Freebies and Bargains
Last minute holiday prices slashed
Filed under: Travel, Freebies and Bargains, Families
If you haven't booked your holiday yet, this news will be music to your ears. With the travel industry having a tough time of things this year, last-minute getaways (including those in the school holidays) are cheaper than ever. A survey by Co-Operative Travel found the huge price cuts, which make last-minute deals up to a third cheaper compared with last year.
Want the best 12 month mobile contracts? Head to Tesco
Filed under: Freebies and Bargains, Technology and Online
Fed up of being tied into your mobile contract for 24 months? New research conducted by Tesco mobile reveals that many of us are frustrated by the lack of choice when it comes to mobile contracts, and feel uneasy about making long term financial commitments in the current economic climate. A quarter of us weren't happy with 18 or 24 month contracts but felt there was little alternative.
Now there is a new alternative, but is it any good?
Now there is a new alternative, but is it any good?
Ryanair under fire for misleading ads... again
Filed under: Travel, Freebies and Bargains
Another advertising campaign, another rap on the knuckles for Ryanair. The budget airline is under fire once again, this time for two press adverts offering £10 one-way fares to Gothenburg and Dusseldorf, which the Advertising Standards Association claims are misleading.
Free summer fun in London
Filed under: Entertainment, Freebies and Bargains, Families
I might be biased as I've grown up in London, but our captial in the summer is one of the most amazing places to be. There are endless things to see and do all of which are even better in the sunshine.Whether you're visiting for a few days, or you're staying home for your summer holiday there are loads of things to keep you busy, and better still they won't cost you a penny. If you want some free London fun, I've got a few ideas over the jump.
What to haggle for now cash is tight
Filed under: Freebies and Bargains, Families
Things out there are looking grim. If you work in the private sector, you're worried. If you work in the public sector, you're terrified out of your wits and probably already drinking heavily. But there is a thin silver lining to the economic gloom – it has never been better for hagglers. If you know what to buy, you can get a fine item for a snip.
Tesco: school uniforms for £3.75 and free World Cup international calls
Filed under: Freebies and Bargains, Families
Everything you have heard about Tesco is wrong. If anyone claimed it was a rapacious company evilly muscling in on other stores' patches with its big discounts and wide range ...well, they would be right. But just look at the latest bargains: entire school uniforms for £3.75; and free international calls after World Cup games.At a time when families are feeling the pinch – the end of the Child Trust Fund, child benefit next in line for the chop – Britain's biggest retailer has dropped its prices for a school outfit below what most people thought was rock-bottom.
World Cup food and drink for less
Filed under: Entertainment, Freebies and Bargains, Food and Drink
So the England football team didn't exactly deliver the kind of opening match we were hoping for. It looks like another troublesome tournament all round.Your World Cup party is therefore going to have to be fairly spectacular to make up for the disappointment on the pitch. So we've tracked down some of the best deals to help you make the most of it.
The secrets to cheap designer fashion
Filed under: Fashion, Freebies and Bargains
Designer threads may have been ditched in favour of paying bills and putting food on the table since the recession reared its ugly head, but we all know you don't need to spend a weeks' wages to pull a decent outfit together.There's a host of ways to score designer goodies for less than the eye-watering retail prices, so here's a few secrets to find high fashion goodies for a fraction of the designer price tags.
You want cut prices? Head to Waitrose
Filed under: Freebies and Bargains, Food and Drink
If you want frequent price cuts, head to Waitrose. That's the conclusion of new research that found the upmarket superstore has been forced to keep dropping its prices.It's not going to rival Aldi, Lidl or Netto on overall cost, but let's face it: you get a posher product in your trolley.
Women less savvy shoppers online than men
Filed under: Economiser, Freebies and Bargains
Women can sniff out a bargain when they hit the shops, but apparently are less savvy shoppers online than men.The female of the species lags behind the male when it comes to hunting down bargains online, according to a new survey. This may have something to do with the fact that women regard shopping as a social activity to be done with a friend followed by coffee or lunch.
