Super-organised mum shows off massive Christmas gift haul for two kids
By Merryn Porter |
W?e hate to alarm you, but there are just 99 days until Christmas.
So while this might seem like plenty of time to those of us who end up buying last-minute presents, at least one mum is likely to be sitting with her feet up on Christmas Eve after she completed her gift shopping this week.
The super-organised UK-based mum is winning fans on TikTok, where she showed off the Christmas gifts she purchased for her two daughters กช and let us just say, it is quite the haul.
Watch the video above.?
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Selina Bayes describes herself as a "mum first, boss second" on her TikTok account
Now a video she uploaded two days ago which shows the Christmas gifts she has bought for her two daughters, aged three and four, has gone viral.
?The original video runs for three minutes and starts with a warning. "OK if you don't want to see, hear or talk about Christmas, move past because it's September and that means I am Christmas shopping," she said.
Bayes then shows off shopping bags stuffed with goodies, of which there are two of everything.
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Bayes runs through a list of everything she has bought so far for her daughters, including 'stocking fillers.'
The list starts with packs of 30 felt tip pens, laser skipping ropes, plastic slinkies, Minnie Mouse drinking cups, mini toy pet carriers with pets inside, Barbie bubble wands, packs of 12 glitter pencils, pink squishies, megaphones, Peppa Pig and George plushies, two "light-up balls things," Paw Patrol stuffed toys, Peppa Pig cups, Play-Doh backpacks with items inside, toothbrushes, 'mess-free' colouring books, colouring pads, more Play-Doh packs, Peppa Pig rollerskates, LED watches, Barbie-style dolls, Paw Patrol balls, Splat Men, Pez dispensers, boxes of chocolates, lip balm gift packs, various fidget toys, bath bombs, chocolate bars, board games, play foam, Frozen microphones, pavement chalk, and finally, matching iPads.
She also showed off presents for her nephews, which had already been wrapped, a gift for her partner, as well as gift bags and gift tags.
She ?uploaded the video with the comment, "Yayyy!!! Its begun!" and the hashtags #fyp #foryoupage #shoppinghaul #christmas2022countdown #HowDoYouMist #christmastiktok #shopping #haul #whatigotforchristmas.
The video has so far been viewed more than 413,000 times and has almost 33,000 likes and hundreds of comments.
Many loved that she was so organised. One wrote, "I'm starting Christmas shopping next week, when you have kids it's never too early to start," while another said, "Love it, I've finished for Christmas."
"Can never be too prepared! Love this. Inspiring," was another comment.
"I started January," wrote another. "Wow, I'm so impressed. I started in August but I'm doing one child at a time this year. I've four kids."
Another said, "Why do I feel like I am behind. Brought four things so far."
Some said her haul had inspired their own gift choices, others asked where they could buy some items while others wanted to know how much it had all cost.
"I roughly spent AUD $255 on each for the little bits and bobs and the iPads were AUD $1560 for both," she wrote.
That works out $1035 per child.?
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