Tag Archives: bargains

wallace & gromit the complete collection
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: April 8, 2012
  • Category: Staying In

Sainsburys DVDs for £5

Just a quick heads up for film buffs: the online arm of Sainsburys has added loads of much-loved films to its bargain bucket of DVDs. The True Grit/No Country For Old Men double bill was the one that caught my … Continue reading

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The Hunger Games trilogy
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: April 4, 2012
  • Category: Staying In

The Hunger Games trilogy for a bargain £4.99

Everybody is going gaga for The Hunger Games at the moment: both the movie, and the book on which it is based. If you would like to read the books but haven’t yet, check this out: The Book People are … Continue reading

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De Cecco pasta
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: February 19, 2012
  • Category: Food

REDUCED: De Cecco pasta at Sainsbury’s & Tesco

I have written before now about the special place that De Cecco pasta holds in my heart. Made using bronze drawplates and slowly dried, it takes longer to cook than other, cheaper brands. However it is thicker and firmer, has … Continue reading

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15% off your Benefit cosmetics order

If you are a fan of Benefit cosmetics, here’s a discount deal for you: 15 per cent off all Benefit products when you order from Benefit’s online store. The discount code is 15TREAT1. Enter at checkout. Orders over £40 also … Continue reading

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Whooga Ugg boots: competition winner and discount code!

Once again, this turned out to be a popular competition! The prize: free run of the Whooga Europe online store, to select the style, colour and size of your prize boots. On the blog and on the Miss Thrifty Facebook … Continue reading

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Black tie front espadrille wedge shoes - Debenhams shoe sale
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 6
  • Posted: October 11, 2011
  • Category: Fashion

Shoes for less than £10 in the Debenhams sale

Debenhams has a good sale on at the moment, with up to 50 per cent off items in all departments, including shoes. I was pleased to see that there are plenty of pairs of shoes now going for £10 or … Continue reading

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Leather Round Toe Bow Pumps - Marks & Spencer_1305233378926
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 6
  • Posted: May 15, 2011
  • Category: Fashion

The best ballet pumps for £20

Every summer I live in ballet pumps. The problem I’ve found is that they tend to fall into two categories: expensive (by my standards) and cheap and nasty. The cheap and nasty ballet pumps come from supermarkets and discount shoe … Continue reading

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groupon ipad deal

Groupon deals roundup: £49 iPads and clothes vouchers

I dip in and out of Groupon. Sometimes I like the offers and sometimes I’m not fussed, but some good deals have gone live today so I thought I’d flag up the best ones before they cease to be. Get … Continue reading

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Stock up for summer weddings: 70% off at Debenhams

The Debenhams sale is full of goodies – especially if, like me, your mantelpiece is already becoming crowded with wedding invitations and save-the-date cards, Hugh Grant-style. My feathery headpiece portfolio is beginning to look a bit… knackered, so this is … Continue reading

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cath kidston provence rose purse
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: January 10, 2011
  • Category: Fashion

Cath Kidston sale highlights: January 2011

My Cath Kidston sale review was a popular post last year, so here’s the 2011 edition. The thing with a Cath Kidston sale, in my experience, is that it’s very hit and miss. There are always some gems in there, … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: November 25, 2010
  • Category: Christmas

10 Stephen King hardbacks for £8

Yes: this box of brand new Stephen King hardback editions costs just £8.00, including postage. With Christmas looming, I’ll be featuring a variety of gift ideas over the coming weeks – and this book deal from Books Direct Bargains seemed … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: November 15, 2010
  • Category: Fashion

Miss Thrifty Loves: £15 macs from Tesco!

If you’re in the market for a mac, check out the selection in Tesco. I don’t shop in Tesco very often, partly because there isn’t one near us (unusual, I know) and partly because I’m still moody about the Tesco … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 5
  • Posted: November 10, 2010
  • Category: Food

Half price champagne at Morrisons

Morrisons is running half price deals on champagne from now until stock runs out. Handy if your tastes run to bubbly (even if your wallet doesn’t), or if you’re stocking up for Christmas. Taittinger Brut. Reduced from £33.82 to £16.91 … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: November 4, 2010
  • Category: Fashion

Balenciaga handbag for £7.99…!

Ha! I thought that would get your attention. Sadly this beautiful Balenciaga handbag (pictured) is a one-off. It’s a fabulous find by Michele Smith: a Miss Thrifty reader and bargainista extraordinaire, who posted about her lucky discovery on the Miss … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 6
  • Posted: July 9, 2010
  • Category: House & Garden

How to fill your Morrisons trolley for £30

So what can you get with a £30 Morrisons voucher? The Sun newspaper’s social media agency got in touch to say that they would bestow a voucher for this very sum upon me, if I told y’all what I’d spend … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: April 29, 2010
  • Category: Fashion

GAP voucher: get 30% off

Here’s a voucher for all Gap customers in the UK. Take it into any Gap, GapKids, babyGap or Gap Outlet to save 30 per cent on the clothing chain’s new collection. Sale items, cashmere items, leather items and giftcards are … Continue reading

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