Many of you Moneymagpies will already know about our column in the Daily Express, which is full of exclusive deals and special offers, but in case you missed any here’s a quick round-up of some of the best tips from the past few months. Get in there quick as some of the offers will run out soon – we’ve put any that will expire soon at the top of each section to make life a little easier. Get browsing the bargains, start saving those pennies and enjoy!

• Cheapest phones & broadband
• Recession busting financial products
• Freebies for you
• Travel bargains
• Money-saving top tips
• Shopping for less

Phones & broadband

Free Calls on Holiday – expires 31 August

Get free calls whilst you’re on holiday if you have a Vodafone contract or pay as you go sim.

The mobile phone provider has abolished the 75p connection charge for its Passport scheme which means that you can call and text home from abroad for exactly the same price as in the UK.The offer runs from 1 June to 31 August in 35 countries, including most of Europe, New Zealand and Australia. If you have inclusive minutes your calls will fall within these and you won’t be charged at all. If you aren’t on Vodafone, you can grab a free SIM card online and call the UK for just 20p per minute and text for 10p. Alternatively if you opt for a freedom pack which will give you 100 minutes phone time whilst you are abroad and 300 texts for a £10 per month top-up.To make sure you qualify for the scheme you have to opt-in for Vodafone Passport, by texting PASSPORT to 2345 if you are pay-as-you-go or PASSPORT to 97888 if you pay monthly.

Best value phone contract

Get a cheap phone contract from Virgin Mobile for just £8.50 a month. The monthly package includes 100 any time, any network minutes and 100 texts.

The offer is available to both new and existing customers. You will have to sign up to the contract for 18 months, but you’ll get a free handset thrown into the deal. There are various options for the handsets, including two 5MP camera phones: The Samsung G600 and the LG KC550. The 3G Nokia 3120 is also available if you’re after quick internet access on the move. Go to the website here to choose your phone.

Get a Free Dongle from 3

3 Mobile Broadband has come up with a great offer for cash-strapped consumers who need a way to access the internet on the cheap.

You simply go to their website, register and you’ll receive a free dongle worth £29.99 including VAT. The 3 Mobile dongles work in a similar way to pay-as-you-go mobile phones. Simply top-up from £10, pop it into the USB socket of your computer or laptop and away you go! It provides broadband speeds of up to 3.6MPs and you can use it at home or on the move. You don’t have to worry about signing up to a contract. Be aware that you will have to pay a postage fee of £4.95 and the service only applies to the 3 Network. For more information and to register, click here.

Save £360 per year by bundling

You can get broadband for as little as £5.99 a month thanks to competition in the market. If you’re paying more you could save money by going to the new Moneymagpie.com broadband comparison service in partnership with BroadbandChoices.co.uk.

Simply enter your postcode and you will get a list of providers in your area and the different deals that are on offer to you. The search clearly shows the price both per month and for the full term of the contract, which allows you to compare deals that are running promotional offers to start off with. You can also see how much the connection fee will be (if there is one), the speed of the line and the all important download limit. All these details will make your choice much easier to make. Remember, in some cases you can save up to £360 per year by bundling your phone, TV and broadband package – simply select the ‘Broadband & phone/digital TV bundles’ option before pressing search.

Get free phone credit with Tesco Mobile

Tesco mobile will triple your phone credit for free. This ongoing offer is valid on both pay-as-you-go and sim-only contract.

With a pay-as-you-go tariff you top up £15 and Tesco will give you another £30 of free credit. You end up with £45 – three times as much as you initially topped-up. The pay monthly sim-only tariff costs £10 a month. For each month you pay £10 Tesco will quadruple your credit giving you an extra £30 for nothing. So you end up with £40 credit in total. The ‘sim-only’ tariff is a ‘rolling monthly contract’. This means that you don’t have to sign anything and you’re not committed to stay any longer than you want to – just cancel the direct debit when you want to leave. But your credit doesn’t roll over, so you’ve got to use the whole £40 of credit before the month is up. If you don’t think you can, pay-as-you-go might work better for you.

Cheapest Mobiles

Buy your favourite mobile handsets for a fraction of the price from recycled mobile website Purple Gossip.

The website is committed to providing an environmentally and wallet-friendly alternative to buying new handsets and phone accessories – whilst not sacrificing quality or reliability.You can choose from a wide variety of used phones from all the major manufacturers, saving up to 60% off the original price. All handsets are SIM free (so you don’t get tied to a contract) – but you can buy SIM cards on the site if needed. Finding the perfect phone is easy. You search for the handset you want by manufacturer, model or features. The phone you order will then be delivered to your door within three working days. Orders of over £100 qualify for free delivery. Not only can you get your hands on recent phone models, but you can also feel virtuous about helping save the planet!

Free unlimited text messages

Get unlimited free texts on Pay As You Go with Virgin Mobile. Their text addict tariff offers unlimited texts and web access to any site when you top up with £20 a month.

Alternatively if you top up £15 per month you’ll get 600 free texts and (for just 30p a day) unlimited web access and for £10 per month it’s 300 free texts and (for just 30p a day) unlimited web access. When they say unlimited web access they mean 25MB per day (for 30p) or 1GB per month (for £20 top up). There’s a 20p per minute flat rate for calls to any UK network or landline.Plus, if you’re already a Virgin Media customer and you top up with £20 a month, you’ll get free calls to other Virgin Mobiles!

Broadband for under £6

Get broadband for £5.99 per month. Plusnet, a subsidiary of BT, offers the UK’s cheapest broadband service with it’s a standalone package which includes a free wireless router, free set-up, built in firewall, spam protection and a monthly usage allowance of 10GB (enough to send hundreds of emails with attachments).

The broadband service has speeds of up to 8MB a second which is fast enough to handle multiple users on one connection, and will download music tracks in a matter of seconds. There are also no extra tie-ins with TV or telephone so all you’ll pay is the £5.99 per month as long as you are in an ‘optimum broadband area’ which 80% off us in the UK are. Note that you will have to take out an eighteen month contract. How much you pay for broadband depends where you live (based on which telephone exchange supplies your broadband). There are four different categories for telephone exchange areas, created by OFCOM. Plusnet’s £5.99 a month charge only applies for the whole contract if you live in a telephone exchange area known as Market 3 (which roughly 80% of the UK population does). If you live in Markets 1, 2 or 4, however, the £5.99 charge only applies for the first three months of the contract – costing you £11.99 a month thereafter. You can find out which Market area you live in here.

2p International Calls

Get cheap international calls on your mobile. If you’ve got internet on your phone you can call abroad for as little as 2p per minute and get cheap international text messages with Voipium.

It’s a phone service that re-routes your international call as a local call via the internet. You pay your mobile phone network your normal local rate and pay Vopium a top up charge of as little as 2p per minute for the international call. Get started by using your phone to visit Vopium.com and download the software. Once this is done, Vopium will work automatically when you call abroad. The charges work on a pay-as-you-go basis which you can top up by text or online. The Vopium service is available if your phone doesn’t have internet, but it’s slightly more complicated – see the website for details. At the moment they are offering 30 minutes free when you sign up, plus 100 international SMS free for the first month.

Free calls abroad

You know when your father said you talked for Britain? Well, now you can.

O2’s ‘Your Country Pay and Go’ offer gives pay-as-you-go customers 100 extra international minutes free when they top-up £15 per month. Another perk is that customers recoup 10% of their top-ups every three months, though the maximum rebate is £15. Spending £10-£14 per month gives 50 additional minutes, £15-£29 per month wins 100 additional minutes, and more than £30 per month entitles customers to 200 extra minutes. Also, the Your Country deal makes calling the subcontinent particularly cheap. Ringing landlines in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh costs you just 7p per minute; calls to mobiles cost 30p per minute. ‘Your Country’ calls can be connected from the UK to virtually anywhere in the world.

Recession busting financial products

Free pressure washer – expires 23 July

Get a free pressure washer when you take out insurance with Tesco Personal Finance.

These mean machines, made by Karcher, are worth £100 and are just the ticket for some summer car washing and giving your house a good hose down. Tesco is giving them away free when you receive a quote and buy either Standard or Finest combined buildings and contents or car insurance before 23 July. If you buy online, you’ll get 15% off car insurance and if you’re switching home insurance providers Tesco will pay the fees up to £25. You have to be a Clubcard holder to qualify for the offer and if you don’t pick up your pressure washer in store, you’ll have to pay £5 for delivery. Expect to receive the washer within six weeks of the policy start date.

5% Cash Isa

Get 5% AER on your ISA. Newcastle Building Society is giving its customers a great deal on its fixed rate tax-free savings accounts.

Their new five year fixed rate ISA guarantees savers an annual rate of 5% AER return on deposits from £1. You can transfer in previous ISAs so long as it doesn’t go over the maximum investment of £500,000. You can take your money out at any time if you give 90-days notice. You may be reluctant to tie up your money for so long, but a 5% return is significantly higher than you will get tax-free elsewhere currently. However, this deal is really worth considering – the rate of interest is much better than most of its closest competitors. Simply visit the Newcastle website for more information on setting up an account.

Get 6% AER on your current account

Get 6% AER on your current account balance. Alliance & Leicester has bumped up the interest it pays on the Premier Direct Account to a whopping 6%, more than many savings accounts.

It will pay this rate of interest on all balances up to £2,500 in your account. On top of this, the account has an interest free overdraft of up to £2,000 and it won’t charge you any user fees, as long as you deposit at least £1,000 over the course of each month. The Abbey bank account offers a similar deal, paying 6% on balances up to £2,500 if you deposit at least £1,000. It will also match your agreed overdraft on your former current account up to £5,000, however the interest-free overdraft period is only four months from opening.

Free credit card spending abroad

The Abbey Zero credit card is back and is completely free to use for foreign transactions.

Now that the Nationwide credit card has started to charge for transactions outside the Eurozone, the Abbey Zero card is amongst just a few cards on the market that do not charge for foreign currency exchange. Neither does it charge any usage fees, which is why it’s called the Zero card. The card also offers 0% APR on balance transfers for the first twelve months, with a three per cent fee. Purchases are also interest free for the first three months and after that you will pay a typical rate of 18.9% APR. You don’t have to pay to make cash withdrawals, although you will be charged the higher rate of 27.9% APR on cash advances.

£35 Cashback on Car Insurance

If you’re looking for a new car insurance policy you can make £35 by shopping through price comparison site MoneyExpert.com.

Car insurance premiums are expected to rise this year, by as much as 20%, so it’s more important than ever to shop around and get the best deal for you. The MoneyExpert cashback offer is available across all quotes, not just specific deals, so you can pick the best policy for you and then save extra money with the refund. On top of all that, if you’re able to find a better deal somewhere else online, MoneyExpert says it will refund 110% of the difference. The cashback should be credited to your bank account within 60 days of the application. For tips on cutting your car insurance see our full article.

Secure payment & instant bank account with no credit check

If you don’t have a bank account the new ‘Kube’ prepaid credit card is an excellent replacement.

You can have your salary paid into it, do online banking with it and information on all your transactions can be sent to your mobile phone. Prepaid cards are great for budgeting and they’re a very safe way of carrying money around. If you lose yours you can stop the card immediately and get the money transferred. Also fraudsters can’t access financial details through it (which they can with bank cards and traditional credit cards).The ‘Kube’ card has the lowest transaction fees (the amount you pay when you spend with it) and the lowest loading fees (the cost of putting money on the card). However, it has a higher initial purchase cost (£14.95) but that lasts for a full three years.To get your card click here.

Freebies for you

Free Music Downloads – expires 21 July

Wine Rack customers who spend over £20 can get fifty songs and an audio book to download – all absolutely free from online music store eMusic.

Music lovers can select their tunes from a digital library of five million songs and 5,000 audio books, so no matter how obscure your music tastes, there will be something for you! Simply pop into your local Wine Rack or Threshers before July 21 and ask for your eMusic voucher after spending £20 or more in one transaction. You can redeem your free downloads until 31 August 2009. However, you will need to subscribe to the site get them so it’s important to remember to cancel the subscription to avoid being charged when the free trial is up. See the full terms and conditions here.

£20-worth of wine for free! – expires 31 July

Get a free voucher for £20 off Virgin wines when you get a quote for your energy costs online at Scottish Power. You don’t have to switch to Scottish Power – all you have to do is visit the website and request a quote.

To do this you’ll have to submit some details and a valid e-mail address. As long as you have entered a valid email address, they’ll send you a link to Virgin Wines within a day of receiving your quote. You can then use this to get a £20 discount when you buy a case of wine. The offer is valid for new Virgin Wine customers only and lasts until 31 July. The voucher can only be used on orders with a minimum basket value of £59.88 (excluding delivery, which costs £6.99) but the wine can be delivered anywhere throughout the United Kingdom. Get your quote here.

Cheap spa treat – expires 9  Sept

 

Get a ‘Festival Package’ from K West Hotel & Spa, London, for only £70 per person (based on two sharing).

This includes one night in a Superior twin or double room, a full English breakfast in the morning, unlimited use of the spa facilities and a festival survival kit, complete with two bottles of Magners or beers, a Paddimac rain poncho, wet wipes and sun cream. Also, as an exclusive for Daily Express readers there’s an additional Sun Meadow session thrown in for free! The Sun Meadow is the only sun therapy room in London and gives a gentle tanning effect without any damaging effects. To claim your freebie, simply call them on 020 8008 6600 to make a booking for the ‘Daily Express Festival Package’. You’ll need to produce your festival ticket when you check in. Anyone wanting a longer stay can pay just £35 per person, again based on two sharing, for an extra night before or after.

Free Laptops from Tesco

Build your own mobile broadband package with Tesco, and get a free laptop!

You can choose your laptop, your network provider and your tariff just like when you get a phone contract – so all you pay for is the monthly mobile broadband. The tariffs start from £24.47 a month and are available with Orange or 3. One of the most popular is the Compaq CQ60-214EM laptop with 3GB of RAM and a 250GB Hard Drive for £34.26 per month. Bear in mind that most contracts last for 24 months, and all tariffs are subject to broadband usage limits.

Free Starbucks coffee

Get a voucher for a free Starbucks coffee when you sign up for their rewards programme.

This is great for regular Starbucks customers. To be able to sign up for the rewards programme you need to put a minimum of £5 on a Starbucks prepaid card which you can purchase either online or in store. You then register your new prepaid card for the rewards programme on the Starbucks website and they’ll send you a voucher for a free tall, grande or venti drink worth between £1.35 and £3.45. You’ve got to register before 30 June to get your voucher and then you have to use it before 30 July. The rewards club also entitles you to free extras like espresso shots, syrups and whipped cream. Plus, you’ll receive other offers periodically.

 

Travel Bargains

£99 hotel rooms – expires 16 July

Stay a night at the five star Cadogan Hotel in Knightsbridge for £99.

As part of their summer sale, the hotel is offering nights in one of it’s Supreme Double Bedrooms for just £99 (excluding VAT), saving you a whopping £124 on the standard rate. The grand Edwardian hotel is situated in the middle of one of London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods, perfect for a summer weekend away in the capital. To get this promotional price you need to make your booking before 16 July for stays between 14 August and 6 September. The sale is running between 10 and 16 July, to get a room at the discount price you need to sign up to the sale by entering your email address. They will then send you a special sale code to enter when reserving your stay. Rooms are limited so get in early to beat the rush.

60% off hotel rooms – expires 26 July

Hotels.com are currently offering 50% off in their late summer sale, but Moneymagpie.com and Daily Express readers can get an additional 10% off on top of sale prices.

The website has deals at thousands of hotels across the world, including five stars in Las Vegas for £124 per night, three stars in Amsterdam for £68 per night and four stars in London for £120 per night. To get the additional 10% off sale prices you need to enter the promotional code ‘HC4RMMsave10‘ at the checkout. The code can be used to make a prepaid booking at a Low Price Guarantee hotel and will give you an extra 10% off your total reservation cost – including taxes, fees and VAT. It’s valid until 26 July 2009 for stays between 6 July 2009 and 25 April 2010.

Maldives Hilton at £78 per couple – expires 17 August

Stay in a villa in the Maldives for just £78 per night for two. The offer is valid in the fabulous new Hilton Iru Fushi resort and spa.

It applies to their beach villas which have a double bedroom and ensuite bathroom, spa bathtub, sun deck and gazebo, two rain showers and an over-sized day bed for lying around on in the sun. The hotel also offers a full spa programme, adult-only infinity pool and scuba diving. Under the promotion, a beach villa will cost from $129.30 per night (around £78) per couple, including taxes, service charges and buffet breakfast. The offer is obviously subject to availability and is only for bookings made on or before 17th August for stays before 31st August.You don’t need a promotional code for this. Just go to the website, make the booking and it will automatically come up with offers so go for the ‘two-for-one’ offer.

Free hotel stay – expires 31 August

Get a free night’s stay in a 4* hotel. Barcelo hotels are running this offer in their Basingstoke Country hotel, Daventry and Hinkley Island hotels.

To get the free night stay all you have to do is buy dinner and breakfast for two in the hotel restaurant. A three course meal costs £22.50 per person for adults and breakfast buffet is £13.95. This means you effectively get the room for just over £36 per adult. Kids under five eat free and those under 12 years old eat half price. All the hotels included in the offer boast four-star leisure facilities which guests can use for free and there are children’s games rooms and activity packs to keep the little ones occupied. The offer is valid from 1-31 August, but is subject to availability. To get the offer you need to enter the promotional code STAYFREE at the checkout.

Super cheap flights

STA Travel isn’t just for students – they have some brilliant deals that everyone can take advantage of.

So if you’re planning a summer holiday abroad, the STA site is a great place to check for cheap flights. Right now, for example, you can book a seven night Ibiza package from £235 plus a host of STA Travel Heatwave offers including flights to Hong Kong from £265, Johannesburg from £379 and Brisbane from £495. The flights are mostly from London airports but there are a few from other destinations. Most deals require you to travel by July, although the offers vary between flights. What’s more, if STA can’t beat an airfare you’ve been offered by any other scheduled airline provider, they’ll give you £1000!

Cut Price Days Out

Be a day tripper this summer. Continental, the tyre manufacturer, is offering deals on 300 varied day-trip attractions nationwide.

You can enjoy privileged access to Britain’s historic cities and towns and the homes of great Britons, like Cromwell, Gainsborough and Winston Churchill. Diverse zoos, farms and animal sanctuaries are included in the list, and you can visit museums and craft centres set in beautiful countryside. Or, if you fancy some thrills, make the most of the offers at popular amusement parks. Deals range from two tickets for the price of one, three for the price of two, money off vouchers and a child gaining free access when they are accompanied by a full paying adult. To sign up and download the savings vouchers click here.

Compare European flights with rail journeys

Compare the price of European flights against the price of rail journeys with Momondo.com. These guys claim to search more websites for prices than any other flight comparison site.

However, because Europe’s high-speed rail network is so advanced, on the continent it’s often cheaper and quicker to take the train than to fly. So Momondo have configured their main search engine to include both flights and the available rail journeys. You don’t have to do anything special to see the rail options. Just type your search into the normal flight search boxes and train journey results will appear to. We did a test search between Brussels and Amsterdam and found the cheapest flight was £185, but the cheapest train journey was just £39. There are big savings to be made and by taking the train you’re also doing your bit for the environment. The search tool works on all train journeys between destinations in mainland Europe.

Money saving top tips

Save 75% on delivery costs

Save 75% on moving, transport and delivery costs with Shiply.com.

This online transport marketplace works by matching your delivery request with thousands of haulage firms who are making similar journeys and have room to spare. You get cut-price delivery and they make more from a journey they are already doing. The service is completely free; you list your items and then the 4,000 haulage companies registered are able to bid for the job. They will compete against each other, each bidding the lowest price they can afford. The site will automatically email you when bids are made and you just pick the lowest bid, saving you money and reducing CO² emissions and traffic congestion. You can ship items of all sizes anywhere across Europe.This service is perfect for items that are collection only on eBay; over 60% of consumer goods listed on the site are from the auction website.

Cheap parcel delivery

Get your parcels delivered for less – without the hassle of having to queue at the Post Office.

My Hermes is a delivery service that will pick up packages straight from your door and deliver them to any destination in the UK. You choose the day you’d like your parcel to be picked up – there’s no need to wait in – just arrange to leave it in a safe place. And if you’re out when they deliver, they’ll pop back later. With prices starting from £3.99 for a package weighing up to two kilograms, it could be both more convenient and cheaper than Royal Mail. If you were sending a parcel weighing up to ten kilograms, you’d save £5.62 on delivery charges! Delivery should take three to five days. Be aware that at present they do not deliver abroad or to the Channel Islands and that orders must be made online.

Free Debenhams Beauty Club Reward Card

Debenhams has just launched a free beauty club reward card which you can use to collect points on all your beauty purchases. The card itself allows you to collect one point for every pound you spend up to £25 and three points per pound when you spend £25 or more. Collecting 500 points entitles you to a £5 reward which can be used as part payment on any beauty products. To find out more about the reward card and to see which stores are participating in the celebrations click here.

Free Entertainment

Looking for ways to have fun with friends without reaching for your wallet? Get yourself some free tickets to your favourite TV show or tour. The BBC website offers tickets for several of its TV shows – there are also tickets available to be in the studio audience of various radio shows all over the UK. For other channels visit Lostintv.com where you can currently apply for tickets to the new Paul O’Grady Show and be put on the mailing list for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

ApplauseStore.com is one of the larger ticket agencies offering you the chance to be in the audience of popular TV shows like Britain’s Got Talent, Big Brother, The X Factor and The Sunday Night Project. Another website well worth checking is SROAudiences.com which is currently giving away tickets for The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Orange Unsigned Act, Golden Balls and Countdown to name just a few. All the information about locations and timings will be on the relevant websites and you’ll have to add yourself to any mailing lists to receive updates on upcoming shows. For more free entertainment ideas see our article: 29 Ways to Live for Free.

Bored of the old? In with the new at SwapitShop

Your teenagers can get games and gadgets for free by swapping them with their old stuff on SwappitShop.

With over 1000 games and 800 gadgets currently up for grabs the site is the top online trading community for youths. There are 750,000 teenagers trading cards and games with each other, saving themselves hundreds of pounds on the high-street costs. The site encourages children to save their ‘Swapits’ by running weekly promotions allowing them to get their hands on the latest free ‘frenzies’ including DVD’s, Wii’s and movies. You get five Swapits just for joining and many more in weekly magazines and competitions on the site. The unique ‘Swapit’ system used for transactions ensures no one is put at risk. No personal details or money are exchanged and everyone remains anonymous. Not only that, you don’t have to buy what your children are swapping! There are lots of other ways to make money with things you don’t need or use anymore. Find out more here.

Cheap Cinema for Kids

Adults go free every Saturday and Sunday morning at Vue cinemas.

At the ‘Kids AM’ screenings both the child and one accompanying adult can enjoy a matinee screening of a kids film for just £1.70 – even cheaper than the normal price of a child ticket. Each additional adult ticket is charged at just £1.70. The choice of film changes every two weeks and they always have the latest kids’ blockbusters. For more information on the offer see the Vue website here. The screenings are really popular so it’s worth booking in advance. Odeon cinemas do a similar deal, available in the school holidays as well as weekends. Prices start from £2.00 per child and one adult is admitted free with each accompanied child. For more details, go to the Odeon website here. Don’t forget to check out your local independent cinema too as they also might be running offers like this with competitive ticket prices and a great film choice.

Shopping for less

30% off books – expires 31 July

Get 30% off all the titles from Octopus Books.

This non-fiction publisher has some fantastic titles including Valentine Warner’s cookery books, Sarah Beeny’s design for profit guide and the Hamlyn All Colours series which has great cooking, gardening and dog training books. The site also sells maps and road atlases so if you need one for your upcoming summer holiday you can get 30% off, and they’ve got arts and crafts titles for kids with lots of ideas to keep them busy once school is out. To get the 30% off you have to enter the promotional code MONEYMAGPIE at the checkout. The offer is valid until 31 July 2009, postage and packing is £2.50 or free if you spend more than £15.

10% off Veg Boxes – expires 31 July

Get a box of freshly picked, affordable organic seasonal fruit and veg delivered straight to your door from as little as £12.50 – with no delivery charge!

Unlike many box schemes, Riverford Organic Vegetables grow their own veg – in fact they grow over 100 different crops to keep their boxes interesting all year round. Organic farmers Riverford are offering Express readers 10% off their home-delivered food boxes when you order for the first time before 31 July 2009. Riverford’s box scheme delivers freshly-picked organic fruit and vegetables, grown mainly on their own farms in Devon, straight to your door. Riverford grow over 100 crops to keep their boxes interesting and seasonal all year round. Delivery is free and you don’t need to be at home for your delivery. In fact, more than 70% of customers are out when they deliver. Deliveries are made by your local distributor (not a courier), who works on a ‘round’ basis on a set day to maximise efficiency and reduce food miles. To claim your discount just call 0845 600 2311 and quote ‘Express 10%’. The offer applies to new customers only.

Cheap Mountain Bikes – expires 9 August

Get the lowest priced bicycles on the market. Asda is selling British Eagle mountain bikes from just £50 for kids and from £70 for adult models.

That means a family of four can each have a bicycle and get out on the roads for under £250. Included in this offer is the 26” British Eagle 18 speed mountain bike (both male and female models are available, each priced at £70) and get the kids moving with the British Eagle 20” bicycle (£50). With the average annual cost of running a car now being over £2,500, using a bike to get to and from work could save you thousands of pounds – and keep you fit. The bikes are now available online, or you can wait until they are available in store between 21 July and 9 August.

