Yahoo Finance Free football boots and Father's Day offers: this week's deals and discounts
You could win free football boots for all your family. Getty Images
There’s a great bunch of money-saving deals and discounts for you to grab this week, including free flights and savings from switching to the best energy deals.
But don’t forget, a bargain is only a good deal if you were planning to splash out on it anyway.
Free football boots
Asda has a competition to win football boots for a family of four. It closes on 13 June when 21 winners will be picked.
To be in with a chance of winning fill in your details at Asda comp.
Where to find the cheapest petrol
The average price of petrol has shot up 6p a litre in the last month to reach its highest level in 18 years.
If you want to find the cheapest place to buy petrol locally go to PetrolPrices.com.
It’s free to register and once you’ve put in your postcode and told it how far you’re happy to travel – 5, 10 or 25 miles – it’ll list that day’s cheapest petrol stations in your area.
But don’t go mad, it only allows you 20 free searches each month.
Best energy firms?
When it comes to customer service, Zog Energy and Octopus Energy have been named the best.
MoneySaving Expert asked its users what they thought of their suppliers and, unsurprisingly, none of the the Big Six came in the top six. “As if big energy firms whacking households with huge bill hikes wasn’t enough, now we’ve the evidence their service is shocking, too,” said MSE’s Guy Anker.
Octopus, Zog, Bulb, Tonik and Ovo got the highest points for service from customers.
Father’s Day offers
There’s a great thread of current offers and deals links to Father’s Day on 17 June at the HotUKDeals money-saving site.
They include free entry for dads at a range of attractions across the country, including Longleat and Twycross Zoo. There are also details of free steaks or carvery for dads on the day.
See the full list at HotUKDeals.
£12 razor for £1.99
Gillette is handing out 170,000 Proglide Flexible Razor which normally cost £12 to anyone happy to provide their details and cover the £1.99 cost of post and packing.
To get one – for yourself or your dad! – go to TryGillette.
25% off wine
You can get 25% off all wine and champagne at WaitroseCellar until 12 June. However bottles must cost at least a fiver before the discount is applied.
It’s a chance to stock up on celebratory sparkling wine ahead of a possible World Cup win for England in Russia. Or save them for a family celebration instead!
A tenner extra in your sandwich
You could get a free tenner with your lunch. M&S has hidden £10 gift cards in 10,000 packs of their sandwiches.
If you buy an M&S sandwich in-store From Monday 11 June to Sunday 1 July you could be in with a chance of winning.
However, choose your lunch carefully, as you won’t find the gift cards in baguettes, wraps, rolls or ‘Collections’ products.
Tip of the week
Encourage saving habits with kids from an early age.
My Money Week from 11 June aims to help educate young people about money management. Rose St Louis, Savings Expert at Zurich UK says parents should encourage saving from an early age.
“Encouraging them to engage with their finances from a young age will prepare them for when they eventually become financially independent,” she says.
Also, building a budget encourages your child to take a close look at their spending habits.
“When you go food shopping for example, give kids a set amount of money to see what they can buy on a budget. It will allow them to develop a better understanding of value and is good practice for when they leave home, get a job or go to university.”
