John Lewis Hamper including 3 bottles of wine and nice hamper reduced from £100 to £25. Also have smaller teatime treats hamper reduced from £18 to £4.50
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simon31leeds
31 Dec 1515#3
Monistrol Cava around £8, 2 other bottles at say £4 per bottle, Crackers that will store without issue at say £5 so already at £20 + 10 other items for your additional fiver..........I'd probably say so.
j2hot
31 Dec 1512#1
heat from me. seems just about value for money at £25. frighteningly overpriced at £100!
deb8z
31 Dec 156#5
It's terrible they charge for click & collect now unless you spend thirty quid.
Monaco Blue
31 Dec 155#67
If this had been 20th December this would have sold out without a doubt. We would be buying for our neighbours, the person who feeds the goldfish during vacations, our relatives and buying just for the sake of cheapness. Now we are all sated with Xmas, have no need for hampers and are therefore haranguing each other over the price and contents. Hilarious!
All comments (107)
j2hot
31 Dec 1512#1
heat from me. seems just about value for money at £25. frighteningly overpriced at £100!
Bogart to j2hot
31 Dec 151#42
Spend £25 and get what you want not what John Lewis want to shift.
rolstherat
31 Dec 152#2
Is it even worth that?
Newbold to rolstherat
31 Dec 151#6
Not really.
simon31leeds
31 Dec 1515#3
Monistrol Cava around £8, 2 other bottles at say £4 per bottle, Crackers that will store without issue at say £5 so already at £20 + 10 other items for your additional fiver..........I'd probably say so.
dudedude to simon31leeds
31 Dec 15#71
eh?
monistrol = £5
white wine = £5
red wine = £5
yule log = £1, at this time of year, they are in every supermarket for pennies
crackers = £1, ditto, just bought 12 for £1.50
So I'd say £25 is a fair price, but not cheap.
I'd happily pay £15 (but no more, £8 is la-la land for cava) for the alcohol, but whether I'd pay £10 for the rest of it, hmm, probably not, because it's basically random Christmas crap that I wouldn't eat and can't be given as a gift as it will be stale by next year
stephenashforth
31 Dec 15#4
Not worth £100 or even £50 but seem pretty good for £25. Don't forget to factor in delivery or collection charge unless you spend enough to make free.
deb8z
31 Dec 156#5
It's terrible they charge for click & collect now unless you spend thirty quid.
robertoegg to deb8z
31 Dec 15#23
buy two, then return one immediately :smiley:
twinkle
31 Dec 15#7
Wow poor reviews for this hamper even when it was half price.
sradmad
31 Dec 153#8
good find op, heat added
Lottiesmum
31 Dec 153#9
Looks like excellent value to me at this price, especially with the wicker basket.
rabb5it to Lottiesmum
1 Jan 16#85
Exactly, that's a years entertainment for the rabbit.
mousey
31 Dec 15#10
Great value for sure and the basket is nice! Not sure whether I'll bother to buy.... not tempted with the contents. Personal choice of course but definitely a great deal!
newchappers
31 Dec 152#11
Great find , ordered as a present . Will take out the items that will go out of date and replace with some similar things next December x
lvickers
31 Dec 15#12
Ordered one and the smaller one, like someone said can always replace some of the items and use as present next year.
gjhukd
31 Dec 15#13
I'll wait till it drops to a tenner
simon31leeds to gjhukd
31 Dec 15#14
Good luck - I've never seen John Lewis Hampers reduce to 10% of price!
hotukdealz
31 Dec 151#15
Hampers are so 80's.....you always save money buying things separately ...... I vote to BAN the hamper
Lottiesmum to hotukdealz
31 Dec 15#16
I don't see how you could save on this one. The basket alone would cost about £10.
simon31leeds to hotukdealz
31 Dec 15#17
Great; show me the guiding light where you could save money buying all these things for less than £25 and you'll be my hero!
Monaco Blue to hotukdealz
31 Dec 15#39
I bought a reduced JL hamper this year, and was pleased with it. However, I agree, using the deals on HUKD I could build a better stocked and priced hamper. If I am organised enough I may do that next year. Now for someone to post a cheap basket deal. :laughing:
WARNER107 to hotukdealz
1 Jan 16#93
I agree entirely! We have for several years received a nice wicker hamper from a dealer who we supply with second hand farm machinery. It is filled with lots of nice food and drink. We kept the larger one and a couple of smaller ones for storing Christmas decorations. Apart from that we end up giving them away. I suppose a good idea to fill for a present at Christmas though. I would rather it came in a cardboard box, but it doesn't have quite the same classy appearance.
deany76
31 Dec 151#18
Thanks OP will replace out of date items, and use as ''member of staff of the year, Christmas 2016'' gift.
