Frugal Friday!

Highlights this week include jeans for just £30, up to £75 off leather jackets, savings of over £11 on the new Harry Potter film, 55% off Guinness World Records 2010, half price Oral B precision clean electric toothbrushes, buy one get one free spa experiences and Alton Towers tickets for 2010 at 2009 prices.

It's bargains galore this week as the Christmas shopping season gets into full swing. If you have a gift list as long as your arm, you can pick up some fantastic discounts and make super savings with these tops deals:

Fashion and homewares

With the festive season just around the corner, are you thinking it's time to splash out on a new party outfit - or two? If you are, don't miss this week's fantastic fashion sales.

• Barratts: 20% off any order online, using the code AMAZINGB at the checkout.
• Burton: Up to 60% off sale whole stocks last and 30% off knitwear, shirts, jackets and coats.
• Coast: Up to £40 off party dresses.
• Dorothy Perkins: 30% off fashion and 25% off jewellery.
• Faith: 20% off selected party shoes and up to 50% off new season styles.
• Hobbs: Up to 40% off occasionwear
• Jane Norman: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.
• Next: All sale items half price or less.
• Oasis: All denim just £30 for one week only, and up to £75 off selected leather jackets.
• Office: Up to 70% off a range of footwear.
• Schuh: Up to 75% off selected footwear. Free delivery on orders over £14.99.
• Schudoo: Up to 70% off shoes and boots, and free delivery and returns.
• Topman: Many sale items still just £5 this week.
• Urban outfitters: Up to 75% off clothing and home with more lines added this week.
• Wallis: Up to 30% off party wear, coats and knits. Up to half-price on the mid season sale.
• Warehouse: Be quick! 20% off everything but only until Saturday 28 November. Shop online using code TREAT09 at the checkout.

On top of all these great offers, there's a fabulous half price extravaganza going on at Debenhams right now. You can get 50% off items for your home, fashion and electrical goods including this fantastic half price Oral B Precision Clean Electric Toothbrush at just £15. If you're into healthy eating, you can also pick up this excellent Prestige 24 cm Multi Steamer which is better than half price at £35 - original price £80.  

If you're looking for a Christmas gift for the man in your life, get down to Marks and Spencer and check out this Philips Nivea for Men electric shaver which is less than half price at £95.96, down from £199 and there's a free two year guarantee.

Books and games

The weather is certainly getting cold and miserable. There's no better excuse you need than that for staying warm and cosy at home with a good book.

• Don't miss the 12 days of Christmas sale at Amazon where you'll find up to 65% off top titles, up to 50% off new releases and up to 60% off games, as well as a whole host of other bargains. You can also pick up Christmas favourite, Guinness World Records 2010 for just £8.99 giving you 55% off.
• Budding cooks should check out Delia's Happy Christmas. You can buy your copy for just £9.99 from The Book People saving you £15.01 off the original price. And if your little ones are Roald Dahl fans, The Book People are also offering a huge discount of £69.86 off a collection of 15 books, costing you the bargain basement price of just £15.99.
• If you fancy stocking up on some of the latest bestsellers, you can get your hands on a copy of Crocodile Tears by Alex Rider for just £7.47 from The Book Depository. That's a saving of £7.52. While popular title The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is just £3.94 also at The Book Depository. That's more than 50% off.
• Finally, you can enjoy up to 50% off Waterstones books of the year including Door Open by Ian Rankin and Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy.

If you've still got time on your hands after all that reading, why not check out these top deals on some of the bestselling games of 2009?

• One of the most popular titles of the year is The Sims 3. You can get your hands on the best deal for the PC or MAC at BangCD.com for just £23.99, saving you a whopping £16.
• If you're after the latest Batman game, snap up Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PS3 from Play.com for £24.99. That's a whopping £25 off the RRP.
• But if you prefer a legendary racing game, visit The Hut where you can pick up Gran Turismo for the PSP for £17.73, down from the recommended price of £24.99.

• Our last top title of the week is the ever-popular fighting game Street Fighter IV for Xbox 360 which you can also buy at The Hut for just £14.73 with a brilliant saving of 61% off.

Film and box sets

As always there's a never ending supply of great DVD bargains. Take a look at the beat deals of the bunch this week.

And don't miss the latest Harry Potter film - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - which is bound to be a big hit this Christmas. It's not released until December 7, but DVDs can be pre-ordered from Amazon for just £13.98 - that's £11.01 off the RRP.

Deal of the week

There's always some brilliant telly on over Christmas. So if you want to get the most out of your TV, SKY is currently offering a brilliant deal. If you sign up to any SKY TV package online before 17 December, you'll get a free SKY+ box plus a £50 voucher for Marks & Spencer!

Eating out

If you don't fancy getting the pinny and rolling pin out this weekend, you can check out all the latest restaurant bargains in our Frugal Food round up. Read more

Eating in

If you'd prefer to stay in and cook up a delicious meal without blowing the budget, check out our very own Frugal Recipes series for some inspiration! Read more

Cheap days out

Don't miss the brilliant Wembley Stadium ICExperience where you can skate around the world's most famous pitch. Tickets cost just £16 for adults and £11.25 for kids with a fantastic 50% off if you book through Lastminute.com. Skating is available for one week only from 11 to 18 December, but book now to avoid disappointment.

Also at Lastminute.com, culture vultures can get 2 for 1 tickets for the fantastic Dali Universe on London's South Bank and save £14.

Finally, if you fancy some theme park thrills and spills in the New Year, you can book AltonTowers tickets for 2010 at 2009 prices. This equals a saving of 20% off individual tickets or 35% off family tickets. Prices are currently reduced to £29.50 for adults, £22.50 for kids and £86.40 for a family of four. You can book via the Alton Towers website now.

Christmas treats

If you fancy a bit of pampering in the run up to the festive season, try the Nirvana Spa in Berkshire which is currently offering a buy one get one free sale on spa experiences. Enjoy use of all the facilities, a floatation treatment, lunch and drinks saving you over £126. You can book your experience at enjoyengland.com.

Mobile phone deal of the week

Want to surf the internet on your mobile for free? Of course you do, so here's some great news for T Mobile prepay customers: on top of unlimited texts, you can now also get unlimited free access to mobile internet just by topping up with at least £10 a month.

This deal is open to anyone connecting a free pay-as-you-go SIM card or buying a pay-as-you-go phone from a T-Mobile store or online at t-mobile.co.uk.

Freebie of the week

Are you already feeling a wee bit flustered about what to serve your guests this Christmas? Well, panic no more with these fantastic free Christmas recipes from the BBC food website. You'll find some great food ideas from top BBC chefs including Rick Stein and Nigella Lawson.

You can also learn how to make the perfect Christmas pud by checking out this free video tutorial and you can even find out how to have a luxury Christmas menu on a budget.

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.