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Old Style Christmas Preparations for Christmas 2013

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  • Islandmaid
    Islandmaid Posts: 6,626 Forumite
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    Bought 2 mini pannetone for hampers this morning from Mr L, making 2 for elderly neighbors, so far got mini xmas pud, pannetone, HM little pots of piccalilli, plan to make some truffles and oat cakes and little xmas cakes, will buy some cheese too.
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

    £300/£130
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Have a really busy weekend ahead, but if I get time I shall pick through some dried fruit (can't stand finding stalks in with currants) and soak in rum for Christmas cakes. The mixture can sit there until its cold enough to turn the heating (and oven) on, or the first week of November, whichever comes sooner!
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • floss2
    floss2 Posts: 8,030 Forumite
    I've got my Chrimbo cakes in the oven....smelling absolutely gorgeous!
  • miss_emmajane
    miss_emmajane Posts: 663 Forumite
    Nearly done with my Christmas prep, and for the first time I have wrapped them ahead as we have so much going on from now until Jan inc a house move. I have wrapped them and stored them at my parents, quite a relief actually :)

    The only present I have left is for my friend's seven year old, wanted to get him a nice gift but nothing to expensive - I would give crafts as I love to gift crafty/art bits for children but unfortunately their family doesn't really do much like that, more like dvds/computer games. Is anyone buying for a seven-ish year old boy?
  • rosalie-lavender
    rosalie-lavender Posts: 1,447 Forumite
    The candy canes are now 2 for £2 until 24th December. Not much good if you only want one pack but it looks like there might be other bits in the 2 for £2 offer. They also have chocolate tree decorations in my online store in the 2 for £2 offer.
  • iammumtoone
    iammumtoone Posts: 6,377 Forumite
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    rosalie-lavender wrote: »
    The candy canes are now 2 for £2 until 24th December. Not much good if you only want one pack but it looks like there might be other bits in the 2 for £2 offer. They also have chocolate tree decorations in my online store in the 2 for £2 offer.

    which shop is that from?
  • rosalie-lavender
    rosalie-lavender Posts: 1,447 Forumite
    iammumtoone wrote: »
    which shop is that from?

    Sorry the 2 for £2 candy canes were in Tesco
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    miss_emmajane wrote: »
    Nearly done with my Christmas prep, and for the first time I have wrapped them ahead as we have so much going on from now until Jan inc a house move. I have wrapped them and stored them at my parents, quite a relief actually :)
    Does that mean you're going to miss out on all the excitement of the next 10 weeks - or will you be up to your eyeballs packing?

    And when you're done, will you help me get rid of some of my junk before Christmas? ;)
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • miss_emmajane
    miss_emmajane Posts: 663 Forumite
    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    Does that mean you're going to miss out on all the excitement of the next 10 weeks - or will you be up to your eyeballs packing?

    And when you're done, will you help me get rid of some of my junk before Christmas? ;)

    Haha, no - I wrapped my presents telling myself that it isn't a Grinch-y thing to do as I can still enjoy doing all the other festive stuff like Christmas movies (prob whilst doing uni work!) etc but without the stress of shopping/present buying & wrapping :o We are moving in a week, so hopefully be settled well before Christmas - we moved in Dec one year and it was such a rushed Christmas!
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    Home Bargains have large candy canes for 99p
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
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