Thrify Gifty Santas Challenge 2012

SugarSpun

It's on Hot UK Deals laura16, but if you put the first three letters of the month in capitals and then the full year that's it and I've not broken any forum rules by posting the code

Husbeast is back in hospital but should be out tomorrow or Friday. A lovely friend took my little girl for the afternoon so I have done some cleaning, some relaxing, some work-related stuff and sorted my Santa Cupboard. That was by far the most epic task and I have finished all but Husbeast's main gift plus have a very well stocked emergency gift supply.

Husbeast wants a banjo. Oh dear.
Edit: but you can buy them on Amazon. Think I'll be collecting Amazon vouchers this year...

mum2one

Miss Hoodie back at school, bless her, quiet without her, but good news we had a bloke out to fix our tv, as the sky worked but the rest of the freeview went ahoy...... same time it wiped out all the tvs upstairs.

Rang bloke out of the paper, (he works with a local shop), bless his heart, we needed a new aeriel (we guessed we did), but the last bloke had set us up to netherlands, so when our region went digital we didn't change over. Good value, new aeriel, retuned in main tv, retuned Miss Hoodies and set mine and mums+ dads up (not bad mine been plugged in for 12 months collecting dust!), he charged £80 for the lot,

Then mum + dad took Miss Hoodie to our local music shop (run by a friend know wont get ripped off), as she needed a collar piece and a thumb rest for her clarnet, - although we brought it 2nd hand from her last class teacher, its not even worth £10....... so while they were there, they choose a 2nd hand one she'd had traded in - thats £80, but as Miss Hoodie having lessons at school, we can get 20% knocked off it. At least know not being ripped off.

Thank you Aarons mummy re BHS, def have a peek later, can see some xmas prezzies coming. xx

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
de christmased the house yesterday its now all packaged away in the attic. got an ottoman full of unopened bottles of wine and other drinks, wont need to be buying any for quite some time.
got to go though my address book and check what cards i need for birthdays

susan42

as a member of the crafting community I have always found crafters honest and loyal. as a caravanned club member I have found the same.
I choose my friends wisely experience have taught me many lessons.

but here I want to share my good fortune with yourselves. when I was away before Xmas . I came home and realised I had left my most precious jewellery behind in the safe. I remembered after 5 days on the way to a funeral.

on coming back from the funeral I phoned royal carribean international and told them what had happened and they said that they're very sorry but nothing was handed in and every part of stateroom would have been checked. I was gutted. the reason being the things in the safe was mainly a charm bracelet. it was welsh gold the sane as the royal family uses in their wedding rings. but what was so special about it was over a period of years (25) my late mum and my children had added charms to it. for instance when my twins were born she got a charm. birthdays and Xmas . sentiments cannot be replaced so I it put a bit of a downer on Xmas especially when oh had got me a charm.

I phoned insurance and they said fine get a quote. well what a shock. the values of the pieces have gone up so much. £5000 in total, I was amazed . phoned insurance back. to be told it wasn't insured. it had to be insured separately.

it wasn't the money I wanted . it was the bracelet.

well feeling abit disgruntled by the whole thing, I fired off an email to royal carribean, practically accusing them of theft because I knew exactly where it was in the safe. the box was the same colour as the safe , it was standing up on a blind spot in the safe and asked could they double check the safe as it was not visible in there you would have to put your hand in and feel about.

I am so cautious with these things that I even hide them in the safe lol. carry them on me and never put them in to my luggage.

I couldn't believe something in a safe . in a locked room could disappear.

well I just got a phone call and you' ve guessed it . they have my jewellery.


woo woo woo. you can not believe how happy I am . I wouldn't even let anyone talk about it I was that upset.

there is a slight problem. it's 200miles away in London. but its locked up and I'm driving down to get it . they did offer to post it and it would be insured but I'm taking no chances. never again.

so whoever in the world who found my jewellery. thank you so much I wish you all the luck in the world and I hope one day I meet you to thank you personally.

rufusdog52

Wow Susan, how good of them to find it for you and well done you for keeping on at them. I have a gold charm bracelet, its not worth anything near your one but I would be heartbroken if I lost it. I think I need to get it valued so I can make sure it is insured properly. I dont have charms as such on it, just initials for each of my family (well most of them, I still need to collect some more but the price of gold went up so much I havent been able to afford any more for a while).

mrs-moneypenny

susan that it so fantastic, im really really pleased for you. i bet you have the biggest grin on your face when you get it handed over.

susan42

rigid. I didn't think mine would be anywhere near that value. and bear in mind I didn't add anything to it and when I went to the clogau gold site there was 20% off everything.

my advice to anyone with gold get it valued. I was gobsmacked how much it was to replace it like for like and insurance usually has an higher value so as soon as it's back . it will be insured and valued.

ty moneypenny. I have the biggest grin imagineable in between all the tears .... lol xxx

SugarSpun

So pleased for you susan :j

Good news here too today, my husbeast is on his way home from the hospital. I have missed him.

mrs-moneypenny

good news indeed sugarspun

mum2one

thats brilliant news Susan, bet thats a massive relief off your mind, Sugarspun, glad DH coming home, hope everything ok. xx