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Source: Credit Report Guides
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Sugar cookies are amazingly easy and incredibly versatile. Usually we only make them at Christmastime but I got a bunch of heart-shaped cookie cutters in my kitchen-buying frenzy so we decided to make them in honour of Valentine’s Day.
Here is the recipe we used today, courtesy of BBC GoodFood:
Ingredients
200g unsalted butter, at room temperature
150g caster [...]

Through 16th February Boots is offering a series of fantastic deals on everyday baby essentials in stores and online.
Here are a few of the products on offer:
- 3 for 2 on Huggies and Pampers Wipes 4 packs
- 2 for £18 on Pampers Jumbo Packs
- Half price on Pampers Easy [...]

The Maslenitsa Russian Festival looks like a great bet for free fun with the little ones on Sunday!
‘Maslenitsa’ is a Russian folk celebration that takes place just before Lent – rather like a week-long version of Britain’s Shrove Tuesday.
According to Time Out London, this traditional Russian pre-Lenten festival highlights Russian arts with a programme featuring [...]

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Expires 31st December 2010
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15% off everything
Printable voucher
Expires 30th January 2010
Crave Maternity
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Expires 28th February 2010
Cheeky Wipes
£5 off Cheeky Wipes kit
Code: recommend
Mothercare
10% off
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Expires 29th May 2010
The Hut
Extra 10% off toys
Code: TOY10
Expires 31st 2010
Firetrap
10% off Spring Summer 2010 [...]

The Co-operative Best Buys for the week commencing 25th January.
Feed the family with a fantastic pork stir-fry meal deal for just £4.00. There are also lots of great veg deals and better-than-half-price bargains to be found in the aisles at The Co-operative this week.
The Co-operative Pork Stir Fry 400g – £2.35
The Co-operative Long Grain Rice [...]

Laura Ashley’s massive home sale is on through the end of the month.
In additional to storewide offers of up to 50% off, Laura Ashley are offering an extra 10% off all made to order products including furniture, sofas and chairs, beds and curtains. And on top of that free shipping!
To see all home offers, click [...]

The new Argos catalogue is out and here’s a quick rundown of the best offers to look out for:
Argos Value range now with over 350 lines
2 for £15 on toys
Save £170 on the LG 32in Full HD TV – Now £349.99
14mp camera with 5x optical zoom £79.99
Samsung R519 15.6in Laptop £399.99
There are over 500 [...]

ASDA Best Buys Week for the week commencing 19th January. Offers expire 26th January.
Food
Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut cornflakes
Was £1.89 now £1
Dolmio 500gm sauces
Was £1.76 & £1.70 now £1
Nescafe Original 300gm
Was £6.16 now £4
Batchelor’s Cup A Soup
2 for £1
Jammie Dodgers & Maryland Cookies
Was 86p & 82p now 44p
Weetos cereal bars
2 [...]

Last night I went to a really fun event to celebrate the launch of Finish QuantuMatic, a time-saving device that stays in your dishwasher and dispenses detergent for 12 washes!
In addition to being one of the first to see the cool new product, we were treated to a live cooking demonstration by James Martin and [...]