Frugal Thursday


Updated on 09 April 2009 | 0 Comments

This week's highlights include 70% off fashion, the Prime Suspect box set for £12, fabulous restaurant deals and last minute Easter gifts...

Well, the long weekend is almost upon us, and in true UK fashion, the weather looks set to take a turn for the worse.

But kick back and relax because this week's Frugal Thursday is jam-packed with fabulous bargains to brighten up your Easter weekend...

Films and box sets

Whatever the weather decides to do over the Easter break, you won't want to set foot outdoors after you've seen the latest offers on DVDs! Here's my pick of the best (with the most heavily discounted first):

Film/Box Set

Retailer

Reduction from RRP

New price

Prime Suspect: Series 1-7

HMV

£83 off

£11.99

 

Green Wing: Complete Series 1/2

HMV

£40 off

£14.99

Monty Python: The Movies

Amazon

£24.62 off

£10.37

The Tudors: Seasons 1 & 2

Play.com

£22 off

£17.99

Mad Men: Series 1

Sendit.com

£16.60 off

£12.89

There's also up to 80% off selected DVDs at Sendit.com and Play.com, so both sales are well worth checking out.

Fashion, beauty and homewares

A four day weekend (for some of us anyway) means there's plenty of time to do a spot of shopping in the spring sales. So here are some fabulous little bargains to give you a helping hand:

•·         Barratts: 10% off if you enter the code VCUK10B at the checkout by 16 April.

Books and gadgets

Many book stores are still offering some great deals on a range of titles. So if you're planning to catch up on a spot of reading, the following offers might tickle your fancy:

However, if you'd prefer to spend some quality time in the garden instead, you might be excited to hear that until 30 April Wyevale Garden Centres is offering:

And if you think the weather is nice enough to polish up your barbecue skills:

Eating out

If you fancy treating yourself to a meal out over the Easter break, you might find the following tasty offers hard to resist:

Restaurant

Deal

Dates valid

Exclusions

All Bar One

Dine for £5 with this voucher - choose from a range of burgers, skewers and salads

Every Sunday to Thursday until 5 May

 

ASK

Enjoy 2 pizzas and a bottle of wine for £20

Every Sunday to Thursday until 26 April

 

Caffe Uno

2 for 1 on main meals if you sign up here

Every Sunday to Thursday until 30 April

 

Ha Ha Bar and Grill

2 for 1 on main courses if you sign up here

Valid until 14 April

Excludes Easter Sunday

Las Iguanas

2 for 1 on 2 course set lunch menu if you sign up here

Every Monday to Thursday until 4pm until 30 April

 

Zizzi

Kids eat free throughout the Easter holidays if you sign up here

From Sunday 5 April until Sunday 15 April

 

Easter treats

If you've left your Easter shopping until the last minute, you'll need to act fast to get your hands on these great deals:

•·         20% off at Green & Black's if you enter the code Easter09 by 14 April. (Place your order before 3pm today - Thursday - for next day delivery.)

•·         10% off at Cadbury Gifts Direct if you use the code CGDVC09. This expires on 28 April (note that delivery for Easter can no longer be guaranteed).

•·         At Hotel Chocolat you can get 10% off all orders if you enter the code VCODESE09 at the checkout before 29 April.

Freebie of the week

Last but not least, this week's freebie is this very tasteful sunglasses case - might come in handy for safely storing your sunglasses until the sun shows its face again!

Have a lovely weekend and an egg-cellent Easter (that's the last of the Easter puns, I promise)!

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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