Presents & Stocking Fillers: Recommended Online Shops

Smickan

I've read a few threads that recommend places to shop and buy stocking fillers and presents online because they're cheap, or have special offers on etc - though whenever it comes down to actually having the money to buy things, I've always lost the thread

I hope noone minds this, but I thought we could have a list with information for online places that we've used and want to recommend if just for those of us who are as pinickity as me

• Name Of Shop:
• Website:
• Postage Costs?:
  
• What do they sell?: (Stocking fillers? Presents? Charity things?)
• Do they accept discount codes?: (If so - where can you get them?)
• Have you used them before?: (If so - how was your experience?)

• Name Of Shop: Deal Extreme
• Website: http://www.dealextreme.com/
• Postage Costs?: Free worldwide shipping, however it does take a little while apparently.
• What do they sell?: Seems to be anything and everything! And for cheap prices too. A rough idea of what things cost on there is to half the prices that are shown - ie $3 = roughly £1:50.
• Do they accept discount codes?: They do, and there is a small box on the checkout page to put them in, however the only one I have found is for 'BULKRATE' when you buy more than 25 things.
• Have you used them before?: I placed my first order with them last night - Almost $16 of things for just over £7 - Will definatley use them again.

• Name Of Shop: Net Price Direct
• Website: http://www.netpricedirect.co.uk/
• Postage Costs?: £3.95 - no matter how much you buy.
• What do they sell?: Stocking fillers, toys, crafts, presents, stationary etc.
• Do they accept discount codes?: They do, and there is a small box on the checkout page to put them in. I haven't found any at the moment.
• Have you used them before?: I've placed my first order and had no problems so far - aside from actually stopping buying things So much I wanted for myself as well as buying presents.

• Name Of Shop: Drink Stuff
• Website: http://www.drinkstuff.com
• Postage Costs?: £3.95 whatever you buy, or £5.95 for next day delivery. However, if you spend over £35, delivery is free.
• What do they sell?: DVD Games, Drink Themed Presents, Lights, Stocking Fillers, Presents, there's some real bargains too - they even have a Secret Santa category too.
• Do they accept discount codes?: They do, and there is a small box on the checkout page to put them in. A quick google search should bring some up.
• Have you used them before?: I have - last year. They were a fantastic and quick company and I was very pleased with the quality of the goods.

It's not a shop - but it's always worth mentioning hotukdeals too - http://www.hotukdeals.com/main.html - as they have loads of discount codes etc.

Smickan

• Name Of Shop: The Book People
• Website: http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/
• Postage Costs?: Free postage when you spend over £25. Standard £3.50 and Next Day is £5.95.
• What do they sell?: Books! Adults and childrens books for cheaper than the RRP.
• Do they accept discount codes?: They do, there's some for free postage and free gifts and more here and here
• Have you used them before?: I personally haven't, but I've seen them recommended on here many times.

• Name Of Shop: Hawkins Bazzar
• Website: http://www.hawkin.com/
• Postage Costs?: £4.99 no matter what you buy. Vouchers are available for free postage after certain amounts.
• What do they sell?: They appear to be like Netpricedirect and sell bits of everything
• Do they accept discount codes?: They do, there's some for free postage and free gifts and more here
• Have you used them before?: I personally haven't, but I've seen them recommended on here many times.

More discount codes can be found on !!!!!! too. http://www.!!!!!!.co.uk/

qwiksave

• Name Of Shop: Toycentre (Independent/Chain of Toyshops?)
• Website: www.toycentre.com
• Postage Costs?: £4.50 :eek: but it is for Any Size of Order and for NEXT DAY delivery.
• What do they sell?: Lots of Toys! The website may be closing down (??) because they have a Half Price Sale on at the moment on most of their toys - including the smaller Playmobil sets. Theres also Lego, Corgi Toys, Barbie, Spiderman, Branded Board Games.....
• Do they accept discount codes?: I believe they have had some on !!!!!! but they are not on now.
• Have you used them before?: Yes, delivered next day with no problems.

I liked (and got!) the Playmobil Easter Bunny sets and as they were half price, have been put away for next year!!

Smickan

• Name Of Shop: Wilkinsons
• Website: http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/page/home
• Postage Costs?: Store collection (2/3 days after your order is placed) is free, Monday to Friday 8-6 is £2.95 (Delivered within 2 days if ordered between 2pm), 2 hour slots on Monday-Saturday (only for orders over £25) is £4.95. (2 person delivery items cost £19.95 to be delivered but I'm assuming they're things that need to be installed and/or are huge)
• What do they sell?: Most things your usual Wilkos do. They have some fantastic deals on Selection Boxes/sweets/gift wrap/decorations etc.
• Do they accept discount codes?: Yup here.
• Have you used them before?: Not yet, but I'm gonna

pavlovs_dog

great idea for a thread smickan. its nice to have all these things together in one place!

loopyloopy_2

Name Of Shop: Online pound shop
Website: http://www.onlinepoundshop.com/
Postage Costs?: free delivery over £30 only catch to site minumum spend of £10 before you can check out. delivery depends on area, items ordered 10 items £6.50 for my postcode
What do they sell?: Lots of different nik naks, household items, kitchen items etc ideal stocking fillers.
Do they accept discount codes?: no.
Have you used them before?: Not yet,was a bit shocked with postage but if anyone finds they want to buy 30 items then this site may come in handy.

AliBow

SnowyOwl wrote: »

Am I going potty or is Wilkinson's and Hawkin's Bazaar one and the same company?

(Neither of them have a physical presence here in N.Ireland, but I'd like to see what they stock via the web).

Nope. Wilkos are officially a hardware store but they sell pretty much everything really. Hawkins Bazaar sell gadgets and silly toys and things you think they've stopped making. They've just opened a Hawkins near me, great for little presents.

hilstep2000

I din't know Wilkinsons were on the web! We haven't got one near us! THANKS!

Smickan

They haven't been on that long But they seem to be offering more deals on the net than in store! Can't be bad ^_^

HTH!

lucym

• [FONT=&quot]Name Of Shop: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Baker Ross [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Website:[/FONT] http://www.bakerross.co.uk/
• [FONT=&quot]Postage Costs?: [/FONT]Standard £3.45 – Free postage when you spend over £75. Other options available.
• [FONT=&quot]What do they sell?:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Multi packs of [/FONT]children's crafts, games and toys. They are great if you have several children to buy for.
• [FONT=&quot]Do they accept discount codes?:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Yes[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Have you used them before?:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Yes – many times, no problems.[/FONT]

Maysie

http://www.halfcost.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=11&categoryId=11301&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=11201&top_category=11201

not tried this company but seen it linked on this site before i was looking todya and saw the £1 section you can get curtains :O i am tempted by lots of wrapping paper but am resisting just at the moment.

To keep the cost of items competitive, we charge for delivery of orders, rather than including the extra cost on the price of the goods. The delivery charge is as stated, no matter how many parcels make up your order.

The standard delivery charge is:

• £3.99 for orders within mainland UK
• £5.00 for orders within N. Ireland and Scottish Offshore Islands (including some remote parts of the Scottish mainland)
• £7.50 to the Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Scilly Isles.

A signature will be required for all deliveries.

If items are returned to us as ‘undeliverable,’ we shall refund the price of the products plus our delivery charge, less £5, in respect of our postage and administrative costs.

looking on ebay i can see where some sellers might get there stock from. i had a good browse today but i am skint this week enjoy.

discount codes well there is a box for them.

looks like catalogue overstocks to me christmas , gernal household a few designer labels bits, clothes etc.