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olgadapolga

My husband and teenage daughter think that I am the most wonderful wife/mum as I gave them much-longed after presents, a Hudl and a 3DS respectively, little do they know that they cost me the grand total of £0, thanks to Tesco and their Clubcard Boost:

Hudl - £129, reduced to £109 with a £20 promotional coupon
3DS - reduced from £149 to £139

Balance of £248 to pay, used Clubcard Boost, total amount paid £0 and I got 248 Clubcard points in my Christmas Saver for next year :rotfl:

Oh, and not forgetting the free next day delivery on top.




Neither my husband nor daughter have stopped playing with their new toys, happiness all round!

sweetme

milocat wrote: »

I bought myself a Topshop coat from this season for £3!

I was in the local PDSA and came across a gorgeous green woolen knee length coat with gold buttons (total dream) and then saw the price and they were asking £24.

I looked it over again and noticed a rip in the lining and also that the previous owner had torn the shoulder. So I took it to the til ready to pay for it, thinking maybe I could fix it, no big deal, and showed them the damage. The woman behind the til took it away. I asked where it was as I still wanted to buy it, then the French manager came back out with it and said I could have it for £3. I was so chuffed. Took it home, got out my needle and thread, fixed up my coat, and now I've spent my Christmas all snuggly and warm.

I picked up a pair of trousers in River Island last week priced at £40 :eek: The inside seam had came away slightly so took them to the till and asked what they would sell them for, got them for £5. Couple of stitches and I have a perfect pair of trousers for work.

My son's winter coat was a total bargain too, there was a cover from one of the popper fastenings missing so they reduced it to £8, paid with Tesco vouchers so zero cost to me

discountmummy

I bought an Argos £50 gift card before xmas on my Amex and received a £25 credit on my statement using this promotion:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5137717

So today I used the gift card to purchase some straighteners which are half price on Argos from £79.99 down to £39.99 nett result that they cost me around £20 saving £59.99 :)

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2149299.htm

sweaty_betty

O2 moments has given me some great bargains - from free coffee/lunch, to free/discounted cinema tickets, popcorn, free calendar, chocolate and paper to wrap them up in!

lizziebell*80

£2 turkey just before closing time at the Tesco metro in St Andrews on Christmas Eve

purplevamp

I bought most of my presents this year with Amazon vouchers saved up throughout the year from surveys. I think 80% of my presents were paid for this way. 10% was bought with gift cards that I'd won and the remaining 10% was paid for with cold hard cash :rotfl:

Everyone got what they wanted and I didn't get into debt. I still have nearly £50 left over for next year :T

too_much_debt

Two large singing Christmas cuddly toys (Reindeer and Dog) for £5 each down from £30 each from B&Q (saving £50).


http://www.diy.com/departments/large-singing-swaying-reindeer/751701_BQ.prd


Have a picture on my computer but not sure how to load it here.

Ellsey

I got a £6 Gammon Joint from T for 24p!

mrs_lds

We purchased £300 worth of chocolate from staples for just £35 including jaffa cakes selection boxes, wispa packs, and loads more. Plus earlier in the year a Fendi scarf for just 20 pence

pk04

I've had loads freebies with cashback sites throughout the year but the best had to have been this:
I ordered some trays from Lakeland for my mum for xmas and they arrived with a second box full of stuff - when I called them to tell them they told me to keep it! Over £100 RRP for free