Woman makes ‘boujee’ hamper for a tenner thanks to Aldi and proves ‘Christmas on a budget is possible for anyone’
A WOMAN has shared how she made a “luxury hamper” from Aldi for under £10 per person.
Mum, Mandy Charlton shared what she bought to put in the hamper to her TikTok account, on which she often posts budgeting tips and tricks.
In the video, Mandy said: “If you’re on a budget this Christmas, you can get all of this for under £20 to make a two-person boujee on a budget Christmas hamper.”
The mum said that the cost did not include the price of the hamper, but said that you could just use something you have lying around the house for this, such as a cardboard box wrapped in Christmas wrapping.
The first luxury item that Mandy put into the hamper was a tin of caramel coffee, which she said cost around £2.49.
Next, she added a jar of spiced apple and pear chutney, which she priced at £1.
She then added a giant chocolate coin, which cost £1, blood orange and cranberry beetroot, which she said cost just over £1 and some £1 chocolate dipping stirrers.
She also added a £1 black cherry conserve, milk chocolate snowy trees which cost £2.99, a £2.29 tin of Danish biscuits and 69p cheddar cheese bites.
Finally, the budgeting pro added some Yorkshire tea for £1.99, dark chocolate brazil nuts, which cost just over £1, a Winter Night diffuser which cost £2.49 and some 99p crackers.
If you just wanted to make a hamper for one person, you could just spend £10, using your favourites from Mandy’s luxury selection.
Mandy said: “If you got this hamper for your parents or your grandparents, they would think you had spent a lot because it looks boujee.
She continued: “You can customise it for each person and you can get loads of stuff.
“So if you’re struggling and you want to get the perfect Christmas gift, go to Aldi, pick out things that you know the person loves and make them a hamper.”
TikTok users rushed to the comments to praise Mandy for her budget hamper.
One user said: “This looks brilliant I’m going to do this for my dad and his wife”.
Another added: “This looks amazing and a perfect grandparents gift”.
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