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.

To claim your £25 bonus:

1. Sign up here — your £25 pending bonus will appear instantly.
2. Connect a bank account for payouts.
3. Complete £50 worth of purchases within 90 days (can be multiple orders).
4. Wait up to 90 days for cashback to clear (don’t cancel/return the order).
5. Withdraw your cashback plus the £25 bonus.

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).

To claim your free credit:

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.

How to claim:

1. Sign up here.
2. Enter your email → receive a unique £10 discount code (copy or screenshot).
3. Create an account → scroll to Save the Dates→ add 3 dates to get £5 extra credit.
4. Choose a gift and checkout with your £10 code + £5 credit.

We chose the £19 letterbox chocolate brownies— they cost £4 delivered after discounts.

6) Send Free Christmas Cards (WWF & Europa Park)

WWF – Free Pack of Christmas Cards

Earn: Free cards
Time: 2 minutes
Cash Needed: £0

Fill in the form and receive a free card pack — no donation required. Delivery in ~2 weeks. You’ll also receive a 10% WWF shop discount.

Europa Park – Free Christmas Cards (Free Delivery)

Earn: Free card
Time: 2 minutes
Cash Needed: £0

Just fill out the form before 30th November:

1. Pick a card
2. Write your message
3. Enter the recipient’s address

Cards are posted by 5th December. A great free extra to send with gifts.

7) Cheap Amazon Credit – Pouch Central & Freesmo

Pouch Central – £10 Amazon Voucher (Spend £10)

Earn: £10 Amazon voucher
Cash Needed: £10

Spend £10+ on nicotine pouches and get a £10 Amazon voucher. Free next-day delivery included.
(18+ only. My Side Gig does not endorse tobacco products.)

Freesmo – £20 Amazon Voucher (Spend £5)

Earn: £20 Amazon voucher
Cash Needed: £5

Spend £5 and get a £20 Amazon voucher.
Use code TRY50NOW for 50% off your first order to double your value.
(18+ only. You can buy simple items like batteries.)

Great way to reduce the cost of Amazon Christmas presents.

8) Free Spa Days & Free Days Out – The SuperSaveClub Hack

SuperSaveClub is a reward scheme for MoneySuperMarket users. It includes a Free Days Out Annual Pass, giving free entry to 2,000+ UK attractions:

• London Zoo
• Chester Zoo
• Drayton Manor
• Go Ape
• Mini golf, escape rooms, cinema tours
• Free gym passes worth up to £15

How to unlock the free £15 gym/spa pass:

1. Once Credit Monitor is set up, open the SuperSaveClub / Free Days Out section.
2. Browse the activities and select one labelled “swimming pass – fulfilled by Hussle”. You don’t need to go swimming. Selecting this simply triggers the reward.
3. You don’t need to go swimming.
4. Selecting this simply triggers the reward.
5. You’ll instantly receive a Hussle promo code.
6. Go to the Hussle website and enter the code.
7. Pick any local gym or spa on Hussle — many include saunas, steam rooms, jacuzzis, and wellness areas.
8. Enjoy your completely free pass, worth up to £15.