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

moneysavingmumofone

Pinksteps wrote: »

My mum was brought up with strict aunts as she was abandoned by her mother as a baby (long story and not very Christmassy). Anyway she is eighty in November, my dad is also eighty. Anyway she said a while back she had never had a stocking so my son and myself have decided on a Christmas stocking for each of them. We thought of sugar mice with string tails and 'wartime' type gifts as well as some ice grips for shoes that we got them earlier in the year. So thoughts......?

Thats a lovely idea, Robert Opie does lovely wartime advertising style things like postcards, metal signs etc. Maybe a magnet would be nice? You can get them on ebay. How about handkerchiefs? Or pocket tissues, as posted earlier www.dotcomgiftshop.com have lovely things including 'vintage' style pocket tissues.

moneysavingmumofone

Possession wrote: »

Apparently Argos 3 for 2 on toys starts again next week, possibly Wednesday. If there's stuff you want, make a list now and the day before it starts you can reserve it for pick up.

Thanks for the info, I have a dilemma now as I was going to pick up some Dr Who stuff tomorrow and not sure if it will be classed as toys of gifts (more gadgets than toys) but isnt it usually 3 for 2 on toys AND gifts? Would it be cheeky to buy them tomorrow then if they go 3 for 2 return the original ones and get them on 3 for 2 instead?

Cherry24

If anyone is buying for a bagpuss fan - Past Times have the current offer on at the moment.

Bagpuss Musical Toy
Musical Charlie Mouse
Musical Lizzie Mouse
Bagpuss pencil box
Bagpuss Mug

All for £15 (rrp £38)
Just add the Bagpuss toy to your cart and enter code BAGPUSS

Snugglebunny8

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

Hi snuggle bunny it says free photo upload on the leaflet hth

that's brilliant, thanks!! :T

Snugglebunny8

Just got the Hawkins Bazaar catalogue in the post, they have a few pages of Christmas stuff towards the back, Christmas dominoes, puzzles etc, a really cool edible Chrsitmas card for dogs! and lots of fab stocking fillers - am sure they will be on the website too so will have a look later, they do such cool things that you don't see anywhere else - there's a set of special 'squishy' Belgian chocolate that has something in it that makes it pliables to you c an make animals etc ...then eat it

they have the retro mugs like Clangers, Wombles etc with the sounds/music effects, they are showing as £5 each still but offer is 4 for £10, so may be useful retro gifts or for hampers - I think they were 2.00 each when they had their summer sale, so just in case anyone missed it it's a pretty good deal still.

ReformedShopaholic

Hi everyone.

Just quickly popped in to say Thank you for all the lovely comments about the pinatas. I really appreciate them Sorry if I'm being rude not thanking individually but I hardly slept last night and now I'm home from work am dragging myself off to bed.

Hope everyone is OK and finding those bargins or perfect gifts. Cant believe I only have 3 to find gifts for now

chirpychick

For dogs stockings (yes the dogs have stockings) I placed our annual Winter stock up on dog food the other day - we do this as the dogs are on a special diet and we ran out in bad weather before and they got upset tummys from the other stuff we had to use temporarily. Anyway we order from VetUK and I brought these
http://www.vetuk.co.uk/dog-treats-ppi-rawhide-chews-c-601_906/ppi-rawhide-munchy-lollipops-p-6136
I got 6 (2 for each dog) it would have been more economical to buy the big bag but I didn't want to spend the extra as they only get them at Christmas lol.
Anyway they sell them for 55p at Pets at home (boycotting them) so if you are ordering anyway then this is a nice cheap treat

Mine will also get a charity shop or carboot teddy each (20-50p) and a new collar each from poundland.

The cat LOVES wrapping paper so in his stocking he is getting one tub of Dentabits (currently on offer at £1 in Tesco) and scrunched up old used wrapping paper.

I lost my two mice at the weekend they died of old age.
My Guinea Pig I think needs to be entered into the Guiness book of world records, we lost 1 brother 1 years ago, the other brother this year and little zebedee is still hanging on in there bless him. He sleep a lot, I really don't expect him to be around for Winter but if he is then he will get veg peelings and some sticks to chew up

The dogs in our house also ALWAYS have Christmas dinner, the fatty bits of meat we don't like a potato, veg and gravy LOL (no pigs in blankets though!!!)

What do you do for your pets?
In the past I have gone mad, I wont lie, my pets are my babies and they are spoilt rotten (oops) I last year spent about £40 on 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 mice, 2 guinea pigs and 1 hamster!
I brought the pets at home ducks last year and my little shih tzu's tore them to shreds within 30 minutes :-O £16 down the drain just like that! I never brought a dog teddy ever again they have had carboot ones and charity shop ones ever since. (the cushelle koala freebie was jaspers favourite for months!).
This year I have cut down remarkably. should be no more than £7 total.

moneysavingmumofone

Sorry to hear about your mice dying chirpychick.

Thought Id post about bootstreatstreet (like quidco but you get points instead)theres an offer at the moment where you get £2.50 of points for your first spend of at least £1. Lots of shops including ebay so Im going to buy my sisters dvd from there tomorrow aand go through bootstreatstreet. You need to use the code WELCOME250 http://www.treatstreet.boots.com/search/

Possession

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

Thanks for the info, I have a dilemma now as I was going to pick up some Dr Who stuff tomorrow and not sure if it will be classed as toys of gifts (more gadgets than toys) but isnt it usually 3 for 2 on toys AND gifts? Would it be cheeky to buy them tomorrow then if they go 3 for 2 return the original ones and get them on 3 for 2 instead?

I can't actually remember, though I have a vague recollection of people being caught out last year because the items they wanted were in the wrong department. You can check on the website which dept they are in though, and no probs taking things back. In fact last yr I had to take a few things back because people changed their minds. (Moral of the story - if someone asks you to buy something for them, get the cash first!)

Sorry about your mice Chirpychick. : (

my3girls

My Rudolph monopoly is here!!!!!!!!!

JJ
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Edit: no its not, read below. Over excitement lol.