am still waiting for 300 points to get my looney, think its playing with me now ha ha, going to pop to my local m7s and see if i can get some towels to make some towel cakes, hopefully 2 for me to sell and 1 for a prize for a friend who is hosting a coffee morning at our school for autism

Could I ask a favour, if anyone has a minute could they pop on my blog and fill in my haven fun and fitness, it gets me free sports equipment for the kids but seen I am only a childminder I have only 4 parents to fill in and 2 have not bothered I would be so grateful

Hope the sun is shining where everyone is today

rufusdog52

Morning all

Have a review ready to go but DY hasnt been working for me all over the weekend. No surveys this morning either xx

Giggles_Fairy

Had a survey invite for a 45,000 points review on TL. Required you to be on your work computer/ I answered the 1st 2 questions then said it was sending me to partner site and then it crashed!!! Gutted! And if I click on the email link again it says I have already participated. grrrr

If you are on TL check your emails for this survey asap. It came in about 920am for me and says its for limited time. It says it is only 19mins long.