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

Snugglebunny8

morning!

Han6149 love your idea of a box of gifts numbered like that, I may steal your plan!

chirpychick

han6149 wrote: »

For nan, I was thinking a digital photo frame and sorting it out for her. She's 90 so hard to buy for, last year i got her a cushion with a teddy bear on it and a Vera Lynn CD (which i'm pretty sure she gave to the church)

Hey, I don't want to burst your bubble or anything but my in laws are in their late 70's and my BIL brought them a digital photo frame last year or the year before but they didn't ever switch it on because it has to be plugged in and that uses power and costs them money :T and they would switch it on only when visitors came and would forget how to use it :rotfl: so this is perhaps not something your 90 year old nan would appreciate as much.
Obviously I could be wrong but I just wanted to let you know in case your hard earned money ended up being wasted and perhaps you hadn't considered those aspects.

We find with the inlaws that what they really appreciate is things like days out (for MIL's birthday we booked her a coach trip, which she is over the moon about and it only cost £32 for the pair of them). Or crossword puzzles, they also drink wine every Saturday and Sunday lunchtime so a bottle of their favourite goes down well. They generally like things that can be used up or don't clutter their house. Or things to keep them entertained as they can get a bit bored and lonely. For FIL's Birthday we made him a voucher saying when the weather improved we would take him to the garden centre for the afternoon, get afternoon tea and treat him to some flowers (his birthday is in Jan) this went down a storm!! He loved the idea of being taken out and as he is a gardener and always enters the in bloom competition it helped him to get a head start.

Just some ideas there.
Don't want you to take it as offensive!

clairetelche1

Oooh - Lazysheep - I didn't know you could browse the clearance bit by store - how do you do it???

icemice

kaymumof3 wrote: »

i had to abandon xmas things for a bit but nowi have nearly finished the back to school shop just waiting on adsa phoning to tell me they have jumpers in size n couler i need then im done

and can focus on xmas
altho my daughter bday is oct and my sons is nov currently planning bday partys small at home partys this year as went all out last year had hall,disco etc...
altho my sons is nov 5th so everyone comes for fireworks n sparklers n they r never cheap !!
any ideas on wat food to serve? would be gr8 we have a bbq mmm??

found out 2day we have a new 99p store in town so will have a nosey after work 2moro fingers crossed they have some nice bits in i can pick up for xmas let u all know 2moro

Our godson's birthday is Nov 5th, and the arrangement we have always stuck to is that everyone brings something - whether that's big fireworks or even just a packet of sparklers, so it's always a surprise as to what the 'entertainment' will be. As for food - jacket potatoes, hotdogs, chilli or bolognaise with rice, bowl of grated cheese which goes with everything plus nibbles like pringles, doritos and dips plus birthday cake. Everything can be prepared in advance and just kept warm in a low oven, so you can concentrate on the party not the food when everyone arrives. We keep a supply of brollies and a DVD or two in reserve in case the weather gets too bad!

Have fun!

icemice

chirpychick wrote: »

Hey, I don't want to burst your bubble or anything but my in laws are in their late 70's and my BIL brought them a digital photo frame last year or the year before but they didn't ever switch it on because it has to be plugged in and that uses power and costs them money :T and they would switch it on only when visitors came and would forget how to use it :rotfl: so this is perhaps not something your 90 year old nan would appreciate as much.
Obviously I could be wrong but I just wanted to let you know in case your hard earned money ended up being wasted and perhaps you hadn't considered those aspects.

We find with the inlaws that what they really appreciate is things like days out (for MIL's birthday we booked her a coach trip, which she is over the moon about and it only cost £32 for the pair of them). Or crossword puzzles, they also drink wine every Saturday and Sunday lunchtime so a bottle of their favourite goes down well. They generally like things that can be used up or don't clutter their house. Or things to keep them entertained as they can get a bit bored and lonely. For FIL's Birthday we made him a voucher saying when the weather improved we would take him to the garden centre for the afternoon, get afternoon tea and treat him to some flowers (his birthday is in Jan) this went down a storm!! He loved the idea of being taken out and as he is a gardener and always enters the in bloom competition it helped him to get a head start.

Just some ideas there.
Don't want you to take it as offensive!

I know the feeling - I previously bought a DVD player for my parents and looked out for DVDs with closed captions as my dad was quite deaf, and even tho I bought series that he loved, such as Yes Minister, it was only ever used when we were there.

Something that he did like was an indoor weather station with an outdoor sensor, moon phases, lighting up times, humidity etc etc and we inherited back when he passed away, and it's the first thing I look at in the kitchen in the morning. Sounds sad, but it is useful, especially when planning whether to put washing out.

Both parents loved the day out type present including steam train trips, garden centres, anything with animals or a good country pub that served a ploughman's lunch or proper cream tea.

candylucy

Opee92 wrote: »

Right ladies I'm gonna write my Christmas list here (as mentioned earlier it's easier to edit on here than it is in my xmas notebook) anyone I haven't already bought for I'd really like advice/help with as there's some people I'm really stuck for. Here we go anyway..........

Mum - 2 Yankee candle Christmas Reed diffusers (£6.37 each in Clintons Cards sale!)
Dad - No idea 73yrs old and doesn't want ANYTHING Help appreciated!!!
DD - 2 in October, mad on Peppa Pig, Thomas, arty stuff (any deals please post links)
OH - Money to spend in sales I think.
Sister - 4 Crime books/dvd's (The works £1.99 each BOGOF)
Little Bro - Doctor who electric toothbrush (£3.99 Argos Clearance)
Older Bro 1 - Talking tankard (£4.99 Argos sale)
Older Bro 2 - No idea....as he does so much for me I wanna make a fuss of him after the cr*ppy year he's had so I'm looking for a tv 40"+ or an Ipad style tablet.
Sister 2 and partner - "Chav" board game (£4.99 in sale at a local shop)
Neice 1 - Mickey Mouse tag game - (£6 factory shop outlet)
Neice 2 - Aguadraw travel bag (£7.50 Argos)
Neice 3 - 3yrs old £5 spend....advice please

More to add.....will edit later and complete list

I know this was written ages ago but just been reading through the thread and saw your comment about DD loving anything Peppa Pig related!

Just for info I was in £land yesterday and they had lots of Peppa Pig related stuff for little un's - I got my nephew (3) a Peppa Pig recorder and a Peppa Pig music set both for £1 - would make good stocking fillers for your DD!

Hope this helps x

Snugglebunny8

don't know if anyone has seen the O'Neill ladies shoulder bag on the Grabbit thread, in Argos, 4.99 from £19.99, it's very pretty - Argos website seems to be playing up though, so the item code is : 903/6398

Snugglebunny8

think there was also some Peppa Pig stuff in the Sainsburys stationary/school section too, some 70% off

Snugglebunny8

if anyone is thinking of getting a Sky basic package for a relative for Christmas (we wondered for my mum but decided not to as she's never in!) there was an offer where you and they got a heap of M&S vouchers as introduction, if anyone wants it I will look out the letter I got, have it somewhere!

WantToBeSE

clairetelche1 wrote: »

Oooh - Lazysheep - I didn't know you could browse the clearance bit by store - how do you do it???

Claire- if you go to this link: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/ArgosClearance?!!!!!ar:home:fz:004: and type in (on the left hand side) which store is closest to you, then you will be able to shop by store