Frugal Friday - 29 April 2011

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 28 April 2011  |  0 comments
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Highlights this week include 15% off at B&Q today only, buy one get one half-price on jeans at New Look, 15% off at Asos, Debenhams and La Senza, two pairs of shoes for £40 at Barratts, an extra 20% off in the Hobbs Outlet, 15% off make-up at Benefit, free entry for Williams and Kates at various attractions, Scream 1, 2 and 3 for £17.99 and £35 off series 1 to 4 of 30 Rock!

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Everyone has Royal Wedding fever and that means there are tons of bargains to be had so get stuck in!

Frugal fashion and homewares

There are lots of great deals at Debenhams again this week, including 15% off when you spend £25 with code PB6B online until 13 May or with this voucher in store. Another deal to watch out for is 25% off women’s occasionwear and up to 20% off in the home event.

Other new sales:

• Asos: Get 15% off with code ROYAL 15 until midnight on Monday.
• BHS: Save 20% on the entire wedding collection online until Monday.
• Joules: Get £10 off when you spend £50 or more online with code BRAVO until Monday.
• New Look: Buy one, get one half-price on jeans plus use code NLROYWED for £15 off when you spend £60 until Monday.
• La Senza: Use code Wedding Fever for 15% off full price items until Monday.
• Wallis: Save up to £20 on Boutique items.
• Barratts: Online only, buy 2 for £40 and 2 for £50 on selected shoes.
• Coast: Save up to £30 on selected shoes when you buy a full price dress. Plus get free delivery extended until midnight 10 May.
• Dorothy Perkins: Online only save up to 20% on shoes.
• Viyella: Get 20% off everything until Monday.
• Warehouse: Up to £20 off both Go Wild items and rain macs.
• Laura Ashley: Sale extended, save up to 50% until Monday.
• Hobbs: In the Outlet section save an extra 20% or a limited time.
• Evans: Save 20% on occasion wear.
• Figleaves: Buy one lingerie set and get an extra brief free.
• Karen Millen: Save £50 on selected dresses.
• Rare: Get 50% off selected jewellery.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• All Saints: Mid season sale continues with up to 50% off selected lines.
• Asos: Buy limited edition Diet Coke cans and enter the unique codes on Coke Zone for £5 off your next purchase of £20 or more, or even vouchers worth £100, £20 and £10. Offer valid until Saturday 30 April.
• Clarks: Get 20% off any full price bag with code BAGSSPRING or print off this voucher to use in store, expires Saturday 30 April.
• Clarks: Save 30% on a second pair when you buy a full price pair.
• Dorothy Perkins: The half-price sale continues.
• House of Fraser: Further reductions with up to 50% off.
• Jaegar: Spring sale and 20% off shoes.
• Kurt Geiger: Ongoing sale with up to 50% off.
• Mango: Save up to 50% in sale until 1 May.
• M&S: Save 20% on all handbags and purses here.
• Miss Selfridge: Free delivery continues on orders over £40 with code SUMMERSTYLE.
• Planet: Still up to 50% off in the sale.
• Reiss: You can still save 30% on selected lines.
• Sainsbury’s: Save up to 50% on garden and get 25% off selected toys.
• TK Maxx: See the Royal Wedding Collection with up to 60% off red, white and blue designer.
• Uniqlo: New customers get £5 off when they sign up to the newsletter.
• Whistles: Save up to 50% in the sale.

Royal Wedding bargains

Celebrate a Royal knees up with these deals over the weekend:  

• Today only at B&Q save 15% in store with this voucher or go online to save 15% with code OPEN2.
• At Benefit, it’s free standard delivery on any order in April so make the most of it this weekend – you don’t need a promo code but you can save 15% with an exclusive code from Vouchercodes.co.uk which expires on Sunday. Or for another beauty bargain, head to Boots and spend at least £8 on Champneys products for a free travel set worth £10.
• Plus, for other couples called William or Kate (or Katherine) you get free entry to various attractions including Drayton Manor and London Eye (bring wedding certificate and ID). Individuals with the same name as the Royal couple get free entry to Shakespeare Houses, London or Whipsnade Zoo (whole weekend) and At-Bristol Science Museum.

Books and games

Browse through the top deals for book worms this week:

• The hardback version of Midnight by Josephine Cox is £8.54 at Amazon, saving you £10.45, or grab Russell Brand’s My Booky Wook 2 for only £6.49, saving you an impressive £13.51!
• Head to WHSmith and save over £4 on both Hothouse Flower by Lucinda Riley, which is only £3.99, and The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale, which is only £3.60.
• For a bit of guilty pleasure, Asda is cheapest for Jilly Cooper’s Jump, Sheila O’Flanagan’s Stand by Me, (both £3.96 each, reduced from £7.99), and Goddess of Vengeance by Jackie Collins, which is £7.43, down from £14.99!

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• Several of the online retailers are out of stock for the newly released Portal 2 but you can still buy it for only £31.99 at GamesBasement, shaving £18 off the retail price.
• If you want Operation Flashpoint Red River for the PS3 or Xbox, get £20 off at Amazon which is offering the lowest price of £29.99 (RRP £49.99).
• Finally, for the Wii, buy uDraw Tablet and uDraw Studio at Bee.com for only £39.99, saving you £20.

DVDs and boxsets

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Freebie of the week

Print out a voucher from the Learn Direct website for a free copy of children’s book, Where Did the River Go?  Simply register here and follow the instructions.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

Fancy getting your hands on the new white iPhone4? Well, for just £35 a month (plus a one off up-front payment of £29 for the phone) you can! Sign up to a 24 month contract with 3 Mobile and as well as the phone, you'll receive 500 minutes, 5,000 texts and 1GB internet, plus an Apple iPhone 4 Bumper. This offer is valid until 31 May.

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

Competition of the week

Head to the Hugo Boss website for a chance to win a trip for two to L.A. The prize includes two economy flights with Lufthansa and five nights in a private villa, including free 24-hour butler service!

Competition closes on 10 May 2011.

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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