1 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to a Very Outspoken Christmas. It's that time of 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: year to crank Mariah Carey in the car and begin 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: your Christmas shopping. Our names are Amy Kate and Sophie Torba. 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: We're identical triplets and during the festive season, we have 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: an identical opinion. Christmas is the most wonderful time of 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: the year. In this special series, we're discussing all things 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: Christmas with help from some influential Australians. 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: Fo for your Clan, Call for your clan cl clue 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: and with Santas wiz strat white ass down there, Jimmy Day, 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 2: He's going to. 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: Find a jobbiest bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse. 12 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to episode three of a Very Outspoken Christmas. 13 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Today we are joined by Eliza Reid, who runs popular 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: Instagram account bargain Homews. She is going to be sharing 15 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: her Christmas shopping tips and tricks from where to shop 16 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: and what sales to take advantage of. And some of 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: you may recognize her name because she is in our 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: Facebook community and we love having a part of it. Oh, 19 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: she's a legend and there her comments crack me up 20 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: sometimes before we get into the interview. Kay, You've got 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: to tell everybody about your massive shopping wind that you 22 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: had a few years ago. Well, I was in Bed 23 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: Bath and Table and I saw this amazing twig winter 24 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: style Christmas tree with gold lights, and it was so 25 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: beautiful and I'd never really seen one before, and it 26 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: was fifty percent off, so I think I saved around 27 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: two hundred dollars on it. And the funniest thing was 28 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: because I'd bought it right then, it was like mid December, 29 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: when it was so packed in the store we had 30 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: to get a trolley to wheel it out. And to 31 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: say I look like a dickhead is an understated It 32 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: was the funniest thing because this tree is massive, Like 33 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: it's not that it's hugely tall, but it's very wide. 34 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: The thing was, though, that made it look even more ridiculous, 35 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: was they decided to put a bed Bath and Table 36 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: shopping bag on top of the tree, so you looked 37 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: like even more of a wainker walking around the shop 38 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: with it. Well, at least it didn't look like I'd 39 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,919 Speaker 1: stolen it. Do you know what I loved? It seemed 40 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: like you got such value out of that tree because 41 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: it wasn't just up at Christmas time. When we lived together, 42 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: it turned into an Easter tree at Easter time, a 43 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: birthday tree, everything, everyday tree. Really, it's a very good 44 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: investment there. Well, we'll talking about trees. Has anyone been 45 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: seeing that a lot of influencers are starting to put 46 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: their Christmas trees up? Yeah? I have. I've been so 47 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: disappointed by the very pitiful displays of these Christmas trees. 48 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: They just look cheap and tacky, and I feel like saying, 49 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: don't these people have money? 50 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 3: Yeah? 51 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: And the fact that they're rushing to put the trees up. 52 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not trying to tree shame, but they 53 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: look very cheap and taki tree. I've got to say. 54 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: I saw Courtney Mangnan put up her Christmas tree and 55 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: that was looking as Saffron Barker would say, bang in. Well, 56 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: Saffron Barker put her tree up and hers was also amazing. 57 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if it was about some hill tree. Oh, 58 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: i'd have to be. That being said, I feel like 59 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: Courtney and Saffron's trees would be rather expensive. And we 60 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: are talking about bargains today, So Eliza's going to be 61 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: talking us through where you can find the best bargain 62 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: Christmas trees because you can still make them look really 63 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: nice even on a budget. Yeah, we were ragging on 64 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: Taki Christmas trees, but this is a tip to actually 65 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: have your Christmas tree look good on a budget. Can 66 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: I just say though, like, here's my tip. I'm not 67 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: a professional, but fill your tree with bables. Like you've 68 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: got an ugly, lie looking tree, put beautiful bubbles all 69 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: over it. Hide the ugly tree. Yeah, exactly right. There's 70 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: nothing worse than a tree that looks like it's missing ornaments. 71 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: I mean, they don't cost much from Kmart. You can 72 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 1: get a whole box of them for I don't know, 73 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: twenty dollars a cheap tip here as well. Put some 74 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: lights on your Christmas tree. They always look more beautiful 75 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: when they're lit up. Do you know I'm seeing a 76 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: lot of it at the moment. I'm seeing a lot 77 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: of those flowers. Oh yeah, it kind of made me 78 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 1: want to get some. Yeah. Well, Victoria Devine who was 79 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: on our podcast last week, she had a gorgeous looking 80 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: tree that she shared in our Facebook community and that 81 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: really did inspire me to, yeah, potentially add some big 82 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: white flowers to mine. Can I be honest, I don't 83 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: really like the flowers, Like I could never see myself 84 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: putting flowers on a Christmas tree because it's just not me. 85 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: Mine's more of the sort of tacky Christmas tree. Well 86 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: it's not. No, I'm not gonna let you say that 87 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: your tree is tacky. So it's not tacky. It has 88 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: the sentimental ornaments on it, and it's like a bright, colorful, 89 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: fun tree. Yeah. With lots of theme. Yeah, with lots 90 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: of Penguin decorations. That's a thing. It's all about having 91 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: a theme. I don't care if people have cheap baubles 92 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: or a cheap tree. It's about the effort you put in, 93 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: because you can make some really cool decorations as well. 94 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: I feel like Target has some of the best baubles. 