Christmas is coming! 2007 - merged thread

kethry

lemonade_money wrote: »

I was going to get both sets of parents a big basket and just fill it with bits and bobs - including some posh coffee (from starbucks perhaps - the xmas stuff they sell), maybe some cheese (haha), chocolates, some wine, but I don't know what else? Both parents have loads of mugs so i'm trying to avoid those. And I have a small budget of around £15 per basket (so £30 in total). Any ideas please?

if they like those belgian seashell chocolates then get down to Lidl - they're selling reasonable sized boxes of those, a branded box (although i forget which one) for i think £1.29 or something like that!!

HTH

keth
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kethry

lilmrsmullen wrote: »

I thought i would post here first with it being Christmas related, I am going to have a go at making Kethry's Christmas pud , for the recipe she sent me, only problem is i cant find the dish to make it in. I can only find small remkins, and i want a large one. Does anyone know where i can pick one up as cheaply as possible.

if you don't have any luck at Morrisons, hon, then you can get glass bowls from Wilkos for a few quid that are the right size (pudding basins), and you can cover them with greaseproof paper/foil (make sure you put a fold in, though, so that there's room in there for it to expand) and tie it on with string. if you do it this way, once its cooked and cooled down, i would replace your "lid" with a fresh one before you put it away in a cool dark place (and don't do what mom did one year and forget where she put it).

I have to say the plastic ones with the lids are much easier though!! I got a couple from an online place last year, although a forget exactly where. Lakeland probably do em too.

HTH

keth
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kethry

BettiePage wrote: »

Shouldn't you be making them go further by using them on clubcard deals such as magazine subscriptions?

normally i would agree with you, but if you're absolutely flat broke in the way that we are (we're on benefits) then there's no point in doing this because we just don't have the money to put towards things, nor do we spend enough at Tescos.. I don't, for the most part, do magazines anyway, and to be honest, I'd rather put the money towards christmas booze or something like that.

To each their own, really, while i know i can get more for my money i'm happy with saving them for christmas, and it means i can get a bottle or two of something good (port or something!) for absolutely nothing.

keth
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lil_me

If you aren't using the points for deals I would suggest selling them on Ebay, you get more than the value back, have a look at completed listings...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22-50-Tesco-club-card-vouchers-worth-90-in-deals_W0QQitemZ260152083516QQihZ016QQcategoryZ109197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem for example and that isn't even finished yet £40 for £22.50, money for nothing then you can use it for what you want.

Anyway, I ordered some presents (Transformers) for DSs today which stupidly thought great get them delivered when they are at school, then realised they have another week off, I hope they arrive concealed!

Suppose there is one thing at Christmas, I don't buy any alcohol at all.

kethry

lil_me wrote: »

If you aren't using the points for deals I would suggest selling them on Ebay, you get more than the value back, have a look at completed listings...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22-50-Tesco-club-card-vouchers-worth-90-in-deals_W0QQitemZ260152083516QQihZ016QQcategoryZ109197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem for example and that isn't even finished yet £40 for £22.50, money for nothing then you can use it for what you want.

hmmm. didn't know you could do this. this is food for thought indeed...

thanks!

keth
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rosieben

lil_me wrote: »

If you aren't using the points for deals I would suggest selling them on Ebay ...

I would be very wary of doing this - I'm on benefits and would rather not take the chance!

There's rarely anything in the deals that I'm interested in so, for me, it would be really useful to convert to Christmas savings voucher; I didnt know this was an option either so thanks Kethry!

sammy_kaye18

Lol - i think i will jsut stick ot mine beign delivered every few months because that way if we have a short month then i know i have them to fall back on if you get me. We are on tax credits becasue both me and bf work (bf 30 hrs a week and me 11hrs a week) but we are by no means financially stable so its handy to have them about - i dont really do magazines either and the ones the deals are for bf doesnt read. Plus we arent really big drinkers (as proof - i brought bf a bottle of Jack Daniels christmas 2006 adn he still has a third of it left) i dont drink at all so our vouchers go on our food shop totally so we get our christmas dinner free effectively. Plus i bake alot before chrismas so it doesnt even go on treats.

knithappens

I got a few pudding basins today, the ceramic ones, for my home made Christmas puds. 2 from Wilkinson's, but it does not say on them whether dish washer proof, freezer proof etc, but i assume they will be ok in the slow cooker, if they can be used in the cooker. I also picked up 2, 1 liter Pyrex dishes, as they are good all round, and thought if the others fail i ca definitley use these.. I plan on making a few and giving some as gifts.

computerwoman

www.mymemory.co.uk
I was looking for a cheap but nice laptop case for my SIL and came across these...Targus Softbuc Notepac Plus Computer Case...£7.99...
it came today...it's suede leather:eek:...loads of compartments I liked it so much I have bought another today for myself...abait I don't get my lappy for another 4 years but hey I might just get myself a cheap one in the january sales you never know...why 4 years you might be asking yourself ...well it's my 50th then and I am going to buy myself a really really nice lappy either ferrari or an alienware something that looks great and is about £1000...back to the lappy case its a light-dark brown...feels really nice...I have seen them in curry's at £100...so at £7.99 and free delivery wayhay...you can't go wrong...just thought this might be usefull if anyone is out there looking for a laptop case that's looks the business for a small sum of £7.99 I really cannot believe it's that good and that cheap...:D

knithappens

Was in B&M today and they had a lot of Revlon lip glosses, and color stay lipsticks ( American but just the same as we get here) and Maybeline Mascara, and Rimmell mouse blushers, all for 99p some 1.99 i picked up some lip glosses that are $.99 in boots for 99p going to put them in my daughters stocking.

They were also unloading lots of cute gift set, House of Frazer amongst others.

I dont know if this is in every B&M but worth a check. This was the one in Harpurhey, Manchester.