Christmas Present Challenge

sefilby

£123.47 spent in total so far.
Marilyn Monroe clock for DSil £15
Signs for Mil, "Mothers are like buttons"
https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=542721235794516&set=pb.176015892465054.-2207520000.1382531720.&type=3&theater
Dad & step mum & DH Dad & stepmum "christmas at the ..."£49 including P&P
https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=576825612384078&set=a.469002463166394.106000.176015892465054&type=1&theater
matching all-in-ones for DS & DD rudolph print 1 in red & 1 in pink £12 each

sefilby

oh, forgot DH wants to do his bike theory & practical £46.50 - so DIY vouchers for these

Jonesy88

Just thought i'd share a tip a friend gave to me if you have any teenage girls/young women to buy for:

If you go on ebay and search for vintage necklace or retro necklaces, sort by time ending soonest (optional) and refine to less than £0.90 then quite a few long necklaces come up. Most have free delivery from China, again you could refine your search to elimate those with paid delivery.

I've bought half a dozen of these necklaces for between £0.30-£0.70 (then i stop bidding and go for the next one) and have seen the exact sames ones in vintage fairs for £6-£8! Wrap in some pretty tissue paper and bingo! Trendy necklace gift! My particular favourites are the red heart and watch heart ones

pix-cola

can I JOIN please

did this a few years ago and it really helped me focus....

D3 100
D2 100
S2 75
S1 50
D1 50
Dogs 10
OH 25
Mum 25
Dad & SM 40
SMSon 15
Sis 20
Sis OH 20
C1 15
C2 15
C3 15 total 575

This is my budget every year. with a new house that needs a LOt of work I would like to destroy it......:rotfl:

candygirl

Jonesy88 wrote: »

Just thought i'd share a tip a friend gave to me if you have any teenage girls/young women to buy for:

If you go on ebay and search for vintage necklace or retro necklaces, sort by time ending soonest (optional) and refine to less than £0.90 then quite a few long necklaces come up. Most have free delivery from China, again you could refine your search to elimate those with paid delivery.

I've bought half a dozen of these necklaces for between £0.30-£0.70 (then i stop bidding and go for the next one) and have seen the exact sames ones in vintage fairs for £6-£8! Wrap in some pretty tissue paper and bingo! Trendy necklace gift! My particular favourites are the red heart and watch heart ones

Just had a look, some nice stuff , but what's with all the owls?:rotfl::rotfl:

kdalwayskint

LuckyPenny wrote: »

Cosy Hamper for 2 - can't find it anywhere? What's in it again? Sounds interesting....:T

My colleague likes Primark she has just bought a load of Christmas onsies apparently they are really good quality, don't know how much they cost though. I had a running comentary with pictures last week!

I made it up the other day as Charlybear had posted about some items that would make a great cosy hamper - snuggly socks, hot chocolate, hand cream etc, which could be put into a basket or gift bag.

I realised yesterday that I have already made a start on buying gifts, so I have 1 sis and bil done and I've got a couple of other bits :T

Today I bought a bit of make up for my eldest niece, I went to SuperD and bought a mascara, an eyeliner and a lip gloss from their MUA range, these items were £1 each with their 3 for 2 offer

Also while I was there I got a 75 ml tube of Vaseline for 83p I was chuffed with that as I'd bought one a couple of weeks ago from £land for £1, after I popped into £land to get some other bits and saw a small 50 ml Vaseline for £1!

By the way, £land have got Revlon and Mabelline nail vanish, I was tempted for me, but I'm doing the 'no buying unnecessary toiletries' challenge!

charleybear

I think onsies are like £8 - £15 (It ranges depending on size,fabric,designs)
I brought a doctor who badge meant for my partner but he already hadit as I forgot i brought it for him ages ago so now it'll be part of my sister's present.


It's times like these that I'm glad they both like doctor who
lol

pix-cola

Great after reading all the posts......raided my stash of materials etc and have a list of things to make or finish. not that i will get it all done in time but at least i will start....

Pad out D2 D3 christmas sack with things I make from stash cost only time...mitts, scarf, top(requested earlier in year)

Nieces are having monogrammed bunting for their beds.

hampers for Dad+1 and Sis +1 already have homemade jams and chutneys and sloe gin...halogen cookbook £4 from Wrks..fold away shopping bag. £3

This should start making a hole in the budget..

charleybear

Hey guys would you prefer if i just wrote up how much you've spent or would you rather I post up your budgets?

I'm not sticking to my budget,
I just want to get people brought for to be honest.

Oh and I saw some really small boxes of celebrations, heros, lindt choclates ect... for £1 each so I was going to go into Mcolls corner shop by my boyfriends and get my aunties a box of lindt to go with their beauty presents.

I will get the guys the mini box of heros to go with what ever i have brought them

ShinyShoes

I'm going to join in as I have a very minimal budget this year (in reality I have no cash to buy presents).

Friends and not so close family have a budget of £5 each, and close family £10 each, and hubby, baby and step-kids have £20.
This would mean a total spend of £160. I feel like such a scrooge but really haven't got anything to give.

Any ideas on how to spend less but it look more?