Shopper Spends £68.70 at Home Bargains, Returns with Unexpected Buddha Ornament
Shopper Spends £68.70 at Home Bargains, Returns with Unexpected Buddha Ornament

A routine trip to Home Bargains for garden supplies and bathroom products turned into an unexpected haul for YouTuber Pippa Ashton, who left the store with a Buddha ornament as her front-seat passenger. Ashton had initially set out to purchase potato growing bags and shampoo but ended up spending £68.70 on a variety of items she hadn't planned to buy.

While browsing, Ashton compared prices, noting that a bottle of shampoo was cheaper than on Amazon. She also examined travel bags, though she admitted she doesn't have a passport. A rucksack caught her eye for her son, who cycles to work. She described it as waterproof and priced at £9.99.

Among her purchases was a large Werther's Original tin and a garden ornament. Ashton said of the Buddha statue: 'One of those things I got was my little Buddha friend who's strapped into the front seat with me. She doesn't look overly happy about coming home with me, but I'm sure she'll have a lovely time in my garden.'

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Other items included laundry detergent, sugar-free biscuits, a large bottle of Head and Shoulders, two bottles of Lucozade Sport Blue Force, compost, and plant sticks. She failed to find the potato growing bags but said she could use something else at home.

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