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Free fish and chips with Inside Soap magazine

Here’s a quick one. The current issue of Inside Soap magazine is running a two-for-one fish and chips deal. The offer is nationwide, and runs until 22 February 2011. Go here to see a list of the participating chippies – … Continue reading

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Diamond bracelet: £79.95 instead of £286

Van Amstel Diamonds has teamed up with Groupon for this latest deal, nicely timed for Valentine’s Day next month. Van Amstel Diamonds, founded in Amsterdam, imports diamonds and precious metals from all over the world and makes them into fine … Continue reading

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BARGAIN: get an XBox 360 for just £10

Want an XBox 360? Turns out that you can get an XBox 360 from Orange for just £10, if you buy Orange broadband at the same time. The 4GB XBox 360 costs £149.99 from Argos (and at the time of … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 10
  • Posted: October 21, 2010
  • Category: Wedding

My 80-year-old wedding dress: behold!

This is me on my wedding day in 2005, wearing my thrifty wedding dress. I bought it on eBay for £25; according to the faded little note that came with it, the dress had last been worn in 1927. Candis … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 4
  • Posted: July 6, 2010
  • Category: Beauty

With tinted Vaseline, who needs to splash out on lip gloss?

What can I tell you about tinted Vaseline, aka Vaseline Rosy Lips? Just like regular Vaseline, it makes a bargain lip balm. In the tin, the Vaseline is a rather alarming shade of hot pink (it’s pretty toned down in … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: May 31, 2010
  • Category: Beauty

Pixi Satin Rose Oil: divine fragrance, divine price.

Pixi’s Rose Satin Oil is one of my favourite fragrances. I got a rollerball bottle of the stuff about four years ago, from a beauty journalist. I kept that little bottle in my bag and mourned its loss when it … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: September 8, 2009
  • Category: Fashion

Hey Jo B? Mauricio? Hope you haven’t spent your Threadless vouchers yet…

…Because I just received this: Hi! I wanted to get in touch with you because I work in the PR department of Threadless. We saw your post of a Threadless Tee giveaway and we’re so excited that your readers love … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 8
  • Posted: August 27, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

Vax vacuum cleaners reduced by more than £100

I like Vax. Their products aren’t wildly expensive – a snip, compared to the spendy Dyson range – but their vacuum cleaners and hoovers upright models are very sturdy. Our vac is a Vax, kindly donated by Frugal Grandma’s next … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: May 19, 2009
  • Category: Fashion

DISCOUNT: 20% off at Karen Millen

Thanks to the Chiconomise girls for pointing me in the direction of this one: from now until 11 June, you can get 20 per cent off purchases at Karen Millen Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: May 14, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

The Novelty Eggcup Holding Page

It may have seemed like a quiet week this week, but trust me: it’s been manic. Priorities sprouting and deadlines looming left, right and centre; I’ve been getting four hours kip a night, Margaret Thatcher style, and musing that work:life balance is … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: March 27, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Cheap Bedding

Argos has slashed the price of its budget bedlinen range: this kingsize duvet set (left) is now just £5.99, down from £9.99. Continue reading

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Nuts About Soap Nuts

I bought a packet of soap nuts from the Summer Naturals site, and I’m loving them. Soap nuts grow on sapindus trees in China and India; they are sticky and gooey with a surfactant called saponin. Forget laundry detergent; put … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: February 27, 2009
  • Category: Food

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Free Marcus Wareing Cookbook

Are you in the UK? If you are, buy tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph – and get a free hardback cookbook by tip-top Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing! Full details of the offer can be found here. The only catch is that you … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: January 27, 2009
  • Category: Food

Get your Tesco voucher codes!

This one’s a beauty, so I thought I’d share it. It’s a website called Tesco Voucher Codes, which does what it says on the tin. It has all the current points voucher codes, money off voucher codes and wine codes. … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: November 20, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

20% off at M&S – for one day only!

Short notice, I know, but on Thursday Marks & Spencer is holding a one-off, one-day sale with 20 per cent off. The Times reports: Tomorrow’s sale at M&S, which starts online at one minute past midnight, is its biggest pre-Christmas … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: October 10, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Betty Jackson at Debenhams (again)

Yes, I know it’s not the first time that I have waxed lyrical about Betty Jackson’s range for Debenhams department store, but I do like it. The clothes are nicely thought-out: simple and elegant, with a few special details.

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