Frugal Friday - 1 October 2010

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 30 September 2010  |  0 comments
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Highlights this week include the half-price sale at Debenhams, £15 off dresses at Miss Selfridge, an exclusive lovemoney.com voucher code, a host of books under £5, over £20 off the new Medium boxset and a free designer water bottle!

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Calling all bargain hunters…October looks set to be a bumper month for frugal finds so delve into this week’s selection of the best deals!  

Frugal fashion

On the high street, don’t miss the last day of the brand event in-store at House of Fraser saving you up to 25% on designer clothing and homeware. And online you can save 20% on Jaegar womenswear (excluding Boutique by Jaeger) when you enter GLAMAWFF at the checkout before midnight 14 October.

I’m also loving the autumn/winter collection at Miss Selfridge, and for a limited time only you can use the code MSTREAT for free delivery on orders over £40. Other offers include up to £15 off dresses, up to £10 off bags and up to £20 off coats.

As an extra treat, lovemoney.com readers can save 15% on all full-priced items at BeCheeky with the code LOVECHEEKY which is valid all weekend until Monday 4 October.

Now browse the rest of the new sales:

• Asos: Get 20% off selected dresses here and save 70% in the mid season sale here.
• BHS: Up to half-price off in the sale.
• BooHoo: Up to 50% off selected new season dresses.
• Debenhams: Half-price sale now on thousands of lines.
• Dorothy Perkins: Get 20% off full-priced coats.
• Karen Millen: New mid season sale with up to 50% off.
• Laura Ashley: Save 25% on selected fashion.
• Monsoon: New mid season sale with up to 50% off.
• New Look: Save up to 50% in the mid-season sale.
• Peacocks: Save 10% on everything plus free delivery on orders over £30.
• Sainsbury’s: Save 25% on all Tu Clothing until Monday 4 October.
• Tesco: Save 20% on all clothing including sale which have up to 75% off.
• Clarks: Now up to £20 off selected women’s pumps.
• Coast: Mid-season sale with up to 50% off.
• Evans: Mid season sale, get 50% off selected lines.
• Hobbs: Save a massive £50 on coats and boots.
• La Redoute: Save 20% on autumn knits with code 8269.
• Oasis: Mid season sale and 20% off for students until 10 October.
• Office: Online only, get 50% off in the mid season sale.
• Phase Eight: Mid season sale now on plus up to 70% off in the rest of the sale.
• USC: Mid season sale now on, save up to 50%.
• Warehouse: Save up to 50% in the mid-season sale.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• Alexon: Mid-season sale now on - save up to 50%.
• BunnyHug: Up to 75% off in sale.
• Ghost: Up to 75% off in the sale.
• Jigsaw: Last few bits in the sale, save 40%.
• Joy: Few bits left in the sale with 50% off.
• Kew: Save 60% in the ongoing sale.
• Lipsy: End of summer sale save 50%.
• MyWardrobe: You can still get 70% off in the sale.
• Next: Half-price sale continues.
• Planet: Mid season sale, save up to 50%.
• Rubbersole: Save up to 60% in the sale.
• Shudoo: Mid season clearance with up to 70% off.
• Urban Outfitters: Sale continues with up to 75% off.
• Wallis: Mid season half-price sale and use the code RED to save 20% on all orders, until 5 Oct.
• Yoox: Now get 80% off spring/summer collection in the sale.

Homeware bargains

Once you’ve sorted out your wardrobe, give your home a budget makeover too:

• Grab the best homeware bargains this week in the half-price sale at Debenhams with big savings on offer across the departments. You can save £20 on this Breville toaster (now £20), for example, or up to 50% on Egyptian cotton towels.

• The John Lewis special offers are always worth a look too – right now you can get this pretty Alexia table lamp for £35, down from £70 and this Orla Kiely duvet cover for a special limited offer price of £35.

• Elsewhere, save up to 70% in the sale at Graham and Green, and snag some bargain home furnishings at Habitat with 20% off everything until Sunday 3 October with the online code AW1SE.

Books & games

See what you can get your hands on for under a fiver with this week’s top picks:  

• New thriller Sister by Rosamund Lupton is only £3.34 The Book Depository, saving you £3.65, and you can also buy the fabulous story of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak for the top price of £3.56 (RRP £7.99).
• At Amazon you can save £11 on Russell Brand’s newly released second memoir My Booky Wook 2: This Time it’s Personal, now £9, and you can pre-order Dead Like You, the latest instalment in Peter James’ crime series set in Brighton for only £3.99 (RRP £7.99).
• Finally, supermarket bargains include buy one get one free on classic picture books including a host of Dr Seuss classics for under £5 at Tesco. And at Asda you can save over £4 on The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern, now just £3.86.

Now on to the best deals on new games releases and some old favourites:

• At Simplygames you can grab Formula 1 2010 for the PS3 for the best price of £32.85 (RRP £49.99), and if you’re after some PS3 bargains, you can also buy Tomb Raider: Underworld for £7.85 (RRP £49.99) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for £8.85 (RRP £39.99).
• Head to Amazon if you want Guitar Hero 6: Warriors of Rock for only £29.99, saving you £10, or Junior Brain Trainer (Nintendo DS) for £9, a saving of £10.99.
• Xbox 360 gamers can also save a heap of money this week with Magna Carta 2 which is only £19.99 at Coolshop and Resonance of Fate a real steal at Sendit for only £17.89, saving you a massive £32.10!

DVDs & boxsets

Check out our selection of the best frugal films and box sets around: 

Frugal website of the week

Take a look at Redspottedhanky.com where you can save up to 80% on train fares and earn one loyalty point (worth 1p) for every £1 you spend which can then redeemed against future train travel.

Freebie of the week

Get a free designer Orla Kiely Wottle (reusable water bottle!) worth £4.99 from Robert Dyas. Simply take the voucher available here to any Robert Dyas store. Or if you buy something online it will be added to your basket. Offer valid until 13 October or while stocks last.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

If you’re looking for a stylish touchscreen phone, the LG Viewty Snap can be yours for just £10 a month with T Mobile. Sign up for 24 months and you’ll get 100 minutes, 100 texts plus a flexible booster (your choice of various extras such as unlimited texts, landline calls, or internet) which you can change every 30 days.

 Get this phone offer here and compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

Competition of the week

Kingsmill Bread is offering you the chance to win a spa break for two (simply enter your name and email address here). And if you don’t quite get that lucky, if you’re one of the first 10,000 entries you’ll get a voucher for a free loaf of Kingsmill Oatilicious!

Win lovemoney.com goodies

Love lovemoney.com? Win a lovemoney.com cloth bag, a lovemoney.com mug, a lovemoney.com travelcard and some chocolates! All you have to do is comment at the bottom of this blog with details of a bargain or discount you've found that could go in Frugal Friday!

We're running this competition every week from now on, so whenever you come across a bargain during the week, remember to come over and post it on Frugal Friday (www.lovemoney.com/frugalfriday).

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Eating out

If you don’t fancy cooking for yourself this weekend, you can check out all the latest restaurant bargains in lovemoney.com’s Frugal Food blog. Read more

Eating in

If you'd prefer to stay in and cook up a delicious meal without blowing the budget, check out the original Frugal Recipes blog for some inspiration! Read more

Don’t forget: although all prices and discounts were correct on the day this article was published, offers this good are subject to change and often sell out quickly.

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