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Netting a Bargain: Beat stamp price rise; half-price photo gifts at Snapfish; Fat Face sale

Jonathan Campbell rounds up the best deals on the web and the high street

Beat the stamp price hike by buying ones with no face value before March 25
Beat the stamp price hike by buying ones with no face value before March 25 Beat the stamp price hike by buying ones with no face value before March 25

- FROM March 25 the price of a Royal Mail first-class stamp will increase by 3p to 70p (up 4.5 per cent) and a second-class one will rise by 3p to 61p (up 5.2 per cent). To beat the price hike, stock up on stamps that just say ‘1st’ or ‘2nd’ on them rather than having a face value.

- Until Sunday March 3 you can save up to 50 per cent at photo site www.snapfish.co.uk using the code SAVE219. It gives you 30 per cent off orders over £10, 40 per cent off orders over £30 or 50 per cent off orders over £50.

- Fat Face has a sale on with up to 50 per cent discount. Browse in store or at www.fatface.com. Stock will vary from day to day but at the time of writing, the Touch of Cashmere Lizzie cardigan (item 935536) was one of the highlights, reduced from £45 to £22. Delivery is free on orders of £50 or more. Otherwise, it's £2.95.

- Last chance: Yo! Sushi’s kids-eat-free half-term offer ends on Sunday March 3. A child aged 12 or under gets a free meal providing that an accompanying adult spends £10 or more on food and drink. The child's meal includes a starter, a main dish and a drink from the Mini Ninja Meal Deal menu. A dessert can be added for £1.50. The offer is not valid for takeaways. Read the full terms and conditions at https://yosushi.com/kidseatfree.

- Wake up and smell the coffee discount with 15 per cent off at www.coffee-direct.co.uk using the code 15OFF. It's valid until Monday March 4 but if you've already placed a full-price order in the past week, the company will apply the discount retrospectively upon request. Email admin@coffee-direct.co.uk quoting your order number.

- Get a free Shea shower duo at when you spend £10 in store at The Body Shop. The freebie includes a 50ml Shea sugar body scrub and a 60ml Shea shower cream. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y5wvyz46 to avail of the offer, which is valid until March 10. If the Shea duo is unavailable, you might be offered a substitute.

- Until March 15 you can get £8 off a groceries order of £50 or more at www.iceland.co.uk using the code ICE8OFF41PPKF. At the moment the site also has a promotion whereby you spend £60 or more and get £8 off your next shop.

j.campbell@irishnews.com

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