MoneySaving Ikea hacks – incl free coffee, beat queues & ‘try before you buy’
If you’ve shopped at Ikea, you’ll know only too well how easily costs can add up when you pop in for a specific item and leave several hours later with a car boot full of cacti and scented candles. So here are our top tips to make your Ikea visits more efficient and cheaper – including freebies,...
Ends Sun: Ikea ‘freebies’. Claim an instant ‘free’ hot dog, £1,000 gift card or family holiday to Sweden
Ikea’s hugely popular promotion, where everyone who scans its loyalty card when paying in stores gets a ‘free’ gift which could be worth £1,000+ or less than a quid, has been running since April but ends this weekend… It’s basically a prize draw, but a good one, and it’s been really popular in the past, because everyone who enters wins something – it...
EXPIRED – Eat for ‘FREE’ in the Ikea restaurant
Going to Ikea? On weekdays after 4.30pm, you and everyone you’re with can eat in the restaurant for free – as there’s a deal where you can claim the full amount back when you pay for your shopping, till Friday 14 April. Just pay for your food and drinks in the restaurant (not the hot dog counter or mini-supermarket, just the big canteen-style...
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...
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Martin's Money Mantras
Before spending
If you answer 'NO' to any of the following questions, don't buy.
Skint? Ask:
- Do I need it?
- Can I afford it?
Not skint? Ask:
- Will I use it?
- Is is worth it?
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