The shopping giants are cutting prices ahead of Christmas
Howard Lloyd Regional content editor
05:28, 14 Nov 2025
Tesco has launched a major sale(Image: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Shoppers already thinking about buying essentials for the festive season can make big savings from now on. Tesco this week launched a ‘3 for 2’ toy sale as well as slashing the price of its guaranteed non-drop Christmas trees in half.
With many families starting their festive shopping in November, the move will allow people to help manage their pre-Christmas costs. With the ‘3 for 2’ toy sale, customers can mix and match across leading toy brands – from top Christmas must-haves to classic favourites and stocking fillers – making it easier to tick off multiple gifts on the weekly shop.
Among the brands in the sale are: Hot Wheels, Barbie, Paw Patrol, Minecraft, Early Learning Centre and Squishmallows. The toys have been selected for Tesco by toy experts at The Entertainer. Included in the sale will be some of the supermarket’s top sellers this year such as The Traitors board game, Hot Wheels Speedway Frenzy, Bluey Beach Cabin, 5 Surprise My Mini Baby, and X Shot Excel Blaster.
Meanwhile the half price Christmas tree offer will see the most popular Christmas trees in Europe* cut to as little as £15. The Nordman Fir trees are among the most popular at Christmas because they are guaranteed non-drop and on average cost around £50-£60 each at garden centres and from roadside sellers. The Tesco Nordmann Fir trees on sale this year will be 160-190cm tall.
The half price Christmas trees are as follows:
- Nordman Fir Cut Christmas Tree £20 (was £40)
- Pot grown Nordman Fir £15 (was £30)
- Tesco Finest Xmas Tree with lights £20 (was £40)
The Potted Nordmann Fir trees sit in an 11-litre pot and are 80-110cm high. The Finest Christmas tree sits in a wicker basket and includes lights. Tesco Christmas Tree buyer Hugh Kenney-Herbert said: “We started stocking these non-drop Christmas trees a few years ago and they became so popular and sold out so quickly that we keep having to increase our order.
“In fact, the launch of the sale triggers an event we now call Christmas Tree Saturday – it’s the day when increasing numbers of shoppers now go out to buy their trees.
“Customers have told us that they love getting into the spirit of Christmas as early as possible and having a tree up in their living room helps create that seasonal magic.
“By the end of November last year nearly all our stock had gone – this year we’ve brought in nearly 50 per cent more as we know how popular they are.”
The Nordmann Fir trees are grown for the supermarket by Europe’s largest Christmas tree wholesalers, Needlefresh, based in Foxhill, near Swindon in Wiltshire.
The company, which has a team of dedicated growers across the UK, sells 800,000 pot-grown trees every year. The 3 for 2 toy sale runs until December 4.
