Frugal Food
Here's our weekly round-up of the best restaurant deals and grocery discounts on offer, plus this week's top supermarket voucher codes!
This week we bring you cheap pumpkins, a new 50% off pizza deal, and 3 for 2 chocoholic heaven. There are also some cracking new supermarket food deals and big discounts on spirits. Enjoy!
Best supermarket deals
I'm going to begin with the week's best deals at ASDA. In the fruit and veg aisle, you can currently pick up two 850g bags of Granny Smith apples for £2 (usually £1.57 each). This works out at around 8p per apple.
There's also a good offer on Branston tomato ketchup: 720g bottles are now reduced to £1, from £1.89.
Finally, if you're looking for party food, check out the deals on funsize Maltesers, Mars Bars, Twix and Magic Stars. Multipacks of these usually cost £2.33 each, but you'll currently pay just £3 for three bags.
Over at Sainsbury's, there are good 2 for 1 deals on bags of Cox apples, plum punnets eight-packs of satsumas. In the dairy section, there's still a great offer on McLelland Seriously Strong Cheddar; 400g packs have been reduced from £3.68 to £1.84.
The great deal on Ben & Jerry's ice cream (500ml) is still going strong: You can currently buy two pots for only £3.
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference British beef mince (500g) has been reduced from £3.19 to just £1.59. Several varieties of 10" Sainsbury's pizzas have been reduced from £3.49 to £1.74 each. And there's still a better-than-half-price deal running on many types of New Covent Garden Food Co. soup: 600g cartons have been reduced from £2.19 to £1.
At Tesco, this chocolate log has been reduced from £2 to £1. And if you want something a little healthier, there are still good 2 for 1 deals on juicing oranges, carrots, courgettes, stringless beans and tomatoes.
There are also good 2 for 1 deals on several varieties of Muller Fruit Corner, which mean you get 12 yoghurts for £2.90. And you can also pick up 500g tubs of Green & Black's organic ice cream for just £2, reduced from £3.99.
Finally, take a look at this couple of 'much better than half-price' Tesco deals: six-packs of prawn cocktail Skips are now reduced from £1.36 to 50p; and you can currently pick up 650g of tinned shortbread for £3, reduced from £8.
Good deals at Morrisons include 1.5kg of baking potatoes for 30p, and five-packs of satsumas for 30p. You can also pick up a litre of Tropicana juice for 83p, reduced from £1.67.
And finally... at Somerfield, you can currently pick up 900g jars of Quality Street for just £4.50 each, reduced from the usual £9.50.
Tipple
At ASDA, one litre bottles of Gordon's Gin have been reduced from £16.97 to £10; and one litre bottles of Smirnoff vodka from £16.84 to £10.
And at Sainsbury's, you can currently pick up 30 440ml cans of John Smith's Extra Smooth for £15.
Best restaurant deals
As always, the newest deals appear at the top of the table.
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2 for 1 on main courses when you register here and print the voucher (via the Telegraph). |
All day, every day until 29th November. |
Not valid on takeaways. |
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50% off online orders when you spend at least £30. |
All day, every day until 1st November. |
Valid on online orders only - your bill will automatically be reduced by 50%. Not valid on drinks or ice cream. |
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2 for 1 on main courses (including the children's menu) when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Sunday to Friday until 1st November. |
Not valid in restaurants at Center Parcs or airports. |
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Two main courses for £10 when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Sunday to Friday until 1st November. |
Not valid at Pizza Express Jazz Clubs, the O2 and the Pizza Express Mobile Event Unit. |
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50% off main courses when you register here and print the voucher (via the Telegraph). |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 30th November. |
Not valid on drinks, starters, desserts or dishes from the Mains section of the menu. Does include pizzas, pasta, risotto and specials. |
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50% off your food bill when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Sunday to Friday until 3rd November. |
Valid on main menu food items. Not valid on drinks. |
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2 for 1 on main courses when you print this voucher (via the GMTV website). |
Every Sunday to Friday until 30th October. |
Not valid in restaurants at Center Parcs, the Royal Festival Hall or Riverside (More London). |
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Get a carvery meal and an ice cream sundae for £5 when you print this voucher. |
Every Monday to Saturday before 6.30pm, until 31st October. |
Offer is available for up to four guests on a single visit, each paying £5. |
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Buy one main course and get another for £1 when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 9th November. |
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Cut price snacks
Whittard of Chelsea is currently running a rather tempting 3 for 2 deal, aimed at chocoholics. The goodies on offer range from marshmallows and hot chocolate to truffles and chocolate-coated coffee beans.
This could be a good opportunity to snap up some edible Christmas gifts for friends and family. You'll need to get your skates on, though - as the range is selling out fast.
Become part of the IKEA FAMILY and you'll get reductions on food and drink in IKEA restaurants. At the moment, IKEA is offering free tea and coffee to all FAMILY members, Monday to Friday.
And budget bakery Greggs is still running its latest promotion: You can get two chilli steak lattices for the price of one when you register here. You'd better hurry though, because this offer expires on 31st October.
Voucher codes
You can currently save £5 on your first online order with Tesco, as long as you spend £50 or more. Just enter the code XX-CRDJ at the checkout.
This code expires on 31st December, and you can find out more about it here.
Voucher code promotions tend to be withdrawn quickly. If you've missed out on this one, you can use the following websites to track down new voucher codes as and when they come up:
And finally... frugal Hallowe'en
Are you still looking for your Hallowe'en pumpkin? Unfortunately, several supermarkets only display their pumpkin prices in-store. However, here are some pointers to get you started:
Tesco: 'Large pumpkin' = 80p.
Sainsbury's: 'Halloween Pumpkin Perfect for Carving' = £1.50
ASDA: 'Small pumpkin' = 74p
ALDI: 'Pumpkin' = 99p
Happy Hallowe'en!
Every effort is made to source voucher codes which are valid at the time this article is published. However, please be aware that lovemoney.com cannot guarantee that every voucher will be valid or that it will not be withdrawn by the provider immediately
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