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Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
any time Rissa. I hope they enjoy their stockings.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yay for inspiration! Sis and I are planning a 99 cent store shopping trip for stocking stuffers sometimes soon. Besides our own kids and hubbys, we do one for my aunt and her companion and we can always find plenty of stuff there for them. And I can't say I've ever walked out with feeling guilty over how much I've spent, lol.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
They closed our nearby dollar store and I miss it. It was a great source of little junk for stockings. And I could buy all my wrapping paper and get a bunch for the price.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I always put a paperback book in my sons' stocking, and usually little notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, and of course, candy. The year we had our Berkeley meet and found the store with the little rubber devil ducks, they each got a different duck. That's the basics; anything else is just whatever I find any given year.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Here's a cool little (stocking stuffer type) toy that I think I'll get since my son loves bubblewrap:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3238429

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
That sounds like it's really irritating. At least with bubble wrap it eventually runs out of pops.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
You know what I found there that I was so happy about? Little gift boxes (like jewelry box size.) 3 for a dollar. Up until recently I was only able to find them at Michaels, Walmart, Target, etc.

I make the beaded stuff, especially around Christmas for gifts, and sometimes the damn jewelry boxes cost more than whatever I was putting in them!

Came in real handy too since this year I'm making my nieces all sorts of beaded jewelry for Christmas. Since we're not supposed to be buying gifts for the family, the thought of buying the more expensive boxes was really ticking me off, lol.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'm going to pretend I didn't see that Julie, otherwise I'd have to go get one for Dakota.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Oh that's annoying!!!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
my dh does the stockings and everyone knows that it's him. he goes to the dollar store and comes up with some of the funniest stuff.
i toss in earrings, nail polish for my dd
food gift cards for my ds.
and everyone gets socks cause our dog steals them and takes them outside and buries them.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-157278

No, not my decorations.. but enjoy!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 10:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Also check out their youtube links for other years...

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I used to shop all year for stocking stuffers. When Christmas time got closer, I'd look for really unusual things. I wanted the kids to see mostly things in their stockings from Santa that they had never seen anywhere else. I even got candy from Cost Plus World Market. I also used to get huge boxes (like movie theater size, but got them at Target) of their favorite candies because they had never seen them in a store before. I had never bought candy that size in the store or at the movies and they'd never gotten big candy like that for trick or treat either. One year Santa brought everyone (even mom and dad) unusual soda! The stockings were very heavy that year! One year he brought the kids little magnets that were poseable and they came in tins. I want to call them Joe Cool, but I don't think that is the name. Oh...I think Bender is the name. I remember one of them was a cat.

I have three girls, so, it was easy buying girly things for stockings. Mittens, makeup, t-shirts, anything bath or beauty, dolls, plush bookmarks or any other kind of bookmarks. They also used to sometimes get cool pens, markers, little notebooks. Little Golden books had some really tiny books that were in stockings at times. It is easy to find sets of stuff for girls too, like lip gloss and split them up.

My youngest is 12. Just the other night, I asked her and her almost 15 year old sister if they wanted things in their stockings this year. I was surprised that they very adamantly said yes! My youngest asked why I pretended Santa had filled them last year when she didn't believe in Santa anymore. My husband said we did it for us!

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 3:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
ARGH!!!!

I am starting to believe that it should be a firm rule that if the cartoon/kid show airs in the USA, the freakin' toys should be available in the USA! Will I go to hell if I say damn teletubbies? The USD vs GBP makes the toys rather pricey and then the shipping is high as well. And not everyone ships to the USA.

What's an aunt got to do to make little niece dance with Teletubbie joy and glee on Christmas?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 4:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Try ebay. Or lower your standards of the type of Teletubbies toy you buy. By the way, there are usually tons of Teletubbies books available.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
http://books.shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=Teletubbies&_sacat=267&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=Teletubbies&_osacat=0

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
There's a lot of toys -- including new ones like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Teletubbie-New-In-Box-Talking-Po-1998-Collectable-Toy_W0QQitemZ370122459923QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item370122459923&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

at ebay.

Good Luck!!

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I have bid on a couple Teletubbies on eBay. I had hoped to find 2 specific types, the new dancing tubbies or the teletummy tubbies so I have already lowered my expectations to talking plush dolls. Am also kicking self for not bidding on a used Christmas teletubbie tape that was pretty cheap last week. The DVD's for this show have gone up, just tried again and have been outbid. I guess since little kids can be happy with a box and a spoon to bang on it I should let my tubbie stress wane. Of course, if I don't win the auctions, I will need to go back to the store. Sugars don't like shopping.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Do you have Once Upon A Childs in your area? Call them up and have them hold any Tubby stuff for you.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Do you live in Kansas? If so here are the numbers if any of these three are close to you:

8912 West 95th Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
Join our email list
913-381-9685
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12204 Shawnee Mission Pkwy
Shawnee, KS 66216
913-631-3700
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Wichita, KS 67226
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316-634-6996
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Sugar
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08-15-2000

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Thanks Julieboo. I called and they do not have any teletubbies. So far I am the top bidder on a couple of auctions so hopefully that will work out.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Dakota had her field trip today to walk down to the blvd and decorate the Christmas trees that will line the street for the holiday season. Tomorrow is the Christmas parade (not going) but tonight sis and I took the kids down to see Kota's tree.

We walked down the whole street looking at the trees, listened to carolers, had hot coco and cookies and watched part of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon version) on the side of a building. Kidlets also got to see Santa and get their picture taken with him (we did all five kids together and got four copies of the pic) and later wrote letters to him. Ran into a few people we knew too, including little "adopted" sis and nephew and baby niece.

It was a lot of fun, the city blocked off the whole blvd so sis and I were able to walk and chat and let the kids run a bit ahead and after a couple hours of fun and walking, we spent $10 between the five kids and were still able to have a blast!

I'll post a couple pics in my folder.

Pippin04
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10-26-2007

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pippin04 a private message Print Post    
Sugar try here.

http://teletubbies.tystoybox.com/ttc/TOYS/cPath/10439.html

Pippin04
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10-26-2007

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pippin04 a private message Print Post    
Or here....

http://santa.crosswinds.net/Teletubbies.html

http://www.amazon.com/10-Teletubbies-Soft-Plush-Doll/dp/B000FWEABI

http://www.childrenstory.com/stuff/Teletubbies-Dolls.aspx

Pippin04
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10-26-2007

Friday, December 05, 2008 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pippin04 a private message Print Post    
Amazon seems to have quite a few teletubby items.

Good luck.