The best budget gifts under £20

Tuesday 27 November at 3:51pm

There’s no denying that Christmas can be an expensive time of year. With gifts to buy for family, friends and even work colleagues - it can all add up! But why spend a fortune when less expensive gifts can be just as fabulous?

Steve Wilson is here with his pick of this year’s best budget buys - and they start from as little as £1.50!

UNDER £5

- ALPHABET LETTER MUGS - £1.50 Wilko

Bargain price for a personalised bone china mug straight off the shelf. Give this as a gift alongside another little treat - a great gift and still within budget!

- M&S card games (various) - £5 each

Catchphrase, The Chase, Family Fortunes, Disney trivia - great for playing at the work Christmas lunch do!

- SAN MIGUEL GIFT SET - £3.99 Lidl

330ml bottle of San Miguel and chalice glass.

- Cath Kidston x Bambi range - from £4.50

The Disney collaboration is released TODAY and is in stores on Friday.

UNDER £10

- KIM KARDASHIAN POCKETBOOK WISDOM - £5.99 Prezzybox.com

Love her, hate her, Kim K has some very quotable one liners - and now they’re all available in a handy little pocketbook of ‘wisdom’.

- Bluffer’s Guide books - £6.99 bluffers.com

With so much dinner party chat around Christmas time, these books help you bluff your way through any topic. The guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation.

Bluffer's Guide To Brexit

Bluffer's Guide To Wine

Bluffer's Guide to the Quantum Universe

Bluffer's Guide To Social Media

- GIFT CRACKERS - these are ideal for gifting as they are already wrapped - saving time and effort on any last minute buys!

COCOA BROWN FAKE TAN CRACKER - £10 prettylittlething.com

Contains a Cocoa Brown 1 hour tan mousse and a tanning mitt

L’OCCITANE CHERRY BLOSSOM CRACKER - £10

Contains 35ml Cherry Blossom Shower Gel and 30ml Cherry Blossom Hand Cream (the hand cream alone is worth £8).

M&S Christmas cracker set of 4 - £10

Each cracker contains a festive scented bubble bath

- Sipsmith’s Pop-Up Distillery Gift Box - £10 (available from John Lewis)

Includes three miniatures of classic flavours from Sipsmith: London Dry Gin, London Cup and Sloe Gin.

- BEARD BAUBLES - £9.99 Firebox.com

Clip them into your beard to add some festive cheer to your face!

- TWERK PONG - £9.99 Prezzybox.com

Forget beer pong - there’s a new pong in town! Compete against a friend to see who can twerk the balls out of their box the fastest!

UNDER £20

- SECRET SANTA CRAP WRAP BOX - £12.99 Firebox.com

The contents of this box are a mystery for the receiver and the gifter! The box comes ready wrapped, and the gift is a surprise!

- DISNEY VHS CLUTCH BAGS - £17

Featuring a design inspired by the VHS case art for the classic animation, these clutch bags are a great gift for Disney fans of all ages.

- NOW That’s What I Call NOW - £15

The biggest NOW album in history! 5 CD special with 100 pop classics from across the 100 albums - a nostalgia-fuelled journey through pop.

- NOW That’s What I Call Christmas - £15

All your Christmas favourites on one album, fun fact- it’s the 7th biggest selling album of all time.

- OLIVER BONAS SALT & PEPPER PINEAPPLE SHAKERS - £17

Playful gold and silver metallic pineapple shaped salt & pepper table set is boxed comes in a gift box - ideal for gifting.

- CHOCOLATE CARROUSEL - £14.99 Aldi