'I get my son 50 Christmas gifts for just £25 - I’m Britain’s bargain queen'
“It is a cost-of-living gift technique. It’s time we learnt to love and appreciate second hand.
This year Albie can expect to unwrap a vintage flash card set for 50p, Zara T-shirts for 30p, Zara, a selection of John Lewis vests coming in at 20p a pop and a Next pyjama set for 33p. “Albie loves Peppa Pig and rather than forking out over a £100 for a new toy I have spent over a hundred hours and found a Peppa Pig dolls house, Caravan Mr Bull Digger and Boat at car boot sales and charity stores for a total spend of £4 saving me more than £95.Before Sophie had her son, she regularly spent up to £1000 a year on Christmas gifts.“Then after I had Albie, I changed. Quality products, reusing, purposing and saving money became critical.
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