95 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: And also if you don't have heats of money to spend, 96 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: wal Wells and Coals also have a great selection. Well. 97 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to start giving too many tips out 98 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: because I know Eliza covers some amazing things. But I 99 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: was watching a Netflix show called Holiday Homemakers with Mister Christmas, 100 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: and he was being very extravagant, like there were things 101 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: that you could never afford, but one thing that I 102 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: thought looked really cool was he was putting pine cones 103 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: on the tree and he said, it's a really good 104 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: tip to put those on a fake tree because it 105 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: kind of looks makes it look more realistic. Can I 106 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: just say I love how you casually drop mister Christmas. 107 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: Who is mister Christmas? I've not seen this show. Well, 108 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: it's on Netflix. I don't actually know what his real 109 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: name is, but that's his name he goes by on 110 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: the show. So he's a designer. Yeah, he's this fabulous 111 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: guy and he goes around people's houses and he does 112 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: them up for Christmas. So there was a family that 113 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: had never hosted Christmas before and yeah, he helped them 114 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: with their decorations. It's really cool just talking about TV shows. I' 115 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: a Christmas recommendation out there. It's the Worst Week of 116 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: My Life Christmas Special, which is an English TV series 117 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: and it is bloody hilarious. Oh my god, this is 118 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: the best. I really want to watch this now. I 119 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: know I'm trying to work out which one of us 120 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: has the DVD because I was tempted to go down 121 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: to one of the op shops to see if they 122 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: had it. I believe I may have stole it in 123 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: our first move, so I'll have to have a look through. 124 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: I thought I might have one too well. I want 125 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: to watch it because it follows the life of a 126 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: married couple, Howard Steele and his wife mel and just 127 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: the most embarrassing things happened to this guy in front 128 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: of his mother and father in law. So I definitely 129 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: recommend it now. I was excited about this one. The 130 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: Vicar of Dibley is bringing out a special Lockdown mini 131 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: series and this is, of course a show that started 132 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: in the nineties, is one that we grew up watching, 133 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: and it's going to be showing them basically experiencing Christmas 134 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: in Lockdown. So the Vicar of Dibley, Geraldine, she is 135 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: going to be giving her sermons via zoom. It's going 136 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: to be really interesting to watch. Sadly, a lot of 137 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: the actors have died who appeared in the original series, 138 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: so I'm really interested to see how if they place 139 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: those actors with new actors. Yeah, it should be interesting 140 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: to see. It does give it a bit of a 141 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: downer the fact that a lot of the actors have died, 142 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: but I am looking forward to watching that. Talking about 143 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: the UK. Has anyone seen Boris Johnson's new rules that 144 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: he's applying around Christmas? Well, i've heard that the pubs 145 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: weren't open anymore. Well, there's a tiered system and it's 146 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: basically like Tier one, Tier two, tier three, and it's 147 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: really dependent on which tier that you're in, and a 148 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: lot of the tiers allow the pub to be open 149 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: till ten pm. However, the thing that peaked my interest 150 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: was the fact that between December twenty fourth and December 151 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: twenty eighth, they're just going, oh whatever with the restrictions 152 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: just for Christmas. Isn't it that you you're in a 153 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: Christmas bubble, so you have to choose who the four 154 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: families are that you want to spend Christmas with, which 155 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm assuming would cause quite a lot of argument. Yes, 156 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: but the tiered system, even it doesn't matter what tier 157 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: you're in, you can still spend Christmas with those four 158 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: families during that period. Like I say, four families is 159 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: a lot of people. You think about the potential spread 160 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: through four families, and it sounds like there's no rules 161 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: in place about how big a family is. We've seen 162 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: the damage that's been caused by one family getting in Adelaide, 163 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: So it's pretty scary. I feel like they've almost gone whatever. 164 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: Let's just wait for the vaccine to come and you know, 165 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: let it do it. Christ's miracle. The scariest thing though, 166 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: is that they're obviously entering winter. You know, we're quite 167 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: lucky here that we're going into summer, because this is 168 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: just going to be catastrophic over winter. I feel so 169 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: sorry for everyone over there at the moment. Can I 170 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: just say, though, for people's mental health? Can you imagine 171 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: everyone's had the worst year ever? We all need a 172 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: little bit of Christmas cheer. I can kind of see 173 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: why they've lifted it, because, to be honest, it could 174 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: have been anarchy if they hadn't, because people probably would 175 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: have just gone off. Fuck it, I'm going to break 176 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: the rules. Well, it's quite ironic that you've recommended the 177 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: TV show The Worst Christmas of My Life, because I 178 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: feel like there's a few Brits out there that would 179 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: be having it a lot tougher than Howard Stern had it. Oh, 180 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. If you guys do watch it, 181 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: please post in our Facebook community your thoughts, because I 182 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: feel like everyone's gonna love it. I think we should 183 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: start a thread in our community for Christmas TV specials. 184 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: I'm all for movies, but I have a soft spot 185 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: for TV series because you can watch multiple ones and 186 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: really binge on them. Yeah, it's easier to watch within 187 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: your normal rotation of TV shows rather than committing to 188 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: a movie. Because last night I started watching Holiday even 189 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: though everyone said it was shit, it wasn't as bad 190 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: as I thought because I had low expectations. But it's 191 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: literally gone for two hours and they haven't even got 192 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: to Christmas yet. Yes, I'm trying to find a troubleman 193 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: door witto. Do you have any moneer back? Alasa, you 194 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: run an incredibly popular bargain hunter's page called Bargain Homewares. 