Christmas is coming! 2007 - merged thread

frugalpam

For the first time, I've been trying to get a few presents in if I see anything good in sales or BOGOF things - I know, it sounds soooo obvious, but until I started budgeting better, I never had spare money to buy stuff to keep in for Christmas presents etc
Just remembered also - been saving 5p's in a piggy bank (no point me saving £2 coins as it'd be too easy to dip in) - there was around £15 there at the last count!

Pam

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

I know what you mean Pam - Ive been trying to save for ages for christmas but ive learnt being prepared is better than saving and having a mad dash at the end. any money i am managing to get thats extra im saving up so i can put them altogether and at christmas can give bf a check to help pay off his debts quicker - although i expect i will send it off and just get a recipe sent from the debt company saying they have received it!

welshgirlmel

:xmassign: yah Ive started my Christmas shopping after being inspired by this thread
A boxed set of Marvel heroes films from Amazon for £14.97 instead of £44!
My son will be over the moon

Am I a bad mum for making him write his christmas list in August?
:rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Mel

sammy_kaye18

No!!! My 6 year old is sat doing his as we speak i think - hes sat at the table with the argos and a sheet of lined paper. Im just waiting on my debit card coming now so i cna order a few things off the internet for christmas - have been waiting over a week adn the bank said its some ting to do with getting the plastic to make them - they are having problems - well thats no good i need to do my christmas shopping

welshgirlmel

Exactly SammyKaye you need to put your foot down with the bank lol

I have visions of all the money savers in the UK making their children write their christmas lists in August....

"mummy don`t make me write my Christmas list, I want to play outside in the sun...." he he

sammy_kaye18

I know my youngest is 3 so he isnt really old enough to do a christmas list but as long as its either a) thomas the tank engine, b) dinosaurs c)police cars/fire engines or d) lazytown - i cant go far wrong with him but the 6 year old is a totally fdifferent kettle of fish

postingalwaysposting

Hi all sorry i havent updated in ages... been sat on the comp/freebies thread trying to get some free stuff for xmas :rotfl: I now have 41 items ~ costing £22 in my xmas box and my sisters 'free' hamper is nearly finished :T mum wants another bath hamper again so thats quite easy as i can pick things up as i shop for me... my sisters oh i still have no ideas about... i am guessing a moonpig card with vouchers? but i have got my eye on a few things for my brother :T not long now

Melon78

Evening all

Think this is my first post on this thread. Have got most Christmas presents already! And those that i still need to get i know exactly what i'm getting (apart from my sons main pressies, they'll change heir minds lots bebfore the big day i'm sure ).

Quite relieved i'm so organised this year as we're changing our kitchen in October so will be manic here and by Christmas i'll be 35 weeks pregnant with my 3rd baby!

x

benedictadams

Have £15 so far on my Boots giftcard for the pressies, will shoot up by December.

Will try and get the food over the next few months with careful voucher spending at Tesco

Will not do like i did last year and wait til a couple of hours to go on Christmas Eve as there was not the foodie bargains i had hoped for.

Know its not very MSE but would rather buy the prepared stuff and save time on Christmas day than spend hours in the kitchen as i'm not the worlds best cook and would end up under the counter after consuming too much booze

lindab15

Hi all,

Great thread - I've got a few of the presents sorted and watching out for more. Have done small hampers for a few years, now - only small, but nice little luxuries like extra special biscuits and coffee, etc. Love the ideas on this thread, though - will be giving extra imaginative and themed ones this year, I think !

I notice the Hawkin website has got a sale on until 10 August. Lots of unusual gifts and stockingfillers at 50% off. www.hawkin.co.uk

I love this shop / site - always seem to get a few extras from here for the kids stockings or for those awful family members who've already got everything you can think of. :rolleyes:

Sallys_Savings

overlykeensaver wrote: »

Oh dear I have been sucked in and it's only just August!!

I would like to put together a gardener's/gardening kit for my BIL - he is very keen and likes to grow his own veg/herbs etc and isn't so interested in flowers! Any ideas as to what I could put into his plant pot?

Woolies have lots of gardening bits for sale..some really cheap ..maybe there would be something suitable there.