Frugal Friday!

Fancy 80% off fashion, half price paperbacks, 2 for 1 spa days, and the Godfather Trilogy for £9? We've got it all...

Summer seems to have well and truly vanished, but fortunately the summer sales haven't! So let's check out this week's discounts and deals...

Books and games

The bookworms among you won't be disappointed this week because both Waterstones and WHSmith are offering up to 50% off selected paperbacks.

• If you'd like to get your hands on Ian Rankin's thrilling novel Exit Music, you can now pick it up for just £3.99 (RRP £7.99) at Waterstones.
• Alternatively, Lee Child's Nothing to Lose is £4.39 (RRP £7.99) at WHSmith.
• And if you're after a few books to occupy the kids over the school holidays, Borders is currently offering up to 25% off children's books.

On the other hand, if you're looking for bargain games for your Wii or Xbox 360, Amazon is currently offering a range of fabulous deals which are worth checking out. For example:

• You can now pick up MySims: Kingdom for the Wii for just £11.03 - saving you £28.96.
• And for the Xbox 360 you can get your hands on Skate 2 for £15.99 - a saving of £23.14.

Fashion and beauty

The summer sales are still flourishing so if you fancy hitting the high street or doing a spot of online shopping, there's plenty to choose from. Take a look at the following 32 fabulous deals:

• Accessorize: Up to 50% off selected bags.
• ASOS: Up to 80% off selected fashion.
• Barratts: Up to 50% off selected footwear. Free delivery if you spend over £50 if you use the online code MOV5B.
• BHS: Up to 70% off all departments. 10% off school wear if you enter the online code school10 by 31 July.
• Boden: Up to 50% off a range of fashion.
• Burton: Up to 50% off selected lines.
• Coast: Up to 70% off selected fashion.
• Debenhams: Up to 70% off selected lines.
• Dorothy Perkins: Up to 70% off a range of fashion.
• Elemis: 15% off with the online code SUMMER9!. Valid until 31st July.
• Faith: Up to 70% off selected footwear.
• Feel Unique: 7.5% off the Healthy Living department with the code HEALTHY75. Valid until 31 July.
• French Connection: Up to 75% off selected fashion.
• Graham and Green: Extra 10% off sale prices with the online code M9FINALE until 20 July. 15% off summer collection if you spend £35 or more by using the code M9W35.
• Hobbs: Up to 70% off a range of fashion, footwear and accessories.
• House of Fraser: Up to 70% off selected fashion and homewares.
• Karen Millen: Up to 75% off a range of clothing and accessories.
• Kew: Up to 30% off selected fashion and accessories.
• Laura Ashley: Up to 50% off home and fashion - plus an extra 10% off everything.
• Monsoon: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• L'Occitane: Up to 50% off selected products. Free Experience L'Occitane Petit Set (worth £21) when you spend £30 or more - enter the exclusive online code LOVELOC by 26 July.
• MyWardrobe: Up to 80% off selected fashion.
• New Look: Up to 70% off a range of fashion.
• Oasis: Up to 70% off selected fashion and accessories.
• Office: Up to 70% off selected footwear.
• River Island: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• Schuh: Up to 70% off a range of footwear. Free delivery if you spend more than £14.99.
• TM Lewin: Up to 75% off selected fashion, plus an extra 10% off until 20 July.
• Topshop: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.
• 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
• Urban Outfitters: Up to 75% off selected fashion.
• USC: Up to 70% off selected lines. Plus 15% off orders over £100 with the code 15over100. Valid until 31 August.
• Warehouse: Up to 50% off a range of fashion.

Eating out

There are still stacks of yummy restaurant deals to enjoy this week, so if you fancy retiring from the kitchen and letting someone else do the cooking take a look at our new frugal food roundup!

Film and box sets

Once again, it's bargains galore in the DVD section! Just check out these offers:

Cheap days out

If you fancy treating yourself to a spot of pampering but don't want to blow the budget, Lastminute.com is currently offering a range of 2 for 1 deals on spa days across the country.

However, if that doesn't tickle your fancy and you'd prefer an adventurous day out at a theme park, Lastminute.com is also offering 50% off tickets to Alton Towers and 40% off tickets to Chessington World of Adventures.

And now for something a little different

If you're partial to the odd glass of wine while you're relaxing in the bath, this Bath Tub Wine Glass Holder could be right up your street! You can pick one up for just £6 - and get a matching Bath Tub Candle Holder for half price at £3!

Freebie of the week

If you're looking for a way to cut your mobile phone costs, sign up to receive a free SIM card (or two) with Orange, and you'll also receive unlimited texts, free access to Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, as well as £5 free credit!

Mobile phone deal of the week

Fancy getting your hands on the snazzy Samsung Jet? You can now pick it up for just £25 a month with Orange. The 24 month contract includes 400 minutes and unlimited texts! Plus you can choose from either nine months half price (but be warned this can work out to be trickier than you think), or £30 cashback!

Competition of the week

Finally, here's this week's competition!

Have a wonderful 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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