From free Greggs to hot drinks: five ways to get surprising discounts every WEEK

FROM free Greggs to Cadbury crème eggs, there are some lesser-known ways you can get surprising discounts every week.

You should always be looking for ways to save money and boost your bank account, even if it’s just a few dollars.

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But there are some little-known ways that can help you access freebies and discounts on a regular basis.

From energy companies offering free Greggs items to supermarket chains handing out free hot drinks, here’s everything you can get.

Free Gregg

Greggs is already cheap and cheerful, but there are additional ways to save money at the bakery chain.

Octopus Energy, one of Britain’s largest energy companies, launched its own loyalty program last year.

Customers can get discounts on cinema tickets and days out from the National Trust under the “Octoplus” scheme.

But households can also get a free hot drink from Greggs every week through the scheme.

All you have to do is download a code from the app to your phone and scan it in the store to claim the freebie.

Free hot drinks

Most major supermarkets have loyalty programs, which typically reward you with loyalty points when you shop in-store or online.

But Waitrose customers who participate in the myWaitrose loyalty program can also claim a free hot drink when they make 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 has a similar offer for customers taking part in the Ikea Family programme, where customers can get a free hot drink every day between Monday and Friday.

You can download both loyalty programs as apps on your smartphone and claim the free gifts by scanning in-store.

Fuel

Four major petrol station chains are offering discounts on petrol and diesel to customers who have signed up for their loyalty programmes.

Esso, BP, Shell and Texaco all have their own programs where motorists can collect points to get cash on future trips.

Some also allow you to redeem your accumulated points with their partners, including M&S and Amazon.

BP also lets customers convert their points into Avios for cash on flights, meaning you can get that next holiday for less.

You can claim the freebies from all four gas station chains by downloading their apps on your smartphone.

Discount on cinema tickets

If you have a smartphone, chances are you’re entitled to free or discounted movie tickets.

Vodafone is offering customers two ODEON tickets for £8 once a week through its Veryme Rewards programme.

Meanwhile, Three Mobile customers can get £3 Cineworld tickets and O2 Priority is offering 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.

In addition, anyone who purchases a qualifying product from Compare The Market can get two-for-one ODEON cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a year.

Free Cadbury Creme Eggs

Three+ not only offers customers free movie tickets, but also offers other seasonal freebies.

The mobile phone provider is offering customers a one-off chance to get a free Cadbury Creme Egg from WHSmith before April 7.

But there are only 23,000 to redeem and they are going on a first come, first served basis.

Customers simply need to download a barcode via the Three+ app on their phone and then scan it in store.

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