Old Style preparations for Christmas 2012!!!!!

rosalie-lavender

Phoolgrrrl wrote: »

I am thinking of making crackers from the inside of toilet rolls. I'm sure I read it somewhere! Does anyone know where to get the things that you pull and go bang in the crackers?

Hawkins bazaar used to sell them.

meg72

I got mine from ebay, cheapest I found.

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Phoolgrrrl

Great thanks what did you actually search for? cracker banger?

Possession

Phoolgrrrl wrote: »

Great thanks what did you actually search for? cracker banger?

Just an example, haven't checked if they are cheapest:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRACKER-making-SNAPS-bangs-christmas-xmas-crackers-/310415993683?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_Occasions_ET&var=&hash=item48463c2b53

Rainy-Days

I was in Tesco this morning and noticed that they had started to bring in the tins of sweets. They had the Celebrations tins there on for £5.00!!

miss_emmajane

skintscotslass wrote: »

Home and Bargain have got some small packets of Thorntons chocolates for 99p and the dates were best before Feb 13, so fine for Christmas hampers. They also had M&Ms, red, white and green ones which I thought were very Christmassy looking. Best before date was at some point in Dec this year. I picked up a Glade candle, spiced apple and I didnt realise til I got it home that its got a lovely Christmassy design on it. Its was quite pricy at £1.69, but I loved the smell so much, I thought it was worth it lol.

Thanks for this post - I went into my local H&B store for hairspray and whilst there remembered reading it so picked up some of the M&Ms for December (date was 16/12/12) and some little Thorntons chocolates (end date 2013) for our Christmas hamper :T

I also got some dark chocolate Elizabeth Shaw mint crisps for £1.69 in B&M Bargains for when we have guests, now we have both milk & dark chocolate ... I love those though so might not make it for guests

Nargleblast

Local Home Bargain$ store had Crazy Jack brand marzipan for 29 pence a pack today. Best before date is Oct 2012, and it states to use up within 4 weeks of opening. As it is a "best before" and not a "use by" then it should be ok for Christmas cakes and sweets.

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Wish we had a Home Bargains!
I thought I had been really clever getting DS something he'd actually like for xmas. He's just sold lots of toys on ebay and is saving most of it but told me tonight he really desparately wants to buy something he's seen at his friend's house - you guessed it, just what I bought! So back to square one. Still I used a voucher from Valued Opinions and he will give me cash so at least I can now get him a present from anywhere not just Amazon.

skintscotslass

miss_emmajane wrote: »

Thanks for this post - I went into my local H&B store for hairspray and whilst there remembered reading it so picked up some of the M&Ms for December (date was 16/12/12) and some little Thorntons chocolates (end date 2013) for our Christmas hamper :T

I also got some dark chocolate Elizabeth Shaw mint crisps for £1.69 in B&M Bargains for when we have guests, now we have both milk & dark chocolate ... I love those though so might not make it for guests

Glad it helped someone

Nargleblast wrote: »

Local Home Bargain$ store had Crazy Jack brand marzipan for 29 pence a pack today. Best before date is Oct 2012, and it states to use up within 4 weeks of opening. As it is a "best before" and not a "use by" then it should be ok for Christmas cakes and sweets.

Thanks, I didnt see any in the H&B I was in, but there's another one nearby, will check that one out.

Possession wrote: »

Wish we had a Home Bargains!

There never used to be any near me, or B&Ms (I always get them mixed up!) All of a sudden, they are all over the place!! lol