Christmas is going to look different in thousands of households this year, as families tighten their budgets. As the cost of living crisis rages on, shoppers are more savvy than previous years.
Charity shops, and second-hand sellers such as Vinted have seen a surge in new customers, and more of us are doing our food shop in budget supermarkets such as Lidl and Aldi. One writer from Birmingham Live decided to visit her local Primark and see how much she could buy on a budget.
Emily Collis wanted to see how many presents she could buy, from clothing to trinkets and homeware bits. Here's her account of how she got on:
