To ask you to help me find a hamper for my mum

[thebluearsefly]

...for Christmas. I would love to get her a Fortnum and Masons but can’t afford it :( Can anyone recommend a really lovely hamper for around the 50 quid mark?

Have a look on prestigehampers.co.uk. We get one every year, the quality is amazing.

Ringtons do some great hampers

Bettys

You could make your own.

Could you make your own? That way you can personalise it to suit your mum perfectly. We have a lovely garden centre near us that sells beautiful and unusual luxury food. Do you have somewhere like that or a good deli near you? Could make a lovely hamper for 50 quid.

You could make one using F&M products. That's what we've done for PIL this year as they don't drink, prefer instant coffee & don't drink tea (most of the F&M ready made hampers include them)

So we've picked condiments, preserves and snack items they will like but probably wouldn't buy in the norm.

And we bought hamper basket from amazon (with cellophane & shredded tissue) to put it all together

I stumbled upon these a while back and I love them as a treat!

www.devonheaven.co.uk/products/medium-cream-tea

For that budget you would definitely be better making up your own .

They do other hampers too, including Christmas ones.

I second Betty’s. Lovely treats and presentation

Thanks all! I think making my own is a really good idea! Looking up hampers on amazon now - thanks for all comments

We've made our own (Waitrose normally do a nice box) and it was a lot better value. Some of the Waitrose and M&S ones are nice.

M&S have the hamper baskets and cellophane etc so you can make your own.

If you have a home bargains or b&m near you they always have nice hamper baskets for not too much money, I've used them to make lots of hampers over the years.

I made up one last week for an ill friend, I got my basket from the Works, it was a perfect size and came with ribbon and cellophane.

You can get good hamper baskets/kits from Hobbycraft.

I did one for my dad for a couple of years and filled then it with things he likes rather than get a generic one with the odd thing he wouldn't enjoy.

Do you have a local place which do hampers? In our town there's a lovely shop which make up hampers to suit a given budget and/or theme. They do local products, eco products and suit different dietary needs. There stuff is high quality and also feels good to support a local business.

I make up hampers for my MIL most years. I sometimes use a shopping bag instead of a hamper. You could buy a F&M one. I have also used a nice planter and included some bulbs for her to plant along with some other gardening bits. One year I used a fancy waster paper bin and filled it with random craft bits I knew she would love.

You could include candles, napkins, hand cream etc as well as food and drink.

The Works sell hamper kits for making your own

Try smart gift solutions- you can add your own products and personalise with card/photo- used them last year and my aunt loved it and was able to add items suitable to everyone in the family

Second vote for Betty’s they are beautiful www.bettys.co.uk/christmas/christmas-gifts-and-hampers

I'd defineitly make my own - it would work out cheaper and you can cater for her personal taste.

Are you sending it or giving it? If sending bear in mind the weight of the items and the basket/container.

@thebluearsefly This place was in the Daily Mail today (but don't let that put you off). The contents are worth more than the individual items, which seems to be very unusual.
hamperlounge.com

Oh, but the Christmas hampers are still expensive Back to Plan A and make your own, OP!