I haven't done a blog in quite a few weeks and that's mainly because I was away in Cork for one of those weeks, with my partner, my sister, her partner and my little baby nephew. Another reason is that I've recently enrolled online in an Event Management course which will keep me busy for several months now. Having said that I have spent the past few weeks shopping around for my Disney bits and bobs at every opportunity. On our trip with went to Penneys (Primark in the UK) which I had been anticipating would have some amazing Disney merchandise. This is purely because most of the UK based Disney fan accounts I've followed on instagram have some amazing Disney things such as Ursula's black handbag and The Little Mermaid accessories of all kinds. Unfortunately the selection in the Penneys I was at wasn't great but I did use my trusty Disney senses to sniff out a few cute little items. These included two night shirts, one with Marie from the Aristocats on it and one with Minnie Mouse on it in a retro style that reminds me of ones I wore in the 90s as a kid. I also bought a pack of Disney villain socks which were probably my favourite purchase there, they have all the usual suspects on them, Ursula, The Evil Queen and Maleficent in pink and silver. I got a pack of three pop socks to wear with flats and pomps that have Ariel, Flounder and Sebastian on them and they are really cool! Lastly I picked up a multicoloured Disney princess pen while I was queuing up to pay, impulse purchasing always works when it comes to Disney. I have to say I was incredibly disappointed with the lack of Disney things in Penneys. Afterall they are owned by the same people as Primark in England so I'm really not certain of why we wouldn't have the same huge Disney selection. I'll be going to another Penneys in Dublin over the summer so perhaps I'll find more things there that I can post about. The material used in the nightshirts is the same as any other cheapish night shirt but I imagine it will last a long time as others I've bought there have, they cost €7 each. The socks costs €3.50 for the pack of 3 and the pop socks were €3.50, the pen cost €1.50 so all in all, less than 15 quid for all that stuff is pretty great!
While on the trip we stopped off in a little town called Youghal for dinner the final day. A very old fashioned Irish main street that contained quite a lot of charity/thrift stores so I knew I was bound to find at least one Disney gem in among the rest of the nick nacks and little did I know it would be something I'd been searching for for a long time. The Disney version of Scene It? I had wanted to get either the Disney version of that or trivial pursuit but I could never justify on my budget paying €40 for them! So I was over the moon when I came across this in absolutely perfect condition for just €3, talk about a deal! We played it the second we got home from the trip and it's lots of fun, I would definitely suggest Disney buffs or even movie buffs to invest in it or find it online for a cheaper price, well worth it for the hours of fun.
There's a website called Qwertee.com which I believe is Irish and it does usually one or two specific t-shirts a day for €11.00 with a €2.50 delivery fee. The t-shirts are often very unique designs involving pop culture and that includes of course Disney. The one I got my boyfriend before our trip was a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 design that I absolutely had to get! Anybody that watched the film will no doubt recognize the scene it represents with my favourite line in the film. He was really excited about receiving it and threw it on the moment we found it in the post box. My partner is 6'5 and quite broad shouldered so he got an XL in the t-shirt which I would recommend unless you're quite thin. They also do women's sizes so if you follow them on facebook, instagram etc... you're bound to come across the odd Disney design every once in a while.The last of my Disney related finds this month are three awesome little bits I came across in some charity shops yesterday while having a stroll up the main street. The first thing I bought I caught sight of out of the corner of my eye, afterall no Disney item can escape and uber fan as we all know. It was a tiny little blue Disney box with a sweet little Daisy Duck keychain on the inside with a tiny frame for a little photograph to fit into. I'm not sure where they keyring was originally from but it looks like perhaps Disneyland itself! and it only cost €1 and is completely unused. I then on the off chance went into a different charity shop and was delighted to find a 101 Dalmations clothes hanger that can be attached to a wall, my sister happens to have two 101 Dalmations photos on my nephew's bedroom wall so I had to pick that up to go along with them. It only cost €2 and was in great conditions, also looked unused completely. Finally I got myself a Cinderella 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. I have seen quite a few of the kind in charity shops before but this one was brand new and really pretty so I thought what the heck. I have to say, it's really tough! Perhaps it's because I haven't done puzzles in a long time but holy moly, they definitely keep you occupied.
I hope anyone that read this blog post enjoyed it. I really love seeing what my fellow Disney enthusiasts are able to dig up in various places and so I hope you found it somewhat interesting to see my trinkets and the things that go towards making my collection complete.
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