Aldi’s Christmas hamper looks suspiciously like Fortnum & Mason’s but it’s £126 cheaper
Aldi's copycat hamper includes Christmas pudding, truffles, champagne and luxury chocolate and costs under £100
ALDI has launched a range of Christmas hampers and one looks suspiciously like luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason…but it’s £126 cheaper.
The “Exquisite” hamper from Aldi includes a Christmas pudding, truffles, champagne, biscuits and luxury chocolate, priced at a total of £98.37.
Its aqua marine and gold packaging is very similar to the well-known wrapping used by Fortnum & Mason.
The hamper includes traditional festive products, including cognac butter, Christmas pudding, vintage
port and even Christmas coffee and it is priced at £225.
Fortnum & Mason have extensive Christmas hamper range with prices ranging from £55 up to a whopping £6,000.
The Imperial hamper is a new addition for this year and it includes Beluga Caviar, Foie Gras 100-year-old balsamic vinegar and a whole shoulder of pre-bred Maldonado ham.
It will be available in-store and online from the 14 December, although anyone wishing to splash out can pre-order it now.
Aldi’s budget hamper range also includes a Christmas Feast hamper costing £87.98, a Specially Selected luxury hamper priced at £53.27 and a Specially Selected Treats hamper costing £24.51.
Shoppers are able to buy them from November 14.
It’s not the first time that Aldi has targeted luxury shoppers, three years ago it launched a £500 hamper which was put together to challenge a £20,000 equivalent from Harrods.
Plus ia £5.99 wine sold by Aldi is so tasty that it won a top international wine award.
The Sun Online contacted Fortnum & Mason for a comment.
The Family Christmas Hamper, £220 at Fortnum and Mason
It comes in a traditional wicker basket and includes Christmas Jewelled Clementine Marmalade, Christmas Cranberry Sauce, Christmas Piccadilly Piccalilli, Cognac Butter, Stem Ginger Shortbread Fingers, Christmas Almond & Cranberry Biscuits, St James Christmas Pudding, Blackcurrant Preserve, Muscadet Sur Lie, Bourgogne Rouge, Late Bottled Vintage Port, Brut Reserve Champagne, Pink Marc de Champagne Truffles, Icy Mints, party favours, family-fun Food & Drink Trivia, and Royal Blend Tin and Christmas Coffee
The Exquisite Hamper, £98.37 at Aldi
The hamper includes:
Exquisite All Butter Biscuit Tin, £2.99 Made using rolled oats, milk chocolate and cranberries. Finished with gold sparkle.
Exquisite Spelt and Chive Crackers, £1.99 Made from spelt flour, this wholesome cracker is enhanced by the flavour of chives.
Exquisite Buttermilk Crackers, £1.99 Made from wholemeal flour, these classic crackers have a delicious buttermilk flavour.
Exquisite Chocolate Truffles, £4.99 Tempting handcrafted truffles, with delicious flavours from apricot to Marc de Champagne.
Exquisite Raspberry Chocolate, £2.49 Handcrafted white chocolate bar, with hidden pieces of peach and freeze-dried raspberries.
Exquisite Blackcurrant Chocolate, £2.49 A smooth handcrafted milk chocolate bar, sprinkled with freeze-dried blackcurrant pieces.
Exquisite Sparkling Wine Chocolate, £2.49 A handcrafted dark chocolate bar with a white wine flavour and 24-carat gold flakes.
Exquisite Vintage Christmas Pudding, £9.99 This pudding is made to a family recipe, with pale ale, sherry Cognac and dry cider.
Vintage Blanc de Blanc Champagne, 19.99 Long and refreshing with a nose dominated by acacia flowers, and a honeyed complexity that will continue to develop with time.
Lot 13 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, £9.99 This complex and aromatic Sauvignon Blanc has been fermented and aged in oak barrels. Flavours of grapefruit, guava and white nectarine are perfectly complemented by cashew nut and a hint of spice.
Lot 06 Priorat Garnacha 2014, £9.99 From grapes grown on the llicorella and red clay
soils in this extraordinary and mountainous region of Spain.
Jean Bouchard Beaune 2013, £16.99 Characteristically powerful, this is a premium red wine from one of Burgundy's top producers.
Large Wicker Hamper, £11.99 A classic wicker basket with a lid and buckles, featuring a gold satin ribbon with a tag.