Over sixteen million* (27%) Brits single out grumpy shop assistants and crabby cashiers for stifling their inner David Dickinsons and preventing them from saving money on purchases. London boasts the most surly staff, with 43% of the capital’s shoppers saying this stopped them from trying to get better deals. You are better off in Margate [...]

Almost half of all UK adults (49%) set aside a fixed amount of pocket money each month, totalling a massive £46.4bn a year. A major study into the spending habits of the nation by PriceRunner.co.uk, the price comparison service, shows that the average Brit puts aside £164 a month in pocket money, or £37.85 a [...]

The 390,000 British skiers hitting the French Alps every year are being charged £788million more for skiing holidays than those going to the rest of Europe.

The sales started in earnest this Wednesday on the high street, but there were bargains to be found as early as Christmas Day morning on the internet.

Bone idle Brits are wasting £88.4 million a year by not venturing out onto the streets to bag a bargain. One in five Britons will not get out of bed to save a tenner on a purchase and one in ten would rather stay on the sofa than bank £50.

UK home movers spent £1.1 billion last year to ensure their new homes were decked out with all the latest kit, including: £160m on beds, £20m on toasters and £78m on washing machines. These figures are on top of the high purchase prices that house buyers are experiencing all over the UK.

English football fans are expected to shell out enough to buy five Theo Walcotts – a total of £60m – on trips to the World Cup. More than half of which (£34 million) will go towards boosting the German economy. Over 100,000 England fans will be making their way to Germany in the coming months [...]

Over £2.5 billion-worth* of gadgets have been slung into cupboards across Britain after just one month of use according to a new report out today by PriceRunner.co.uk.

Britons are getting savvy about their spending this Christmas. Over a third of the population (19.8 million) are planning to spend less than £25 per person on gifts for close friends or family, in order to avoid starting the New Year with large credit card bills and mounting overdrafts.

Brits Bag a Bargain: A study into the shopping habits of the nation According to new research 14 per cent is the discount threshold when psychologically a purchase becomes a ‘bargain’.