Where do you get your hamper baskets from??

RACHIE77

Hi,

I would be interested to hear where everyone gets their hamper baskets from, I want some that are of a reasonable size so that I can put lots of goodies in them but not sure where to look?

I have bought some cellophane to wrap them in and also some ribbon, I have lots of bits and bobs to put in them but so far no baskets!! I saw them in the local pound shop some time ago (I actually bought some but gave them to the local charity shop in the summer as they were no longer used) but haven't been able to find any at the mo??

I live in the Southampton area so any specific places would be handy, if not, has anyone bought anything off ebay? Or maybe not a hamper box but a gift box (something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-XMAS-GIFT-PRESENTATION-BOXES-FOR-COVERING_W0QQitemZ170051891989QQihZ007QQcategoryZ71229QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) that they have 'dressed up'??

I must say that at first I wasn't too impressed with the idea, I thought of the old style hampers that just contained jars of food and stuff but seeing everyones wonderful hampers has given me lots of ideas!!! :j

Any help appreciated

Rachie xx

p.s. In Sainsbuys they have mini bottles of Jacons Creek sparkling wine (like champagne bottles) for £2.49 each but at the moment they are selling them for £5 for 3 bottles which means they are only £1.67 each!! I bought 3 of these yesterday!!

Spendless

I'm not impressed by the ones in the link either! you might as well get some free cardboard boxes from the local shops and cover them instead.

I bought a small hamper, part lined with blue gingham in instore £1.50. They also had a pink one but they seemed to be the only ones in the whole shop.

I have done a 'hamper' for my teenage neice, it doesn't follow a theme, just loads of bits and pieces she'll like and use. Unable to find a suitable hamper and as I'm not the slightest bit artistic to make them look nice either I have bought her a white wastepaper basket to use in her bedroom for a couple of quid and put all her bits in there, . Doesn't look as attractive, but sure she'll have fun delving into it

loopylass

i am making a hamper for my mum and i put all the things she uses in it as shes got sensitive skin so have to be careful
i got my basket from QS it was £3 a smaller one was £2 it was a lovely dark wicker with red lining

asile21

Hi,
Wilkinson's have lots - got a long narrow one for £1.50, a round one for £1.50 and a large rectangular one for £1.99 (i think) - the first two are lined as well!!
Also there are loads in instore - they have ones with pink and blue lining.
And tesco do a set of two for £3.98
HTH
Elisa

RACHIE77

thanks for the help, I dont have an instore or QS local (the local QS closed down recently) but that sounds the kind of thing I need really!

RACHIE77

asile21 wrote:

Hi,
Wilkinson's have lots - got a long narrow one for £1.50, a round one for £1.50 and a large rectangular one for £1.99 (i think) - the first two are lined as well!!
Also there are loads in instore - they have ones with pink and blue lining.
And tesco do a set of two for £3.98
HTH
Elisa

No Wilkinsons nearby, altho I believe there may be one in Shirley, Southampton but dont get the chance to go there too much... wish there was one nearer!!

p.s your signature is sad hun, love to your friends family, that is so sad

loopylass

hi

check out charity shops i got a lovely one last year for my nan for 50p

Also matalan,woolies,tescos,sainsburys,asda,poundstretcher,primarks,co op,ikea,QD,the market
You will be surprised whats out there

I have heard people say about home bargains and Wilkinson's but we havnt got any of those

i buy the cellophane and also buy a red chrismassy bow from my florists last year i paid £1 and it was huge but it really finished it off

Spendless

RACHIE77 wrote:

thanks for the help, I dont have an instore or QS local (the local QS closed down recently) but that sounds the kind of thing I need really!

instore used to be called poundstretcher - that any help

RACHIE77

loopylass wrote:

hi

check out charity shops i got a lovely one last year for my nan for 50p

Also matalan,woolies,tescos,sainsburys,asda,poundstretcher,primarks,co op,ikea,QD,the market
You will be surprised whats out there

I have heard people say about home bargains and Wilkinson's but we havnt got any of those

i buy the cellophane and also buy a red chrismassy bow from my florists last year i paid £1 and it was huge but it really finished it off

Thanks for all the ideas loopylass!! Checked out Primark today and no joy

No ikea near here, nor poundstretcher (I don't think - and thanks to Spendless too!) but I might try the local market tomorrow or Tesco etc sounds a good idea!

I don't want to spend too much as its really only going to be used as packaging that 'might' be kept but want it to look nice as well!!! :j

Thanks everyone!

arnie&caseysma!

Rachie, your town sounds just like mine! I see everyone posting about these shops but we have none of them either (Tescos is a little Tesco Metro and Woolies is completely rubbish!).

I went to a local decorators shop which has a new home and hardware section and they had wicker bins for £1.99. I bought a round one and a square topped one that narrows at the bottom and have used these instead. I bulked out the bottom with newspaper and rifled through my shoe boxes for tissue paper to line them with to hide the local rag!

For another two I used a couple of baskets from Ikea (my nearest Ikea is 90 miles away) that I have had for a few years and now sit empty (cos I've sold everything on Ebay!!!:rotfl: ), again a little newspaper in the bottom covered with tissuepaper!

Hope you manage to get something.

sandieb

Just a thought - I bought my cellophane in a florist's shop and I'm wondering whether they sell the baskets they do arrangements in? (I was lucky enough to get my baskets in Wilkinsons)