Added 5 x John Lewis Value Reporters Notebook (excellent notebooks, see reviews) to make it FREE click & collect & again for work use.
hotukdealz
31 Dec 15#19
Yeah I was referring to original price really, this ain't bad if you need the contents :smiley:
pidgeofcdf
31 Dec 15#20
been waiting for this to come down, ordered the teatime set and the £1 notebook to get free click n collect
deany76 to pidgeofcdf
31 Dec 15#22
Nice choice, I notice the £1.00 John Lewis Value Reporters Notebook is now showing 'out of stock' we must have got the last few in stock.
supermrp
31 Dec 15#21
Great value. Love the negative comments. Thanks OP
pidgeofcdf
31 Dec 15#24
was only 3 in stock when I ordered so yes we got the last few notebooks lol
deb8z
31 Dec 15#25
I didn't want one lol
I was just pointing out it's a pain now as like you say you have to order things you don't want to get free C&C and that's too much hassle in most cases.
I can understand if peeps are doing loads of orders for a couple of quid but I think it should be less than thirty.
futura
31 Dec 15#26
Im astounded at the low quality of the items contained in this given that its sold by john lewis. I mean matthew walker xmas pudding, they were selling those in the pound shops!
I reckon the value of the contents is worth at least £25 though so the basket hamper is free essentially. Good deal for some
Dogeared to futura
31 Dec 15#36
It may be the reverse. Perhaps pound shops are selling some good quality items? I believe that Matthew Walker make Christmas puds for many different brands including Harrods/Fortnums (not certain) but of course the ingredients would alter according to each brands' specifications. The ones in pound shops may be stock clearance.
W_jelly1
31 Dec 15#27
or the Golden Glimmer one at £31.25 so gets free click and collect
It's been out of stock for a fair few days now so it's a "no go" on the Golden Glimmer Hamper
Lottiesmum to W_jelly1
31 Dec 15#29
That one is OOS
emiliaserv
31 Dec 153#30
Not voting as we are borderline, but this seems typical of certain retailers and manufacturers with grossly inflated RRP à la Thorntons that then apply substantial reductions or 3 for 2 etc. in an attempt to convince consumers they are getting a bargain when in many cases they are still paying over the odds. This case is slightly different as they need to get rid of Xmas stock but the principle remains the same and presumably some people have been rich and/or stupid enough to pay £100 for it, at 25 quid it is probably just about a bargain but I still think people would not be snapping it up without that £100 RRP at the back of their mind.
richy63
31 Dec 15#31
do not buy from these con artists,they dont fulfill your order
Chiptivo to richy63
31 Dec 15#32
Can this woman please be banned. Thanks..
Lottiesmum to richy63
31 Dec 15#33
What John Lewis? Are you sure?!
Billy8oy to richy63
31 Dec 151#35
Yes that's right, they've banned Chavs! It's why we like shopping there.....
deany76
31 Dec 15#34
RUBBISH
choc1969
31 Dec 15#37
I'm hampered out :laughing: poor quality contents this year from John Lewis even at this price :smirk:
Likely2
31 Dec 15#38
They haven't banned anyone regardless of how special you thnk you are it's just that Chavs aren't stupid enough to buy overpriced junk because it's got John Lewis over the door, so mugs like you keep them going.
£25 for a basket of ****.....they love fools and their money....
Teezer
31 Dec 15#40
John Lewis, another large chain living off their good name, service and quality now = crap!!
Newbold to Teezer
31 Dec 153#41
That is, unfortunately, very true. Outside the stores themselves the customer service is abysmal, and it's frequently necessary to contact the MD to get a sensible response. A lot of their staff (warehouse and call centres in particular) aren't JL employees/partners, and 'never knowingly undersold' is a blatant lie most of the time.
Used to be absolutely impeccable but now a rather blemished retailer which frequently fails to come up to Amazon standards of customer service. You can usually get what you need from them - but you often have to fight hard for it.
Billy8oy
31 Dec 151#43
Mugs, oh yes as someone has cleverly pointed out ,Monistrol Cava+ 2 bottles of wine + crackers £20 worth already , so the rest works out at 50p an item, and I'm a mug!!
A fool and their money and all that, seems like a good deal to me and many others, 600% and counting.
