I bought Amazon returns parcels from a car boot sale instead of Christmas crackers – the gifts were better and cheaper
WITH Christmas less than a week away, if you are still yet to buy your festive crackers for the table, you’ll want to check this out.
They’re something that many of us buy – but have you ever actually had a December 25th without Christmas crackers that leave you and your loved ones rolling your eyes?
With awful jokes and tat that many of us will throw away minutes later, one savvy woman came up with a better (and cheaper) idea.
Instead of spending money on Christmas crackers, Becky Chorlton, thrifter and owner of ‘Becky’s Bazaar’ – a second-hand business reselling vintage garments, decided to buy Amazon returns parcels from a car boot sale for her family.
Becky, who last year bought her festive feast from a boot sale, recently enjoyed a Christmas dinner with her loved ones and took to social media to show off the gifts inside her cheap parcels.
She said: “I bought Amazon returns mystery parcels instead of crackers for Christmas dinner and here’s how it went.”
A lady named Helen was first to open up her mystery parcel and seemed pretty chuffed when she found a six pack of Christmas socks.
Sophie was up next, and was beaming with her new Christmas present bags.
Tony went next and was left slightly baffled with what Becky described as “some sort of recorder.”
Following this was John, who was given some festive cheer with his new “cat motion toy.”
Sandra opened up hers next and found a “bark control device”, whilst Steff then opened his “cool dinosaur advent calendar.”
Becky went last and looked fairly impressed as she held up her new “vacuum storage bags.”
Becky later confirmed: “I got them from the car boot [sale], paid about £8 for them all.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @beckysbazaar, has clearly left many stunned, as it has quickly amassed a staggering 376,000 views in just one day.
Social media users were impressed with Becky’s clever idea and many took to the comments to express this.
One person said: “What a good idea.”
Another added: “This looks so fun.”
Whilst a third tagged a loved one and commented: “We should do this.”
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: “Hope you didn’t eat on those plates tho.”
Whilst another chimed in: “Ew the dirty parcels on the plates?!”
However, in response, Becky confirmed: “It’s just charger plates, we ate our dinner from different plates that go on top dw.”
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