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If you're in the market for a new dishwasher, the chances are you're not going to pay through the nose for the first one you see.

Portable barbeques rarely live up to their name - they're awkward to carry, too hot to handle and offer enough surface area for a button mushroom and not a lot more. Or so we thought until we came across the Son of Hibachi barbeque - an ingenious fold away barbeque, which comes with a heatproof carry case and two generously sized grills.

Screwfix.com has recently listed a limited amount of clearance stock on its website for selected items.

It’s a handy place to pick up a quick bargain on kitchen and bathroom accessories, power tools and electrical items.

Buying kitchens direct from the manufacturer has its perks - namely discounts to the tune of up to 70% on high street prices. A company which offers just that is the appropriately named Kitchens Direct, which offers a quality range of contemporary and traditional kitchen systems at highly affordable prices. Better still, in spite of the no frills price tags, Kitchens Direct ensures that no compromises are made in customer service with free design surveys available nationwide.

There is no doubt in many people’s minds that Christmas is the most expensive and often the most stressful time of year. So in my option, anything which gives you and your wallet a little breathing space is always highly welcomed.

Providing such a rest bite is Robert Dyas which is offering free delivery on all orders placed over £50 before the 9th September. Now, I know it’s not wining lottery but as they say count the pennies and the pounds will follow, but really any excuse to prevent wadding through the Christmas crowds this year is the ultimate welcomed bonus.

This week from Northern Tool & Equipment’s Christmas discounts, up for grabs is a Makita 18V Combi Drill for only £119.99, a saving of £50 from its usual retail price. A great gift for DIYers of all levels and experience, the drill also comes with an extra 2 x 2.0 Ah Ni-CAD batteries, a 27 piece quad driver bit set and free delivery direct from the manufacturer in approx. 2 working days. An easily sorted and much appreciated Christmas present, its perfect for any one of your handy men or lady relatives.

If your bathroom is looking a little tired and could benefit from a small face lift, take a look at the current sale offerings at Bathroom Heaven.com.

Shower enclosures and bath units to taps and accessories, Bathroom Heaven is offering up to 40% off selected items in their current sale. Something which really caught my eye is their discounted range of contemporary bathroom basins which includes a selection of colour glass bowls.

As the season of good will fast approaches, Northern Tool is certainly getting into the spirit of things with its latest offering of discounted items:

• Coinciding nicely with the recent change of the weather, Northern Tool is offering a 5% discount off all heaters in its range. Industrial and heavy duty to patio and indoor halogens, there is a wide selection of heaters to choose from to ensure you don’t get too chilly this weather.

A good website for anyone who is in the business of plumbing and bathroom fitting, Plumbworld.co.uk is the UK’s largest online specialist retailer of bathroom fittings and fixtures since 1999. And with it coming up to Christmas, it has a few quality bargains in stock to help kick start some of those New Year home improvement resolutions. Such little gems on offer include this Park Lane Double Ended Roll Top Bath with chrome feet for a mere £194.97, a saving of over £200 from its usual retail price.

I’m no gardener myself but from the little I do know and what I have read, now appears to be the best time to plant some lovely bulbs for spring next year. An easy option to adding colour to a sweeping lawn or your little patch out back, bulbs are easy to plant and require little maintain through out the year. So if you fancy trying your hand at some green fingered activity, why not visit Crocus.co.uk where currently it is offering up to 50% off a wide rang of colourful bulbs.

With the winter weather gathering momentum, keeping the home warm is a big priority, especially with the fore coming festive events. One simple and easy way to keep the heat in whilst adding a little style to your interiors is to have well made curtains, and at Plumbs Curtains right now, it is offering a big 50% discount on a range of selected lines to please all types of tastes. And as an extra bonus for your taste buds, Plumbs is giving away a free box of wine to every customer who requests a home visit and then places an order by 30th November.

A good deal for anyone who is a regular buyer of tools and equipment, Northern Tool Equipment Co UK ltd have recently bought out their Northern Tool Advantage Card where you get free delivery for a year on all orders up to 30Kg’s. What’s more being a member you would also receive Exclusive Advantage Card member only offers in all of their catalogues redeemable by phone and online and thefirst bite of the cherry when it comes to end of line products at rock bottom prices. All this and only £30 for the year, it’s definitely worth a little investigation.

Tooled-up.com is running a series of discounts across a range of goods in the lead up to Christmas, so if you have a budding DIYer in the family or a love one in the trade, keep your eyes peeled for these special deals.

One of our favourite trade suppliers, Wickes, is offering another whirl wind of reductions and discounts across a range of it’s already very reasonably priced stock, which includes doors, paintbrushes and even the odd shed Available until the 19th of December be sure to also check out their selection of high quality tiles and designer radiators, currently being offered with up to an extra 40% off. Perfect timing for impressing the in-laws come Christmas.

