Happy New Year from HotUKDeals Of The Day. Luckily for all of us, the bargains are like roadworks or Graham Norton – they never fucking well quit.

Here’s the sharpest tools in the discount bin today, in conjunction with the sharp kiddies from HotUKDeals.

We’ve just looked in the Bitterwallet fridge. Having not been to the shops for about 10 days, it makes for pretty grisly viewing. The best thing in there is a yellow pepper that has got Santa’s beard growing out of the side of it.

A trip to the supermarket is in order then, and according to this post, Asda are rolling back 1,000 items, with lots of stuff reduced down to the size of the humble quid. Visit the forum as conflicting reports appear by the hour.
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What kind of bargains would a man be looking for if he’d just been released from a short spell in jail for lewd conduct in a monastery? I haven’t got a clue – I was in Manchester drinking heavily and watching a rock god strutting his stuff. In case you were wondering, Nick Cave and Cliff Richard both were in town, and I’ll let you decide for yourself where I was. A big shout out to all the monks by the way.

Okay – time for the finest bargains from today’s posts at HotUKDeals…

Here’s the simple part – ASDA are knocking the VAT off a wide range of stuff this weekend, starting tomorrow. Here’s the hard part – nobody over at HUKD can quite figure out what this really means.

The thread highlighting the deal has gradually filled up with long, complex posts featuring algebra, equations and veiled accusations of rank stupidity. It’s a treat, and looks like a massive outtake from A Beautiful Mind. Either way, it’s the hottest deal of the day.
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Asda have announced that they’re turning their back on celebrities for their 2008 Christmas campaign. It could be because they don’t want to be saddled with a loose cannon like Kerry Katona but they reckon they’re doing it because they want “to return to traditional community values, which remain at the heart of our business.”

Indeed, their parent company WalMart have had very strong links with traditional communities down the years, allegedly causing the collapse of scores of small businesses as they ruthlessly spread their empire across the United States.

Good to see that Asda had the balance just right back in 1980. The high-profile celeb is present and correct (Hattie Jacques) but her mammoth fee (probably a skip filled with iced buns) is offset by the fact that someone has knocked out the ad’s music on the kind of Bontempi keyboard that went for just £25 or so back then.

As the new James Bond movie hits the screens today, we don’t have a Quantum Of Solace, but we do have a Quartet Of Savings for you to hunt down and ruthlessly assassinate. Our men and women in the field are all working for the secret organisation know as HUKD and they’ve provided some tips to help you become a real live budget Bond.

If you want to be taken seriously as a smooth-as-f*** super spy, you’ll need a tuxedo. Them ain’t cheap, but there’s a 70% off sale at Debenhams at the moment. You might not get a tux, but there’s some lovely v-neck sweaters and ties to help get you started.
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We haven’t included this one in HotUKDeals Of The Day because we’re not sure if it’s a deal or the beginnings of the end of civilisation as we know it. ASDA are flogging four cans of Skol lager for an astonishing 90p – even cheaper than bottled water.

The offer works out at just 51p a litre – almost half the price of a four pack of Evian water, which sells for 97p a litre.

Granted, ASDA already stock their own brand low-strength lager for roughly the same cost, but bringing Skol down to that price point is going to seem like Manna from Heaven for some budget indoor booze fans.
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This won’t come as a planet-shattering revelation, but very few high street brands have an unblemished record in treating both consumers and staff fairly.

Think your favourite store is all sweetness and light? Guess again. Our team of dedicated researchers have cut and paste from Google painstakingly trawled through news archives to highlight the best examples of bad behaviour.

Kicking off the alphabetical adventure is Aldi, which along with Lidl is our joint favourite German discount supermarket chain.

Not only are Aldi intolerant of high prices but they’ve precious little time for terminal illness, as store manager Mark Hedley discovered in 1999. (Read more…)