Christmas essentials

Don’t forget these 25 essential items on Christmas Eve!

This is our 22nd Hill Street Christmas, and over the years we've learned what customers sometimes forget in the Christmas rush. Here's a list of the 25 most forgotten items, as well as our Top 10 last-minute gifts. Plus, tips on what you need to stock up on if your local Hill Street is closed on Boxing Day.

Christmas can be a crazy time and it’s easy for things to be forgotten when you’re picking up your Christmas order or coming in with your shopping list.  Over the years we have seen customers rush back just before closing time, exclaiming, “I forgot the…..!”.

Here are those 25 items – make sure they are on your list.

1.      Milk
2.      Cream
3.      Stuffing
4.      Herbs, especially mint and chives
5.      Nuts & nibbles
6.      Chips & dips
7.      Rock salt
8.      Lemons and limes
9.      Mince pies
10.   Icing sugar
11.   Vanilla Beans
12.   Redcurrant jelly
13.   Cranberry Sauce
14.   Custard powder
15.   Brandy custard
16.   Brandy Butter
17.   Tea & Coffee
18.   Soft drinks & mineral water
19.   Serviettes
20.   Garbage bags
21.   Foil
22.   Cling wrap
23.   Baking paper
24.   Toilet paper
25.   Panadol

All Hill Street stores are closed on Christmas Day and some are closed on Boxing Day, you can check your local stores trading hours here, so make sure you have the following to tide you over, even if you are eating leftovers, and especially if you have guests staying.

Our Boxing Day checklist:

1.      Bread

2.      Butter

3.      Milk

4.      Orange juice

5.      Breakfast cereal

6.      Tea and coffee

7.      Fresh fruit, like new season Tassie Cherries

8.      Yoghurt

9.      Eggs

10.   Bacon

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And finally, our Top 10 last minute gifts for that forgotten person or unexpected guest, all available at Hill Street Home until closing time on Christmas Eve, plus save 25% on all Christmas Homewares*! 

Top ten last minute gifts 

1.      A Hill Street Gift Hamper

2.      A stylish piece of homeware

3.      A cookbook, tea towel and salad servers

4.      Handmade Tasmanian chocolates

5.      A beautifully packaged panforte or panettone

6.      A Tassie wine, sparkling or spirit*

7.      A potted plant

8.      A Hill Street or Hill Street Home Gift Card

9.      A special bottle of balsamic vinegar or olive oil

10.   A Tasmanian timber bread board

And have a look at these ideas for more inspiration.

Merry Christmas!

  • A Hill Street Gift Hamper

    A Hill Street Gift Hamper

  • A stylish piece of homeware

    A stylish piece of homeware

  • A cookbook, tea towel or salad servers

    A cookbook, tea towel or salad servers

  • Handmade Tasmanian chocolates

    Handmade Tasmanian chocolates

  • A beautifully packaged panforte or panettone

    A beautifully packaged panforte or panettone

  • A Tassie wine, sparkling or spirit*

    A Tassie wine, sparkling or spirit*

  • A Tassie wine, sparkling or spirit*

    A Tassie wine, sparkling or spirit*

  • A potted plant

    A potted plant

  • A Hill Street or Hill Street Home Gift Card

    A Hill Street or Hill Street Home Gift Card

  • A special bottle of balsamic vinegar or olive oil

    A special bottle of balsamic vinegar or olive oil

  • A special bottle of balsamic vinegar or olive oil

    A special bottle of balsamic vinegar or olive oil

  • A Tasmanian timber bread board

    A Tasmanian timber bread board

  • A kitchen gadget - we have heaps in-store

    A kitchen gadget - we have heaps in-store

  • A potted plant

    A potted plant

  • Handmade Tassie Chocolates

    Handmade Tassie Chocolates

*25% off Christmas Homewares sale includes selected Christmas seasonal homewares only. Excludes regular homewares, hampers, chocolates, flowers and plants. In-store at Hill Street Home Devonport, Latrobe, Longford, Sandy Bay or West Hobart only. Ends Tuesday 31 December. While stocks last.

*Alcohol is sold at Hill Street West Hobart, Lauderdale and South Hobart only.

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