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Article: BUY OUR XMAS HAMPER... CARDBOARD BOX pounds 12 EXTRA; Amazing mark-ups that big stores put on Yule packages.(News)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 3, 2000
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Byline: JON CLEMENTS
IT'S the Christmas hamper that really costs a packet...Marks and Spencer are charging an extra pounds 12 just for the cardboard box their Christmas food and drink comes in.
A Sunday Mirror investigation has revealed how it is much cheaper to buy the same food and drink straight off the shelf than pay for a Christmas hamper.
Most stores justify the difference by claiming the high price includes a wicker basket that can last for years.
But this year, troubled retail giant M&S are presenting selections of their food and ...