Frugal Friday - 27 August 2010

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 26 August 2010  |  1 comment
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Highlights this week include 70% off fashion, 70% off at Feel Unique, half-price books, Sex & The City box set for £50, free entry to Chessington World of Adventures, and brilliant gaming deals.

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Don’t let all this miserable weather bring you down, feast your eyes on these bargains and see how you can get all your favourite treats for less.

Fashion & homewares

Let’s kick things off with the new fashion and homeware sales this week:

• Aldo: An extra 30% off clearance shoes online.
• Asos: Save 15% on Asos Collection with code AWSTYLE15.
• B&Q: Various DIY bank holiday deals including 15% off all tiles.
• BHS: Bank holiday offers include free delivery on schoolwear and an extra 10% off beds and mattresses.
• Body Shop: 30% off all online purchases with the code AUG30
• Dorothy Perkins: An extra 20% off sale items.
• Evans: Get £10 off maxi dresses.
• Jaegar: Save 20% on full priced womenswear in association with Grazia here.
• Laura Ashley: Save 20% in the bank holiday home event until Monday.
• Marks & Spencer: Up to 50% off in the new sale.
• Mango: Final week of sale, save 50% and free delivery in August.
• Miss Selfridge: £10 off selected dresses and bags.
• Oasis: An extra 20% off sale with code 20SALE.
• Very: Save up to 60% on clothing and footwear.
• Warehouse: Last few days of sale, save an extra 20%.

And remember to scour the ongoing sales for last chance bargains:

• Alexon: Final reductions in 70% off sale.
• Argos: Save 50% on their catalogue clearance.
• Asda George: Save up to 50% on clothing.
• Austin Reed: Save up to 60% in sale.
• All Saints: Final reductions with 70% off.
• BunnyHug: Up to 75% off in sale.
• Clarks: Now up to 50% off sandals
• Coast: Sale continues, save up to 50%.
• Debenhams: Final clearance up to 70% off.
• Jigsaw: Last few bits in the sale, save 40%.
• Joe Browns: 60% off stylish clothing in the summer sale.
• Joy: Final sale 50% off.
• Karen Millen: Ongoing sale with up to 70% off.
• Kew: Save 60% in the sale.
• La Redoute: Now up to 70% off in the sale.
• Lipsy: Save 50% in the sale.
• Mamas and Papas: Save 50% off selected buggies and prams.
• MyWardrobe: Get 70% off in the sale.
• Next: Everything half-price or less.
• Office: Save up to 75% on shoes.
• Phase Eight: Up to 70% off.
• Rubbersole: Save up to 60% in the sale.
• SimplyBe: Save up to 60% in the sale.
• Tesco: Clearance from £3.
• Urban Outfitters: Sale continues with up to 75% off.
• Wallis: Final clearance, save up to 70%.
• White Stuff: Final clearance, up to 60% off.
• Wyndsors World of Shoes: School shoes from just £5!
• Yoox: Get 70% off in the sale.

Bargain beauty

Here are this week’s best buys for all you beauty addicts:

• One not to miss this week is the summer sale at Feel Unique with up to 70% off. Prices are already low and delivery is free so anything in the sale is a real steal!
• Top offers this week at Superdrug include buy one get one free on Herbal Essences and selected Olay and 3for2 on Rimmel.
• Finally, if you spend £5 or more at Boots before Tuesday 7 September you’ll get a £5 voucher to spend on No.7 or Ruby & Millie. And, don’t forget to check the new Boots WIGIG page for mega bargains!

Books & games

Now onto the best book bargains:

• First up are some of the best prices for pre-orders: Terry Pratchett’s I Shall Wear Midnight is available for pre-order at Amazon for £9.49 (released on 2 September) and The Fry Chronicles: A Memoir by Stephen Fry (released 16 September) is £9.99 at Play.
• Otherwise you can get your hands on the fantastic Room by Emma Donoghue now just £5.84 at Amazon.
• Or, head to The Book Depository where you can save 50% on The Long Song (hardback) by Andrea Levy, now £9.46.

And the top deals for gamers:

• With the Premiership back in our lives, now is the perfect time to get stuck into a top footie game; you can get 2010 Fifa World Cup (PS3) for just £15.99 at Base, or you can pre-order Fifa 11 (PS3) for the top price of £33.97 at Coolshop.
• For Xbox gamers, Base has cut the price on plenty of games including Dante’s Inferno, down from £39.99 to £14.99 and Aliens vs. Predator which has been reduced by over £25 to £14.95.
• For the Wii, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is just £17.89 at Sendit , saving you £12.10, and you can save 88% on Madworld at The Hut, now just £4.93.

DVDs & boxsets

It may be summer but with all this rain if you want to snuggle up on the sofa check out these top deals:

Freebie of the week

Until 12 September if you go to Chessington World of Adventures dressed as Mario you get in for free! This is part of the Mario’s Greatest Adventure event and is valid on any day. You’ll have to put some event in mind you, with a minimum of dungarees, hat and a moustache getting their free ticket!

Frugal deal of the week

Only until 30 August, you can buy a £15 giftcard at Cooperative and get £5 off! Hurry though as this is only while stocks last. Download your voucher here where you’ll find a list of participating stores.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

If you need a new contract, 3 Mobile is offering the swanky BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105 for only £25 per month. This deal includes 500 inclusive minutes, an impressive 5,000 texts and 1GB internet, all on a 24 month contract. Get this deal here but only until 31 August.

Compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

Competition of the week

If you’re in need of a duvet day, enter this week’s competition to win a Samsung Blu ray player which offers full HD playback of Blu-ray discs and conversion of standard DVDs.

Enter the competition here before 31 August to be in with a chance of winning.

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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

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