Now that winter is creeping closer and closer it’s a good idea to make sure all your windows are fully draught sealed or have sufficient coverings to keep the heat in. In doing all of this you can combine it with good style, a little flair and not too much money, and on Homes and Bargains right now it has revealed it’s top tips to getting bargain curtains, blinds and other window coverings and fixtures for your home. Click here to see what offers are available now.

If you are looking to obtain a few more peaceful Z’s from your night’s sleep, Homes and Bargains with a little help from sleepingsolutions.co.uk, are currently offering a huge £200 discount off this Silentnight Duette Bed (usually priced £599). To take a closer peek at this offer, click here for more information.

It may be time to start thinking of pulling in the purse strings though it doesn’t harm to take a peek here and there especially if you can cross things off a few things on your list early.

A super offer for anyone looking for some iconic style but doesn’t want to break the bank balance while obtaining it, look to Homes & Bargains where right now Siedasi is offering a 15 % discount across all products on their website until 4th November. Home to highly crafted quality reproduction furniture which includes the unusual shape of Arne Jacobsens Egg chair to the well-loved Barcelona Chair, Siedasi will enable you to have a thing of original beauty and design in your home for far less than any one of your guest will guess at.

New to the Homes and Bargains shop this week is the strikingly crafted Vico furniture range from UK contemporary designers Gillmore Space. Finished in white lacquer with grey steel feet and recessed handle detailing, the Vico range is eye catching and sleek yet still retains the functionality required of modern day furniture.

Empire Stores, your online shopping department has a couple of good discounts up its sleeve this week:

• Perfect for recording the next big thing, this 5 mb Olympus digital camera with optical

I dislike myself for even mentioning it before the first of December, but if you are super organised and already thinking of the big C with ideas on what to get people, why not try out Kelkoo.co.uk, a shopping comparison site where you can compare the price of absolutely anything.  Homeware and clothing to gadgets and electronics and much more in between, the website’s a useful starting point for figuring out what is a good price for those pre thought of goods.

Just a quick reminder for the weekend, check out Homes and Bargains newly updated discount diary where you will find La Redoute having their end of summer sale with up to 70 % off across a range of goods and Haddonstone fireplaces offering a 20% discount on all orders made through out the month of October. Click here to see these great offers and others at Homes and Bargains.co.uk

Who loves the shop, Heal’s, but finds the prices a little hard to swallow sometimes? If you agree with me on that, you’ll love this. Heal’s is having a homeware sale where you can find discounts of up to 50% across a range of its products from sofas and dinning table to chandeliers and cutlery. Click here to see more great offers from Heal’s.

For the first time ever, Earls Court is opening its door this weekend to house central London’s biggest home and furniture store. Occupying 30,000 sq metres and perfectly timed for those of you who love to get their Christmas shopping done early, The Great Big Home and Furniture Store is the place to pick up a super bargain this autumn.

Whittard of Chelsea is having an end of season sale where you can find discounts of up to 75% off a range of their products. From bone china and hand painted ceramic mugs and tea pots, classic coffee machines, sweets and caffeine free fruit fusions to delectable hot chocolate mixes such as Mint Chocolate Chip Hot Chocolate and Luxury Dreamtime Hot Chocolate, tea break will never quite be the same again.

I have a small passion for good lighting and something which I feel you cannot beat is the light created by a natural flame. It is easy then to imagine my delight in finding these small but perfectly formed tea light holders from Crocus. The Bauble tea light holder (£5.95 for one, £15.00 for three) is a flawlessly formed 8 cm diameter sphere of glass, hung inside or out it is guaranteed to create an atmosphere of calm.

Not to be outdone by other summer sales, Bathroom Heaven has extended its own end of season sale to the 20th August. With discounts of up to 60% off, bargain buys are available on bathroom accessories from towel rails, mirrors and taps right up to complete bathroom suites and shower enclosures. One such shining example is this roll top bath and mixer package, reduced from £1290 to £749. And with most items in stock with delivery in 4 working days or less you could be soaking away any worries of the world by the end of the month!

Summer this year has been abysmal in my opinion so I’m glad to say that the Robert Dyas Summer clearance sale hasn’t followed suit.  Prices have been cut across the shop from garden furniture and electrical appliances to DIY tools and gas barbeques (there’s always hope for next year!). A useful little bargain which caught my attention was the LED Dynamo Torch, reduced to a mere £4.99 in the sale. No need for batteries, this torch has a wind up mechanism where 1 minute of vigorous action will give you 30 minutes of power, great for any home and all outdoor lifestyles.

Although we can’t solely rely on the British weather to get everyone hot under the collar this summer, the scorching sale at Kitchens Direct is guaranteed to set a few pulses racing. All kitchen ranges are half price from the contemporary Sierra White range with high gloss slab doors right through to the more traditional Highgate range with solid oak framed doors and accompanying classic free standing dresser. Plus with up to 60% off big brand named appliances Neff and Tecnik also available, putting a smile on your face even if the weather doesn’t comes easily to Kitchens Direct.