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Published in Money Saving Tips on 15 August 2008

Fancy a film for £3, 50% off trainers, 70% off garden furniture or 50% off luxurious lingerie? Look no further!

Thanks to more bad news on inflation, the housing market and utilities prices this week, this latest edition of Money Saving Tips might find you in sombre mood.

But chins up, Fools. Justifying the odd little luxury is far easier when you’re armed with discounts and deals like these -- and so is balancing your budget!

Films and games

As always, there’s a host of great offers available on DVDs and games this weekend.

Sonic fans can save £29 on the Sonic And The Secret Rings game for the Wii at SoftUk.com; it’s down from £39.99 to £10.77.

Elsewhere, Nintendo DS gamers will find The World Ends With You reduced by £12 at Dvd.co.uk. It’s now £17.99.

If it’s film you’re after, Tesco Jersey has a selection of modern classics on offer from £2. Highlights include Raging Bull (£3), Jerry Maguire (£3) and Gladiator (£4).

Also at Tesco Jersey, Red Dwarf fans can get their hands on all eight series of the spacey sitcom for £6 each. Hurrah!

Over at Asda, The Goonies, Police Academy and Gremlins are available in an 80s-tastic box set priced at just £4.94. That’s £13.06 off the RRP.

And anyone who loves Hugh Laurie’s misanthropic doctor House might also love this next offer: WHSmith.co.uk has reduced this seasons one to three box set by a hefty 60%. It’s down from £69.99 to £27.99, so fans will now get more medical mysteries for their money.

Finally, here’s one for horror aficionados. Play.com has discounted this 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later box set from £24.99 to just £5.99, offering a saving of £19. The price reduction’s friendly enough -- but some of the characters in these fear-inducing films definitely aren’t!

Fashion and food

There’s also good news for fashion fans looking for cheap clobber this weekend.

Blackleaf.com has a selection of Converse trainers with up to 50% off -- great news for anyone in need of a cheap and chic casual wardrobe update.

If it’s footwear you’re interested in, both Dune and Faith are continuing their final clearance sales. There’s up to 50% off selected footwear for both men and women, so bargain hunters should get clicking!

And Amazon is also continuing its footwear sale -- there’s up to 75% off selected shoes, boots and sandals.

If you might be tempted by some luxurious lingerie, this next offer could be right up your street: Agent Provocateur is offering up to 50% off selected items in its underwear range.

Meanwhile, although the high street shops are increasingly flooded with new autumn/winter garments, there are still bargains to be found in some clearance sales. Debenhams is still offering up to 70% off clothes, accessories and homewares, while Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins and Next are also offering final reductions.

Anyone looking to eat out this weekend might be interested in Handbag.com’s 2 for 1 offer at Zizzi restaurants. Simply log on to the website, download your voucher and enjoy! The offer is valid from Sundays to Thursdays only, until 10 September.

Finally, chocoholics can benefit from discounts of up to 30% off selected sweeties from Hotel Chocolat right now. Yum!

Beauty, gadgets, children and home

There’s a selection of special offers available at Boots.com this weekend. If you spend £60 in a single online transaction you’ll get 600 Advantage Card points free, while if you purchase two or more Clinique products together you’ll receive a bonus of 750.

There are also 3 for 2 deals on selected healthcare products and a buy one, get one free offer on suncare -- so if your summer holiday is still to come, this could be your chance to stock up.

At Tesco, there’s an offer on one of my favourite beauty products ever this weekend. When you buy one bottle of Palmer’s Cocoa Butter, you’ll get another free. Fools averse to smelling too chocolatey can opt for the fragrance-free version -- it has all the moisturising properties without the rich scent.

Gadget lovers may be interested in Play.com’s offer on these Sony wireless headphones, discounted to £29.99. They aren’t due for release until 9 September, but if you pre-order them now you’ll get a super 70% off the RRP.

There’s also a selection of discounts and deals available on toys this weekend. At Mothercare, there’s up to 75% off a range of gifts and playthings.

Woolworths has also reduced a selection of children’s toys. My favourite is this cool and cute play house, now half price at £30.

And any young students -- or parents! -- eagerly awaiting the beginning of the new school year might find this offer from Adams of interest. There’s currently a third off schoolwear, and delivery is free when you order from the website.

Homewares hunters can also grab their share of bargains this weekend. This aqua bale of four towels and two facecloths is currently available from Argos for just £4.99.

At Woolworths, this eight piece outdoor furniture set is reduced by a whopping 70%, from £299 to £70 -- so it could be a good investment for next summer, even if this year’s warm days are almost over.

And finally, here’s a special treat for Tesco shoppers feeling the food bill squeeze: if you enter the code XXTDEA when you spend £50 at Tesco.com, you’ll get £5 off your groceries (as long as they're delivered before 24 August). As they say, every little helps!

