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MyVoucherCodes.co.uk is officially the UK's most popular discount code website, helping millions of people a month save money using our fantastic voucher codes and printable vouchers.
Founder Mark Pearson is used by the BBC as a discount retail commentator. MyVoucherCodes is proud to have been featured in every major national newspaper since launching in 2006. The website has been featured on all mainstream TV stations and is regularly cited by national press as the ‘number one site to help beat the credit crunch'.
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The Clove Building
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Butlers Wharf
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Mark Pearson
Markcomedia
Telephone: 0800 112 3000
Markco Media Ltd
The Clove Building
4 Maguire Street
Butlers Wharf
London SE1 2NQ
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Gloucester. GL1 3ND
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Best Supermarket Deals
Love Money mentions the latest discounts from big supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's. Voucher codes and supermarket offers can be found by regularly checking myvouchercodes.co.uk
Lovemoney.com - 19 November 2010
19% claim to be better judges than Simon Cowell
MyVoucherCodes did a survey aimed at British TV fans, asking them if they believed they could judge better than the X Factor judges. 19% of viewers thought that they'd make a better judge than Simon Cowell and 71% believe they'd be better than Louis Walsh. However with only 16% of viewers having voted for their favourite contestant, it means that Wagner will probably be safe again next week!
Metro - 18 November 2010
The worst ways to pay for Christmas
Christmas is an expensive time a year, so don't make it more expensive by paying for your gifts the wrong way. One of the worst ways to pay for Christmas is to pay full price, so make sure you search retailers on myvouchercodes.co.uk and get voucher codes and deals to save you money!
Lovemoney.com - 18 November 2010
Pregnant women spend £342 on maternity products
MyVoucherCodes surveyed 1147 mother's to be spend on average £342 on maternity products with 89% of people spending the most money on stretch mark oils and creams. It has also been revealed that the fashion conscious ladies spend £250 on maternity clothes.
Made for Mums - 16 November 2010
Slash your food bills the easy way
With food prices on the rise, the average family will see a £200 increase per year. So start saving money on your weekly shop by using voucher codes. Right now on MyVoucherCodes you can save £10 off first orders over £60 from Ocado until the end of December!
Mirror.co.uk - 16 November 2010
Frugal Food
Every week the best food vouchers are rounded up offering you the biggest discounts online. These voucher codes can be found on myvouchcodes.co.uk e.g. spend £40 at Asda and get £40 worth of coupons.
Lovemoney.com - 12 November 2010
Are you making the most common pin mistake
Research by MyVoucherCodes has discovered that 1 in 5 people use their date of birth as their pin number. This is due to people wanting something that they will remember, however this makes it a lot easier for thief’s to take people's money. It is therefore recommended that you memorise the pin provided to you from the bank.
Wallet Pop UK - 12 November 2010
Frugal Food
Every week Love Money round up the best supermarket, food and restaurant offers. MyVoucherCodes is listed as a website that offers a range of voucher codes for food discounts.
Lovemoney.com - 14 October 2010
Newlyweds want a boy over a girl first
MyVoucherCodes polled 1289 recently married childless couples on whether they wanted a boy or a girl first and 66% admitted to wanting a boy first. A fifth of those said this was because a boy would keep the family name alive; 53% said it was because an older son could look after their younger siblings. Despite this 98% said that the biggest priority was having a healthy baby over what gender they are.
ask a mum? - 11 October 2010
Fashion Disasters
MyVoucherCodes conducted a poll on the worst dressed celebrities and asked 1264 women who they would rank as wearing the worst outfit. Not surprisingly Jodie Marsh's belt outfit came out on top, with Katie Price's wedding dress in at number 2; in fact Katie was mentioned again for her pink cat suit.
Metro - 8 October 2010
Exclusive Shopping Discounts
MyVoucherCodes has got a full page spread in Reveal Magazine detailing all of our top exclusive codes like: 15% off plus free delivery at Wallis and 15% off full price items at Crabtree & Evelyn.
