Frugal Friday

Highlights this week include 70% off footwear, half price books, the Prison Break box set for £60, games for £5, 2 for 1 tickets to The Canterbury Tales, and free chocolate for Chocolate Week!

Well, there's certainly an autumnal feel to the air this week and it's time to lock away your summer wardrobe and hunt out your scarf and hat! But before you get too downhearted, let's take a look at this week's discounts and deals and put that smile back on your face!

Fashion, beauty and homewares

The mid-season sales are in full swing this week, so get your shopping bags ready because you're in for a treat!

• Bhs: 20% off selected lines in the back to school range.
• Burton: 20% off everything today (Friday) only.
• Debenhams: Up to 70% off selected lines.
• Dorothy Perkins: 20% off everything today (Friday) only. Free delivery and £5 off when you spend £50 or more - enter the code FREEB at the online checkout. This deal expires on 19 October.
• Dune: Up to 50% off a range of footwear.
• Hobbs: Up to 50% off selected fashion.
• House of Fraser: Up to 50% off selected lines. Free standard delivery when you spend £50 or more.
• Jane Norman: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.
• Kew: Up to 60% off selected items. Plus free standard delivery if you use the online code KEWFREEAW by 16 October.
• L'occitane: Free shea butter set when you spend £35 or more if you use the exclusive code LOVELAV. This is valid until 15 October.
• M&S: Up to 50% off selected items.
• New Look: Up to 70% off selected fashion.
• Next: 50% off selected items.
• Oasis: Up to £25 off selected fashion.
• Office: Up to 50% off a range of footwear.
• Schuh: Up to 70% off selected footwear. Free delivery on orders over £14.99.
• Shudoo: Up to half price on a range of footwear.
• Superdrug: 10% off all online orders with the code abbey100809. Valid until 18 November. Plus 3 for 2 on selected gifts.
• Sweaty Betty: Up to 50% off selected sportswear.
• Urban Outfitters: Up to 75% off selected fashion.
• Wallis: Up to 50% off a range of fashion and accessories.

Meanwhile, if you're looking to spruce up your home, Debenhams is also offering some great deals on homewares. So if you're after some tableware, you can now pick up this White 16 Piece Denby Set for half price at £72. And this Maxim Six Piece Pan Set is now £80, saving you £45.

Books and games

If you're hoping to have a little 'me time' this weekend and curl up with a good book, take a look at these fabulous deals:

• The Book Depository is currently offering up to 50% off a range of novels. So if you're a Terry Pratchett fan, you can pick up his new novel, The Unseen Academicals, for just £9.48. Alternatively, Cecelia Ahern's latest offering, The Book of Tomorrow, is now just £6.98. And if you'd prefer to read Patrick Swayze's autobiography, The Time of My Life, you can now get it for just £8.98.
• WHSmith is also offering up to half price on the top 20 hardbacks, as well as selected 'autumn' fiction.
• Finally, Borders is offering up to 40% off best new releases.

On the other hand, if you're more of a gaming fanatic, you can pick up some brilliant bargains in the Play.com autumn sale.

• So if you've got an Xbox 360, you can now get your hands on Alone in the Dark for a mere £4.99 - saving you £45.
• Resident Evil 5 for the PS3 is now £17.99 (RRP £44.99).
• And if you have a PSP, Thrillville is now just £4.99 (RRP £29.99).

Film and box sets

With the colder weather setting in, you've got the perfect excuse to snuggle up with a cuppa and watch a movie or two. And with this little lot, you'll have plenty to choose from:

Eating out

Fancy putting your feet up this weekend, and letting someone else do the cooking?  Then don't forget to check out all the latest restaurant bargains in our Frugal Food round up. Read more.

Eating in

If you'd prefer to save money and eat at home, check out our very own Frugal Recipes series to find out how you can cook delicious meals on the cheap. Read more.

Cheap days out

Looking to do something a little different this weekend? Then check out these brilliant offers for cheap days out!

• Lastminute.com is still offering some great 2 for 1 deals on days out. So if you're a fan of Shakespeare and fancy a guided tour of the Globe Theatre, you can now pick up 2 for 1 entry tickets until 31 December.
• Alternatively, if you feel like paying a visit to the Royal Observatory planetarium in Greenwich, you can also get 2 for 1 tickets with this voucher from enjoyEngland.com. This is valid until 31 December.
• And if you've not yet paid a visit to The Canterbury Tales in Kent, you can also pick up a 2 for 1 voucher from enjoyEngland.com. Again, this is valid until 31 December.

Mobile phone deal of the week

If you're looking for a bargain mobile phone deal, you can now get your hands on the Alcatel S319 clamshell handset on a pay as you go deal with Orange for just £9.50. You'll also need to top up by at least £10 to qualify for this offer.

Freebie of the week

If you're a bit of a chocoholic, you'll be delighted to hear that next week marks Chocolate Week! As part of this, various chocolate shops, cafes and departments stores will be hosting free chocolate tastings. 

For example, if you pop along to Liberty in London next Friday (16 October), you can sample treats from Rococo Chocolates. And in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, Gorvett & Stone will be sampling different truffles every day next week!

If you fancy finding out where your nearest chocolate tasting will be held, check out the Chocolate Week website.

Competition of the week

Finally, this week's competition:

Have a great weekend!

Don't forget: although all prices and discounts were correct on the day this article was published, offers this good are subject to change and often sell out quickly.

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