Frugal Friday - 3 September 2010

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 02 September 2010  |  12 comments
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Highlights this week include 75% off fashion, 75% off footwear, great deals on cameras, the latest Sophie Kinsella novel for £8.54, The Notebook for £4, free music, and the chance to win a Fiat 500!

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Start September off as you mean to go on – by saving lots of money!

Here’s this week’s round-up of the latest and greatest bargains.

Fashion & homewares

Dive into the new fashion and homeware sales this week:

• Argos: Save 20% on all lighting.
• Austin Reed: Last few days of the sale and now with up to 70% off.
• B&Q: Up to 50% off outdoor furniture.
• Debenhams: Free delivery and returns until Saturday 11 September.
• Evans: Various deals including 20% off workwear and 2 for £30 on denim.
• Figleaves: Save up to 50% in the swimwear sale.
• Ghost: Up to 75% off in the sale, items start from under £20.
• La Redoute: Save 30% on selected items in the home collection.
• Laura Ashley: Save 20% in the home event and 25% on selected fashion.
• Mybag: Save up to 75% on last chance to buy bags.
• Republic: Mix any two items for £35.
• Simply Be: New customers can get 15% off with the code JYJY1 before 14 Sept.

And now on to the best of the ongoing sales:

• Aldo: An extra 30% off clearance shoes online.
• Alexon: Final reductions in 70% off sale.
• Asda George: Save up to 50% on clothing.
• BHS: Sale still on with up to 50% off.
• BunnyHug: Up to 75% off in sale.
• Clarks: Up to 50% off sandals.
• Coast: Sale continues, save up to 50%.
• Dorothy Perkins: Final reductions in the sale.
• Jigsaw: Last few items in the sale, save 40%.
• 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% on maternity clothes.
• Miss Selfridge: Sale continues some items with 50% off.
• MyWardrobe: You can still get 70% off in the sale.
• Oasis: An extra 20% off sale with the voucher code 20SALE.
• 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: Now save up to 70% in the sale.
• Tesco: Clearance from £3.
• Urban Outfitters: Sale continues with up to 75% off.
• Very: Save up to 60% on clothing and footwear.
• 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 spring/summer collection in the sale.

Gadgets & gizmos  

For any techies out there, here’s my pick of the best deals on electrical goods:   

• Save 25% on this fun retro look Paladone Boombox MP3 Speaker from Amazon, now £7.49. Or if you’re looking for an MP3 player with more bite, you can also save £10 on the Sony Walkman S638FR (8GB), now £89.99.
• There are some fantastic bargains in the Sainsbury’s clearance section, including £80 off thisSamsung blu-ray DVD player, now £99.99, plus £60 off this Canon 10 Megapixel digital camera available in silver and blue.
• Simply Electronics, meanwhile, is offering this Canon Ixus 105 IS (Pink) for £114.95, reduced from £149.95.

Books & games

This week you can save money on political memoirs, a mother and baby shopaholic team and some comedy gold! Take your pick of the latest book deals:

• Released this week, Tony Blair’s memoirs A Journey is the book that’s got everybody talking and its available at Asda for the top price of £11.97 (RRP £25).
• Or for something completely different, you can save over £10 on Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, just £8.54 at Amazon.
• Tesco has a great deal for anyone looking to pre-order Russell Brand’s My Booky Wooky 2: This Time it’s Personal, available for only £9.74 (RRP £14.99). Or, get the original Booky Wook at Amazon for just £5.

Gamers haven’t been left out either, so check out these bargains:  

• Get some gangster movie experience with the newly released Mafia 2 for the PS3, which is just £34.49 at Coolshop.
• For Xbox bargains, Splinter Cell: Conviction is just £13.99 at PowerPlayDirect, saving you £36.
• There are also plenty of Nintendo DS discounts this week, including £10 off New Super Mario Bros at Amazon, now £19.99. You can also save over £30 on Jam with the Band at Base, now just £4.95.

DVDs & boxsets

Get some junk food, a pillow and head to the couch… Here are this week’s best DVD bargains:

Freebie of the week

Enjoy some free music whilst you sip some free tea (which always tastes better when it hasn’t cost you a penny!):

Free music: Head to Inceptionscore.com where you can download two exclusive bonus tracks that aren’t on the Inception soundtrack for free when you enter your email address.

Free tea: Get some free Birt and Tang herbal weight loss tea ‘SlimArt’ worth £4.99 courtesy of GoodFood magazine when you sign up here.

Mobile phone deal of the week 

The LG Viewty Snap doubles up as an MP3 player, has a handy 5 megapixel camera and a dedicated Facebook app so you can keep in touch with your mates on the go. This can all be yours for just £15 per month, including 100 minutes and 100 texts - all on an 18-month contract with T-Mobile!

 Compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

Competition of the week

This week’s competition is a big one – you can win a shiny new Fiat 500! This three-door hatchback car has award-winning design and ticks the green box with low C02 emissions and fuel consumption. For a chance to win, enter the competition here.

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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

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.

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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