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Generally what is the best time to buy Lego?
They currently have some of the new 2020 Harry potter lego on sale at the moment for the same price at Symths Toys, John Lewis, Argos and Amazon price matched recently too but the last one has put the price back up for the privite 4 house.
I'm not sure if I should purchase now or maybe wait until black friday or after Christmas if it's the Advent calendar I also want- but then they might not discount that particular theme. Last year the Harry potter advent calendar was down to £6.24 in waterstones in Feb!
They currently have some of the new 2020 Harry potter lego on sale at the moment for the same price at Symths Toys, John Lewis, Argos and Amazon price matched recently too but the last one has put the price back up for the privite 4 house.
I'm not sure if I should purchase now or maybe wait until black friday or after Christmas if it's the Advent calendar I also want- but then they might not discount that particular theme. Last year the Harry potter advent calendar was down to £6.24 in waterstones in Feb!
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Really not sure.. this is my first year that I've bought a LEGO themed set and I got it at Smyths while they have 20% off. My thinking is if it's in stock now, it might not be later.Generally what is the best time to buy Lego?
They currently have some of the new 2020 Harry potter lego on sale at the moment for the same price at Symths Toys, John Lewis, Argos and Amazon price matched recently too but the last one has put the price back up for the privite 4 house.
I'm not sure if I should purchase now or maybe wait until black friday or after Christmas if it's the Advent calendar I also want- but then they might not discount that particular theme. Last year the Harry potter advent calendar was down to £6.24 in waterstones in Feb!
Sainsbury's toy sale is also due 14th Oct I think but that would be, I assume, the same as the current Argos offer of 25%?Generally what is the best time to buy Lego?
They currently have some of the new 2020 Harry potter lego on sale at the moment for the same price at Symths Toys, John Lewis, Argos and Amazon price matched recently too but the last one has put the price back up for the privite 4 house.
I'm not sure if I should purchase now or maybe wait until black friday or after Christmas if it's the Advent calendar I also want- but then they might not discount that particular theme. Last year the Harry potter advent calendar was down to £6.24 in waterstones in Feb!
This is one of my fav things to watch over christmas, it gets me so excited and emotional at the same time!
So glad I found this thread, just read through it and now I feel so Christmassy! I’m going to start Christmas shopping next pay day I think. I’ve been spending way too much recently on myself so from next month I’m doing no spending on myself (other than food etc) and just getting presents.
Really stuck for ideas for my boyfriend - might look at booking a night away in one of those cabins with a hot tub but they all seem so expensive
On Christmas Eve morning I travel back home then in the evening my mum and I visit family to drop off presents and usually end up drinking (even though we always vow we won’t) and having to phone my Dad to come and pick us up because we can’t drive
then we go home, order a Chinese or a pizza and sit and watch christmas films in our marching pyjamas. My brother and I are in our 20s and still have matching pjs every year. He has moved out with his girlfriend now but they’ve decided to both go back to their own family for Christmas morning and see each other later. My mum also still insists we go to bed early so she can put out our presents.. apparently it’s not the same if we watch her do it
Christmas morning we spend just the four of us opening presents and then have Christmas dinner at about 2. We then go round to my aunties where there is about 20 of us and have a lovely day playing games and eating more food. My brothers girlfriend comes to join too. Hoping this can still happen this year
my cousin has children who are 4 and 1 so seeing them is the highlight of my day as the older one is old enough to understand “Santa” and she gets so excited.
Boxing Day is full of food and staying in pjs on the sofa all day
Really stuck for ideas for my boyfriend - might look at booking a night away in one of those cabins with a hot tub but they all seem so expensive
On Christmas Eve morning I travel back home then in the evening my mum and I visit family to drop off presents and usually end up drinking (even though we always vow we won’t) and having to phone my Dad to come and pick us up because we can’t drive
then we go home, order a Chinese or a pizza and sit and watch christmas films in our marching pyjamas. My brother and I are in our 20s and still have matching pjs every year. He has moved out with his girlfriend now but they’ve decided to both go back to their own family for Christmas morning and see each other later. My mum also still insists we go to bed early so she can put out our presents.. apparently it’s not the same if we watch her do it Christmas morning we spend just the four of us opening presents and then have Christmas dinner at about 2. We then go round to my aunties where there is about 20 of us and have a lovely day playing games and eating more food. My brothers girlfriend comes to join too. Hoping this can still happen this year
my cousin has children who are 4 and 1 so seeing them is the highlight of my day as the older one is old enough to understand “Santa” and she gets so excited. Boxing Day is full of food and staying in pjs on the sofa all day
Must say loving all the stocking gift ideas.
their popcorn is the best one Ive tried and you dont get any hard bits of corn either.
Just wasted a solid hour browsing the M&S Xmas party food site and adding stuff to my trolley of dreams that of course I’ll never checkout. I’m on £237 so far and am very excited for FOOD I’LL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD. ducks sake 
He gives no people and nor do I.
One of my kids is still wearing his elf pjs from last XmasI’m loving the idea of a North Pole box on 1st December
I always thought what’s the point in Christmas Pyjamas on Christmas Eve I want the kids to wear them more than once!!
I always buy what I can in the sale in January, cards, wrapping paper, PJ’s etc because I don’t want my kids to miss out but I don’t have a big Christmas budget.
He gives no people and nor do I.
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I did the same thing this evening but then thought of how we don’t even know how many we’ll have for Christmas with various restrictions. Anyone else delaying things like Christmas food orders?Just wasted a solid hour browsing the M&S Xmas party food site and adding stuff to my trolley of dreams that of course I’ll never checkout. I’m on £237 so far and am very excited for FOOD I’LL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD. ducks sake
One of my kids is still wearing his elf pjs from last Xmas
Yup same here! Don’t know what to do! In an area of lockdown and honestly can’t see it getting better in the short term
Well we do have half term coming up so I'm hoping numbers will fall and Boris can lift some of the restrictions in time for crimbletide.
I did a Sainsbury’s Christmas food order yesterday! There’s only two of us though so don’t need to worry about restrictions, I feel for those that are in limbo.
I’m on my 3rd Christmas film of the day.
Which films have you watched??
I’ve opened the celebrations
- Christmas jarsWhich films have you watched??
- Christmas on Holly Lane
- Hometown Christmas
They are all cheesy Christmas films, but aren’t most of them
Was/is also my first time watching them.I don’t think I’ve seen any of these
I watched holly lane last year - Christmas 24 style films are the best! (Alone obv my husband can’t bear them)
I’m forever single so don’t have to worry about that haha! Which other films do you recommend?