Savvy Mum Creates On-Trend £18 Cleaning Hampers For Just £5 - Here's How
- Sophie Louise Lewins, 24, wanted to prepare cleaning hampers but didn’t want to spend a fortune
- She spotted an amazing 50% off Fabulosa products and then got a further 40% off
- Each hamper cost between £5 to £7 to make, when they should have cost £15 to £18
Cleaning influencers are the latest trend to take over TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
The rise of “cleanfluencers”, plus the ongoing pandemic, means that sales of cleaning supplies just keep on rising.
One savvy mum was inspired by their popularity to make personalised cleaning hampers for her family.
Sophie Louise Lewins, 24, a mum of two from Northumberland, utilised savvy online discounts and bargain packaging from Amazon to prepare the cleaning hampers.
Sophie managed to create each hamper for between £5 to £7, when they should have cost £15 to £18 full price.
Sophie told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk: “Gifting can be expensive when you have a big family and lots of people to buy for, so I thought if I bulk-bought lots of products and made cleaning hampers for everyone, it saves me money and cleaning products always come in useful.
"I saw on Facebook that there was a big 50% sale on Fabulosa cleaning products.
“There was 50% off, then an extra 20% off for first orders.
“When I went on to the website, I saw that £1 bottles were down to 50p and £2 bottles were down to £1.
"When I got the 20% off for creating an account added to the total, they'd made an error and it was in fact 40% off the total cost.
"The subtotal with the 50% off came to £36.19 then with the added 40% off on top it dropped down to £21.72 with free shipping.
"I bought 69 items for less than £22, and I made my family cleaning hampers for Christmas using the boxes that the products came in as I've found proper hamper sets can be pricey for a decent size one.
"I got 20 large cellophane bags and 20 bows off Amazon for £8 to complete the hampers.
"My sister Chloe helped me make them.
“We made four hampers altogether so when I bought the products, most things were four of each product.
"I didn't think they'd turn out as nice as they did!
“The main tips I would have if you want to do the same is putting the large or heavy items at the back, and adding some shredded paper or tissue paper underneath to give the items at the front a height boost.
"I'll definitely be making hampers for family again next year for Christmas - maybe not cleaning products since I've already done that, but something different!
"I always love saving money where I can.
"I've hit gold with a lot of sales and bargains in the past both online and in stores.
"It was amazing that I could make four people happy with those hampers at such a low price, and I even had some products left over for myself after.
"They were over the moon with them, and they said they'll not have to buy cleaning products for a very long time!
“The hampers cost about £5 to £7 each to make, and they would have cost £15 to £18 per hamper if I had paid full price for the products.
"Saving money feels just as good, if not better, than spending money!"
Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, comments: “Mrs Hinch may be the most famous cleaning influencer, but she’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how on-trend cleanfluencers are.
“This online craze, plus the pandemic making all of us want to make sure our houses are as clean as possible, has led to a surge in how many of us are buying cleaning products.
“That makes Sophie’s hampers a seriously timely and useful gift that any of us would love to receive.
“The fact she’s managed to get such fantastic bargains makes it even better!
“If you’re also interested in making budget hampers, keep an eye on LatestDeals.co.uk for similar bargains on popular household items all year round."
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