Overview
- Madison Perkins, 27, says she enters more than 50 Black Friday giveaways each year, citing wins such as a £300 Barbie Dream House and a £900 iCandy travel system.
- For food, she buys discounted meat months in advance to freeze and visits supermarkets the day before Christmas for vegetables reduced to about 8p.
- She sources many presents second-hand from charity shops, opts for low-cost dupes for branded toiletries, and makes homemade gifts and decorations.
- Perkins estimates about 60% of gifts are bought second-hand while she uses cashback, gift cards and deal-stacking on new purchases to cut costs.
- Regional outlets published profiles in early November outlining her methods and presenting the reported savings as her personal claim rather than independently verified figures.