Save when you spend £50 at Waitrose Caitlin Moran Where am I COULD this be a new recession low Are people looking for safe
investments in the hitherto frivolous environs of charity auctions I refer you to a fundraiser last week for the Trees for Cities Foundation, where one of the items auctioned was an ounce of gold. The fun-size gold bar, donated by Peter Hambro, chairman of Peter Hambro Mining, sold for £1,250, which represents a 106% premium on the current gold spot price. The victorious bidder was French artist Aude Grasset, who seemed a little dazed after her purchase.
“I’ve never seen a gold bar before — only the chocolate versions and this is a huge improvement,” she said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with it — should I put it in my jewellery box or maybe a safe”