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On the back of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, all of us are in bargain mode, especially in the run up to Christmas, making a good saving is vitally important. It is a time of the year where you see family and friends and create precious memories. It also tends to be an expensive period when you think about all the meals, presents, social outings and even holidays involved.
It doesn’t need to be an issue though – as long as you know where to go to get the best deals, you can save yourself plenty of pennies over the next month. I’ve found a few which hopefully you’ll find handy…
Health and Beauty
When it comes to gifts, you can’t go wrong with health and beauty products! Aldi are doing a great offer on concealer pen, which is going for just £2.99. Alternatively if you have a look in at Boots, there is an excellent deal of just £23 for a full Sanctuary Spa skincare set, including body wash, hand creams – the works. Boots have star gifts each week so it is definitely worth keeping an eye on. The Body Shop has a 40% off offer on all full-price items.
Restaurants
Until 5th December, you can get 25% off on all food at Prezzo if you register on their website (applies Sun – Friday). Or if you fancy staying in, there is always Papa John’s. Their Tuesday 2 for 1 offer is widely renowned, but not everyone will be aware of their 33% off for pizzas ordered online. Otherwise Bella Italia do an excellent deal of 40% off on all mains from Sunday to Friday.
Days out
You can swap Nectar points at Vue Cinemas, but another impressive deal they do is a third off on Super Tuesdays. Another interesting one for the school holidays could be to send the kids to a workshop at one of the Pets at Home stores, which is absolutely free. There are also some great deals to be had on all sorts of family days’ out as well when you register on the Days Out Guide website.
Clothes and Fashion
Not all deals close with the end with Cyber Monday. Topshop’s online store still has up to 70% off on selected items, and although delivery is £4, you can collect in store for free. New Look have an ongoing sale of 60% off on womenswear and menswear, while Oasis are offering 70% off on roughly half of their in-store goods.
Credit card savvy
One of the best ways to give yourself a pay rise is to stop paying interest on your credit card! The APR they charge is often in excess of 20%. Whether it’s just a case of tightening the purse strings to pay it off quicker, or getting a cheap personal loan to consolidate this debt, it’s worth doing. That said, if you’re able to clear your balance each month on credit cards, you’d benefit hugely with cashback schemes on Amex or Halifax cards of up to 5%, which can give you a really significant boost. If you don’t mind switching banks, Halifax currently offer £100 when you switch. They do all the work from you and within a week, I switched a couple of years ago to them.
Planning ahead
The biggest saver of all when it comes to gift shopping is planning ahead. Often the last-minute panic of trying to find presents for everyone is to throw money at the issue! A bit of careful planning, and purchasing as far in advance as possible, should see you stay nicely within your limits, and hopefully leave you that extra bit of money on the side so that you can really enjoy yourself and even treat yourself.
Mellissa Williams
November 30, 2016 at 9:48 pm (1 year ago)The Boots deals are amazing, I always look in Boots for makeup in the boxing day sale too as things get super cheap. Planning ahead can save so much money too, I know a lot of people like to buy presents in the January sales for the following Christmas but I like to buy the latest things nearer the time.
Dean of Little Steps
November 30, 2016 at 10:08 pm (1 year ago)What a fab list! Will start hunting down the deals 🙂
Ana De- Jesus
November 30, 2016 at 10:38 pm (1 year ago)Ooh! 25% off at Prezzo’s sounds like a pretty sweet deal I have to say and I do like Italian food.
Natalia Molinero
December 1, 2016 at 7:26 am (1 year ago)Great advice here! I think planning ahead and making a budget and a list of presents is my favorite one. I also love the Prezzo discount and may use it too! hahah thanks for sharing x
Keely's Nails
December 1, 2016 at 8:14 am (1 year ago)I took some time off to do my Christmas shopping a bit earlier than normal – less panic!
Lisa Backsnbumps
December 1, 2016 at 9:13 am (1 year ago)Great tips, I’m always looking for bargains and offers. You can save a fortune on eating out if you search for deals first.
Rachel
December 1, 2016 at 3:46 pm (1 year ago)There are some great tips here and it is amazing what you can find online if you are willing to look x
Kara Guppy
December 1, 2016 at 9:26 pm (1 year ago)Some great tips – I always save my shopping vouchers for xmas and am disappointed that tesco have stopped their double up promotion
Jenni
December 1, 2016 at 11:00 pm (1 year ago)Me too, I loved the Tesco boost x
Amy Treasure
December 1, 2016 at 10:17 pm (1 year ago)I buy an awful lot in Boots I love the 3 for 2 deals!
karen
December 1, 2016 at 10:45 pm (1 year ago)I’ve found some great deals, I saw some my little pony pops I think they are called where you stick the two half together, well they are £12 in the toy shop I managed to find them in Poundworld as well as some monster high book which if bought in a book shop would be £4.99
Jenni
December 1, 2016 at 11:00 pm (1 year ago)That’s great x
Alina
December 2, 2016 at 5:09 pm (1 year ago)Boots are great for deals and I do find myself not wanting to pay full price tag when I know I can get a good deal. It must be because of everyone always doing good sales (not that I’m moaning about it) haha.
Zena's Suitcase
December 2, 2016 at 8:49 pm (1 year ago)I think planning ahead is the best advice, as you can pick up lots of bargains through out the year