Follow this topicFrugal Friday - 1st February 2013
This week's highlights include at least 50% off at Asos, The Body Shop, FCUK, Gap and Monsoon, £100 off large kitchen appliances at Argos and more than £10 off The Sweeney on DVD.
Welcome to this week's revamped Frugal Friday, covering not just the best bargains and discounts but also the voucher codes and cashback you can take advantage of from the top retailers.
Fashion and homeware
Clothing and beauty
Here are the latest fashion and beauty bargains, voucher codes and cashback.
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Retailer |
Sale/discount |
Voucher codes |
Cashback |
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Up to 75% off fashion |
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Up to 75% off final clearance |
7% (Top Cashback) |
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Up to 70% off final clearance |
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3% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 70% off |
10% off (Vouchercodes) |
7% (Quidco) |
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20% off selected lingerie |
25% off (Vouchercodes) |
5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 50% off selected products |
£15 off £30 spend in-store (MVC) ends today |
14% (Quidco)/up to 16% (Top Cashback) |
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Half-price fragrance and beauty |
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Up to 8% (Quidco) |
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Clearance items including grab bag worth £55 for £20 |
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Up to 50% off boots |
Up to 5.5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 70% off |
Use XF76 for 20% off and YC72 for beauty, fragrance, furniture and electricals |
3% on selected items (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 70% off, students save 25% |
5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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50% off in the sale |
Use 484828 for 48% off non sale until midnight 1st February (min spend £30) |
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Up to 50% off |
£10 off orders over £50 (Vouchercodes) |
5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Use TREATME3 for £3 off £30 spend, TREATME6 for £6 off £55 spend, TREATME9 for £9 off £80 spend |
7% (Top Cashback) |
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Up to 20% off |
15% off Valentine's items (MVC), £5 off £30 spend on sexy collection |
2% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 75% off in sale |
5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 75% off in sale |
15% off when you sign up for newsletter |
10% (Top Cashback) |
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Up to 70% off in sale |
25% off one item when you sign up for newsletter |
5p for checking in to a store (Quidco) |
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Up to 70% off in sale |
Up to 5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 50% off in final clearance |
7% (Quidco) |
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Up to £70 off selected boots |
VOGUE25 for 25% off full-price until 10th July 2013 |
7% (Quidco) |
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30% off selected items |
20% off full-price items using code 8114 |
Up to 7% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 70% off |
7% (Quidco) |
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20% off fragrance |
Up to 10% (Quidco) |
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Up to 50% off sale and students get 20% off |
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5% (Quidco/Top Cashback, new customers only) |
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Up to 70% off in sale |
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8 % (Top Cashback) |
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Sign up for £10 credit and 25% off for students |
30% off (Vouchercodes) until 3rd February |
8% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to £20 off tops, bags, boots and jeans |
5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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25% off jeans, chinos and sweats |
9% (Quidco) |
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Extra 20% off sale |
15% off (Vouchercodes) until 3rd Feb |
8% (Quidco) |
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New Year sale |
10% (Top Cashback) |
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Up to 75% off in sale and 25% off for students (ends 1st February) |
2% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 60% off |
Up to 7% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 30% off everything and up to 70% off in sale |
Up to 3% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
Homeware
And here are the current money-saving and money-making opportunities for your home.
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Retailer |
Sale/discount |
Voucher codes |
Cashback |
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£5 voucher when you spend £30 on Lego and save £100 on large kitchen appliances |
Up to £100 off furniture (Vouchercodes) until 5th February |
1.5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 20% off |
Up to 5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 50% off |
1.5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 30% off bedroom |
10% off when you sign up for newsletter |
5% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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£10 off first order when you sign up for newsletter |
7% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Buy two save 20% on furniture |
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Up to 10% (Quidco) |
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Many items half-price |
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6% (Quidco) |
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Up to 60% off in home and electrical sale |
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Up to 7% (Quidco/Top Cashback) |
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Up to 60% off |
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Books & Games
Browse through the top deals for book worms:
- The films are out now but you can curl up and read Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia, £5.99 (RRP £7.99) on Amazon, and The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick, £2.99 with delivery from £2.80 (RRP £7.99) at The Book People.
- You can also buy The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (phew!) by Jonas Jonasson for £6.29 (RRP £8.99) but Kindle users can get this book for just 20p!
- Other Kindle bargains include this 1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off and Life of Pi by Yann Martel – both a mere 20p each!
Check out the best buys for gamers:
- For the Xbox 360, Dishonoured is reduced to £19.97 (RRP £49.99) at PC World and for a bit of fantasy adventure Game of Thrones is now only £9.98 (RRP £19.97) at Asda (5% cashback Quidco).
- PS3 gamers can head to ShopTo and buy Fallout New Vegas Ultimate Edition for £16.85 (RRP £39.99), or get Sleeping Dogs at Zavvi (7% cashback Quidco) for £14.98 (RRP £49.99).
- Check for the latest vouchers and cashback deals before you pay; get £5 off orders over £25 at Tesco Entertainment using code TD-KFPW before it expires 10th February 2013 and earn up to 8% cashback via TopCashback and Quidco.
Best buy DVDs and boxsets
Check out the deals below for some great deals on new and classic films and box sets.
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DVD/Boxset |
Retailer |
Reduction from RRP |
New Price |
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£20.74 |
£4.25 |
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£15 |
£4.99 |
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£14.04 |
£5.95 |
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£10.99 |
£10 |
Freebies, coupons and competitions
- Look after your hands in the wintry weather with a free 10ml sample of L’Occitane hand cream. Redeem printable voucher in store. If they manage 75,000 Facebook fans by 19th February they will upgrade the 10ml sample to a 30ml (worth £8).
- If it’s your lips that need attention, enter this competition to win one of 50 YSL Rouge Volupté Shine Lipstick worth £23.50 courtesy of Elle UK (sign up/log in and enter your details by 5th March 2013).
- No longer a genuine freebie but if you want a 15ml sample of Skinetica Anti-Blemish cream you have to pay £1 p&p.
- KLM is giving away personalised Friends city maps – choose the destination and then you and your mates can add places of interest!
Mobile phone deal
The Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB (blue) can be yours for only £37 per month when you sign up for 24 months with Vodafone. You do pay £19 for the handset but every month you get unlimited inclusive minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB 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.
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