Frugal Friday - 13th January 2012

by Rosalind Kent on 13 January 2012  |  0 comments
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Highlights include French Connection coats for £89 or less, up to 70% off at Debenhams, Topman and John Lewis, save up to 85% on beauty products from Cheapsmells.co.uk, a £15 saving on the Sherlock DVD, get all of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels for £15.99, a 14-day Disneyworld pass for the price of a 7-day pass, and a free sample of the popular Garnier B.B cream.

Fashion and homewares

High street sales are still going strong, so don’t think bargain hunting season is over!

• French Connection: up to 75% off, and all winter sale coats are £89 or less.
• John Lewis: Final few days of the Clearance sale, ending on 15th January, with up to 70% off on some items!
• Johnny Boden: 15% off, free delivery and returns and the chance to win an iPad2.
• La Redoute: Sale items up to 60% off, like this cashmere sweater which was £79 and is now £32. £15 off your first order of £30 or more when you enter code 8318 at the checkout. Or choose 20% off your favourite item with code 8352.
• ASOS: Last days of the up to 70% off sale, and an extra 10% (even off sale items!) with code 97471CDE1911. There’s also an extra 10% NUS student discount!
• Topman: Many items 70% off.
• House of Fraser: 50% off all sale items, such as this Karen Millen dress down from £175 to £85. 
• Debenhams: Blue Cross Sale sees loads of items up to 70% off. Free delivery and returns.
• Warehouse: Pick up one of the 20 ‘Style Steals’ for £15, or look in their clearance section where there are great reductions on items like this tab-sided dolly coat down from £90 to £50.
• Accessorize: Up to 70% off all sale items, including this winter poncho which was £35, now £10.50.
• Boots: Up to half price on weight loss products, and loads of items for only £1. Christmas gifts sets still 50% off in store
• Body Shop: 50% off Winter Essentials like moisturiser and lip salve.  Sign up to their newsletter and they email you a code for 25% off your next order. Or enter code EXTRA20 for an extra 20% off sale items, valid until 30th January. If you are a new customer enter the code WELCOME at checkout to get 25% off your next online order.
• Office: Up to 50% off in-store and online. Now there are final reductions with an extra 20% off for a limited time.
• Sportsdirect.com : Their Everything Must Go Sale is still running with up to 80% off. Men’s Campri thermal tops down from £22.99 to £6.
• Decathlon: Great everyday prices but check out their January Sale brochure for real bargains. Ends 25th January.

DIY and Furniture

Wickes sells to public and trade and has loads of competitive offers. There is currently a half price sale, with kitchens available from only £399.

Go to Homebase for up to 60% off on kitchen units, bathrooms and bedrooms and half price on selected furniture, with some item 1/3 off like this oak sideboard down from £369.99 to £246.66.

Health and beauty

If your January fitness regime is still going strong you can save up to half price on Tesco Direct gym equipment like this cross trainer down from £1,300 to £650. This purchase will also earn you 650 Clubcard points (and 4% cashback if you click through Quidco!)

If you are de-toxing this January it can have some annoying side effects, such as extra-dark eye circles, but do not fear. Cover them up with a touch of Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Radiant Touch at a bargain price of £17.95 (down from £24.50) from Cheapsmells.co.uk. Save up to 85% on other beauty products in their sale.

Check out the Superdrug Blue Cross Sale where there are loads of men’s and women’s products on sale. Save a tenner on women’s Escape perfume by Calvin Klein down from £29.99 to £19.99 or get these Toni & Guy hair straighteners for only £35.99 reduced from £59.99. Superdrug is also selling lots of items for 10p in store, such as branded shampoos, hair gels and moisturisers – subject to availability of course! Sign up for its Beauty Card whilst you are at it!

Books and games

There are some cracking offers from The Book People at the moment, with up to 75% off. The Times Atlas of Great Britain is £7.99 saving £82.01 on the RRP of £90. It’s apparently the first new British Atlas for over 40 years!  Or buy The War Horse (just made into a film by Steven Spielberg) at 69% off – now £3.99 down from £12.99.

