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Home Bargains Deals
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While stocks last
If you're looking for a smell-alike perfume a lot cheaper than the original designer version, there are six 'Virtual Brands' (we see what they did there!) eau de toilette perfumes available for 89p for a 50ml bottle in Home Bargains stores nationwide (find your nearest), while stocks last.
Fragrances available include:
- DINKY Delectable, similar to DKNY Be Delicious, cheapest for the original we found - £29.99 for 50ml at AllBeauty.com.
- Flower, similar to Kenzo Flower, cheapest for the original we found- £32.50 for 50ml at AllBeauty.com.
- Sky Blue, similar to Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, cheapest for the original we found - £39.95 for 50ml at AllBeauty.com.
- Choice, similar to Chanel Chance, cheapest for the original we found - £55 for 50ml at House of Fraser.
- Mademoiselle London, similar to Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, cheapest for the original we found - £54.50 for 50ml at Feel Unique.
- Emporia, similar to Calvin Klein Euphoria, cheapest for the original we found - £43.50 at The Fragrance Shop.
We've done some in-house testing at MSE Towers of other cheap smell-alike perfumes, and many scored highly against the more expensive brands so don't write off cheaper alternatives as they could save you a lot of money.
See the Cheap smell-alikes forum post to see what forumites think.
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Cheap electric fans - can you find 'em?
Best prices at big retailers incl B&M, Wilko & Screwfix
ExpiredAs summer's hotting up and there's talk of a heatwave, we're predicting fans will soon be flying off the shelves. In previous years, the cheap ones have disappeared very quickly, and some stores sold out of all fans.
While not an exhaustive list, we’ve rounded up the best deals we've seen on the most common sizes - though we'd expect stock to go quickly so it could be a game of ‘can you find ‘em’ rather than guaranteed.
Small desk fans (6in-7in) £7.99 B&M 
£8 Wilko* £9.99 Currys* £9.99 Amazon* £10 The Works* Medium desk fans (12in) £9.99 Screwfix 
£11.99 Home Bargains SOLD OUT £14 B&Q £15 Homebase and John Lewis £15.99 Argos* Large pedestal/standing fans (16in) £14.99 Screwfix 
£17 Dunelm £17.99 B&M £19 B&Q £22 John Lewis
These prices don't include delivery, so you'll need to factor that in if you're buying online.
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