Frugal Friday

This week's highlights include the Superman box-set for under £26, half price theatre tickets, 75% off hardbacks, and a new competition section!

It's Friday! And that can only mean one thing - it's time to check out this week's discounts and deals...

Fashion, beauty and homewares

Any fashion gurus out there will be able to shop to their heart's content with these fabulously tempting offers:

Burton: 50% off selected fashion and footwear
Debenhams: 10% off beauty, furniture and selected electrical products if you enter the code PH4P online or 20% off fashion and home if you enter the code P5TP. Both deals expire on 12 May
Dorothy Perkins: 10% off first orders online if you enter the code DPWELC by 13 May. There's also 20% off everything today only!
Graham & Green: 15% off when you spend £35 or more if you enter the code M9W35 at the checkout
House of Fraser: £5 off all beauty and fragrances orders over £50 if you enter the code BEAUTY50 online by 10 May
M&S: £5 off kids' clothes if you spend £25 or more. Enter the code KIDSHOLS at the online checkout. Expires 31 May
Schuh: £5 off all orders over £19.46 if you use the code online at the checkout by 31 May (excludes sale items)

Films and box sets

Once again film buffs are spoilt for choice when it comes to DVD bargains this week. And if anyone is feeling a little nostalgic about their childhood, I highly recommend relaxing with an episode of the Raccoons! Here's my pick of the best bargains with the most heavily discounted first:

Film/Box Set	Retailer	Reduction from RRP	New price
Superman: The Ultimate Collection	Amazon	£50.12 off	£25.87
The 80s Movie Club For Tough Guys	Borders	£24.27 off	£10.72
Harry Potter: Years 1-5	Borders	£16.04 off	£23.95
Robots/Ice Age/Chicken Run	Play.com	£15 off	£4.99
The Raccoons: Series 2	Tesco Entertainment	£10.12 off	£9.67

Theatre and travel

Here are this week's top deals for theatre buff and holiday-makers:

50% off selected theatre shows with Lastminute.com
25% off weekend stays at InterContinental Hotels Group
40% off selected hotels worldwide with Hotel.com

Books

There are so many fabulous deals on books right now that the bookworms among you won't know where to start!

At Borders you can currently get 10% off if you spend £15 or more instore with this voucher. This is valid until 10 May.
There's also up to 60% off paperbacks and up to 75% off hardbacks at WHSmith. Jennifer Worth's Shadows of the Workhouse is now £3.49 (RRP £6.99).
Finally, Waterstones is offering up to 40% off selected bestsellers. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is now £4.79 (£7.99).

Eating out

Once again this week there's a wide range of restaurant deals to enjoy! So no one needs to go hungry!

Restaurant	Deal	Dates valid	Exclusions/limitations
ASK	2 for 1 on mains with this voucher	Every Sunday to Thursday until 31 May
Bella Italia	Enjoy a main course for two and a bottle of wine for £20 if you sign up here	Every Sunday to Thursday until 31 May
Brasserie Gerard	£10 off your bill if you sign up here	Every Monday to Thursday until 30 June
Caffe Uno	2 for 1 on mains if you sign up here	Sunday to Thursday until 31 May
Gourmet Burger Kitchen	2 for 1 on mains with this voucher	Every Sunday to Thursday until 31 May	Excludes takeaway
Pizza Express	2 for 1 on main courses with this voucher	Valid until 24 May	Excludes Saturdays
Strada	2 for 1 on main courses with this voucher	Every Sunday to Thursday until 14 May
Tootsies & Dexters	£10 off if you register here	Ongoing	Must spend £20 or more
Zizzi	Buy one main meal, get another for 99p with this voucher	Every Sunday-Thursday until 31 May	Excludes bank holidays
Zizzi	50% off your bill if you sign up here with the Telegraph	Every Sunday-Thursday until 31 May

And if, like me, you're a bit of a Millie's Cookies fan, there are plenty of discount vouchers to enjoy here.

Freebie of the week

Anyone doing a spot of shopping in Oxford Street this weekend can take a break from the chaos and relax with a nice cuppa in Selfridge's Food Garden Cafe without paying a penny! Simply print out this voucher for your free tea or coffee and use it by 31 May.

Top competitions

Finally, a new addition to this week's Frugal Friday - competitions! So here are five of the best competitions to enter this week - you never know, it could be your lucky day!

Prize	How to enter	Closes
iPod Nano	Answer 15 multiple choice questions with the Radio Times	21 May
A trip to New York with £1,000 spending money	Enter prize draw here	30 August
Set of James Martin kitchen appliances	Answer competition question here	25 May
£100 worth of baby items	Enter prize draw here	31 May - although this competition runs each month
A luxury holiday to Malaysia for two people	Enter prize draw here	31 May

Have a great weekend!

Don't forget: although all prices and discounts were correct on the day this email was sent out, offers this good are subject to change and often sell out quickly.

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