Great Virtually Free Stocking Fillers Hunt

wingates

Walkers Crisps - https://www.walkers.co.uk - are giving away free walkometers (small pedometer) would make good stocking fillers for older kids, only one per household (or e-mail address lol!!)
Rosemary

Ordered my walkometers weeks ago.
They say allow 45 days for delivery. May be here for next Crimbo.

airwalk

i ordered a pedometer near the begin of the walkers promo it said 28 days del got it in bout 3 days i reckon they'l come in about 1,2 weeks max

Viz_2

Same here !

dizzydaisy_3

Thank you everybody for all the ideas. I do a stocking for my mum, dad, brother and grandmother, (on a very tight budget!) so this is all v. useful.

A few suggestions for ADULT STOCKINGS
(sorry if I'm reapeating stuff):

boots/superdrug/woolworths do pretty little 'travel size' / 'tester size' pots and bottles of bubble bath, shampoo, moisturiser, lip balm etc etc - even in 'manly' varieties. Also sachets of 'single portion' special hair treatment / face mask etc.

For anybody interested in gardening, choose a packet of interesting flower or veg seeds that will take their fancy. The packets are really pretty, and many annuals are very easy and suitable even for a pot/window box.

Look on the sweetie shelves. There are lots of 'special editions' of chocolate bars etc - find something perfectly suited to their tastes - E.g. My brother likes rolos, and baileys irish cream :- Irish cream rolos = 45p, one stocking present sorted.

You can use the same principle on other types of food - even in the supermarket - if you know the tastes of the recipient, you're bound to find a packet of biscuits with cherry/chocolate/toffee/praline or whatever. A little tub of 'fancy' nuts with whatever flavouring or a packet of interesting savory nibbles (in the snack section or party nibbles section) a jar of 'posh' preserves - eg mustard with whisky / strawberry jam with champagne/ port and damson chutney.

Present to make: get a small bottle of plain, basic olive oil and add flavouring(s) of choice (chillies, garlic, ginger, strips of lemon zest, sprigs of herbs . . . etc). This looks pretty and the flavours infuse the oil.
You pay loads for these in the shops!

I've also done jars of home-made lemon curd / marmalade etc but that takes a bit more time obviously.

Get some coloured translucent cellophane from a craft shop. Make or buy a few nice truffles / chocolates / sugared almonds or whatever, put in the centre of a square of cellophane and 'gather up' to make a little 'sack' tied at the neck with pretty ribbon. (This is easier than it sounds) and looks lovely with just 4 truffles for example.
You could do a slightly larger version with their favourites from a 'pick'n'mix' - (does that still exist?)

sorry to ramble on

dizzydaisy
xxx

KK

Returning to the Love in a Box theme once more I have done mine now (really enjoyed doing the shopping) and shared the experience with my daughter. She didn't want to know about people not being as lucky as her and got quite upset with me talking about it at first. Then really got into the idea and went to her treasure basket (I call it a junk box) which is full of cracker toys, odd and sods, party bag gifts, stocking pressies etc and we went through and pulled out all the unused duplicates of things like party blowers, marbles, bouncy balls and fancy pencils and found even more stuff to add top the box. She then got really into it and went up to her bedroom. I put a stop to her giving away toys she loves as she would get upset about that. I'm hoping the Christmas message is getting across now.

Sofa_Sogood

I'm not sure if some of the collection dates for the shoebox appeals are out of date now. Some of those being sent abroad finished last week but there's local ones still running.

I read somewhere that things like soap, flannels, toothpaste etc were much appreciated, but not chocolate or anything liquid.

I'll have to try and find the site add.

zanadu

These suggestions are great, but really, can't you get a part time cleaning job or something and give your kids a Christmas to remember? They're only young once.

culpepper

These suggestions are great, but really, can't you get a part time cleaning job or something and give your kids a Christmas to remember? They're only young once.

Ouch!
My best christmases are the one when My Uncle gave me a dolls house he had made and my auntie had made all the furniture and the one where my dad had taken bits of bicycles and made me one good one out of them. All the games,toys,etc from shops in other years are forgotten because those things came with so much love attached.

carrottopsuk

Ouch!
My best christmases are the one when My Uncle gave me a dolls house he had made and my auntie had made all the furniture  and the one where my dad had taken bits of bicycles and made me one good one out of them. All the games,toys,etc from shops in other years are forgotten because those things came with so much love attached.

I agree - when looking back to my childhood -the presents that I instantly remember is a lovely wooden cot that my grandad made me and a wooden fort that he made for my brother. We had lots of other presents that christmas but I couldn't tell you what they were.

crutches

These suggestions are great, but really, can't you get a part time cleaning job or something and give your kids a Christmas to remember? They're only young once.

ouch!i've got 8 kids to buy for(2nd marriage),i'm on crutches most of the time,and have a young baby so no i dont think anyone would employ me.
my children are learning about giving as well as receiving,making decorations and presents.I use this site to save ££ on day to day things not dell computers...even the £150 ones are beyond me.but using the site i got the panasonic phones from argos for
£30.2 delighted children are using them now but that is their present.the younger ones are having recycled toys and this thread on fillers means i could afford those phones and give them an xmas to remember.