A content creator took it upon himself to splash £700 out on six Christmas crackers from Harrods, and documented what he got in each one.
The luxury department store gets particularly busy around the festive period, as people look for more lavish items to buy their loved ones or significant others.
Christmas crackers are probably the last things you'd consider if you were making a visit to the shop, but don't fear.
YouTuber Robbie Knox has taken it upon himself to find out what lies inside some of the fanciest Christmas crackers on the UK market.
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Most people wouldn't look to splash around £115-£120 on a single Christmas cracker, but content is content, as Knox shared the gifts with some of his friends.
He posted clips of the gifts on social media, and uploaded the full 44-minute video to YouTube, starting by opening a cracker with Peter Dale, also known as Tubes.
The Soccer AM legend won the pull, uncovering the golden cracker with green velvet bows, though he was underwhelmed when seeing the cardboard crown hat, and upset at the fact that there was 'no bang' when they pulled the ends.
On the inside was a crystal Christmas tree ornament from Waterford worth about £85, as well as a £50 voucher for Waterford, though he said he 'didn't really know what it was' until Knox told him.
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Rating it a six out of 10, he moved on to meet Chelsea Dickenson, a 'cheap holiday expert', as she noted that the 'jewels and velvet' on the outside is 'probably like £20 each'.
Worried that they may have put too much attention on the outside rather than the gift, Dickenson won the pull and discovered the same cardboard crown, though she said: “I think that’s actually quite lovely.”
Each cracker also had a piece of paper with a fact about Harrods and your standard Christmas joke.
The gift in this one was a black bag that had a £50 silk eye mask from Gingerlily, as well as a voucher to spend with Gingerlily at Harrods again.
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Knox went on to meet the rest of his friends, with other prizes not being as lavish: a bottle opener and bottle stopper to replace the cork of a wine or champagne bottle to name a couple.
In the other crackers, there was a Dr Firenze oud room fragrancer and a pair of Shleep socks that were worth £48 due to them being made from Australian Merino wool.
Finally, Knox won one, securing himself an Aspinal of London card holder, one of the more luxurious brands out there, but his reaction on the whole was underwhelming.
Users shared what they thought in the comments, as one said: "The hats look like Burger King crowns"
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Another shared: "Its basically a scam for rich people. Harrods give you a mid priced item, but then expect you to go back and spend more, because £50 in Harrods doesn't cover much. I would be disappointed with these if I had paid out that much for luxury gifts."
A third commented: "Maybe at this point Harrod's could sponsor Robbie."
Topics: Christmas, YouTube, Social Media, Shopping
Joshua Nair