Frugal Friday - 25 February 2011

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 24 February 2011  |  2 comments
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Highlights this week include free next-day delivery at Asos until Tuesday, 25% off denim at Gap, 20% off at Dorothy Perkins this weekend, up to 30% off furniture and TVs at M&S, cheap Lego Duplo at Argos, free sports sessions for kids, up to 70% off games at Amazon, £40 off the complete box set of Bottom and £27 off season 1 of The Vampire Diaries!

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If London Fashion Week has inspired a weekend of retail therapy, check out these deals before you go!

Frugal fashion and homewares

It’s a busy time at M&S this week with up to 30% off selected furniture and 20% off selected homeware in the Home Event, plus up to 30% off in the Technology Event. And you can still save £5 when you spend £30 on kidswear!

Now on to the rest of the sales:

• USC: Get up to £25 off boots.
• River Island: New mid-season sale on now with up to 50% off.
• Evans: Online only, get 30% off new season tops.
• Gap: Grab 25% off denim online and in stores.
• Laura Ashley: Mega event, save 25% on everything!
• House of Fraser: Save an extra 20% on selected clearance lines.
• Dorothy Perkins: Get 20% off everything only until this Sunday, 27 February with the code DPVIPDVIP or this voucher in store.
• Jane Norman: Save 20% on knitwear with code SS11KNIT - use before Tuesday, 1 March.
• Asos: Get free next-day delivery until Tuesday, 1 March.
• Asda: Get free delivery on baby clothes when you spend £15 or more and use code BABYCLUB1 before 3 March.
• BooHoo: Use code SS11 to save 10% on all new in and collections.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• Aldo: Save an extra 30% off sale boots.
• Asos: Now save up to 70% in the final winter clearance.
• BHS: Buy one, get one half-price on all kids clothes.
• H&M: In stores, get 50% off selected knitwear and jersey styles, ends 27 February.
• Jaegar: Get a 20% discount on full-price clothing using codeJAGR2WH before 10 March.
• Jane Norman: Mid-season sale with up to 50% off.
• La Redoute: Save 20% with code 8284.
• Moda In Pelle: Still BOGOF on boots with code BOOT11.
• Oliver Bonas: Final clearance with up to 75% off.
• Peacocks: BOGOF offers and final sale reductions with up to 70% off plus an extra 10% off online.
• Shudoo: Grab 70% discounts on brands.
• Warehouse: Get £5 off all jersey basics.

Cheap toys for half-term

Here are the latest bargains to keep the kids entertained this half-term:

• At Sainsbury’s you can save 70% on selected toys including this Plasticine Mega Fun set, reduced from £19.99 to £5.99 and this Pretend and Play Talking Self Service Checkout which is half-price at £12.49. Stock is running out, so get in quick.
• Save a bundle on Lego Duplo at Argos, including this Farm Building Set which is less than half-price at £13.99, plus save over £17 on this Toy Story: The Great Train Chase set, now £17.99.
• Finally, at Amazon you can save 20% on other lego sets and get 40% off this slightly scary-looking Baby Born Mummy I can Swim Doll, now £17.99 (RRP £29.99).

Books and games

Browse through the top deals for bookworms this week:

• The second instalment of Patrick Rothfuss fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicles: The Wise Man’s Fear is out next week, but if you haven’t got the first, The Name of the Wind, you can pick it up for £4.98 (RRP £8.99) at Amazon.
• Amazon also has the best price for Simon Sebag Montefiore’s epic account of one of the most fascinating cities in the world in Jerusalem: The Biography at only £11.25 (RRP £25).
• Fans of bestselling author Jill Mansell can get their hands on the new hardback novel To the Moon and Back for only £7.99 (RRP £14.99) at The Book Depository.

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• Head to The Hut to buy Nintendo DS game The Mysterious Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for only £15.85 – saving you £9.14 – and team it up with another crime-solving mystery such as Last Window – The Secret of Cape West which is £23.99 (RRP £34.99) only at Base.
• Stick with Base if you want new PS3 game Killzone 3 Move Compatible for £35.99 (RRP £51.99) as well as its predecessors Killzone 2 for £17.59 (RRP £24.99) and the original Killzone for only £5.95 (RRP £17.99).

• Also, remember you can still save 20% on all games (excluding pre-orders and pre-owned games) with code 20OFFGames-1 at Tesco Entertainment and get up to 70% off these video games at Amazon.

DVDs and boxsets

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Bargain of the week

Raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and get your hands on a reusable lunch bag designed by renowned textile icon Celia Birtwell for Boots Shapers for only £1 at your local Boots. Or, buy one of the Star Bag Charms which are also £1, with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Find your local Boots here.

Freebie of the week

Get free sports and activity sessions for your children during the school holidays through Asda Sporting Chance. All you have to do is enter your postcode to find sessions nearby and pick up a free voucher in your local Asda which you take along to the session of your choice.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

For only £15.32 per month, get the LG Optimus One complete with 300 minutes, 300 texts and 500Mb internet, plus a free flexible booster on a 24-month contract with T-Mobile. This handset has a 3.2 megapixel camera and 2GB memory card included and it comes preloaded with Google Maps Navigation.

Get this phone deal here or compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

Competition of the week

Win one of ten Hasbro Toy Boxes worth £250 when you sign up to become a Hasbro VIP. Simply enter your details here before the competition closes on 22 July 2011. The prize draw will take place on the 25 July.

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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