The kids slanket is back in stock at Prezzybox right now.  Be quick if you want one of these and click here - they will sell out fast now they’re back on the website.

They also have some of the adult slankets left in a few colours – all items are guaranteed for delivery by Christmas – and they really do make great Christmas presents.

I thought I’d bring you yet another Slanket stock update as I know there are still people trying to get one of these for Christmas.  This product has undoubtedly been an unprecedented success – but the upshot is that it’s been very hard to get hold of for those that weren’t ‘early birds’ on this.  However, the good news is that it’s still available if you know where to look.

Presents for Men has stock remaining on the Limoges Blue Slanket  ONLY.  Hurry as this won’t last long.

Prezzybox (as we reported last week) will have stock of The Slanket available on its site very soon.  How many and of which colour remains to be seen.  I am hoping that they will let me know today and I will post the information as soon as possible.  Keep checking their site here.

Prezziesplus has now been wiped out of The Slanket until January now but they do have stock of the Kids Slanket still available.

Maplin has extended its 3 for 2 offer on toys until Christmas Eve – although you’ll obviously need to order before then to be sure of delivery for Christmas.

They have a great new section setup for the offer which includes very neat presents such as remote controlled helicopters, remote controlled planes, remote controlled cars, motorised trikes, Meccano and even a usb piano!! They really do have some great gifts.  Click here for the Maplin website. 

There are lots of other offers too that have been announced today:

Barratts sale starts Monday – click here

New Savile Row discount codes – click here

New Screwfix Direct discount code – click here

Kitbag new Sporting Gifts – click here

Gluv footwear discount codes including 30% off everything – click here

Flowers Direct new discount codes – click here

Cloggs new discount codes – click here

UK Soccershop FREE shorts offer – click here

Urban Retro new discount codes – click here

John Lewis new offers and price reductions – click here

Burton 20% off everything – click here

Digiat Direct FREE 3-year warranty on all Plasma and LCD TVs – click here

It’s hurry, hurry, hurry if you want a Slanket for Christmas.  Prezziesplus has sent us its stock update again this afternoon.

They’ve only got stock left of the Limoge Blue Slanket and Hunter Green Slanket for adults.  All other adult Slankets have now sold out.  But they do have more stock of the Kids Slanket.  Prezziesplus has 8 of the Hunter Green and 60 of the Limoge Blue in adult sizes.  So get any orders in today – click here to order.

Prezziesplus does have stock of the Kids Slanket but this isn’t expected to last much past the weekend, if at all.  They have 43 of the Limoge Blue, 49 Ruby,  72 Hunter Green and 36 of the Pink Kids Slanket.  Click here to order a Kids Slanket at Prezziesplus.

As mentioned previously, Prezzybox should be getting more stock in so keep checking their website.  Click here for The Slanket at Prezzybox.  It is saying ‘Sold Out’ at the moment but this will hopefully update very soon.

It’s lovely to see that The Stylophone has made something of a comeback this year.  For us 40-somethings that fondly remember Rolf Harris introducing this cute ‘piano-like’ musical instrument – and then Rick Wakeman showing everyone what it can really do – it adds a touch of nostalgia to see it back in stores this Christmas.

For those of you who don’t know what a Stylophone is see here.  But, in Layman’s terms, it’s a cute little musical thing that you play like an electric organ with a stylus – hence the name stylophone.  For the more musically talented it has real potential, for the less so it’s still great fun.

The modern day Stylophone has been updated with an MP3 function so you can listen to music while you play and it now has a volume control and new sound effects.  The Stylophone is available in many online stores this Christmas and really does make a great present.

It’s worth comparing prices before you buy it because prices do vary a little.  Here’s a guide to the best deals with some iscount codes:

Findmeagift.com: Stylophone £13.90

Prezzybox: Stylophone £14.95
Prezzybox current discount codes

Firebox: Stylophone £14.95

Hawkin’s Bazaar Stylophone £14.99

Iwantoneofthose.com Stylophone £14.99
Iwantoneofthose.com discount codes

As I reported , despite stock problems, The Slanket is back in stock this week at Prezziesplus.  But, for how long, is a good a question.  So, my advice is that if you want to get someone a Slanket for Christmas, ORDER IT NOW.

The Slanket has proven very popular this Christmas – it’s a relatively new product and, at just £39.95 (£34.95 with discount code), it’s an ideal Christmas present.

