I bought my Christmas dinner from a car boot sale – I got all the extras too, but it was a 25p buy that bought the fun
A SAVVY shopper has revealed that she bought a Christmas dinner for seven people from a car boot sale.
Becky Chorlton, thrifter and owner of ‘Becky’s Bazaar’ – a second-hand business reselling vintage garments, explained that she nabbed her meat, vegetables and all of the trimmings on the cheap, as well as a 25p bargain that really bought the fun.
Showing off her Christmas dinner on social media, Becky asked: “Would you buy your Christmas dinner from the car boot???”
She then said: “I bought my Christmas dinner from the car boot and here’s how it went.
“First up we visited the meat man – we got beef, sausage and bacon for £25.
“Then we headed over to the fruit and veg stall.
“We got potatoes, carrots, sprouts and parsnips. All of this came to a total of £7.50 which was crazy.
“We even managed to get all the extras like mince pies and gravy.
“And obviously I had to get these elf aprons for 25p each.”
Once Becky got home with her bargains, she continued: “Now it’s time to get cooking.
“I invited my entire family round for an early Christmas dinner as I won’t be able to see them on actual Christmas Day, so the pressure was on to make some really good food.”
As Becky proudly showed off her plated dinner, she added: “I’m not going to lie, the timings were a little bit stressful, but we got there in the end and everyone seemed to really enjoy it.
“It tasted so good.”
Becky later confirmed that the stress definitely paid off and not only did she and her family enjoy a fabulous dinner, but they also have “leftovers for us for the next few days.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @beckysbazaar, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly amassed 75,300 views.
But social media users were left divided at Becky’s video – while some thought it looked great, not everyone was sold.
One person said: “Look better than Asda and Morrisons.”
Another added: “Stress pays off.”
One of Becky’s family members even wrote: “It was lovely and so reasonable!”
However, not everyone was convinced at the price of Becky’s festive feast.
One savvy shopper claimed: “Cheaper veg in Aldi.”
Whilst someone else agreed: “I feel like £7.50 for that veg was a lot!”
To this, Becky responded: “There were a few other bags I didn’t show in the video.
“There was absolutely loads though, would’ve been a lot more in the shops.”
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