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Archives for April 2006

asda rollback
noticed while shopping that it was cheaper to buy a 1 ltr bottle of sherry instead of a 75cl bottle for the same brand.worth a mention for any sherry fans out there.
cheap memory inc 1gb pen drive £15.49 and 1gb compact flash £15.75
https://www.7dayshop.com have a bank holiday sale with some good prices on memory card etc
Lost Series 1, Part 1 + 6 issues of Empire for £18 (Direct Debit)
In the new issue of Empire, if you subscribe at https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/lost you can get the first 12 episodes of lost free, and six issues of Empire at 90p less than you pay in the newsagents. Just remember to cancel your direct debit after it has gone through, you should still recieve your six magazines, and…
Cashback for The Book People?
Anyone know any site that gives cashback when buying from The Book People? Thanks in advance.
Prescription lenses - where to buy cheap
Hi I've already bought some frames but need to get prescription lenses - would anyone know of any sites or shops that can fit them for cheap? I called Vision Express and they were quoting something in the vicinity of £100! Anything (much) cheaper would be great! thanks
50inch hd ready dlp rear projection tv £999
Sagem 50inch hd ready dlp rear projection tv Product code 262064 Massive 50" HD ready Sagem DLP rear projection TV with built-in Freeview tuner http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/648_262064.html not sure how good a deal this is but it was £1600 a few days ago so may be useful to someone.
Yves-Rocher free gift
Quidco for £5 back then Yves Rocher. Spend £10 for free postage and choose a free gift of pyjamas or necklace set. Quite a lot of reduced stuff but as I've never used it I dont know what its like. But ordered a mascara 1/2 price, shampoo and other bits to get the jimmy jammys for my daughter. Plus dont forget your £5 back…
Free Brazilian Wax
To celebrate Brazil's Luiz Felipe Scolari becoming Englands next manager we have teamed up with The Beauty Group to offer every woman a FREE Brazilian wax worth £20 Send off the coupon on page 51 of The Sun newspaper (28th April) then they will contact you with in 30 days to make an appointment…
Free skincare gift on hqhair when you spend £35
Go to this link: http://www.hqhair.com/cr.asp?i=44988679&EmMailerKeywords=notrack
Worms PSP £16.47 delievered
Tesco DOTD looks good but the price at the moment is still £17.97 I hope they will notice and change it ASAP K
REAL DRIVER 240 RADIO CONTROL RALLY CAR was £69.99 then £49.99 now £37.99 with code
Might be useful to someone looking for this type car from currys,this price is incl delivery too. Look on the voucher forums for a 5% discount code,i've seen it their before,also go through Quidco for 3% cashback too.They have few other radio control cars too.…
Boots No7 lipstick free with eve magazine
Official Insert The June issue of Eve magazine (£3.10) has a free Boots No 7 lipstick attached. The lippy is worth £8.50 - worth checking out if it's in your colour. Back to the original post.............. _________________________________________ Next month's Eve magazine (out on 3rd May) is giving away a free Boots No 7…
Uniross battery charger at Netto
This battery charger is selling for £3.99 at Netto from the 1st of May. It looks like it includes four 800mAh NiCad batteries. At this price its cheaper than buying 4 batteries. :D http://www.netto.co.uk/internet/nettog/menu/main.nsf The link below is to another site with a some details of the product. Apologies if this…
Free Kellogs Oat Bar
Voucher for free Kellogs Nutri grain oat bar in todays Sun newspaper
Basic Sim Free Mobile from Viking Direct
Buy 3 lots of envelopes (cost £30 ish after quidco) and get a mobile phone. Just got 4 through work - very basic but great if that is all you want. The viking web-site shows a Nokia but in fact they are now sending out Sagem Myx1-2 Trio's. Once in the web-site click on April Special Offers
BBQ Season is here! Cheapest way to BBQ
Hi all, I know it's been posted before (last year & every year). heres a reminder for those who don't know I bought a kettle BBQ last year, you know the ones with a lid. I BBQ alot winter/summer all year round really, Buying charcoal is expensive, open up your Yellow pages or https://www.yell.com and search for your…
I River H10 20GB
Any body know any cheeps sites for one of these
Boots
Don't forget Double or tripple points this weekend at BOOTS. James
b&q garden patio set/5 piece!
hi :wave: (sorry its a 6 piece set not 5!! doh) just got back from B&Q and we have bought a lovely patio garden set. reduced from £79.99 to £63.00! it includes, 4 chairs, in blue mesh, one round table with glass opaque type top , and the matching parasoll! real bargain, dead chuffed with it!! roll on some more fine weather…
'Free' Wine From Virgin Wines (again) ?
This has got to be the best one yet from Virgin Wines (although they did renege on their last offer...) Sounds like a typical 'new customer' deal, but must be worth a try: Email founder@virginwines.com with subject line 'You're invited... to a wine tasting in your own home!' and body beginning 'Hi Rowan, a convenient time…

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