To see the Slanket at Prezziesplus click here – stock is due in the warehouse on December 10.

The Kids Slanket will also be in stock this week at Prezziesplus with stock expected December 12.

The Wii Fit is literally flying off the shelves.  And it’s flying off the virtual shelves too.  Latest statistics show that 16% of all searches this Christmas have been for the Wii Fit.  As we have already said it’s been in short supply in the latter half of 2008, but fortunately the supply has been pretty this festive season.

As a result, this has forced the prices down rather than up as we saw in recent years with the Playstation 2, Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii itself last Christmas.

Here are the latest best prices on Nintendo Wii Fit bundles:

• Wii Fit – BUNDLE 1 – Wii Fit + Rechargeable Battery Pack = £109.79
• Wii Fit – MEGA BUNDLE – Wii Fit + Travel Bag + Silicon Cover + Rechargeable Battery = £119.79
• Wii Fit COMPLETE – Wii Fit + Rechargeable Battery Pack + Protective Cover + Yoga Mat + Travel Bag + Yoga Kit = £134.79
• Nintendo Wii Console (Sports Pack) + Wii Fit + Travel Bag + Protective Cover = £279.79

Marks & Spencer and John Lewis don’t seem to know whether they are coming or going with their sudden price reductions – but one suspects there are a few moles rattling around as the Christmas silly season takes hold. 

Both merchants have been engaging in very, very sudden 1-day price reductions, and far be it from me to say they are reacting to each other or trying to amass as many sales as is possible at the expense of the other.

The latest bout of price wars saw M&S announce a 20% price reduction for December 4.  This was then followed by John Lewis suddenly dropping its prices for December 3 by 30% (even though Marks & Spencer’s promotion was supposed to be under wraps). A similar promotion by M&S recently backfired when furious customers took items back they’d purchased before a sudden price drop to get the extra 20% off.

Without taking sides here are the best Christmas offers from both retailers:

John Lewis Christmas Shop

M&S 3 for 2 on Kids Toys

M&S 3 for 2 Christmas Shop

I was going to write about The Slanket and tell you what a great Christmas present it would make but….stock levels are at a really low level due to its incredible popularity. I guess this was always likely to happen. For one, it’s cute but, more significantly, with winter approaching, hundreds of people have realised what a great way this is to keep warm and also what a fabulous Christmas present it would make.  Prezziesplus is the best bet for one this Christmas…

Just in case you don’t know what a Slanket is, have a read here…  But in a nutshell, it’s a big snug blanket with sleeves for cuddling up in on the sofa in front of the TV.  It also comes in lots of wacky bright colours which is rather cool.  I’m going to be buying my daughter a bright pink one for Christmas (while hoping she doesn’t find her way to this website).

Also, there aren’t make stockists of The Slanket either in the UK. It’s crept over from the US and has largely been missed by the main retail stores – landing instead at Prezzybox, Prezziesplus and Firebox.

As I’m writing this Firebox is completely out of stock with no notice of when (or whether) they will be getting anymore).

However, Prezziesplus has stock arriving on December 7 of the main, adult Slanket while the Kids Slanket is in stock now. They’ve rather sneakily upped the price also to £39.95 from 34.95…..but there is a discount available to get £5 off this price. I actually think the kids Slanket is a little too small at only 66″ long and that many kids would prefer the full sized Slanket which is 95″ long.

Prezzybox doesn’t have any indication of when it’s getting more stock either but ti does have a nice bright pre-order button.

So I guess the only option is get over to Prezziesplus, order and hope for the best.

The Slanket at Prezziesplus £39.95 – click here

The Kids Slanket at £24.95 – click here

And don’t forget to use the £5 off voucher – get it here.

Now this I like (even if the concept of Christmas stockings doesn’t particularly excite me).  The Gift Experience will personalise a Christmas stocking for your child (or an adult if you so choose) for just £5.99.  You just type the name on the order form online.

Presumably though, printing one name takes a little while as they recommend you order 14 days in advance.  Well Monday is December 1, so you’ve got about 2 weeks to order this stocking online.

The Gift Experience is a store I like.  They cater for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, christenings, weddings – and stock all the kind of stuff that’s useful when you haven’c got a clue what to buy for someone.

I’ll try and bring you more offers from The Gift Experience as I find them.

The Gift Experience is a store that I’ve managed to get an exclusive discount code for as well but they also have other codes which might be useful – take a look here…