Reveal Magazine - 5 October 2010
3 million families hit by child benefit axe
A survey conducted by MyVoucherCodes on 1500 people found that 1 in 10 parents spend their child's savings. The sad reality is that many parents can't afford to save for their child future and if they have they are finding that they have to dip into these funds for the bare essentials.
The Daily Telegraph - 5 October 2010
How old is too old for nappies
In a recent survey conducted by MyVoucherCodes on 1196 people, we discovered that 1 in 5 parents keep their child in nappies until they are 3 and a half years old and 17% give their child dummies at bed time aged 4. 27% of parents want to keep their child's baby qualities for as long as possible, whilst 31% said they encouraged their child to develop as quickly as possible.
ask a mum? - 5 October 2010
How to fake your wealth
Despite people cutting down on their spending, it is still possible to go out and enjoy yourself without going over your monthly budget. One of the top tips to achieve the illusion of having more money than you do is to become a 'voucherista' by using sites like MyVoucherCodes, where you can save money on products and entertainment.
Confused.com - 4 October 2010
PlayStation: Move in on the best motion controller deals
The PlayStation Move motion controller allows gamers to play simulated sports and participate in exercise packages. MyVoucherCodes has been listed as the cheapest place to buy these controllers online - use the Very discount code and save yourself £20 off when you open a credit account!
Guardian.co.uk - 1 October 2010
Captain Crunch Offers
MyVoucherCodes has been mentioned in The Sun with the following voucher codes: 50% off at Papa John's, 15% off kitchens at Robert Dyas and 20% off at lowcostholidays.com
The Sun Newspaper - 1 October 2010
Days numbered for bank branches
MyVoucherCodes questioned 1522 people on whether they thought high-street banks would survive and 51% of people believe that branches will be phased out in 10 years, with a further 31% admitting that they mainly used online banking. 7 out of 10 people said that they had only visited a bank twice or less in the last 6 months.
MSN Money - 28 September 2010
Mums to be - 1 in 3 don't exercise
MyVoucherCodes asked 1093 mothers whether they maintained their fitness regime during pregnancy and a third said that they ditched it altogether, with 53% saying that they were scared that it would affect their unborn baby. Yet there are many exercises that you can do during pregnancy which are not harmful and will actually increase your chances of losing post-baby weight.
Made for Mums - 27 September 2010
Tips to save you money in time for Xmas
Christmas is that time of year when having all the extra money that you can get your hands on is essential. One tip mentioned In Love Money to save you £££'s is to use online voucher codes. MyVoucherCodes found that a third of us saved £100 on our Christmas shopping last year by using discount codes.
Lovemoney.com - 27 September 2010
Quarter of blokes get an allowance
MyVoucherCodes conducted a poll on 1296 women and discovered that nearly a quarter of women gave their partner an allowance, with almost half of them admitting that the reason for this was to keep their man's spending under control.
Daily Sport - 24 September 2010
Quarter of people would buy facebook phone
Despite facebook saying that they won't be launching a mobile phone, of the 1485 people surveyed by MyVoucherCodes 24% said they'd probably purchase one if facebook offered a phone.
The Daily Telegraph - 22 September 2010
Mums to busy on net to watch day time TV
Recent research by MyVoucherCodes found that 21% of mothers are too busy surfing the net to play with their children and the popularity of online gaming and social networking sites, means that people aren't watching daytime TV as much anymore.
Chopsy Baby - 21 September 2010
A third of parents swear in front of their toddlers
In a survey by MyVoucherCodes conducted on 1283 parents, we found that a third of parents swear in front of their child aged 1 to 3 years. 34% admitted to using strong swear words and 54% used mild swear words. Due to this 19% said their toddler had used a swear word, with 48% reacting by punishing their toddlers and 14% finding it funny.
