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The Ultimate Christmas Hamper

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John and Sally McKenna
Dec 14, 2022
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Hampers are having their moment, and the modern iteration of the artisan Irish Xmas food hamper is a long, long way from the blessed trinity of the bottle of Paddy, the jar of Little Chip marmalade and the bag of Tayto crisps, flogged at a scarily inflated price.

Today, there are amazing hampers, collated by amazing people. It’s been an unlikely pandemic…

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