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Archives for September 2013

Should I take it back?
I have just got a cardie in Matalan for £22, but I have just checked the Matalan book they send out, and found out the exact same cardie will be in the sale £10 cheaper in 2 days time.. do I take it back and re-buy it Wednesday.
Why are Asda asking for postcode?
Been to Asda this morning and they asked for my postcode, but not my house number. Why is this?
Will tesco do a double clubcard exchange this year?
Does anyone know if they will do it this year? Should we wait or just spend the points we have now? We want to use the points to put towards paying for a holiday.
best place for chromebook?
looking to get a chromebook for my nephew, mainly for youtube... they're all about 199.00 online but various places have discount codes etc... where would be the cheapest? cheers
Bargain Mattress Help Please !
I have been looking for a decent quality double mattress for about two months now, at around the £150 mark, but don't seem to be having much luck. Does anyone know of any good deals at the moment. I have done loads of looking on the net , but the decent ish ones, all seem out of our price range. Any help graciously…
"ralphlaurenllc.com"
Anyone used this site? Genuine Ralph Lauren?
Christmas offers
Apologies if this is in the wrong section. There is so much choice! My TV is on its last legs, and we really need to buy a new one. the problem is, that with Christmas so close, we don't want to buy a telly then find out a couple of weeks later the same TV £50 cheaper! Anyone with a good memory remember when the shops'…
Currys / PC World cashback offer
I purchased this laptop from Currys and was told I could claim £100 Cashback against the purchase price of £499 after 21 days. Having looked at the site I need a "Cashback Coupon" number which I was never provided. I have contacted the store on two occasions who have saidthey will send me a coupon but these have never…
Groupon uggs
Hi, groupon have a deal on uggs in today's email, 120 for short and 150 for tall. Do you think that they will be real? I'm desperate for a pair but I'm also wanting a real pair!xx
currys pc world stop selli
I have been to two stores of the now combined currys pc world, as I have a gift card for pc world . I want to buy pc games but a salesman told us that they are no longer stocking games as a company. This particular branch did not have any games for sale but I've been online and reserved a game which they apparently have in…
Boots Christmas 3 for 2
Just letting you know the Boots Christmas 3 for 2 is now online, Thought it was worth mentioning as well as toys and gifts there are also some celebrity perfume gift sets included in the 3 for 2. These include the new Justin Bieber The Key perfume and Lady GaGa Fame perfume. Hope this is useful to someone.x
wowcher returns
i bought a camcorder via wowcher and i need to return it as faulty. i thought as wowcher processed the money i thought i would have to return it to them but they've told me to return it to the company that sent it. before i post it off i just wanted to know if this is right. :cool:
Polaroid stereo sound bar with FM radio - £27.95 + £4.95 deliv.Amazing !
This will be very useful for anybody with a Polaroid TV from Asda, particularly the 15.6" flat screen one since it works with this model as well.Most of the other sound bars don't.It's mainly sold in The USA and is not generally available here but mine has just arrived and it is fab !! I can now have BIG stereo sound on my…
current instore price on FIFA 14 for XBOX360
Just wondering if anyone has been out today and bought this. What price did you pay, and which store?
Coolbox
Slightly random given the time of year I know but I'm in need of a coolbox this weekend. A coolbag would work but a box would be better (its for storing ice). My old cool box has developed large cracks since its last use so isn't much good. Has anyone seen any for sale recently? I know I'll be passing a Tesco ( who have…
lightbulbs
The "new" low energy lightbulbs used to be very cheap a few years ago, but I went to buy some the other day and prices seem to have rocketed. Any tips on best place to buy them? Also need spotlight bulbs for kitchen - they seem to last anything from a month to three years at the moment!
Expired Tesco vouchers
Yesterday, was sorting out an old bag I hadn't used for a while and found 3 x £10 Tesco vouchers which expired last month !!! Obviously, I need to get a better system to keep track in the future. BUT my question is - do I just have to accept that I've lost the vouchers or is there anything I can do ? Thanks
Polaroid iPod iPhone 2.1 Stereo Sound Bar FM Radio with Optical Input..£24.95 + Deliv
Anybody with a flat screen TV that wishes to enhance it's sound could use one if these. It is NOT full cinema quality surround sound but it IS in stereo.I have just bought one for my 15.6" Polaroid TV recently purchased from Asda.It's a very very good price I think.…
PC World Price Promise query
looking for a camera and seen the PC world/currys price promise. Argos have the same camera cheaper but its a different colour to the pc world one (same model number though) would this qualify for the price promise does anyone know? tia x
Disloyalty
Hi folks, Sensitive question here, and if I get enough people challenging I will delete the thread. I've 2 main stores nearby (I wont name them but both have loyalty schemes). Now, I've noticed after shopping with one the offers/money off has dried up, whereas the other one is increasing incentives to get me to switch. Now…

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