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

emmad5689

Right shoppings done and put away, kitchen clean and some stuff boxed up for the loft, haven't been able to get any money making done, gonna tidy living room whilst little one is eating her dinner as she is too little to leave with food just yet and then get some dinner myself before tackling Sophies bedroom, if you haven't heard from me in the next few hours I may be lost!!

cha97michelle

Just managed to answer £1 x 2 NVL on viva, which is a good job I remembered to go on. I haven't been in a while. I've also got 25 points on Ipsos. One more survey there should take me to payout.

Must try and make use of the free listing weekend this weekend on ebay to sell next door neighbours washing machine. It has been sat in my garage for ages, and I keep being too busy on the weekends to do it. Must make the effort though.

rufusdog52

Michelle the ginger bread people are lovely. Mary on the sister thread has been making some for people for Christmas. She has had trouble sourcing the right colour felt though for a reasonable price. I will have to keep my eyes open and see if I can spot any about anywhere the right colour. I have added the new bags to the shop this morning (photos on my blog) and a photo of the bunting I made for YD.

foxy219

Haven't managed any money making either - money spending as have had my hair done!
I have however managed to get the pics ready for ebay and some of the descriptions done, so after football tomorrow and the ironing I am on the listings! Need to try and catch back up!
Two more presents have arrived today - I was going to order the photo canvas from Snapfish, but went for a photo panel instead, gift for both my parents and the inlaws - they are fantastic, the kids in their uniforms on the first day of term. means I won't need to buy the big pics from school, thus saving a little money later in the year! Wish I'd got myself one now tho :-(
Also ordered a gift calendar from groupon for £4.99 plus postage which I will put the photos on for my gran - things are starting to come together.
With regard to the Star Wars lego, we are now specifically looking for the Millenium Falcon - Toys r us have it in at £132.99 argh! But think they have 20% off all toys this weekend, and 3% cashback on Q. Anyone beat this price, I work that out to be £103 delivered (ish!)

Savvybunny2009

Afternoon all, sorry I haven't been around, trying to catch up with everything and think I have managed just about.

Today I have managed 3 on NV and 1 SSQ so £3.85 for me and redeemed for £25 (£24.50 after paypal take a cut). Sorted through my gift vouchers and found a disney store one that expires today so had to run into town to use it, bought dd pj's for her Christmas Eve hamper and snow princess glitter and snowflake plastic mug. Make sure you check expiry dates of your vouchers ladies as I would have been £15 worse off if I hadn't of checked yesterday.

Went to Tesco and bought one outfit for dd for £1, sadly three individuals had three trolleys piled high with all the bargains with smug looks on their faces, worse still they bought several of everything, no way would they squeeze in most of those sizes despite the collective willpower of them combined. Sadly the greedy ebayers are in force around my way, I tell ya my elbows are being sharpened and I guarantee I wont lose out a bargain to people like that again, you watch lol. Went to Boots too and found the fcuk lip balms and the body washes/body sprays/bubble baths etc for men got 6 lip balms and mixture of 6 the other items for hubby's stocking for grand total of £3.60, less than the cost of one item very pleased!

The vouchers for dd's Christmas outfit cost me £40 for £200 in the end, bought her a gorgeous outfit for this year and another outfit for next year (starting early aren't I!), got £20 cashback with quidco meaning each outfit cost £10 (inc accessories) each. Soo happy, much better than the £35 I was going to pay for just one and they are brilliant quality and you would hope so for the prices they charge.

Been a bit of a weird day, still plenty more to be done though.

Thaks for mentioning viva michelle otherwise I wouldn' have bothered today, and about the free listing weekend xx

Hope you ladies are dong well, it's very quiet here you must all be money making, or spending lol

cha97michelle

no problem Savvy.

I got my Mr T disney DVDS delivered today, and the Disney on ICe Tickets arrived too. I am so looking forward to the next few weeks.

emmad5689

Well I managed to get through the bedroom without too much of a problem and the downstairs is all tidy so a pretty productive day in that respect.

Had both girls to dentist and their teeth are fine which is a relief as Sophie fights me when I try and brush her teeth.

Picked up a shirt in the £1 T sale for oh but not sure if it will fit or not, ebay if it's no good

Have managed 3 surveys on T and some polls so well impressed with that and done a VO aswell as some review reading just need to write one myself now but gotta start with the girls bedtime Sophie is asking for bed!!

elysia2003

Dotty - I think it was you who wrote a review on DooU and Chow today? Well done hun. Is your username the same? One review a day is great. You'll find not many rate you as being a newbie, but do plenty of rating others, and they'll get to know you.

Well done everyone - It was OH's day off today, so popped to Mr T's for the shopping as usual. Thanks Legend - I saw the £1 rail, but it was all tat on ours. I found some of the sea moondough though, so I bought some for Easter pressies. Organised or what? Lol.

I've had lots of surveys today - I got 3 off Viva, plus others (didn't write them down).
I've had five reviews go on Chow - three yesterday and two day. I had spaced all the suggestions out, so I had hoped they would arrive at separate times, and not altogether. As such, I've hardly had any rates from them.

Well done on the cleaning and tidying Emma - can you come round here and start on mine now.

Savvy - well done on getting the dresses what a bargain.

Michelle - thanks for telling us about ebay - I didn't know there was another one so soon. Last year I bought my two nieces a halloween outfit from m&S on a glitch. I ordered two, but when I gave them to my neices today ready for halloween, there was 3 in there, so I have one for ebay. Plus all the stuff that didn't sell last time.

xmum2threex

Todays been good ipso survey , onepoll had about 7 :eek: viva 3 so far will try again later as usually I can get a few later at night but they havent credited the ones I have done today yet so will send an email.:( I also put a 600 point review on dooyoo meaning Im about £1 away from an amazon voucher and also 2 surveys from mysurvey :j off to write another loreal review and then think I will leave it for tonight as I have no energy xxx

claireylulu

Busy day today with chimney been swept this morning so spent the rest of the morning cleaning up! Then a toddler group this afternoon and visiting OH grandma.

You sound like your having a hard time michelle. Join the club I am having a hard time of it with my youngest ds. He turned 2 in august he still can't speak a word and his behaviour is getting worse. We have always done the naughty step with the eldest and it worked well but nothing works with my youngest. It feels a real struggle at the moment. The health visitor is involved she is worried about his lack of speech.

Just sorted some things out for ebay this weekend. Hope they do well.