I know I'll probably be shot down in
flames for talking about Christmas already but we all should really
prepare way in advanced for this festive holiday. With household incomes
being cut, people being made redundant and a baby boom spreading like
wild fire, more families are feeling the financial pressure and
Christmas can be one of those difficult times when money is squeezed to
the maximum.
I feel the pressure a bit at times as
Logan's birthday is in December a few weeks before Christmas. It can be
hard trying to balance out presents for both birthday and Christmas and
quite expensive as you can imagine with 2 big events happening at once!
This is why I've been purchasing presents way in advanced from as far
back as January (I know you'll think I'm nuts) but it has to be done if I
want to give Logan nice things and save some pennies at the same time.
So I'd just like to share some of the
great bargains I've managed to get my hands on this year for Logan's
birthday and Christmas, and I hope it gives you some inspiration to do a
bit of bargain hunting yourself. I'd love to hear of any good bargains you've managed to get your paws on too!
ELC HappyLand Lights and Sounds Lift Off Rocket
This toy is really big and looks great in
the box so hopefully it's even better when it’s out but it normally has
a retail price of around £30-35 from Early Learning Centre. I managed
to bag this baby for a mere £7.50 from Argos in the sale! One of my best
bargains to date.
Chuggington Train Sets
My son is obsessed with most things on
wheels which include trains so when I spotted these Chuggington train
sets in Home Bargains I couldn't resist. I managed to purchase the
Interactive Mountain Quarry set, the Interactive Chug Wash and the
Starter Set all for £5.99 each when they normally range from £15.99 to
£24.99. Another great bargain and basically I saved myself £45!
Lego Disney Cars
Disney Cars is another obsession my son
has and it's the first film he sat down and properly watched from
beginning to end. Lightning McQueen and Mater have to be his favourite
but any character from the film puts a smile on his little face. Boots
have had a sale on recently and when I spotted the Lego Disney Cars
Tokyo Pit Stop toy was reduced to £3.50 I jumped on it. This toy
normally retails for £14.99 so I was delighted with my £11.49 discount.
Chuggington Remote Control Wilson
More Chuggington but this time a remote
controlled toy which retails for £21.99. I saw this at a second hand
market recently for £4 which I thought was fantastic but wasn't sure how
much the toy had been played with and worried if it was on it’s last
legs. I spied a brand new one in the Boots sale though for £9.00, saving
myself a tasty £12.99 - happy days!
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