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Big thanks to Martin
Thanks to Martin I have saved a total of £6,523! I moved to a new bank - the Alliance & Leicester on line account Change loans, and paid off a loan. Changed utilities, and also contents and building insurance. I even changed my pet insurance saving £50 a year! So thanks Martin for your passion and enthusiasim!! My vote is…
All time top topics (chat) as of 27/4/2005
Those topics without hyperlinks are no longer on the forum. Argos Clearence Sale Mark XXII = 153,260 views E-? soon Nokia 3510i (PAYG) colour screen phone for £19.99 = 88,905 Magazines offers - 3 for £1 or less = 88,170 191 LXDIRECT.COM CODES POSTED HERE! = 85,800 Great disguised own brand hunt = 81,626 Unlocking mobiles =…
Top chat topics for week ending 24/4/2005
Sunday 24/4/2005:- Dell Inspiron 6000 Laptop £399 inc. delivery but excluding VAT = 1439 Tesco Codes II = 1189 Free Sat TV on your PC - Includes FOOTY = 762 Crafty Shampoo Trick = 739 Delonghi Coffee/expresso/Capuccino maker - £12.49 @ sainsburys = 728 PC misprice - get in there quick !!! = 685 ALDI PC. due 28/04 = 680…
All time top topics as of 19/4/2005
Those topics without hyperlinks are no longer on the forum. Argos Clearence Sale Mark XXII = 148763 views Magazines offers - 3 for £1 or less = 88082 191 LXDIRECT.COM CODES POSTED HERE! = 85549 E-? soon Nokia 3510i (PAYG) colour screen phone for £19.99 = 84169 Great disguised own brand hunt = 81050 Unlocking mobiles =…
Top chat topics for week ending 17/4/2005
Sunday 17/4/2005:- 126 Index shops to Close Down: CLEARANCE??? = 1133 views HP Pavilion f1703 17inch tft (Analogue) £79.99 @Staples!! = 1031 Iceland Sale Cheap Tampax 12 pack only 50p no strings attached! = 943 Free Thorntons Choc = 872 The Great Cheapest New Rover Car Hunt = 723 E 20/4/05 Travelodge tennertastic is back =…
dixons
i saved £30 on a printer by buying it online......free delivery too......
Saved £30 by ordering same item from the same supplier via Amazon
I've just ordered a Zanussi dishwasher from Empire Direct via the Amazon website and I saved £30. If I ordered it at Empire Direct it would have cost £297.89. Via Amazon it cost £267.91! Basically Empire are supplying it but Amazon charge less for P&P. £5.01 in comparison to £34.99. Therefore if you want to buy something…
Saved £600 On Our Holiday!
Hi We're off to Corfu next month, after phoning round loads of travel agents & phoning them all back a couple of times more, I managed to get the holiday price down from £2,380 to £1,780!! 2 weeks all inclusive, 2 adults & 2 kids in Roda, Corfu.
What to say when haggling?
I have never haggled for anything,YET! Is there a set way of asking for a discount? something like, "what is the best price you can do?" What if they reply "YES" Are there any other phrases that would help?
All time top chat topics as of 12/4/2005
Those topics without hyperlinks are no longer on the forum. Argos Clearence Sale Mark XXII = 143237 views Magazines offers - 3 for £1 or less = 87858 191 LXDIRECT.COM CODES POSTED HERE! = 85303 E-? soon Nokia 3510i (PAYG) colour screen phone for £19.99 = 83463 Great disguised own brand hunt = 76009 Unlocking mobiles =…
Top chat topics for week ending 10/4/2005
Sunday 10/4/2005:- Boots incredible offer !Get 6 products worth £17.34 for £0.18 pence = 1929 Lastminute.com 48hr Sale starts midnight 10th April = 1634 Current Dell Inspiron Laptop Bargains (merged threads) = 1341 Free 1.1kg Ariel Washing Powder...... = 1195 Save £8.23 on all Dell Accessories, Cables under £1, Speakers…
book price
Hi Guys A bit new at this, so please be patient. Have got the book - what a great read 'The Money Diet' is. I got mine from The book people at the cost of £2.99 add on the cost of p & p at £3.25, I only paid £6.24. Cheapest I've seen so far. Even better when I also ordered other books for birthday and christmas presents.…
Top chat forums for March 2005
Quick! Grab it while you can = 381004 views Freebies Freebies Freebies = 142266 Shop but don't drop = 118188 Online Discount Vouchers = 88479 Bargain Buys, Sassy Shopping and Fantastic Freebies = 39564 MoneySaving Old Style = 38247 The Ebay (& other auctions) Board = 33312 The Money Savers Arms = 32234 Credit Cards = 32400…
Co-op original dishwasher tabs BOGOF
pack of 25 original dishwasher tabs £2.99 buy one get one free. Probably not the best buy around but I like to shop there when I can because a lot of their own brand houshold products and all their toiletries are BUAV approved.
slimline telephone /modem extension lead
Needed to replace phone extension lead that went from lounge to attic, and was forever tripping us up. Had seen previously in Tesco slimline version that was very thin and flat and designed to tuck down side of fitted carpets etc. Knew they were relatively pricey but would be worth it from safety point of view. Anyway in…
All time top chat topics as of 6/4/2005
Those topics without hyperlinks are no longer on the forum. Argos Clearence Sale Mark XXII = 135284 views Magazines offers - 3 for £1 or less = 87760 191 LXDIRECT.COM CODES POSTED HERE! = 84906 E-? soon Nokia 3510i (PAYG) colour screen phone for £19.99 = 82938 Unlocking mobiles = 74792 [CLOSED] Samsung 28'' Pure Flat…
Haggling at WHSmith... I got 90% off
We have been looking to get Health dictionary/encyclopedia for some time, so I was browsing around in WHSmith yesterday hoping to find the big BMA one reduced (normal price is £35). No luck on that, but I did spot a 'Daily Telegraph' one that had a tatty cover, and was an old edition, so with the recent posts about old…
Car insurance renewal
I had my quote to renew from churchill and went online to compare with tesco etc. and then checked churchill online the quote as a new customer was £45 less, so i challenged them and they have now lowered the premium for me. so its a case of Brand New Customers Only attitude, when hubbys car is due for renewal i'll do the…
Good Saving
Went to buy some conservatory furniture on Sunday, asked if he would give us a discount and he knocked us £50 off - nice one!
top topics (chat) for April 2005
1/4/2005 to 30/5/2005:- Grand National Betting = 35846 views :money: Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt. = 32223 :money: Free 1.1kg Ariel Washing Powder...... = 30973 The new improved TESCO codes thread!!! = 27946 Current Asda Bargains (updated 07/04) merged threads = 25118 Latest top chat topics = 23151 Pepsi for 9p per 2l…

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