Frugal Friday - 12th October 2012

by Rosalind Kent on 12 October 2012  |  0 comments
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This week's bargains and discounts include up to 70% off at Debenhams, 50% off at Office, £20 off at the BodyShop, Fifa 13 for £37.95, Prometheus for under a tenner, a free pedometer and a free Andrex puppy toy!

Welcome to this week's Frugal Friday.

Fashion and homeware sales and discounts

• Ann Harvey (up to 50% off)
• Ann Summers (up to 75% off)
• ASOS (up to 50% off)
• Banana Republic (up to 60% off)
• Barratts (extra 20% off everything with code SURPRISE)

• BHS (up to 50% off)
• Burton (50% off)

• Debenhams (up to 70% off)
• Dorothy Perkins (up to 50% off in the sale. Enter this code for free P&P: SHFS)
• Evans (up to 50% off. An extra 10% off when you sign up the newsletter.)
• Figleaves  (up to 50% off and free delivery. An extra 10% off for signing up to the newsletter)
• House of Fraser (up to 50% off)
• JD Sports (up to 60% off)
• Jones (final clearance)
• Karen Millen (Mid-season sale)
• La Redoute (up to 50% off. Get a further 25% off with code: 8088)
• Laura Ashley (up to 50% off sale. Extra 10% off for signing up to the newsletter)
• Matalan (all sale items half price or less)
• Miss Selfridge (up to 50% off)
• Office (up to 50% off)
• Sportsdirect (up to 70% off luggage, 80% off footwear and up to 90% off clothing)
• Very (Up to half price on clothing and footwear, extra 10% off selected home and furniture lines).

Beauty Bargains

• At Feelunique you can get a free Elizabeth Arden Autumn Skin Kit worth over £22.00 when you purchase any two or more Elizabeth Arden products, one of which must be skincare. You can also get a free Decleor MP3 Player (2GB) when you purchase any two or more products from the Decleor Aroma Purete range.
• Look Fantastic is currently offering free delivery.
• Get £20 off orders over £40 using discount code DVCODE at the Bodyshop.
• At Boots get £15 off when you spend £100 online using code VCPPC1015.

Books & Games

Browse through the top deals for book worms:

• Over at The Book People you can buy The Perks of Being a Wallflower in hardback (now a major film starring Emma Watson) for £3.99, a saving of £11 from the RRP. If you go on a book-buying spree and spend over £40 you can get a Halloween themed discount of 5% by entering code AFPUMPKIN at the checkout.
• The book deals of the week at Amazon – all with at least 55% off – include Is it just me? by Miranda Hart for £9 (RRP £20), Camp David by David Walliams for £9 (RRP £20) and One Hundred Names by Cecilia Ahern for £5.45 (RRP £14.99).

Check out the best buys for gamers:

• The new Fifa 13 game is out, so head to The Game Collection to snap up a copy for the Xbox or PS3 for £37.95.
• Just Dance 4 is also out now for the Wii, and you’ll find it cheapest at Simplygames.com where it will set you back £22.85.

Best buy DVDs and boxsets

Check out the deals below for some great deals on new and classic films and box sets.

Freebies, coupons and comps

• Go to Starbucks to get a free read of the compact i Newspaper from the Independent with your morning coffee. It will be available for free for the next four Mondays for My Starbucks Rewards members.
• Get a free Andrex puppy toy simply be entering the code from a packet of Andrex toilet roll. This gives you 10 ‘puppy points’, five of which can be spent on a soft toy and five of which can be donated to help train Guide Dog puppies. You do have to pay P&P for the toy.
• Claim a free pedometer simply for getting a private medical insurance quote from LifeandHealthProtect.
• Grab a free sample of the new L’Oreal Revitalift anti-aging BB cream just by visiting the Facebook page. You also get the chance to win a £200 shopping spree at House of Fraser.
• Get a free sample of Max Factor foundation from website SuperSavvyMe. You have to register for the sample.
• If you have kids who are toilet training, this freebie might help out at night time! Get a free sample of Dry Nites pyjama pants by filling in your details on the website.
• Grab a bit of free Thirst Pockets kitchen towel to mop up those spills. Just like the Emma’s Diary Facebook page for details of how to claim.
• Don’t forget your pets when looking for freebies. Win a free sample of Cats Delight cat treats by entering your details here.

Mobile phone deal of the week

Take a look at the O2 – Sony Xperia U on a 24 month contract. You get 50 minutes, 250 texts, 100mb data and a free handset. All for just £13.50 per month!

Compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

Competition of the week

If you don’t want to buy a new phone, then try to win one instead. Visit the Londonist, a website run by a ‘bunch of London obsessives who live the city and share our best discoveries’ and enter the competition to win an iPhone 5.

Eating out

If the onset of Winter and the thought of cold months ahead is getting you down 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.

 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.