Frugal Friday

Fancy 70% off books, the complete Cracker collection for £18, half price homewares, West End shows for £15, and fabulous photo deals? We've got it all!

Hurrah! The bank holiday weekend is fast approaching, so it's time to kick back, relax, and take a look at this week's discounts and deals...

Books

A long weekend means there's plenty of time to catch up on your reading. So if you're planning to snuggle up with a good book, check out these offers:

• At Waterstones, you can still get up to 40% off new releases.
• It's nearly back to school time, so why not pick up a half price dictionary at Borders?
• There's up to 70% off selected books at Amazon as well as up to 50% off paperbacks. So you can now pick up Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth for only £5.28 (RRP £8.99). Or if you fancy doing some cooking, Rachel's Favourite Food at Home is now £6.74, saving you £8.25.

Film and box sets

If you're hoping to boost your film collection this weekend, never fear because, as always, there are some brilliant bargains to be had:

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Fashion, beauty and homewares

It seems the shops are going bank holiday crazy because the sales have really started to pick up again. So get those shopping bags at the ready!

• Barratts: Up to 50% off selected footwear. Free delivery if you spend over £50 if you use the online code MOV5B.
• BHS: 20% off selected Back to School lines. Free shoes, tie and shirt when you buy any men's suit.
• Boden: Get 10% off plus free delivery!
• Debenhams: Up to 70% off thousands of lines. Free delivery with the online code SH29. Valid until 31 August.
• Dorothy Perkins: An extra 20% off selected items. Up to 40% off new season savings.
• Elemis: 15% off first orders with the online code 089AFF. Expires 31 August.
• Feel Unique: Up to 50% off a range of beauty products.
• Graham & Green: 20% off everything with the online code A9WAUG. Valid until 1 September.
• Jigsaw: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• Kew: Up to 45% off selected fashion and accessories.
• Lipsy: Free delivery on all orders with the online code BANKHOLIDAY. Valid until 31 August.
• New Look: 20% off full priced products with the online code BHA20D. Valid until Sunday (30 August).
  Office: Up to 75% off selected footwear.
• Schuh: Up to 70% off a range of footwear. Free delivery if you spend more than £14.99.
• Shoe Envy: Up to 50% off top brands.
• TM Lewin: 20% off everything until 1 September.
• Topshop: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.
• Urban Outfitters: Up to 75% off selected fashion.
• Wallis: 20% off selected tops.

And if you'd prefer to buy something for your home, Laura Ashley is offering up to 25% off selected homewares until 6 September. There's also up to 50% off homewares at House of Fraser, with an extra 20% off until 31 August. This funky Ice Cube Ceiling Light is now just £23.60, saving you £35.40. And this groovy Morphy Richards Two-slice Toaster is £29.99 (RRP £49.99).

Meanwhile, at CDiscount, you can pick up a George Foreman Compact Grill for just £14.99, saving you £21! And this Five Piece Pan Set has £20 off at an impressive £29.99!

Eating out

Why not hang up your chef's hat for the long weekend and treat yourself to a meal out? Check out our Frugal Food round up for some fabulous offers! Read more.

Photos

If you've just got back from your summer holiday or if you've simply been to a lot of weddings and have hundreds of photos to print out, check out PhotoBox where you can currently make some great savings:

• Get 100 standard prints for £10 with the online code PACK100
• Get 150 standard prints for £12 with the code PACK150
• Get 200 standard prints for £16 with the code PACK200
• Get 250 standard prints for £20 with the code PACK250

These offers are valid until 31 August. What's more, you can get £10 off photo books if you use the code 10BKSAVE by 16 September. (This is valid for new customers only.)

Meanwhile, at Truprint, you can currently pick up 50 prints for just 50p! Plus, if you're new to Truprint, you'll receive 40 prints free! Simply enter the code AFFPENNY by 7 September.

You can also get 20% off any stickers, notebooks, mousemats, calendars, and photobooks you create with the online code SCHOOLSTARTS (valid until 5 September).

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Cheap days out

Chances are you'll be looking for some cheap entertainment this weekend. So take a look at these great offers!

• It's London Theatre Week with Lastminute.com. Here you can pick up tickets to West End shows such as Grease and the Calendar Girls from just £15. This deal is valid until 4 September.
• Alternatively, if you travel by First Great Western trains you can sign up for 2 for 1 tickets to a range of attractions, including Bristol Zoo Gardens and Madame Tussauds. This is valid until 30 September.

Mobile phone deal of the week

If you fancy getting your hands on the funky Nokia E71, sign up to a £20 a month plan with 3 and you'll get the phone absolutely free! You'll also get unlimited texts, 200 minutes, and unlimited internet access thrown into the bargain. This is an 18 month contract. But get in quick as this deal is only valid until 31 August! Find out more.

Freebie of the week

If you hurry down to your local Toby Carvery for dinner, you can currently pick up a free pint of ale, glass of wine, or Pepsi with this voucher! But you'll have to be quick as this deal expires on Saturday 29 August!  (Carvery costs £7.50 and offer only applies after 7pm.)

Competition of the week

Finally, this week's competition:

Have a lovely long 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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