Get racing game The Crew free on PC

French video game company Ubisoft is giving away open world racing game The Crew for free until Tue 11 Oct. 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...

Amazon Restaurants delivery service: £10 off £15 spend

Amazon launched its rival to Deliveroo and Uber Eats last week, Amazon Restaurants*, which allows people living or working in mainly central London postcodes to order takeaway food via the Amazon Prime Now app. What’s more, you can get £10 off your first order of £15+ with a code. The deal’s available to anyone who hasn’t ordered from Amazon Restaurants before,...

How much more are Express/Local ‘convenience’ stores costing you?

Supermarkets are constantly trying to find new ways of making you spend more money as we all know, and their smaller local stores are no different. But do you know just how much extra you’re paying in supermarket ‘convenience’ stores such as Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express and Little Waitrose, compared with the larger stores from the same...

Amazon Dash ‘house essentials’ service – is it worth it?

To much fanfare, last week Amazon* launched its new shopping service, Amazon Dash, where Prime customers (see free Amazon Prime trick) can order household essentials from 40+ brands, including Andrex, Ariel and Nescafe, at the touch of a physical button, for delivery within 24 hours. The idea is that you have multiple buttons, called Dash Buttons (see image below),...

On-pack promotions to look out for in the supermarket – incl ‘FREE’ cinema tickets, Nails Inc polish and £10 off B&Q voucher

The supermarket’s a treasure trove for all kinds of offers – not only the retailer’s own regular discounts, but also, if you look closely at products, manufacturers will often include a coupon, freebie or promotion to tempt you to buy. This afternoon, I popped into a couple of different supermarkets and spotted stickers, promotional packaging and tags...

EXPIRED – Free Monopoly game, just show £50 Monopoly money

Stop what you’re doing – do not pass go and do not collect £200. From Saturday 3 September, if you’ve any old Monopoly money lying around, you can bag a totally free Monopoly Electronic board game (norm £20) until Friday 9 September, while stocks last. To get it, just advance to a Smyths Toys Superstore (find your...

Freebies you can claim right now – incl Body Shop face masks and Coke Zero

Nothing makes me happier than getting something for nothing… but getting 10 things for nothing is even better! Anyone can get up to 10 great freebies just by filling in your details. Like many freebies, most of these have no set end date and samples can run out at any time, so go quick if there’s something...

EXPIRED – Tesco wine glitch – £8 Casillero del Diablo wine £3.50 each

MSE Update Wed 31 Aug 1.44pm: This deal has now expired. Right now, there seems to be a technical glitch on Tesco’s till system, and it means you can get six bottles of posh Casillero del Diablo Merlot that normally costs £8 for a very tasty £3.50 each… and you don’t need to be a new customer!...

Scam alert: free £80 Lidl voucher, free BA flights and more – How to spot a Facebook fake

We’ve seen a lot of them recently. Fake £80 Lidl vouchers, five ‘free’ tickets to Legoland, ‘free’ Disneyland passes and even ‘free’ flight tickets have been circulating on Facebook. Update Tue 8 Nov: We originally published this blog in August, but the principles remain the same. Scores of people are still being fooled every day by these bogus offers and competitions, where scammers tempt you to...

Get Rayman Origins free on PC

French video game company Ubisoft is giving away colourful 2D platformer Rayman Origins for free until Tue 13 Sep. 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...