All the key dates before Christmas that will help you save £1,000s before December 25
MANY people are worried about their finances getting a hammering this season with two in five families planning to spend less on Christmas this year.
The average shopper typically pays out £594 on everything festive – covering food, gifts, decorations, socialising and travelling – so every penny counts.
But help is at hand.
Follow our Countdown To Christmas calendar to see when you can bag the best deals.
Friday, Nov 29: Black Friday
BLACK Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, with mega deals offering up to 80 per cent off.
This year the event falls later than usual, so retailers are ramping up their offers the week before to entice you to spend.
Check out this £89.99 Silvercrest robot vacuum cleaner with mop function, down from an RRP of £139.95 in the Middle of Lidl.
Sunday, Dec 1: Calendar deals
OPEN the door to some amazing savings on advent calendars.
The stores have to shift them by today, so they will be going for half price or even less.
Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s all have offers from just £1.
Monday, Dec 2: Cyber Monday
CYBER Monday sees stores slash the price of festive stock that didn’t shift on Black Friday.
If you can hold your nerve, you can get even more money off big-ticket products.
But items can sell out over the Black Friday weekend, so aim for more generic goods where you have lots of options on where to shop.
Tuesday, Dec 3: Beauty discounts
WITH party season in full swing, it’s the week to find deals on perfume, clothes and make-up so you feel sensational as you celebrate.
The Perfume Shop and The Fragrance Shop usually have half-price offers on scents while Boots is famous for its three-for-two gift set deals.
Saturday, Dec 7: Shop local
LOVE your local shops?
It’s Small Business Saturday, where independent stores offer their best pre-Christmas deals.
Hot on the heels of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday frenzy, it’s another chance to grab some bargains.
Wednesday, Dec 18: Festive food wars
WITH just a week to go, the annual festive food price wars begin.
Cut the cost of traditional veg like parsnips, sprouts and carrots, with Lidl and Aldi usually offering festive favourites for an amazing 19p per pack.
Friday, Dec 13: Jumper deals
YESTERDAY was the annual Christmas Jumper Day, so if you still need a festive woolly, stores start to cut prices now by 20 per cent or more.
Check Primark and Matalan for tops under a tenner, such as this Primark stripey knit, £8.
Monday, Dec 16: Homeware offers
SPRUCING up your pad for Christmas? Today is the first day for deep homeware discounts.
Look for cut-price cushions and candles at Argos, seasonal dining sets with up to 25 per cent off at The Range, plus Ikea’s sale usually starts around now, with up to 50 per cent off.
Thursday, Dec 19: Buy a turkey
FRESH turkeys will be arriving on the shelves of the big super- markets today, so the frozen ones will be reduced.
The lowest prices for frozen start at £3.75 a kilo at Lidl.
Saturday, Dec 21: Pre-Boxing Day sales
IT’S “Super Saturday” – the last main shopping day before Christmas – and the busiest store date of the year.
Retailers cut prices by up to 75 per cent to clear shelves before the Boxing Day sales begin.
Best buys are sure to include Christmas gift sets, wrapping paper, cashmere items, perfume and toys.