195 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: It's really seemed to have struck a chord with so 196 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: many people. You're now sitting at over one hundred thousand 197 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: followers on Instagram. What was it that motivated you to 198 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: start the page to begin with? 199 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 3: So it was actually just after I'd moved out of 200 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 3: my university sharehouse and into an apartment where I wanted 201 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 3: to buy a nice furniture and deco, but I still 202 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 3: had the budget of a Unie student who was working 203 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 3: in my first full time job. So I was constantly 204 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 3: scaring Kmart Target Big w to see where I could 205 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 3: get the most of my dollars. And this was about 206 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 3: the time when Kmart had just started to boom, So 207 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: I don't know. Do you guys remember when they had 208 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 3: like all the marble and rose gold stuff. Yeah, yeah, 209 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 3: it was five years ago, but that was when I 210 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 3: finished decorating my flat and then I had everything I needed. 211 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 3: I just missed going into the store and seeing what 212 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 3: was new, so I created the page to share bargains 213 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 3: with anyone else who may need them, and it man. 214 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 2: I got to keep going window shopping. 215 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: Have you always been this thrifty and if so, what 216 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: would be the most thriftiest thing you've ever done? Like, 217 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: is there any furniture you've recycled or upscaled something? 218 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 2: Yes, definitely. 219 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 3: I've always been one of those people who shots shops 220 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 3: and I get excited over council pickup when people put 221 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 3: their furniture out onto the side of the roads that 222 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 3: they don't want anymore. So I'm glad that now there's 223 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 3: a platform like Facebook Marketplace, so you don't have to 224 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 3: go around in your car at night looking at what 225 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 3: people throw at That's probably the most drastic thing that 226 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 3: I've done is upcycled furniture that people have put out 227 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 3: on the side of the road. 228 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 2: Definitely, but I still am thrifty. Now. 229 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 3: I have a rule that if I want to buy 230 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 3: something in store that's full price, I have to wait 231 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 3: until I've looked at it at least three times before 232 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 3: I decide if I really need it. 233 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 2: And even then, I don't really ever buy anything full price. 234 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 3: I wait until it goes on sale or I'll try 235 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 3: to find a discount code before I purchase it. 236 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: Gosh, those are some good tips I think Sophie needs 237 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: to implement that well. Christmas is probably is obviously one 238 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: of the most expensive times of the year. Just how 239 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: important is it to come up with a bit of 240 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: a game plan when it comes to budgeting over the 241 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: festive season. 242 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, so Christmas is definitely the most expensive time of 243 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 3: the year for most people, and I think it's something 244 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 3: that you need to budget for all year round. 245 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 2: You can't just get to December and then try to budget. 246 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 3: So for me, I work out how much I'm going 247 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 3: to spend on each person's presence as well as other 248 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 3: spending like social activities over the silly season, how much 249 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 3: money I need for holidays if you're going away, and 250 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 3: then I start saving from the start of the year, 251 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 3: So each week I just put X amount of dollars 252 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 3: into a savings account that's specifically for Christmas. And you know, 253 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 3: if you need two thousand dollars, then each week you 254 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 3: would put forty dollars aside. I also don't touch any 255 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 3: of my Woolworths and Flybys points as well as cash 256 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 3: back money from cash rewards and shot back throughout the year, 257 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 3: and then I claim them at Christmas time. 258 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 2: I do think it's funny. 259 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,599 Speaker 3: I get a lot of people on my page that 260 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 3: message me saying, but you know, doesn't make a difference 261 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 3: because it's such a small percentage. Or Flybys points, you 262 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 3: only get ten dollars every two thousand dollars you spend. 263 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 3: But if you're getting the points or cash backs just 264 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 3: for doing normal shopping that you would be doing anyway, 265 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 3: like groceries and petrol, then why not take advantage of it. 266 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 3: There's so many places that do them now that really, 267 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 3: once you roll them all into each other and bundle 268 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 3: it up, I personally always get to blot about six 269 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 3: hundred dollars every year on Christmas time. 270 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: Wow, it's so good that you say that, because Amy 271 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: pays me out so much. When I bring out my 272 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: loyalty cards, like I get shamed in front of the cat. 273 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: I'm glad it's because I've been boosting all of my 274 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: Woolworth points and it really makes a difference. I keep 275 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: getting heaps of these ten dollars out just but I 276 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: haven't been saving them, which I probably need to do now. 277 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's just a good idea. 278 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,959 Speaker 3: It obviously takes a bit of self control, but it 279 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 3: pays off when you know that most expensive time of 280 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 3: the year does come. 281 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: What about when it comes to decorations, because I feel 282 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 1: like that's probably a lot of people's favorite part of 283 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: Christmas is decorating their home. What are the best stores 284 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: to go to to get some bargain decorations. 285 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 3: So I've recently been going everywhere to check out the 286 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 3: Christmas stock and the biggest range and cheap ass options 287 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 3: that I have seen so far is definitely at Kama. 288 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 3: That is your one step shop for decorations, gift giving, 289 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 3: and they've also got a great entertaining and tableware range. 