Still you jog onto to pound land where you can get 25 bargains for your £25, or is pound land closed New Years Eve and that's why you're looking though special John Lewis posts??
I think they had cheap chocolate letters, perhaps you could buy C H A V
bargainhunter666
31 Dec 15#44
All the JL mugs who bought this originally....Never knowingly undersold - nah just rip customers off with own stuff.
slevinkelevra
31 Dec 15#45
People saying it's worth it with the wicker basket, I don't know if anyone else is like me what if you have hamper baskets from other years and you think oh it's too good to throw away or hmmmm what could I use it for??? I know I'll just store it till I think of what to use it for
shikztheurbanlegend
31 Dec 151#46
always fun to watch some people argue over food :smiley: but seriously you all need to calm down and be happy :smiley:
queensclose
31 Dec 15#47
add some wrapping paper or crackers to get free click and collect
Ke22er
31 Dec 15#48
I'm with hotukdealz on this one, so 80's ! good price if you like retro.........
deb8z to Ke22er
31 Dec 15#52
Elderly people love retro :smirk:
benlondon
31 Dec 15#49
sounds like you have a very big chip on your shoulder...
nsouthon
31 Dec 15#50
+1 Ordered with Click and Collect for Saturday (with some odds and ends to bring it over £30 for free collection (!) in time for this weekend.
arpster
31 Dec 15#51
A genuine deal...makes a change on here
Hot
paulrwarner to arpster
31 Dec 15#55
Agreed 100% - bargain! Hope the cake is in date!
yas212
31 Dec 15#53
This ain't a deal unless you were intending to buy most of these items anyway. I doubt most people here were. I'd rather spend £25 on snacks that I'd actually want even if I get a bit less
paulrwarner
31 Dec 15#54
Only 9 left when I checked out with a purchase. But the 2/5 star rating sums up some upset people. Shame on the ones who got it as a gift and then checked price online and complained it was poor value!
mart321
31 Dec 15#56
Probs barely worth it in my opinion, wines will probably be rubbish, including the sparkly. U could buy all equivalent items of your own choice and preference for cheaper, especially at the moment with the sales. Saddens me to think some muppets will have paid £100 For this. But maybe it's aimed at the ppl that have enough £ that it doesn't matter.
mart321
31 Dec 15#57
Jl is only good because of the 2 yr warranty, that is it really, decent selection of products but usually all full whack and cheaper elsewhere
peterstyles75
31 Dec 15#58
Shouldn't it be spirit of Christmas past or will it keep till next Christmas ??
chuckley
31 Dec 15#59
at least 3 secret santa presents in there.
HOT.
Dblue75
31 Dec 15#60
I'll gie ye...ten bob, a hat and a balloon for it !! And that's being generous :stuck_out_tongue:
ukmonkey
31 Dec 15#61
Rrp is not worth it but £25 is okay if you missed some one out over Xmas.
spitthedog1964
31 Dec 15#62
Reckon i could get the equivalent of those for about £15 at the moment! Complete rip of for £100 or even £50. £25 is pushing it.
jimmybo to spitthedog1964
31 Dec 151#63
Links to your £15 deal?
Btw - How did you price match the contents of the crackers we're purchasing for Xmas 2016? :stuck_out_tongue:
We're all waiting! :laughing:
jayjello to spitthedog1964
31 Dec 151#69
easy challenge for you, forget the hamper itself or the 12 other items in it, find the 3 bottles of wine in this hamper for £15 or less.
red
31 Dec 15#64
keep the goodies you like and send the rest to the food parcel and feel good tooo.
paulrwarner to red
31 Dec 15#66
Them some of the whingers on here can get it for free as this awesome deal is still not good enough!
dbno
31 Dec 15#65
Frequently? How frequently? Do you also frequently contact the MD's of other companies that you are a customer of - my guess would be that you do. Sigh. Seems the world owes you everything - all you need to do is shout loud enough.
Monaco Blue
31 Dec 155#67
If this had been 20th December this would have sold out without a doubt. We would be buying for our neighbours, the person who feeds the goldfish during vacations, our relatives and buying just for the sake of cheapness. Now we are all sated with Xmas, have no need for hampers and are therefore haranguing each other over the price and contents. Hilarious!
jimmybo
31 Dec 15#68
It's that time of the year again!
