MSE Jordon’s favourite deals of 2016

What a funny year it’s been! Luckily, all the fuss around Brexit and Donald Trump hasn’t been able to stop 2016 being a bonzer year for jaw-dropping deals. Obviously, the best deals tend to be short-lived, so most of these have sadly long since expired – I’ve marked the expired deals in red below – but hopefully...

Can you find cheap post-Xmas chocs? Eg, 49p Terry’s Chocolate Orange, £1 Cadbury selection box & more

Now Christmas has been and gone, the supermarkets and other retailers have been slashing prices on festive treats to clear the shelves… If you’re not giving up chocolate for New Year, it might be worth making a trip to your local supermarket to see what delicious treasures you can find. There are definitely bargains to be had (though...

How to get free Uber rides this Christmas Eve

Being driven home for Christmas just got  cheaper… From 4pm on Christmas Eve (Sat 24 Dec), you can get £15 off a cab journey by using the Uber smartphone app until 1.30am on Christmas Day – and you don’t need to be a new customer. So if you’re having a night on the town and want to...

Movie fan? How to see a mystery future blockbuster for £5 before anyone else

Nothing can beat watching a good movie at the cinema – but quite often you need an A-lister’s salary to pay for the ticket. However, there’s a little-known way of seeing big new releases for cheap. Odeon cinemas has an ongoing promotion called ‘Screen Unseen’ – which offers exclusive preview screenings of upcoming movies for just £5...

Introducing… MSE’s Deals Alerts service

This week we’ve officially launched the MSE Deals Alerts service, which you can download if you’ve got the Google Chrome internet browser on a desktop computer. It was created by our clever tech team to notify you of the best deals out there as you shop online at major retailers. The idea is to help you save...

Where to find the cheapest Christmas chocs, incl Heroes, Celebrations & Ferrero Rocher

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – full of festive cheer, gifts and most importantly… food! For me, I look forward to Christmas nibbles all year, with the chocolate being top of my list. The prices of the big boxes can leave a bitter taste in the mouth, so I’ll be your ‘Hero’ and show...

How to get 18 consecutive days off next year for just nine days of annual leave

It’s not far into 2017 but I’m already planning my holidays and days off for this year. And looking at the calendar, there’s a way you can get an extended break without seriously denting your annual leave allowance – 18 consecutive days off for the price of nine. The way the bank holidays fall in April and...

LAST OOOOORDERS! Don’t be caught out. The deadlines for free and cheap delivery before Christmas are FAST approaching

If you’re shopping online for gifts, the deadline for ordering to get ’em in time for Christmas may be sooner than you think. Get it wrong and instead of presents under the tree, they could be held hostage at a courier firm’s out-of-town depot… To help avoid this, retailers now give their own final cut-off dates for orders you want...

Merry Kissmas! How to get your hands on some free mistletoe

Pucker up… there is a freebie you can claim this week which will send your Christmas spirit into overdrive – and I couldn’t keep tight-lipped about it. Starting today (Mon 12 Dec), Morrisons is giving away free sprigs of mistletoe to its customers at all 492 stores nationwide (find your nearest*). Over 50,000 sprigs will be given...

Cheapest places to buy this year’s ‘must-have’ toys

Christmas is nearly upon us and for a lot of families with kids, it will be expensive. Some of the most popular toys this year (according to Mumsnet and other sites) are on the costly side, so I’ve rounded up the cheapest place I could find to buy them. Obviously I’m not saying go out and buy anything on this list, but if you were planning on buying any...