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You can still enjoy life’s little luxuries in spite of the economic crisis, as Emma Johnson discovers
SO, YOU have swapped your Heinz beans for Aldi and you check the web for the lowest prices before filling up the car.
You can’t remember the last time you splurged on a new outfit. You have started bringing a packed lunch to work and have even ditched your Starbucks frappuccino for a jar of own-brand instant coffee you keep stashed in your desk drawer.
Those regular after-work drinks with the team seem like a lifetime ago, and there is no denying that belt has definitely gone in a notch.
Well, fret not because Style City is your credit crunch fairy, and we are about to show you that, with a bit of planning, you can enjoy life’s little luxuries without breaking the bank.
Here we bring you some of the best discounts in town from cocktails to beauty bargains, and we have even arranged some extra-special offers which are exclusively for Daily Post readers. Go on, treat yourself.
EATING OUT
* DON’T think you can afford that business lunch? You can at Il Forno, on Duke Street. The Italian restaurant offers a two-course lunch Monday to Friday, noon till 2.30pm, for £10.95.
Choose from mouth-watering main courses including fresh ravioli stuffed with beef in a cherry tomato and basil sauce and fillet of salmon in a foil parcel with asparagus in a dill sauce and red onion chutney.
* Been a long time since you had lunch with the girls? Then get them together and book a table at the Living Room, in Liverpool.
Quote STYLE CITY when you book and get 20% off the total food bill. Offer runs until November 15 and is available Sunday-Thursday 12pm-4.30pm. Usual restrictions apply.Š Offer not available in conjunction with any other offer. Reservation essential. Call 0151 236 1999 and remember to say Style City!
* YOU can’t only pick up cheap meal deals at lunch time. Book dinner at Pan Am, at Liverpool’s Albert Dock, Sunday-Thursday, from 6pm and grab a two- course meal from a fabulous menu for just £15. That’s it, dinner for two for just £15. You must book, though – call 0151 702 5840.
BEAUTY BARGAINS
* NEED to unwind and get away from it all? Try a Culture Day package at the stunning Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa. This £100 package includes use of all of the spa facilities, a session in the “Atlas Rasul” mud steam room and a Take Thai “M” Out massage.
Sounds heavenly, and so is the offer, because if you book a Culture Day quoting STYLE CITY you will get two for the price of one. Culture Days must be taken Mon-Thurs, between 10am-8pm and before November 30. Call 01704 875699 and quote Style City.
* Putting off getting your haircut to save cash? Suffer split ends no longer because at Zoo, in Liverpool’s Hackins Hey, you can get a half-price cut and style on Monday and Tuesday at £22.50 – and Thursday is half-price colour day with every cut and style booked. Booking is essential! Call 0151 255 1001.
* If your make-up bag is looking empty, hold out a couple of weeks and there are bargains to be had at Boots. Throughout November, Revlon are offering three for the price of two on cosmetics. And you’ll also be helping charity because a percentage of sales, from November 5 to December 2, go to the Rainbow Trust supporting families with terminal or life-threatening illnesses.
CUT-PRICE COCKTAILS
* FANCY a drink after work with your workmates? Then head on over to the swanky Chaya Bar, on Wood Street. From 5-8pm, seven days a week, all cocktails on the menu are two for the price of one.
* Or how about an evening at the stylish Blackhouse Grill, on Newgate Street, in Chester? There you can get two cocktails for the price of one at any time, but you must quote STYLE CITY at the bar when your order.
Subject to availability, and the second cocktail must be the same as the first.
