Christmas 2016: What did you buy today?

Posy · 04-09-2016 07:15PM #1

Pick up a tin of roses? Cranberry sauce? Santa pyjamas?
Cake decorations? Somebody's present or a box of Christmas cards?

Come and show us here so we can ooooh and aaaah over all your purchases for 2016!

Posy · 04-09-2016 07:32PM

Today I bought two of these bad boys!

Glitzgirl · 04-09-2016 08:07PM

Oh I love this thread! But I have most of my shopping done

so it will just be pictures of boxes of Celebrations and Roses from me im afraid !! :pac:

Loughc · 04-09-2016 08:42PM

Posy wrote: »

Today I bought two of these bad boys!

Omg. Yes. Where did you get them? Lindt is my favourite.

Unless the second one is for me :pac:

Posy · 04-09-2016 09:57PM

Of course!

I got them in the Brown Thomas Christmas shop.

Day Lewin · 04-09-2016 11:36PM

Maple syrup for the biscuit baking.

Sun in Capri · 09-09-2016 03:38PM

I just found this thread now :-) I nearly bought a Christmas present today, in fact I will probably go back and get it tomorrow. A small gift, a small champagne bottle that is a candle - it actually looked lovely. Will pop up a photo when I buy it.

Miaireland · 09-09-2016 03:42PM

Picked up a box of Crackers today in Brown Thomas Christmas Shop.

groucho marx · 11-09-2016 09:56AM

Picked up three little Yankee candle stocking fillers today

leahyl · 11-09-2016 11:54AM

Miaireland wrote: »

Picked up a box of Crackers today in Brown Thomas Christmas Shop.

They set you back a bit I'd say!!!

lashofeye · 12-09-2016 08:38PM

Hi how much were the lindt advent calanders!merci !

Glitzgirl · 12-09-2016 09:36PM

This one may be a bit of a stretch but I bought multi functional decorations the other day. Bought a distressed wooden tray in tk maxx and some foam pumpkins /leaf assortments in carraig donn. I also got a load of pine cones online. I'm using them for a centre piece with some fairy lights for my fireplace for halloween and currently spray painting the rest of the pine cones silver for hurricane jars display for Christmas ! Soon as 1st November comes those pumpkins are gone and in go some scented candles and christmas baubles !

Posy · 13-09-2016 05:01PM

lashofeye wrote: »

Hi how much were the lindt advent calanders!merci !

€15.
There are also other lindt calenders there for €8.50.

lashofeye · 13-09-2016 09:22PM

thanks !

kitten_k · 16-09-2016 01:17PM

Went into Smyths first thing this morning for their 20% sale. We got my friends little girls Santa stuff and presents for the rest of the kids we buy for.

Felt like Santa carrying the bags back to the car.

So that all the kids sorted for Christmas, just need to sort out the adults. I've only two of them bought so far which was tickets to Big.

Knine · 16-09-2016 02:10PM

I was also at Smyths at 9am & got my youngest daughter sorted for both her birthday & Christmas. Now for the teenager......

Miaireland · 18-09-2016 12:53PM

leahyl wrote:

They set you back a bit I'd say!!!

€40 which isn't as bad as I expected. My mother loves Christmas Crackers and she always spends a good bit on them. These are quirky and a bit out of the ordinary. I normally wouldn't even look at them in BTs but they were by the till and there was some tool in front of me.

Glitzgirl · 19-09-2016 10:09AM

Bought my first 2 tins of sweets in dunnes this morning ! No hero's so 2 tins of Celebrations

now I just have to manage to keep them closed til then hahah

leahyl · 19-09-2016 10:54AM

Miaireland wrote: »

€40 which isn't as bad as I expected. My mother loves Christmas Crackers and she always spends a good bit on them. These are quirky and a bit out of the ordinary. I normally wouldn't even look at them in BTs but they were by the till and there was some tool in front of me.

40 euro for crackers :eek: Lols, I don't think I could pay it myself but fair play to you!!

Glitzgirl · 19-09-2016 06:45PM

leahyl wrote: »

40 euro for crackers :eek: Lols, I don't think I could pay it myself but fair play to you!!

Me either! I do think I'm doing well just getting some that match my colour scheme for 12 euro in heatons haha :pac:

jelone · 22-09-2016 03:09AM

Just 2 stockings. Maybe some sweets later.

iguana · 22-09-2016 07:20PM

Got a couple of the Star Wars tree baubles in Dealz and another decoration with S's name on it. I also bought his gift for our family pass the parcel game that we have for Christmas dinner. He's the only child so we make sure one present is for him and wrap it in special paper so we can make sure he ends up with it. I got him this guy in the video. Christmas dinner is going to be fun!!!:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4dlNn8WImk

SarahLil · 25-09-2016 12:04PM

Bought some really cute hand towels for my bathroom I like to jazz it up once the tree is up for anyone popping by the house during December

RentDayBlues · 27-09-2016 02:35PM

So have most of the santa shopping done thanks to heatons and smyths toy sales, put a deposit down on a bike for my eldest today, that felt amazing! Picked these up in heatons, they have some christmas stuff out, €2.50 per pack

Whispered · 02-10-2016 04:07PM

Today I bought an advent calendar. It's just one we picked up in lidl for a euro but the little guy is too young to understand so it's novelty really.

I also bought a salted caramel dessert. For research. I'll have to try a few different ones in search of the perfect dessert. I'd love to be able to make something but I'm a terrible baker!

aligator_am · 02-10-2016 04:10PM

Wowsers, the Christmas shopping is starting already?!?

In fairness though, I don't have kids so I'm probably not facing the same situation that some are, just seems crazy that xmas shopping is being done before it's even Halloween

Milly33 · 02-10-2016 04:43PM

I got my first one the other day. A vegatable crisp maker for my sister... Sounds boring but if you like home cooking tis good...

groucho marx · 02-10-2016 05:41PM

Got some Santa bits in smiths today. So the most important person is sorted more or less now

Really tempted to buy one of the expensive beauty advent calendars but think I will hang onto my money,just very tempting.

Posy · 02-10-2016 05:48PM

aligator_am wrote: »

Wowsers, the Christmas shopping is starting already?!

Starting. Right. >_>

Crazyteacher · 04-10-2016 08:10PM

My Christmas coat in River Island. I can't wait to wear it except it's not cold enough yet.

Posy · 04-10-2016 11:31PM

I haven't got my winter coat yet. It's all just terrible.

Christmas 2016: What did you buy today?

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