9 Cheap Christmas Items Designers Secretly Buy (And 5 Expensive Ones to Avoid)

A $3 velvet bow beats an $85 wreath from the street, every single time. 🎄 What designers buy, what to skip, and the sizes and quantities for your home: https://eleanorsguide.shop Nine inexpensive things designers buy every Christmas, most of them under five dollars, and five pricey ones I'd leave right on the shelf: the pre-decorated wreath, the jar candle, matching pillows, holiday dinnerware and the fancy topper. Plus where the good cheap things hide in the store. Chapters: 0:00 Why the $3 wreath beats the $85 one 1:17 1. Pre-decorated wreath vs wired velvet ribbon 2:29 2. Holiday jar candles vs a simmer pot 3:30 3. Matching pillows vs pillow covers 4:42 My most expensive Christmas mistake 5:04 Where stores hide the cheap things 5:37 4. Holiday dinnerware vs chargers 6:32 5. Fancy tree toppers vs floral picks 7:32 6. Floral paddle wire 8:06 7. Clear glass cylinders 8:56 8. Filler ornaments 9:27 9. The item designers buy by the dozen 10:30 Your 5-minute job 📺 More from Eleanor: Don't Decorate for Christmas Until You Do THIS First:    • Don’t Decorate for Christmas Until You Do ...   15 Thrift Store & Dollar Store Tricks That Make Christmas Look EXPENSIVE:    • 15 Thrift Store & Dollar Store Tricks That...   9 Ways to Make Cheap Christmas Decor Look EXPENSIVE:    • 9 Ways to Make Cheap Christmas Decor Look ...   8 Things Guests Quietly Notice First About Your Christmas Decor:    • 8 Things Guests Quietly Notice First About...   Which expensive Christmas thing did you buy and regret? 🔔 A new video every day until Christmas:    / @everydaywitheleanor   #christmas #christmastree #christmasdecor #christmasdecorations #christmas2026 #christmasdecorating #holidayhosting