Christmas is coming! 2007 - merged thread

abbecer

Bought loads already and have some wrapped!! Christmas will not beat me this year!!

Rebecca x

john.xs

sainsbury in wigan have pkts of 8 gift tags(various designs) at 1p a pkt

Boomdocker

I start in the new year too, there's nothing wrong with being canny and saving a few bob.

I am saving points and vouchers (see siggy), have enough cards, wrap and tags and will buy things as I see them throughout the year. My motto is no-one knows what you paid for an item whether its full price or 90% off.

Each to their own but I like to spread the cost through out the year. :santa2:

rosieben

Thanks for the kick-start, just writing out my christmas 'plan now'. I give mostly hm gifts and cards so I should start soon, last year I ran out of time. I'm also starting a christmas savings jar, and will maybe get into a shop savings scheme, I think my local butcher did one last year; wonder if I'll be the first to ask to join this year??

LJM

Ive started making my cards and have my morrisons savings card under full swing,have aload of boots points plus pigsback,am wanting to do hampers for family and friends this year so am picking up bits and bobs when i find a bargain,so i should be ready i love to be organized for xmas time of year

sammy_kaye18

Woohoo glad to see im not hte only chrismtas nut on the board

ive just joined Rpoints too to see if i can get a few extra vouchers that way - jeez - last years Xams was a huge struggle for us - bf lost his job in november and it was really hard even though id started shopping in September! so im determined to be organised this year

Fingers crossed im half there and i have a few homemade gifts im sending out this year, will get making them soon and fingers crossed ill save af ew quid if i can get a load more vouchers together

knithappens

I am making my Christmas cake and Christmas Pud in the next few weeks. I am hosting Christmas this year so will be putting away any bargains i see along the way this year.

sharronloves2spend

yeay! Yes i started in january, i bought all of my gift wrap and card with 75% off. I then went to boots armed with a list and bought 6 gifts with 75% off! i also have stocking fillers stashed for my 4 kids although i will leave their big present untill november as they often dont know or change their minds!. Don't knock being organised, its fab (hubs thinks i have ocd about being organised). When january 07 arrived i sat and wrote out all of the gifts i would need for the whole year and birthday cards i also allowed for some gifts in anticipation of my younger two being invited to partys, and so far so good! I have an expensive year this year ds1 is going skiing with his school in january 2008 and have been putting money away for that, and also i will have 4 sets of complete school uniforms to buy, and you guessed it i've started already! Lots of Love to you like minded organised people!!!!!

Queen.Bess

Am doing quite well as, although I haven't bought many presents, I'm pigsback clicking and test and vote surveying as best I can and already have over £20 of pigsback and £15 of HMV from test and vote! Also, I have a present box which I put unwanted or cheaply purchased presents in and then when a birthday comes up I use a present, or store it till Christmas! I'm also an avon lady and so I am purchasing small presents to hopefully make hampers with!

But those of you who scoff there are only 260 days to go, so better get organised!

tinselfairy

Boomdocker wrote: »

My motto is no-one knows what you paid for an item whether its full price or 90% off.

Each to their own but I like to spread the cost through out the year. :santa2:

Couldn't agree more!

I was lucky enough to buy a lovely towelling bath robe for a friend of mine in Primark the other week reduced down to £1.
I'm going to give this to her along with some smellies as a kind pamper hamper.

Also have other bargains stashed away and everything I have bought has been noted in the gift book I started at the beginning of the year and stays in my handbag so I can check what I have for any person whilst out instead of trying to rack my very bad memory!