Frugal Friday – 4 June 2010

by Rachel Robson on 03 June 2010  |  1 comment
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Highlights this week include 75% off fashion, 60% off garden furniture, the James Bond Collectors set for £60, an Asus netbook for £200, 60% off paperbacks, kids go free on a range of days out, free tickets to the motor racing World Series, plus the chance to win a £300 Amazon voucher, a 42 inch TV and mini-fridge for the World Cup, or a luxury spa experience!

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I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a hot and sunny weekend – just the way I like it! But if the prospect of blue skies and warm days isn’t enough to put a smile on your face, this week’s fabulous array of discounts and deals are bound to do the trick!

Fashion and homewares

It’s not too late to spruce up your summer wardrobe! And if you’re not sure where to start, check out these brilliant high street bargains!

• ASOS: 20% off your summer wardrobe.
• Alexon: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Barratts: Up to £10 off selected styles. Free delivery on orders over £50 when you use the online code MOV5B.
• BHS: 3 for 2 on selected kids’ clothing. Up to half price on furniture, home and lighting.
• Burton: 20% off everything until midnight tonight (Friday).
• Coast: Up to £80 off selected fashion.
• Debenhams: 20% off in the big home event.
• Dorothy Perkins: 20% off everything.
• Evans: Up to 30% off selected lines.
• Figleaves.com: Further reductions, with up to 70% off selected items.
• Joy: Up to 70% off in the sale.
• Karen Millen: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• Kurt Geiger: Up to 40% off selected styles.
• Marks & Spencer: Buy one, get one half price on all luxury shirts.
• Miss Selfridge: £10 off partywear, plus 2 vests for £12, 3 for £9 lingerie, and £10 off skinny jeans.
• MyWardrobe: Final reductions - save up to 75% on high fashion labels before they go.
• New Look: Up to £15 off selected dresses with ongoing 50% sale.
• Next: All items half price or less in the Next sale.
• Oasis: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• Phase Eight: At least 20% off all collections.
• TOPMAN: 30% off selected items.
• Urban Outfitters: Sale continues with many items reduced by 50%.
• Very: Save up to 60% in the sale.
• Wallis: Up to half price off in the sale.
• Warehouse: 20% off if you use the online code GLAM0510
• Wynsors World of Shoes: Bargain festival footwear whatever the weather, including wellies from just £7.

If you’re hoping to get out in the garden over the weekend, BHS is also offering up to 60% off selected garden furniture. This Eden garden table is now £49 (RRP £99) and this Eden garden chair is now £25 (RRP £50). Meanwhile, this Marcello garden bistro set is £79, saving you £120.

And if you’re after something for your home, House of Fraser is offering up to 50% off dining sets and bed linen. So you can now pick up a set of two Denby red wine glasses for £13 (RRP £26), or this funky George Clooney mug for £8 (RRP £11). Alternatively, this gorgeous Linea Liza double duvet cover is now £24 (RRP £30).

Gadgets and gizmos

If you’re a keen photographer, Argos is still offering some top deals on digital cameras. This Samsung Camera now has £50 off at £139.99, and this Olympus Camera is a bargain at £69.99 (RRP £79.99).

And if you have lots of photos to print out, make sure you don’t miss out on this top deal: This HP Photosmart Premium Printer is now half price at Argos at just £99!

Alternatively, if you’re after a netbook, this Asus Netbook has £50 off at £199.99, while this Acer Netbook is now £249.99 (RRP £299.99). Both of these deals are also at Argos. 

Books and games

Planning to spend your weekend catching up on some reading? Then take a look at these great deals:

• Waterstones is currently offering a range of novels for half price or better. So fans of Twilight will be pleased to hear that Stephenie Meyer’s latest novel The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is £5.99, saving you £6. This book is released tomorrow (Saturday).
• As always, The Book Depository is packed full of great deals. For example, The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell is now just £3.78, a saving of £4.21.
• And WHSmith is offering up to 60% off selected paperbacks. So you can now pick up Born to Trouble by Rita Bradshaw for £2.40, saving you £3.59, as well as The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd for £2.80 (RRP £6.99).

On the other hand, if you’re planning to give your thumbs a workout this weekend, there are plenty of bargains to be had:

• Make sure you check out The Hut where you can get your hands on Karaoke Revolution for the Nintendo Wii for £17.73 (RRP £29.99), as well as Bioshock 2 for the Playstation 3, also for £17.73 (RRP £49.99).
• Meanwhile, if you’re after something for the Xbox 360, Zavvi is offering Scene it? Lights. Camera. Action for just £12.95, a saving of £26.18.

Film and box sets

Sometimes nothing beats a night in with a good film. So if you’re hoping to boost your DVD collection, take a look at this little lot (the most heavily discounted deals are listed first):

Cheap days out

Until Sunday, it’s still National Family Week. As a result, the National Family Week website is packed full of days out offers. So if you’re still looking for half-term entertainment for the kids, take a look at these deals:

• Kids can currently go free to Woburn Safari Park with this voucher. This is valid until 31 October.
• Kids also go free to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth with this voucher. This is valid until 31 March 2011. Entrance does not include the 4D cinema.
• You can save 20% on a family ticket to Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire with this voucher until 31 December.
• Kids also get free entry to the Tower of London with this voucher. However, this expires on Sunday (6 June).

For further deals, check out the National Family Week website.

Eating out

Fancy putting your feet up and letting someone else do the cooking for a change? Make sure you check out all the latest restaurant bargains in lovemoney.com's Frugal Food blog.

This week there are restaurant deals from ASK, Caffe Uno, iL BERTORELLI, Zizzi, Prezzo, All Bar One, Slug & Lettuce, Bella Italia and Little Chef.

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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! This week the recipe is barbecued whole mackerel and a spicy lime salsa... mmmnn!  Read more

Mobile phone deal of the week

If you’re an internet junky and are constantly surfing the net on your mobile, you’ll love this deal! For just £10 a month, you can enjoy the Nokia E63, unlimited internet and 100 minutes or texts to use how you like! As this deal is with 3, you’ll also get unlimited 3 to 3 minutes. Note that this is a 24 month contract. Find out more.

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Freebie of the week

If you sign up on the Renault website, you can get your hands on four free tickets for the World Series by Renault motor racing event at Silverstone. The event takes place on the weekend of 18th and 19th September.

Competitions of the week

If you fancy getting your hands on an Amazon gift voucher worth £300, make sure you enter the competition here!

Alternatively, if you’d prefer to win a 42 inch TV and mini-fridge for the World Cup or a luxury spa experience, you can enter this fabulous competition on the Wynsors World of Shoes website. But hurry as the competition closes on 7 June!

Have a great weekend!

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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