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Archives for January 2005

half price on sale items
Hope this is the right place to post as this is my first time! House of Frasers in London is selling its sale items with 50 % off the last marked down price. They have some really good offers so worth checking. Faith have also got a 20% blue cross sale on their sale shoes and boots.
20% off at the gadget shop exp 2/2/05
Gadget shop Buchannan Galleries is giving a further 20% off everything , Tommorow and Wednesday only including all items already on sale Think this applies to all gadget shops but not too sure about website sales Some good deals to be had for example "road angel" normally £400 reduced to £320 not all items on the website…
E:28/02/05 Film Four free for one month.
If you do not currently subscribe to Film Four you can get it for free for one month. You will have to phone to cancel after the month if you do not wish to carry on, otherwise you will be charged £7.00 p/m. See here
1GB MP3 Player £79.99
Sumvision 1 Gig MP3 Player [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Music Format:MP1,MP2,MP3,WMA,WMV,ASF,WAVetc.[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]USB 1.1/2.0 Flash driver[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hot plug& play[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Driverless…
Somerfield foxs chocolates reduced & more choccie treats
Hi Just got back from my local somerfield and they have lots of FOXS luxury chocolate biscuit 800g tins reduced from £7.99 to £1.99. Plus lots more chocie and sweets reduced, eg Ferrero rocher ( might be good for valantines) sell buy dates were ok too.
FREE LCD TV with £2000 MOV, Free Kettle with £100 MOV & More at QED
QED have a Free Gift promotion in conjunction with KitKash (Kit Kat promotion Buy Items here and get one of the following FREE with your Order: £100 - £299 KENWOOD SK897 Kettle (worth £19) £300 - £499 PHILIPS DVP520 DVD Player (worth £47) £500 - £999 FUNAI TVCR-D1404 TV/VCR Combi (worth £79) £1000 - £1999 SONY DSC-P43…
Great Horlicks tablets Hunt
OK folks, I'm going to abuse my priviledge as site owner and set a personal great hunt. I used to love Horlicks tablets, they were yummy malt things sold in Boots yet they've disappeared. I know they still exist in the States and can be mass imported, but does anyone know where they can be bought in the UK? Click reply to…
6.2" Portable DVD Player for £99.99
I have just bought from Dixons a Matsui PL306 Portable DVD player for £99.99 I haven't tried it yet because I was going to see if I could find one cheaper or better for the same money. Is this a good deal? The screen size is perfect, I wouldn't want smaller.
Amazing deals on winter coats!
Just come across this site which might interest young ladies. Appears to be connected with Bliss magazine. http://www.wkd-ng.com/ BarGin
HP M307 Camera & 7450 Photo Printer Bundle £119
This looks the same as the Argos offer from just before xmas which was £99. Still Great Value http://www.simply.co.uk/productinformation/99921/WW//index.htm
Free Rice & 41p spends at sainsburys
Hi everybody Just been to the Chester store of Sainsburys, in our local rag their was a coupon for a free Uncle Bens Mircowave Express rice, When i handed in the coupon at the checkout I was Discouted 115p dispite the item only being 74p.Hence i got a further 41p off my shopping bill...its only pennies but thats what the…
Relisys RDVR250RU (DVD Recorder) £99.95
Richer Sounds are doing the Relisys DVD recorder for under a £100 in store only.... Don't the what the quality is like mind! Details @ http://ws2.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=RELI-RDVR250RU
Woolworth DVD's 3 for £20 & Special at BOGOF
Woolworth have many DVD titles at 3 for £20 at the moment. I bought for example: The Pianist (cheapest Amazon Jersey: £7.97) Mean Girls (cheapest Tesco Jersey: £7.97) Garfield - The Movie (cheapest Tesco Jersey: £9.94) for £20. The Pianist is £15.99 on the Woolworth website so don't look there! This offer beats any of the…
Apple iPod 40 GB - 4th Generation
265 inc vat looks like a good deal https://www.7dayshop.com
Mobile One oil 1/2 price - £17.98
Was £35.97, now £17.98 Mobil one fully synthetic oil 4L was half price today in asda - Tamworth. I beleive this is the best oil available, & I have never seen it anywhere near this price. I bought three, left about 15 on the shelf, went back 10 mins later & the shelf was empty, so if there is any available elsewhere, be…
Leap Pads (Pink or Green) £10 @ Boots Meadowhall (Sheffield)
Boots at Meadowhall (Sheffield) have a Shelf full of Leap Frog Leap Pads for only £10. There were lots left today and so should be there tomorrow, available in Green/Blue and Pink. The Stickers were yellow with £10 wrote on in biro, so I think it will be a one off promo/clearence Line at this store. Info for anyone who…
Memorex DVD-R
Not sure if this is a bargain or not, but looked like a good price so i'll let ya all judge for ya selfs. Called into Morrisons today and they are selling Pk's of 25 Memorex DVD-R 4.7 gb reduced from £17.99 to £8.99
256MB MP3/WMA Player With Voice Recorder £39.99
256MB MP3/WMA Player With Voice Recorder for £39.99 http://www.play.com/play247.asp?source=2005020105&page=title&r=ELEC&title=509309 * Compatible with both MP3 and WMA formats * 256MB capacity * Tactile and hard-wearing rubberized casing * Powerful in-ear headphones, using a standard 3.5mm connector * Easy plug and play…
A load of Balls
hI, If you are a keen Golfer and you subscribe to recieve The Golfer publication (£19.98 for 6 Months) you will recieve 2 dozen golf Balls (1 Doz if you want the ladies version (Discrimination or whaT?)). LOOK HERE http://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/store/displayitem.asp?sid=97&id=3469&custid=30@01@200558358@52387231
Bratz dolls shoes 44p Asda
Hi, Marked down at Asda to 2.98 but when I got to the checkout they came up at 44p (Girls 3 pack shoes, boys were still 2.98)

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