Shoppers have praised Asda after it announced a generous £5 gesture to all of its Christmas customers.
The supermarket giant has launched a frozen Christmas dinner in order to help feed a family of five, valued at only £4.40 per head. The festive dinner includes a turkey, sliced carrots, peas, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes, Brussel sprouts, and Yorkshire puddings.
Overall, the frozen Christmas Dinner will cost £21.48 for a whole family. Asda also announced that its Rewards App users will earn £1.50 in their cash pot when they spend £20 on selected frozen Christmas dinner essentials.
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The move has been met with a lot of praise from shoppers who may have been anxious about spending a fortune for Christmas dinner. One Facebook user commented: "I've got a frozen dinner coming from a fancy place. Nothing wrong with it. I'm disabled an unable to do all the prep so these dinners are fantastic.
"I've got all the trimings coming. Lovely. I hope this idea helps others."
Another user wrote: "Very good idea for people juggling with time and energy costs, life saver for some and a good price I think."
A third wrote: "Asda are really stepping up to help families who are struggling to cope with the cost of living these days!! Well done for some really great ideas to help them."
A fourth wrote: "Thank you fo understanding families that are struggling with Christmas as well as the cost of living crisis this year well done you are really helping families."
Here's a full list of Asda's Christmas dinner items this year:
- Asda Basted Small British Turkey, Frozen (approx. 2.6kg) - £13.50
- Asda Frozen for Freshness Sliced Carrots (1kg) - £1.10
- Asda Frozen for Freshness Garden Peas (1kg) - £1.25
- Asda Party Pigs in Blankets, Frozen (12pk) - £2.50
- Asda Crispy Roast Potatoes, Frozen (800g) - £0.88
- Asda Frozen for Freshness Brussels Sprouts (1kg) - £1.25
- Asda Frozen Yorkshire Puddings, (12pk) - £1.00
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