Christmas is coming! 2007 - merged thread

rosieben

I've pm'd a few of you about the Organized Christmas site.

She tells me that its a browser problem and that the code is showing up ok in IE. I use firefox, anyone else??

EagerLearner

I am 50 points away from my next Xmas voucher from Pigsback.... oooh, I can almost feel it!

MrsTinks

L'Occitane bargain posted on the vouchers board
I've just bought 2 travel hand creams, 2 travel mini pure shea butter which gets me a free washbag (or soap if you prefer) and the code on the other thread gets me a £39 pamper kit and another code there gets me 20% off and then you can also pick 2 free samples
So my total comes to £24.95 as I couldn't find a code to give me free delivery too

EagerLearner

Hi all, I should have another £10.25 coming to me from a survey site this week, which I will add to my Xmas pot in my IceSave bank account, plus thinking of opening a Cahoot account via FreeFivers cashback site and that gives me £15 cashback for the Xmas fund. May use that savings account for a special savings fund for next holiday for a bit, then move back to IceSave.

strawbsuk76

I think an xmas bargain thread is a great idea.

My first one to add. Was in wilkinsons this morning and grabbed a chocolate lovers mug grater and whisk...... was £4.99 down too £1.99

Its a large hot chocolate mug which reads "Chocolate! sweet, rich and smooth unlike most men"

will be fab for my SIL as she is choco mental.

Strawbs

somethingaboutshopping

hello all

I have my first voucher from Pigsback and I know this sounds crazy but I just think the giftcards are prettier to give as a gift and can be put inside an inexpensive purse from Primark etc, so does anyone know if the £10 Boots vouchers can be used to put £10 on a Boots gift card. Am I stupid? Just have a funny feeling someone working in Boots on here might say its against company policy or something.... I once worked in a shop where a credit note couldn't be used to buy gift vouchers, which I thought was crazy but it was a policy.

I await your wisdom
xxx

save-a-lot

Hi

I love looking in Tchibo each time I go shopping, next week they are having a gadgets theme and there some nice little pressies on sale. I am particularly interested in the digital keyring [www]

the rest of next weeks range is here http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/uk/-/GBP/TdUkDisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=0010425

hth

Hapless_2

I'm currently knitting scarves for xmas/yule gifts and hopefully will get time to crochet a little too and make some dressing table sets (I have a friend into retro stuff).
I make all my own cards and have already planned what to get the kids.
Picked up some plain porcelain mugs for £1 each I can paint up with porcelaine paint and personalise at the same time as making stuff for the business. (which I hope will be trading before Xmas!)

Going to a few agricultural shows this summer and picking things up from there, sometimes there are companies giving out samples and freebies like keyrings, smellies, pen/pencil sets, stickers etc. Ideal as stocking fillers (as long as you don't give the DVLA tax your car keyring to anyone who has been caught recently). At the Devon show there were loads of BBC goodies being given out.

icecubequeen

i started buying stuff for xmas 2007, straight after xmas 2006 :rotfl:

lots of bargains in sales, which ive put away for xmas this year.

Ive also set myself a target for buying my kids presents.

I am willing to spend £200 of my own money for both kids, that includes up coming birthdays aswell as xmas. So £50 per child, per occasion.

I'm tracking what Ive got on a spreadsheet and at the mo the total is..

£74.68

ive also added up the RRP of it all (if I had brought it all at full price), and its £578.32 :eek:

(thank goodness for free gift vouchers, sales and bargain buys :rotfl: )

so Ive still got £125.32 left to spend on them, so think I'm doing pretty well.

sammy_kaye18

Lmao i was just fighting with a cereal box tryign to put it on top of the cupboard btu soem thign was in the way behind it and seeing as im only 5'4 i couldnt see - hence abit of everest style climbing up my cabinet with a bemused 3 year old watching me and found..........



a tiny little smellies set complete with mini bath bombs, salts, petals and flowers all in lavender so i think thats another gift added to the box.

Also got a little gift set off the boot sale - never worn - and its a set of baby grow, tshirt skirt, top and hat with ballerina shoes printed on it - will be handy asa gift for one of the babies due soon!!