290 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 3: They've got a big range of tree decorations, so you 291 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 3: can get bulk packs where ornaments start at just fifteen cents, 292 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 3: to individual ornaments ranging from one to three dollars, outdoor light, 293 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 3: Santa Sax, costumes, everything like you name it, came up 294 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 3: or have it. I'm also not sure if people know this, 295 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 3: but Christmas stores are literally in every major city that 296 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 3: are open all year round. So because I'm an event manager, 297 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 3: i would run a lot of themed Christmas events and 298 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 3: sometimes people want to do those in July and you 299 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 3: kind of like, oh, well, way do you get bombonds? 300 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 3: So there's actually these things called Christmas Warehouses and they 301 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 3: are all over like Sydney and Melbourne and Brisbane, and 302 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 3: they do large decorations but made with cost effective materials, 303 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 3: so felt snowflakes or Hessian table runners and things like 304 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 3: that that are really cheap. And if you're buying like 305 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 3: a whole family and you need thirty bon bonds, they're 306 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 3: the places that do the really bulk things. So it's 307 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 3: pretty much like the costco of Christmas Day recreation store. 308 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, it sounds like heaven. 309 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 3: Now. 310 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: Now we've we've been having a debate on the podcast 311 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: about real verse fake Christmas trees. I gotta ask do 312 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: you have a real tree or a fake one? 313 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 3: So we normally do a real tree in my family. Yes, 314 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 3: because you can get them so readily available now. And 315 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 3: this is something that you guys talked about on a 316 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 3: previous podcast episode and I thought it was funny that 317 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 3: people didn't know that you can get real trees in 318 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 3: Australia because you can get them at Bunnings, you can 319 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 3: get them at Woolworths is actually somewhere that I saw 320 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 3: them last year for seventy dollars, or if you can 321 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 3: go through your local like Footy club or the Lions 322 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 3: Club because those places donate the money to charity and 323 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 3: they sell real trees as well for around one hundred 324 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 3: dollar mark. 325 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, as a bargain hunter, do you think it's too 326 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: extreme to be paying one thousand dollars for Christmas tree? 327 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: So if you wanted to get or is that what 328 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: you like to eight hundred dollars now? 329 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I could never do that. 330 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 3: I think there's definitely like, if you're wanting a tree 331 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 3: to last and you're investing in it, I think go 332 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 3: for like a mid middle of the range tree. But yeah, 333 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 3: there's some of the ones like Balsam Hill, you know, 334 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 3: fifteen hundred dollars. I could personally never spend that. 335 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: Actually, we were talking to a client before and she 336 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: said that she spent three thousand dollars on her Christmas tree, 337 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: so that was including the decorations, and she just whipped 338 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: out her phone and showed me a photo. It was 339 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: very impressive. But Hill, no, it was actually one from 340 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,359 Speaker 1: David Jones, So yeah, it was Hugge. 341 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 3: Heard that to happen like place work in retail, so 342 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 3: people would say that they'd get customers come in that 343 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 3: were time poor but obviously had money, and they just 344 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 3: point at a tree and say, can I buy the 345 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 3: whole thing? 346 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 2: Oh, we decorated and yeah, some of. 347 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 3: Those decorations in like my own David Jones, you know, 348 00:15:58,400 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 3: twenty dollars a piece. 349 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: Wow, I did hear. I think I read around Christmas 350 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: time last year that there is a job going and 351 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: you just decorate people's trees. I thought, how amazing would that? 352 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: Because I decorated my own tree like three times last 353 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: year to try and make it look perfect and it 354 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: still lost our podcast poll for the worst. 355 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 3: That would be a really good job. Well, there's people 356 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 3: doing that. It's pantries now. And you know, my sisters 357 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 3: think I should make my page a job and starting 358 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 3: home organization. 359 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: You should. 360 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 3: I love being an event manager, so that's great running 361 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 3: the pages. 362 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: Well, back to Christmas trees. Is it a good time 363 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: to actually buy a fake Christmas tree after Christmas? In 364 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: the post Christmas sales or is that? Is it? You 365 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: know other decorations too, like is that the best time to. 366 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 2: Buy or yeah? 367 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 3: So it really depends on what level you're going for. 368 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 3: If you're just one in the cheap, you know, kind 369 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 3: of cost effective options from Kmart, tug, big w they're 370 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 3: not going to go on and sale before Christmas, so 371 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 3: you can go now, and it's actually probably better to 372 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 3: go now because things will sell out, especially this year 373 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 3: with coronavirus. There's been delayed to shipping, so I know 374 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 3: some stores are already having trouble getting stock and they're 375 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 3: doing another big drop in November. So yeah, I wouldn't 376 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 3: wait if you're wanting that. But if you are buying 377 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 3: like for example, bus and hill tree or some of 378 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 3: the nicer ornaments from bed Bath and Table or Maya, 379 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 3: then I would either wait for the boxing day sales 380 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 3: or we now also have these new days like after Payday, 381 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 3: Amazon Prime Day, and Black Friday, so they'll fall in 382 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 3: the second half of the year and you can definitely 383 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 3: pick your tree up then if you don't want to 384 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 3: wait until after Christmas. Black Friday actually falls on the 385 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 3: twenty seventh of November for anyone wondering, and that's a 386 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 3: perfect time to get those big ticket items, even presents 387 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 3: as well. If you're buying like electronics, they're all majorly 388 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 3: marked down in the Black Friday sales. 