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Aldi shoppers praise 'cheap and cheerful' item that cuts energy costs to just 8p an hour

Aldi supermarket has been praised by shoppers for a £7.99 Special Buy that can hugely reduce energy costs.

Citizens are preparing for another energy price rise, with people trying to reduce the amount they spend on heating their homes.

Some people have sought alternatives such as heated throws, USB gloves and insulated hoodies to try and keep warm.

Although clothing can keep you warm, drying such clothes without using heat is much more difficult.

But luckily shoppers have found a cheap and cheerful solution in Aldi, reports Manchester Evening News.

And the bonus is that it only costs 8p an hour to run, so you can turn your heating off.

The supermarket is selling the Easy Home Heated Airer, with one customer claiming she collected it for £7.99 from her local Aldi shop.

Writing on Extreme Coupons and Bargaining UK, the pleased customer posted a photo of the clothes airer and wrote: "Aldi £7.99 bargain I think roughly 8p per hour to run. Much cheaper than my tumble dryer."

The post quickly gathered over 7k comments and 5k likes.

However, some shoppers have added that online the price is still £39.99, arguing the price difference must depend on whether you buy it online or in store.

Despite this, one replied: "We need this for winter." Another echoed: "Omg I want one and get rid of the tumble."

"I want one," a third simply commented. A fourth added: "Think I need one too!"

Shoppers have found a cheap and cheerful solution in Aldi which could help citizens prepare for another energy price rise (Getty Images)

But one argued: "I would stick to your tumble dryer. These heated racks are useless at drying the whole garment and it takes ages."

"They’re not very good only dry the bits that are on the bars and it leaves lines in your clothes. Takes up a lot of space," another hit back.

Last week it was reported that around 22million homes’ energy bills will increase by a staggering 6.5 per cent from October 2022 as a result of rising wholesale gas prices and the new energy price cap.

So any potential budget device which allows people to keep their heating off, even when temperatures drop, is surely a good thing.

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