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Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year

Davy · 2017-12-24 14:12:45

Just following on from some of the thanks in the Udemy thread, many thanks to all the posters who contribute to Bargain alerts every day. Here’s to a happy and healthy new year with hopefully many more bargains to come! Please give a special mention to the threads which were your bargain of the year.

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Just following on from some of the thanks in the Udemy thread, many thanks to all the posters who contribute to Bargain alerts every day.

Here’s to a happy and healthy new year with hopefully many more bargains to come!

Please give a special mention to the threads which were your bargain of the year.

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#2 24-12-2017 3:22pm
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Happy Christmas all, it's been a pleasure moderating (that probably sounds strange).
Best thread was nespresso machine in Debenhams

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#3 24-12-2017 3:24pm
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Thanks OP, bought two!

And thanks to all who posted bargains this year. I never knew I needed so much weird and wonderful crap!

Happy Christmas all

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#4 24-12-2017 3:24pm
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Any chance we could have a NO CHAT merry Christmas thread.

Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.

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#5 24-12-2017 3:27pm
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Have a happy and peaceful Christmas everybody, and many thanks to all those posters who have contributed to Bargain Alerts through out the year!

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#6 24-12-2017 3:31pm
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Have great holidays y’all

Best bargain that I never got:mad:? Argos Nikon camera

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#7 24-12-2017 3:32pm
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Ps this isn’t a bloody bargain:D

But seriously, well done the mods

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#8 24-12-2017 3:32pm
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vicwatson wrote: »

Have great holidays y’all

Best bargain that I never got:mad:? Argos Nikon camera

This was mine. Reduced to 25 euro. Pricing error but argos honoured it at till

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4577917.htm?desktopSiteActive=true&_$ja=tsid%3A30390%7Cprd%3A7337207

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#9 24-12-2017 3:32pm
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Happy Christmas & all the best for 2018

Thanks to all who contributed & highlighted bargains :cool:

As for bargain of the year, I'm slightly biased but for me it was the 3/4" socket set from Halfords https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102458330&postcount=648 which was reduced from €300/€150 to €30, I paid €27 which was the bargain of the decade

The cheap Maglite torches from Halfords were also great value.

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#10 24-12-2017 3:51pm
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merry Xmas everyone . Bought so many things i didn't need cos they were a bargain alert this year ! Cant pick a fave heres to many more

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#11 24-12-2017 4:17pm
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Have a happy and safe Christmas this year all my fellow bargain alert posters.

My favourite bargain of 2017 had to be the mavic pro I bought back in July followed closely by the Google home.

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#12 24-12-2017 4:54pm
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Have a good one guys, fav bargain, hmmmmm too many to choose from, gonna have to cut back next year :rolleyes:

My stuff for sale on Adverts inc. outdoor furniture, roof box and EDDI
My Active Ads (adverts.ie)

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#13 24-12-2017 5:11pm
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Merry Christmas to all. My bargains of the year had to be the €27 socket set, the €6 screwdriver set from Halfords, and the maglites.

An honourable mention must got to the vast amount of random crap posted by Suckit, much of which is slowly winging it's way to me now

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#14 24-12-2017 6:06pm
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Thanks everyone especially suckit...love getting stuff I've forgotten about like 2 lots of aveeno samples this week..the naked palette from Debenhams and the head phones are wrapped and ready to be given as presents tomorrow.

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#15 24-12-2017 7:21pm
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Typical BA thread.....no bloody bargain when you click on the link....just chat:D

I bought too many things I didn't need.

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#16 24-12-2017 7:42pm
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Happy Christmas to you all.

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Happy Christmas to you all..

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#18 24-12-2017 7:50pm
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Happy Christmas all

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#19 24-12-2017 8:16pm
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Bah Humbug

Thanks for making life that little bit cheaper filled with more junk i don't need!

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#20 24-12-2017 10:25pm
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Deal of the year for me was the "Free Revolut Physical Card" which extended my Revolut for another 3 years and upgraded my card to a new contactless card

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057794659

As usual Revolut is the deal of the decade

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#21 24-12-2017 11:37pm
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Thanks to all the contributors across the forum for posting your alerts, I hope some of you made trifle out of those bowl size sockets! I think those, the dewalt impact driver and Nikon camera were probably best of the year, here's to many more in 2018!

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#22 24-12-2017 11:50pm
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Happy Christmas to all.

I'll post the same as last year, a big thanks to the pricescanner and checkargos guys.

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#23 24-12-2017 11:54pm
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Kenjataimu wrote: »

Happy Christmas to all.

I'll post the same as last year, a big thanks to the pricescanner and checkargos guys.

^ What he said!
And:

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

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#24 24-12-2017 11:57pm
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vicwatson wrote:

Best bargain that I never got ? Argos Nikon camera

I was lucky enough to get this and gave it as a Christmas present,

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#25 25-12-2017 12:26am
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Happy Christmas to all.

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#26 25-12-2017 1:02am
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Happy Christmas..

Happy Christmas..

.. that's a BOGOF there!

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#27 25-12-2017 1:29am
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Happy Christmas guys and a happy new year.

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Happy Christmas to you all, another one to love the Revolut Card, best thing about traveling and online shopping to be honest.

I only ever buy my bed linen on Argos at vastly reduced prices, so we're all safe and warm!

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Some half price sets and 3/2 deals at the moment.

-opps this is supposed to be in the halfords socket thread

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