389 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: I was going to say, when you mentioned that there'd 390 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: be a shortage of Christmas trees, I could literally just 391 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: imagine Kate and so Panic buying Christmas decorations right now 392 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 1: in Kama. I wonder if that's going to happen, if 393 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: people are just going to be walking around trolley's promote panic. 394 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: Yeah noo, yeah. 395 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 3: I think it has been happening. And also, like, because 396 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 3: I'm in Victoria, people you know Melbourne can't go to 397 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 3: the store, so they're just buying things crazily online. And 398 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 3: then regionally, we're only supposed to go, you know, when 399 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 3: we need to. So I definitely have been doing bigger 400 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 3: shops because I used to go to cam Up three 401 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 3: times a week and spend fifty dollars, but now I'm only. 402 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 2: Going once a month, so I'm spending like five in 403 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 2: one trip. But at least you can you can return 404 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 2: and exchange if you If you overshop. 405 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: Or getting into presents now, it can start getting very 406 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: expensive when you have to also buy for your partner 407 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: as family. What are some of your tips for trying 408 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: to keep the cost down. 409 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 3: I would one hundred percent recommend doing a secret Santa. 410 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 3: So in our family we buy for immediate family, but 411 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 3: for all of the extended family like cousins, etc. We 412 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 3: do a twenty dollars secret Santa, and that honestly works 413 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 3: so well. People also put in like joke presents, so 414 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 3: it provides entertainment factor as well, and that's always so 415 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 3: much fun. 416 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 2: I really look forward to that. 417 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 3: I think for your partner's family, you just need to 418 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 3: establish whether everyone's giving an individual gift or not. But 419 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 3: if you can try to keep it simple and just 420 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 3: give them a bottle of wine or take something for 421 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 3: the whole household, like make a pavlova, That's what I 422 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 3: always try to do. I think bake goods are always 423 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 3: a winner and I will share my secret. 424 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 2: Gingerbread recue with you guys if you want. I always 425 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 2: give cookies to my work colleagues as. 426 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 3: Well, because ten dollars in baking ingredients can go a 427 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 3: long way. 428 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 2: Oh love it? 429 00:19:58,520 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: Are you going to share it with the community as well? 430 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 2: You're yeah, I'm going to put it. 431 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: We'll put it in the show notes as well. 432 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 2: Yes, I've had it since I was fourteen, and I swear. 433 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: But oh wow, So do you make a gingerbread house 434 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 1: or just gingerbread people? 435 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 2: No, I just do like gingerbread people snowflakes. 436 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: That's so exciting. What about for I suppose mostly it's 437 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: women listening, But if there's any guys listening and they're 438 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: looking for their wives or girlfriend, what would be a 439 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 1: good gift that I suppose won't break the budget? 440 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 2: Mm hm. 441 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 3: So I actually have a Christmas gift guide in a 442 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 3: highlight on my Instagram page, and I mainly did it 443 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 3: for women as well, because all my followers are women 444 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 3: like you. But if you look at the sisters or 445 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 3: the Chris Kringle or the beauty category, that would be 446 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 3: perfect for women our age. So I included things like 447 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 3: a caseify personal iPhone, case active where skincare prints from 448 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 3: local artists. Indoor plants are massive this year, and there's 449 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 3: also a homewos section with lots of the Ratten goodies beating, 450 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 3: because I think that's what people our age are really 451 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 3: wanting this year, more homeways really than fashion. Things like 452 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 3: indoor plants are so popular at the moment. 453 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: There's some great ideas. 454 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 3: I know. 455 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: So sex boyfriend's mum she gave her what was it like? 456 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: It was some kind of like blue duck like. 457 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 2: Well it was. 458 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: He told me, it's like, you're never going to get 459 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: over this present she's got you. It's incredible. And then 460 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: I open up this like porcelain blue chicken. I was like, 461 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: what the hell you have to put it in the 462 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: Facebook community picture of it because it's Unbelievable's the ugliest 463 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 1: thing you've ever said. It was really expensive as well 464 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: for a garden. Well, she had her own collection of 465 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: these chickens, so I don't know it's some like hideous 466 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: like I suppose it might be some sort of artwork 467 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: from the jam factory. To be fair, that the thought 468 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: was there because she loved them, but it just wasn't 469 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,360 Speaker 1: something that you would want in your own house. Well, 470 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: have you ever seen Larry? Have you ever received a 471 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: really awful present like that from a family member or 472 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: a partner or anything. Elisa might not want to say 473 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: on this. 474 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 3: No, I can say because my grandma definitely won't listen 475 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 3: to the pub. She's so beautiful. But she every year 476 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 3: will make like pottery for us, because she makes pottery 477 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 3: and she does some really nice things, and I've actually 478 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 3: loved some of the pieces. But every year she'll give 479 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 3: us each something just like a little bit random, like 480 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 3: a coffee mug, but it's like a really gross blade. 481 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 3: You know those original glazers that's like blue and brown 482 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 3: and green. Oh no, yeah, So we just give them 483 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 3: back to my mum. 484 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: Usually, go mum would have a whole set of them. 485 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think she probably has like twenty. 