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Christmas 2021 Purchases

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  • #92
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118108045#Comment_118108045

    Folks were away last month midweek at Kilkea Castle. Said it was fab.

    Luxury Castle Hotel In Ireland‎ - Kilkea Castle Official Website



  • #93
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,200 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Really missing chocolate not being able to be bought via Amazon post brexit - some serious savings to be made :(



  • #94
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Picked up Turkish delight sweets I think they are mini bars for my Mams Christmas stocking, I already have 2 bits for her stocking so that’s her stocking finished



  • #95
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,108 ✭✭✭✭DvB



    Some lovely bits in the Ranges christmas store...


    hmmm, link wont show for some reason...

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #96
    Aisling(",)
    Registered Users Posts: 6,378 ✭✭✭Aisling(",)


    https://www.lidl.ie/c/christmas-decorations/c344


    Some nice bits landing in Lidl on Monday. I'm going to try get the battery operated Santa please stop here light and the snowflake led's for in our window.



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  • #97
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,200 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Christmas stamps are on special, just ordered ours as you get free delivery and sometimes the local post office can be out of stock.

    Not sure of deal applies in post offices either.

    https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Special-issue-stamps/Christmas-2021



  • #98
    CheerLouth
    Registered Users Posts: 2,417 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    2 out of 3 elves sorted! 😀



  • #99
    gidget
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭gidget


    Got my mam's Christmas present sorted, her birthday at the end of month and she's asked for money for that. So just my dad left and SORTED. Other than that it's just getting in the Christmas goodies.



  • #100
    gidget
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭gidget


    Forgot to mention I got the Dunnes Stores Christmas duvet set with the dogs.



  • #101
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,519 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Oooh, I'm very tempted to buy that!! 😁



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  • #102
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Stamps bought on that offer, 28 for the national and 5x international should do for this year (and most of next!)


    So - cards bought. Stamps bought. Grandmothers present bought. Younger niece and nephews presents bought. Older nephews want and will be given cash. We don't do presents for adult members of the family - decided we all had far too much stuff over a decade ago!

    Have an idea what to get for my partner but need some specifics nailed down, will hopefully have it ordered within a week. Going to visit my best mate who has moved to Spain in a few weeks, will get a fancy bottle of whiskey in the airport as that's what we did anyway.

    Added the two missing but still on sale Lego Winter Village sets already, and I've bought the missing parts to build one of the ones I didn't have yet (I had ~90% of the parts in my own stock - just needed a few specialist ones), so decorations wise I just need a billion candles. And anything else that takes my eye

    Think that leaves the tree, food and drink as the only outstanding purchases. I'm not normally done this early!


    edit: I still have enough wrapping paper from last year. Probably need a gift bag for my grandmothers present, its not wrappable.



  • #103
    washiskin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,360 ✭✭✭washiskin


    Louth/Meath elves....Haggardstown Garden Centre off the Dundalk South M1 junction has their Christmas decs in and they're lovely...... same with Navan Garden Centre just outside Kentstown, a bit different and they're not robbing people price wise either.



  • #104
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Our first family Christmas pjs bought Disney theme, plus Leigh Tucker pjs for the bambino for toy show night



  • #105
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭jellybear


    Screenshot_20211108-165459_Gallery.jpg

    Picked these up in Next this morning. €3 each and they're really good quality! They didn't have an M for our dog's name though...boo!!!👎



  • #106
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Gorgeous @jellybear



  • #107
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,244 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118119023#Comment_118119023

    Thanks for this! bought 2 packs this morning!!



  • #108
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,108 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Our new Christmas tree (tree no.3!!) arrived this morning (this one is silver & frosted) and seeing as we were both WFH the Mrs. decided she had to put it together to see if it was full enough for her liking so off she went... she has now decided that its perfect and that there's little point in taking it down to put it up again in just over 2 weeks... so we've a tree up in the living room with no decorations on it. I know full well I'll come home from work tomorrow and she'll have it 100% decorated though... think its a little early myself TBH but what can you do 😀

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #109
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    @DvB you will have to post a picture of the tree 👌 plus all 3 when decorated



  • #110
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,519 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


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    Got 2 lighting snowglobe gin liqueurs in M&S- one for a Secret Santa and one to me, from me. They look fab. There is also a rum liqueur too, for any rum drinkers.

    For €29.50 they would make a nice fancy looking sparkly gift.



  • #111
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,108 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118143265#Comment_118143265

    They look nice Posy, how big are they in terms of ml volume? And do they do a dark rum one?

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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  • #112
    Autosport
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭Autosport


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118143265#Comment_118143265

    Do they do any other alcoholic ones? I have a friend who loves Prosecco 👍



  • #113
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,519 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118143268#Comment_118143268

    They are 70cl size- there is also a blood orange gin liqueur in a 1.5 litre magnum size, but it looks ridiculously large!

    There is also a madagascan vanilla rum liqueur.

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  • #114
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,519 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118143625#Comment_118143625
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    They have lovely bottles of prosecco (above) for €15- I will be purchasing one of each. 😁

    They don't sparkle or light up though, sadly!



  • #115
    matchthis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭matchthis


    Homestore lights gone half price. Just back from getting a few sets. Also online, but when they're gone, they're... well you know



  • #116
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118141938#Comment_118141938

    This is exactly what my OH would do!


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118143265#Comment_118143265

    Nice, they are decorations and presents!



  • #117
    KevMayo88
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭KevMayo88


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118119023#Comment_118119023

    Is it only me or is the art on this years stamps really basic? It looks like something from a children's book. I saw an amazing drawing of an old Dublin Christmas on Reddit lately, and thats the kind of thing they should have on the stamps, something very Irish and really well done.



  • #118
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Not a huge fan of the stamps myself either, some of them are worse than the others too.



  • #119
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,325 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118151245#Comment_118151245

    I'd be delighted if they got PJ Lynch to do another set. I think he's done two or three a good few already.

    https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=pj%20lynch%20stamps



  • #120
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118151245#Comment_118151245

    For me it's the number in the top right. Get higher every year it seems! Posting cards is becoming a 'luxury' Christmas tradition.



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  • #121
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    It'd said N for the last few years rather than the price.

    Selling 5c stamps to make up the difference costs more than they make from it so most stamps are now marked by type (N/W - there was an E rate for Europe once) meaning they hold their value.

    I think the 90c Christmas ones may have been the last with value on them.

    We held at 55c for a huge time, they're still cheapish by other countries standards and there's discounts on bulk purchases - that won't lose value now they're N marked.



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