The site is also great for children’s books. The Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics Collection, which I can't rate highly enough, is £15 for 36 books, an enormous saving of £113! Snap up all fifteen Roald Dahl novels for £15.99, a saving of £69.86 from the RRP of £85.85.

 There’s also a whole range of books at only £1, such Usborne’s First Thousand Words in German (an excellent introduction to language for children) down from £5.99, or the Dr Who Quiz Collection – a set of four books down from a RRP of £19.96! Get a 10% discount on orders over £25 by entering code AFNEWYEAR at the checkout. Expires 20th January.

The Early Learning Centre is running a Great Book Exchange. You have until 31st January to drop off books that your children have grown out of into your local ELC store. These books will then be given to children who need them and you will be given 50% off brand new books in return.

HMV has reportedly had a bad few months, so there should be some bargains to snap up in its up to half price sale, like this Xbox 360 game: Bulletstorm down from £17.99 to £9.99. Remember to check the Blockbuster Marketplace to find second hand games of all kinds, all coming with a six month pre-owned quality guarantee and a considerably lower price tag!

Films and boxsets

There are plenty of great film, TV shows and kids’ classic films out there, so settle down for an evening’s viewing with one of these:

Travel

If you are taking the kids on the holiday of a lifetime to Disneyworld this year then now is the time to book. Get a 14-day Ultimate Ticket to Disneyworld for the price of seven. This gives you unlimited admission to all Disney theme parks, water parks and attractions, as well as unlimited transport throughout the resort. Book this offer here.

Book with Emirates before the 31st January to enjoy discounted Economy Class fares, and the chance to win an iPad2. Simply book your flights online and enter promotional code UKJAN12.

Find a great deal by visiting Lowcostholidays.com which has worldwide deals and is both ABTA and ATOL registered. There is currently up to 50% off holidays, and you can even claim an extra £30 discount with this code JANVC30. Expires 15th January.

Save an extra £100 per booking when you go on a package holiday with Jet2Holidays and enter code SAVE100 at the checkout.

Don’t get ripped off at the airport when going on holiday. Sign up with HolidayExtras and you will receive regular emails offering you 10% off parking and other facilities like airport lounges and hotels.

Make sure you check your cashback website when booking holidays. Hotels and flights booked through sites like Expedia and Laterooms.com can earn you up to 12% back with Quidco.  

Freebies of the week

Fancy some classy hand cream? Well, you are in luck with the L’Occitane en Provence hand cream giveaway. Simply visit the Facebook page, click ‘Like’, register your details and receive a voucher for a free 10ml Shea Butter hand cream to be picked up in-store. Offer ends on 16th January.

Get this great freebie from Boots – a sample of the new Garnier B.B cream. Simply register your details and you’ll be sent a freebie pack of samples, including a voucher for £1 off your first purchase. The first time round the offer on this popular product was snapped up quickly, so be fast!

Deal of the Week

If you want to get your hands on the new iPhone 4S there are loads of deals around with all the big retailers like 3, Orange, Tmobile O2 and Vodaphone. One of the best is a 24-month contract with Orange where you can get the handset free, 1200 minutes and unlimited texts and 750 MB Internet all for only £46 a month.

Competition of the week

If you haven’t been fortunate enough to get Olympics tickets then try your luck with this competition from Proctor & Gamble, where there are 1000s of tickets to be won. Simply register online then keep the receipt when you buy one of Proctor & Gamble’s products (such as Fairy, Ariel, Olay or Pampers), enter the receipt details online and post the receipts to P&G. Enter by 14th May to be in with a chance.

Eating out

If the January blues are getting to you and you fancy a bit of indulgence you can check out all the latest restaurant bargains in Lovemoney’s Frugal Food blog. Read more

Eating in

If you’d rather not leave the comfort for your own home, then prepare a fantastic meal on a budget at home instead. Check out the original Frugal Recipes blog for some inspiration! Read more

Facebook deals

Every day lovemoney.com is now posting all sorts of great deals and discounts exclusively on our Facebook page. So be sure to like us on Facebook to take advantage of frugal deals every single day of the week, not just Friday!