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From free Greggs to Cadbury Creme Eggs at WHSmith – five ways to get surprise giveaways and discounts every WEEK
You can even get money off flights...
FROM free Greggs to Cadbury creme eggs, there's some lesser-known ways you can get surprise discounts every week.
You should always be looking for ways to save money and give your bank account a boost, even if it's just by a few pounds.
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But there are some little-known ways that give you access to freebies and discounts on a regular basis.
From energy companies offering free Greggs items to supermarket chains dishing out free hot drinks, here's everything you can get.
Free Greggs
Greggs is already cheap and cheerful, but there are extra ways to save money at the bakery chain.
Octopus Energy, one of the UK's biggest energy firms, launched its own loyalty scheme last year.
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Customers can get discounted cinema tickets and National Trust days out under the "Octoplus" scheme.
But households can also get a free Greggs hot drink every week through the scheme.
You just have to download a code off the app on to your phone and scan it in-store to claim the freebie.
Free hot drinks
Most major supermarkets have loyalty schemes, which usually reward you with loyalty points for shopping in-store or online.
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But Waitrose customers on its myWaitrose loyalty scheme can also claim a free hot drink if buying a qualifying purchase in-store.
Shoppers can pick up a free Americano, cappuccino, latte or tea through the offer, limited to one per day.
Retailer Ikea also runs a similar offer for customers on its Ikea Family scheme, with shoppers able to get a free hot drink every day between Monday and Friday.
You can download both loyalty schemes as apps on to your smart phone and claim the freebies by scanning in-store.
Fuel
Four major fuel station chains offer customers money off petrol and diesel to customers signed up to their loyalty schemes.
Esso, BP, Shell and Texaco all run their own schemes, with motorists able to build up points to get money off on future trips.
Some let you redeem your accrued points at their partners too, including M&S and Amazon.
BP lets customers convert their points into Avios for money off flights as well, meaning you could get that next holiday for less.
You can claim the freebies from all four fuel station chains by downloading their apps onto your smartphone.
Discounted cinema tickets
If you've got a smartphone, the chances are you could be entitled to free or discounted cinema tickets.
Vodafone offers customers two ODEON tickets for £8 through its Veryme Rewards scheme once a week.
Meanwhile, Three Mobile customers can get £3 Cineworld tickets and O2 Priority offers customers two Vue tickets for £9 once a week.
Amazon Prime customers can also get two standard ODEON cinema tickets for £10 once a month.
Which chains have loyalty schemes?
HERE are some of the most popular loyalty schemes...
- Sainsbury's Nectar Card
- Tesco Clubcard
- Boots Advantage Card
- Iceland Bonus Card
- Lidl Plus
- Morrisons More
- Robert Dyas' MyDyas
- Co-op Membership
- M&S Sparks
- MyWaitrose
- Superdrug Health and Beauty
Anyone who buys a qualifying product from Compare The Market can get two-for-one ODEON cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year as well.
Free Cadbury creme eggs
Three+ doesn't just offer customers free cinema tickets - it also opens up other seasonal freebies too.
The mobile phone provider is offering customers a one-off chance to get a free Cadbury creme egg at WHSmith before April 7.
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But there's only 23,000 to redeem and they're going on a first come first serve basis.
Customers just have to download a barcode via the Three+ app on their phone and then scan it in-store.
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