Ever have ice in your drink? It may be costing you…

On a hot summer’s day, a drink crammed with ice may be just what you need to stay cool. But now the weather’s getting colder, is it time to ditch the ice? Have you ever thought how much it could be costing you? We all know putting ice in a drink means there’s less room in the...

MSE’s battle of the mixers – which cake mixer will rise to the top in our own bake off challenge?

Platefuls of innuendos, rising drama and more than a sprinkle of controversy – The Great British Bake Off is nearly over for another year. With all eyes on the three finalists and their show-stopping baked beauties ahead of Wednesday’s final, we wanted to see if the high-end stand mixers they use in the ‘tent of dreams’ are...

Don’t spend a latte on coffee – where to find them for just £1

Like many busy adults, I can’t function without my morning caffeine fix. At least, it feels like that after the trauma of a rush-hour commute on the London Underground. But if you’re a daily coffee drinker who prefers to pick one up from a coffee shop rather than make your own every morning, you could be spending...

Print these 5 coupons to get £7 of groceries for £2 at Tesco this week – incl Pringles, Marmite & Flash

With these five coupons, you can make your shopping trip a bit cheaper this week by getting £7.35–worth of shopping for just £1.84 at Tesco (find your nearest*). I’m not suggesting you buy everything on the list below – which you’d need to do to secure the whole lot for £1.84 – as there may be things here you...

How your kids can bag £10-worth of FREE Play-doh, My Little Pony and Transformers goodies this weekend

Hold on to your hats, because after recently giving away Monopoly games, Smyths Toys is back with another freebie – this time it’s goodie bags worth £10ish.  This Saturday (22 October), Smyths Toys will be giving away a FREE bag to every child – containing Play-Doh, a My Little Pony fun bag and a Transformers fun bag. To get your...

Get Beyond Good & Evil free on PC

Video game company Ubisoft is giving away PC game Beyond Good & Evil for free until Tue 8 Nov. The freebie’s available as part of a promotion which will see Ubisoft release a free digital PC game every month until December to celebrate its 30th anniversary this year. You’ll need to install the correct software The free games are only redeemable through Uplay, Ubisoft’s online...

How you can wangle a 75% discount at Body Shop – I got £55 of products for £14! (Including body butter and lip balm)

The Body Shop runs offers almost week-in week-out. In fact, I normally avoid shopping there until there’s an unbeatable deal – which there is right now. Until Sunday, there’s a way you can manipulate the latest Body Shop discount to wangle yourself as much as 75% off. It’s a classic code-stacking trick, where you combine a code with...

Trick to get £150ish of No7 beauty products for £39… and more super savings via beauty advent calendars

We know it’s getting close to opening advent calendars, but these beauty versions – crammed with cosmetics rather than chocolate – can be a great trick to stock up on £150+ worth of beauty items for under £40. While they’re obviously marketed as calendars, we prefer them as a means of grabbing beauty items you’d buy anyway at a...

Buy £2 of cheese and get a free bottle of wine worth £6

Cheese and wine anyone? Right now, if you buy two packs of Président cheese, you can get a standard-sized 750ml bottle of J.P. Chenet wine for free. You’d brie a fool to miss it! How do I get this deal? Next time you’re in any major supermarket, simply pick up two promotional packs of Président camembert (250g), camembert crème (125g) or brie (200g) in the same transaction. Promotional packs will have a sticker on the front (see picture below). On Mon 10 Oct, we found Président brie on offer for £1 at Asda...

EXPIRED: Ikea ‘freebies’ is back! Claim a ‘free’ hot dog, £1,000 gift card or family holiday to Sweden

Ikea’s promotion where everyone who scans its loyalty card when paying gets a ‘free’ gift, which could be worth £1,000+ or less than a quid. This was hugely popular when it ran from May to August, and now it’s back… This is basically a prize draw, but a good one, because everyone wins something – it might be a hot dog, which normally costs...