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

Snugglebunny8

clarabella1 wrote: »

Hi everyone

been lurking a long time lol:j

I was just on the marks and spencer christmas food site which i got the link to on here, it's live today!!

What do you think? i love looking at everything but some of it is wayy over priced.

welcome! is it live already? thanks - will go look! I love looking too, but I tend to get the stuff in store as I get the turkey crown for 8 for £20 usually, whereas if I order through the ordering service a joint for 8 seems to end up twice that! not too sure why, am sure there is a difference, I just havent spotted it yet! :rotfl:

Possession

ellie9ellie wrote: »

Pampered Chef do one (I've got one) but they are about £30. Takes a lot of trifle to fill it - looks fab though x

Thanks Ellie, i'll have a look online, don't know anyone who does Pampered Chef....

Snugglebunny8

kemo_2002 wrote: »

Off to get car MOT later, and ive just found out, that its on a retail park, and guess what shop they have...THE RANGE! never ever been in one, is there anything im looking out for? lol

Managed to get a few more stocking fillers for DH & DD, im on the look out for xmas themed drinking straws, ive seen some, but £3 bit too expensive for xmas eve boxes....

Im also thinking of doing a joint 'cosy night in' hamper for our two close friends (husband & wife) her fave drink in hot choc, so i thought snowman soup, his is coffee...anything i could do with that?

Also, has anybody got any ideas of what else i can put in it, they have a lovely open log fire and love all things cosy, so i thought this would be a good idea, but obviously i dnt want to make it too girly as its for both. looking to spend around £15 max.

I would also like some ideas for a biscuit themed hamper, for thier biscuit mad son!(whos 13) & maybe a girly hamper for thier daughter (whos 9) £10 each budget :)

Thankyou......:D:D

how about Cookie Monster stuff to go in the biscuit hamper? Next have CM socks, on ebay you can get a Cookie Monster mug personalised for I think it was 3.99? I got one for DH for his CE hamper which will be cookie themed, got the socks, mug and will put in packs of cookies - I always have to hide biscuits or they get devoured in seconds - and he finds them and you hear the cry '' I LIKE cookie!' from the kitchen .. or wherever i thought I'd hidden them well! :mad::rotfl:

have feeling there are CM tins and other stuff on ebay or amazon as well when I was looking, will keep eye out

Possession

JennieCharm wrote: »

There are some in Next for £15, and you can also get matching dishes

Thanks Jennie, off to look now!

katy1987

hi, been absent for a few days (left laptop cable at my mum's - nightmare!!) so need to catch up.

but just posted this grabbit for a play kitchen bargain and thought i'd share:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/56428843#Comment_56428843

yummymummy1987_2

Hi everyone, is there a link to the mark's christmas food? just off out but had a quick look on the site and it seemed all the same as yest

Thanks in advanace

Jo x

ellie9ellie

yummymummy1987 wrote: »

Hi everyone, is there a link to the mark's christmas food? just off out but had a quick look on the site and it seemed all the same as yest

Thanks in advanace

Jo x

Nope - I couldn't see it either. From what the M&S guy said yesterday there will a Christmas Food link on the left hand side of the page.

kez_s

clarabella1 wrote: »

Hi everyone

been lurking a long time lol:j

I was just on the marks and spencer christmas food site which i got the link to on here, it's live today!!

What do you think? i love looking at everything but some of it is wayy over priced.

I picked up an M&S Christmas food to order brochure the other day, in case it doesn't say online if you order over £60 before 11 Nov they will email you a voucher to collect a bottle of wine or chocolates when you collect your order! There is also a £5 off £30 spend code! We're doing ours in two orders so saving £10 and getting the wine &/or chocolates!

Thank you to whoever mentioned the postbox moneybox to use for the elf, I managed to pick one up for ours, not sure what I'm doing with it yet but might involve our panto tickets which came through a couple of weeks ago - not sure if the deal is still on but Bournemouth Int centre were doing 4 tickets for £20.12 on the 20/12 managed to get 3 rows from the front so the kids will love it!

kez_s

yummymummy1987 wrote: »

Hi everyone, is there a link to the mark's christmas food? just off out but had a quick look on the site and it seemed all the same as yest

Thanks in advanace

Jo x

If it's not on there brochure says you can order online from 11 Oct so it should def be active by then!

LV_Sue

Possession wrote: »

Has anyone seen a lovely plain glass trifle bowl with deep sides on their shopping travels?
Kind of like this
http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dmodern%2Btrifle&w=126&h=160&imgurl=www.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dmodern%2Btrifle%26id%3D0D2774BACB24A1C58DEF83AE854860EB9F22656F%23focal%3D92d8ef84eb69a93eb02a067dab2a6fa7%26amp%3Bfurl%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.trendir.com%252fdining-entertaining%252fluigi-bormioli-trifle-bowl.jpg&size=&name=search&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dmodern%2Btrifle%26id%3D0D2774BACB24A1C58DEF83AE854860EB9F22656F%23focal%3D92d8ef84eb69a93eb02a067dab2a6fa7%26amp%3Bfurl%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.trendir.com%252fdining-entertaining%252fluigi-bormioli-trifle-bowl.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dmodern%2Btrifle%26id%3D0D2774BACB24A1C58DEF83AE854860EB9F22656F%23focal%3D92d8ef84eb69a93eb02a067dab2a6fa7%26amp%3Bfurl%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.trendir.com%252fdining-entertaining%252fluigi-bormioli-trifle-bowl.jpg&p=modern+trifle&type=&no=1&tt=108&oid=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3Di.4938057769617959&tit=Trifle+Bowl+with+Lid+by+Luigi+Bormioli+%26+Fruit+Trifle+Recipe+%2F+Dessert+...&sigr=171gugnrh&sigi=16q39dest&sigb=11qfug74q&fr=moz35

Ikea do one.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00188525/

I'm sure they used to do two different sizes, but I can only find this one. I bought one a couple of years ago but it's too big for a trifle really - so I just fill it with sweets.