Frugal Friday - 30th March 2012

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 30 March 2012  |  1 comment
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Welcome to this week's edition of Frugal Friday.

Frugal fashion and homewares                                                              

Grab a bargain with final reductions in the Marks & Spencer sale now with up to 70% off items. Also, if you buy two or more items of bedroom furniture you save 20%, and if you buy two or more selected sofas and armchairs you save 30% (ends 4th April).

Today is the final day of a two-day brand event at House of Fraser saving you up to 25% on brands and 10% off beauty and fragrance.

Label lovers can also save up to 65% on Alexaner Wang at The Outnet and up to 50% in the mid-season sale at Whistles.

There’s also a new half-price sale at River Island and Asos is offering 40% off selected Happy Items which you will have to hunt down in the Asos Collection sale, where you can still save 20% anyway. 

At Very you can save up to 50% on home and electricals and up to 60% on fashion sale.

Austin Reed is also offering up to 60% off, perfect if you’re looking for formal shirts and smart workwear.

Or use MVC code VIPAF25 for 25% off everything at Burton, only until Sunday 1st April.

Next up, save 25% on crafted womenswear and fabric for men at Republic until midnight Sunday 1st April only. Or, head to Fat Face for 15% off summer styles.

The Fashion Pop Up Event has just begun at Dorothy Perkins saving you up to 30% on everything online and in-store.

This week at Wallis you can also save up to 30% on selected dresses and 20% on selected tops. 

There are further reductions in both the Debenhams and the Miss Selfridge sales with up to 50% off (where you can also check out the new Designed By Collection).

If it’s accessories you’re after, the Outlet section of My Bag is well worth a peek as you can snap up items with savings of up to 80%.

Lots of items have 50% off or even more in the mid-season sale at Lipsy and don’t forget the half-price sale at Urban Outfitters is well underway now too.  

Further reductions are also available at Hobbs, again with up to 50% off and remember you can save 25% when you spend £100 at Jaeger using the Grazia code GRZA25JR, valid until 3rd April.

Beauty bargains and discount codes

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

• Until midnight this Sunday you can save up to £15 at Feel Unique. There are four codes to use; 3BLOOM for £3 off when you spend £25, 5BLOOM for £5 off when you spend £40, 10BLOOM for £10 off when you spend £75 and 15BLOOM for £15 off when you spend £100.
• There are lots of beauty items in the Happy Items sale at Asos where you can get 40% off selected items in the Asos Collection sale (where you can still save 20% anyway).  I saw Nails Inc polish for £8.50 (was £11), Yes To Carrots lip butter for £2 (was £3), Little White Lie exfoliator for £5 (was £7.50) and Eyeko Skinny liquid eyeliner for £8 (was £10).
• I’ve seen a few beauty bloggers writing about the new additions to the Models Own Beetlejuice collection; Copper Pot, Tropical Sun and Indian Ocean, which all look gorgeous. Remember that although you can pick them up in Boots for £5 each, if you buy directly from the Models Own website you can get the whole set for £20 (saving you £10) or buy any three and save £3.
• Spend over £40 at Benefit and you get a free Bad Gal mascara worth £10 – enter the code FREELASH at the checkout before 5th April.
• You can still use the code 40MORE at The Body Shop checkout to get 40% off any order, expiring noon Monday 2nd April.

Book bargains and game discounts

Browse through the top deals for bookworms this week:

• The three hardback Book Deals of the Week (which all have at least 55% off their original retail price) at Amazon are: Double Cross by Ben Macintyre for £7.64 (RRP £16.99), The Limpopo Academy Of Private Detection: The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Book 13 by Alexander McCall Smith, also for £7.64 (RRP £16.99) and Stay Close by Harlan Coben for £8.54 (RRP £18.99).
• Other Amazon bargains include Doctor Who: Shada by Douglas Adams for £10 (RRP £16.99) and Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World by Graham Hunter for £8.44 (RRP £12.99). 
• Then at Play Trade grab A Message of Hope from the Angels by Lorna Byrne for £6.79 (RRP £9.99).

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• For the lowest-price on new games head to The Game Collection to buy Mario Party 9 on the Wii for £29.85 (RRP £49.99) and to ShopTo to buy both Inazuma Eleven 2 Firestorm on the for £24.85 (RRP £29.99) and Armoured Core V on the Xbox for £29.86 (RRP £40.84).
• Heading back to The Game Collection make the most of the last few days of the Nintendo Wii sale where you can buy Martian Panic and Speed for £9.99 (RRP £12.95). There are also 40% discounts in store and online at Sainsbury’s Entertainment.
• However, you should still take the time to check these sale prices against others – for example I found The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on Play Trade for £23.95 (RRP £49.99), but it costs a quid more (£24.95) at The Game Collection. 

Best buy DVDs and boxsets

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Freebies and coupons

• Kleenex has a new Facial Cleaning range so use the Facebook coupon and you can get a BOGOF deal on any products from the range (four to choose from). The coupon can only be redeemed at Sainsbury’s and expires three weeks after you print it off.
• Upload your photo and suggest a makeup tip on the Revlon Facebook page and you could win one of 1000 free make up primers.
• Oxfam is giving away free Sisters on the Planet DVDs. Order your copy here.
• Thorntons dental care company is giving away a floss starter kit containing three in one floss, peridontal floss and bridge and implant cleaners.

Offer of the week

If you’ve never worn Acuvue Daily lenses before get a free one-month pack when you fill out this form on the Acuvue page – print off the voucher and take it (along with a valid contact lens prescription) to your nearest opticians that stock Acuvue before Sunday 22nd April 2012

Mobile phone deal of the week 

This week our pick of the best mobile deals is ideal for texters, not talkers. Get the HTC Sensation XE (Black) for free when you sign up with 3 Mobile and for only £22 per month you get 100 minutes, 5,000 texts, 250MB data, all on a 24-month contract.

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

Competition of the week

Get an iPad 3 by entering the lovemoney.com competition over at this link.

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

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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.