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

Snugglebunny8

acording to tv ad, Mr T has the Q Street tins at £4 again

emalou88

Hi all

Speaking of Dolce Gusto myself, DH and my wonderful Dad all used to work in Dolce Gusto/Nestle (I got laid off a few years ago and went on to get a different job, Dad passed away and DH still works at Nestle but is now incharge off the nescafe side of things)
Absolutely great company to work for and we get the boxes of capsules for a £1 in the staff shop

Had a pumpkin party last night and it went down brilliantly, going to keep my halloween decorations up till bonfire night.

On a Christmas note I've had quite a few bits delivered which I ordered, including a beautiful turquoise seahorse necklace for MIL (she loves seahorses) so thats her done.
Got husband a Banksy mug with a lid (sort of travel style) for £1.79 and a matching Banksy keyring 49p out of Home Bargains. thought they'd make nice stocking fillers

Today DH has seen a new york duvet cover he loved in Wilko's. I've actually done him a New York themed hamper as we really want to go there sometime. So I'm going to finish it off with the duvet.

Got a couple of lovely mistletoe decoration in wilko's today.

Bought some Christmas mags to read today, and 5 Christmas books from a charity shop. DH is at work till 10pm so I shall have a quiet afternoon with them, a hot choc and my Christmas candle burning...bliss. Later on I'll have a bath with a christmas product from Lush which I got last year for Christmas

We are currently redecorationg the apartment and have had some new rugs. We got a cherry red sparkly rug for the bedroom. I'll bring it into the living room as it's got a Christmassy feel to it

This afternoon I may even wrap up some presents. After all now it November Christmas is next month!

chickywiggle

Own_My_Own wrote: »

When I was expecting Dd, Ds (who was 3) told everyone we where going to have a baby 'Jeffrey' be it boy or girl. We have no idea where he got the name from. Obviously I didn't name her it. Even I'm not that cruel.

Tis the Toys'R'Us giarraffe name.... was DD born around christmas when the advert is on saying his name??

chirpychick

im in shock


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-4154-Calendar-Princess-Playmobil/dp/B000GSM3DI/ref=sr_1_57?ie=UTF8&qid=1351782851&sr=8-57

pinkmami

I saw a Lego one in Tesco yesterday for £25! Ridicilous!

Damzel_In_Distress

chirpychick wrote: »

im in shock


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-4154-Calendar-Princess-Playmobil/dp/B000GSM3DI/ref=sr_1_57?ie=UTF8&qid=1351782851&sr=8-57

Thats nothing! Do you not remember a few (well probably hundreds by now!) pages back when we were all posting the amazon links to the advent calenders and there were some well into almost £200 pound!! :eek:

pinkmami

chirpychick wrote: »

Hi everyone.
I am spending my day in front of the TV!
I have recorded loads of Christmassy films and I am currently watching "a holiday to remember" it's lovely!!!
Im going to go through the tv guide and set up some more to record over the following week.

I've already SKY+ some christmas movies on the Christmas24 channel which is starting on Saturday!!!!!!

chirpychick

Damzel_In_Distress wrote: »

Thats nothing! Do you not remember a few (well probably hundreds by now!) pages back when we were all posting the amazon links to the advent calenders and there were some well into almost £200 pound!! :eek:

I remember seeing the £20 ones and £25 ones I didn't remember more excessive lol (maybe baby brain!!) I am just shocked that there is a market for them.

pinkmami wrote: »

I've already SKY+ some christmas movies on the Christmas24 channel which is starting on Saturday!!!!!!

Me too now, I went through and did them earlier on.
It doesn't change to Christmas24 until the middle of november though does it? Still movies 24 for the time being unless im getting confuzzled?

Damzel_In_Distress

pinkmami wrote: »

I saw a Lego one in Tesco yesterday for £25! Ridicilous!

I don't think the lego and playmobil ones are badly priced at christmas because you do get a decent amount of toys in them, In the lego ones, the figured end up being worth twice what you paid in the first place so I really don't think £25 is that bad, Most of the time they get reduced to around £19 as well which is even better.
DS has got a playmobil one this year - Its £20 everywhere but I will confess to getting it for £8 on a glitch early in the year so for that price i was chuffed.
With decent chocolate ones costing upto a fiver anyway, Paying a few extra pounds for a toy based one sees like a bargain to me.:o

chirpychick wrote: »

I remember seeing the £20 ones and £25 ones I didn't remember more excessive lol (maybe baby brain!!) I am just shocked that there is a market for them.

I think it's because they are older years one that are no longer in production and therefore the toys are classed as rare 'one offs' so for collecters of lego or playmobil, they will pay it as there will be so few of them in comparison to the other available toys.

xcarlyx

I cant wait to listen to cheesy christmas songs