❄❄ Let It Snow ❄❄ :: Christmas 2012 Chatter Thread

msgigglewick

so know that feeling.. closest is over an hour away.. joys of living in the south west.

princesskitty29

msgigglewick wrote: »

so know that feeling.. closest is over an hour away.. joys of living in the south west.

My parents have one in their town which is also where I grew up, it's an hour and a half away. I could go there but the problem is i'm always catching up with everyone when I go back for a weekend so I don't end up having enough time to go into town!

Will have to meet everyone in town in future! :rotfl:

I'm pleased at the moment as i've just started reading a new book and it's set at Christmas! That was a nice surprise and it fits in with my festive mood.

mum2one

chickywiggle wrote: »

ohhh thank you - a good excuse to go to home bargains today...... like I need one:rotfl:

I'm off to home bargains on fri.... hopefully there be some bargain!!

Nipped into Poundworld yesterday just to get some marshmellows - ended up with £16 (gd for me!!), but managed to finish off another 2 xmas presents. x

If anyone wants to get organised for 2013, Home Bargains have diaries in good selection of sizes and designs x

mum2one

msgigglewick wrote: »

so know that feeling.. closest is over an hour away.. joys of living in the south west.

Your in a lovely part of the country, I always remember yrs ago, when the Poundland in Exeter hadn't been long opened, was so jealous, as there wasn't one for 100 miles round by us then, x

lazysheep

msgigglewick wrote: »

so know that feeling.. closest is over an hour away.. joys of living in the south west.

Or on the south coast..
Roll on next week's annual leave (I want to get some more presents sorted while I can see they're on offer)

msgigglewick

mum2one wrote: »

Your in a lovely part of the country, I always remember yrs ago, when the Poundland in Exeter hadn't been long opened, was so jealous, as there wasn't one for 100 miles round by us then, x

lol i was born in Exeter.. lived in honiton until i was 25 now live in somerset. so not really gone too far. We have poundland and a 99p shop here but i think homebargains would do really well further down south lol

I've spent the last couple of hours writing a list of activites our santa elf could get up too and i ordered some sticker sheets which i'll back onto some magnet sheets... the stickers are dress santa and build a snowman theme.. quite cute! they come in packs of 12 though.. but im making my neices and nephews an elf set too.. some i'll leave as stickers they can make pictures from or even xmas cards with the elf.

Feeling quite xmassy today ahhhhh lol

moneysavingmumofone

princesskitty29 wrote: »

I wish i had a home bargains in my town!!!!!!

I didnt have one anywhere near until they opened one in Southall, now its about 45 mins away so can still only go every few months but better than nothing! Do you have one within an hour as that might be worth a special christmas trip!

LalaGomay

Does anyone know if the Home Bargains in Exeter is near enough the town centre to walk to it from there? (Sometimes those shops tend to be in out of the way places you can only get to by car.)

I always go Christmas shopping by train to the centre of Exeter, so maybe I could walk to it if it's not miles away.

Come to think of it, I may be thinking of a different shop... Hobbycraft?

*edit* Ah! I mean The Range.

(Sorry, I seem to have lost my tiny mind.)

Damzel_In_Distress

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

I didnt have one anywhere near until they opened one in Southall, now its about 45 mins away so can still only go every few months but better than nothing! Do you have one within an hour as that might be worth a special christmas trip!

Once every few months :eek: ... I couldn't survive like that :rotfl:.
I must go about 3 times a week, sometimes its just to be nosey though not to shop. They get new things in and out so quickly sometimes i think i have an issue where im scared if i dont go, i'll miss out. Even if its something i don't actually even want, or need haha.

icemice

I've had my first charity Christmas catalogue in the post today! No doubt there will soon be a whole flood of festive-looking offerings pouring through the letterbox. :xmassmile

Unfortunately, I now have to wait until payday at the end of the month to buy anything else as I've had some really awful vets' bills which have swallowed up all my funds b:(