santas Challenge 2016... Gifts, chat, challenges

chanie

crazy-cat-lady wrote: »

Diaries
card factory has all their stock in. Really good prices and a good range, the ones near here anyway. I got two calendars for a pound and also a handbag diary and a big chunky one for £1 each. Usually get them before this point in the year. They were late in. Everyone thinks I'm weird for buying them early. Though to me this isn't early. So I'm glad you're all weird along with me

My local Card Factory sells out of the calendars by the beginning of December, so I always buy my calendar and handbag diary early.

I've had a bit of a buying frenzy recently. My 'dry' bargain spell has meant I haven't done as much as I would have liked, so I'm playing catch up. I raided Wilk0s and bought some stocking fillers for the children today.

mum2one

Clinton cards have had a sale on the large candles, they were £10 each reduced to £5 - ova the weekend they had them on Bogof,

Xmas bags , card factory just started them, grab the nasal as by mid November there gone,

Give u all a laugh took miss hoodie to chippe ( still on hols) big q so I sat outside - there was 3 lads -!they were a bit c o c k y - one said she her in the flowered jacket wouldn't mind doing her - looked in - it was miss h they were talking about - so said she's my daughter - she's only 13. They never went so red - it was fun xx

MrsTinks

mum2one wrote: »

Clinton cards have had a sale on the large candles, they were £10 each reduced to £5 - ova the weekend they had them on Bogof,

Hmmmm any idea if they're still on offer Mum2one? I like having a spare stash of gifts like this for when I forget people and for neighbours (we live in the country side and when there is much spreading it's a bit of a village joke LOL)

mum2one

MrsTinks wrote: »

Hmmmm any idea if they're still on offer Mum2one? I like having a spare stash of gifts like this for when I forget people and for neighbours (we live in the country side and when there is much spreading it's a bit of a village joke LOL)

There still on offer at £5 each, they had some flavours at £3 (cider, gingerbread and pine,
Mine are ready for the xmas box,

I've been and stocked up on my Xmas bags from card factory , mega big are 2 for 1.50, large 3 for £1, med 4 for £1 and small 6 for £1 xx

MrsTinks

mum2one wrote: »

There still on offer at £5 each, they had some flavours at £3 (cider, gingerbread and pine,
Mine are ready for the xmas box,

I've been and stocked up on my Xmas bags from card factory , mega big are 2 for 1.50, large 3 for £1, med 4 for £1 and small 6 for £1 xx

I love Christmas smells lol guess who's going candle shopping this weekend lol

chanie

I was in town today, buying some back to school stuff and popped into Card Factory. I bought Xmas gift bags, money wallets, stickytape, a calendar and a diary.

I also bought a couple of Xmas purchases:

Luggage tag - MIL likes going on holiday, so I thought it would be an appropiate gift, to help identify her luggage. I would have loved to have bought a real leather one with her name engraved on it, but MIL would see it as a waste of money, so I got a novelty one.

Pjs - I always buy new Xmas eve pjs for the children. Most stores still have their summer pjs in stock, but I found some winter ones with a character that DS is really in to. I showed them to OH and he really wanted to give them to DS now in case he was into something new by Xmas. This is why I don't tell OH what I've bought, as he will want to give the gift early!!!

Fold up shopping bags - peacocks had an area by the till filled with fold up bags for £1.50. I bought leopard print ones for my mum and sister. I have one from IKEA, which I use loads. I know neither of them would think to get one, so hopefully it will help them to cut down on plastic bag usage.

mum2one

A heads head when we were in Clintons the lady there said in the next week or so the Art Deco range is going half price.

I've treated myself to a new tattoo, it's a blue rose with the stem and leaves from the stem its got dad wrote on it, he loved roses and blue was his fav colour.

Had the same tattooist that did my others we worked out it was 16yrs ago he did my 1st one and it's been 13 yrs since my last - he recognised me as soon as walked into the shop... Xx

MrsTinks

mum2one wrote: »

I've treated myself to a new tattoo

now we all know a tattoo is a necessity not a treat

(Really need to go back for the next instalment on my back piece!)

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101 day's to go :xmastree::xmassmile:rudolf::snow_grin

Dxxx

mrs-moneypenny

Sorry not been in forever.
Hope everyone is well
I've been up to my ears with decorating and tidying. Christmas stuff has been sorted through tidied and I've written a list of what I have with a view to using as much as I can from the stash this year.

My mil always asks for the dairy diary pack from her milkman (from one of the grandkids) then she gets persuaded to buy one from the ringtons tea man she always tells me it's for a friend for Christmas then I see her sneaking it into the recycling mid summer.