MARTIN Lewis has revealed how much your Christmas lights could be costing you this festive season.
The money-saving expert has broken down the difference between LED and incandescent bulbs on his ITV show.
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Lewis says LED bulbs will cost users 1p per 12 hours per 100 bulbs that are turned on.
While, incandescent lights will cost far more, at 13p per 12 hours per 100 bulbs.
Lewis calculates if you run your lights for 6 hours a day for a month, then LED lights will cost you 15p in total, while incandescent lights will cost you £1.94
In the spirit of Christmas, Lewis also highlights that there is free Royal Mail parcel collection until 31 January, helpful for all festive deliveries.
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Lewis also conducts a poll on X, formerly Twitter, asking adults whether they would ditch Christmas if they could still get the holiday, with two-thirds saying they would keep it.
11 per cent said they have kids and would cancel it, while 35 per cent said they have kids and would keep it.
Those without kids were more evenly split, with 24 per cent saying cancel it and 30 per cent saying keep it.
Previously, the money-saving expert has given tips on how to bag some bargains on your festive food shop.
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If you want to get a “half-price Christmas Dinner” there is one date you should keep your eyes peeled for.
Martin said: “Christmas veg is likely to be reduced around Monday 12 December.
“I suspect there will be big Christmas veg deals coming when we get to that time of year.”
He also had an important message for Lidl customers, he said: “For the past few years, Lidl has done a £10 off £40 voucher via a newspaper.”
Last year in the run-up to the big day major supermarkets including Aldi and Tesco sparked a festive frenzy in the race to be the cheapest.
Aldi slashed the price of its turkeys six days before Christmas by 20p per kilo from £4.19 to £3.99.
Tesco also cut the price of its fresh whole turkeys to £4 per kilogram, which was a whole 19p cheaper than the turkeys on Aldi and Lidl.
Sainsbury’s also went head to head with Lidl in a battle to offer the cheapest Christmas veg.
The supermarkets were offering a 2k bag of potatoes for as little as 15p and a number of festive staples including sprouts, carrots, and parsnips for just 19p.
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