* Driving Home for Christmas * - It's the 2021 Christmas Chatter Thread!

C_J

@Beshki - does your OH like music? How about a CD? Or something practical like a Swiss Army knife (or similar)?

kerri_gt

@Beshki we're just having the same convo here. OH is really difficult to buy for, then again he just asked me and I didn't have any useful input either.
OH has really sensitive skin but does like a manly face oil I got him from TKM for dry patches (it doesn't make him look like he's been dipped in a deep fat fryer).

Could you maybe pool your resources and choose to do something together or go out for a nice meal vs presents?

I ordered a gift for a friend online last night (m&s site useless on my phone, had to get the laptop out at 1am). I am hoping there might be a BF deal but this was paid for with a voucher so even if there isn't, it's zero real £ for me.

Picked up a bag of sprouts and chestnuts for xmad dinner in Lidl today (why do so many places insist on putting bacon with them, OH is veggie and I don't like crispy bacon bits so it counts a lot of ones out).

Getting there slowly it feels. 

C_J

I think I might have finished the Christmas gift buying, woohoo! My last purchase was a PS4 game for Mister CJ, which I have paid for with Nectar points and which I will collect from Argos-in-Sainsbobs tomorrow. Traditionally I always buy him a computer game for Christmas but it’s always a gamble whether he suddenly decides to buy THE VERY SAME GAME for himself, despite being told he is not to purchase anything for himself after mid-November! I think I am safe with this one though, as it has only just been released and he baulks at paying full price on the new games and (sensibly) prefers to wait until the prices drop.

There are a couple of gifts still to be delivered - I bought the No7 £47 Advent calendar with my Boots points and free postage (intending to split the contents between my two daughters for stocking fillers and/or home made advent calendar fillers). I might sneak a couple of the bits to have as my own treats too 😀. That’s due to be delivered on Tuesday.  The last gift is a Saturn peach tree (the flat white doughnut-shaped peaches) for younger daughter and her OH, which I hope will arrive in time (it said ‘dispatch early December’).

And then I’m done.  

Spendless

I've often suggested this for difficult to buy for males. It prolongs the life of blades so cuts costs of constantly replacing them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/RazorPit-Original-Sharpener-Travel-Sharpens/dp/B004W2UMDW/ref=asc_df_B004W2UMDW/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310734735537&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18432122588337748988&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006679&hvtargid=pla-493027765810&psc=1

No good if they electric shave or have a beard though.

Or an experience. Though I can understand any wariness with booking something considering how many lockdowns and restrictions we've had since early last year!

C_J

I bought one of those razor blade sharpeners a few years back on your recommendation, Spendless - and it’s great!

Other ideas for your OH Beshki - does he drink? You can get various different kinds of kits for brew-your-own-beer-in-a-bag which aren’t too expensive.

Mrs_Ryan

So much for saying no more….

I agreed to go halves with my brother on a pair of gold, Ruby and Diamond earrings for mum and I got OH a Doro smartphone. I always change his phone when I change mine and I’m changing mine shortly (I’m getting my brother’s old phone as he’s changed his) OH had one of the Doro flip phones at the minute but he can’t text on it so I thought it would be easier for him. 

I’m also going to have to order a Kindle charger as it seems that Kindles don’t come with chargers (bit daft if you ask me) 

kerri_gt

Can't recal who was asking about hams in Lidl but saw these in store today 

C_J

It was me!! Oh, thank you Kerri!!!!  I will have to dash to Lidl tomorrow morning and snap up a couple of those before they sell out. They are brilliant value for money. Thank you so much for taking the time to post about them.

kerri_gt

Glad i could help @C_J fingers crossed your local has them. 

princesskitty29

Hi all, I haven't been on here in a while as i've been busy with the boys and had various things going on. My mum was diagnosed with cancer last week, which was a bit of a shock but they say they've caught it early and it's looking positive at the moment so fingers crossed. Unfortunately for her Christmas falls right in the middle of her radiotherapy treatment so i'm not sure how she'll be feeling, we'll have to play it by ear. At least Christmas day is on a Saturday so she'll be having a rest from the treatment!

I've still been busy getting organised for Christmas and i'm really pleased with my progress this year. I haven't read back yet, i'm going to read back now but just wanted to say hi in case I ran out of time to reply once i'd caught up.