Chrisco/MrsChristmas
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Topic: Chrisco/MrsChristmas
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Chrisco/MrsChristmas
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 8:31am
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Have you used either of these before?
I would like to be able to buy supermarket vouchers but i dont have enough hmmm what do you call it.. i will just buy one voucher and not the rest or il use them during the year. So im thinking about getting progressive vouchers through Chrisco, it cost you $540 for $500 in vouchers for you to use at countdown, woolworths or new world.. Either that or just getting a big hamper, but them with the vouchers i could get what i want. We usually shop at Pak n Save and only Mrs Christmas do pak n save, BUT you have to buy a hamper first to be able to get them and it kind of defeats the purpose really.. Have you used them before? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 8:53am
| how about setting up a seperate bank account and transferring $10 a week into it. Then by Christmas you would have $500 to do whatever you want. (next christmas obviously) |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 8:55am
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Because i have no self control.. Im addicted to buying stuff lol, and il see that money, and something i like and it will be gone haha ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 8:56am
| make sure the account is a pain to access |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 8:57am
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Haha it would have to be double signed by someone.. I am so shocking its not funny.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 8:58am
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I mean i just bought my 3rd sewing maching.. It looked cool. Thats how bad i am! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 9:03am
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I get the Chrisco hampers, expecting delivery today actually.
I got them cause I found I never have the extra $5 to get christmas club vouchers, also I the hampers are really nice with lots of lovely things. There are a lot of treats in them, like chocolates and biscuits which I like getting for christmas. Last year I was able to make christmas lunch from the contents of my hamper, and will do the same this year. Next year I'll probably add petrol vouchers, as we are going away for Christmas. The most I've paid is $5 a week for my hamper and that gets enough food to feed 4 adults for Christmas day, and provides a couple of tins in the pantry for when we get back from holidays. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 10:22am
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I love my Chriscos! We get hampers, vouchers and sometimes the gifts. DD's and 8 niece and nephew's BDs are between November and January. So the vouchers come in really handy.
I'm also a Chriscos agent so if anyone needs a Catalogue PM me and I'll get one in the post to you. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 10:35am
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i just received my Chrisco delivery, i ordered the traditional hamper with ham, it has everything I need for christmas day.
Ham, veges, dessert, even nuts and chocolates. Its great I've received over $250 worth of food and there is no way I would be able to come up with that much money from my wages the week before christmas. So yay thanks Chrisco ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 10:41am
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If you are terrible with money then they are great and you don't even notice the money coming out. But they are expensive as in you pay way more than you would at the shop but if your only getting vouchers the extra $40 may be worth it?
I got stuff from the toys and gifts one a few years ago and it was so great not having to worry or go shopping but I was kinda annoyed at seeing the same things wayyy cheaper in kmart. |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 11:18am
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If you'd normally shop and paknsave, and you are paying $540 for $500 newworld/woolworths dollars, thats quite a mark up, given $500 won't buy you as much as new world as it would have at paknsave either. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 11:53am
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This year has been a good year for the hampers, as the prices were set this time last year, and the price of food has increased a lot since then, so think I've done good. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 12:50pm
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I get the chriscos hampers as well, I've also done the vouchers and toys etc. One year we got a BBQ. I hate shopping at xmas time no matter what its for, would rather avoid going places and also with 2 kids now timing a supermarket run is a mission at the best of times -------------  
 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 1:25pm
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Get xmas club vouchers - they cost $4-65 for a $5 value and you can't use them until december. We find them fab.
and to be honest, sometimes you just need to kick yourself in the bum and say no more. no one controls your impulse to buy but you. Get some budgeting advice! Might help. |
Posted By: Southlandmummy
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 3:55pm
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I have done chriscos the last 4 years and found it great, living half an hour from town and with no self control with money lol and now 3 kids id rather not have to go shopping close to xmas..
Theres not always money left in the grocery budget for vouchers so chrisco is easy for us, im also a distributor :) ------------- Cindy - Princess and Princes Samia Isobel Joy born 9th September 2008 Spencer Graeme John born 29th May 2006 Kaylin Gavin Robert born 19 December 2004 |
Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 5:27pm
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This is what I will do or get supermarket vouchers each week whatever you can afford then go in and do a big shop |
nzpiper wrote:Posted By: shaz
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 5:30pm
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I buy $10-$15.00 dollars worth of Pak n Save christmas club stamps every time I do my usual shopping. With each $30.00 they give you $2.00 so it's like getting interest on savings. It's great fun spending the extra at Christmas and buying heaps of treats.
