If like us you are on a tight budget and have some people you want to let know you care this Christmas, we might have a good tip for you.
We had 3 people to get for who aren't family but deserved something nice.
The problem is, we don't have much money to spare, so we thought long and hard about what to do.
What we came up with was a nice solution and wowed the recipients when they received last night.
We made up gifts bags using products from poundland and a bottle from M&S. Total cost per person - £8.50
Here is what we got;
1 X Gift bag (2 for £1) - £0.50 - poundland
1 x santa tin of cookies - £1 - poundland
1 x winter candle - £1 - poundland
1 x Baileys Chocolate Truffle Bar - £1 - poundland
1 x Box of Candy Canes - £1 - poundland
1 x Chocolate coins - £1 - poundland
1 x bottle of kir royal - £3 - M&S - half price at moment
Once all in the bag and made up, it looked good :)
update -
a few of these things were actually on 3 for 2, the baileys bar, candy canes and chocolate coins were either 2 for £1 or 3 for 2.
Actual cost was either £7.84 or £8 per bag, because I bought enough for 3 bags/gifts :)
Top comments
Dryosh
13 Dec 1565#5
It's not really a deal though is it? It's buying stuff from poundland and putting it in a bag, I appreciate the sentiment but a deal this is not.
BigBuds
13 Dec 1531#85
Wow. I didn't realise you could buy bags and then put stuff in it. do you think this would work with other £ shop produce.
daanuk
13 Dec 1520#57
2ManyKids to qbs
13 Dec 1517#6
EXACTLY!
We have 5 kids and dozens of people we should buy for and would buy for if money was there!
What kind of a person votes cold on something like this?
What a horrible site this has become.
All comments (281)
Dryosh
13 Dec 151#1
Belongs in misc.
2ManyKids to Dryosh
13 Dec 153#3
or a different website given that people vote cold on this!
2ManyKids to Dryosh
13 Dec 151#49
Are trolls bigger than the Hulk?
2ManyKids
13 Dec 1511#2
people voting cold? honestly? heartless. trying to be nice and share something that was cheap to do that people really appreciated and you vote cold! wow.
qbs
13 Dec 155#4
Shades of pre materialistic simple (sane) Christmas present. What happened to "It's the thought that counts"? :smiley:
2ManyKids to qbs
13 Dec 1517#6
EXACTLY!
We have 5 kids and dozens of people we should buy for and would buy for if money was there!
What kind of a person votes cold on something like this?
What a horrible site this has become.
Dryosh
13 Dec 1565#5
It's not really a deal though is it? It's buying stuff from poundland and putting it in a bag, I appreciate the sentiment but a deal this is not.
rogparki
13 Dec 1516#7
Looks great to me -I'd be well chuffed to receive this - for the price of a hanky and a pair of socks (which I wouldn't be overchuffed to receive !) - nice thinking :smiley:
22tanya
13 Dec 155#8
Send me a bag with the goodies please. Heat. :stuck_out_tongue:
2ManyKids to 22tanya
13 Dec 154#10
haha, next year, we might set up a little ebay thing doing these :smiley:
2ManyKids
13 Dec 156#9
Thank you. See some of the junk posted on here getting hundreds of hots, and this gets cold votes! The bags looked awesome, really festive and obviously showed we had been thoughtful.
2ManyKids
13 Dec 153#11
Bottle of kir royal at £3, half price. Not a deal? Getting a bag like this for someone for just £8.50 not a deal? Yeah ok.
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Opening post
We had 3 people to get for who aren't family but deserved something nice.
The problem is, we don't have much money to spare, so we thought long and hard about what to do.
What we came up with was a nice solution and wowed the recipients when they received last night.
We made up gifts bags using products from poundland and a bottle from M&S. Total cost per person - £8.50
Here is what we got;
1 X Gift bag (2 for £1) - £0.50 - poundland
1 x santa tin of cookies - £1 - poundland
1 x winter candle - £1 - poundland
1 x Baileys Chocolate Truffle Bar - £1 - poundland
1 x Box of Candy Canes - £1 - poundland
1 x Chocolate coins - £1 - poundland
1 x bottle of kir royal - £3 - M&S - half price at moment
Once all in the bag and made up, it looked good :)
update -
a few of these things were actually on 3 for 2, the baileys bar, candy canes and chocolate coins were either 2 for £1 or 3 for 2.
Actual cost was either £7.84 or £8 per bag, because I bought enough for 3 bags/gifts :)
Top comments
We have 5 kids and dozens of people we should buy for and would buy for if money was there!
What kind of a person votes cold on something like this?
What a horrible site this has become.
All comments (281)
We have 5 kids and dozens of people we should buy for and would buy for if money was there!
What kind of a person votes cold on something like this?
What a horrible site this has become.