What to use as Hamper boxes?

Ally

I got a really really big straw basket .... in the shape of a baby cradle (sp?) from the £1 shop ... cost £2 though:rolleyes: Will be using it as a baby hamper:D

Ally

Got two of these free today :j ... pink .... will use for my girls hampers

lightisfading

I just bought a couple of wicker baskets with handles for £2 each from wilkos. About the right size for what i want (id guess about 12x8", and pretty deep), and they can be reused for storage. If anyone's interested they were with the bathroom stuff, showers and wire caddys and whatnot.

They also had smaller baskets intended for bread etc, but would look great for smaller gift sets of 6 items or so, £1-1.50 each and lined.

My mum's will be made up in a big, decorated box, as it has to be posted (yes, the wonders of retail work, i don't get to see my family at christmas).

The poundshop ones mentioned above are good too, i was pondering one but a bit too big for my needs!

iwanttosave_2

Ally wrote:

I got a really really big straw basket .... in the shape of a baby cradle (sp?) from the £1 shop ... cost £2 though:rolleyes: Will be using it as a baby hamper:D

You wanna get trading standards on that, false advertising is that

Ally

iwanttosave wrote:

You wanna get trading standards on that, false advertising is that

cheap as chips it was .... looks real quality too:j .... bonus is ... friend has squished 2 bed apartment and we were discussing how to manage fitting in baby things as BIL lives with them too ...... suggested getting a basket to keep the handy things in for the day ... nappies, wipes, change of clothes etc ... she loved the idea .... nothing like a bit of gentle persuasion is there hey so now, what I got for her is something that she now really needs :rotfl: :rotfl:

Princessa_2

Ally wrote:

Got two of these free today :j ... pink .... will use for my girls hampers

where did you get these free from?

bethom

I did a hamper last year for Merlin's dad and his wife but didn't use the usual basket.

Instead I got one of those giant present bags, like the small ones in card shops but was huge, from a local pound shop and filled it with shreaded tissue and hid the gifts among it so it was like a giant lucky dip, lol.

They are rather strong and will hold quite a fair bit and have some nice christmas pics on them.

victory

Wilkos I got mine from there are loads to choose from, Woolies have some and Ikea are normally cheap. xxx

alison6692

Princessa wrote:

where did you get these free from?

Yeah where? They are lovely.

Thanks for all these replies - very helpful!

earthmother

alison6692 wrote:

Yeah where? They are lovely.

Thanks for all these replies - very helpful!

Not 100% sure, but I'd imagine Ally got them from Vertbaudet - I've seen them there, and I know if you use the right codes you can often get small order (£10-ish) for free.

Don't think the codes can be given on MSE, but they turn up on other sites quite regularly.