Frugal Friday

Highlights this week include 70% off fashion, 60% off summer paperbacks, the entire Sherlock Holmes DVD collection for £18, and 2-for-1 on days out...

Well, the weekend is almost upon us, so let's hope the sun keeps shining. But in case it doesn't, here's this week's round-up of brilliant bargains to keep you smiling...

Books and games

If you're hoping to expand your book collection this weekend, you'll be delighted to hear that there are some fabulous sales across many bookstores right now:

• Waterstones is offering up to 40% off paperbacks. Philippa Gregory's The Other Queen is now just £5.59 (RRP £7.99). And John Boyne's moving tale The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is £4.89 (RRP £6.99).
• There's also up to 60% off summer paperbacks at WHSmith. Jane Green's The Beach House is now £3.99, saving you £4.
• Finally, you can also get up to 40% off summer reading at Borders.

On the other hand, if you're looking for some new games to play on the Xbox 360, Game is currently offering the fabulous You're in the Movies with Live Vision Camera for just £12.99. That's a saving of £32.

Or if you'd prefer, Play.com is offering The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena for just £17.99 - saving you £27.

Fashion, beauty and homewares

Shopping bags at the ready everyone... be prepared to shop until you drop! Here's the rundown of 21 fantastic high street sales:

1. Adams: 25% off everything until Saturday (27 June).

2. Barratts: Free delivery on everything! Up to £10 off summer lines.

3. Benefit Cosmetics: 10% off if you use the online code BENETNNI by 5 July.

4. BHS: Up to 50% off all departments.

5. Burton: Up to 50% off selected lines.

6. Coast: Up to 50% off selected fashion.

7. Debenhams: Up to 70% off thousands of lines. Free delivery if you spend over £100.

8. Dorothy Perkins: Up to 70% off a range of fashion. Free delivery on orders over £75.

9. Dune: Up to 70% off a range of footwear.

10. Faith: Up to 50% off selected footwear.

11. French Connection: Up to 50% off selected fashion.

12. House of Fraser: Up to 50% off selected fashion and homewares.

13. Karen Millen: Up to 50% off a range of clothing and accessories.

14. Matches: Up to 50% off selected fashion.

15. Oasis: Up to 50% off selected fashion and accessories.

16. Office: Up to 60% off selected footwear.

17. Schuh: Up to 70% off a range of footwear. Free delivery if you spend more than £14.99.

18. Shudoo: Up to 70% off a variety of footwear.

19. TM Lewin: Up to 75% off men's shirts.

20.   USC: Up to 50% off selected lines.

21.   Warehouse: Up to 50% off a range of fashion.

However, if you're more interested in buying some funky new accessories for your kitchen, hurry down to Debenhams where you can currently pick up this non-stick Black Analon Five Piece Pan Set for £100 - that's a whopping £130 off!

Alternatively, this classy Prestige Silver Multisteamer is now half price at £30.

And you can also grab up to 70% off homewares at Littlewoods. This snazzy 5 Litre Swan Pressure Cooker is now £30, saving you £15.

Film, box sets and music

Anyone hoping to curl up on the sofa and watch a range of films over the weekend, won't be disappointed with this little lot:

Meanwhile, if you fancy paying tribute to the King of Pop and picking up a Michael Jackson CD, CD WOW is currently offering The Essential Michael Jackson CD for just £6.29.

There's also up to 75% off a range of DVDs, games, books, and gadgets at Play.com right now - so don't forget to check this out!

Eating out

Once again, there are some amazing restaurant offers out there this week. So if you fancy hanging up the pots and pans for a bit, check out these deals:

Cheap days out

Looking to get out and about this weekend? If you pay a trip to Canterbury in Kent, you can currently pick up a 2-for-1 voucher for the wonderful Canterbury Tales attraction - definitely one I recommend!

Alternatively, if you're based in London, why not visit the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms, where you can also use this 2-for-1 voucher.

Both of these vouchers are available from EnjoyEngland.com.

Mobile phone deal of the week

Fancy owning the swanky new Nokia 6303 Classic? Well, for just £8.49 per month, it could be yours - and you'll get either 100 minutes and 100 texts or 50 minutes and 300 texts thrown into the bargain! This deal is with Talk Mobile which is powered by Vodafone. It's worth noting, however, that you'll need to sign up to a 24 month contract.

Freebie of the week

Entertaining the kids can be expensive. But if you make a trip to Alton Towers the kids can get in absolutely free with this voucher from Visit The Heart. Kids also go free at Cadbury's World with this voucher! (Must be accompanied by a full paying adult.)

Competition of the week

Have a fantastic 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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