Drink / nibbles under £5 ish?

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Going to a friend’s casual evening thing tomorrow. Want to contribute something but am pretty skint.

impossible to get something for less than a fiver without looking cheap?

Have a look in TK Max to see if any nice fancy soaps or those nice Italian chocolates in royal blue and silver.

Failing that as discussed big bunch of tulips or daffs

nice biscuits
appletise and own brand kettle style crisps
love the daffodils idea
olives and chutney (for later, i know host doing food)
fancy pink/rassbery lemonade

Yeah just flowers or a bottle of plonk/box of chocs would be fine for this, and easy to get for a fiver.

I’d love the big bunch of daffs. Or better still a pot of bulbs. They come every year. Think Tesco do them for 1.99. And hostess won’t have to find a vase. Or get a packet of oatcakes and a lump of Brie.

Can I just be a party pooper and mention that if your host has cats, to be very wary about flowers. Especially daffodils / lilies / hyacinths etc which are poisonous. Unless of course your host doesn't have cats, or cats that wouldn't eat flowers, in which case, definitely go with daffodils, they are pure sunshine and I don't know anyone who doesn't smile when they see daffodils!

From the header, I was all ready to suggest my multiple, cheap, canape recipes so I'm a bit deflated now 😆

Depending what they like: I love the bunch of daffs wrapped with a ribbon idea. - -Daffs or tulips growing in a pot
-Orchid or other indoor plant
-Dessert wine. No idea what this one is like but the reviews look great https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-house-sweet-white-75cl
-Box of florentines. They also go a larger, gifting box. https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/thomas-fudges-milk-chocolate-florentines

Mini bottle of Prosecco (aldi about £2.50) and some flowers for £2.79 x

I think they taste like lard

Nachos and dip is an easy one. Rose (Blossom Hill) goes down really well in my group of friends too.

Aldi candle or diffuser maybe

A bunch of daffs would be very welcome here.

I've heard Lidl have praline seashells for under £5

Flowers are nice, pot of hyacinths?

Bottle of Prosecco from Lidl or Aldi

Homemade sausage rolls

Came to say daffs bit I've been beaten to it!!
If you have a Waitrose near you their lavender shortbread is heavenly with some twinnings breakfast tea! (Or that biscuit tea!!).

A bunch of daffodils would be lovely.

id make my own

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/homemade-rosemary-crackers

this is really cheap - under £1

I brought a very lovely china mug in Tesco today

Lindt chocolates are reduced to £5 in tesco

as for flowers - I always think tulips are nicer than daffodils, Aldi flowers are a good price

I’d play the retro fun card and take two bottles of Smirnoff ice style alcopop. Morrisons had it at 2 for £5, the big wine bottle size bottles

Bottle of bucks fizz.... usually about £3.

Bottle of bucks fizz.... usually about £3.

If I was buying the florentines….theyd all be scoffed before I got to the friends house! They’re my absolute faves & I think they’d make a great gift.

Wine, daffs or tulips or a supermarket baklava selection (even Waitrose have some for £4).

make some shortbread and wrap it in some cellophane or an old tin .
dirt cheap ,easy and delicious