Parents race to B&M as Christmas Eve boxes scan for £3.50 at the till & they’re already packed with everything you need
SOME parents end up spending a fortune on Christmas Eve boxes, even though their kids already have a massive present haul to open the next day.
So it's little wonder that mums and dads are racing to B&M, after hearing the boxes are scanning at just £3.50 at the till.
Not only that, but they're already packed with everything you need for the festive eve.
Danielle took to theto share the incredible deal, as she began: "Christmas Eve boxes from b&m, £5."
She then listed the contents of the box - stickers to personalise it, a hot chocolate sachet with festive disposable cup, a cookie for Santa, a snowflake mallow, reindeer food, Christmas colouring and stickers, and even a pair of socks.
Danielle also shared a picture of her box, which she'd already personalised for her Ellie.
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However, others took to the comments section to tell Danielle that the boxes had already been reduced by £1.50
"Got one yesterday... they are 3.50 now," one wrote.
"They’re lovely and have been reduced too!" another added.
"Got mine for £3.50 a few weeks ago and just added a few bits to it," a third commented.
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"Scanning at 3.50 now," someone else pointed out.
With Danielle then editing the post to add that after checking her receipt, she'd discovered that her box had scanned through for just £3.50 too.
"They look pretty cool," one person commented.
"These are cute!" another said.
"I needed new and spotted these today, they're fab!" a third commented.
"I normally get the one out of Home Bargains similar to this but think this has more items in it."
"I got one for our granddaughter, what a bargain!" someone else gushed.
Christmas Eve boxes are more popular than ever, but, according to one consumer expert, we aren't sure exactly when the custom began.
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However, Professor Vince Mitchell said the tradition was "waiting to happen".
"There's no pretence this is an ancient tradition," he told the .
"But Christmas Eve is not a day we prepare well for.
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";Boxes solve that problem at a click of a button."
In other countries in Europe, gift-giving commonly takes place on Christmas Eve rather than the 25th December.