486 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: Now, now, what about boyfriends? I feel like they are 487 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: often quite difficult to buy for. What are some gift 488 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: ideas that you've got for them? 489 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 3: So I did a boyfriend section specifically in the gift 490 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 3: guide and it's easy for me. I could go on 491 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 3: and on forever about that because I'm always trying to 492 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 3: think of things to get my boyfriend. 493 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 2: But some of my favorite ones were custom artwork. 494 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 3: So I got this done recently for his birthday and 495 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 3: it was by Louly Cartoons. And they do like cartoon characters, 496 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 3: but if you send in pictures of yourself, they draw them, 497 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 3: so you can do like the Simpsons or Adventure Time 498 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:23,679 Speaker 3: or Brick and Cording. 499 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 2: And I got him our dog and myself in little 500 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 2: cartoon characters, So that's okay. 501 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: He loves that I got. 502 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, and they. 503 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 3: Always do sales like I think they're normally one hundred dollars, 504 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 3: but I got it for way less and at the moment, yeah, 505 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 3: they're like under fifty dollars, So I don't know how 506 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 3: they do it with the time that the artists put in. 507 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: That's a great one. 508 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 3: Otherwise, if you're looking for clothing, I think you can't 509 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 3: go past like a country road sweater. Or if they're 510 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 3: more on a casual side, I've put a bunch of 511 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 3: party shirts in there, like places like Barney Cools or 512 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 3: Uncle Recco do some funny ones, especially that silly season. 513 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 2: Or if you're wanting to give them something that will. 514 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 3: Also give a gift to yourself, you could give them 515 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 3: like a cocktail pack. You get pre made ones from 516 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 3: Melbourne Martini, or you can buy like a shaker set 517 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 3: or something and then hopefully they'll make some cocktails for you. 518 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: The gift that just keeps giving with that one that's. 519 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 3: Right, or he's a try to give something that will 520 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 3: benefit me as well. 521 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: And what about great stocking stuff for ideas for kids 522 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: that won't break the budget. 523 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 3: So with stocking stuffers, I think you should always try 524 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 3: to give them something useful that they can play with 525 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 3: rather than just filling it with junk. So something creative 526 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 3: like plato or craft items are usually cheap. Otherwise, books 527 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 3: are an affordable option as well. I've got a nephew 528 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 3: who's three and he is obsessed with Bluey and they 529 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 3: just released all these activity books for six dollars that 530 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 3: are filled with like Christmas active so that will also 531 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 3: keep kids entertained on car trips and things like that 532 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 3: in the school holidays. Things like pencils and pencil cases 533 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,360 Speaker 3: that you need for school anyway also a good stocking stuffer. 534 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 3: And my mom always put in things that we needed 535 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 3: like underwear or socks or too splashes, but she made 536 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 3: sure that they were fun ones like Barbie themed, because 537 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 3: it's stuff that you're going to buy for them anyway, 538 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 3: so you may as well put it in the stocking. 539 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: That's so cute. Just moving on to wrapping paper and 540 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 1: my boyfriend he wraps everything in alfoil, and I've had 541 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: to try and convince him that, you know, just get 542 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 1: some wrapping paper. Are there any sort of hacks for 543 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 1: saving money when it does come to getting your gifts 544 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: wrapped or wrapping gifts yourself and not using alfoil. Yes, 545 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: let's get rid of alfhoil altogether. 546 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 2: What about glad wrap that might not be very environmental. 547 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 3: Honestly, I save money on wrapping paper just throughout the 548 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 3: year by saving it up from present that other people 549 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 3: give me, and even sell a phane and tissue paper 550 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 3: from flower arrangements. I just keep it all in the 551 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 3: cupboard and then I repurpose it. Also, I love buying 552 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 3: rolls of brown paper and wrapping gifts in that with 553 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 3: a nice ribbon or just a bit of twine. And 554 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 3: if you're super crafty, you can add some greenery from 555 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:22,679 Speaker 3: outside or pine cones. If you live you know somewhere 556 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 3: where you can grab some pine cones. You can always 557 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 3: like spray them with a bit of glitter or a 558 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 3: bit of gold and just add that on and that's 559 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 3: really simple and cheap, but looks gorgeous, And I think 560 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 3: people always appreciate it when you go the extra mile 561 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,719 Speaker 3: to do something that's handmade or Eliza. 562 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 1: What about when it comes to presence you don't like. 563 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: Do you think it's best to try and get the 564 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: receipt from people and return it or do you think 565 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: it's best to just be sneaking, maybe put it up 566 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: on marketplace or come true. 567 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 3: I think it depends on how well you know the 568 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 3: person really Like if it was an immediate family member, 569 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:58,719 Speaker 3: I would have no problem returning the item and asking 570 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 3: them for the receipt. But if it's extended family or 571 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 3: in laws or a work colleague, you probably wouldn't want 572 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 3: to ask them. So at Christmas time, a lot of 573 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 3: stores have more lenient return policies if you know where 574 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 3: they bought the item, like say, if it was a 575 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 3: piece of clothing and it's still got the tag, you 576 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 3: can check to see if the store would do in 577 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 3: exchange or a credit note without the receipt. Otherwise, you 578 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 3: can always keep it for regifting, sell it online, or 579 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 3: donate it. 580 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: We actually did something really sneaky. I hope our auntie 581 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: doesn't listen to this, but she always used to give 582 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 1: us like bath stuff that we didn't really use. So 583 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: we took it to David Jones and swapped it for 584 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: a Nigella Christmas cooking book. And I think it was 585 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,719 Speaker 1: the best decision we've ever made. That's because literally, our 586 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: auntie she only shopped at David Jones. That's like literally, yeah, 587 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 1: she ever goes to So yeah, we didn't need the receipt, 588 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 1: but I was going to say, you probably you could 589 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: probably pick up some good bargains as well on Facebook 590 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 1: Marketplace after Christmas, because if everyone's trying to get rid. 591 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 2: Of stuff, yeah, one hundred percent. 