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Bag a bargain: May - June

hazel.cottrell@consumerchoices.co.uk

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Every month we round up the best bargains around, to make sure you’re not missing out!

Check out the best bargains online and don’t forget to take a look at our hand-picked selection of freebies – you can’t get a better bargain than free!

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2 for 1 at Pizza Express - Pizza express is currently offering 2 for 1 on main courses, including the new Leggera pizzas. Simply print out a voucher from www.pizzaexpressoffers.co.uk and take it to your nearest Pizza Express to benefit from the offer.

Meal for 10p at Zizzi – Download a voucher from the Zizzi website (www.zizzi.co.uk) and you can get a main meal for just 10p when you purchase another main meal at full price.

More cookies for your cash – Print a voucher booklet from the Millie’s cookies website (www.milliescookies.com) to get a selection of special deals, worth £25, including “buy six cookies and get six free” and “two hot drinks for the price of one”.

Cheap pizza delivered – Perfect pizza (www.perfectpizza.co.uk) is currently offering any large pizza for £9.99 and 20% off when you spend over £20. Order online and your pizzas will be delivered to your doorstep!

£1 burger at Walkabout – Register and print a voucher from the website (www.walkabout.eu.com) and you can get a burger for just £1 when you buy any drink.

2for1 at Strada – Simply print out a voucher from the website (www.stradaoffers.co.uk/) to get 2for1 on main courses. The voucher’s valid Sunday to Thursday until 4 June.

2 for 1 film and pizza – Orange Wednesdays have just got even better. If you are an Orange customer not only can you get 2 for 1 cinema tickets, you can now also get 2 for 1 pizzas at Pizza Express plus free dough balls or garlic bread. Just text FILM to 241 from your Orange phone and print out a voucher from the website (www.orange.co.uk).

20% off food and drink at railway stations – Sign up for a free Bite card (www.bitecard.co.uk) and you can enjoy 20% off food and drink at outlets in railway stations across the country, indefinitely. An essential card for frequent travellers!

Gourmet burger deal – Join the Gourmet Burger Kitchen club (www.cravegbk.com) and you will be sent an exclusive money saving voucher.

Nappy deals – Register on the Pampers website (www.pampers.co.uk) to get money off vouchers and “exclusive benefits”.

Amazing value MP3s - Save money on your MP3s by paying Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk) a visit. It recently jumped onto the music download market and is offering current bestselling albums for as little as £3. These include Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad, The Killers’ Day and Age, Leona Lewis’ Spirit and many more. Plus, unlike many releases on iTunes, Amazon’s MP3s don’t have encryption on them so you’re free to use them as you like.

Books and more - Get great discounts at WHSmith (www.whsmith.co.uk) by joining its “Privilege Club”. Sign up for free online and you will receive £20 worth of vouchers, then £10 of vouchers every month by email.

Tapas treat - La Tasca is currently offering special offers including "All you can eat tapas for a tenner" and "Summer salad deal", which gets you a salad and drink for £7.95. See the website (www.latasca.co.uk) for details.

Airport travel - Save yourself a fortune on your journey to the airport with Easybus (www.easybus.co.uk). The budget bus operator is currently offering journeys from Central and West London to Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports from £2 each way.

The best things in life are free!

Free film and games rentals – Lovefilm is currently offering two great offers. You can currently get a one month free trial of its online DVD rental service PLUS a £10 M&S voucher by clicking here or a one month free trial of its unlimited games rental service by clicking here.

Free broadband – O2 broadband (www.o2.co.uk) is currently offering three months free broadband to new customers. Sign up now to take advantage of this great offer!

Free Lipton tea – Visit www.liptoninfusions.co.uk to enter Lipton’s competition to win a trip to New York and tick the box marked “free sample”. You will receive a free sample of Lipton Lemon and Ginger Infusions, plus you might actually win a trip to NY!

Free seeds – Join the free, healthy green scheme with Toby Carvery (www.tobycarvery.co.uk) to get your free packet of vegetable seeds.

Free fitness DVD – Fill in your details and answer a few questions about your lifestyle to get a free “Pelvicore Technique” DVD from Core Wellness (www.corewellness.co.uk).

Free Coldplay album – Coldplay are offering a free live CD, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, for fans to download. Simply enter your details at lrlrl.coldplay.com to get it.

Free energy capsules – GoGo Guarana is a “100% natural energiser”, made with seeds from the Amazon rainforest. Visit the website (www.gogoguarana.com) to request your free sample.

Free music – Download Spotify (www.spotify.com) to get access to all you favourite artists legally, and for free. There are millions of tracks to choose from, all of which are streamed directly to you, with just a little advertising.

Free Rural Escapes guide – Visit the Enjoy England website (www.enjoyengland.com) to request your free Rural Escapes guide – full of inspirational ideas and top tips for taking a break in England’s countryside and coast.

Free Spain travel guides online – Sign up for the newsletter at www.alicante-spain.com and you will get access to three online guides – to Benidorm, Alicante and Torrevieja.

Free Nivea Creme – Visit the website (www.nivea.co.uk) to register and request your free sample of the all purpose moisturiser, Nivea Creme.

Free heart health pack – Register with the British Heart Foundation (www.bhf.org.uk) to start receiving its free heart health magazine as well as a welcome pack including a free “heart risk” tape measure.

Free Pedigree Joint Care+ pack for your dog – Register on the Pedigree website (bringbackthebounce.co.uk) to get a free pack of joint care treats that are designed to ease joint stiffness in dogs, plus five £1 off coupons.

Free Twinings Tea – Simply register on the Twinings website (www.twiningsandyou.co.uk) to request a sample.

Free SIM cards – Tesco (www.tescomobile-freesim.co.uk), T-mobile (www.t-mobile.co.uk) and Three (www.three.co.uk) are all offering free pay-as-you-go SIM cards. Simply fill in a request form.

Free theatre tickets – If you are under 26 you could get free theatre tickets to all sorts of theatre events including plays, comedy, musical theatre and dance, through a scheme run by Arts Council England in association with Metro. See the website (www.anightlessordinary.org.uk) to find a participating theatre near you.

Free swim – Get a free swim at your local pool with a Kellogg’s swim voucher. To get one, look out for special packs of Kellogg’s cereal (www.kelloggs.co.uk).

Free margherita pizza – If you fill certain criteria, you can get a free margherita pizza between 3pm-5pm at Revolution bars (www.revolution-bars.co.uk). The criteria are as follows, just pop in on the day you fit in:

Wednesdays – Societies – Groups of four or more eat free with proof of membership or University society ID
Sundays – Club sportiva – Members of sports teams eat free (in groups of four or more), just show your dirty kit or team card.

Free cat food – Don’t let your kitty go hungry in the credit crunch. Treat him or her to a free sample of Go-Cat for indoor cats. Register on the website (www.go-cat.co.uk) to receive a 50g sample and a money-off voucher.

Free photos – Photo Box (www.photobox.co.uk) is currently offering 40 free photo prints when you register on its website. You will have to order your prints within 30 days and pay postage and packaging (a minimum of £1.50 for first class delivery in the UK).

Free music downloads - You have to be careful when downloading “free” mp3s as many of the sites which offer them are illegal. Last FM (www.last.fm) however, is fully legitimate and offers 200 free downloads every week!