Frugal Friday

Highlights this week include 70% off footwear, half price digital cameras, fabulous book bargains, £100 off a netbook, 80% off games, and the Lost collection for £80.

With the clocks going back this weekend, it's clear that winter has well and truly arrived. So let's hope that this week's discounts and deals help to brighten things up a little...

Fashion and homewares

If you haven't yet made the most of the mid-season sales, don't panic, because there are still plenty of bargains up for grabs!

• ASOS: Up to 75% off selected fashion.
• Barratts: A further 20% off selected footwear.
• Bertie: Up to 50% off selected footwear.
• Bhs: 20% off kids', teens' and men's knitwear.
• Burton: Up to 50% off selected lines.
• Debenhams: Up to 70% off selected lines. Plus an extra 10% off kitchenware if you use the code P6KP at the online checkout. Sale ends on Sunday (25 October).
• Dorothy Perkins: Up to 50% off selected fashion. Free standard delivery on all orders over £75.
• Dune: Up to 50% off a range of footwear.
• Faith: Up to 70% off selected footwear.
• Hobbs: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• House of Fraser: Up to 50% off selected lines. And now there's an extra 20% off! Sale ends on Sunday (25 October).
• Jane Norman: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.
• Kew: Up to 60% off selected items.
• Next: 50% off selected items.
• Oasis: Up to £25 off selected fashion. Plus selected coats at £80 for one week only!
• Office: Up to 60% off a range of footwear.
• River Island: Sale now on with some items just £3!
• Schuh: Up to 70% off selected footwear. Free delivery on orders over £14.99.
• Schudoo: Up to half price on a range of footwear.
• Wallis: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.
• Warehouse: Up to 50% off selected fashion.

Debenhams is also offering some great deals on furniture. So if you're sprucing up your home in time for Christmas, you can now get your hands on this Chocolate Two Seater Sofa for £404.10, saving you a whopping £494.90! And this Calgary Nest of Tables is now £251.10, a saving of £301.90.

Gadgets and gizmos

If you need a new digital set top box, you can now enjoy £10 off a Freeview or freesat box on the Humax Direct website. Simply enter the online code FAFTEN at the checkout! This offer is valid until 31 March next year and can only be redeemed against a brand new PVR-9150T or PVR-9300T Freeview box and the FOXSAT-HD and FOXSAT-HDR freesat boxes.

Any photographers out there will be delighted to hear that Argos is now offering up to half price off selected digital cameras. This Canon PowerShot Camera is now £59.99, saving you £40. And this Alba Digital Camera is now £89.99 (RRP £179.99).

Alternatively, if you're after a netbook, this Acer Aspire One Netbook from CDiscount has a massive £100 off at £279.99. And if you're looking for a new printer, this Epson Laser Printer is now just £79.99 (RRP £99.99) also at CDiscount.

Books and games

The air is certainly getting chillier, but that means there's even more of an excuse to snuggle up in front of a roaring fire with a good book! And once again there are some great bargains to be had this week!

• The Book Depository is offering some great discounts on a wide range of novels. So if you're a Kate Mosse fan, you can now enjoy her latest release The Winter Ghosts for just £8.97, saving you £6.02. But if you're more of a Michael Connelly fanatic, you can pick up Nine Dragons for half price at £9.47.
• Meanwhile, you can also enjoy at least 50% off the top 100 bestsellers at Waterstones.
• And at Borders you can get up to 30% off back to college textbooks and coursebooks.

If you're more interested in exercising your thumbs over the weekend, check out these fabulous gaming offers:

• If you've got a PS3, you can now save £7 on Grand Theft Auto IV: Platinum at HMV and pick it up for £12.99.
• For the Xbox 360, you can now get Guitar Hero 5 for just £22.99 at Gamestation, saving you £27.
• And if you need a new game for your Nintendo DS, Boulder Dash: Rocks! is now £5.99 at Play.com, a saving of £25. You can also get 80% off Track and Field which is £6.73 at The Hut.

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Film and box sets

You simply can't beat curling up with a cuppa and watching a good movie. So if that's how you fancy spending your weekend, take a look at these DVD bargains:

* Pre-order for Monday (26 October).

Eating out

Run out of inspiration in the kitchen? Why not treat yourself to a meal out and check out all the latest restaurant bargains in our Frugal Food round up. Read more

Eating in

If you fancy whipping up a feast at home but don't want to break the bank, check out our very own Frugal Recipes series to find out how you can cook delicious meals on the cheap. Read more

Cheap days out

If you're looking for cheap ways to entertain the kids this half-term, check out these offers:

• Lastminute.com is currently offering 30% off entry tickets to the London Sea Life Aquarium as well as 10% off tickets to the Tower of London.
• Alternatively, kids can get free entry to Cadbury's World with this voucher from Visit The Heart. This is valid until 30 December. And this voucher will give you 2 for 1 entry to the Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands until 31 December.

For even more half-term activities, make sure you read Entertain the kids for less this half-term.

Freebie of the week

If your kids are big sport fans, this half-term they can take part in a range of sports activities up and down the country absolutely free!  All you have to do is print out a voucher from the ASDA Sporting Chance website and find out where the nearest free activities are in your area. Simply make your booking and make sure you bring your voucher with you on the day!

Activities include swimming, football, cricket and gymnastics. This is only valid during the half-term break.

Mobile phone deal of the week

If you're happy with your current mobile phone, but want a cheaper deal, sign up to a SIM only deal with Vodafone, and you can enjoy 600 minutes and unlimited texts for just £15 a month! Note that this is a 12 month contract. Find out more.

Competition of the week

Finally, this week's competition. If you're already thinking about Christmas, you'll love this offer!

Have a great weekend!

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

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