Frugal Friday - 9th December 2011

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 09 December 2011  |  4 comments
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Highlights this week include a free £20 John Lewis voucher, 25% off at M&S, free delivery and a £5 voucher at Argos and new half-price sales at Tesco, H&M, Barratts and Hobbs. Plus this weekend only, save 40% at The Body Shop, get 20% off in store and online at Dorothy Perkins, get 25% off and free next day delivery at Warehouse and 25% off in store and online at New Look. Then look out for a free sample of Oral-B toothpaste, the Nokia Lunia 800 for £30 per month with 500 mins, 5,000 texts and 1GB data, Gnomeo and Juliet for £3 and over £100 off the complete box set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Welcome to this week’s edition of Frugal Friday. Let’s kick things off with the best frugal picks for fashion and homewares.

Frugal fashion and homewares voucher codes and sales

Spend £200 in one go at John Lewis online or in store before 11th Dec and you’ll be given a £20 voucher to spend before 24th December. Online you’ll have to enter the code XMAS20. Read the terms here.

Now on to the rest of the new sales:

• Marks & Spencer: Online only, save 25% on selected items. Plus get 25% off all menswear until Sunday 11th Dec.
• Dorothy Perkins: Save 20% in store until Sunday with this voucher and use code DPVOFFER for 20% off online with £1 delivery.
• Warehouse: Get 25% off orders with free next day delivery using the code 25VC from Vouchercodes.co.uk, also valid until Sunday.
• New Look: Use code FFDECVC2 online or this voucher in store for 25% off until Monday 12th Dec.
• Accessorize: It’s 3 for 2 in store and online, get £10 off when you spend £35.
• Krisp: Sign up on Facebook for 15% off your order.
• Oasis: Up to 50% off accessories, up to 40% off partywear and free delivery.
• Tesco: Save 50% in the new sale.
• H&M: A new sale with up to 50% off.
• Barratts: New sale with up to 50% off.
• Hobbs: Save up to 50% in this new sale.
• House of Fraser: Save up to 40% on clothing and 50% on home and furniture.
• BHS: Now up to half-price offers across the store.
• Wallis: Up to £30 off dresses and partywear with free delivery on orders over £30.
• Jigsaw: Partywear has up to 30% off.
• Monsoon: Save up to 30% on selected items.
• Whistles: Up to £75 off selected items.
• Gap: Get 30% off selected gifts.
• Aldo: Sale with up to 50% off plus an extra 30% off sale boots in store and online.
• Asos: Save 25% on brands.
• Jane Norman: Save 30% on partywear.
• Evans: Save up to 30% on winter warmers.
• Office: Get up to £30 off heels.

And see what’s left in the ongoing sales:

• American Apparel: Save up to 70% in the sale.
• Banana Republic and Gap: Get free delivery on orders over £30 with code SPARKLE until 21st Dec.
• Clarks: Save up to 50% in the sale.
• Coast: Up to £50 off party styles.
• Debenhams: Still up to 30% off throughout the store but now 15% off beauty/fragrance.
• French Connection: Sale with up to 50% off.
• Jaeger: Save up to 50% in the coat sale.
• Laura Ashley: Up to 30% off until Sunday.
• Urban Outfitters: Use code SANTA for 15% off the Xmas catalogue, ends Sunday.

Brilliant Xmas bargains

• You get free delivery at Argos when you spend over £50 and use the code WFD before it expires 13th December. And, get a £5 voucher when you spend £30 on electrical personal care.
• To save money on beauty gifts, today is your last chance to get 15% off at Benefit – use the code FRIEND15 at the online checkout before midnight. There are still a few days to save 40% at the The Body Shop with the code VOUCH444 (exclusive to Vouchercodes.co.uk), or use this voucher in store for 30% off until Monday.

• Spend over £30 on Lego Duplo at John Lewis and you get a Lego Duplo Dog for free (enter the promo code LegoDog at the checkout).

Book bargains and game discounts

Browse through the top deals for book worms this week:

• If you’re looking for a book written by your favourite comedian, Amazon has the best price for The Life of Lee by Lee Evans at £8 (RRP £20) and Work! Consume! Die! By Frankie Boyle at £7 (RRP £20).
• Amazon also has the top price for I Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan by Alan Partridge at £9 (RRP £20).
• For a good crime hardback, John Grisham’s The Litigator is £8.20 (RRP £19.99) and The Drop by Michael Connelly is £8.55 (RRP £18.99), both on Amazon.
  

And check out the best buys for gamers:

• Base is selling Fable 3 for the Xbox at £10.99, saving you £19 and for the Nintendo Wii The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword is £31.85 (RRP £39.99) at Simply Games.
• PS3 bargains include Crysis 2 and Vanquish both £14.95 each (RRP £49.99) at The Hut, The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim for £22.49 (RRP £54.99) at GameStation and Dante’s Inferno is £13.50 (RRP £39.99) at Clickforgames.
• And, if you want a new Wii game, Amazon is selling Zumba 2 Fitness for £24.91 (RRP £39.99) and Abba: You Can Dance for £20.97 (RRP £29.99).

Best buy DVDs and boxsets

Now on to the best DVD deals this week:

Freebie of the week

Get a free travel-sized tube of Oral-B toothpaste delivered to your door by filling in your details on the SuperSavvy form (click Sample). They may not have many so get in quick!

Mobile phone deal of the week

Sign up with 3 Mobile (for 24 months) and you can get the snazzy Nokia Lumia 800 for £30 per with 500 minutes, 5,000 texts and a generous 1GB data allowance!

Get it here or compare other top mobile deals at Recombu.

Competition of the week

Win one of five yummy Garner’s Christmas hampers with The Telegraph. As pickled onion specialists you can expect some pickles, preserves and other fine food. Competition ends midnight Sunday 18th December.

Also, head to the Nurofen Facebook page and nominate a friend or family member to win a free £20 M&S voucher.

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.