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Re: Christmas

#831 Post by Octopus » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:28 pm

Budget: none (less than £10/person would be perfect as I also have to send the package to France...)
I already have gifts for most of them even if I'm not that excited about what I found...

Anyway:
Mum, 53. Loves cats, cooking, gardening, dancing
Christian, 57 (i don't remember actually), loves car, fiddling, doing stuff
Mathieu, 12, loves video games, mangas (I'd like to find a Naruto figurine but I don't know where to find it in Ldn - not in HMV :( )
Florian, 27, loves... i don't really know, he's my sister's bf. He loves everything I think. I want to b*y him dinosaur stickers.

Thing is, year after year, I b*y them everything and have no more original ideas!

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Re: Christmas

#832 Post by canadian_turtle » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:36 pm

If you b*y anyone DVDs from Play.com you can get is shipped for free to France.

If you b*y them books from bookdepository.co.uk you can also get it shipped to France for free.

For your mum, perhaps the cooking book from Hummingbird Bakery or Primrose Bakery? Very English, very awesome.
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Re: Christmas

#833 Post by Octopus » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:41 pm

canadian_turtle wrote:If you b*y anyone DVDs from Play.com you can get is shipped for free to France.

If you b*y them books from bookdepository.co.uk you can also get it shipped to France for free.

For your mum, perhaps the cooking book from Hummingbird Bakery or Primrose Bakery? Very English, very awesome.
I didn't know about bookdepositery <3
They have the Nick Cave book I was looking for, perfect!

The cooking book isn't a bad idea, unfortunately she doesn't really speak/understand English... plus it might be with English mesures (raaah, English people, why are you doing this to us!?!). But maybe I can find her a cooking book for kids....

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Re: Christmas

#834 Post by Rainey » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:45 pm

Mum : Nigella @ Christmas is £5 with free delivery on Amazon - or if she likes dancing Michael Jackson Experience Wii game is £6.99 delivered on Play.com

Edit : as the English may be a problem....lots of Cat related items http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/6-/ ... b439%7d%2b

Christian : Addict-A-Ball puzzle was on Gadget Show if he likes to fiddle - £9.04 delivered. http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/ ... b439%7d%2b

Mathieu : Play.com have lots of Naruto items for less than £10, books, DVD's, t-shirts, phone covers http://www.play.com/Search.html?searchs ... 2b&cpage=1

I'm still looking for dinosaur stickers :giggle:
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Re: Christmas

#835 Post by canadian_turtle » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:48 pm

Note: Only CDs/DVDs ship to France from Play.com, if you get toys/clothes you have to get it shipped to you in the UK first and then you have to send it yourself.
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#836 Post by canadian_turtle » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:49 pm

raineylb wrote:I'm still looking for dinosaur stickers :giggle:
Poundland!
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Re: Christmas

#837 Post by Rainey » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:53 pm

canadian_turtle wrote:
raineylb wrote:I'm still looking for dinosaur stickers :giggle:
Poundland!
My son had Relentless & Monster Stickers for his scooter on his Christmas list, I had no idea what they were or where to get them, then I found out they were from energy drinks and are given away when you b*y one......so had to have a nice chat with the man in the paper shop to see if he had any spares!
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Re: Christmas

#838 Post by Octopus » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:59 pm

I found the stickers on bookdepository!! As well as a book for my brother (I wanted to b*y a DVD, but he loves reading too!), another one for my sister, a graphic novel for Mathieu... I'm probably gonna find something for my mum & Christian too :)

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Re: Christmas

#839 Post by Octopus » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:01 am


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Re: Christmas

#840 Post by McG » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:07 am

Octopus wrote:I know someone who would love.... http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Panda-S ... 0486468471
Thanks, Octopus. o/ I've just ordered them as I'm sure they will be useful to add to a child's parcel (especially given the interest in pandas in Scotland given their arrival 2 days ago)
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