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absolute bargains! what have you got?

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  • Olokia
    Olokia Posts: 905 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    My bridesmaid dresses, I was going to buy for £22 each but the day I wanted to buy them, a sale started and I got them for £12.50 each.

    My dress is a Maggie Sottero ex display dress (so a little damage) reduced to £484.

    My venue is giving 20% off because it is a bank holiday. We wouldn't have been able to afford the place otherwise.
  • johannalf88
    johannalf88 Posts: 2,827 Forumite
    My latest bargain also my BM necklace. :) kit Heath hall marked silver necklace worth £49.99, for £10.01 brand new from eBay! :) tho, it still can't beat the £60 tie for £2! Think I'm goin to struggle beating that!!
    :T
  • wanchai_2
    wanchai_2 Posts: 2,955 Forumite
    edited 19 January 2012 at 12:10PM
    Wow @ all your bargains!!!!!!!!!! Well done :D

    Olokia - most venues charge more for BHs so that's fab. :T

    My wedding bargains recently:

    Church music: possibly FREE (a musical friend may do it as a wedding gift, really hope so)

    Jewellery for me: FREE (beautiful pearls lent by mum) :A
    Jewellery for my BM: FREE (won in a comp) :beer:
    Shoes for my BM: £15 (reduced from £100 on KG website, then I used my £20 welcome code and £20 Elle gift card, wayhey!!!!) :D
    7 Feb 2012: 10st7lbs :( 14 Feb: 10st4.5lbs :D 21 Feb: 10st4lbs * 1 March: 10st2.5lbs :j13 March: 10st3lbs (post-holiday) :o 30 March: 10st1.5lbs :D 4 April: 10st0.75lbs * 6 April: 9st13.5 lbs :) 27 April 9st12.5lbs * 16 May 9st12lbs * 11 June 9st11lbs * 15 June 9st9.5lbs * 20 June 9st8.5lbs :D 27 June 9st8lbs * 1 July 9st7lbs * 7 July 9st6.5lbs :D
  • Just got a great bargain on my MOB outfit - I have a lovely tea length lace dress already in a stone colour and wanted to brighten it up with a nice jacket - just got a beautiful linen/silk mix jacket is a lovely green colour with 3/4 sleeves. It's exactly what I was looking for and reduced in the sale from £130 to £39! Already have the bag and shoes so just need headgear now - probably a fascinator as I'm not a hat person!
  • wanchai_2
    wanchai_2 Posts: 2,955 Forumite
    Wow Debbie, that's fab. And very MSE wearing something that you already have. :beer:

    My mother is definitely wearing a hat, they really suit her. She will look amazing, aaahhhhh.
    7 Feb 2012: 10st7lbs :( 14 Feb: 10st4.5lbs :D 21 Feb: 10st4lbs * 1 March: 10st2.5lbs :j13 March: 10st3lbs (post-holiday) :o 30 March: 10st1.5lbs :D 4 April: 10st0.75lbs * 6 April: 9st13.5 lbs :) 27 April 9st12.5lbs * 16 May 9st12lbs * 11 June 9st11lbs * 15 June 9st9.5lbs * 20 June 9st8.5lbs :D 27 June 9st8lbs * 1 July 9st7lbs * 7 July 9st6.5lbs :D
  • screamer
    screamer Posts: 1,104 Forumite
    edited 20 January 2012 at 1:24PM
    We've not exactly bought them yet but we'll be saving over £600 on our wedding rings. Actually, I'm not gloating but I'm going to write this down to show OH because he's an idiot and can't do maths lol.

    His ring £ 1150.00
    My ring £ 799.00
    Total £ 1949.00

    20% discount £ 389.80
    New total £ 1559.20

    15% off balance £ 233.88

    Total price £ 1325.32

    Total saving £ 623.68

    The "15% off balance" comes from a perk my fiance gets from work. I've looked and looked all over the internet (despite not buying from the internet) and this price cannot be beaten by ANYONE so we're chuffed to pieces. We had to save money on the rings because at £2k that was 40% of our budget but we want our rings to last forever (or at least a fairly long time.)

    ETA, this may still seem quite expensive but OH wanted matching rings (awww) and my engagement ring is platinum so obviously I had to have a platinum wedding ring.
    Yaaay, I finally conned a man into making a honest woman of me. Even more shocking is that I can put the words "Happily" and "Married" into the same sentence and not have life insurance on my mind when I say it ;-)
  • BLUis
    BLUis Posts: 773 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Has anyone seen any flip flops? I need quite a few pairs for my evening do!
    Married the absolute love of my life on Sunday May 6th and I couldnt be happier!!!
  • sugarwalsh
    sugarwalsh Posts: 1,734 Forumite
    I second that bluis - I would like to get hold of some to offer for evening too!
    MEgan
    May GC - £100 per week
    Week 1 - £120/£100 :eek:, Week 2 £110/100:o, Week 3 £110/£100:mad:, Week 4 £50/100Week 5

    DFW - March '13 - c/c £5600, April £4500, May £2500 :T
  • Primark usually have them for about £1.50! :D
  • bubbles0169
    bubbles0169 Posts: 6,230 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    alot ladies on here have got them as job lots off ebay
    I am not bossy I just have better ideas:p
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