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Win Tattersalls Tickets & Dubarry goodies worth €500

Anyone fancy a free day at Tattersalls ? Finding ourselves quite tired of a routine that sees us doing nothing more exciting than galloping round the aisles of Penneys, TheSavvyShopper has come to the conclusion that we should get out of the city and s…

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Free Neom Pillow Mist

We do love a freebie here at TSS so when we came across the latest offer offer from Exclusive Magazine and Neom we just had to share! Simply mention ‘Exclusive Neom Mist’ when you make a NEOM purchase at Brown Thomas Dublin and you’ll…

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Yelp’s Backyard Bazaar – Dublin, 6 May 2012

We love food events here at CheapEats but have to admit that there isn’t often a whole lot at the cheap end of the spectrum. The likes of Taste of Dublin can be enjoyable but come with a fairly hefty price tag.  So we were pleasantly surprised a…

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What’s your work canteen like?

Over Paddy’s weekend, I was lucky enough to take part in an excellent masterclass in investigative journalism* offered by The Guardian newspaper in London. For a news wonk like me, it was a real thrill to be in the building – and, wow, what…

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Free Ben & Jerry’s

Hurrah – It’s free cone day! Enjoy a free scoop of your favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor at selected scoop shops between 6pm and 9pm tonight April 3rd! Scoop shops taking part are listed below. Dublin Odeon, The Point Dublin 2 UCI, C…

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Win a Luzern Deluxe Facial at Mandala

xxxxx Fancy some deeply relaxing TLC on us? Well dear readers you may be in luck for the fab folks at Mandala Spa have been in touch to say they would like to invite one of you to experience their most intensive anti-aging facial, the Luzern Deluxe on …

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Win €100 to spend at Ruby Cotton

The fact that it’s been a whole 6 weeks since TSS last ran a competition has not gone unnoticed by folks in these parts.   “Give us a compo” some of you have cried, “Where’s all the free stuff” others have murmu…

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We love free puddings ….

On a recent sojourn around the streets of Phibsboro the Savvy Shopper was invited to sample the delights of the Woodstock Cafe. Although our original intention was to sample some hearty, well sourced and well priced food, what was also discovered is th…

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Our laziest competition ever!

Competition is now closed …. more coming soon !! We like Sundays at TSS. We make a pot of coffee to go with the Sunday papers and only when we are completely ready, TSS goes back to bed. What we never ever, ever do on Sundays … is rush. Thinkin…

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Anyone for a free hotel break …

Why all of you I imagine. Courtesy of the kind folks at the 4 star McWilliam Park Hotel, TSS would like to give away a 2 night break in fabulous County Mayo. As always the virtual hat will decide our winner, and as always the winner will get to take a …

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Twitter food giveaway: Skinflint

The creators of CrackBird and JoBurger are launching yet another new restaurant next week: Skinflint.  It’ll be operating at 19 Crane Lane, the same location as the original CrackBird pop-up.  As with CrackBird, they’re running a clever a…

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Win a meal for two at Cruzzo Malahide

Comments are now closed – more competitions coming soon …   ROLL UP … ROLL UP … it’s competition time at TSS. By way of thanks for featuring the latest Early Bird deals sometime last week, the generous folks at Cruzzo in …

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Win a free facial at Skinscape Blackrock

Skin feeling the weather …. then we at SavvyTowers might have just the thing for you !! Enter the lovely folks at the fabulously swish Skinscape Salon in Blackrock who have been in touch and would like to invite you along to experience a Germaine…

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Win: Lunch for 4 at Itsa Bagel ….

Roll up..roll up…it’s competition time on TSS and as regular visitors to these hallowed pages might by now know, TheSavvyShopper is quite partial to the occasional lunch at itsa Bagel. Thinking we hadn’t heard from them in a while and…

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Flash Feast today in Dublin

A Flash Feast is taking place on the Milennium Bridge at 1pm today, so if you’re in the vicinity, get yourself down there and you may be one of the lucky 40 passers-by who will get a free lunch.   Hurry up! The event is kicking off the Street F…

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Competition: Win dinner for two at Diep Le Shaker

Just as we were finishing the happy task of picking a winning name from our virtual hat for a free stay at the Beacon Hotel, the fab folks at Dublin’s Diep Le Shaker got in touch with us to ask the following …. “Do readers of TheSavvy…

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Competition: Win a stay at The Beacon Hotel

Hands up those of you who fancy a free stay at the The Beacon Hotel in Sandyford! In the unlikely event your hands are down we politely ask you to note the following … i) That the winner gets a gorgeous designer guest room complete with a resplen…

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Free fish pedicures at Clerys!

How exciting! Clerys are treating customers to free fish pedicures! The treatment will be available from Thursday April 14th to Saturday April 16th! Phone (01) 817 3287 to make an appointment.  

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Ken Hom cookery demonstration in Tesco Merrion

Ken Hom, one of the world’s leading Chinese chefs, will be in Tesco Merrion next Monday, January 31, from 4pm. He’ll be cooking up some delicious dishes in store for customers to sample. It’s a free event to mark Chinese New Year and …

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Food and drink at Fitzcycles opening

On  your bike! Fitzcycles, a new bike shop beside Fruit World in Stillorgan, south Co. Dublin, opens its doors tomorrow, Saturday November 27. This new venture combines both an online business with a shop presence, so you’ll always have a friend…

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Win a night at The Beacon!

Hurrah…it’s competition time peeps! The fab folks at The four star Beacon Hotel in Sandyford would like to invite one lucky Savvy Shipper and a guest to sample their new Dine Out Stay Out Offer which includes a designer guestroom, dinner fo…

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Competition: Free stay at the five star Hayfield Manor Hotel

This competition is now closed – more soon !
It seems it’s been some time since the SavvyShopper posted a competition. Quite why we have so glaringly ignored giving away free stuff for so long is beyond us but it hasn’t gone unnoticed…

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A world without money

Earlier this summer, I wrote about freeganism, where people salvage perfectly good food from being sent to landfill. It’s usually a sandwich or a carrot that was on the shelves just moments earlier, but was then deemed unfit for sale.
In today&#8…

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Free burritos at Boojum

Boojum, a Mexican cafe in Dublin’s Italian quarter, are giving out FREE burritos and fajitas between 5-7pm today. Expect long queues and delicious food, Jean wrote about this place last month.
Thanks to Saveafewbob.ie  for the heads up.

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Living for free

I have friends who very rarely, if ever, pay for their food. Instead, they go foraging through the skips and bins of Dublin city, picking up the mountains of perfectly good discarded food. It’s easy to sneer – ugh, eating from the bin? – but the…

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