Hello,
Have you had a good week so far? I've been dodging hailstorms, digging up bargains and generally feeling the love.
Yes, it's the season of romance, and looking out for your besties, and maybe a lil' bit of self gifting too if you're feeling so inclined. Feast your eyes on my fun V-Day gift guide that skips the tacky stuff and gets straight to the goodies.
Speaking of feasting, the supermarkets have put together some pretty epic Valentine's meal deals. These are all listed below so scroll down to see if anything takes your fancy.
There's also a roundup of everything that happened during the 'Re-use & Recycle' Tenner Week budgeting challenge. Feel free to learn from my big wins and big mistakes.
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Sales, offers & freebies
- Debenhams sale up to 75% off around the store, plus an extra 20% off big fashion brands with code 'EXTRA20'. Worth a trawl.
- Nobody's Child sale up to 70% off lovely dresses, pyjamas, jumpers, work & weekend wear.
- Boots clearance up to 70% off, plus up to 50% off general sale, 25% off fine fragrance, and many other offers.
- Fitflop sale up to 50% off over 200 different shoes, boots, wellies, sandals & more.
- FatFace sale up to 65% off, including coats, dresses, trousers, knitwear, accessories and footwear.
- Free samples of FELIX As Good As It Looks Chciken in Jelly cat food, 100,000 pouches available, from Purina.
- Grab a free Chocomel Hot Chocolate 750ml, use e-voucher at Tesco, 7500 cartons up for grabs. Also available in Sainsbury's via cashback using CashBackNow app. Participating stores list here.
- Free 1-day PureGym pass with code 'TheSOCIAL', just select your chosen gym then select '1 Day Pass' and type the promo code in the box.
- Mint Velvet sale up to 72% off some really gorgeous dresses, blouses, boots, jeans & more relaxed glamourous fashion.
Supermarket news
The big supermarkets have all put together their seasonal Valentine's dine in deals, plus a few extras. Here's what's available this year:
Aldi available 10 - 14 Feb, in store only.
The deal: Choose from a range of different offers in the Specially Selected range, with the cheapest combination of starter, main, side, dessert and drink coming in at £12.50. Cheapest prosecco option £6.50.
Asda available in store now, or from 10 Jan online. Ends 16 Feb.
The deal: £11.97 for starter, main, two sides, dessert, drink (including prosecco or pre-mixed cocktail).
Co-Op available 5 - 18 Feb.
The deal: £10 for Co-Op members or £12 for non-members, for main meal, side and wine (including prosecco) from the Irresistible range. Desserts and starters available separately.
Lidl available 6 - 14 Feb, in store only. Some extra meat and fish dishes arrive on 10 Feb.
The deal: Choose from a range of different offers in the Deluxe range, up to 40% off standard prices. Drinks include rose prosecco, reduced to £5.49.
M&S available 10 - 14 Feb in stores, or online now at Ocado.
The deal: £25 for starter, main, side, dessert, drink (including prosecco).
Morrisons available online now, in stores 10 - 15 Feb.
The deal: £15 with More card, for starter, main, side, dessert and drink (including prosecco).
Sainsbury's available 10 - 16 February, can order online now for delivery between 11 - 16 Feb.
The deal: £18 with Nectar card, for starter, main, side dessert, drink (including prosecco or pre-mixed gin & tonics).
Tesco available 10 - 16 Feb
The deal: £18 with clubcard, for starter, main, side, dessert, drink (including prosecco or quality cocktails).
Waitrose available 7 - 16 Feb.
The deal: £20 for starter, main, side, dessert, drink (including prosecco or 500ml pre-mixed quality cocktails). Interestingly, gives the biggest discount out of all the supermarket deals.
That's all the news & treats from me this week. Wishing you a wonderful weekend, whatever you're getting up to.
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Bye for now,
Penny xx
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