Frugal Food - 8th June 2012

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 08 June 2012  |  0 comments
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This week's deals include: save £10 on a first-time £80 spend at Sainsbury's, Euro 2012 booze bargains at Co-op, free delivery at Hotel Chocolat, and save 15% on Father's Day chocolate gifts at Cadbury or Green and Blacks.

It’s the beginning of a new month and more importantly an extra long weekend so if you’re in the mood to celebrate check out these deals…

Best supermarket deals

Tesco

This week we’re going to kick off with some family favourites at Tesco; grab Kingsmill 50/50 Pitta Pockets for 39p (was 79p), Branston Baked Beans and Spaghetti four-packs for £1.27 (was £2.55), Kellogg's Coco Pops 550g for £1.34 and Rice Krispies 510g for £1.34 (was up to £2.90), Flora Light Spread 500g for 85p (was £1.70), Maltesers Box for £2 (was £4) and Loyd Grossman Korma Curry Sauce for £1.04 (was £2.09).

It’s also BOGOF on various meat packs including Tesco Barbeque Chinese Style Chicken Thighs 700g, Tesco Chinese Pork Loin Steaks 340g and Tesco Sweet Chilli Chicken Skewers (4 per pack) which are all usually £3.50 each. And look out for Tesco Finest Brussels Pâté half-price at £1, Tesco Healthy Living Chicken Breast Fillets Skinless 515g half-price at £3 and Diced Lamb 300g, reduced from £4 to £2.50.  

At Tesco new online shoppers save £10 on a £50 spend with XXPPC valid until 30th June.

Asda

Asda is selling cut-price tins and jars for your store cupboards including Duerr's Traditional Fine Cut Seville Orange and Grapefruit Marmalade for £1 (was £1.17), Green Giant Creamed Style Corn for 93p (was £1.04), Homepride Cook-In Sauces for £1 (was £1.34), Asda Olive Oil 1L for £2.90 (was £3.24), Baxters Soups for £1 (was £1.12) and don’t miss the KTC bargains – four for £1 on beans and pulses and 2 for £10 on KTC Sunflower Oil 5L (usually £6 each).

For rollback bargains in the freezer section look out for Chosen by You American Southern Fried Chicken Breast Steaks (4 per pack) and £1.52 (was £2), half-price Maggi Hot Pockets Bolognese Crispy Pastries for £1, McCain Cheese and Tomato Pizza Fingers for £1 (was £1.58), various Findus Minced Beef Crispy Pancakes for £1 (was £1.32), and Dalepak Minted Lamb Marinade Style Grillsteaks for £1.52 (was £1.78).

Sainsbury's

Heading to Sainsbury’s there are a ton of discounts on fruit and veg with large pineapples for £1.09 (was £2.18), 1.4kg bags of Sainsbury’s Basics Family Apples for £1 (was £1.49), two mangoes for £1.50 (was £2), punnets of peaches for £2 (was £2.50), 320g of apricots for £2.50 (was £4), 400g of British strawberries, 250g of cherries, 200g of blueberries and 225g of raspberries for £2 each (was £4), 400g bags of carrot batons for 60p (was £1), 250g of Bunched Asparagus for £1.50 (was £3), Round Lettuce for 59p (was 75p), various pasta salads for £1 (was £1.79) and Sainsbury's Living Basil Large Pots for £1.50 (was £2).

And pick up various big bags of tatties on offer including 1kg of Taste the Difference Jersey Royal New Potatoes for £1.50 (was £3), 2.5kg of Baking Potatoes for £1.50 (was £1.75), 1kg of Sainsbury's Apache Potatoes for £1 (was £2) and 1.25kg of Sweet Potatoes for £1.50 (was £1.85).

First-time Sainsbury’s customers can use the code MVDD-FN6V-7Q9Q to get £10 off an £80 online spend, valid until Sunday 10th June.

Lidl

The half-price weekend deals at Lidl (available on Saturday and Sunday only) are eight-packs of Glenview Farm for 47p, 750g of red onions for 34p and, to create the perfect Classic Breakfast Butty, half-price Kania brown sauce (now 34p), 500g of Utterly Butterly (now 90p) and Rowan Hill Bakery rolls (now 24p).

Morrisons

At Morrisons you can buy Great Match bargains in time for the Euro 2012 kickoff. Look out for 14” Meatball Pizzas and 14” Vegetable Supreme Pizzas for £2 (was £3.50), two for £5 on Barbecue Meat Selection, Oven Baked Meal Deal (six Southern Fried thighs or Southern Fried drumsticks and five Chicken Bites) for £6 each and half-price Haagen Dazs. Check the lot here.

Waitrose

The latest offers at Waitrose include three for £10 on Essential meat and poultry; BOGOF on strawberries; two for £3 on vegetable packs and citrus fruits; and two for £5 on sausages.

If you’re new to Waitrose you can save a total of £75 on your first five online grocery orders. You'll need to make your first order of £75 or more by 30th June 2012 entering the code Q2A75EMGPR1 to save £5 and then complete all five orders before 31st August 2012. Get all the details here.

