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

Savvybunny2009

Morning all, feeling a bit tired after getting to bed at 2am and up fairly early. I resisted the coffee though!

Not alot going on here either, I am mainly swapping items I would get next to nothing on ebay for, for higher value new items that I do need. It has been hard slog sorting out all the swaps, and it wont reflect in my totals sadly but it has meant I am much closer to finishing the Christmas shopping. Hubby is sorted, just small stocking fillers needed, have majority of vouchers for dd's presents, have sorted youngest nephews presents and part present for neice. Have no idea what to get the men in the family though, they are tricky.

Viva has slowed right up again hasn't it, hopefully will reach another redeem this week. My September totals are looking really healthy already so I can't complain. Not much else to report our end.

Hope everyone is doing well and is keeping motivated

edit to add - try parcel2go for postage quotes, sometimes couriers work out super cheap.

foxy219

Hi all, not been around much, trying to keep myself busy. I'm not sleeping very well, probably getting about 4 hours a night. Getting up and looking out the window at every little noise, but the days are better.
Posted my last ebay parcel today, so I really need to get myself back into it. Its 100 days to Christmas on Friday - who's going to join me in the £100 100 days challenge? :-)

claireylulu

Foxy I feel for you. When I lived at my mum and dads someone was on the flat roof below my window trying to get in. I have always been a light sleeper and I could hear talking which distrubed me I woke my boyfriend up which must have distrubed them. They jumped down and banged the gate getting everyone up. It fightened us all when I opened my curtains my window was wide open. My bed was below the window at the time so if they got in they would have landed on me! That happened over seven years ago and I am still a living nightmare now making sure all the windows and doors are locked a least twice and I often wake in the night hearing noises which drives my fiance mad!!

On a happier note I have managed to write a new review tonight and have just posted it on chow.

Hope everyone has had a good day.

Legendmum

I have made £19 on facebook today but spent £20 on cars diecasts! Some are worth a bit so got a bargain as i got them for £2 each and some are selling on ebay for £10! The rare ones I will keep for Connor to sell on when hes older and wiser! The others he is having for Christmas! So if anyone has any diecasts from cars movie dig them out and have a nosey on Ebay! Not much in way of surveys for me but did manage a piney yesterday! Surveys seem to be a bit thin on the ground at the mo!

elysia2003

Things certainly have quietened on the survey front. I wonder why?

I hope everyone is well. I'm thinking of you too Foxy - Did you go to the doc's?

Not a lot to report here - wasn't too well yesterday, but feeling good this morning. I did get another review posted, so will have to do loads of return rating today.

I hope everyone has a good day.

Just to let you know - Argos has three for two on toys from today. Dust those vouchers down, and get spending. That's the fun bit.

knithappens

Morning everyone, things are quieter my end now, so hopefully will be around here more, my son was 9 yesterday, plus with decoratign my ledests bedroom, starting my childminding course, and doing lots of DIY jobs i have put off for years, i have had not time, still managing to do what surveys i can and closer to redeem on a lot of sites.

Will catch up today on posts i think and work through the surveys in my email inbox.

rufusdog52

Morning all

Just checking in, no surveys this morning to do. I did some money saving yesterday though, used my £5 Boots voucher and had to put £15 to it and bought 3 large photo albums. I was only really needing two at the moment, one for each sister but they were buy two get one free so I have put the other one away until I do another book. I was thinking I would be paying £15 an album so bargain to me.

Legendmum

Morning all! Was just going to post about Argos but Elysia has beaten me to it! I bought 2 build a bear things yesterday at full price need to dig out the receipt and return to buy again!
Oh also ladies dont know if you know but Boots now charge to deliver to store!!! What a con! £2.95 to deliver to store or same price to deliver to your home! Not impressed with Boots this morning!

elysia2003

No!!! What a con! I can't believe Boots have done that. I really can't. After all the tax they avoid paying by moving abroad, they're still trying to rip us off. Grrrrr

Well done on the bargains Rufus.

Knit - good to see you're still money making - any news about the childminding? Has your course started yet?

Savvybunny2009

Thanks for the heads up Elysia about argos, not sure I will be buying from there yet as 3 for 2 seems to be the standard at this time of the year and I have no argos vouchers at the moment. Dd wants toffee the pony for Christmas, only at £50 at the moment! I refuse to pay that price though, it was around £15 at tesco earlier this year in the sale so I'm going to have to hold out on that one.

Well done Rufus, I know boots would be the best place to go, they often reduce them to half price and still go through at 3 for 2, that's where we get our albums from.

Glad your feeling better today Elysia

Definitely dig those receipts out Legendmum, I hate it when that happens but at least you have made an unexpected saving

I'm not impressed with boots either to be honest, I think I use them more often than other stores, it is free over £20 but that's not ideal when you have smaller orders. It just means that they lose my online cutom and I shall just use vouchers instore instead. Or order extra items to get free delivery and have them refunded instore.
I hate paying delivery charges.

Busy day ahead, need to do another post office run, get my present list up to date. Sort through my vouchers and order any vouchers I need. Need to go shopping, and get at least half way through ema.

Hope everyone manages to get organised and has a good money making day