Frugal Friday - 4th January 2013

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 04 January 2013  |  0 comments
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This week's bargains and discounts include half-price sales at John Lewis, House of Fraser, M&S and Boots, up to 70% off at Debenhams, Habitat, Amazon and Asos, season 11 of Family Guy for £9 and the Senna DVD for only £4.25!

Welcome to this week's Frugal Friday.

Fashion and homeware sales and discounts

• Accessorize (up to 50% off)
• Amazon (up to 70% off January Deals)
• Ann Harvey (up to 70% off)
• Argos (up to 60% off in the Big Sale)
• George at Asda (up to 50% off)
• Asos (now up to 70% off)
• A-Wear (up to 75% off final clearance)
• B&Q (up to 50% off)
• Banana Republic (up to 50% off. And 15% off when you sign up for newsletter)
• Barratts (everything reduced by up to 50%)
• BHS (up to 50% off)
• Burton (up to 50% off)
• Clarks (up to 50% off)
• Currys (up to 50% off)
• Debenhams (Blue Cross Sale up to 70% off)
• Dorothy Perkins (up to 70% off)
• Evans (up to 60% off)
• Figleaves (20% off selected styles)
• FCUK (now up to 75% off sale)
• Gap (up to 75% off sale and 15% off when you sign up for newsletter)
• H&M (up to 70% off in-store)
• Habitat (up to 70% off)
• House of Fraser (up to 50% off)
• Ikea (up to 50% off)
• John Lewis (up to 50% off in clearance sale)
• Jones (half-price or less sale)
• Karen Millen (up to 50% off)
• La Redoute (now up to 60% off)
• Laura Ashley (up to 60% off)
• Marks & Spencer (up to 50% off)
• Matalan (all items at least 50% off)
• Miss Selfridge (up to 50% off)
• Monsoon (up to 50% off)
• Motel Rocks (70% off sale)
• New Look (up to 60% off)
• Oasis (up to 70% off)
• Office (up to 60% off)
• Republic (now up to 70% off)
• Tesco Clothing (50% off or more)
• Tesco Direct (up to 50% off in the Big Sale)
• TK Maxx (up to 80% off)
• ToysRUs (many items now half-price)
• Urban Outfitters (up to 50% off)
• Very (up to 70% off)
• Wallis (up to 50% off, all coats £50 or less)
• Warehouse (up to 70% off)

Beauty bargains

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

• Don’t miss the half-price sale at Boots (a great time to buy next year’s Christmas presents!) with this Sheer Indulgence Sanctuary set for £20 (was £40).
• The Superdrug sale is also going strong with 20% off fragrances, while you can save up to 50% on selected items at Benefit.
• At The Body Shop sale items have 50% off, but you can still save 40% with the code NEWYEAR.
• If it’s perfume you’re after you can save up to 70% at The Fragrance Shop and Lookfantastic, or up to 50% at Feel Unique.
• And get over to Cheapsmells for the last few days of the Winter Sale (ends this Sunday 6th January).  

Books & Games

Browse through the top deals for bookworms:

• At Asda, buy Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals by Jamie Oliver for £9 (RRP £26), The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien for £3.85 (RRP £7.99) which is also included in the two for £7 promotion, and Ratburger by David Walliams for £5 (RRP £12.99).
• Over at Amazon look out for A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy for £6.99 (RRP £18.99) and at HMV buy QI 1227 Facts To Blow Your Socks Off by John Lloyd for £6 (RRP £9.99).
• And don’t forget to take a look at the Play sale where you can save up to 75% on various games, books and DVDs.

Check out the best buys for gamers:

• Amazon is selling Xbox 360 game Halo 4 for £25 (RRP £49.99) or head to Simply Games to pick up a copy of Far Cry 3: The Lost Expeditions Edition for £24.85 (RRP £45.99).
• On the PS3, Hitman Resolution is reduced to £18.99 (RRP £39.99) and James Bond Legends is £23.99 (RRP £49.99), both at Amazon.  
• Finally, if you’re looking for slightly older games on the cheap, Men in Black 3 (PS3) has 75% off, now £9.85 (RRP £39.99) at ShopTo.

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

• L’Oreal has free samples of Revitalift Anti-Ageing Cream to give away.
• Bag a free sample of Silderm stretch mark cream or oil. Allow 28 days for delivery.
• Try Lacoste aftershave for free - choose from Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Collection e or Rouge Blanc.

Mobile phone deal

3 Mobile is offering the Apple iPhone 5 (white) for £39 per month (24-month contract). You pay £49 for the handset, but this is a good deal for heavy users with 2,000 inclusive minutes, 5,000 texts and unlimited internet.

Compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

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.