The 2008 Xmas Savings Thread

lgda

edda wrote: »

Are you sure about this date? Most websites are quoting 17th November e.g.
http://www.myfinances.co.uk/companies/savings-investments/savings/savings-general/save-cash-christmas-at-asda-$1245211.htm

Hi
i was given the 27th in our local store, but after you said 17th i have e-mailed customer services, this was the reply :-
Thank you for your message.

Dear Miss Parker

Thanks for getting in touch.

Your Christmas bonus will be added to your savings card on 23 November
2008 at 17:00.

If you need any extra help, please let us know.

Kind Regards

ASDA Service Team

Triggles

Woohoo! We spent our £40 on Amazon to order Christmas presents that were on sale. And last night I managed to get another £20 worth of Amazon vouchers again. So that covers a present we were looking to order for DS. Hooray!

DebbieJM

Hi All,
This is my first post on MSE so not sure if I'm in the right place but will give it a go!
Toys R Us have got some deals on Thmoas Tank Engine at the mo that seems pretty good. I have spent ages on the internet trying to find a complete list of all of the "Motor Road & Rail" range (my 3 year old likes those sets the best) so I can go on some other websites and compare prices before buying from Toys R Us but such a list appears not to exist (or I am looking in the wrong place!).
My main dilemma is I have saved all year and got £400 of Park vouchers which can't be spent at Toys R Us but can be spent at Woolworths and Argos who also sell Thomas items but I'm finding it extremely difficult to make direct comparisons between the items!!! The saving at Toys R Us has got to be enough to justify using cash as opposed to the vouchers!
I think I've made sense, has anyone any suggestions please?!!!
Debbie

jumpjump

Hi everyone, first time poster here at MSE.

Myself and the OH have decided this year to try and pick up most, if not all our gifts second hand. We've hit the classified papers hard since September, our best deal was getting a barely used Samsung laptop for my nephew for £130, quite a saving. I recommend a look in the Friday-Ad.

Looking forward to getting stuck in at MSE!

sparrer

DebbieJM wrote: »

Hi All,
This is my first post on MSE so not sure if I'm in the right place but will give it a go!
Toys R Us have got some deals on Thmoas Tank Engine at the mo that seems pretty good. I have spent ages on the internet trying to find a complete list of all of the "Motor Road & Rail" range (my 3 year old likes those sets the best) so I can go on some other websites and compare prices before buying from Toys R Us but such a list appears not to exist (or I am looking in the wrong place!).
My main dilemma is I have saved all year and got £400 of Park vouchers which can't be spent at Toys R Us but can be spent at Woolworths and Argos who also sell Thomas items but I'm finding it extremely difficult to make direct comparisons between the items!!! The saving at Toys R Us has got to be enough to justify using cash as opposed to the vouchers!
I think I've made sense, has anyone any suggestions please?!!!
Debbie

Sorry Debbie I can't help you with Thomas, even my DGC are too old :eek: for that now but expect someone wil come along shortly with an answer for you.

Meanwhile welcome to the boards, it's great here (even if I do spend far too much time here)

chem14346777

unsy wrote: »

If anyone is considering buying a nintendo wii for christmas then i have found a great alternative. I bought a games console from Ebay called MiWi, OK the graphics arent as good but for £35 quid plus delivery its great value for money. It also comes with 31 games to get you started.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330276602699&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

I would seriously suggest you dont:

link 1

link 2

Its cheap Chinese tat. if you bought this for the kids, I think they'd be pretty devastated.

laurasbump

I've just come back from Matalan Clearance in Newport and I was surprised at how much was there and how little of it was tat! Everything's at least half price and it's also BOGOF. I've bought my sister's present...

Sister: pair of black high-sheen trousers and black knit top: RRP is £36 but I paid £11. Will team this with a sparkly bag I bought from Accessorise for £6 in the Jan sales. Just hope that the sizes are right!

Most of the stuff is from last Summer but if you've anyone with birthdays in the Summer (I'll have 6 coming up between May and August) then it's worth buying now. I'm going back to buy all of DS's summer stuff as they had loads of boys t-shirts and shorts.

Oh and they also had quite a lot in the way of office wear.

I'll definitely be going back in the Summer to get Winter birthday/Christmas stuff.

Laura

kormachameleon

Hi,
I know it's a bit late for this Christmas, but here's a tip for saving in the future.
Every time I get a £2 coin, I put it away for Christmas. Very simple. It's caught on amongst a few of my friends. You don't really miss £2 (obviously if you're hard up that day/week, you don't have to put away the £2). Anyway, I've saved over £500 this year using that method.
KC

paddingtondoo

Hi,
I received this offer from Argos this morning -

Code TOY1108PVE
save 5 off over £30
save 10 off over £50
save 20 off over £100

Offer ends 11th November

Spend must be on toys for home delivery

Not sure if it's exclusive to me or not

HTH

debs1969_2

Hi

Are those savings in pounds or percents?