PREPARING for Christmas rarely happens without several trips to the supermarket. Today we can make that ritual a little bit easier as we are giving away a £100 gift card for Tesco.

The gift card can be spent on an array of goodies from bagging those Christmas present bargains to getting all-important groceries needed for the festive table.

Or why not treat yourself to a new outfit for Christmas from the huge fashion range available in store?

The gift card can be spent at any outlet of Tesco to help make those festive bills a little bit easier to bear.

And it couldn’t come at a better time after the retail giant published research that suggested the public feel under more pressure than ever to have a perfect Christmas.

From preparing the festive feast to buying presents and decorating the tree, research by Tesco revealed that 14 per cent of shoppers feel under more pressure than ever before to have a perfect Christmas.

Buying the perfect present was top of the list of worries, followed by the pressure of making sure that everyone has a good time.

Today’s giveaway should help ease that concern with £100 to help towards the cost of making your Christmas perfect.

It is the latest giveaway to feature as part of the Daily Echo’s Win Christmas competition.

Each day we will be offering a seasonal giveaway to help make Christmas a happy one. From tickets to attractions to food and drink, don’t miss your copy of the Daily Echo for your chance to add an extra bit of sparkle to your festive season.

How to enter: For your chance to win simply answer the question below, then enter by one of the following ways: Q: According to research by Tesco, what was top of the list of Christmas worries for shoppers?

By phone: 0901 151 0340 Calls cost 51p from a BT landline, calls from mobiles and other networks may cost more.

By text: Text the keyword TESCO followed by a space, then your answer, name, postcode and first line of your home address and send to 80360. Text messages cost 50p plus your mobile operator’s standard text charge.

By post: Send answers on a postcard together with your name, address, daytime telephone number and email address to: Win Christmas Tesco Competition, Southern Daily Echo, PO Box 543, Southampton, SO16 9ZQ.

Entries must be received by midnight Tuesday, December 16. Postal entries strictly limited to one per household.

Normal Echo rules apply, for a complete set of rules visit dailyecho.co.uk and click on “Promotions & Competitions”. Telephone/text lines provided by Newsquest Media Group.