Not voting either way. I normally just go to Asda, pick up 3 cans of value Kidney Beans, 3 packet soups, a Fray Bentos pie, mincemeat jar, some Werthers Originals, Cheesy Footballs, value Brandy Butter, a clementine and some nuts. Put them in a bag. Take bag home and simply put Sellotape around the bag. Voila, individual, wrapped, creative, personalised present. (Pro-Tip - turn the bag inside out before placing goods in there, so it doesn't look like an Asda bag, but home-made crepe plastic. )

*Only downside is the extra 10p you now have to spend on a plastic bag. But, it is Xmas. And she is my wife, so deserves that little dose of luxury.

(Please note, blatant c+p from previous hamper thread. It's the adulation I thrive for.)

I have to vote this cold as it is a clear rip off and was NEVER worth £150. It's not even worth the £75 they are now charging. Just because they tell you it's in a sale doesn't mean it's good value...

Oh dear I think that one went straight over your head.....
It was a joke ....merry Christmas

They still seem outrageously overpriced

All showing as sold out now.

Holy moly those were/are some expensive hampers!

at full RRP the £500 hamper reduced to £250 is about dead on the money. just shows how overpriced it was to start with... shame on Waitrose for trying to sell something for such an inflated price.

Well done on a great first post, it's a hot deal. Ignore those who can't see value when it's presented.

I looked into the £150 down to £75 hamper.
I wrote down all the items and went to Aldi and bought all the items for just over £40. I bought the finest range not the standard cheapo stuff.
I feel sorry for anyone who paid £150 for £40 worth of items

£15 cheese one just arrived cost of products £13.03+ next day delivery and nice thin wooden cheese lid tub, which I will be keeping, lowest date was the Stilton on the 3/1 others 11/1 and 17/2 so pleased I got it and sent a couple as pressies the box is nothing like picture on website it is distressed grey with cheese written around it in black writing

The cashews are apt - from the Real Nut Company.

Just priced that box up at about £300

Lol @ the £1000 box

A deal is a deal.

Heat added!

thank you dear

Fab! Great find for my folks and won't matter it's being delivered after xmas

Nice find Op, makes a refreshing change to see something decent posted on here instead of something a mars bar or some fizzy teeth rotting crap for half price

:neutral_face: Not even close to being worth it. I just think Waitrose is a massive rip off in general.

If you shop there then it's probably a deal

I have to vote this cold as it is a clear rip off and was NEVER worth £150. It's not even worth the £75 they are now charging. Just because they tell you it's in a sale doesn't mean it's good value...

Not a problem in my house but noticed some cheeses have early Jan Best Before date.

Not really anything to make a meal out of.Just seems to be booze and cheese :confused:

Nah - cold

Don't see that even at half price these offer any value for money.

I like it when OP's stick around to defend their posts.

Correct I forgot to add in the value an easy life for a last minute purchase :smiley:

Good spot OP, heat added.

Any of these come available for collection? It only lets me add to basket if i choose a delivery date to home which is 29th :/

I had one of these hampers 2 years ago and for quality and contents it out shone everybody, at the time there was an extra 25% off too. Last year I hung on for the bhs expensive one for £60 down from £200, priced it all up and it totalled around £90 but with the hamper which are good for storage it was pretty much ok and the contents can redirected for upcoming birthdays and Mothers day. That said I'll keep on looking at Waitrose for a better offer, hopefully.

You're missing one trick, Asda do bags for life for 6p each. Not only are you saving 4p, you are giving a gift that keeps on giving :smile:

Plus the fact he's got prices from tesco and waitrose thats double postage or 2 trips worth of petrol. All to save himself 68p. Plus then also having to sell 204g of wokey hole for £2.47 :smiley:.

Just trying to work out if this is a good deal, so breaking the price down:
Tesco Finest Camembert = £2.25
Wensleydale with Cranberry Truckle Waitrose = £2.50
Wokey Hole 454g = £5.50, so 250g = £3.03
Biscuits = £3
Chutney = £2.50 (guess)
Stilton = £5.40 (200g) 20 150g = £4.05
Chiraz = £6.99

Total = £24.32

£15 sounds an ok deal (Waitrose prices not compare to Aldi prices)
Going to buy it as a Christmas present, nice and easy...

Just wait, looked again it's £25 half price!!!!
Not a great deal, unless the "all presented on a woven tray" is woven with gold"

It's my first post and I don't know how to add picture if anyone can help please?

10% Quidco as well - thanks

Thanks. Was wondering what to get my fave aunt and just ordered her a hamper. Heat

thanks - ordered the Christmas Celebration Hamper

God she is slow with the banter..

The guy who left this review isn't going to be a very happy bunny, now it's half price!!... should be a member of HUKD's then he would know they go half price at this time every year. :smiley:


"★ 1 out of 5 stars. · 2 days ago
Very well packed, delivered on time
Very pleased with contents, but whole situation was spoilt when I followed a lead on the delivery notice email which led to a section stating that I could order the self same article for £50.00 less. What was the point in ordering an article in early November, to find out that if I had waited to a date nearer to Christmas it would be cheaper. I wil NOT be ordering from Waitrose again."

Expensive packaging for what get even at half price! But a deal, just not one for me.

I think they will go down even more as the bb date is the 3rd Jan. Thanks for the post.

Was about to buy cheese one , but even wife said wtf 15 for a jar of chuck.small pack of crackers .and 3 cheese..a 1st for her.
It's half price so a deal but can't help laughing at the Michael Mcintrye joke about always telling friends you are just nipping to Waitrose.

​Glad to entertain. I'm usually the last to twig!

Chill out, it's almost Christmas!

​Expensive, no, quality yes. I make my own edible gifts. cheap ingredients but lovely quality results. Not sure what is worse a little sarcasm or a lot of self righteousness...

yep straight over.

No delivery to NI.

This very much sounds like sarcasm - as for the reply - comes across that expensive gifts is your taste. Christmas isnt about how much people spend on gifts weather its 5p or 5 grand. Its about spending time with family and love ones. Some aint that fortunate.

LOL, dunno which is funnier, Sopha's hysterical comment (which was also posted on yesterday's JL hamper thread) or OP's indignant retort.

Oh dear I think that one went straight over your head.....
It was a joke ....merry Christmas

​he's not saying you copied and pasted, he said he copied and pasted from a previous hamper thread, which I noticed :-)

Not voting either way. I normally just go to Asda, pick up 3 cans of value Kidney Beans, 3 packet soups, a Fray Bentos pie, mincemeat jar, some Werthers Originals, Cheesy Footballs, value Brandy Butter, a clementine and some nuts. Put them in a bag. Take bag home and simply put Sellotape around the bag. Voila, individual, wrapped, creative, personalised present. (Pro-Tip - turn the bag inside out before placing goods in there, so it doesn't look like an Asda bag, but home-made crepe plastic. )

*Only downside is the extra 10p you now have to spend on a plastic bag. But, it is Xmas. And she is my wife, so deserves that little dose of luxury.

(Please note, blatant c+p from previous hamper thread. It's the adulation I thrive for.)

The cheese one is £15

been waiting for the cheese one to come down to £15 make ideal last min present to be delivered on Christmas eve

Still not quite cheap enough for me. Heat added though.

I am tempted to buy for myself, thanks

great idea for a last minute deal

They still seem outrageously overpriced

Thank you