Frugal Friday - 23rd December 2011

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 23 December 2011  |  0 comments
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Highlights this week include January sale dates for your diary, up to 70% off shoes and accessories at Miss Selfridge, an extra 50% off women’s clearance at Aldo, up to 70% off at Planet and Jaeger, up to 60% off at Banana Republic and new half-price sales at Asos, Love, Accessorize and Wallis. Plus, grab cheap decorations for next year at Urban Outfitters and M&S, check out the Blue Cross Sale at Superdrug, grab an Amazon stock clearance bargain, earn £10 worth of Boots Advantage points and save over £35 on the Alien Anthology Blu Ray set!

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

Frugal fashion and homewares voucher codes and sales     

The Harvey Nichols sale has been confirmed for Boxing Day with up to 70% off fashion. Find out what time the stores are open here. You can also save at least 50% in the Next sale from Boxing Day or online from 3pm on Christmas Eve.

Now on to the rest of the new sales:

• Accessorize: Another early sale with up to 50% off.
• Aldo: Now with an extra 50% off all women’s clearance.
• Amazon: Boxing Day Deals Week from Monday will include a Lenovo tablet for under £150, up to 60% off clothing, half price or better on top hardback books and Lightning Deals all week.
• Asos: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Banana Republic: Up to 60% off in the sale.
• Coast: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Debenhams: You can currently grab half-price shoes and the January sale starts on Friday 23 December online.
• Dorothy Perkins: Sale now on with up to 50% off.
• Evans: Get up to 30% off coats and 30% off tops and tunics.
• Jaeger: Now up to 70% off. 
• Jane Norman: Lines added to the sale with up to 50% off. 
• John Lewis: Up to 50% off from 5pm on Christmas Eve.
• Karen Millen: New end of season sale, save up to 60% off.
• Krisp: Save up to 75% in the new sale.
• Laura Ashley: Winter sale with items up to half-price.
• Love: Get 50% off and free delivery.
• Marks & Spencer: Online only save 25% on selected items.
• Miss Selfridge: Save 70% on shoes and accessories.
• New Look: Now get up to 60% off partywear.
• Office: Also up to 50% off footwear.
• Planet: End of season sale with up to 70% off.
• Republic: All sale items reduced by up to 50%.
• Wallis: Now items are up to half-price across the store.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• Barratts: Ongoing sale with up to 50% off.  
• BHS: Now up to half-price offers across the store.
• Clarks:  Save up to 50% in the sale.
• French Connection: Improved sale with up to 60% off.
• Gap: Up to 60% off in the sale.
• H&M: More added to the sale with up to 50% off.
• Hobbs: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• House of Fraser: Another 50% sale (only 40% on menswear).
• Monsoon: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Oasis: New sale with up to 50% off.
• Tesco F&F Clothing:  New lines added to sale with up to 50% off.
• Topshop: Free delivery until midnight tonight (note that items won't be delivered in time for Christmas). 
• Warehouse: Also up to 50% off.
• Whistles: Check out the half-price sale.

Buy next year's presents now 

Usually it makes sense to wait for the big January sales but so many start early now that you may miss all of the best bits if you leave it too late. Steer clear of the pre-packaged gift items (these should be cheaper after Christmas) but do check the high street and online sales now.

• Superdrug has a Blue Cross Sale worth a look – you can buy Calvin Klein Eternity Aqua 30ml eau de toilette for £19.99, saving you £8, and Diesel Fuel for Life Denim Him 75ml for £29.99 (RRP £44.50).
• At Amazon look out for cheap electricals such as the Remington Pearl Pro Styler ci9522 for £17.99 (RRP £29.99) and in the January Deals, get up to 70% off Karrimor and Nike Sportswear, gemstone jewellery and books, plus save up to 75% on watches.
• At Boots you can earn 1,000 extra Advantage points (worth £10 to spend in-store) when you buy any three premium beauty products in-store or online before Saturday 24 December. Premium brands include Clinique, Dior, Clarins, Benefit, Elizabeth Arden and This Works.
• Finally, at Urban Outfitters you can save up to 60% on these Christmas decorations and in-store at M&S there are half-price Christmas cards, wrapping paper and crackers.

Book bargains and game discounts

Browse through the top deals for book worms this week:

• Top pre-order deals at Amazon include No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose for £10.70 (RRP £16.99), Birthdays for Dead People by Stuart MacBride for £8.99 (RRP £14.99) and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green for £7.99 (RRP £12.99).
• The Amazon Stock Clearance top hardback picks include The Swimmer by Roma Tearne for £4.50 (RRP £14.99), Entertaining At Home by Rachel Allen for £8.80 (RRP £25) and Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern for £5, saving you a handy £11.99.

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• For the Nintendo Wii, Now That's What I Call Music - Dance and Sing is £17.99 (RRP £39.99) on Amazon, but head to Zavvi to grab Kirby’s Adventure for £29.95 (RRP £39.99). 
• You can also buy Rayman Origins for the Wii at Zavvi for £14.85, saving you £25.14, but if your console of choice is the PS3 or Xbox get it for £17.99 on Amazon, saving you £32.
• Or, if you want a new Nintendo DS game, stay put with Amazon to buy Super Pokemon Rumble for £19.99 (RRP £39.99) and Sonic Generations for £22.99 (RRP £39.99).

Best buy DVDs and boxsets

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Freebies of the week

FCUK Facebook fans can enter their details to get a sample of FCUK friction eau de parfum. Or virtually decorate a Christmas tree on the L'Occitane website and when you’ve completed your masterpiece, fill in your details and they’ll send you an email with a voucher for a free 75ml Fleur Cherie body lotion to collect from your nearest store. From Boxing Day, iTunes will be giving away a free download a day until 6 January, kicking off with Coldplay's iTunes Festival London 2011 EP.

Competition of the week

It seems almost greedy but courtesy of Daybreak one lucky person could win an eye-watering £50,000, plus a BMW 318i M Sport, a Mini Cooper 1.6 and a load of gadgets (They must have a load of prizes to get rid of now that it’s been cancelled!). Enter here before 12pm, 3 January.

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.