Thrifty Gifty Santas Challenge 2014

Anglea

Hi all

Welcome

7roland8, CariadsNewstart and WantToBe :j :j :j I am sure you will have good fun on this thread.


Well, after all that worry I didn't need to extra pressie, DS2 made a calendar and cards that I didn't know about at the time of my panic.

I ate far less than normal but still managed to feel really stuffed/indigestion when we walked to the care home, I was really annoyed with myself for having second helpings.

I just spotted one of the bar staff from the pub on the documentary about M.R. James. Which reminded me that a few weeks ago my friends and I had to do an 'on the spot' piece for Radio Bristol, dread to think how that will come out, supposed to be on in January.

How did the meal/day go for you all?

mum2one

Hope everyone had a good day and not too stressful. xx

gallygirl

I'd like to join in as well, will be saving gift vouchers and looking out for canny deals throughout the year.

Not much point my DD joining though - she went on the Debenhams and Body Shop sites yesterday and bought almost all her presents for next year's Xmas, birthdays and Mothers Day for tuppence ha'penny plus cashback :T

SugarSpun

Joining for next year - although nearly all the shopping is done

susan42

Hi too all the newbies.

I made a start , I been to boots. I bough 10 things with my points. Last year I waited for the 75% and there was nothing left :-(

I'll still goto the 75% though , especially when mum2one lets us know ;-)

I also got myself some trousers and 2 tops, don't usually buy clothes but thought I'd treat myself.

Went to more reasons but there was no sales on there.

I hope to be a bit more money neutral this year. I did very well this year, but I'm going to beat a bit more. 100 items a month from February . And am saving in my VSP and not buy any craft things ( my biggest downfall) until I use some up

springdreams

Anglea wrote: »

Happy Chrismas,

that's a great card springdreams.

Thank you

mum2one

Sounds like everyone is doing brilliantly, with the bargains, about to hit the town tomorrow, - see whats about...

xx

missyv30

I would like to join as well already got some gifts from boots for next Christmas but used my points so didn't cost much and got a couple of items from New look for my dd lovely star jumper for £6 instead of £20 will be good for her birthday in August

DundeeDoll

Been off the thread for a while (marriage breakup) kept totally to my budget yay and had a fab time being imaginative. Used loads of ideas from the threads incluidng...

Bottles of lager with the our lager which art in bottles prayer went down well with church mates for under a pound each

Tool boxes from the pound shop filled with sweets went down very well with my now grown up children

Movie boxes of a dvd and themed little pressies (eg dr who with tinned cuatard, jelly babies, jam dodgers, yorkshire pud mix; batman with tin of mackerel with halo stuck on (holy mackerel batman), riddle book, box of mr freeze freezepops; italian opera with bottle of italian wine and italian biscuits; alice in wonderland with jam tarts, red nail varnish (for painting white roses), cake with eat me label, bottle of cider with drink me label, pack of cards, sweetie mushrooms)

Opera box for opera-mad friend was 15 silly pressies which were clues for operas e.g. Tin of herring for albert herring, hand warmers for la boheme

Regifted a couple of things that have been sitting in a drawer for years

Bought my dad a book about a young lad doing a milk round, and put in milk chocolate, milk straws, milk gums and milk shake mix

Lots of little presents whose first letters made up an anagram

Looking forward to this year's present-giving including birthdays. Dd2 will be 21 (!) and have decided to give her 21 presents themed to each year of her life. I have till june! For mum another opera dvd box - thinking spanish this time. Thanks for this brill thread guys

mum2one

Survived the sales thou absolutely shattered, went into Boots and the shelves were half empty there is no way I see our store lasting for the 75% sale, lucky I had taken my purse of vouchers.

Boots - raided the shelves, with vouchers and points spent £143 only had to pay £3.:D

Superdrug - there was some good offers on toilettry sets, got some for 99p.:D

Very nice to dad, managed to get him £100 off his house insurance, found a cheaper deal on the internet and the company were with price matched it:T

Then tonight, we popped to the one retail park it was dead, you can tell how quiet it was we had the £1shop to ourselves.. and got a wack of Xmas stuff at 50p.

Early night well deserved I think xx