Money Saving Christmas Present?

chirpychick

I just wondered, if someone asked you what you wanted for Christmas and it had to be something that would help you to save money throughout the year what would you ask for?

I have been wracking my brains to think of some items but all I could come up with were

Toiletries/washing powder/toilet roll

Slow cooker (we have one and I think it saves us lots of money.)

Gift vouchers for a supermarket

A spice rack with all the spices so I don't have to buy them when I try new recipes

But I was kind of hoping for some better ideas than that

My husband said if someone asked him and money was no object that he would ask for thermostatic radiator valves to be fitted and our thermostat to be moved into the hallway as this would potentially save us a lot of money on heating next year :T

I guess that is exactly the kind of thing I mean but keeping the price under £50.

Just for a bit of fun really, I wonder what things other people can think of that would really help them.

HappyMJ

An Ovivo mobile SIM card loaded with £10 of credit and a free monthly allowance of 100 minutes every month for all my friends on a PAYG tariff who always complain they have no credit yet always seem to be topping up £10 a week and only getting a few calls for it.....at 40p a minute. The Ovivo sim costs nothing as long as you stay within the free monthly allowances.

lika_86

Terra mundi pot? Ok, it only saves you money if you put money into it but still...

One of those things you put in a cistern to stop it filling up fully every time?

tigmouse

If the recipiant uses public transport, they might enjoy a discount card if one is available - some bus companies sell prepaid tickets or someone under 24 might get great use out of a young persons rail or coach card (I got a rail card and made the money back on my first journey).

Lunar_Eclipse

I have been asked this very question. We're having energy saving LED light bulbs; £11 each but save 9/10ths of the energy used by normal bulbs, and 2/3-3/4 the amount of standard energy saving lightbulbs.

Alternatively, I'd go for a year's supply of washing powder and fabric softener, or soap, shampoo & conditioner, since they're such dull things to spend money on.

If you have a fire, how about a delivery of logs? I think that could feel quite festive.:D

sweetilemon

£50 off my mortgage or does it have to be a gift? A metal detector lol Ummm... hot water bottle - save on heating.

chirpychick

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

I have been asked this very question. We're having energy saving LED light bulbs; £11 each but save 9/10ths of the energy used by normal bulbs, and 2/3-3/4 the amount of standard energy saving lightbulbs.

Alternatively, I'd go for a year's supply of washing powder and fabric softener, or soap, shampoo & conditioner, since they're such dull things to spend money on.

If you have a fire, how about a delivery of logs? I think that could feel quite festive.:D

The light bulbs are an excellent idea for us personally! We moved into this house 6 years ago and it has "spot lights" and the energy saving bulbs are really expensive so we do live in the dark a lot. These are definitely going on my list

Uniscots97

A hamper (hamper made out cardboard box), lined with a layer of bubblewrap (to be used on a bathroom window) then 2 fleeces (one to keep them warm and the second to make window quilts), instructions of how to make window quilts or coverings, cosy socks, tea, coffee, biscuits, basic toiletries, printed out 2 for 1 vouchers or freebie vouchers, energy saving bulb (or LED halogen bulb if thats what they have), packet of mixed leaf salad seeds, a little bag of compost and a plant pot, candles, candle lighter, soups and a wheat bag.

foxgloves

A voucher for Boots or Superdrug or similar, so you can go & choose as many toiletries as you can possibly get from whatever the sum of money it is (it could be a bit of fun getting the money to stretch as far as possible), then pop them away in a stash so you don't need to buy much over the coming months/year. Or a nice stash of different unusual flours, so you can commit to making your own bread without having to buy the ingredients for a good long time. Actually, I wish someone would buy ME that present, now I've thought of it.....it'd be a nice way of trying different multigrain flours, seeded ones, ones from posh windmills, etc, that I usually don't buy (am bit of a Lidl bread flour fan!)

springdreams

Remote control socket plugs and controller, like these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DB-Tech-Electronics-Appliances-Electrical-Technology/dp/B008XNY7A0/ref=sr_1_17?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354911651&sr=1-17

Rotary airer for indoor use:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Caravan-Motorhome-Quality-aluminium-including/dp/B00275JBLA/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1354911963&sr=8-10

I have this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MINKY-MI8779FREESTANDING-ROTARY-AIRER-15M/dp/B0040J6UAG/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1354912048&sr=8-18

motherhen2234

A monthly meat or veg hamper / delivery. Year round would be fantastic (but expense) but a January one would be a great way to start the new year as well as helping cut the January food bill and perhaps be an opportunity to try some new cuts of meat or different veg.