Posts tagged christmas

Hello frugalites, Christmas is rapidly approaching and if you haven’t got it all wrapped up yet, then the next few posts will help you get it sorted. Take a look at the following inspired gift ideas for grandma… Ornate Glasses Case Gran will love this gorgeous ornate glasses case featuring William Morris’s Strawberry Thief fabric design of 1883.   £12.99 from Museum Selection    10% off with voucher code: AUT10 Get it now Klimt The Kiss China Cup Your gran can enjoy drinking her cup of tea out of these gorgeous china mugs. Featuring The Kiss by Klimt. £6.99 each from Museum Selection    10% …

Christmas comes but once a year, and frankly, I speak for plenty of us out there when I say thank heavens it does. Imagine if we had to suffer more than one Christmas a year? We would constantly be running around, frantically trying to find the best deals on perfect gifts; planning huge meals for extended families; requiring two trolleys in the supermarket when we go shopping; partying way too much; feeling full and bloated from all the food and drink; and being bombarded with adverts and offers from retailers desperate to get our attention.

In the lead up to this year’s Christmas gadget war, electrical specialists Dixons Retail is poised for victory in 2013. To compete with the Tesco and Argos tablet, Dixons will launch the Advent Vega Tegra Note 7 priced at £180 into the higher end of the handheld market, due to it’s unsuccessful tablet from 2012. Insiders from Dixons told The Daily Mail that “the group has learnt from last year when it launched a £119 tablet that proved so disappointing that almost half were returned by unhappy customers.” When it comes to high-tech gifts, there’s a fine line between cheap …