'I save £500 a year on Christmas gifts with a festive bargain hunting hack'

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A savvy shopper says she saves £500 a year by ditching festive sales and buying Christmas presents second hand instead. Iso Neville committed to pre-loved shopping in 2019 and since then has saved more than £25,000 on designer finds, including a £1,500 Burberry trench coat for £100 and a £445 Loeffler Randall bag for £30.

The 27-year-old social media manager, from south-east London, has even furnished her entire apartment second-hand - saving an estimated £10,000.

Since 2019 she has bought her Christmas presents pre-loved - spending around £200 on 15 people this year, finding second-hand books, sparkly clothes, and Christmas decorations as gifts.

To date, her best Christmas present finds include DKNY and Self Portrait handbags which she bought for around £20 when they retail at around £250. READ NEXT: 'I developed anorexia as a teenager after seeing the propaganda in men's health magazines' She believes she has saved around £500 per year on Christmas gifts shopping second hand - and added her loved ones always look forward to receiving her presents.