The 2008 Xmas Savings Thread

shelovestobuystuff

My quidco cashback for Aug was carried forward to sept and they paid out a few days ago so £171 cashback which will cover all of DD,s xmas pressies which I have bought the bulk of already(all at great reduced prices),still to buy her a Rosy doll £20,Narnia DVD,s £25,aslan soft toy £10,HSM sing along CD + book £5,enchanted DVD £10,enchanted dress £10,books about horses £5 and some sweeties £5.
Will have to sell stuff on ebay and build up more cashback to pay for DS,s pressies and for all the adults and extended family too.Trying to limit it to £20 each for everyone else this year(although I have already overspent on something I liked for my mum) and we have 12 to buy for so quite a bit to save yet.

Ice_2

well I am going for the big pressie with the wow factor this year...for me sky hd for my son sky hd for my brother sky hd £150 each with a box of thorntons truffles which say MERRY CHRISTMAS wow that's me done for christmas already...I have also bought a "Santa's express train" for under the tree...as I don't think there will be anything else under that this year...
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY...:D:xmastree::D

*Louise*

^^Wow - that sounds so simple - I'm jealous!!

Galaxy863

Well I'm pleased to see im not the only one thinking about christmas already ( I think the OH thinks im mad! )

No presents bought so far but we have enough ipoints to get a £40 gift voucher for send it which can be used to buy a few presents and I've saved my clubcard vouchers for tescos so have around £30 in those, not a great deal but as they say every little helps!!

sarahc44

oh yes xmas thoughts have begun here!! Got a few pressies and lots more up my sleeve - just got to get them.
got £600 saved and another 300 def to come so we are decorating the stairs, landing and dining room as a present to ourselves

x xx

Ice_2

Galaxy863 wrote: »

Well I'm pleased to see im not the only one thinking about christmas already ( I think the OH thinks im mad! )

No presents bought so far but we have enough ipoints to get a £40 gift voucher for send it which can be used to buy a few presents and I've saved my clubcard vouchers for tescos so have around £30 in those, not a great deal but as they say every little helps!!

don't forget quidco...every little helps...:D

Ice_2

*Louise* wrote: »

^^Wow - that sounds so simple - I'm jealous!!

I am going to enjoy looking around the shops this christmas and just indulge in christmas mas....enjoying the music and the essence of christmas...

Ice_2

sarahc44 wrote: »

oh yes xmas thoughts have begun here!! Got a few pressies and lots more up my sleeve - just got to get them.
got £600 saved and another 300 def to come so we are decorating the stairs, landing and dining room as a present to ourselves

x xx

I have decided to paint the lounge this year in october so that its nice and fresh for christmas...I just need a couple of tins of paints and thats me done...I am going to do the whole lot in 2 years times...next year is souly for the gardens front back & sides...and the year after the house...although I am having all new wooden floors downstairs all new carpets upstairs all new door jarms/shirting and all new doors...so about £3000-4000 so that'll be one nice year to look forward to then I want 2 new wardrobes a new 2 2 seater sofas eveything apart from the things like washer/dryer cooker fridge/freezer....tv's etc ....so not to bad...I don'twant much do I...but it's all saved up for and paid with cash...so not doing any harm...after that I want a holiday...maybe lapland...
:rotfl:

shelovestobuystuff

Yikes!!!Did more shopping today for xmas,lots of lovely bargains but I am all spent out for now.Have to get ebaying before I can go shopping again.

SugarSpun

All my Christmas presents are bought, and all the ones that aren't in my mother's loft are wrapped.

I still have to buy the makings of Christmas morning breakfast and a bottle of wine. But that's all.

Even better, I bought all the gifts, all the wine I've bought so far, filled four Christmas shoeboxes and bought myself two pairs of winter boots, all for less than the money I made back on ebay/quidco/pigsback etc. Hurrah!