The annual HUKD Hilarious Happy Haranguing Hot Hamper Hunt :wink:
He did say "Find the 3 bottles of wine in this hamper for less than £15" -
NOT one bottle of wine and 2 bottles of vinegar to sprinkle on your chips! :laughing:
Nice try though!
biggysilly
31 Dec 15#74
Newbolds comments do seem to get under some skins frequently, maybe more frequently for me. :man::man:
presterjohn71
31 Dec 15#75
At this price these hampers are good value. At full retail or even half price they are a total rip off! Mathew Walker Christmas puddings? Those are the ultimate in cheap quality products! Not much in any of those hampers makes you squeal with delight but at £25 as others have said you could use it as the basis as a nice package to pass on to an elderly relative whose birthday or whatever was some time soon. The Chrimbo pudding would end up in the bin though.
mark9000
31 Dec 151#76
It's a good deal, I'd take the JL wine over any Aldi antifreeze any day.
dudedude to mark9000
31 Dec 15#78
It's not JL wine, it's generic.
And there's no reason whatsoever to suppose it's any better than the Aldi wine.
at £6.99, I would expect a £6.99 wine in a shop like that to be £3.79 in Aldi.
sandinista
31 Dec 15#77
Absolute rubbish
oscarita
1 Jan 16#79
Christmas and new year spirit abounds !!
ukmonkey
1 Jan 16#80
Can't be that bad as it's got 1000 in heat
Midge
1 Jan 16#81
Have ordered a few - and will stick a few items in for next xmas, thanks Simon
jayjello
1 Jan 16#82
Nice try, but match the specific wines!
jayjello
1 Jan 16#83
for what it is its ok, whether you want it or not is a different matter i guess
Austinhead
1 Jan 16#84
All out of stock now.
Lottiesmum
1 Jan 16#86
Golden glimmer hamper back in stock but going quickly £31.25.
r6demon
1 Jan 16#87
Brill thank you OP! £125 hamper for £31 done!
Lottiesmum
1 Jan 16#88
Golden glimmer hamper out of stock again now.
Elise211
1 Jan 16#89
I had the £31 hamper in the basket, at the time it showed 7 more in stock, was actually on paypal paying and waiting for confirmation of order, then get message pop up that hampers out of stock? How can that be ? Really gutted
Lottiesmum to Elise211
1 Jan 16#91
They were going down so quickly so must have been others trying to pay at the same time as you I guess. Its worth checking sometimes though as they do go in and out of stock.
Newbold
1 Jan 16#90
Bargain! A £20 hamper for £31!!! :neutral_face:
Elise211
1 Jan 16#92
What hamper were you looking at then?
Elise211
1 Jan 16#94
Lottiesmum - that must be it. Just l had actually I process of paying , not just logged in but paying and waiting for confirmation. Never mind X
Lottiesmum to Elise211
1 Jan 16#95
Thats a shame. If I see them or any others on there in stock again I will reply to you again to let you know.
Elise211
1 Jan 16#96
Lottiesmum - thank you. I always miss the good deals lolX
Lottiesmum to Elise211
1 Jan 16#98
There is 1 winter warmer hamper available
dudedude
1 Jan 16#97
What for? There is nothing special whatsoever about those specific wines, just cheap cava and cheap young South African wine.
jimmybo
1 Jan 161#99
For future HUKD Hamper Deals reference only
You can always use a good quality wicker hamper basket as a very attractive "Planter"
Detach the lid and line the basket with any surplus polythene/plastic sheets
Prod a few drainage holes in the lining
Fill with a reliable peat based potting compost
Plant up with any flowers - bulbs - salads - etc. especially for use as an Easter gift
A good quality basket will last for at least 2 years - even outside
WARNER107
1 Jan 16#100
What a great idea. Cheers!
payless
2 Jan 162#101
Well collected today- drank the white wine, ate the popcorn and fudge already - this was a very good deal at £25,
ShortSally
4 Jan 161#102
It's not a bad hamper, when I made my own a few years ago I struggled to find a decent size basket not outrageously priced. The wine, tea bags, Xmas pud and a few other bits have good expiry dates so they'll be put away with the drinks in the baskets for next year
jimmybo to ShortSally
4 Jan 16#103
Agreed: The tom. pickle and choc. shapes also have a 2017 "best before" date
But I'm very pleased with the quality and attractive appearance of the hamper basket (Mine has just arrived)
It would make a great "pet" basket - and there's no lid to worry about - so for a very functional planter -
This basket is an excellent W18" x D13" X H9"
Save the bubble wrapping to line the basket (Make sure there's a little drainage)
Save the polystyrene packing for drainage "crocks" - for INSIDE the lining (use about half)
Use a good quality multi-purpose peat based compost
Plant up (or sow) flower or salad veg now or later in the year
This basket will easily accommodate 9 bedding geraniums, busy lizzies etc and is deep enough to grow root veg such as carrots parsnips or even early potatoes (Plant 6 tubers per basket)
Of course you can also grow catch crops of lettuce, spring onion, rocket etc.
