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Finished baskets!!

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  • Have found 2 suppliers for cellophane
    Rainbow Florist Supplies £14.10 for 100m (plain)and
    Easy Florist Supplies £11.49 for 100m (plain). Have some nice Christmas ones on here too.

    Has a few different options for delivery depending on weight and amount spent
    Real men never follow instructions; after all they are just the manufacturer's opinion on how to put something together. :p
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,974 Forumite
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    Well I've been bargain hunting - lots of things half price or even quarter price at Asda and Wilkinsons.

    Another finished basket to show - again for a little girl aged 4-7

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    Pink mini basket 3 set from Wilkos originally £5 paid £1.25
    2 flumps 10p each and 2 pencils 10p each with erasers
    Disney princess eau de toilette originally £6 now £3 (TJ Hughes)
    Gazillions Disney bubbles originally £2 at Asda paid £1.29

    Value £13.40, new spend £3, total spend £5.94

    Other bargains this week not yet in hampers include:
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    kidz/bratz dolls £12 reduced from £24 Wilkos - DD's present now largely sorted.

    th_morebargains001.jpgLight up skipping rope (half price Asda)
    approx £1.79, £2 disney princess projector torch, High school musical note book £1.50 reduced from £2, hand size kitten note book 50p. All good stocking presents

    A couple of other grouped presents - not found baskets/boxes/gift bags for them yet

    th_morebargains004.jpgdisney princess skipping rope, disney bubbles, sherbert, lovehearts - total price about £3.50 value £5.50 (Asda)

    th_morebargains005.jpgdisney princess hopper ball was £5 Wilkos now £2.50 and play dough - was £3 now £1.50 again will make a great present Value £8, cost £4.

    Lastly for DS
    th_morebargains003.jpgMullti-tool and knife set for £2.50, original price £5 Wilkinsons.

    Hope that gives some people ideas on sourcing items for their hampers...
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  • Chris25
    Chris25 Posts: 12,918 Forumite
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    wow - the pink mini-baskets are great; so useful :)
    I wonder if I'd fit on that hopper ball :D
  • cookie how much is the postage to hawkin??? my sil has used them but i keep forgetting to ask her!

    nutty xxx

    love the grannies, my dad got them and the track last year they are ace. just ordered some more off play for my husbands granny :D

    xx

    Postage is 3.95, I hate paying postage fees but I got some things in the sale so it balanced out.
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    Littlewoods - £214.82 (DD set up so 0%)
    Very - £100 (0% on BNPL - 1/4/13)
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  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Fantastic savingholmes! Love the basket.
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • soblivion
    soblivion Posts: 1,173 Forumite
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    savingholmes, how perfect is that present for a little girl, she's going to love it. What some fantastic bargains you had too.
  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    savingholmes - love the basket................good value that one:T
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • wow savingholmes thats brill will definately keep an eye out for the bargains and those baskets they will be perfect for my daughter and my nieces.
  • oh can i just be cheeky and ask where abouts the multi tool was in wilkinsons?
    thank you
  • pinkladymel
    pinkladymel Posts: 1,707 Forumite
    I love the basket SavingHolmes!! I would have been stingy and split the 3 baskets up for 3 hampers though mwahaha :D
    :xmastree:Self Certified Christmas Addict:xmastree:
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