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Archives for August 2015

Nectar + Argos
Check your Nectar account for offers, just found one 'Redeem 500 points or more in an Argos store and we'll give you 1,000 points back'. Need to be quick as it ends 19th August 2015.
Next / Fuel Saver / Morrisons
Mrs quite often shops at Next.co.uk and is always first inline to view the sales at Next. (As she did most recently last month) The Next statement came through, and was just about to pay when I noticed that you could also pay using Next gift cards... Which got me thinking... Following day I called at Morrisons supermarket…
Great Hunt: What are the most useful loyalty cards?
Loyalty cards: tell us which you carry around with you Whether Nectar, Tesco Clubcard or one for your local coffee shop, how many loyalty cards do you have? Which do you use the most and which aren't worth the paper (or plastic) they're printed on?
Halfords 3 for 2
On August 1st I ordered 3 helmets on Halfords' 3 for 2 offer - 1 for me, one for the wife and one for one of the kids. I got an email saying 2 of them were being delievered and the third would follow. The wife's and son's (the free one) turned up but there was no sign of mine - no email, nothing. Tonight I went on the live…
Train fares?
Is there the remotest chance that Virgin might have a sale on their train tickets to London at the end of October???
Tell us which online stores give discount codes via live web chat
Have you ever chatted to a store's help person via a web chat window and been offered a discount code or other offer? We've heard rumours that people who ask few questions about an item can get hidden deals. We want to list which firms do this - and what type of discounts are on offer, so people can chat tactically. If you…
M&S Sale
It starts today. Storewide but not really sure whats going in it yet until I call in today. Just thought it may be handy for late holiday clothes.
PC World / HP Spectre X360
This is driving me nuts, I'd appreciate some help. I've had the X360 for less than 6 months and had wifi issues since I got it. It was nearly £1,000 - the most premium laptop I've ever got. Yet from what seems like day dot I've had wifi issues which I originally put down to my home network. But after months of tinkering,…
Quality Alkaline AA batteries
http://cpc.farnell.com/gp-batteries/gp15a-40/battery-alkaline-aa-1-5v-pk40/dp/BT0007564?ost=bt0007564 Use these in our consumer products and they are very good quality. This weeks "64" code has them at the lowest price I have ever bought. You are getting 20 x 2 Shrink Wrapped for £5.94 inc Vat Yes you might find the odd…
Disney movie rewards
There is standard reward pricing for disney movie rewards. from 500 points for Big Hero 6 DVD 700 points for Big Hero 6 Blu-ray or Frozen Sing Along DVD 900 points for Big Hero 6 3D Blu-ray ..... 4500 points for Pixar Blu-ray Boxset…
Aerolite Lightweight Suitcase in Choice of Colour for £19.99
* Branded combination lock included * 600D denier Jacquard material * Top and side handle * Aluminium trolley tube which retracts with a push button * Two front facing zips * Luggage straps inside * Inside compartments * 10-year guarantee * Dimensions: 45cm x 31cm x 17cm / 47.5cm x 32cm x 16cm (all parts); weight: 1.61kg;…
NHS card
Available to anyone (clinical or not) who works for the NHS. Loads of on-line discounts, also you can have a card (costs £2.99 ) which you pre-load for use in shops just like a debt card. You then get cash back which is added next time you load it. I don't earn huge amounts, but better than nowt [url]Https://healthservice…
Blue Light Card
This is a discount card for NHS, emergency services, forces and veterans, prison service, RNLI and police. There are various discounts in high street shops, holidays and services. It doesn't seem to be that well known, and I've only just got mine. It costs £5 for three years...I 've already paid for mine with Bon Marche…
love to shop vouchers from talk talk
I was suprised to receive £100 worth of love to shop vouchers a few weeks after signing up for a new broadband service from talk talk. Suprised because these came through to me without any prompting or enquiry or folloe up from me I used them in argos in the end as . Its a shame Dunelm dont take them i could do with new…
DFS sofa after sales advice needed
Hi, I purchased the DFS Langford sofa from DFS in December. When I purchased it I was told I should plump the bottom cushions once a week to prevent them sinking in, but after a few days it kept sinking in so we started plumping it everyday even though there's only 3 of us in the house and is only ever been used very…
Great deal for Beats Headphones on Clickico
Just seen a really good deal for Beats Studio 2.0 Headphones (red) on a new site called Clickico. They're normally around £260 on Amazon but only £153.90 on Clickico. You can also reserve the product at a cheaper price and if enough people also reserve the lower price then you can get the product at the cheaper price.
WHSmith (what was Sussex Stationers) - £2.99 backpacks?
Posters in local store window, though staff say they haven't even got the stock in yet!

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