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Shoppers rush to Home Bargains to buy ‘bargain’ Gingerbread-themed gift perfect for Christmas scanning for just £15
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SHOPPERS are rushing to Home Bargains to buy a "bargain" Gingerbread-themed gift, scanning at tills for just £15.
Home Bargain's shoppers could not believe their eyes when they saw the Winter Charm LED Gingerbread Townhouse Ornament.
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Standing at 40cm tall, the enchanting ornament features a gingerbread townhouse, with white frosting around the edges, candy decorations and a sprinkle of snow.
The LED lights shine through the little windows of the gingerbread town house, creating a warm and inviting glow.
Although it appears that the ornament has sold out online, there is an option to be notified as to when it's back in stock.
To find your local Home Bargains store, simply head to the website and click Store Locator.
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Then enter your postcode or town to find your nearest store.
We spotted the same design selling for far more on eBay, with several listing for over £40.
Similar designs of light up gingerbread houses are on sale too, but not as cheap as Home Bargains.
For instance we spotted the Gingerbread Candy Home on Bents website for £29.99.
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The 29cm tall ornament is square instead of tiered and features a gingerbread man standing outside too.
Cox & Cox has a light up gingerbread townhouse ornament available for pre-order priced at £35.
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It features five homes in a row and measures 22cm long.
We couldn't spot similar ornaments in other high street stores, but they could still come in to stock as Christmas approaches.
Poundland is selling a ceramic gingerbread house cookie jar for £6,. M&S has a similar gingerbread house jar that also comes filled with biscuits for £15.
How to shop for bargains
As always, we recommend shopping around to find the best deal.
There are plenty of comparison websites out there that'll check prices for you - so don't be left paying more than you have to.
For example, Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web.
Just type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
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Price Spy also logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets.
Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
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Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use and are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
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