*The Holly and the Ivy* and the You Know What 2013 Chatter Thread.

pixtotts

Ameyturtle - The best way to get nutrients from fruit n veg is raw... though most would turn their nose up at raw veg I had a bag of carrot sticks for lunch so not me obviously... next best for veg is al dente, ( the only way I eat most veg because my mum over cooks everything and mush I;m not a fan of! lol), so I wouldnt have thought it would make tooo much difference if you were to turn it into soup with crispy ish veg especially if you like a fine soup so very blitzed veg. Just keep trying, I'm a bit experimental in the kitchen sometimes I find myself eating soup which looks like mud but tastes ok, other times it looks ok but tastes like mud... lol weirdly mint sauce, balsamic vinegar, or Worcester sauce seems to be the best way to rescue mud soup.. Good luck!
Aliaslotte I definitely thing that the hamper sounds better, much more personal I love wrapping up things like that, I may or may not tend to wrap everything individually with way too much selotape so they cant get into it 0:) ....
And definitely get a rubber duck! Those ducks are ace...
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pixtotts

Ooh and I just saw on Facebook - Superdrug, christmas gifts = save up to half price + free delivery until 22nd Oct
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fluffysox

pigpen wrote: »

right.. what reason can I make up to force OH to take me to B&Q to but ALL their Christmas display???

We went to B&Q on Sunday, buying plants. I had hoped to entertain DS (and myself) with Christmas displays but there was nothing out yet. So perhaps ring and check before you have a wasted journey.

pigpen wrote: »

I got my mother some M&S shortbread last year.. she fed it to the dogs it was so disgusting.. she accused me of trying to kill her!

Best place for stocking fillers?? I have made a decision to buy 3 small items each for child #3-11 ages 5 months to almost 18 and I want to do them all in one shopping trip.. where should I look? Preferably online.. Hawkins bizarre is my fave place but we seem to have it all now..

14y/o male geeky type.. main present.. what do we think? (He has 3DS, laptop, not interested in a phone, not bothered about clothes/shoes etc, sweets are out as he is diabetic) I am completely at a loss..

Still needing a Lush shop and a Thorntons shop.. I usually get each child a character thing with their name on.

Have Lush got their Christmas stuff out yet?

For your 14 year old ideas: Kindle, digital camera, DVDs, vouchers for cinema or a theme park, a bike?
Stocking fillers, I am a Home Bargains / B&M girl but for teens, Claires Accessories/ Burton/ Topman/ Primark. Also things like memory sticks are always useful and you can get novelty ones. Headphones too for teens. Card Factory have fun novelty items too for different ages.

Linz4383

BBTHREE wrote: »

Does anyone have any MrT inside info as to if they are doing to the selection box offer they did last year. I think it was Buy One get Two Free.


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not sure if anyones answered you or not but ive not heard anything yet n i work there will let everyone no if i hear anything

debndot

Just need to tell you all, as I have to tell someone and can't be dh, I've just found boots do onesies for adults that match their kids ones, so dh and I will have the same as ds for Xmas eve hamper :T
Have just managed to spend £150 but across two orders and got about £46 worth of points, all upcoming birthdays sorted
Will catch up with everything on Monday as meant to be packing for our weekend away not on the Internet, have a good weekend everyone x

CupOfChai

Why do some people have to be so difficult to buy for? I swear, if I can't think of anything they're all getting bath salts!

mrs-moneypenny

have a lovely weekend away debndot

has anyone seen dooleys (toffee liqueur) in the shops recently, it seems to have disappeared from tessco and morrys

thank you

debndot

thankyou Mrs moneypenny, ive seen it in our asda recently as dh keeps drooling over it :-), must turn computer off now :-)

mrs-moneypenny

have a lovely weekend away debndot

has anyone seen dooleys (toffee liqueur) in the shops recently, it seems to have disappeared from tessco and morrys

thank you

edit. just seen it on amazon £9.91 with £16.35 delivery:eek:

mrs-moneypenny

debndot wrote: »

thankyou Mrs moneypenny, ive seen it in our asda recently as dh keeps drooling over it :-), must turn computer off now :-)

thank you ill look there, it is really nice:D