CHRISTMAS BAUBLESS

We compare pricey decorations with money-saving baubles and reveal how to get the luxury look for your Christmas tree without breaking the bank

We prove you don't need to get into debt to make your Christmas sparkle this year

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By Jenny Francis

13th December 2016, 2:26 am

Updated: 13th December 2016, 3:00 am

DON’T get into decorating debt with your festive tree.

Discount retailers offer near identical baubles to pricey high-end counterparts and our penny-saving test reveals you could get a luxury look for a lot less.

The Sun

Spot the difference … can you see £316 worth of ‘better’ decorations between these two trees?

JENNY FRANCIS dressed identical trees – one for £38 and one for £359.

Can you see £316-worth of difference?

We’ve pictured and priced up the majority of baubles used on each tree.

50p, Poundland x 4 = £2 on tree Vs £7.50, Selfridges x 4 = £30 on tree

£1, Poundland X 2 = £2 Vs £2.50, John Lewis x 4 = £10

£3, Matalan x 1 = £3 Vs £10, White Co. x 1 = £10

50p, Poundland x 4 = £2 Vs £25, Wedgwood x 4 = £100

£1, Poundland x 3 = £3 Vs £5, John Lewis x 4 = £20

£1.50, Wilko x 4 = £6 Vs £9.25, Selfridges x 4 = £37

£3, Matalan x 3 = £9 Vs £13, Selfridges x 4 = £52

75p, Wilko x2 = £1.50 Vs £29, Swarovski x 3 = £87

This follows when the “fir” flew after Zoe McAllister, 22, got her £18 tree home from an Argos in Oxfordshire.

Fortitude Press

Zoe McAllister was less than impressed with her £18 Christmas tree from Argos

The wilting weed looked nothing like the wonder on the box.

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