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Archives for August 2005

Are Nectar Points as good as Tesco Advantage Card Points?
I collect Tesco Advantage card Points andthey are excellent with the Deals you can swap them for but I have noticed that their seems to be an increasing amount of checkout assistants asking if I collect Nectar Points. Upto now I dont but have now got an application form. Please can anyone tell me if their are any offers…
LEGO STARWARS for PS2 ---£14.99
Play.com have it much cheaper than Amazon, and still going for more than this on Ebay. Bargin at £14.99 and free P&P; http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=stts1&page=title&r=PS2&title=565389 :D
Kids shoes @ Clarks
Hello, We went to Clarks outlet at Doncaster Lakeside on Saturday and ended up with a pair of blue velcro school shoes for £3 !!!!! I am not saying these are at every clearance store, but just to let everyone know there are big bargains to be had. They were priced at £19 (from original price of £28). They were the only…
Great 'Sat Nav' Hunt (merged)
It's the closest thing to Kit you're going to get for your car (think David Hasselhoff) and for the second year running will probably be the Christmas prezzie of choice. Prices have been rocketing down recently, so while it's been the subject of a Great Hunt before, it's time to do it again. The aim is simple, I want to…
nescafe coffee money back offer
I was shopping in Asda today and noticed Nescafe Cappuccino ( think it includes other flavours)was on a buy one get one free £2.18 each some of the boxes had 4 free sachets in them , so you are getting 28 mugs of coffee for £2.18, the boxes also have a money back offer on aswell, send in your till receipt, and the reason…
Boots points question
Can you use points to buy things on-line? If so -how ? Thanks
Netto 99p dog walking harness
These are excellent value, one size, at smallest adjustment fits my medium sized terrier. This offer started yesterday (Monday) so hurry!
Steam Irons at Argos cheaper than advertised in catalogue!!!
Hi I went into Argos today to buy a new iron and found that the price that was quoted in the catalogue was more expensive than what I actually paid. I bought a Breville Diva iron advertised at £29.95 but when I checked with the stock checker the actual cost was £19.95! I had a quick look at a few other models and found…
Cheap Single Beds at Focus
Hopefully I'm posting this in the right place as its my first post. Just come back from Focus and they are selling a flat pack Single bed for £14.75. Handy as our little one now needs his first bed. The type of bed is a "next" and the product Code is 52627. I couldn't find any on the website but stores in the Bristol area…
DVD Recorder @ £129.99
For those of you that are after one, Argos are now selling the LiteOn LVW 5006 DVD Recorder for £129.99. Cat Number: 533/4685 What's so special about this model you may ask ? Well it's badged with All-Write technology so it records it all formats - that's DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW as well as the usual VCD, SVCD etc etc.…
Pikaone internal 8x dvd + & - rw dual £19.99
Pikaone internal 8x dvd + & - rw dual £19.99 Was: £39.99 [font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=-1]Price: £19.99 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. [/size][/font][font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=-1]You Save: £20.00 (50%) [/size][/font]…
New Furbys at Costco
Was in costco glasgow and they had loads of the new furbys various designs selling for £31 ish inc vat, much better than when i got my little one one from argos, i had to fight and trail to find one she would like as they refused to bring more than one down and wouldnt check stock plus i paid £39.99.
Brother 2030 Laser printer 49.99 @ PCW
Usually 99.99 (ebay about £65 for a re-con); not sure when ends, but free P&P on the website. Seems a good deal
Brother £30.00 voucher Giveaway with purchase
Unsure If this has been posted but I purchused a Brother MFC-8540CN from QVC (it was the TSV,) Afterwards I went online and looked for the spec and came across the Brother website and they say quote: 'To be eligible for this promotion you must have purchased one of the following Brother machines DCP-7010, 7025, MFC-7420,…
Siemens DECT c150 twin pack £50
Siemens c150 DECT cordless phone twin pack seen in dixons at a few P under £50. The package comes with 2x c1 handsets, a c150 base station with digital answering machine, and a charger with the 2nd handset. This is of course not the cheapest DECT, but it is a proper quality phone, has a decent hands free, and a digital…
cheap kids coats for winter
Went in woolworths in Oldham and they have reduced loads of winter coats for kids, i got me granson a lovely snowsuit for winter reduced from £23.99 to £7.00, think most woolworth stores are doing it. Its worth a look if you have kids. :T :j
PC World Blank Media Clearance
In local PCWorld today (Carlisle), around half the CD-R/RW and DVD+R/-R/RW in stock were all 50% off. eg Verbatim DVD+R 8x, cake of 50 for £9.00 Sony DVD+R with 'DVD movie'-style cases - 5 for £1.50 It's probably a national offer.
half price sale at kiddicare
link here to kiddicare seems to be some bargains on prams etc,looks ok to me,although not bought pram for years......but free delivery too.....to most areas.
Ironing Boards - Table Top ones
Hi Folks I was looking to buy about 6 table top ironing boards and get them delivered to Northern Ireland. Any thoughts? Ta. GB
Slimfast Snack Bars 12 For £3.19
Just been to Somerfield and found 6 packs of Slimfast snack bars (about 5 different flavours) on BOGOF...also at a reduced price of £3.19 (can't remember what they were originally). The cans of shake and hot choc stuff were all marked down too, but I'm not keen, so didn't note the price (sorry). Be careful when you get to…

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