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Fab freebies, Spring sales, book boxes

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Hello,

How has your week been? I've been wandering around the Little Libraries and other free book boxes in our area, finding all kinds of gems from short story collections to cookbooks.

Free entertainment, and free dinner inspo. What's not to love? Speaking of freebies, it's a great weekend for them - including a brand new free V&A museum just around the corner from their David Bowie archive.

Oh, and I finally completed the 'Replacement Basis Only' Challenge! Yes, the whole twelve weeks of it. Phew. Scroll down to find out how the last bit went.

This week's newsletter has been brought to you by the power of black forest chocolate brownies (recipe here, thanks Jane) and lashings of cream.

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Sales, offers & freebies

  • ​M&S Clearance - up to 70% off, including loungewear, sportswear, big brands, undies & more. Also check out their fab Glow Up Edit, a £30 gift box worth £133 full of premium skincare, makeup, fragrance & more.
  • ​Dunelm Spring Sale - up to 50% off around the shop, lots of lovely bedding, ornaments, art, furniture, storage, soft furnishings etc. Ends Monday, don't hang about.
  • ​Boden sale - up to 70% off in their massive Spring sale, including pretty cotton blouses, dresses, knits, jackets and swimwear. Plus extra 25% off with code 'VMJG' (ends soon), well worth a trawl.
  • ​Lookfantastic sale - 25% off loads of big beauty brands with code 'SAVE' this weekend, including Lar Roche-Posay, Olaplex, Laura Mercier, Clinique, By Terry, Elemis, Bobbi Brown etc.
  • ​New Balance sale - up to 50% off hundreds of pairs of trainers, plus sportswear, bags and accessories.
  • ​Free Popeyes breakfast - one million Big Cajun Rolls & Big Cajun Wraps given away in their app until Mon 20th April.
  • Free ice cream - Taste the Difference Ice Cream tub at Sainsbury's via MySky VIP app, choice of 8 flavours. Claim coupon by 11.59pm Mon, pick up before stores close Tues.
  • ​Free museum opens Sat 18th April - V&A East Museum in London's QE Olympic Park has 2 free permanent galleries of art, architecture, design and fashion.
  • ​NotOnTheHighStreet sale - up to 50% off gifts, jewellery, crafts, personalised items, games, art, ornaments, food & drink etc.
  • ​Seasalt Cornwall sale - up to 68% off some beautiful this-season clothing, including cotton tops, light knits, jackets and more.

That's it from Golightly Gardens for this week. Have a fantastic weekend, and let me know if you find any amazing bargains!

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