592 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 3: I always look at for vouchers actually, because like some 593 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 3: people would rather get the money than get a store vouchers, 594 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 3: So especially ones that I always shop at, like Kmart 595 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 3: or Bunnings, people will sell like one hundred dollars gift 596 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 3: vouchers on Marketplace for eighty dollars because they'd rather the cash. 597 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 3: And then you can just keep them in your wallet 598 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 3: and then next time you're going to go to that 599 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 3: store and buy stuff anyway, you've already got a discount 600 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 3: sitting there. 601 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: I feel like I know what we're all gonna be 602 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: doing on Boxing Day or just like scouring the marketplace. 603 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, you can do the same for holidays, like a 604 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 3: lot of times around Christmas people are selling flights cheap 605 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 3: or holiday accommodation. Obviously it'll be a bit different this year, 606 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 3: but that's also a good tip to look out for 607 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 3: around Christmas and Easter. 608 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: That's so good. Well, talking about Boxing Day, of course 609 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: there's a Boxing Day sales. Do you have any tips 610 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: for getting the most out of the Boxing Day sales? 611 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 2: So for Boxing Day sales, you really want to go 612 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 2: in store. 613 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 3: A lot of the deals are in store only, or 614 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 3: things sell up online real quickly, or they could even 615 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 3: already be out of stock from Christmas sales. So if 616 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 3: you're serious about Boxing Day sales, you need to sit down, 617 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 3: figure out which shopping center you're going to, and then 618 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 3: map out a plan of which stores you'd like to 619 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 3: go to in order of when they open or your 620 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 3: priority of what you're wanting to buy, and then head 621 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 3: in store if you can check the opening times, because 622 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 3: some of the major stores open as early as six am, 623 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 3: Like I know in Sydney, Meyer in the city would 624 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 3: open at six am and then other stores open at 625 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 3: eight am nine am, so you can still be in 626 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 3: a queue for opening time if you map out the 627 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,959 Speaker 3: stores correctly, and it can be absolutely chaotic, so make 628 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 3: sure you don't have much to carry. I usually just 629 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,719 Speaker 3: took like a little wallet and have all your Christmas 630 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 3: gift cards and money ready to go if people have 631 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 3: given you gift cards or cash for Christmas. And if 632 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 3: you're buying clothes, make sure that you wear a decent 633 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 3: underwear or even a bikini because you're probably going to 634 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 3: have to try clothes on in the middle of the store. 635 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: Do you have to get your elbows ready to sort 636 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: of elbows people out the way when you're just running 637 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: towards the room. 638 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 2: I mean normally, but this year it'll be one point 639 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 2: that's distant. I don't know how they're going to do it. 640 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 2: I don't know, if you know. 641 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 3: I don't know what they're going to do, honestly, because, yeah, 642 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 3: I'm normally like in the middle of Maya trying on 643 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 3: clothes in the aisles next to people. 644 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: Well, I saw it. You're not allowed to try and 645 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: close in the stores at the moment, so I wonder 646 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 1: if they'll put that in place over the Yeah, we 647 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: haven't been. 648 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 3: Allowed in Victoria and they're actually which I think just 649 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 3: makes it worse because then people have to take it 650 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 3: home to try it on. 651 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: Yeah exactly, you can cough all over it at home 652 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: and then return. 653 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it is very weird and it means that 654 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 3: people are taking things back like months later. 655 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 2: So I think it's worse. 656 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 3: They should just have people monitoring and maybe you know, 657 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 3: blocking every second change room. 658 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: Oh exactly, just from being thrifty. How much money would 659 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: you say that you personally and people listening could actually 660 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: say from I suppose listening to some of. 661 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 3: Your advice, I think the Christmas savings really comes down 662 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 3: to yearly budgeting and being organized time wise. So as 663 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 3: I said before, I really start my budgeting from the 664 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 3: start of the year, and then in about September October 665 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 3: is when I write my Christmas list and work out 666 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 3: what I'm spending per person and what I'm going to 667 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 3: get them. So if you do that, you can put 668 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 3: your notifications on for the stores or those items, and 669 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 3: then when they're on sale, you can buy it for 670 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 3: them and you can actually get a half price. But 671 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 3: they're not going to know that, They're going to think 672 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 3: that you paid the retail price. So if you do 673 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 3: that or you buy things in Black Friday sales, you 674 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 3: can save a lot of money. It's not so much 675 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 3: where you shop, but it's definitely spending extra time to 676 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 3: compare prices. And that's why following bargain pages like mine 677 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 3: can be a shortcut because when normally doing the research 678 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 3: and comparisons for you, you don't have to run around 679 