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Archives for June 2008

Setanta sports
My friend phoned to cancel his setanta as it was going up to £12.99 a month. He was offered £7.50 a month until December which he agreed to have. Anyway, I didnt want to cancel mine but am not happy at the price increase so I gave them a call today. I told them my friend had been offered this £7.50 deal and asked was there…
Cheap Urban decay, Hard candy make up and many more
I was in my Ethel Austin store and very surprised to find Urban decay and Hard candy in their make up area. Any one who knows theses brands know how expensive they can be. Many of which are pots or wands of gloss. Hard candy fake eye lashes. From only £1.50. Ethel Austin sell many other branded make up. Worth a look as…
Marks and Spencer Summer Sale
Hi, Does anyone know when the M & S Sale will start? thanks Philip
Kids go free to Alton Towers and more with Toys 'r' us
Sorry if this has been posted before but I have just been to toys 'r' us and on the bottom of the receipt there was a voucher for one free child per full paying adult at: Alton Towers Chessington World of Adventures and zoo Sea Life Centres The Dungeons Lego land Windsor and Warwick Castle 50% off stays at Alton Towers…
More Aldis on the way
I saw this in today's paper - Aldi plans to open a new store in Britain every week till 2013 to cash in on the credit crunch. Apparently, shoppers are deserting Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda and Morrisons in the hunt for lower food prices. It said too that Aldi keeps costs low by stocking about 2000 products compared to around…
Boots Baby Event 2nd - 29th July TRIPLE POINTS
Just had a letter through the post Boots Baby Event will be taking place in all Boots stores from 2nd to 29th July. Thats 4 weeks of special offers and fantastic promotions on hundreds of baby products - plus collect TRIPLE POINTS when you spend £20 or more on baby products. Also online according to the small print ;) So…
Asda/Tesco promo
I thought tesco were going to do a promo similar to that of Asda over the weekend, with the butter and bread, does anyone know if this will happen or have i missed it???:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
Complaint letter - who to send to
Could anyone send me the address of who I need to complain to at John Lewis please?
Cancelling Sky?
Morning to everyone. I am in a sunday money saving mode and i am trying to trim some bills!! I have started by shaving £5.50 a month off my Setanta package and now i am going to try SKY. I am currently on the Sky Sports package which is £38 a month soon to be £40. I was going to call Sky and threaten to cancel to see if…
Which online 30 day trial for £1
Just signed up for this- want to look at their reviews on phones and pc printers. If there are a few products you wanted to check out, you could really get your money's worth for the 30 days. I signed up for a trial with them a few years ago & found the site very helpful. http://www.which.co.uk
New Aldi opened
I have looked and looked for a thread on what people think on this shopping store.Is it worth poping along for anything. can some on help me please :confused:
M&S meal for 2 offer back on
For anyone interested the M&S £10 meal for 2 is back on next weekend.
Anyone tried to cancel sky but got offered incentive to stay?
Hi I need to reduce some costs but also like the luxuries. currently have a Sky+ box, along with a Sky HD and multiroom. Anyway - I do have the luxury I can goto virgin but dont really want to. Anyway - has anyone tried to cancel sky and was given a better deal? I knoww its sneaky but in times like this, need to do all we…
the Minefield of getting the best price
Sorry if this is the wrong board - Just been comparing prices on shopping and found that generally Asda is 10% cheaper than Tesco, except for some items! Compared the price of Asda vs Tesco conc washing liquid - TEsco £1.63 for 750ml and Asda is £2.68 and looking at the bottles as closely as I can on little images TEsco…
WH Smith stationery & gift clearance
Couldn't find this posted already- the WH Smith website has some really good bargains in stationery & gifts: ink cartridges, photo frames etc, some things with 50% discount. There's a link about halfway down the right side of the page at http://www.whsmith.co.uk :D
bargain wholesale
Does anyone know whats happened to bargain wholesale, their sites been down for over a week now, have they gone by the wayside>>? thanks
Amazon price drop refunds
Hi and apologies if in wrong section . I know that ther was a pric drop cash back from amazon but does it still apply . I purchased a kitchenaid for my wife last week at 179.99 but see its now going for 149.99 so £30 quid difference which would be better in my account . Could any of you very nice people tell me if it still…
Tesco Green Clubcard points now at self service tills
I have searched and can't find this mentioned elsewhere. In Tesco yesterday at the self service till it asked me how many of my own bags I had used and then added the points on! This seems to be new as it is the first time I have seen it.
NEXT HOme Sales
Hi, I know the next sales start on the 19th July, I would like to know if the Home sales start at the same time, but most importantly, do they reduce items like curtains, venetian blinds etc.....if so by how much.... If any one has bought items like curtains and stuff during the sales, then please do let me know if its…
Free makeover & photoshoot or paintballing - only pay £1.95 P&P
Not sure if this is the right place - was going to post on freebies board but not strictly free as have to pay P&P. Also, have done a search and nothing came up. Buyagift.co.uk are currently offering two promotions for free - all you have to pay is £1.95 P&P for the vouchers. The two options are a free makeover and photo…

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