Frugal Friday - 10 December 2010

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 09 December 2010  |  0 comments
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Highlights this week include a 20% voucher for House of Fraser, daily deals at Asos, £50 off party shoes at Office, 30% off beauty gifts, half-price toys at M&S and Halfords, 70% off games at Amazon, £17 off the Shrek box set, over £90 off Grey’s Anatomy box set, plus a free mince pie and a hot drink!

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Retailers are cranking up the sales with Christmas only a matter of weeks away, so there are some fantastic bargains to be had this week and plenty of time to get them delivered if you’re shopping online.

Frugal fashion

My pick is House of Fraser once again this week with up to 50% off Christmas offers and another 20% off until this Sunday (12 December) with this printable voucher in store or with the code FRIENDS10 online.

Now browse the rest of the new sales:

• Kurt Geiger: Save 25% with this voucher or use code VIPSALE online until this Sunday.
• Coast: Get 20% off everything online and in store until Sunday.
• Sainsbury’s: Save 25% on Tu Clothing until Monday.
• Wallis: Online only save 25% on all items (including sale) for a limited time only.
• Oasis: Get 20% off with code present20 and a new accessories sale.
• Karen Millen: Get up to £50 off selected dresses.
• Office: Save up to £40 on boots and up to £50 on party shoes.
• Asos: Get 20% off Asos Collection and check the daily deal calendar.
• La Redoute: Get 20% off everything with code 8276.
• BooHoo: Save 20% on everything with code TWENTY.
• John Lewis: Price match promotion with 20% off.
• Phase Eight: New sale with up to 50% off selected items.
• Peacocks: Up to 50% off selected lines in the new sale.
• LKBennett: Save up to 50% in the new winter sale.
• USC: Save up to 50% on womenswear and Soviet brand.
• Wynsors: Sale now on with up to 50% off shoes.
• Debenhams: Christmas extravaganza with up to 30% off gifts.
• M&S: Get 30% off selected women’s clothing.
• Figleaves: Early Christmas offers with up to 25% off selected lines.
• Laura Ashley: Mega event: get 25% off fashion and furnishings.
• Mybag: Save 10% on party wear when you buy two items or more.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• Alexon: Save up to 70% off in the winter sale.
• Barratts: Get 20% off everything with the code SPECIAL.
• BHS: Save up to 30% across the store and 50% off Xmas gifts.
• Dorothy Perkins: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Fashion Union: Up to 50% off the autumn/winter collection.
• H&M: Save up to 50% in the sale and 25% on one item when you sign up here.
• Jaegar: Get up to 50% off selected party wear.
• Jane Norman: Save up to 20% selected items.
• Jones: Up to 50% off in the sale.
• Joules: Free delivery plus 4for3 on everything.
• Miss Selfridge: Seasonal offers with up to 30% off selected items.
• New Look: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Shudoo: Up to 70% off brands.
• Warehouse: Save up to £30 on coats and jackets.

Christmas gifts for less

Here are my frugal finds for top gifts this Christmas:

• For beauty gifts, you can get 30% off all purchases and free delivery at The Body Shop, or make the most of the last few offers in the ‘12 days of Christmas promotion’ at Lookfantastic – both end this Sunday (12 December).
• This Sunday is also your last chance to get a £10 voucher when you spend £60 or more on Ikea Gifts! There’s not much to choose from but top picks include the Lillabo 20-piece train set for £6.99, the Dave laptop table for £14.99 and the Stockholm candelabra for £25.
• At Boots get Gorgeous by Gok Limited Edition Deluxe Collecion – the penultimate ‘better than half-price gift’ – for £22, down from £45, until 16 December. It contains a scrub, body washes, body butters, bath essence, body oil and a body polisher!
• Shop for toys at M&S with up to 50% off, or try Halfords with more than 50% off some items, including this Remote Control Rock Crawler, now £19.99 (was £54.99) and the Meccano Red Hot Remote Controlled Tuning Car, now £14.99 (was £34.99).

Books & Games

Browse through the top deals for book worms this week:

• Whatever you Love by Louise Doughty is a gut-wrenching novel about grief, revenge and desire and you can get it for the lowest price of £6.59 (RRP £12.99) at The Book Depository.
• Read about the first 20 years of Stephen Fry’s life in his autobiography Moab is My Washpot, only £2.99 (RRP £8.99) at Amazon.
• Finally, at Tesco Jodi Picoult’s House Rules is only £3.49, saving you £4.50 and Gordon Ramsey’s Christmas with Gordon is better than half-price at £7 (RRP £14.99).

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• Amazon is the place to look for gaming bargains this week, with up to 70% off selected games here including CSI: Fatal Conspiracy for Xbox now just £9.99 (RRP £29.99), Toy Story 2 for PS3 now just £24.90 (RRP £49.99), and for Nintendo DS, Monopoly is just £14.91 (RRP £24.99).
• For new Nintendo Wii releases, Michael Jackson: The Experience is only £27.93 (RRP £39.99) at The Hut and the long awaited Donkey Kong Country Returns is £33.99 (RRP £44.99) at Base, although they are awaiting stock so you can head to Amazon where it costs £34.46.

DVDs & boxsets

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Freebie of the week

Get a free mince pie and a hot drink at your local Yates pubs to give you some energy during your Christmas shopping. Simply sign up to join Yates and they’ll send you a voucher.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

If you want the stylish Nokia 5230 on the cheap, you can pick up a refurbished handset for only £13 per month when you sign up for 24 months with 3- Mobile. This tariff includes 300 mins, 5000 texts, 500MB internet and free Twitter.

Get the 3 Mobile deal here or compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

Competition of the week

There are 10 Burt’s Bees Christmas Sets worth £50 up for grabs – containing the Holiday Suitcase Tin, the Lip Balm Ornamental Tin and Radiance Gift Set. Sign up on the InStyle magazine website here and answer a simple question. Closing date 15 December.

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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