Frugal Friday - 19th March

by Jane Baker on 19 March 2010  |  1 comment
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This week’s highlights include £10 off court shoes and up to 70% off selected lines at Barratts, free Le Creuset cookware from John Lewis, huge savings on Tripp luggage from Debenhams, up to 50% off books at The Book Depository, up to 60% off new crime thrillers at Amazon, £65 off The Wire DVD box set and visit hundreds of National Trust properties for free this weekend while guzzling a free Thornton’s caramel Easter egg!

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Welcome to the latest instalment of our Frugal Friday blog. Once again we’ve rounded-up all the very best deals and discounts for this weekend. You shouldn’t even attempt to spend without it!

Fashion and homewares

Some of the long-running high street sales finally finished this week. But don’t panic because luckily new ones have sprung up in their place. So, without further ado, let’s check out the latest deals on fashion:

• Barratts: Save £10 off court shoes and up to 70% off selected lines in the clearance sale. Free delivery is available on orders over £50 with discount code MOV5B.
• BHS: Mid season sales with up to 50% off menswear, womenswear and children’s wear
• Burton: Final reductions of up to 70% off selected lines online and in store.
• Coast: Don’t miss the mid season sale with selected items better than half price.
• Debenhams: Up to 70% off fashion for women.
• Dorothy Perkins: 20% off all new season boots and shoes for two days only when you buy online. Plus many sale items half price or better.  
• Faith: Up to £10 off selected flats, and up to 70% off selected items.  
• French Connection: Up to 75% off selected sale items.
• Hobbs: Clearance sale continues with items reduced by as much as 70% off.
• House of Fraser: The sale continues with prices starting from £2 for women’s accessories and £8 for fashions. Men’s sale tops start from £9.60.
• Marks and Spencer: Up to 50% off selected fashions for men, women and kids.
• New Look: Up to 50% off selected lines in the mid season sale with shoes and boots starting from £7 and coats & jackets from £10.
• Oasis: New lines added this week with many items up to 70% off.
• Office: The Spring Cleaning clearance sales has started with up to 70% off selected shoes.
• River Island: The sale continues with items starting from just £4.
• TOPMAN: Final clearance is taking place with items starting from just £8.
• TOPSHOP: Last few items in the sale remain with accessories from just £1 and fashion from £10.
• Urban Outfitters: The sale continues with huge reductions of up to 80% off men’s and women’s fashions.
• Wallis: Up to half price on selected lines.
• Warehouse: Don’t miss the mid season sale with up to 50% off. More lines added this week.

If you’re already starting to think about suitable destinations for your holiday this year, you might also be thinking about updating your luggage. The best deals can be found at Debenhams where there’s amazing savings to be made on Tripp luggage. For example, this Cherry Vacation Cabin Upright is a snip at just £29 with a saving of £91 off! Meanwhile this Cherry Vacation Large Upright suitcase is now £38 saving you a whopping £102 off.

If you just have to have Le Creuset cookware you’ll know it doesn’t come cheap. But to cut your costs don’t miss this great offer at John Lewis - buy any Le Creuset Round Casserole 24cm for £119 and get a Grill Pan worth £52 absolutely free.

And if you like to scatter your home with comfy cushions, check out this Bugle Bead Cushion from House of Fraser which is down from £35 to just £10.50 - that’s a saving of 70% off.

Books and games

Every week we bring you the best bargains for bookworms. For those who like books that are inspired by Oscar winning films, we’ve got all the best deals for you:

If you would like to read An Education by Lynn Barber get yourself down to The Book Depositary where copies are on sale for just £4.47. That’s more than 50% off the recommended price of £9.99.

You can pick up Battlefield Afghanistan: Hurt Locker: The Inside Story of Coalition Forces on the Front Line by Mike Ryan for £7.34 saving you £5.65 off. Meanwhile A Single Man by Chrisopher Isherwood is £3.98 saving you more than 50% off. Both books are also available from The Book Depositary.

You should also check out the great deals at Waterstones including better than half price special offers, up to 50% off pre-order books and up to 40% off Lonely Planet City Guides.

You can also enjoy up to 50% off hot new and future releases at Amazon. There are even better deals to be had on selected new crime, thriller and mystery books including 61 Hours by Lee Child which is now just £7.59 saving you 60% off the original £18.99 price. And don’t miss even more up to 50% off discounts on audio books, selected new biographies and children’s books.

As if all those fantastic bargains weren’t enough, I’ve got a great selection of deals on best-sellers and newly released computer games:

Last month saw the release of the newly updated science fiction game, Aliens vs Predator with the best price of £29.93 for the Xbox 360 available from The Hut. This deal will save you 40% off. Also at The Hut don’t miss the massive savings on selected Xbox 360 and PC games with up to 80% off.

Another popular title is the latest instalment in the Final Fantasy series. You can get your hands on Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 from CoolShop for just £34.92, saving you over £15 off.

Next up it’s new action role-playing game, Mass Effect 2 for the Xbox 360. You can save 44% off the original price at ShopTo.net where copies are down to just £27.85. And don’t miss the great deals on top-sellers and pre-orders titles.

Meanwhile the best price for the Sonic Classic Collection for the Nintendo DS can be found at Asda. Here you’ll save over £12 with a sale price of just £17.91. There’s also a spring clearance on games with up to 70% off.

Film and box sets

Fancy some bargain entertainment this weekend? Look no further than this selection of great money off deals on movies:

Gadgets and Gizmos

Argos is a great place to look for bargain prices on technology. For example, you can pick up great deals on cameras this week. Check out this Hitachi HDC-1299E 12 MP Camera which is half-price at just £119. Or you can get £80 off this Canon A3000 IS 10MP Camera which is now just £99.

Staying at Argos you can also enjoy £150 off this Acer Aspire 5810T 15.6in Timeline Laptop which will now set you back just £399.99.

Cheap days out

Three hundred National Trust properties will be opening their doors for free this weekend, giving us all a chance to get outside and discover the great outdoors without having to put our hands in our pockets.

You’ll have a choice of spectacular gardens, and properties along beautiful coastlines and in gorgeous countryside locations. All you need to do is download the Bonus Time voucher, and check out the participating properties.

Meanwhile, if you’re lucky enough to be under 26, you should check out the fantastic A Night Less Ordinary initiative where you can get free theatre tickets to a wide range of performances. It’s a great chance do to something a little different without having to spend a fortune.

If you’re twenties are well and truly behind you don’t despair because LastMinute.com are offering some excellent deals on theatre this weekend too. For example, ticket prices start from just £10 for brilliant plays such as Waiting for Godot starring Sir Ian McKellen at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. But hurry because this offer is selling out fast.  

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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Mobile deal of the week

If you’re looking for a great alternative to a Blackberry, check out this Nokia E72 in metal grey. For just £20 a month BuyMobilePhones is offering a free handset, 100 cross-network minutes and unlimited texts on an 18 month contract. You’ll also get £20 cashback which effectively reduces the deal to £18.99 a month.

Alternatively, if you fancy getting your hands on the Nokia 5230, plus 100 minutes and unlimited texts, you can for just £10 a month! For 18 months, this fabulous deal is half price - reduced from its usual £20 per month - with T-Mobile. Find out more.

Freebie of the week

With Easter just around the corner, our thoughts are turning to chocolate. If you love sweet treats, Thornton’s are giving away free caramel milk chocolate eggs for you and a friend when you complete this online form. But you’ll need to hurry because the offer only lasts until the end of the day!

Competitions of the week

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