Made for Mums - 20 September 2010
How house prices and debts are building ugly tensions between parents and their children
Soaring debts and the difficulties in getting onto the property ladder for young adults is putting strain on their relationships with their parents; who were in the baby boom generation, enjoying decades of house inflation. Shockingly My Voucher Codes found that 3% of 1,300 questioned would choose the inheritance from their parents over their parent's lives.
The Daily Telegraph - 8 September 2010
The dangers of ignoring your post
If you're one of those people that leave piles of un-opened post forgotten in a drawer, then you could be putting your finances at risk. A survey conducted by My Voucher Codes discovered that half of Brits ignore letters from their bank and 62% claim that they think the post is from the sales department. 42% of those who left bank statements un-opened are afraid to see the state of their finances.
Lovemoney.com - 1 September 2010
Don't suffer in silence with PND
My Voucher Codes can reveal that 57% of mums feel depressed after labour and 21% said that they had postnatal depression. Less than half of the 1,172 new mums asked who said they suffered from PND actually asked for help.
thinkbaby - 1 September 2010
Rather be childless that ruin your figure?
Despite the age group being between 18 and 22; one in four said they didn't want children. However, 30% of people surveyed by My Voucher Codes said they'd rather be childless, than ruin their figures. The biggest fear about pregnancy was weight gain according to 64% of people asked.
Grazia - 27 August 2010
Average Brit sees Google logo over 50 times per day
A survey of 1,654 conducted by My Voucher Codes found that 34% of participants said the Google logo was the one that they saw the most and 52% of people said that they searched for something using Google between 10 and 20 time today.
The Daily Telegraph - 26 August 2010
1 in 3 distrusts charities
From a recent poll carried out by My Voucher Codes, only 12% regularly made a donation to charity and 1 in 10 said that they only donated their money to make themselves feel better for being more fortunate. The reasons behind these findings are due to people not trusting charities to spend the donations honestly.
Daily Express - 19 August 2010
Most Children want to be a Vet
My Voucher Codes conducted a survey asking 1186 parents what their children (aged 10 and under) wanted to do when they are older and the overall majority said that they wanted to be a vet. Being a police officer and a pop singer were second and third in line; despite these results 58% of parents said that their child frequently changed their mind.
Made for Mums - 9 August 2010
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Ignore the imitators…
MyVoucherCodes was the first community driven voucher and discount code website in the UK and is the largest, most up to date site of its kind.
How can we help YOU?Need a case study? – We can turn case study requests around in just a couple of hours!
- Families making savings using vouchers or discount codes
- People who have saved money on every kind of tech gadget possible
- People to support the rise in families using online supermarket discounts to save money on grocery shopping
- People saving money on holidays
- You name the case study and we will find it
The Managing Director of MyVoucherCodes regularly appears on television and radio to talk about every discount or voucher code you could ever think of. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur and has years of successful business experience behind him.
Some MyVoucherCodes Facts:
- We saved Brits nearly £30m in 2008 alone
- We are the largest and most up to date voucher, discount and money saving website in the UK – even our competitors use our site to keep theirs up to date
- During our peak Christmas shopping period in 2008 we were generating 30 sales per minute!
- We provide voucher and discount code offers to some of the biggest companies in the world, such as Microsoft!
MyVoucherCodes helps the media with every kind of voucher and discount story and this is why we have appeared in every national UK newspaper and all the major broadcast channels and stations.
Want some secret industry statistics?Maybe you would like some voucher codes to support your article, we can help with this as well. Maybe you need some statistic for an article, we can help with this. We have years of online shopping trends that can be used and referenced. This includes areas such as; The demographic of the typical voucher or discount code user. For instance, did you know that our typical user is a 34 year old female mum of two who works part-time and has a family income of £51k per year? The most popular types of codes needed? Shops and brands, the risers and the fallers, we can tell you which shops are being searched for the most and which are falling out of the top 10. What regions across the UK most love a bargain?
