Frugal Friday!

Get your hands on half price paperbacks, 75% off fashion, the John Wayne collection for £6, and 50% off theatre tickets...

This week's glorious heatwave looks like it could be coming to an end. So let's hope this fabulous array of brilliant bargains will keep those temperatures soaring...

Books

Whatever the weather does this weekend, there's nothing better than curling up on the sofa with a cuppa and a good book. And right now, there are several amazing offers to take advantage of:

• At WHSmith there's currently up to 50% off new and bestselling paperbacks. The fabulously funny This Charming Man by Marian Keyes is now just £3.99 (RRP £7.99), while Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction is £3.49 (RRP £6.99).
• On the other hand, if you've been bitten by vampire fever, Waterstones is offering up to 30% off vampire fiction. Stephenie Meyer's popular novel Twilight is now £4.89 (RRP £6.99).
• Finally, Borders is offering up to 40% off summer reading and up to 25% off British travel books.

Fashion, beauty, homewares and gadgets

It's sales galore yet again this week, with an astounding 25 sales on at top high street stores!

So, if you're looking to brighten up your summer wardrobe or grab something extra special for your summer holiday, it looks like now is the time to do it.

• 1. ASOS: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• 2. Benefit Cosmetics: 10% off if you use the online code BENETNNI by 5 July.
• 3. BHS: Up to 70% off all departments.
• 4. Burton: Up to 50% off selected lines.
• 5. Coast: Up to 70% off selected fashion.
• 6. Debenhams: Up to 70% off thousands of lines. Free delivery if you spend over £100.
• 7. Dorothy Perkins: Up to 70% off a range of fashion. Free delivery on orders over £75.
• 8. Elemis: 15% off first orders and a FREE 20ml Fruit Rejuvenating Mask if you use online code AFF079. Valid until 1st August.
• 9. Faith: Up to 60% off selected footwear.
• 10. Feel Unique: 7.5% off the Healthy Living department with the code HEALTHY75. Valid until 31 July.
• 11. French Connection: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• 12. Hobbs: Up to 50% off a range of fashion, footwear and accessories.
• 13. House of Fraser: Up to 60% off selected fashion and homewares.
• 14. Karen Millen: Up to 50% off a range of clothing and accessories.
• 15. Laura Ashley: Up to 50% off home and fashion.
• 16. L'Occitane: Up to 50% off selected products. Free Shea Body Discover Set when you spend £25 or more if you use the code ASH9. Free delivery if you spend £45 or more with the code AFPP45
• 17. Oasis: Up to 50% off selected fashion and accessories.
• 18. Office: Up to 60% off selected footwear.
• 19. Schuh: Up to 70% off a range of footwear. Free delivery if you spend more than £14.99.
• 20. Shudoo: Up to 70% off a variety of footwear.
• 21. Topshop: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.
• 22. UNIQLO: Up to 50% off selected fashion. And if you spend £45 or more, get 10% off if you enter the online code UNIQ10OFF45 and free delivery with the code UNIQDEL45
• 23. Urban Outfitters: Up to 75% off selected fashion.
• 24.   USC: Up to 50% off selected lines.
• 25.   Warehouse: Up to 50% off a range of fashion.

If you're looking to spruce up your home instead, there's currently up to 50% off a range of kitchenware, garden accessories and homewares at Lakeland. This handy Remote Control Organiser is now only £7.99 (RRP £14.67).

There's also up to 50% off a range of homewares and accessories at Graham & Green. What's more, you can get an extra 10% off if you use the online code M9XTRA. This gorgeous Hand Crotched Jewellery Box is now just £12.50, while this groovy Chrome Magazine Rack is just £13.65.

Finally, both Homebase and Tesco Direct are also holding summer sales - both of which are worth checking out.

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Film and box sets

Film lovers up and down the country are spoilt for choice yet again this week with these great bargains:

Eating out

Restaurant deals are starting to dwindle, but there are still plenty left for you to enjoy. So why not take advantage of the following, before they disappear forever:

Cheap days out

If you live in London and feel like boogieing away at a musical, Lastminute.com is offering up to 50% off tickets for Grease and We Will Rock You.

On the other hand, if you shop in Morrisons and spend £25 or more by 12 July, you'll receive a booklet of money-saving vouchers. These can be used for all sorts of activities such as 2 for 1 entry to historic sites from English Heritage, including Stonehenge, 40% off UK family short breaks with Haven, or 2 for 1 entry for ten pin bowling.

Finally, you can get 5% off theatre/concert/sport tickets with Viagogo with the online code VGG6754 until 1 August.

Freebie of the week

If you fancy an evening out, but can't afford to splurge, you can currently get your hands on free tickets for shows such as Totally Saturday and Mock the Week. All you have to do is sign up to sroaudiences.com - but you'll need to be quick as tickets go fast!

Competition of the week

Finally, here are the two top competitions to enter this week:

Have a lovely 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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