Frugal Friday - 11th May 2012

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 11 May 2012  |  2 comments
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Highlights this week include £5 off a £20 spend on clothing at Argos, 15% off all lingerie at Debenhams, up to 30% off at Habitat until Sunday, up to 40% off kitchen appliances at Currys, half-price crime books at Amazon, and the entire Harry Potter box set for £29!

Welcome to this week’s edition of Frugal Friday. Let’s kick things off with the biggest fashion and homewares bargains…

Frugal fashion and homewares

Miss Selfridge is offering free worldwide delivery on orders over £40 with the code SPRINGTREAT which expires midnight Tuesday 15th May. You can also save 20% on ‘festival styles’ at Asos.

Argos may not immediately come to mind for clothing but right now you can knock £5 off clothing orders when you spend £20 and use the promo code STYLE20 before it expires on Tuesday 15th May.

There are a few codes to use at Debenhams this week too, including MB46 to save 15% on lingerie and FM37 to save on selected kid’s clothing. You can also save up to 30% on men’s shirts.

Over at Figleaves top offers right now include two for one on selected Panache Ariza bras, buy one, get one half-price on these opaque tights and three briefs from this Butterfly Blue selection for £20.

There are a few decent offers at Evans too including two for £35 on jeans and linen trousers and a free vest when you buy two tees. Also, you can use code MVC20 for 20% off orders over £40, valid until 20th May.

Check out further reductions in the sale at Marks & Spencer where it’s also two for £8 on these tops.

You can save up to 70% in the sale at New Look but if you want a posh frock, you can save 30% on selected spring dresses at Jigsaw, 20% on selected linen at Hobbs and up to 65% off in the sale at Kew.

For footwear and accessories, you can currently get 25% off at Kurt Geiger with code MC25, 20% off all shoes at Dorothy Perkins, 20% off Hush Puppies at Barratts, up to £15 off bags and shoes at Accessorize and up to 50% off in the ongoing sale at Clarks.

And if you want something new for your home, Habitat is offering up to 30% off across selected lines, but only until this Sunday 13th May.

You can also save up to 40% on large kitchen appliances at Currys – and just in case you are like me and love tacky gadgets and appliances, check out this Wallace and Gromit sarnie toaster has a third off at £19.99.

Health & Beauty bargains

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

• Earn 500 Boots Advantage points – worth £5 – when you spend a paltry £1 at the Boots rewards site Treat Street (new customers only). You need to do this by Sunday 13th May, so sign up to the Treat Street now and spend £1 or more at any of the participating retailers (includes eBay, New Look and Currys but excludes iTunes) then enter the code WELCOME500 when prompted.
• Use code VC15HQ for 15% off orders at HQHair – this is valid until Sunday 13th May but there are a fair few exclusions including Urban Decay, NARS, Stila, GHD, Redken, Matrix, L’Oreal, Pureology, Kerastase, Alpha-H, Blax, Moroccanoil, Decleor, Acqua Di Parma.
• Save 35% on orders at The Body Shop with code 14673, valid until Sunday 13th May, or use this printable voucher in store.
• Also look out for the latest magazine freebies, for example, June's issue of Good Housekeeping (£3.80 with Kirstie Allsop on cover) has a voucher for a 15ml L'Occitane Immortelle Precious face cream, June's Marie Claire (£3.70 Angelina Jolie on cover) has a free Body Shop lip/cheek stain and the latest Instyle (£3.80) is giving away one of three Nails Inc polishes.

Book bargains and game discounts

Browse through the top deals for bookworms this week:

• At Amazon you can save on June crime hardbacks if you pre-order now; Not Dead Yet (Ds Roy Grace 8) by Peter James is £9.68 (RRP £18.99), XO (Kathryn Dance Thriller 3) by Jeffery Deaver is £9.87 (RRP £18.99) and Backlash by Lynda La Plante is £9.50 (RRP £18.99).
• It’s also two for £7 on top selling paperbacks including Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (£3.91), Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (£4.79), Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell (£4.31) and The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain (£4.31).
• And remember to check for codes too – at The Book Depository you can save 10% on your order with the code APMA12, valid until 14th May.

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• You can save 10% on orders of £50+ at Zavvi with the code MVCMAY10 which expires on Sunday 13th May. Some good buys at Zavvi include PS3 game Batman: Arkham City for £17.85 (RRP £49.99) and InFamous 2 for £12.95 (RRP £19.99).
• Over at its sister site The Hut check out the Everything Under £10 promotion – you can pick up 3DS game The Sims 3 for £6.95 (RRP £39.99) and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for the Xbox 360 for £9.95 (RRP £19.99).
• Finally, for the Nintendo DS you can buy Bejeweled 3 for £14.99 (RRP £19.99) at Base and head to Amazon for new game Sniper Elite V2 on the Xbox 360 for £29.97 (RRP £39.99).

Best buy DVDs and boxsets

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Freebies and coupons

• Click here and enter your details for a free sample of the new Gucci “Flora” fragrance (scroll down on the Facebook page).
• Become a Hedgehog champion with this free Hedgehog starter pack.
• A total of 10,000 packs of Fairy Platinum Dish Washer tablets are being given away to people who sign up to be a tester on SuperSavvyMe.  

Offer of the week

ODEON Première Club loyalty card holders in the UK will get 15% off when booking online, to celebrate the scheme reaching two million members. You can join here and start earning ten points for every £1 you spend.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

This week’s top deal is for the HTC One S when you sign up for the Dolphin Plan with Orange – for just £31 per month you get 600 minutes, unlimited texts, 250MB data (24-month contract).  

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

Competition of the week

Like the Ecover Facebook page for the chance to win one of 100 prizes in the Great Feel Good Giveaway (including a £2,000 Boden Wardrobe, spa treats, theatre breaks and Kindles.

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.