so who has started for 2008?

Horace

Not hit the sales yet but I have one basket left plus a stack of bath smellies from Avon when they were flogging 5 for a fiver. I have a ton of wrapping paper bought last year as well as some gift bags (a Lidl special pack).

I have been sizing up all my christmas cards to see what can be recycled into other cards and what can be used as gift tags (even my gift tags have been recycled!).:D

I hope to hit the sales either tomorrow afternoon or at least at the weekend.

Riq

369 days until xmas 2008?

Am I confused, but that doesn't make sense to me.

sparklygirl1

Got a few today. M&S had good reductions.

bluenose1

M and S had diamante compact mirrors and silver perfume atomisers in a nice presentation box reduced from £15 to £3. Also silver notebooks and keyrings with same price reduction.

Argos had great pink gym sets with fm radio, water bottle, nicrofibre towels reduced from £19.99 to £4.99. Actually bought myself one as it is ideal size for trip to Gym
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2610261/Trail/searchtext%3EPINK+GYM+SET.htm

Rachie_B

bluenose1 wrote: »

M and S had diamante compact mirrors and silver perfume atomisers in a nice presentation box reduced from £15 to £3. Also silver notebooks and keyrings with same price reduction.

Argos had great pink gym sets with fm radio, water bottle, nicrofibre towels reduced from £19.99 to £4.99. Actually bought myself one as it is ideal size for trip to Gym
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2610261/Trail/searchtext%3EPINK+GYM+SET.htm

i got some of those too ! and the jewellery rolls and pink cocktail shakers :rotfl: both down to £3

oh and a lovely cream vase down to £2 .....

earthmother

Horace wrote: »

I have been sizing up all my christmas cards to see what can be recycled into other cards and what can be used as gift tags (even my gift tags have been recycled!).:D

Same here - I have saved what paper escaped the boys - the good stuff will be used to make cards and tags (along with the saved gift tags and old cards), and the scrappier bits will be shredded for basket packing.

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

I intend to use the stuff i get in sales (started yesterday with lakeland online) to do birthday baskets and once they are finished i will use summer sales and bogof etc offers the rest of the year for christmas.

the magazine subscriptions i sent this year using tescos clubcard vouchers seemed to go down well so i will continue to save points for next year

mum2one

My spreadsheet is all set up for birthdays and xmas 2008, all with budgets, have hit Argoa and Boots sales 3 big bags stuff, plus the recycleable gifts!!

Aiming by end of Jan to have half bday and xmas prezzies sorted, budget budget budget this yr,

the xmas cards are being recycled as tags as many as poss all helps out, off to Tunisa later in yr, be duty free whisky 4 sum xmas prezzies, and a few scarves etc 4 prezzies,

Aim to get 1 present a mth, was really organised present buying this yr, but just lost the will to live when it came to wrapping them we ended up buying for 59 people! it gets worst. x

Sallys_Savings

SmileyS wrote: »

I tend to go in a few weeks time when everything gets knocked down again ;-)

same as me...lol...I'm too mean to pay the first sale price

mary43

I used to just recycle cards for gift tags but then started making my own cards so apart from special ones from family that I like to keep I recycle the rest in cards as well.
Haven't bought anything towards next year but made a list in my head.........just need to get it down on paper.
Got birthdays coming up March and April as well plus I've started de-cluttering........................