Frugal Friday

Up for grabs this week is the complete Inspector Morse collection for £54, half price books, 2 for 1 restaurant deals and fabulous Easter egg offers...

Spring is in the air and Easter is only a couple of weeks away, so let's get cracking with this week's discounts and deals...

Fashion, beauty and homewares

If you haven't yet hit the high street with your shopping bags in tow, this is the weekend to do it. With many retailers offering mid season sales, you'll be completely and utterly spoilt for choice. Here's what's on offer this week:

• BHS: Up to 60% off selected homewares. This funky Genevieve 5 Light Chandelier is now £48, saving you a whopping £72.
• Burton: 50% off selected lines and you can also bag yourself 10% off online if you use the code BURTON29 at the checkout before 30 March.
• Coast: Up to 50% off selected clothing.
• Debenhams: 50% off selected lines. This gorgeous Natural Spot Towel Bale is now half price at just £25 and this Black Analon 5 Piece Pan Set is now £100, saving you an impressive £130.
• Laura Ashley: 25% off everything this weekend only - until Sunday 29 March.
• M&S: Up to 50% off selected items.
• New Look: 15% off instore only with this voucher. Expires 20 April.
• Oasis: Up to 50% off selected clothing and 20% off Odille Lingerie and Nightwear if you enter the code ODILLESS09 at checkout by 31 March.
• Office: Up to 80% off selected lines. Free delivery online on selected new styles of footwear.
• Sweaty Betty: Up to 50% off selected items.

If you're looking for some sexy beauty products, there are also some fabulous deals to be had. Online shoppers can grab 10% off at Benefit Cosmetics if you enter the code EASTER10 before 13 April. And you can get 12% off as well as free delivery at Elemis when you enter the code AFF049. This offer expires on 30 April.

Films and box sets

As usual, there's still a great range of DVD deals on offer at the moment. So if you're planning to put your feet up and relax in front of a good film this weekend, take a look at these babies (the most heavily discounted is listed first):

Play.com is also offering up to 80% off a range of items so this sale is worth a browse.

Books

The bookworms among you should be pleased to hear that there's currently 40% off selected bestsellers at Waterstones. And you can also get 10% off at Waterstones if you spend over £20. Just enter the code PL5824 at the checkout by 30 March.

What's more, Amazon is currently offering up to 50% off new releases. Jeffrey Archer's Paths of Glory is now £8.54, saving you £10.45, while James Patterson's 8th Confession is now just £8.92 (RRP £18.99).

Eating out

There are still numerous restaurant deals to take advantage of, so if you fancy spoiling yourself, here's what you could look forward to:

Alternatively, if you fancy a relaxing weekend in but would prefer not to cook, Sainsbury's is offering a dine in for a fiver deal until 14 April. For just £5 you can pick up a main course, side dish and dessert for two.

What's more, M&S'  dine in for £10 is back this weekend. You can choose a main, side dish, dessert and bottle of wine for two from this menu, all for just £10. The sumptuous menu includes vegetable moussaka, king prawn linguine, chunky chips, winter vegetable medley, and sticky toffee pudding. This deal expires on 29 March.

And if you're looking for a bottle of bubbly to celebrate with this weekend, you can currently get 40% off wine and champagne at Threshers/Wine Rack with this voucher. This deal is valid until 13 April.

Easter treats

Yes, believe it or not, Easter is only two weeks away. And if you haven't given it a second thought until now, worry not because there are some egg-cellent Easter deals around.

• At Hotel Chocolat you can get 10% off all orders if you enter the code VCODESE09 at the checkout before 29 April. How can anyone resist these gorgeous Extra Thick Easter Eggs?
• Alternatively, you can pick up 3 for 2 on selected Easter eggs at Thorntons.
• However, if chocolate isn't really your thing and you'd prefer to jet off to a warmer climate for a relaxing break, Expedia is currently offering up to 50% off selected hotels.

Freebie of the week

If you're planning to whip up a feast in the kitchen this weekend, perhaps a brand new cookery book will help to inspire you. And if you sign up here, you'll get the Carotino recipe book absolutely free!

Have a great weekend!

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

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