Bargain-hunter CAROLINE MADDENfinds a killer deal on heels, cheap eats and a low-cost loo

Walk off with a bargain in Louboutin shoes

Dedicated followers of fashion should check out www.theoutnet.com as it is offering up to 70 per cent off Christian Louboutin shoes. With the discount, Louboutin's ruby-red-soled creations are just about within reach of ordinary mortals. For example, blue patent Lola pumps with a four-inch heel are half price at €236.87. However, Louboutin fans would be well advised to dash straight to the nearest computer with credit card at the ready, as the most popular styles are flying off the virtual shelves.

- Shoppers looking for something a little more wallet-friendly will find it in the airy elegance of the CHQ Building in Dublin’s Docklands, where imaginative use is being made of an unoccupied store space where, in the autumn, the plan is to run Pilates classes there. Now it is home to a sale of designer clothes, from just €10. The sale stock comes from Fran & Jane, which has a permanent store in CHQ, and the sale will run until August 27th.

Price offers persuasion to buy Austen DVDs

- On a completely different note, if you have a weakness for floppy shirts, tight breeches, repressed emotion and Colin Firth, visit www.asda-entertainment.co.uk. A box-set of the BBC adaptations of six Jane Austen novels, from Pride and Prejudice(with that lake scene) to Persuasionpreviously sold for £97.99 (€114.39), but nine discs of pure escapism can now be yours for just £31.93 (€37.07), and delivery is free.

At www.loadzabargains.com, the online shop front for a Dublin business that claims to search the globe for the lowest-priced clearance and liquidated stock around, bargains include a Bluetooth car kit with a recommended retail price of €159.95 selling for €79.95.

Aldi is awash with bathroom fittings

- If they can tear themselves away from the home furnishings mecca that is Ikea, those engaged in a spot of renovation should pop into Aldi. From today, the discount retailer is selling a basin and pedestal for €69.99, taps for €24.99 and toilets (which, Aldi highlights, come complete with seat) for €112.98, as well as a variety of bath accessories.

Target the Dart’s dining-out bargains

- If you missed the free food samples being given out at main Dart stations yesterday, as part of the rail service’s 25th anniversary celebrations, don’t worry. Present a Dart ticket at one of the restaurants participating in Dining by Dart week, as Iarnród Éireann has christened the coming week, and have a three-course meal for between €25 and €30.

Restaurants taking part in this offer include La Cave on Dublin’s South Anne Street; Wrights Findlater in Howth; Fallon and Byrne on Exchequer Street; and Clarendon Street’s Thai and Vietnamese eatery Saba. (Restaurant list on www.irishrail.ie/diningbydart.)

Separately, Saba has introduced a new offer at its Rathmines outlet. As part of its Take Two deal, you get a takeaway meal including two starters and two main courses for €25, from Monday to Friday.

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