Tag Archives: Friday Bargains

  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: April 17, 2009
  • Category: Food

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Cadbury’s Creme Eggs!

I’m going to keep this one short and sweet – very sweet. Lidl is shifting job lots of Cadbury’s Creme Eggs: a pack of six for just 99 pence! If you buy these up I do recommend that you eke … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: April 3, 2009
  • Category: Food

FRIDAY BARGAINS: 50% off at La Tasca

Fancy some cut-price Spanish food? The Daily Telegraph is running an offer for 50 per cent off food at tapas chain La Tasca. The offer runs until 19 April and covers a table of up to four diners. The online … 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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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 4
  • Posted: March 6, 2009
  • Category: Beauty

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Nicky Clarke Hair Styling Set

Argos is doing a good deal on this Nicky Clarke Dryer & Straightener Gift Box: £24.99, reduced from £69.99. The straighteners are ceramic-coated and heat to 200 degrees in 30 seconds; the products come in a matching leather-look box. The … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: February 20, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

FRIDAY BARGAINS: darned fine garden tools

One of the shocks about turning grown-up is finding out just how expensive all this stuff is. Window boxes, I could cope with. But since we moved into a house with a bona fide garden, I’ve been regularly horrified by … Continue reading

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(Late) Friday Bargains: Flowers & More from Morrisons

I must apologise for the extremely late running of Friday Bargains. This is because I was out on the razzle when I should have been posting. It’s all come good though: I was moping around Morrisons at the weekend and… … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: January 30, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Bunches of flowers

I try to avoid buying flowers online or using Interflora, if possible. Last year I was all set to send my mum a bouquet for Mother’s Day. Then I went on the Interflora website and got all moody when I … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: November 21, 2008
  • Category: Holidays

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Debenhams luggage

Like M&S, Debenhams is going big on sales and heavy discounts in the run-up to Christmas. Check out the Debenhams website for the full range of offers. I’m looking for new luggage at present: it’s horribly expensive and up until … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: October 31, 2008
  • Category: Food

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Half-price Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s is half-price at Morrisons right now. It’s £1.80 for one of the larger, 500ml tubs. Sadly, my local Morrisons didn’t have any ‘Cherry Garcia’ in (sniff), but I went for this sorbet one instead. The best part? My husband’s … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: October 24, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

FRIDAY BARGAINS: fashion vouchers in Grazia

Ciao, Fashion Queens! The latest issue of Grazia magazine (not the one above; this one has Madonna on the cover) has vouchers for a range of high street clothes stores.   The magazine costs £1.90; the vouchers, on page 103,  give you 20 per cent off … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: October 17, 2008
  • Category: Beauty

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Tesco hair clippers

This hair clipper set from Tesco is only £6.99. It comes with the different sized combs, so that you can select how short you want the hair to be, plus other accoutrements such as scissors and a comb. Not only … 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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FRIDAY BARGAINS: Spring bulbs from Woolworths

  Who’d have thunk that Woolies would be a magnet for frugal gardeners? It really shouldn’t surprise me – after all, that shop sells everything – but since discovering that it sells good gardening products at rock bottom prices, I’ve … Continue reading

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FRIDAY BARGAINS: Sabatier knives

Sabatier makes the most wonderful knives. The metal is thick and the steel blades are strong and sturdy. Holding a Sabatier it is ten times more easy to fillet a fish, carve a roast or fanny around with baby salad vegetables. I cherish … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 4
  • Posted: September 20, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

FRIDAY BARGAINS: 30% off at Gap (UK)

UK shoppers can get 30% off at Gap, between now and 28 September. Just visit this site, enter your details and collect your voucher. It can also be used at the various offshoot stores – babyGap, GapKids, GapMaternity, certain department … Continue reading

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FRIDAY BARGAINS: Guzzini homewares

Oh frabjous day! It’s Final Clearance time at House of Fraser department stores – and there’s a bunch of Guzzini stuff on sale. If you aren’t familiar with Guzzini: it’s an Italian design company. They make handsome plastic kitchenware, and … Continue reading

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