First time Ocado shoppers can use VOU1304996 for £10 off first orders over £50 (expires 31st Dec) and VOU0057129 for £15 off a £75 spend (expires 30th June

Westin Gourmet

The special offers this week from online gourmet butcher Westin Gourmet include 29% off a 450g pack of 100% sliced ham (now £4.65), 23% off 24 meaty pork sausages (now £6.27) and 18% off six 3-4oz lamb loin chops (now £9.10).

Supermarket money-off coupons

Before you hit the supermarkets, check for any money-saving coupons:

• Save 50p on a six pack of Tennent’s Original Export at Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s only. Expires 15th July.
• Lazy Town children’s drinks (for kids aged between two and six) are offering 50p off any product from the Lazy Town juice range. Expires 31st August 2013.
• Get 20p off Lotus Original Caramelised Biscuits 350g at Asda when you click and print this voucher (valid until 1st December 2012).
• Save 50p on Rice Dream, Oat Dream or Almond Dream (valid until 21st June 2012). 
  

Cheap tipple

At the Co-op you can celebrate the start of Euro 2012 with some of their best booze offers including Carlsberg Export (18 x 275ml) for only £10, Stella Artois/Cidre (4 x 440ml) for only £4.24 and various packs for only £8 including Bulmer’s Original (6 x 568ml), Stella Artois (12 x 284ml), Budweiser (12 x 330ml), Strongbow, Carlsberg, Fosters, John Smith’s and Carling (10 x 440ml) cans.

Over at Lidl you can save 15% on 2l bottles of Woodgate dry cider, now £1.65; Teachers blended Scotch Whisky for £12.49; Great British ciders or lagers of the world for £4.99; Chilean Cab Sav 2011 for £3.59 (was £3.99) plus the Wine of the Week – Sancerre 2010 white wine with £2 off at £7.99. 

If you’re a first-time customer you can save £10 off your first £50 spend at Tesco Wine with the code XXMML4 at the online checkout by Friday 31st August 2012.

Best restaurant deals

As always, new and extended deals appear at the top of the table. For the section covering regular and ongoing deals, go to the bottom of the page.

Regular restaurant discounts and vouchers

This is where you’ll find the restaurant and retail deals that run on a permanent or ongoing basis. 

Freebies and comps

Check out the latest freebies and comps for foodies!

• Try the new 'Absolut Passion Cocktail' at Revolution Bars with this voucher, valid 5-9pm until Sunday 10th June.
• Or nab a free 'Luvilee Jubilee' cocktail or 568ml bottle of Bulmers cider at Pitcher and Piano when you sign up and print off your voucher, valid until 30th June.
• Head to the Yorkshire Gold Facebook page and they will send you two free samples in the post. Offer ends 28th June. 
• Tropicana Juice is giving away an impressive 1 litre carton when you like their Facebook page and win at the “Creation Station” game – if you don’t win the bottle you will still get a £1 money-off voucher so it’s well worth a go.
• There is still time to win one of 1000 650g boxes of Chocolate Hazelnut Krave. Like their Facebook and enter your details before 18th June 2012 to win.
• Send a recipe to Herbs and Spices Direct at info@herbsandspicesdirect.co.uk and they’ll say thanks with 50g of free Herbs or Spices if your recipe is published on the website!

Plus…free recipes from celebrity chefs
Big fan of Jamie Oliver, Fay Ripley or James Martin? Head over to our sister site lovefood.com where you can find heaps of free recipes from your favourite celebrity chefs.

Voucher codes and coupons

Burger King has released its Summer Sizzlers with vouchers (enter your email and the random text) for BOGOF Angus burgers, two Whopper or Chicken Royale meals for £6 and King of the Day for £1.99, all valid every day until Monday 23rd June.

If you’re shopping online, cut costs with these codes:

• Knock 10% off orders over £25 at Hotel Chocolat with code VCSUM10, expires 31st August.
• A new Hotel Chocolat code this week, use VCFD for free delivery until Sunday 10th June (courtesy of Vouchercodes.co.uk).
• Then at Thorntons use code JBRW for 17% off when you spend at least £20.
• Vouchercodes.co.uk also have an exclusive code for 15% off the Father’s Day gift range at both Cadbury Gifts Direct (excludes p&p) and Green & Blacks. Enter WEBGAINS15 at the checkout before Sunday 17th June.
• Check for the latest Pizza Hut Delivery codes too, for example, use VCHHGTYNT for 2for1 pizzas (ends Sunday 10th June) and use VCFJYTRJS for £10 off a £25 spend (ends Sunday 22nd June). See others here.

Voucher code promotions tend to be withdrawn quickly. You can use the following websites to track down new voucher codes as and when they come up:

HotUKDeals

MyVoucherCodes

Promotionalcodes.org.uk

RestaurantVouchers

SavaCode

SupermarketVoucherCodes

ShoppingCodes

VoucherCodes

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Every effort is made to source voucher codes which are valid at the time this article is published. However, please be aware that lovemoney.com cannot guarantee that every voucher will be valid or that it will not be withdrawn by the provider immediately.