Great 'Christmas cupboard fillers' Hunt

**skinnyminny**

so far i have

4 x rolls of metallic wrapping paper from tesco for 50p a roll but was £2 before that and it is really pretty

matching tags which i think were 25p

box of decorative beads, the type you hang on the tree for 25p!

8 x mini xmas puddings which are dated till 2012 50p in mr t's

loads of luxury xmas cards which i got from sainsburys, they were £3.99 full price:eek: but i got the for 79p and they are really really nice, i got some lego ones for my son to give out at school next year too

to be honest though i think we will still be eating the quality street and celebrations from this year at this rate as we have loads and loads of stuff left over so yet again i will tell myself, i will not go mad next xmas but i don't ever take my own advice lol!

suetango

Wilkinsons have some good sale bargains.
They have jars of various sauces, eg: cranberry, horseradish, tartare and mint, all half price (about 40p now I think).
Also have 3m rolls of extra wide foil (for turkeys lol) half price, now about 49p.
I saw lots of boxes of chocs eg: Bendicks mints, Thorntons toffee/fudge, pretzels etc. all half price.

faerie_girl

A lot of Christmas puddings have a best before date a couple of years ahead. I would get one but know it would be eaten before Christmas lol

ragz_2

faerie_girl wrote: »

A lot of Christmas puddings have a best before date a couple of years ahead. I would get one but know it would be eaten before Christmas lol

Last Christmas one of my DH's customers gave him a xmas pud, it was 4 or 5 years ood. Tasted lovely though!

Butterfly_Brain

Woohoo
Popped into Wilkinsons and they have got a cup cake maker with a free icing set for £7.50 so I bought one for DD's birthday, and one for me

personalpresence

I have been trying to get a nice fake tree for ages, but they are always too expensive.

This year I got the threadbare one out again and put it in my black and white hallway. Even the hubby agreed it had seen better days.

I wanted a trendy black one to go with the hallway, but could I justify it if we decorated and changed the colour scheme - no!

However, B&Q had a massive range of Christmas decs still left. I didn't like the black one, so intead I have bought a lovely cream coloured one (6ft) with a whole stack of black decs to put on it and even some very trendy thin tinsel and black bead chains. Absolutely loads of decs and the tree all for less than £15.

I'm delighted and hubby happy with my colour scheme, because of the cost.

Can't wait til next year now to put it all up!! :T

hilstep2000

I always buy my cards (especially the family ones) after Christmas. Paper too, and got some decorations in Tesco for 20p each. I put everything away with the decorations, then I get it all out on the 1st December.

mulled_wine

faerie_girl wrote: »

A lot of Christmas puddings have a best before date a couple of years ahead. I would get one but know it would be eaten before Christmas lol

We didn't eat the ones we got for Christmas just gone! :rotfl:

Or the cake, come to think of it.

And only remembered the mince pies yesterday.

Is it obvious we don't have a sweet tooth?

rptsport

I bought two top hampers from Marks & Spencer - both half price! So spent £200 but saved £200 and got a beautiful large black leather box and a black whicker basket with all the goodies inside. Just have to munch my way through two Christmas cakes now... :snow_laug

emmilou

Great thread, I got loads of christmas lights and decs all 50% off at local garden centre spent £122 mind you but felt better when saw on reciept original price of £200+
Never thought of getting puds and mincemeat can't wait to go christmas shopping on Sat :rotfl: