GET set up for the New Year with some stylish stationery.
There are some brilliant post- Christmas bargains that will set you up for the year ahead.
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Stocking up on these essentials now could save you a packet and will also give you a little lift in the January gloom.
BACK TO SCHOOL: New term means new stationery, replacing the items that have gone astray over the past term.
Wilko offers five essential items for £4, including a four-pack of chunky neon highlighters, £1.
For serious note-taking, a Work Hard Dream Big A4 ten-subject notebook is down from £12 to £6 at Paperchase.
PACK IN PLASTIC: This could be the year to turn your back on flimsy, throwaway plastic pens.
Commit to items that will last and will do less damage to the planet.
For a treat, the Parker Jotter stainless steel ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil set is down from £39.99 to £19.99 at WHSmith.
If that’s too much, the store’s Celeste three-pen set is now half-price at £4.99.
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CREATE A CARD: Get set to save on expensive cards this year.
Start with a pack of plain white cards and envelopes, down from £6 to £4 for a pack of 50 from Hobbycraft.
Then you can decorate your cards with great value ink stamps.
You can buy a Happy Birthday or Thank You stamp from Hobbycraft for £3 and an ink pad in a range of colours for £2 — perfect for those Christmas notes.
That’s a £9 total spend, saving a fortune on buying birthday cards individually.
TAKE NOTE: Upgrade your note-taking with some great New Year deals on pretty stationery.
The WHSmith Winter Woodland collection has a set complete with pencils, sharpener, paper clips, note paper, page markers and magnets for £7.19 down from £11.99.
Match it with the A5 list pad from the set, down from £12.99 to £6.49.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
Deal of the day
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WHIP up a great saving on a stylish Joseph eight-piece nesting bowl set, half-price at Argos, now £17.50.
SAVE: £17.50
Cheap treat
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SOFTLY does it when you save on The Ultimate Pillow from Silentnight, down from £20 to £10 at Asda.
SAVE: £10
What’s up?
WATCH a film and help your wallet, with Frankie & Benny’s offer of 30 per cent off main dishes when you present a cinema ticket from the same day. Up to six people can tuck in.
Find the terms and conditions at frankieandbennys.com/cinema.
Top swap
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THE JTL soft-grip set of two 5kg dumbbells from Robert Dyas is £36.99.
But for less strain on your wallet, go for the The Opti Neoprene dumbbell set from Argos at £17.33.
SAVE: £19.66
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MAKE the most of the January sales.
At The Original Factory Shop you can get all Christmas products for half-price, including a Yankee Candle four Christmas votive set, down from £6 to £3.
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FOR smooth winter skin, you can save £1.40 on Nivea all purpose body cream at Superdrug, down from £4.25 to £2.85.
SAVE: £1.40
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