Get the most out of mid-season sales on the high street with our cash-saving tips – plus play to win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle

Mid-season reductions are more common, as shops want to ditch current stock to make way for  summer gear. But these shops usually just spring these sales on us, making it difficult to tell when you should or should not buy an item.

Savvy Savers should follow my tips . . .

  1. Words of wisdom: Some stores will have special number or word codes on the price tag above or below the item. Some money-saving bloggers have suggested that at Home Bargains, the word “REG” means the item will be restocked once it has sold out but the word “ONE” means it’s a one-off or limited offer.
  2. Sticker savvy: Already thrifty? You will know about yellow stickers, however these exist outside supermarkets, too. For example, TK Maxx already has top discounts, especially if you are willing to spend time rifling through the rails. It usually adds a red sticker to labels to indicate a big discount, but I’ve also seen a yellow sticker on some goods which indicates the biggest discount.
  3. Pencil in  savings: The day before big sales, discounts are often pencilled on to labels. Next tends to do this still and numbers can indicate the price or percentage discount. So, if you spot something handwritten, that could reveal it is about to go into sale.
  4. Go compare: Use your phone to check if the item you want is  cheaper elsewhere or   on the brand’s website. In the past, I have found H&M items in the sale on the website, when full price in store. Pricerunner.com and kelkoo.co.uk are great for comparisons. Also, check if you can get  cashback on purchases by uploading your receipt. Topcashback.co.uk is running  offers on  retailers such as Debenhams and Topshop.
  • PRICES correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.

Deal of the day

HAVE a smashing breakfast thanks to Tesco, where you can get an avocado for 39p, down from 85p, until May 28.

SAVE: 46p

Cheap treat

GRAB a bag of Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli crisps from Morrisons for   £1, down from £1.98.

SAVE: 98p

MY SUN SAVERS FIVER

CHRISTINE PERRY, fromSouthend-on-Sea, Essex, says: “I’m saving my Savers fivers to put towards a new outfit for my best friend’s wedding this summer.”

  •  Send your Savers fiver stories to sunsavers.co.uk/fivers and you will get 28 codes worth £5 if yours is used. Please include your name  and town.

Top swap

WHO said storage has to cost a fortune? Aldi’s iron wall shelf is only £29.99, above, compared to Maison Du Monde’s similar £99 version, top.

SAVE: £69.01

READERS SAVING TIP

ALAN EDWARDS, from Wednesbury, West Midlands, says: “Don’t buy small plant pots for seedlings, instead use empty laundry capsule boxes.”

  •  Send your tips to sunsavers.co.uk/tips and you will get 28 codes worth £5 if your tip is used. Please include your name and town.

Grab a pair of FREE tickets to Thorpe Park worth over £100

SUN Superdays is back – grab two FREE tickets to Thorpe Park Resort worth over £100.

With more than 30 thrilling rides, attractions and live events, Thorpe Park Resort is alive like no other UK destination and is a must-visit for those looking to share endless fun with friends and family.

In 2019, join them for a season of fun, thrills and laughter with intense coaster action and unmissable events.

Enjoy world-class rides such as the UK’s only winged roller-coaster The Swarm, experience thrilling physical effects and intense action on Derren Brown’s Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon, brace yourself on Stealth, one of Europe’s fastest and tallest rollercoasters, make your way to the Safe Zone on The Walking Dead: The Ride and plunge the 100ft “beyond vertical” drop of the movie-themed coaster SAW – The Ride.

Plus, experience water rides like no other, including the super-soaking Tidal Wave, Storm Surge and Rumba Rapids all set to guarantee fun.

To get your free tickets, just down-load the Sun Savers app or sign up at sunsavers.co.uk. Then go to the Offers section and click on Start Collecting on the Superdays – Thorpe Park page. Next, collect NINE Sun Savers codes from those printed daily in the paper until May 28. Today’s Sun

Savers code is on Page 30. Lastly, enter your NINE Sun Savers codes on the app or website to unlock booking. Exclusively with Sun Savers, you can pick the date you go – and book a day earlier than other readers.

Or, get your tickets by collecting TEN printed tokens and booking using the form found in yesterday’s paper and online, but only Sun Savers will get to choose the date they go. Today’s token is on Page 24.

  • Subject to availability. Multiple code collect. Sun Savers £2 booking fee applies. T&Cs apply, see thesun.co.uk/superdays.

Play now to win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle

JOIN thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle.

Every Sun Savers code you enter will earn you a ticket for our £15k monthly Raffle. And for every ten tickets you collect in a calendar month, you get a GOLDEN TICKET for our £80k Raffle, which takes place every three months, with the first one at the end of June.

There is no limit to how many tickets you can collect. So the more you enter, the better your chances.

To take part go to sunsavers.co.uk or open the Sun Savers app. Then opt in to each month’s Raffle by clicking “Yes!” when prompted and start collecting the Sun Savers codes printed daily in the paper.

Every time you scan or enter a code into Sun Savers, you get a Raffle ticket in the £15k Raffle.

Not yet a Sun Savers member? Just go to sunsavers.co.uk or find “Sun Savers” in the app store to get started.

  • T&Cs apply. Full T&Cs at sunsavers.co.uk/faqs.

Fancy a free fiver?

YOU can get FREE cash with super Sun Savers just for buying your favourite paper.

Our brilliant new rewards club will pay back our most loyal readers.

Just pick up the paper each day to collect your Sun Savers codes and we will GIVE YOU £5 when you have ­collected 28.

This isn’t a one-off and there is no limit to how much cash you can save.

For every 28 codes you enter, we will give you a fiver. So over the course of a year, that could add up to £65.

We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.

Download our easy Sun Savers app and quickly scan your code using your smartphone. Or go online and enter your code at sunsavers.co.uk.

To get you on your way, join today and we will put a bonus £1 in your Sun Savers wallet tomorrow. And the good news doesn’t stop with free cash.

With Sun Savers, we give you the best hacks, deals and tips to save money every single day.

TO JOIN: Don’t worry, folks — joining takes just 30 seconds, in three steps.

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