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- Reebok offers discount voucher codes through iPhone app - 28th October, 2009
Fans of the sports clothing manufacturer Reebok will be able to get their hands on some discount voucher codes by downloading a new game, which is available as an application for the Apple iPhone.
Reebok iSprint uses the touchscreen technology of the popular mobile device to allow users to 'run' a 100-metre sprint using their fingers... - Expert offers money saving tips for travellers - 28th October, 2009
Flexibility is the key to taking advantage of cheap bargains when booking a holiday abroad this winter, according to one financial expert.
On the Beach, an online travel agency, believes that taking a trip in the next few months would save more money than waiting until the summer as now is an off-peak season where cheap bargains are more prevalent... - OVO Energy takes cheapest utility bill lead - 27th October, 2009
Newcomer OVO Energy has sprinted ahead in the race to bring down the cost of utility bills by announcing a new tariff which will cost customers under £1,000 a year.
As smaller gas and electricity suppliers attempt to beat the big six out of the market, OVO has introduced a deal which costs consumers £921 annually, making it the cheapest provider in 13 out of the 14 regions for energy... - Scottish Power launches utility bill offensive - 26th October, 2009
Major energy supplier Scottish Power has secured its place as having the second cheapest utility bills on the market after slashing its rates.
The firm's online energy plan has had its price reduced by two per cent, equating to a £23 saving on utility bill costs, in retaliation to recent moves by newcomers OVO Energy and First:Utility... - Cheap rail travel 'may not be what it seems' - 22nd October, 2009
Consumers preparing to visit loved ones by train over the festive period may find that deals advertised for cheap rail travel are not as good value as they seem.
An investigation into the true costs of travelling by train over Christmas, conducted by the Mirror, found that fares for First Great Western trips between London, Cornwall and Wales were limited to a small number of journeys... - Expert offers postal consumer rights advice - 19th October, 2009
With Royal Mail staff planning a mass national strike this week, one expert has offered some consumer rights advice to those needing to send letters and parcels in the near future.
According to the BBC, Royal Mail's Special Delivery service is normally unaffected by strikes such as the one taking place this Thursday and Friday (October 22nd to 23rd) and it advises individuals with important letters to use it... - Boris Johnson to end cheap rail travel? - 16th October, 2009
Cheap rail travel may be coming to an end if the Mayor of London's plans to introduce up to 20 per cent price hikes on transport fares in the city go ahead.
Boris Johnson announced yesterday (October 15th) that journeys on the London Underground will cost 3.9 per cent more - meaning that a zone 1 pay-as-you-go fare with an Oyster card will rise from £1.60 to £1.80... - OFT to crack down on misleading cheap bargain deals - 15th October, 2009
Retailers who advertise cheap bargain deals on the internet and the high street, only to add further costs later on, are being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
The consumer watchdog is to look at techniques such as 'drip pricing', which involves advertising a low price or discount on the front page of a website or in the windows of a store, then adding costs in one or more of the following stages of a transaction... - Be Broadband offers cheap bargain deals on online storage - 14th October, 2009
Homeowners who receive high speed internet services from Be Broadband will be able to set up a 'virtual hard-drive' on the internet to store precious files at a low cost thanks to a collaboration between the firm and Livedrive.
Both new and existing customers can now take up the cheap bargain deal, which allows Be Broadband users to get a 35 per cent discount on any of Livedrive's online storage facilities... - Consumers unhappy with Npower utility bills - 13th October, 2009
A new poll has found that consumers are unhappy with the service Npower is providing when they look at their utility bills.
Financial advice website uSwitch.com conducted the survey to find out which energy supplier has the most satisfied customers and the Swindon-based firm came bottom of the list for the second year running...