Have a fun and Foolish weekend.

Offers which continue to be valid:

Also at Play.com, Disney’s The Jungle Book is available for a bargainous £7.99. The film, which has £14 off its usual price, comes with a whole host of special features to celebrate its fortieth anniversary.

There’s also a great deal available on this complete Fawlty Towers box set. It’s currently on offer for £12.99 from HMV.com, reduced by £6.80.

Anyone in need of a portable music player might be interested in this Sony Video Walkman MP3 player. It’s on offer at £39.99 at Play.com -- that's £60 off the original price.

Harry Potter fans might be interested in pre-ordering J.K. Rowling’s new release, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, from Waterstones.com. It’s available for £4.99 delivered -- that’s the cheapest price on the web.

If you fancy taking a trip across the channel but don't want to break the bank, P & O Ferries is offering trips from Dover to Calais for just £2 for foot passengers and from £15 for cars carrying up to nine people. Terms and conditions apply.

Voucher code heaven can be found at myvouchercodes.co.uk, a website which lists a range of discount codes and printable vouchers to help you save on your everyday shopping. You may also want to check out codes.co.uk and hotukdeals.com.

And Amazon fans looking for a bargain should take note of Price Cut Review, a nifty website that lists all current Amazon products selling at half price or less.

If you have any more suggestions, please let us know by posting them on the Moneysaving tips discussion board, adding your comments here or emailing us at moneysavingtips@fool.co.uk.

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BudgetBabe 17 Aug 2008, 9:44am

Waterstones is no longer the cheapest for pre-ordering JK Rowling's 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'. WHSmith.co.uk is now offering this book for pre-order, with free delivery, for just £3.99. Can anyone find it any cheaper than that?

Kitxp123 17 Aug 2008, 10:30am

I find these discounts and deals articles very annoying.
The links should at least be checked prior to publication.
* The 8pc Woolworths garden set link just takes you to the Woolworths website, not the product page.

* The Sony Wireless Headphones link is dead and just takes you to a Play.com holding page.

* And the Argos aqua bale of four towels and two facecloths link is also a No Go.

Not sure about the other links as these 3 were the only ones I was interested in.
Surely these articles are created with links in order to save the reader time..instead they waste it.
This is by no means the first time... Every 'Discounts and Deals' article has dead links and expired offers.

Howyoodoin 17 Aug 2008, 6:18pm

Waterstones is no longer the cheapest for pre-ordering JK Rowling's 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'. WHSmith.co.uk is now offering this book for pre-order, with free delivery, for just £3.99. Can anyone find it any cheaper than that?

£3.49 at Play.com:


http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/6170231/The-Tales-of-Beedle-the-Bard/Product.html

Howyoodoin 17 Aug 2008, 6:34pm

Here are's the correct link for the 8 piece garden furniture offer from Woolworths:-

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/product/index.jsp?pid=50973722

TMFDonna 17 Aug 2008, 6:53pm

Thank you Howyoodin. That is very kind and Foolish of you.

Laura does check every link but sometimes mistakes slip through. Apologies for this - we will try to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Foolish regards
Donna (Deputy Editor)

TMFLaura 18 Aug 2008, 10:30am

Also, we do extend our apologies if some of the links are dead by the time you read the articles -- but all offers are current on the day they are published. It's just a shame that some of them (especially the very best ones) disappear quickly.

rhonab57 18 Aug 2008, 6:43pm

where is the 241 Zizzi voucher? I can't see it on their site.

Chembike 19 Aug 2008, 10:41am

Link for the Sony Video MP3, Temporarily out of stock but you can still order it at the discounted price. You can also get cash back if you use www.quidco.com or www.internetcashback.co.uk

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3476815/Sony-NWZA815W-2GB-Video-Walkman-MP3-Player/Product.html

Chembike 19 Aug 2008, 10:44am

rhonab57 - I just used the search bar on the site and found the Zizzi voucher under competitions;

http://www.handbag.com/competitions-&-offers/Zizzi-2-for-1-offer/v1

Jan5a 19 Aug 2008, 11:15am

Just checked Sonic And The Secret Rings for the Wii at SoftUk.com; it's £14.99, not £10.77.

essexfairy 21 Aug 2008, 1:28pm

With regards to The Tales of Beedle the Bard Waterstone's SHOPS are actually taking pre-orders for £3.49 which is cheaper than the webiste and the same as play.com. The best deals are NOT always on the web so don't forget in-store offers on the high street.

essexfairy 22 Aug 2008, 7:13pm

Oh, and this is now the same for waterstones.com too so they are effectively still the cheapest!

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