The Fool's Weekend Moneysaver No.7 by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 31/08/07

It's the store Holiday weekend, and rumour has it that the weather is about to take a turn for the improved, hurrah Many retailers will be trying to entice you to use your money with them over the long weekend and be offering all manner of inducements to lure you, from discounts to extra prize points - so if you require to make some purchases, now could be a good occasion to do so And to save you some occasion, here's a surrounding up of some of the offers we've heard about this weekIf you're incomplete to spending money on books, don't forget that Amazon currently has a permission sale on, with prices preliminary at just £1

50And if you have kids to entertain, head to your nearest Border's amass on 1 or 2 September for its Family Weekend; children can enjoy balloons, countenance painting and story telling Now, that is a week away, but if you collect 4 differently old-fashioned mastheads (three from the ordinary Guardian and one from the Saturday edition or Observer journalists between Saturday 25 August and Sunday 2 September, you'll get 20% of most purchases, tooIf you've got a better kitchen appliance purchase to make, check out Amazon -- it's at present offering a whopping £25 off if you spend £125 or more on Kitchen appliances or irons

Simply go into the promotional code: AZ7D8DR6 when you check out to take delivery of the discount But you'll need to be rapid - the offer ends on Sunday 26 AugustHomebase is currently offering 20% off selected furnishings and up to 50% off kitchen units, plus due to our miserable summer it has some backyard furniture at knock down prices on offer And put on't forget you can save a further 10% off anything you pay money for this Friday and Saturday

Boots has a Triple Points endorsement on until 28 August -- collect 12 points for every £1 you spend It is also still offering 20% off anything baby related in store, counting nappies (until 28 imposing -- take your purchases to the till and 20% will be deducted automaticallyIf you're desperate to use some money across the pool, check out Zoom Airline -- this budget carrier has an autumn seat auction on, offering return flights including taxes to New York (JFK) from now £199, and Toronto from just £249 There are many more destinations on present too

You'll need to be quick though -- bookings need to be made before 25 August for journey between 10 September and 15 December And if you find an the same flight for less they'll match itAnd British Airways is also offering deals to the US and Canada with return flights to New York (JFK) starting at £257Superdrug's present of the week is Nivea's glow feeling sun lotion, which you can currently snap up with two for the price of one

lastly, one great way to save money on your weekly shop is to try switching one thing you regularly pay money for for a cheaper brand Many own brand or even economy products can be excellent quality and very good worth -- switch a few over time and you could see a dramatic decrease in the cost of your weekly shopWe asked our friends at MySupermarket to approach up with just a few of the savings we can make by switching from a common make name product to an own make item:As you can see there are some great savings to be made -- and the bench reveals that Heinz baked beans, for example cost almost twice the price of the Tesco's own make beans What's more, remember that these are not the economy brands -- they are simply the superstore's own label products which often do now as well (if not better) in blind taste tests

Switching to the financial system brands, where available could potentially put aside you even moreSo the next time you're responsibility your weekly shop, why not try just exchange one item for the store's own brand version You may be pleasantly surprised content shopping

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