And you only get stuff you like!! ------------- Mum to Natasha Aroha 9/12/1995, Alexandra Makareta Waimarie 22/4/1998 and....Alyssa Frances Hopaea 18/03/2007 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 8:49pm
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I have been dong Chrisco for the last 5 years now, which has included the food hampers, vouchers, toys, pamper hampers etc and I have found over all the cost for what you actually get is 50% more than you would spend going to the supermarket getting the exact same thing. the hampers have got smaller and dearer and the vouchers have a 8% mark up. I cancelled my payments for next year and have a paknsave Xmas club acct, the best thing about this is, it is a Direct debit to my xmas account and all for the certains months of the year you get between 4-6% interest on what you paid in the acct that month. I have also done this for the past 2 years just to cover all my basis and it has been fantastic, the vouchers are also valid for the year. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 9:35pm
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Last year I got xmas club vouchers from Pak'n'Save. Got just over $400 for the year just buying the odd $10-$15 vouchers every 2 weeks. Thing about them is that you can only spend them in December and after a certain date. I started doing it this year but as I moved up here I wasn't able to do them. But I still ahve $55 worth of them sitting at home that I will use for stuff. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 10:04pm
ive done chrisco for the last 4yrs, its awsome, mine arrived the other day 
i know it works out your actually paying heaps more but i dont care, i get all my pressies for family etc thru chrisco too (vouchers etc) and with sarahs birthday 3 days before christmas i always get 1 of the kids hampers too which is all the food for her party 
im also a chrisco agent too so can PM me also with your address and ill send one. (you dont have to buy anything i have heaps of catalogues) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 10:05pm
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Kels.. Do pak n save do that? I didnt know you could do that, i might look into that ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 11:42am
i have a xmas account and humper/bvouchers account at my bank works relly well for us ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 3:51pm
| I know New World here in NP lets you set up a direct debit, and I'm fairly sure Pak n Save does as well. Some banks also offer a Christmas Club account, which you transfer money into, they pay interest on the account (which goes straight back into the balance) and isn't available until I think 1st December?? |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 8:14pm
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Our vouchers at Pak n save are valid for a year and can be used anytime. I have found them fantastic after christmas and New Year when you need a bit extra after all the spending over the holiday period ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 8:17pm
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I would definitely look into esp if you are anything like me in the fact that having to pay more for something that you dont need too isnt worth it. Esp when the mark up is anything from $50 to $100plus. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 8:36pm
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That is awesome, i didnt actually know that banks and pak n save done that sort of stuff.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Moochiecat
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 10:56pm
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The Pak N Save Xmas club is a goodie. And easy to join, just ask for a form when you are next in. You get a handy yellow plastic card is its very easy each time you go in.
On the Chriso/Mrs Christmas thread - I remember about 2 years fair Go did a special on value for money, and they found about a 35% price difference in what you get from them and buying it yourself. You pay more for the convenience and peace of mind about not running out of cash - but its quite a bit more considering. If youre really crap with money - just join the Pak N Save club, then you only pay what you normally pay for items. Hope thats of help. |
Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 8:14am
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Does The Warehouse have something similiar as well? -------------  Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: BerryBliss
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 9:34am
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yep ware house has a christmas club card type thing that u put money on and can only use it in december ( don't know alot about it but i know a few pople who do it and they say good things think u get like extra 5% or something) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 1999 DS 2003 DS 2006 DD 2009 |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 11:48am
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Thanks guys. Do you know if you join pak n save and the warehouse club thingys can youmake internet payments to them instead of having to go in? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Moochiecat
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 9:08pm
| Hi KylahsMum, I know the PakNSave club does direct debits which are handy. |
Posted By: Moochiecat
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 9:15pm
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oh - look here its the Kilbirne Wellington PakNsave christmas club info page, but it is the same for each store NZ wide I believe. I am in Akld and the setup seems to be the same.
http://paknsavekilbirnie.co.nz/42/xmas_club?PHPSESSID=234693b33cf9c0c1db56bfdb4f11ceb6 I have one, and it is super easy - direct debit each month, they add in an extra amount on top of that and you can only redeem the cash during Dec and Jan. You can even check your balance online to track your progress. |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 9:25pm
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Our Paknsave in Lower Hutt xmas vouchers are given out in November and are valid for a year. Will pay to check with your paknsave as to how long your vouchers last until they expire if you are looking at getting a lot to last for a while otherwise def your best way to go. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |