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Red House Books Promotional Code: Free Delivery

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:00:40 +0000

Use this Red House books coupon code to get free delivery. Now it isn't a huge saving I know but I LOVE free delivery codes. It means I can order say, just a single book for a couple of quid, and that’s all I have to pay. Great time saver too, as then I don’t have to trawl through the pages looking for books for the birthday drawer to make it worthwhile.

Click here to use your Red House books promotional code

Discount: free delivery
Promotional code: R3DFR33
Expires: 29th February, 2012

To use this code, go to the Your Basket page. Enter it in the Promotional Code box. When I did this, a dialogue box popped up to let me know that the promotional code had been applied. At this stage you don't see it on screen though.

Before you’ll see it applied, you may need to either login or register. Or you can go through checkout as a guest. Once you’ve given your details, and selected a delivery address, you’ll get to the Delivery Options page.

Here, make sure the Standard Delivery option is selected. This should be set to £0.00. Standard delivery in the UK is normally £3.95.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD!

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My First Sticker Book £2.99 @ ChoicesUK

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:00:19 +0000

ChoicesUK are selling the Usborne ‘My First Sticker Book’ for £2.99 instead of £9.99 - a fantastic £7 saving. I had a look at the Usborne website, and £9.99 is the general going RRP even though Amazon has them on offer for £6.19 at the moment. Since delivery from ChoicesUK is free, this is definitely the best deal for the moment.

Get sticking with the First Sticker Book

I really like Usborne books. They’re expensive, but they’re generally fantastic quality and worth the money, so having that quality at this price is fantastic, I think!

This ‘My First Sticker Book’ actually contains four learning sticker books including ABC, 123, Colours and Shapes. Children can fix the pictures stickers onto the correct pages, learning as they go.

There are over 500 stickers, so should keep little ones busy for a little while at least. Not a bad plan if you’re looking for a bit of self-directed play (that you can scrape off the windows and walls later) or some travel entertainment – it’s certainly never to early to start planning your in flight entertainment if you’re jet setting this Spring or Summer!

Thanks to retail_therapy at HUKD

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Lego City Let's Build! Activity Book with Lego Figurine £2.92 @ Amazon

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:20 +0000

Got a Lego fan in the house? Chances are pretty high that, if your offspring is aged 12 or under, you most certainly do. This Lego City: Let's Build! Activity Book with Lego Figurine has been reduced by Amazon, from £4.99 to £2.92. Delivery is free with Amazon Prime. Some of these Activity books have been found as low as £3 in-store in Asda, but otherwise this is about the cheapest price I could find online.

Click here for your activity book with Lego figurine at Amazon

Let's get building! Little Lego builders everywhere will love this fantastic activity book. First, construct the Lego City builder toy, then read the stories and try the puzzles which are all about building. What more could every Lego City Construction fan want?

There are three reviews on the site, all giving it five stars. Here's what one reviewer had to say. "My Grandson loves Lego, he has so many kits I would never presume to buy another for him. When I saw this book I thought at last, I can get him something. All the shops I have been in, I have never seen a book such as this . He loves it. It is an excellent addition to his vast Lego collection."

Thanks to asm80 at HUKD!

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New York Bagels Review

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:00:01 +0000

Ever since Christmas I’ve been on a mission to lose weight. Who am I kidding? I’m always on a mission to lose weight! Anyway, I recently discovered that one of my favourite foods, the scrummy bagel, is available at less than 2% fat. That isn’t a low sugar count, mind you, so you still have to be careful.

The New York Bagel range has five flavours that sit at this low 2% threshold so you can have a tasty cinnamon and raisin bagel for breakfast without feeling utterly guilty. I went and got the wholemeal, the cinnamon and raisin and the plain bagels to see how they tasted and to try out some ideas.

The cinnamon and raisin New York bagels are divine. They are one of my favourites, especially when toasted with low-fat olive spread. That’s it. The wholemeal ones are, obviously, far better for you on a GI diet scale and are very nice when eaten with some cucumber and turkey breast as this will fit into most low GI diet plans easily.

I expected them to be a bit cardboardy if I am honest. Often the wholemeal variants of such tasty foods are a bit dry and tasty processed. I didn’t find this an issue with the New York dudes at all. Very nice. They also taste divine with soup.

The plain bagels are a special treat. They are made with processed flour, white flour, which is always more fattening and higher in sugar content than wholemeal. However, as an occasional treat they are divine, especially if you stick with a low fat topping.

The New York bagel Facebook site has plenty of recipe ideas for you and the cost of a pack of five is £1.35 – that works out to 27p a meal if you only have one. Great price and great taste. Winner.

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10 Horrible Histories Books £9.99 @ The Book People

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:00:12 +0000

The Book People are selling 10 Horrible Histories books for £9.99, they're full list price is £59.90.

Click HERE to take a look at the Horrible Histories books

I've written about these Horrible Histories books before; I keep seeing trailers on TV for a Dan Snow series on BBC Knowledge about the major cities in the world and how filthy they were 'way back when' which made me come and look for Horrible Histories again.

The 10 Horrible Histories books were on sale for £9.99 the first time I wrote about them too (maybe they're always £9.99 from The Book People!) and if you've not come across them before, you're in for a treat!

Essentially, Horrible Histories are historical accounts with the gross, gory, slimy, smelly and disgusting bits left IN - just the sort of thing that kids love and will have them absolutely engrossed, never again will history be boring.

The titles which make up this set of 10 Horrible Histories set are:

Slimy Stuarts
Awesome Egyptians
Vile Victorians
Rotten Romans
Terrible Tudors
Vicious Vikings
Groovy Greeks
Woeful Second World War
Measly Middle Ages
Frightful First World War

If you're looking for ideas and something different to put into party bags, rather than the usual plastic tat, then you could buy a set of these Horrible Histories books, split them up and put a book in each bag.

Single item delivery will cost you an additional £1.95, unless you find something else that takes your fancy and brings your order total to £25 or more.

Happy being grossed out by history!

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Pintoy Doll's Buggy £29.99 @ Amazon

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:08 +0000

Amazon are selling this Pintoy doll's buggy for £29.99, rather than its full £37.99 retail price - it's also an Amazon Deal of the Week so this price is guaranteed until 11.59pm tomorrow night; marvellous!

Click HERE to take a look at the Pintoy Doll's Buggy

If I lapse into calling the Pintoy doll's buggy a Pintoy doll's 'pram', it's because it looks like a pram to me - a buggy is a pushchair or stroller in my language.

Anyway, whether you call it a buggy or a pram, it looks SO much nicer than the cheap plastic tat versions you can get for pushing dolls around in.

I'm not, and have never been, a fan of playing with dolls and I tend to shy away buying anything 'dolly' for any of the little girls in my life BUT, you know, I'd actually consider this Pintoy dolls buggy!

It's elegant and has a touch of class about it; it's made from wood and rubber that come from replenishable sources and also comes with a pillow and blanket for keeping 'dolly' warm and cosy.

Your Pintoy doll's buggy doesn't require any self assembly, so you can put your Allen keys away, and is suitable for little girls aged three years and older.

Happy dolly pushing!

Pintoy Doll's Buggy £29.99 @ Amazon is a post from: Playpennies.com

Smash Love Skulls Case And Bottle Lunch Set £5 @ John Lewis

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:00:16 +0000

In the ‘reduced to clear’ isle of the John Lewis website today, you’ll find the Smash Love Skulls Case And Bottle Lunch Set that originally sold for £12 reduced to £8 and now to £5. If you want it delivered you’ll have to add another £3 again, otherwise Click and Collect for free.

Be bold and colourful with love and death

This is a kind of funky alternative to princesses and fairies if you have a girl in the house that prefers the Cure to Justin Bieber. The Smash Love Skulls Case and Bottle Lunch Set is reduced to clear, so I don’t suppose it’ll hang around forever, but at the moment there’s ‘more than 10 in stock’.

The description is rather sparse, but the set contains a ‘generous sized children’s insulated lunch case with a bold skull pattern and a handy 500ml water bottle included.’

The dimensions of H26 x W28 xD9cm I assume apply to the lunch box only, making it quite a nice size for a day’s packed lunch.

Thanks to Nicnicrees

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'Free' Ladybird Books @ Daily And Sunday Mirror

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:29 +0000

The Daily and Sunday Mirror newspaper are giving away 'free' Ladybird books from today until 26 February - there are up to 100 to choose from and you can bag yourself a maximum of 25 if you manage to collect the tokens every day.

Click HERE for the full low down on how to get your Ladybird books

Now I say 'free', rather than 'FREEEEE', because it's all going to depend on your point of view and whether or not you, or someone you know, already gets the Daily Mirror (shudder!) every day.

You need two tokens for each Ladybird book that you want and tokens will be printed in the Daily and Sunday Mirror newspapers - the Daily Mirror costs 40 pence on weekdays, 70 pence on a Saturday and the Sunday Mirror costs £1 (really?! One of our great British pounds for that publication?! Wow...).

On top of the newspaper cost you need to pay for the postage of your Ladybird books - so they're not truly free, but you don't need to pay the full retail price for them.

One you've collected your tokens, just come back and click the link above to go to the 'Ladybird Library' page which has a link to an order form - just follow the instructions from there and wait for up to 12 weeks(!!) from 7 March for your books to arrive; I hope you didn't want them in a hurry.

One last thing - if you go and LIKE the Daily Mirror Facebook page then you can download a free audio copy of The Gingerbread Man.

Thanks to nicster08 at HUKD

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Salter Kids In The Kitchen Measuring Set £6.99 @ Home Bargains

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:56 +0000

Home Bargains are currently selling this Salter Kids in the Kitchen measuring set for £6.99 - they say the full retail price is £26.99.

Click HERE to take a look at the Salter Kids in the Kitchen measuring set

If you bought a Salter Kids in the Kitchen baking set a while back - we reviewed it back in 2010 and featured a deal for it in November last year - then this Salter Kids in the Kitchen measuring set will make a great kitchen companion for it.

I'm not sure about paying £26.99 for it, but £6.99 is definitely worth paying, at least in my opinon; your kitchen scales, timer and measuring spoons will be freed up if your young chef has their own Salter Kids in the Kitchen measuring set.

It comes with a set of mechanical, rather than digital, scales that can weigh ingredients to a maximum weight of one kilo in 25 gram increments. There's also a kitchen timer and a 'measuring spoon man' - you can keep the scales but I want that timer and measuring spoon man - he's just awesome!

You can collect your Kids in the Kitchen measuring set for free, in-store, if you have a local Home Bargains otherwise standard home delivery will cost you an additional £2.95.

Thanks to adslis at HUKD

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Dorothy Perkins Promotional Code: £5 Off £30 Order Including Sale

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:44 +0000

Get £5 off your order using this Dorothy Perkins promotional code when you spend £30 or more. The code can be applied to items bought in the sale sections

Click here to use your Dorothy Perkins promotional code

Discount: £5
Minimum spend: £30
Promotional code: DPLOVE
Expires: 14th February 2012

To use this code, enter it in the Promotional Code box on the Shopping Bag page. It will be automatically applied to your order.

Standard delivery in the UK is £4, or free if ordering over £75, while nominated day delivery is £5.

I let myself loose in the Dorothy Perkins Petite range sale section testing this code, and it worked just fine. I love the variety of casual clothes they do, and in the past I've also brought from their maternity range and shoes. Right now, sadly, I don't have the spare cash to make use of this offer but next time I'm ready to shop I'll definitely be waiting for a code like this one to come along!

Thanks to rose_cat_jr at HUKD!

DPLOVE

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Snug Fleeces £3.99 @ Argos

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:07 +0000

Argos has some his (junior) and her ( also junior) snug fleeces with popular Disney branding on offer for a very reasonable £3.99, reduced from £9.99.

I don’t know about you, but I just don’t seem to be able to warm up at the moment. A hot bath works for a while but by the time I’m settled in for the evening, my very bones are cold again.

As these fleeces are for children, they’re not going to help me, but if your little one has the same problem – or constantly kicks off their blankets – these wearable fleeces might be a good solution to your problem.

Apart from the fact that they are 100% polyester, there’s not much information about them, unfortunately, but there’s one review on each, and they’re both very positive. Apparently the kids love them, so that’s not bad – and at this price they’re fantastic value too.

Argos’ delivery is really expensive for small items at £5.95, so you’d do better to check your local store for stock, and reserve it for collection.

Thanks to lucerysmum at HUKD

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Racing Desktop Minis £4.99 @ Argos eBay Outlet

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:12 +0000

This is a pretty cute little set of racing minis that you can plonk on your desk for super racing fun. Down to only £4.99 for a brand new box of lovely racing cars, this is a fab deal that would fit nicely into any present cupboard for emergencies.

Click here to get racing with Argos eBay Outlet

The racing desktop mini set comes with two cars, both are minis (obviously) and one is red while the other is blue. These tiny little charmers race around a track that’s made from 16 interlocking track pieces, also included in the set.

You also get two bridge railings and four bridge supports so you can create a track that offers uphill and downhill racing. There are 12 roadside fences and two starting markets and, of course, the two controllers for the little mini racers themselves. You will need to buy four D batteries to run the track though.

Thanks to theboss at HUKD!

Racing Desktop Minis £4.99 @ Argos eBay Outlet is a post from: Playpennies.com

Free Competitions: Win £500 Of Morrisons Vouchers

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:13 +0000

I fly often and not the last time but the time before that I sat next to this really nice old chap who had a couple of glasses of wine with dinner; after dinner he took a couple of pills and within 20 minutes he was away with the proverbial fairies! An hour later we had to put a call out for any medics on board - it was 'interesting'.

For my 'trouble' the cabin crew gave me a bottle of Lanson champagne (there were no spaces in first class, otherwise I would have been moved upstairs - gutted!) and I can highly recommend it!

The winner of this competition will win a case of Lanson champagne; feel free to share it with us here at PlayPennies *grin*

Closing date for entries is 29 February and you just need to hand over your details.

I don't know about you, but my grocery bill is always massive regardless of how hard I try to keep it under £100 a week! I can tell you that a £500 Morrisons voucher wouldn't go amiss - if you feel the same then enter this competition and you could just win that very thing!

The answer is 27p and you need to enter before 26 February.

My youngest son got a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas and he's on the prowl for more games for it - if he was old enough he could enter this competition to win a 3D game collection for the Nintendo 3DS.

The answer is 'bingo' and you need to get your entries in before 29 February.

My office wall is usually awash with Post-Its (other sticky notes are available!) but apparently this is old fashioned and the good ol' Post-It is destined to become a thing of the past - at least that's what the makers of this Video Memo Pad are hoping (I will RESIST!).

The answer is 'magnetic back' and the closing date for entries is 17 February.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to bundle, greyfriar, stu1e and rpoynter at HUKD

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Tinga TInga Tales Hippo Fleece Blanket £2.99 @ Play.com

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:51 +0000

This is a pretty good buy, especially with the freezing temperatures we’re experiencing at the moment. I want to go to the shops wrapped in a duvet right now! This Tinga Tinga Tales Hippo fleece blanket is down from £9.99 to only £2.99 which is a saving of £7.

Click here to get some blanket at Play.com

The Tinga Tinga Tales series is on CBeebies and has become really popular lately. I’m not a huge fan because they mix and match animals from Africa as if it’s a blender, not staying region specific. Not only that, they have animals from Australia in the show. What’s that all about?

Anyway, fans will enjoy this toasty warm fleece blanket with a beaming hippo on the front. It is made from polyester and is 120x150cm in size. It isn’t very big and I would never have paid the original price for this but for £2.99 it would make a nice snuggly for TV watching.

Thanks to Arriaga at HUKD!

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Pancake Doodles

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:24 +0000

This is a lovely idea for both Valentines day and Shrove Tuesday pancakes, if you're okay with being a little untraditional. It'll probably take some work to get it right, but then the best things usually do, don't they? It's lovely - but may be a bit messy with syrup!

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The Usborne Children’s World Atlas £1.99 @ Argos

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:52 +0000

I am frankly astonished by this deal. What a lovely bargain. This Usborne Children’s World Atlas is down from £8.99 to only £1.99 which is not only a whopping saving on the original price but also a really awesome book to have.

Click here to get an atlas at Argos

The Usborne Children’s World Atlas has internet links littered throughout the book. We bought the encyclopaedia version just after Christmas this year and it is really, really good. Each section comes with a bunch of internet links that show you even more videos, information, pictures and stories about the stuff on the page.

My daughter loves hers, she takes it with her when we go out and tells us all about the things inside it. We’re even learning things here! The book has 60 pages of maps along with introductions to the continents, satellite photography, and lots of facts about the various countries.

The Usborne Children’s World Atlas at this price is a complete and utter steal.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD!

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Dulux 50th Anniversary Commemorative Range Review

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:44 +0000

Dulux is a paint, right, and I can never see one of those shaggy Old English Sheepdogs without thinking of Dulux – which is pretty great marketing. I’m sure the man or woman who first sat in an office and said, “hey, why don’t we make our mascot a shaggy dog” would be proud.

Dulux is celebrating their 50^th anniversary this year, and they’ve released a range of trinkets that you can buy to celebrate along with them.

They sent us a sampling of their goodies – the Dulux Dog Soft Toy and the Blue Spotted Dulux dog mug – to see what we thought of them.

Well, sort of…

Click here to read more...

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Playmobil Hospital £19.99 @ Home Bargains

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:30 +0000

Home Bargains are selling this Playmobil Hospital set for £19.99, rather than its full retail price of £44.99.

Click HERE to take a look at the Playmobil Hospital

Playmobil sets always remind me of going to play at my pre-school friend, Rachel's, house - she had lots of Playmobil type 'stuff' and we used to play with it for hours.

This Playmobil Hospital set is perfect for all budding medics - doctors, nurses, surgeons or paramedics - and has everything they'll need to get their patients to A&E.

There's an emergency helicopter for those times when the road ambulance just won't make it in time - when the road ambulance isn't being used you can park it in the ambulance station building.

In addition to that there are five mini figures and a stretcher to carry patients into the Playmobil hospital on - fingers crossed you only get one patient being admitted at a time!

The Playmobil Hospital is suitable for young wannabe life savers aged 18 months or older and can be collected in-store for free, if you have a local Home Bargains, otherwise you'll pay up to £2.95 for home delivery.

Thanks to sbrown25 at HUKD

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Cosy Cottage My First Kitchen £5 @ The Entertainer

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:25 +0000

The Entertainer are selling this Cosy Cottage My First Kitchen for a staggeringly cheap £5, rather than its full retail price of £20.

Click HERE to take a look at the Cosy Cottage My First Kitchen

Even though it's 'poke forks in my eyes' time again - I really do loathe pink plastic play kitchens, wooden ones in non gender specific colours I can just about 'do' - this is THE cheapest I've ever seen this Cosy Cottage My First Kitchen so I feel it would be remiss of me, and against the PlayPennies principles, for me not to tell you about it.

So (deep breath) here we go...

The Cosy Cottage My First Kitchen features a hob, a toaster, a sink for doing the washing up (make the most of your little ones wanting to do that, even if it is just pretend, because when they hit 14 they won't want to do it anymore!) and an oven complete with opening door.

I'm glad about the opening door because an oven with a door that doesn't open is a pretty useless oven, in my opinion. The Cosy Cottage My First Kitchen also comes with 14 kitchen accessories.

If you have an Entertainer local to you then you can collect your Cosy Cottage My First Kitchen for free, otherwise standard home delivery is going to cost you an addition £3.95 - even with postage this is still a GREAT deal for a little play kitchen.

Thanks to lucerysmum at HUKD

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Mega Bloks Squad Ultimate Set £6.99 @ Argos

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:53 +0000

Argos are selling this Mega Bloks Squad Ultimate Set for just £6.99, rather than the £14.99 full retail price.

Click HERE to take a look at the Mega Bloks Squad Ultimate Set

With the 365 pieces that make up this Mega Bloks Squad Ultimate Set, you can build a steamroller, front loader JCB type vehicle and a pick-up truck with a trailer.

Once they've been constructed your youngster can unleash any, or all, of the three mini figures and accessories and let their imagination run riot.

Perhaps they'll be building the next great city or clearing up after a disaster, who knows! Either way, the possibilities are endless and there are plenty of hours of fun to be had with a Mega Bloks Squad Ultimate Set.

Argos do say that styles may vary - one lady got a set of emergency vehicles - so if you have a digger fan then you might want to ask which ones your local store has in stock before you order.

The Mega Bloks Squad Ultimate Set is suitable for kids aged five years or older and is available for both home delivery (£5.95) and free in-store collection.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD

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