We can show you how to slash spending this holiday with the 12 Saves of Xmas — plus find out how to win £5,000 this Christmas season
CHRISTMAS is coming, so make sure your grocery bill isn’t getting fat.
Households will lavish an incredible £183 on food and drink for Christmas Day alone, twice the average family’s WEEKLY grocery shop.
- Snap up some brill Black Friday bargains. Many supermarkets are joining in with next Friday’s sales bonanza, meaning plenty of cut-price food and drinks. Morrisons has launched its pre-Black Friday sales and this year Lidl is taking part too.
- You don’t need to splash out on posh grub to have a cracker of a Christmas. Many taste tests rated fare from discount stores such as Aldi and Iceland as better than big-name brands. For inspiration, feast your mince pies on .
- Online shoppers are just a click away from a happy Christmas with a little organisation. Start an online festive basket now and drop in bargains when you spot them. But make a note of end dates so you don’t miss out.
- Bulk-buy now when you spot a great deal. Lots of shops already have offers on Chrimbo treats that have long use-by dates, such as crisps, nuts or booze. Grab them while you can and stash them for a Santastic Christmas.
- Nerves of steel to bag a great deal? If you can bear to wait until Xmas Eve, there will be massive discounts of up to 80 per cent off fresh food. Just remember it falls on a Sunday so trading hours are shorter – and there’s no guarantee you’ll get what you want.
- Not happy with your bank? Get some welcome extra cash to splurge by switching. Many banks offer great welcome incentives of up to £150 free cash, which can cover a hefty chunk of the Christmas food shop.
- Fab fizz will add some seasonal sparkle – especially when you’ve bagged a bargain. This year there’s a bubbly price war on, with stores offering champagne for less than a tenner. Pick up bulk-buy deals to give as gifts too.
- Layer up on savings by using a cashback credit card and shopping through a cashback site. Use them even when bagging your festive food. offers from £6.25 to £20 cash back on certain grocery stores.
- When buying your festive food, check out stores such as TK Maxx and Wilko. You may not normally think of them for food shopping, but they have amazing offers in-store on tempting seasonal treats.
- Want to be really thrifty? Invite the family round for a traditional get-together where everyone brings one item for the Christmas dinner, such as the starter or drinks. It brings everyone together and saves a small fortune.
- For a money-saving tip that’s no turkey, grab joints of the Chrimbo staple in the week after the big day and freeze them for a healthy meal all-year round.
- Use the Boxing Day sales to grab delicious party grub for your New Year’s bash too. A feast of fabulous foods will be heavily reduced but perfect for parties.
Reader's serving tip
VIVIENNE PEART from ABINGDON, says: “Save money by cooking veg together in a steamer on the hob. It’s much more nutritious too.”
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Save small
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Save big
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Win Christmas with Sun Savers
CHRISTMAS is just around the corner and this year you could make it one the family will never forget with our fantastic competition.
The Sun is giving you the chance to win one of five prizes of £10,000 cash to pay for your festive period.
To be in with a chance of winning, simply take a few minutes to sign up to Sun Savers either by downloading the app or visiting . Then collect ten Sun Savers codes starting from today until Tuesday, December 5. Today’s code is on page 20.
Once you have ten codes you will be prompted to enter the competition. Make sure you do this by Monday, December 18.
Competition Rules
Collect TEN Sun Savers codes from the 18 printed in The Sun between Saturday, November 18 – Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Last chance to join in is Sunday, November 26. Competition closes at 23:59 on Monday, December 18. Over 18, residents of the UK only. One entry per person. Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries. There will be FIVE winners of £10k only. Allow 28 days from entry closing for the draw to take place. Winner will then be notified within seven days. No cash alternative to prize in whole or in part. Prize is non-transferable. Your information will only be used for the purposes of this competition. Promoter is News Group Newspapers Ltd. Not open to staff of the Promoter and promotional partner or their families. The winners will be required to participate in reasonable publicity relating to this competition. The Editor’s decision is final.
'It's surreal we scooped £100K for mortgage'
WHEN lucky Kenny Ingram was told he had scooped £100,000 thanks to Sun Savers, he thought he was the victim of a SCAM.
The engineer, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, was one of thousands of entries in our cash giveaway back in September — and it was the first contest he had ever entered.
And if you want to be as happy as Kenny, don’t forget to enter our new competition on the left.
Like the 39-year-old dad to Grieg, 7, and Corey, 3, you could be on the receiving end of a call that is sure to make your Christmas.
Kenny said: “I buy a Sun every day for work and my wife Suzanne told me about the offer.
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What our readers say about super Sun Savers
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I can’t wait to get my Christmas hamper – collecting the codes has certainly paid off
Ian Thorpe from Cornwall
RETIRED publican Ian Thorpe-Mingham, 68, from Cornwall, spent £10 of his Sun Savers cash on our festive hamper – worth £25.
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“I have been collecting the Sun Savers codes for around a year now and it definitely pays off.”
I’ve put my Sun Savers cash towards my holiday spending money – it’s fantastic
Elizabeth Thomas from Newport, South Wales
ELIZABETH THOMAS, 39, from Newport, South Wales, is saving up her Sun Savers cash for a family holiday next summer.
The special needs teaching assistant says: “We had a holiday in Torquay this summer, so I added £10 from my Sun Savers app to our spending money.
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Using the app on my phone is easy-peasy – it makes sense to get involved
Alex Leach from East Sussex
LOYAL Sun fan Alex Leach, 60, from East Sussex, has got his eye on one of our Hols From £9.50.
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The cash is handy for my Hols From £9.50 breaks – I love the early booking perks
Donna Moon from Castle Donington, Leics
PUB landlady Donna Moon, 55, from Castle Donington, Leics, enjoys four of The Sun’s Hols From £9.50 a year, thanks to her Sun Savers cash.
She says: “I started doing the Sun Holidays when my kids were tiny, but I still like to get away now.
“The Sun Savers cash makes the deals even more appealing. I like the early booking perks.”
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