Money Talk

Consumer expert Sue Hayward’s savvy finance tips and advice

I’ve popped on my wings to play Christmas fairy this week and save you time and money by hunting down some fabulous Christmas gifts.

I popped into Clintons and am loving the Yankee Candle Discovery Gift set. It looks super luxurious with mini candles in jars including Winter Wonderland and Glittering Star, along with smaller candles and tea lights all beautifully boxed. It’s £39.99, which I know isn’t cheap, but if you tot up the value of what’s inside it’s pretty good value. For fun festive decorations, how about a light-up snowman for £8 at Clintons which could be a table centrepiece? WWW.CLINTONSRETAIL.COM

Another great place to hunt down the perfect gift is WWW.WRENDALEDESIGNS.CO.UK. The Wrendale range is perfect for animal lovers and something for everyone from animal cushions and candles to gardening gloves, travel mugs, diaries and calendars from the hugely talented Hannah Dale at WWW.WRENDALEDESIGNS.CO.UK including diaries from just £6.

And I’m dishing out gifts myself as I’ve got a great stocking filler giveaway from the folks at Lypsyl with a bundle of their lip balm compacts. They come in four flavours: Original, Mandarin, Vanilla, and Blossom and are packed with Shea butter, Vitamin E and Cocoa butter for all day pampering. £4.99 each from supermarkets and Superdrug. I’ve got five bundles with all four flavours worth £20 to give away. Name and address by email to MWCOMP@DCTHOMSON.CO.UK with LIPBALM in the subject bar. Closing date December 18, 2018.