Tragedy struck the From Aldi to Harrods household on Monday night. Tony is working a solid 7 days before Christmas, and I’m working right up until 5pm on Christmas Eve, so we decided to use our only night together to put the Christmas tree up. Except it wasn’t to be, as, due to some confusion, we no longer have a Christmas tree. Or any decorations.

Bear in mind that we’ve just been in Florida for 3 weeks, money isn’t exactly flowing, so I resigned myself to the fact that we can’t really justify buying a tree, decorations and lights this year. We’re off to family for Christmas day anyway, so I tried to get over it. But what is Christmas without a tree?! Asking on Twitter, Zoe pointed me in the direction of Homebase, and I am so glad she did.

You see, Homebase have this beautiful, £300 Christmas tree (WHO pays £300 for a tree?) for just £20. And it was available for me to collect on my way home. There was a bit of an issue collecting it – despite being told that my order would be ready by 5pm, I was left waiting 30 minutes because the store hadn’t been able to pick my order yet. If you’re planning on using Homebase’s Reserve and Collect, I suggest you ring the store to ensure your items have been picked.

Christmas tree found, I scoured their other items, and they are some amazing bargains to be had!

Assorted Vintage Bauble Decoration – 10p

Shiny Silver with Black Glitter Moustache Bauble – 10p

Pack of 12 Red Glittered Hearts – £1

Lily Christmas Rose Wreath – £1

Pack of 24 gold (assorted available) decorated shatterproof baubles – £2

Lily Christmas Rose Pot – £2

Bag of 100 vintage shatterproof baubles – £3

5ft violet tinsel tree – £1. I came so close to getting this – who can resist a tree for £1?

Here is a handy link to all the Christmas lights, arranged from lowest price first. There are some great bargains to be had, many of them being less than half price. Such as the above lights (380 Bright White Multi-function LED Cluster Lights) for just £10 down from £99.99.

There are more offers in store that aren’t online, such as tinsel for 50p. Don’t forget that you can also get 1% Quidco cashback for reserve and collect orders via Homebase, and earn Nectar points.