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

will-be-debt-free

can i ask someone a favor???

i can never seem to find the pudding/xmas bin bags in my local shops so wondered if anyone would be willing to get me some and post them??? would happily pay by any means you want - thanks x

Own_My_Own

Pinksteps wrote: »

JOHN LEWIS CHRISTMAS ADVERT IS ONLINE!!!

A cover of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Power of Love

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

:j That is one of my favourite songs. It gets put on repeat in the car. :j

Edit- makes me feel quite old . The girl I am at work with doesn't know who Penelope Pitstop is .
( I'll protect you from the Hooded Claw)

Own_My_Own

will-be-debt-free wrote: »

can i ask someone a favor???

i can never seem to find the pudding/xmas bin bags in my local shops so wondered if anyone would be willing to get me some and post them??? would happily pay by any means you want - thanks x

Will do ! . If the one in Ipswich has any when we go .

Melon78

will-be-debt-free wrote: »

can i ask someone a favor???

i can never seem to find the pudding/xmas bin bags in my local shops so wondered if anyone would be willing to get me some and post them??? would happily pay by any means you want - thanks x

Damn, if only I'd seen this a couple of hours ago. Just been to poundland and got some. They were with normal bin bags rather than christmas bits and tbh weren't glaringly obvious.

Bit sad, but I got a couple of stocking bits of for next year too:rotfl: They've got so much this year that I'm going to squirrel them away - got tubes of 'magic snow' for all 3 and a penguin skipping rope for DD (all from poundland)

picnmix

Afternoon elfies

My god, it's taken me hours to catch up on the posts since last week.

Got my selection boxes in Mr T's today, hundreds of them all around the store, a real shame not on all of them like last year! But got 1 each for my girls and one extra for school raffle.

As I wandered around I was humming christmas songs, such a shame no xmas music playing in there.

Finally got DD1's main pressie today sorted, and a couple of bits from TRUs with 20% off, used the last of my survey earnings so only paid 20 quid for 66 worth of toys.

One good bargain they did have if anyone has a barbie mad kiddie to buy for, DD saw a Barbie with a VideoCam in her back, advertised on TV a couple of nights ago for 49.99, its reduced to half price in TRus, then with a further 20% off brings it to under £20. Hope this helps someone. X

Am going to spend the afternoon vegging watching something on Christmas 24.

Hollie84

Hi all ive just been to the range and picked up the rudolph the red nosed reindeer dvd game for £10 if that helps anyone,also the christmas tags that everyone is after i got some from poundland but they also sell them in the range which i spotted today along with the christmas cards made out of the same stuff.dont know how much they were there was no price. HTH

*Louise*

qwiksave wrote: »

They sold for £1.50, which is quite good considering the bars cost 20p. They are a bit fiddly to make though.

Wow, that's good! I was thinking a pound, but that was great :TFiddly doesn't bother me- I find if I get organised and do things like a sort of production line, I get it done fast.


To those asking about Vistaprint - I ordered 5 calendars the other week for £15. Postage £5-odds but it was free if I spend over £20 (I got cards as well)
Ordered on the Sunday, everything arrived by the Friday. I use them every year.:T


Waiting till hubby gets home then I'm popping out to try and get some selection boxes at Mr T's (Picking up some for a friend as well)

Also need to browse Toys R Us website - they have 20% off this weekend and my sis gets 20% staff discount on top, so I need to chose gifts for the kids 'from the grannies' that she is picking up for them :rotfl:

carlamarie_2

carlamarie wrote: »

updated xmas list with budgets*** red i have, blue is ideas, and green is what ive ordered and awaiting


mam £30-50 red spot brolly £1.29 (£13), red spot and blue paisely (different design on each side) pocket shopping bag £1(£2.95), red spot tissues 50p (£1), blue paisley tissues 50p (£1) pjs from next, possibly a room infusser (is that what theyre called? them smelly stick things)from next or yankee, a book or cd maybe?

dad £10-15 thick hooded cardy jacket thingy £5(reduce from £35 ***DONE***

stepdad £20 personalised drumsticks £10 and a traditional toffee slab £6 *** DONE***

dads girlfriend £5 brownspot brolly £1.29 (£13), brown spot and pink paisely (different design on each side) pocket shopping bag £1(£2.95), pink paisley tissues 50p (£1),
***DONE***

nanna 87 £10 cardigan and tshirt £8.50 ***DONE***

neice 18 £20 river island or top shop gift voucher £40 (combined with her birthday on 22nd dec)

nephew 15 £20 game gift card £40combined with his birthday on 1st dec ***DONE***

little brother 13 david beckham giftset and socks £8 ***DONE***

nephew 5 £20 gooey louie £4.24, sprayza blazta £3.54 pjs £8 ***DONE***

neice 19months £20 dora the explora book and soft toy £2.58, build a bear koala and dress £5 (£19.50) ***DONE***

best friend 27 thorntons chocs £2.50 ***DONE***

best friend dd 8 £30-40 teeny meez £4.94 (£20) suki shoulder bag £1.95 (£3.95) to fill with the following; suki tissues 50p (£1), red spot umbrella £1.95 (13), red retro stop pencil tube £1 (£2.95), large red notebook £1.50 (£2.95), small red notebook £1 (£1.95), Horrible histories dvd boxset £13, animagic pony £5 (£15) ***DONE ***


friend 28 token gift about £5 zinc tealight holders x6 £2.34 (£23.70), coloured tea lights, i will wrap these nice and make them look good! ***DONE***

mother in law £40-50 red spot brolly £1.29 (£13), red spot and blue paisely (different design on each side) pocket shopping bag £1(£2.95), red spot tissues 50p (£1), blue paisley tissues 50p (£1) couple of jigsaws, a ds game,thorntons chocs £2.50, dove gift set £3

father in law £40-50 starbucks coffee, man mug, hairy dieters book £2.50, old spice gift set £3.25

with the inlaws, dh pays for their gifts but its generally upto me to pick their presents. they only recieve gifts off us and dont really bother buying each other so i like to get them a few things to open. mil is a little easier to buy for but fil is a nightmare!!!

in addition to this i also buy my mum, stepdad, mil and fil a littel something off the kids saying 'nanna' and 'grandad' usually about a fiver each, so another

and thats it for my family gifts, just my immediate family to sort which is a coat for dh, the kids are done for there main presents just need to finish the xmas eve hampers and ds2's stocking

Melon78

How could I forget! I also got a Christmas iPhone cover (4/4s) from poundland. It's blue with a snowman on it also had green with a reindeer and blue with snowflakes.

It's plastic so likely to snap quite easily (I have to take my cover off to fit in my armband for running) but its fab

SugarSpun

I had an email for a no purchase necessary free nail varnish from American Apparel. Happy to fwd it to anyone who cares to receive it - nice treat for the hands after all the wrapping - or else maybe a stocking filler?