8 Ways to Get Cheaper Christmas Presents & a Lower Xmas Food Shop 2025

Christmas gets expensive fast — but these new-customer hacks, bonuses and freebies can drastically reduce the cost of your presents, food shop, cards and stocking fillers.

Here are the 8 easiest ways to save big this Christmas, using real offers, real bonuses, and fully verified deals.

1) Rakuten – Get £25 Bonus Cashback (£50 Spend)

Earn: £25 bonus
Time: 5 minutes
Cash Needed: £50

Rakuten works just like TopCashback or Quidco— a simple cashback platform that lets you earn up to 30% cashback across 700+ UK retailers.

Right now, new users get a £25 bonus when making their first £50 purchase through the refer-a-friend scheme.

A perfect way to save on Christmas presents or gift cards.

2) Asda – £20 Off a £40+ Food Shop (New Customers Only)

New customers can get £20 off their first online shop when spending £40+.
Just sign up, opt into email marketing, and Asda will email your unique code within 2 hours.

Key conditions:

• Minimum £40 order value after all other discounts.
• At least £20 of the shop cannot be: alcohol, tobacco, gift cards, stamps, infant formula or e-cigarettes.
• One use per customer.
• Valid on orders collected or delivered before 4th December (11:59pm).
• Online only / excludes George.

This is ideal for the Christmas big shop — effectively half price.

3) Whatnot – Get £10–£200 Free Credit

Earn: £10–£200 credit
Time: 2 minutes
Cash Needed: £0

Whatnot is a live-streamed shopping app where you can buy clothing, collectibles, sweets, accessories and more in real-time auctions. You can also purchase products right away by using the search bar (for example trainers, clothing, sweets etc).

1. Sign up here.
2. Receive £10–£200 in credit instantly.
3. Use your credit to buy items on the app (you only need to cover postage).

Example:
✔ 1kg of sweets for £10 from thesweetiepeople
✔ Just pay £3.39 postage

Great for cheap stocking fillers.

4) Instant Cashback on Gift Cards – Save Instantly on Presents + Food

We’ve compiled the UK’s best instant cashback gift card offers for 2025.

Instant cashback means you earn rewards the moment you buy the gift card— no waiting for cashback to track.

Perfect for supermarkets, Amazon, restaurants, fashion, electronics and Christmas presents.

How it works:

1. Pick a provider offering instant cashback (JamDoughnut, Cheddar, HyperJar etc.)
2. Buy a gift card → get cashback instantly
3. Spend the gift card online or in-store

Included gift cards:

• Miller & Carter
• The Dining Out Gift Card
  (covers Toby Carvery, Vintage Inns, Sizzling Pubs, Harvester, All Bar One + more)

5) Bloom & Wild – £15 Off an £18 Spend

Earn: £15 off
Time: 2 minutes
Cash Needed: £4

Bloom & Wild sell flowers, candles, brownies, and thoughtful letterbox gifts — ideal for Christmas presents.

Right now you can get £15 off an £18 order plus free delivery.