Frugal Friday - 29 October 2010

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 28 October 2010  |  2 comments
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Highlights this week include a free fiver to spend at Debenhams, up to £25 off footwear, a £10 Superdrug voucher, cheap Christmas biographies, top computer games for under £10, a free Skittles giveaway and £15 off the new Blu-Ray Alien Anthology!

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It may be Hallowe'en this weekend, but a bit of retail therapy is never scary if you’re getting the top price, so browse through this week’s best buys!

Frugal fashion

First up, you can save £5 in store at Debenhams with no minimum spend (so if it’s under a fiver it’s yours for free!) by filling in your details here. Or, save 15% online with the code PGQP.

The rest of the best deals this week are for your feet! At Wallis, save up to £25 on selected footwear here, including selected winter footwear such as these tan buckle knee boots reduced from £80 to £60. Then head to Office for further reductions, with up to a massive 75% off in the sale.

Now browse the rest of the new sales:

• Asos: Save up to 20% on coats.
• Barratts: Get 20% off all everything with the code EVENT.
• BHS: Save 20% on coats for adults and kids.
• Debenhams: Save 20% on coats and free delivery on kidswear until 31 October.
• Dune: Get up to 60% off in the sale.
• Evans: Online and in store today save up to 30% across all lines.
• Gap: Save 25% on outerwear.
• Jigsaw: Selected bags have up to 50% off.
• Joules: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Karen Millen: Get £50 off boots with the code BOOTS.
• La Redoute: Save £10 when you spend £70 with code 8271.
• New Look: Get up to £20 off coats and BOGOF on all jewellery and hair accessories.
• Office: Further reductions now up to 75% off.
• Peacocks: Get £10 off selected coats, £5 off selected heels and free delivery until midnight Sat when you spend £40.
• Radley: Save up to 30% on selected items.
• River Island: Save a further 50% in the sale until 31 Oct.
• Tesco: Save up to 50% in the autumn offers.
• Urban Outfitters: Get 10% off all dresses (excluding Boutique) with code DRESSME.
• Viyella: Get up to 60% off in the sale.
• Wallis: Save an extra 20% in the sake online.
• Whistles: Mid season sale now on with up to 50% off.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• Alexon: Mid-season sale, save up to 50%.
• All Saints: Save 25% on selected items online only.
• Asda: Save up to 50% on George clothing.
• Coast: Mid-season sale with up to 60% off.
• Figleaves: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Oasis: Up to 50% in the ongoing sale.
• Planet: Mid season sale, save up to 50%.
• USC: Further reductions in the mid season sale with up to 50% off.
• Austin Reed: Final days of sale with up to 60% off.
• BooHoo: Up to 75% off in the mid season sale.
• Clarks: Get 50% off selected shoes.
• Dorothy Perkins: Sale continues with up to 50% off.
• East: Save up to a massive 70% in the sale.
• Espirit: The mid-season sale has started, save up to 50%.
• Ghost: Still up to 75% off in the sale.
• H&M: Get 50% off in sale and get 25% off one item when you sign up to the newsletter here.
• Jane Norman: Mid season sale now on, save up to 50%.
• Jones: Get £20 off all boots for men and ladies and £10 off children’s boots.
• Laura Ashley: Get an extra 10% off in the half-price sale.
• Mybag: Save £10 when you spend £50 with the code SAVE10 until 31 October.

Bargain beauty gifts

We all love a bit of pampering and if you’re on the hunt for the best beauty gifts don’t miss these offers:

• This week’s Boots ‘Christmas gift of the week’ the Boss Orange Spa Set for just £29.50, down from £60, which includes eau de toilette, body lotion, shower gel, slippers and a scented candle, all carried in a stylish white carry case!
• At Superdrug, you can mix match 3for2 on gifts and if you spend £50 in store you’ll be given a free £10 gift voucher until Tuesday 10 November. This voucher can then be redeemed between 3 November and 23 November. Online, if you spend £50 you can save 20% and get free delivery with the code GIFTGUIDE10 also until 23 November.
• Finally, the lovely Issey Miyake range has arrived at Feel Unique and if you spend £20 across the site you’ll get a free sample from the range while stocks last.

Books & games

Browse through the top deals for book worms this week:

• Man Booker Prize winner The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson is just £9.48 (RRP £19) at The Book Depository, which also has the lowest price for Marcus Zusak’s fantastic The Book Thief at £3.54 (RRP £7.99).

• In the run up to Christmas there are always lots of biographies on the shelves and Amazon is offering them all at great prices – If you want Cheryl Cole’s Through my Eyes it costs just £9.47 (RRP £18.99), Chris Evans’ Memoirs of a Fruitcake is just £9.99 (RRP £20) and Life: Keith Richards is just £9, saving you £11.
• The hardback version of Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult is half-price (£8.49) at Waterstones where other deals include buy one get one free on selected kids’ books here and up to 50% off its Books of the Year.

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• Grab PC game Lego Universe for £16.99 at Mymemory, saving you £13 and if you want Metro 2033, also one for PC gamers, it’s just £9.93 at Asda.
• If you want to get in touch with your creative style Let’s Draw for the Nintendo DS is available at the Lovefilm retail shop for just £13.93 (RRP £19.99).
• And, at The Hut, browse through the top games for under a tenner including Prince of Persia (PS3) for £9.93 (RRP £19.99), Fairytale Flights (PS3) for £9.93 (RRP £39.99) and Peppa Pig: The Game (Nintendo Wii) for £8.93 (RRP £19.99).

DVDs & boxsets

In honour of Halloween this weekend here are some suitably frugal horrors!

Freebie of the week

This week’s freebies are all for your tummy!

• Sign up to the Yates newsletter and you’ll get a voucher for a free glass of Coca Cola.
• If you can make it to the John Lewis store on Oxford Street on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 November at 10am – 11am, they are holding free Edible Christmas Wreaths Making Classes showing you how to make the traditional decoration with dried fruits, boiled sweets and other tasty foods.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

You can have the android phone LG Optimus for only £15 per month when you sign up for 24 months with Vodafone. That £15 contract will give you 100 free minutes, 500 free texts and 250MB free internet surfing and the handset comes with a built-in 'Social Network Service' that lets you check and update your Facebook, Twitter and Bebo accounts on your homescreen.

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

Competition of the week

This week’s competition gives you the chance to Taste the Rainbow! Simply ‘like’ the Skittles facebook page and follow the instructions to be in with a chance to win one of 500 packs being given away every day until 17 November.

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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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