15% off wedding gifts at Graham & Green – expires 31 August

It’s wedding season again, so save some cash by getting 15% off at the online store Graham & Green. This classy website has a large section devoted to funky and individual wedding gifts, from furnishings to kitchen gear or photo albums.W e really like their stuff at Moneymagpie. There are items to suit all budgets from a cute, heart-shaped toast rack to funky furniture. To get 15% off all wedding products, you need to enter the promotional code S9WED at the checkout. You can also get free standard delivery on all wedding gifts so you don’t have pesky charges piled on top of the actual cost of the gift. Use the code S9WED2 at the checkout. Both offers are valid until 31 August.

80% off designer clothes – expires 31 October

Get up to 80% off premium designer clothes and accessories at fashion website Cocosa.

The site normally works on an invitation-only basis, but I’ve arranged it so that lucky Express readers can sign up by using the invite code ‘moneymagpie‘(valid until 31 October). As an added extra, the lovely team at Cocosa has arranged a £15 voucher for anyone that signs up using this code. You’ll be able to see this at the checkout stage – just select the tick box to claim the voucher. What’s more, you can make £15 every time you refer a friend and they make their first purchase. Each fashion sale is announced to members in advance by e-mail. The sales normally focus on one designer brand at a time and last for 48 hours. Previous collections include Christian Lacroix and Jonathan Saunders.

25% off loads of books – expires 30 December

Exclusively for Express readers, we’ve organised a deal giving you 25% off loads of books as well as free postage and packing.

Our friends at Ebury publishing have created this special discount on all the books in their catalogue. There are absolutely loads to choose from, including of course –‘The Money Magpie’ – Jasmine’s brand new book. You can also get your hands on ‘4 Hour Work Week’, ‘Good Food 101 Budget Suppers’, Ainsley Harriott’s ‘Just 5 Ingredients’ cookbook, Alan Titchmarsh’s ‘How to Garden: Vegetables and Herbs’ and loads more. To claim the discount, simply enter MAGPIEEXPRESS into the promotional code box at the checkout and hit ‘update basket’ to apply it. The offer runs until the end of this year, so you have plenty of time to bag yourself a bargain.

Bargain baby gear

Get super cheap baby items online at Beansprog.com.

This site enables parents to sell unwanted or used baby gear at low prices so they can make a bit of cash and you can buy super cheap clothes, toys and home-wares.There are also loads of items for expecting mums, like maternity wear and beauty products. It’s a bit like eBay but there is no auction facility, the ‘bringer’ (seller) names the price and you are either prepared to pay or not. Postage depends on the size of the item, but is very reasonable.

Discounted salon products

Get salon quality hair products at discount prices through luxury hair and beauty site Wantthelook.com.

It has loads of great deals on salon only products including 20% off Redken hair and styling, 20% of Paul Mitchell products and 15% off Aveda hair care. Their current season sale includes 30% off Hair Tools Vibe ceramic hair straighteners and up to 50% off other products. On top of all this they are running a three for two promotion on all Tigi bed-head, catwalk and s-factor products, except make-up and packs. Tigi products on the site are already sold at a 15% discount on RRP and so with the three for two offer on top you could be getting a real bargain. The site also has free guides on how to get the salon hair look.Delivery in the UK is £2.45 plus 55p per item and orders over £30 are delivered for free.

Daily deals from Debenhams and M&S

Get a new discount or offer everyday on the Marks & Spencer website and the Debenhams clearance section.

M&S has launched a new promotion called ‘Deal of the Day’ offering discounted products from all departments across the store.This promotion only began on 19 February but so far there have been two-for-one offers on cases of wine, 20% off fashion accessories and £20 off coats and jackets. The offer gives you a special promotional code that you need to enter at the checkout to claim your discount. For other great deals from Marks & Spencer online, have a look at their ‘Current Offers’ section that has promotions like three-for-two on kids books, buy-one-get-one-free on luxury formal shirts and discounts on home technology. The Deal of the Day promotion is running indefinitely.

Debenhams.com has also launched this clearance section, giving you sale bargains all year round. The new section has loads of deals from all the store departments. The section is very user friendly – items are listed by most popular or you can search simply by garment size. There are also lists of items for under £15 and a section of the latest reductions.