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Anyone know where I can buy space type toys for age 3? It's for the Xmas toy gift tree from Dunelm mill so it will need to be something with at least age 3 on them otherwise I don't think I can hand it in, so far the few things I've seen have age 5/6+ on them
 
Does anyone have recommendations for nice candles good for a gift, that smell nice but are more of like organic, smaller business place or something less known (thinking not jo malone, white company, neom etc)
 
Does anyone have recommendations for nice candles good for a gift, that smell nice but are more of like organic, smaller business place or something less known (thinking not jo malone, white company, neom etc)
Valentte
 
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Does anyone have recommendations for nice candles good for a gift, that smell nice but are more of like organic, smaller business place or something less known (thinking not jo malone, white company, neom etc)
I like St Eval. Good scents, nothing chemically, last all the way through. Tins, tea lights, or fancier. Made in north Cornwall.
 
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I like St Eval. Good scents, nothing chemically, last all the way through. Tins, tea lights, or fancier. Made in north Cornwall.
Forgot to say: NEW10 for 10% off for new customers, although they also sell them on the big box hellhole.
 
Can anybody recommend a pair of warm but stylish gloves? I get chilblains every year and I’m struggling to find gloves that actually keep my hands warm.
Where do you live? Stylish and warm could be leather or lined leather. And if you want really, really warm, go for the lined leather ugg ones.

I've heard that Uniqlo heattech is nice too. But I've bought ugg and ugg like gloves (sheepskin with sheep wool) years ago and never looked back
 
Has anyone ever bought or been given a gift experience from websites like Wonder days? Are they any good ?
 
Has anyone ever bought or been given a gift experience from websites like Wonder days? Are they any good ?
Driving experiences and the like are usually very basic and require taking out extra insurance, upselling more time/laps, better cars, pictures etc at the time so cost the recipitant way more. They can also be restrictive with dates and locations selling out. My OH ended up paying about £80 extra to make it remotely worthwhile (the included cars weren’t great, anything decent was booked out months in advance) and having to compromise on dates/location.

I know someone who got a birthday package with an afternoon tea at a fancy restaurant, a comedy club evening and something else but the use by date was stupidly short, the afternoon tea could only be a week day, the comedy club was a week night and they couldn’t do it to coincide so they ended up having to travel to London twice to use them.

Basically, thoroughly check the restrictions/ts&cs because you’re probably as well to book direct or buy a voucher direct so you know exactly what you’re getting than go via a middle man.
 
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Has anyone ever bought or been given a gift experience from websites like Wonder days? Are they any good ?
I've done it before, not with them but with others, an about 80% of it was mostly England which was no good for us being in Scotland, practically nothing is covered here but you don't know that most times till you have paid

What was the gift you were looking to get? I've found that the sites are helpful for ideas an as soon as I've found something I think people may like I go to company's themselves an book through them, my brother loves the driving type experiences so I go to a racing track up here an book through them, I've also went to hotels themselves an gotten things, with going direct you get a clearer picture of exactly what you are getting rather than hidden things in most of these gift experiences just like littlepup has said
 
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I booked a helicopter trip for my husband through one of those companies. They kept cancelling at the last minute then saying they couldn't reschedule for another 1-3 months so in the end I demanded a refund. They don't normally issue refunds but I somehow got to speak to someone who didn't realise that and they did it without any trouble.
 
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I'm not planing on making it a big deal with school but I'd i like opinions as it feels off,
My 5 year old swallowed a coin at school school (it happens no fault of school)
They rang me saying she was sick come pick her up (they didnt know at this point)
I turned up and they said she's just admitted to swallowing a coin.
We were quickly ushered off the site, I had to find my own way to the hospital. Which is fine I did, but surely she was under their care so surely yes have a parent attend but for their own back make sure the child attends a&e
 
I'm not planing on making it a big deal with school but I'd i like opinions as it feels off,
My 5 year old swallowed a coin at school school (it happens no fault of school)
They rang me saying she was sick come pick her up (they didnt know at this point)
I turned up and they said she's just admitted to swallowing a coin.
We were quickly ushered off the site, I had to find my own way to the hospital. Which is fine I did, but surely she was under their care so surely yes have a parent attend but for their own back make sure the child attends a&e
I see this probably as you turning up relieved them of the duty to take her.
But a quick google also just showed me a school has no obligation to take a child to hospital.