Frugal Christmas - Gifts for men!

by Serena Cowdy on 02 December 2010  |  2 comments
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Highlights today include Mad Men Series 1-3 for £26.97, Call of Duty: Black Ops for £39.99, half-price Calvin Klein boxers, 50% off a Spy Academy experience, 42% off an Elemis Men Grooming gift set and 65% off David Beckam aftershave.

Highlights today include Mad Men Series 1-3 for £26.97, Call of Duty: Black Ops for £39.99, half-price Calvin Klein boxers, 50% off a Spy Academy experience, 42% off an Elemis Men Grooming gift set and 65% off David Beckam aftershave.

Today, we’re going to round up the the top offers on gifts for the men in your life.

Yesterday, we looked at gifts for women. Tomorrow, we’ll publish Frugal Friday and Frugal Food as normal. Monday, we’ll look at discounts and deals for parents, grandparents and in-laws and Tuesday, we’re going to round-up the best bargains for kids, teenagers and babies.

So, if you’re struggling to find a bargain Christmas present for a husband, father, brother or male mate - you’ve come to the right place today…

Grooming

1. There’s now a better-than-half-price offer on a smart electric shaver at Boots. The Philips Speed XL2 Rotary Shaver is usually £149.99; but you can currently grab one for £64.99.

Free delivery is also available on this item.

2. The Look Mantastic website (brother to Look Fantastic) has lots of heavily-discounted grooming gift sets for men.

For example, there’s a good deal on this Elemis Men Essential Grooming Solutions gift set, containing five treatment products that will cleanse, moisturise, repair, protect and rejuvenate his skin. The set’s RRP is £87.50 - but you can bag it for £50, with free UK delivery.

Clothes

3. Over in the eBay Christmas deals section, there’s a great ‘one day only’ offer on this funky Superdry S2 Tamarin Jacket. Superdry usually sells these for £94.99 each - but you can nab one for just £34.99, including free delivery.

Each jacket is brand-new, in its original packaging and with tags, coming directly from the official Superdry store. This deal only runs today (2nd December).

4. There’s a great ‘Christmas Showstopper’ offer now on at Marks & Spencer - but it’s only running instore, and just for today (2nd December).

These extra-fine lambswool jumpers for men are usually £29.50 each. However, if you’re quick you can pick one up for just £10. It’s a maximum of one jumper per customer, so don’t expect to be able to get them for all the men in your family!

5. ‘Pants’ are always a Christmas classic gift for men - and there are some nice Calvin Klein boxers at 50% off over at Debenhams. They’re usually £22.50; but you can now get them for £11.25, with free standard delivery.

Fragrance

6. If your bloke is a fan of David Beckham (or you are!) check out this deal on Intimately Beckham Night eau de toilette.

The RRP is £32.50 for 75ml; but on the Cheap Smells website, you can pick a bottle up for £11.50. Again, standard UK delivery is free.

7. Alternatively, check out the deals on Fragrance Direct - there’s now a good very deal on Calvin Klein Man Eau de Toilette Spray (100ml). The RRP is £46; but you can currently buy a bottle for just £19.95. Delivery starts at £1.95.

Experiences

8. Does a chap you know like playing with gadgets and guns? Over on lastminute.com, you can now get 50% off a three-hour Spy Academy experience.

The ‘spy skills’ training now costs £49.99, and includes covert surveillance techniques, handling pistols and machine guns, axe throwing (!) and lots more.

DVDs

9. Amazon is running a 12 Days of Christmas sale, with many big discounts on popular gifts. There are some great offers on DVD box sets that men with love.

For example, Mad Men Series 1-3 can now be picked up for £26.97 (down from £59.99); and you can grab the complete Yes Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister - collector’s box set - for £12.97, reduced from £49.99. Free delivery is available on both of these.

Gaming

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• Serena Cowdy writes:

  Frugal Christmas - Gifts for women!

  Highlights include 80% off at Amazon, 30% off a the Body Shop, £100 off the Desperate Housewives DVD boxset, 40% off Downton Abbey,1/3 off a Thornton’s Xmas Hamper, £150 off an Elizabeth Arden gift set, £15 Paul Smith perfume (marked down from £42) and a free No 7 gift from Boots.

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10. And finally, on to two games everyone’s talking about this year. The best deal I can find on Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3) is on the Game website. You can pick it up for £39.99, with free UK delivery.

11. And if your man is after Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (PS3) check out the Simply Games website: You can bag it for £36.85, also with free delivery.

Check back in on Monday, for some enormous discounts on gifts for parents, grandparents and in-laws!