WHEN the festive season arrives, it's all too easy to get carried away and splash the cash in a bid to get into the Christmas spirit.
But according to one money-saving guru, not everything is worth the money.
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Mandy, who posts under the acronym @mandyyourtiktokmum, took to TikTok and revealed the three things you should not shop for this December.
In the clip, she begins: "I am the Queen of Christmas and not at all scroogey but I think these three things you really should just leave them on the shelves this year."
Taking Mandy's number one spot are musical biscuit tins.
"No biscuit was ever enhanced by a wind up biscuit tin and the prices triple," she quips.
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Next in the firing line are light up gin bottles.
"I've been guilty of buying these myself and the gin in them is usually disgusting," Mandy notes. "I don't really like gin liqueur anyway!
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"Yes, the bottle might sparkle but it's probably double the price."
Moving on, she concludes: "Number three might be contentious but it's Christmas crackers.
"I mean, when was the last time you looked to find that plastic spinning top?" she asks. "Either make them yourself or put a little mindful gift on the table, it's a much better way of doing things."
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The video has since racked up thousands of comments – with very mixed reviews.
"Advent calendars too," suggested one.
A second commented: "I store my decorations in the music biscuit tins – they double as storage."
A third penned: "My fave gifts to give are home made/sentimental. saltdough decs made by the kids, hubby's chilli jam, photos of the kids in a nice frame."
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Meanwhile, a fourth added: 100% agree. I don’t understand the musical tins at all it baffles me!! And what on earth are we going to do with it once the biscuits are gone."
Another advised: "Only buy a musical biscuit tin if you can see yourself using it for years as decor!"
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