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 3: to all the different stores. And one of my top 680 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 3: tips as well is make sure you stick to your 681 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 3: budgets and shopping lists. Don't go crazy and just buy 682 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 3: things that you don't need just because it's Christmas or 683 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 3: just because it's on sale. I was looking up some 684 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 3: figures before I did a Black Friday interview and apparently 685 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 3: Australian spent eighteen point eight billion dollars of Christmas last year, 686 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 3: so it obviously is the biggest money spending in the 687 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 3: shopping industry for the year, so just be mindful of that. 688 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 3: I like I said before, I save up all my 689 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 3: vouchers at the end of the year and that normally 690 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 3: gives me about six hundred dollars to put towards Christmas, 691 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 3: and then putting the money aside each each week throughout 692 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 3: the year means that I'm not stressed at Christmas and 693 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 3: buying things on sale. I would say that I probably 694 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 3: save about twenty percent off the cost of presents because 695 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 3: I never really buy anything full price. 696 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 2: I always use a discount code or wait for a sale. 697 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 3: And if I normally spend about eight hundred dollars on 698 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 3: my family for Christmas, that's like parents, extended family, and 699 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 3: my boyfriend, then I'm saving about one hundred and sixty 700 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 3: dollars a year and I can buy something for myself 701 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 3: as well. 702 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 1: And just to finish up on where can people find 703 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: you on Instagram if they want to check out your page? 704 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 3: So it's just at bargain, Underscore, homewares or in lowercase 705 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 3: letters love it. 706 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: We're addicted to your page, so everyone's going to go 707 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: follow it. 708 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 3: Fast on Frosty, they do not get rashes. 709 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 1: We do want to finish off this interview though, with 710 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: a quick fun Christmas quiz, and I think you love 711 00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: Christmas Tess as much as us, so I feel like 712 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 1: you'll get a kick out of it. Okay, it's just 713 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: some quick fire questions. So the first very serious. The 714 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,800 Speaker 1: first one is tinsel or no tinsel? 715 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:10,760 Speaker 2: No tinsel. 716 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,360 Speaker 1: What is your go to Christmas movie? I think I 717 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:18,839 Speaker 1: already know this one? Love actually, And what is your 718 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: go to Christmas song? Well? 719 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:23,800 Speaker 2: It has to beam I carry all I want for Christmas? 720 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 1: I love it obviously. 721 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 2: Is that not everyone? 722 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:27,439 Speaker 1: Yeah? 723 00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 3: I know. 724 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: I wonder if anyone is going to answer something different. 725 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: So our dad's favorite Christmas song is Holy Jolly Christmas 726 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,320 Speaker 1: and he wants how to on repeat when our mum's 727 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,759 Speaker 1: family came over to see if anyone noticed, So it 728 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 1: played on repeat for two hours until anyone said anything. Yeah, 729 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:46,399 Speaker 1: but that's not really the demography. Real tree or fake tree? 730 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:48,520 Speaker 2: Real tree? 731 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: Do you say Santa Claus or Father Christmas? I just 732 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 1: say Santa cold custard or warm custard with Christmas pudding. 733 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,320 Speaker 2: It has to be warm, yeah. 734 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,359 Speaker 1: Putting or pavlova. 735 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 2: My Grandma's pudding. 736 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 1: Roast or seafood. 737 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:16,919 Speaker 2: Oh that's hard. I'll say a roast, but a glazed ham. 738 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: And when did you find out Santa wasn't real? 739 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:25,240 Speaker 3: I think it was in year two after I watched 740 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:28,720 Speaker 3: the Santa Claus with you know, the movie? 741 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 1: Yea, what do you guys mean? He's not real? Yeah? 742 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: And what is I know we already touched on the 743 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:41,800 Speaker 1: worst present, But what's the best Christmas present you've ever gotten? 744 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 2: Oh that's a hard question. Well, I'm actually obsessed with 745 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:53,840 Speaker 2: One Direction, and I know we went to the. 746 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,720 Speaker 1: Cliset, so I feel like we could be best friends 747 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: after hearing. 748 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, I went to all their as well. 749 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 3: And because their stuff started getting like discontinued when they 750 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:09,480 Speaker 3: disbanded a lot of their like perfumes and the memorability 751 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 3: that they did, my mom went around last year to 752 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 3: like all the chemists warehouses and bought their first perfume. 753 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 3: It's called our Moment, and she gave me like twenty 754 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,800 Speaker 3: of them so that I have enough stock now for 755 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 3: like the next ten we have one of them. 756 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, that must be a mom thing. Our mom keets 757 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 1: buying that perfume, Like not in twenty bottles, but we 758 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 1: had that with we Love Hillary Duff and the with 759 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,880 Speaker 1: Love perfume. It's been discontinued, but it was the best. 760 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:36,800 Speaker 1: Like I'm so sad I don't have that anymore. 761 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:40,360 Speaker 2: That's the thing, Like people always ask me, what's your perfume? 762 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 3: I love it, And I just love telling them one 763 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:45,800 Speaker 3: Direction because they do not expect that it's so funny, 764 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:46,439 Speaker 3: it's the best. 765 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: Well, thank you so much. We've loved having you on 766 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:50,359 Speaker 1: the podcast. Thanks for making the time. 767 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 2: Thank you it was really exciting. 768 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: Well that's probably all we have time for. Thank you 769 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,400 Speaker 1: so much for joining us for today's episode. If you 770 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,959 Speaker 1: have enjoyed it, it'd be amazing if you could share 771 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: where you're listening from on your Instagram and tag us out, Outspoken, Underscore, 772 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 1: the Underscored Podcast. And if you did enjoy this episode, 773 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 1: we'd love if you could help us out and leave 774 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 1: us a review on the Apple Podcast charts. 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