Collective Haul: December + January Sales #1

I do like to treat myself and purchase some goodies every so often...ok, quite often but one time of the time when I do not feel at all guilty about spending money is during the boxing day and January sales as they do only happen once a year and the deals are usually pretty amazing. I have picked up quite a few things in the sales online from Asos, Matalan, Boots and The Works which will be shown in this post although there will be one/two more sale haul posts. 

Asos: Firstly, one of my favourite sale buys. I bought this gorgeous Petite Aran Red Jumper (was £28, now £12) in the Asos petite sale (I love the Asos petite range, it is fantastic!). I have the cream version too but I purchased when it was full price a month or two ago. The jumper is incredibly soft, thick and cosy, I LOVE it!

Boots: The Boots sale was a bit of a miss for me this year, some of the items I wanted were not on sale and even though I starting shopping the sale online before 9am on christmas eve I think it was, there were some items already sold out. I did manage to pick up the gorgeously packaged Ted Baker Beau Box which was £5 in the sale. I also picked up a Yankee Candle in Soft Blanket which was reduced to £4.20 and it smells cosy and clean. Champneys make great gifts and I pick up a nice duo for my dad which again was £5. Lastly, the cute Starbucks Hot Chocolate Trio for my sister, again £5. 

The Works: I love the sales at The Works, there are always amazing bargains and I did find some fantastic books/gifts. My ultimate sale buy was the Mock The Week Book which was reduced from £14.99 to....99p! Some of my friends and family are avid bakers so I bought a cupcake recipe book and icing nozzles set for one of them and it was around £2.99. Another amazing buy is the Gordon Ramsey Ultimate Cookery Course Book which is priced at £25 but I think I paid less than £5 for it! My last book buy is another one for my sisters birthday, it is a book all about cakes that you can make in mugs! I didn't expect it to be a hardcover book and I'm so impressed with it and again it was around £1.99 or £2.99. 

Matalan: When it comes to my go-to shops, Matalan isn't top of my list but their sales are always fantastic. Myself and my sister made a joint order and I bought a cute pair of polar bear socks and some cooking utensils all of which were only £1 each. But my exciting purchase (well, it's exciting if you are a granny like me and adore homeware) which is a copper/brass glass box container which was only £3 and it was originally £8. It looks so much more expensive than it is. I've been using it to store my current makeup favourites. 

I will have a small clothing haul come soon as well as another Boots order and a mini Wilkinsons order. Have you bought anything in the sales? If so what bargains did you pick up?