Frugal Friday - 23rd September 2011

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 23 September 2011  |  3 comments
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Highlights this week include 20% off at Debenhams, 15% off for Facebook fans of Dorothy Perkins, new half-price sales at Coast and Banana Republic, a 30% off voucher for Gap, 20% off autumn’s top trends at Asos, free delivery on orders over £30 at Marks & Spencer until Tuesday, 20% off for students at various stores including Miss Selfridge and Republic, up to 72% off in the sale at Lookfantastic, 20% off orders over £20 at Crabtree & Evelyn, buy one, get one half-price on body butter and hand care at The Body Shop, a free Olay sample, season 2 of Glee for £14.99 and a massive £61 off the seasons 1 to 4 box set of My Name is Earl.

Welcome to this week’s edition of Frugal Friday. Let’s kick things off with the best frugal picks on fashion and homewares.

Frugal fashion and homewares                                                      

At Debenhams save 20% using code PJ8P or enter code PZ3P for 10% off beauty and fragrance, furniture, electricals and Activity Superstore before Sunday 25th Sept. Various items are excluded such as giftcards, personalised wedding stationery, furniture, flowers and hampers so do check first.

Now on to the rest of the new sales:

• Dorothy Perkins: Get 15% off when you ‘Like’ the Facebook page.
• Coast: New sale with up to 50% off selected items.
• Banana Republic: Items up to half-price in the new sale.
• Gap: Get 30% off using the code UKGAP30 or this voucher before Tuesday 27th Sept.
• USC: Save up to 30% on Autumn/Winter collections.
• Asos: Another new one for Asos fans this week – this time save 20% on autumn’s biggest trends.
• M&S: Free delivery on orders over £30 until Tuesday 27th Sept.
• Jaegar: Free delivery until Sunday 25th Sept.
• New Look: Students get 20% off for a limited time here. 
• Miss Selfridge: Students get 20% off for a limited time (enter a valid NUS card number at the checkout).
• Republic: Students get 20% off and a chance to win an iPad 2 here until 19th Oct.
• My Bag: Save an extra 10% on satchels using the code SATCHEL.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• ASDA: Use the code FLOWERS10 for 10% off flowers, expires Sunday 25th Sept.
• Barratts: Save £5 on courts online.  
• BHS:  Get £5 off a £25 spend with code SEPTEMBER111 or £10 off a £50 spend with SEPTEMBER112. Expires 1st Oct.
• Cloggs: Buy 3 for 2 on these sale boots with code 3F2BT.
• La Senza: Save up to 50% on swimwear.
• Laura Ashley: Now up to 50% off selected wallpaper, upholstery and furniture.
• M&S: Still £5 off a £30 spend on lingerie in-store and online.

• Miss Selfridge: ‘Like’ the Facebook page for 10% off and free delivery when you spend £60.
• Motel Rocks: Use code HELLO for 10% off full price items until 9th Dec. 
• Oasis: Students get 20% off until 26th Sept. Log in or buy an NUS card here for the code.
• Tesco: Save 20% on baby clothing here, while if you spend £40 on clothes you get £10 off with code AW-LFW until 2nd Oct. 
• Wallis: Make the most of the ongoing half-price sale.

Beauty bargains

Pucker up for these deals on all your beauty must-haves:

• Today is your last chance to save £5 when you spend £50 at Feel Unique – head over to Myvouchercodes.co.uk for an exclusive code.
• Don’t miss the last week of the Sunset Sale at Lookfantastic with up to 72% off top brands and use the code SEPTSALE1 for an extra £1 off! Also expires today.
• This week’s best offers at The Body Shop include buy-one-get-one half price on body butters and hand care, up to £15 off skincare collections and if you’re a new customer sign up for the newsletter and you can save 25% on your order. See all the offers here.
• Crabtree & Evelyn is offering 20% off orders over £20 using the code SEPT20 at the checkout before 26th Sept.
• And, there’s still time to visit Vouchercodes.co.uk for an exclusive 20% off with free delivery at Elemis until 30th Sept using the code VC09Sep11. It’s also 3 for 2 on Elemis favourites until the end of the month too.

Books and Games

Browse through the top deals for book worms this week:

• For new releases hardback The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes is only £9.99 (RRP £20) at The Book Depository and stay put if you want A.D. Miller’s Snowdrop for only £4.48, saving you £3.51.
• But, if you want The Fear by Charlie Higson head to Tesco instead where it is half-price at only £6.49. You only get free delivery when you spend £15, however, so look for another book bargain such as Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson for £9.49 (RRP £18.99).
• Check out the book deals of the week at Amazon too; Foundation: A History of England Volume I by Peter Ackroyd for £11.25 (RRP £25), Things I Couldn’t Tell My Mother by Sue Johnston for £8.54 (RRP £18.99), Red: My Autobiography by Phil Neville for £8.54 (RRP £18.99) and River Cottage: Veg Every Day by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for £11.25 (RRP £25).

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• If you want new game Driver San Francisco on the Xbox 360 it costs £32.85 at Simply Games but for the PS3 head to ShopTo where it costs £32.86 (RRP £49.99).
• For otehr new games for the Xbox Gears of War 3 is only £36.97 (RRP £49.99) at Coolshop and Space Marine is £34.82 (RRP £49.99) at Amazon.
• Last up, Sendit is your best bet for Nintendo Wii game Zumba Fitness at £17.99, saving you £22. You do need to pay £1.99 for p&p but it still works out cheaper than the next best price of £21.49 at My Memory. 

DVDs and boxsets

Don’t forget if you spend £50 at Zavvi deals you get £5 off using code ZAVSEP50 (expires 30th Sept). If you spend less than £50, look for another code on sites such as Myvouchercodes and Vouchercodes.

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Freebie of the week

Courtesy of Boots, this week you can get a free sample of Olay Regenerist Night Renewal Elixir. Fill in the form here and get all the details about the range on the Olay website.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

This week’s pick is an exclusive offer for the Samsung Galaxy S II. You pay just £27 per month for 300 minutes, unlimited texts, 500MB data on a 24 month contract with O2 with an impressive £125 cashback! This offer is only available through Recombu until 30th September.  

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

Competition of the week

Win a full Givenchy kit worth £1,000 over on the Guardian website, chosen by artistic director Nicolas Degennes who will look at your photo if you’re a winner to find the perfect moisturiser and make-up package (including Givenchy’s Le Prism blusher and Le Soin Noir skincare range).

Competition ends on 1st October.

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.