The basket is also big enough to grow two tomato plants - even on a balcony
jimmybo
4 Jan 16#104
Crackers contents:
ukmonkey
4 Jan 16#105
Anyone ordered 2 and only 1 was sent ?
rolstherat
4 Jan 16#106
I have to say its not geat. Even for £25.
blnkbonny
5 Jan 16#107
Agreed. It depends what value you put on a lid-less basket and half-a-dozen crackers to be honest.
Everything else is fully priced-in. :disappointed:
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All comments (107)
monistrol = £5
white wine = £5
red wine = £5
yule log = £1, at this time of year, they are in every supermarket for pennies
crackers = £1, ditto, just bought 12 for £1.50
So I'd say £25 is a fair price, but not cheap.
I'd happily pay £15 (but no more, £8 is la-la land for cava) for the alcohol, but whether I'd pay £10 for the rest of it, hmm, probably not, because it's basically random Christmas crap that I wouldn't eat and can't be given as a gift as it will be stale by next year
Added 5 x John Lewis Value Reporters Notebook (excellent notebooks, see reviews) to make it FREE click & collect & again for work use.
I was just pointing out it's a pain now as like you say you have to order things you don't want to get free C&C and that's too much hassle in most cases.
I can understand if peeps are doing loads of orders for a couple of quid but I think it should be less than thirty.
I reckon the value of the contents is worth at least £25 though so the basket hamper is free essentially. Good deal for some
http://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-golden-glimmer-hamper/p2011110
£25 for a basket of ****.....they love fools and their money....
Used to be absolutely impeccable but now a rather blemished retailer which frequently fails to come up to Amazon standards of customer service. You can usually get what you need from them - but you often have to fight hard for it.
A fool and their money and all that, seems like a good deal to me and many others, 600% and counting.
Still you jog onto to pound land where you can get 25 bargains for your £25, or is pound land closed New Years Eve and that's why you're looking though special John Lewis posts??
I think they had cheap chocolate letters, perhaps you could buy C H A V
Hot
HOT.
Btw - How did you price match the contents of the crackers we're purchasing for Xmas 2016? :stuck_out_tongue:
We're all waiting! :laughing:
The annual HUKD Hilarious Happy Haranguing Hot Hamper Hunt :wink:
Pinotage Shiraz £3.99 https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/drinks/wine-cellar/red-wine/red-wine-product-detail-page/ps/p/cambalala-pinotage-shiraz/
Monistrol Vintage Cava £6 http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/clos-monistrol-vintage-cava-75cl-6010797-p-44
Total = £13.78
NOT one bottle of wine and 2 bottles of vinegar to sprinkle on your chips! :laughing:
Nice try though!
And there's no reason whatsoever to suppose it's any better than the Aldi wine.
They sell it here:
http://www.mumblesfinewines.co.uk/31-south-africa
at £6.99, I would expect a £6.99 wine in a shop like that to be £3.79 in Aldi.
You can always use a good quality wicker hamper basket as a very attractive "Planter"
Detach the lid and line the basket with any surplus polythene/plastic sheets
Prod a few drainage holes in the lining
Fill with a reliable peat based potting compost
Plant up with any flowers - bulbs - salads - etc. especially for use as an Easter gift
A good quality basket will last for at least 2 years - even outside
But I'm very pleased with the quality and attractive appearance of the hamper basket (Mine has just arrived)
It would make a great "pet" basket - and there's no lid to worry about - so for a very functional planter -
This basket is an excellent W18" x D13" X H9"
Save the bubble wrapping to line the basket (Make sure there's a little drainage)
Save the polystyrene packing for drainage "crocks" - for INSIDE the lining (use about half)
Use a good quality multi-purpose peat based compost
Plant up (or sow) flower or salad veg now or later in the year
This basket will easily accommodate 9 bedding geraniums, busy lizzies etc and is deep enough to grow root veg such as carrots parsnips or even early potatoes (Plant 6 tubers per basket)
Of course you can also grow catch crops of lettuce, spring onion, rocket etc.
The basket is also big enough to grow two tomato plants - even on a balcony
Everything else is fully priced-in. :disappointed: