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  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Another lovely hamper cookiedough! Well done :) ... I went a little mad last week and this week trying to make them up, but now they are done I know I don't have to worry about them leading upto christmas.

    Anyone know where I can buy nice satin/silky pjs? and also flanelette pjs? for a female adult :) think it is possibly still too early for the flanelette ones
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    I've just succumbed at asda - they have 25% of camping and gardening marked prices until tomorrow night. I've bought a fold up trundle truck as I call them for £11-12 instead of £15 which could be Dad's star present at Xmas. I also bought some silver plastic basket shaped tubs for 99p which I thought would be nice for males "baskets"...


    Unfortunately I also bought 2 collapsible chairs for approx £4.80 each and a 5 berth tent for £38. We are going camping at the end of the month for first time in 5 years and my memory is that our old tent kind of collapsed on last day we used it. So at some point want to test out old tent - if it is crap we will bin it and keep the new one. If it's okay will take the new one back. I'll let you all hold me to that one! Luckily we have a camping gas stove still... potentially need to buy or borrow some camping pans though and an ice box?? Do have a picnic cool bag with proper knives and forks...

    We need some lighting for our tent too.... why is budgeting so hard!

    My local asda sells cool boxes reduced from £10 to about £6 at the moment, they are quite big ones aswell :) .... for lighting why not get a couple of cheap torches? My tent is a 3 man one and has a small piece of string in the middle of the roof so I tie the string off the torch to the string in the room and tadah! instand lighting all over the tent :D Failing that you may be able to get some of them pushlights but they always used to be rubbish when I was a kid so presume they haven't changed now .. or you could buy some little LED style pushlights can sometimes pick them up in the £ shop?
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  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,157 Forumite
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    she_grinch wrote: »

    I am looking for gardeners soap which we do not sell in Homebase and I need it fairly cheap so ideally would prefer to buy from shop rather than pay postage, anyone seen this soap in shops?.

    Crabtree and Evelyn do one, I got a gorgeous set as a free gift with an Easy Living subscription. This is the set, don't know if you can get it separately - and it's not cheap, but you might find it in a sale or Ebay?

    http://store.crabtree-evelyn.co.uk/bin/venda?ex=co_disp-view&invt=109557&bsref=crabtreeevelynuk

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  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Oooh Wilkos have a load of their baskets reduced. I bought a lovely pack of blueish lines baskets with 50% off so only opaid £4.99 ... will take a photo later on when I have tidied up and sent the OH to the pub for the night.
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • Shellybee
    Shellybee Posts: 4,171 Forumite
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    Right here is my very first hamper, I am really pleased with how it turned out :D
    Wrapping it was a bit of a trial and error and alot of swearing:rotfl:

    It is for my sis who goes in to get her tonsils out on Sunday, so a lil pick me up hamper for when she gets out of hospital :D

    Unwrapped:

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    Basket: Already had
    Wine: £1.50
    Secrets of a slummy mummy book: £3.50
    Mug: £1.00
    Hot Choc: 50p
    Jar filled with marshmallows: £1.50 for Jar (marshmallows already had)
    Toiletries: Deals in Boots (used points)

    Total: £7.00


    Wrapped:

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    :coffee:
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,483 Forumite
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    That looks super - so thoughtful.

    Why is this thread so w - i - d - e?
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
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  • Shellybee
    Shellybee Posts: 4,171 Forumite
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    Thanks Valli :D

    Not sure why it is wide........ I hope my pics didn't break it, still getting the hang of uploading onto here.
    :coffee:
  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    Brilliant hampers !!:T
    I've a friend going into hospital at the end of August so now I've a few ideas to put together for her................:j
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
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  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
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    Fab basket shellybee :D
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
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