Lets get started for Christmas 2011

Crowdpleaser

Can I join?

Love xmas! DP never celebrated as a kid (brought up JW) so doesnt get very into it. Ive got two young daughters to buy for, dont do presents for rest as we've agreed not to since girls were born!

Ive picked up a few good bargains at NCT sales and summer fayres so am well started! Although DD1's birthday is a week before xmas (nightmare, was meant to be March bloomin prem baby!!!) so have to think towards that too!!!

Anyway would love to do pots of gold for the fam for xmas day too!

Let me be one of the first to wish you all a happy christmas LOL!

Laurelx

mummymandy

thanks so much pinkmami, just ordered the cricket set for £1.24.
brilliant price, my son is seven and is invited to lots of birthday parties from friends at school, if I don't have a present in stock, it usually means a tenner in an envelope. This will go into my stock cupboard, even if i keep it till the summer! many thanks xxx:bdaycake:

itsybitsygoth

Mind if I join in?

Been buying odds and sods for a while now. Got some seed growing kits from Sainsburys and Wilkinsons, both stores had between 50-75% off! Got x2 grow your own tomato kits for 62p each and they are pretty decent kits for the price, not sure I could even make them myself for much cheaper considering what is inside them.

Also got a pretty mug and photo frame from Paperchase, again on sale. Got a rough list forming in my head of whose getting what so I know who else to buy for. Luckily my BF has already picked his present 6 months early! He's not getting it til Dec 25th though.

The plan this year is to make chutney for all the adults. I usually make red onion marmalade and tomato chutney and if I give a jar of each with a cracker assortment to each adult/couple that'll mean I don't have to spend a fortune or worry what to buy each of them as they all get the same. I've been saving jars since January!!

sarah*a

pinkmami wrote: »

Just seen this on another board here:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3676211/Trail/searchtext%3ECRICKET+SET.htm

nice little present for a young lad!

Thanks - I've also picked up a badminton set and a couple of boules sets - sadly for xmas 2012 :rotfl:

*Louise*

Hello all - I love reading how organised people are and what they are buying ;D

I usually don't start thinking about christmas until after DD's birthday (next week) but have got going a little earlier - only one or two bits in so far but with a number of people to buy for you can never be too organised!

A few people laughed at me last year, but when that snow set in in November right through till Christmas and they couldn't get their shopping.......they soon stopped laughing

chickywiggle

*Louise* wrote: »

Hello all - I love reading how organised people are and what they are buying ;D

I usually don't start thinking about christmas until after DD's birthday (next week) but have got going a little earlier - only one or two bits in so far but with a number of people to buy for you can never be too organised!

A few people laughed at me last year, but when that snow set in in November right through till Christmas and they couldn't get their shopping.......they soon stopped laughing

ellllo Mrs what you doing here

Not gonna read back but have had this saved ready for when i make a start and today is that day.

have decided to do hubby and daddy retro hampers for christmas so gonna buy 3 items i was watching on ebay: lego men soaps, lego brick soaps and pacman soaps. :j:j

eta: this page is super useful http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/

*Louise*

Lol - hi chicky

Interesting link, ty

I have started making my Christmas Word Doc today - I keep notes who wants what and the cost so I can try and find it cheaper lol.

I will get loads ticked off in Sept (approx) when Tesco does the double points exchange, I've should get £100+ of 'free' stuff with my saved vouchers.:money::j

jemtom

thank you chicky, didnt realize there was lego soap. my bf loves his lego which always comes in handy when my son gets lego that needs making up. so will maybe do him a lego themed hamper, now to wait for inspiration to hit me! got the basket for my son's nana but the lining wouldn't come up clean (was only 30p from cs) so used some material and sewn it on looks loads better now. think im going to do my mum and dad a michael buble concert hamper, they would like tickets but there is no way i can afford them this year (which thankfully they understand) so was going to get a concert dvd of him, a bottle of wine, some popcorn and chocolate. and maybe some of them headbopper things and a couple of michael buble t-shirts.

knithappens

Just seen this on hot uk deals, the £5 DVD's at M&S are now £2 each, just got UP, the princess and the frog, toy story 2 and monsters inc, there are a few others too
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Technology-Sale/b/818740031?extid=af_a_Communities_47868

chickywiggle

Jemtom - here's the linky for you. there are also (if you didn't already know) lego clocks, torches, games - http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/ByCategory4

it goes without saying tho shop aroound as you may get stuff cheaper.

i want to get the lego advant calender this year but need a good glitch or price reduction not paying full price.

well i managed to research and mentally plan my sisters and daddys pressies... just gotta research the sweetie bit and source the products.