Commonwealth: 5 Fab Reasons to Go to an Organized Firework Display

Tonight is Bonfire Night in the UK and some Commonwealth countries (thanks Wikipedia). If you're still deciding whether to hold your own firework display in the back garden or whether to go to a public firework display instead, you have plenty of choice either way.

SWAG BRAG: Reporting Back on Starbucks 2-for-1

So I met up with my friend this afternoon and of course we went to check out the Starbucks 2-for-1 deal on its Christmas drinks.

UK: Starbucks 2-for-1 Christmas Drinks

Thanks to the brilliant Money Saving Expert newsletter, I've just found out about an amazing Starbucks 2-for-1 deal on all its Christmas drinks. From today until Sunday, between 2pm-5pm only, if you buy two small, medium or large Christmas coffees, you get the cheapest one free!

The Starbucks Christmas drinks are:

• Gingerbread latte
• Eggnog latte
• Toffee nut latte
• Praline mocha

They sound delish, don't they? I'm meeting up with a friend tomorrow for coffee, so I think I'll be trying the praline mocha.

UK: Should Go to Specsavers

I got an interesting little booklet from Specsavers UK through the letterbox today. It had details of a few offers and discounts I didn't know about, as follows:

• 2 for 1 on any of their designer glasses that cost between £69 to £125 (excluding safety eyewear)
• Their monthly contact lenses start from as little as £5 a month and their daily disposables from £16 a month
• If you pay for the lenses by direct debit, you can also get half-price designer glasses
• All glasses in their kids' £64 range and teens' £85 range are free with an under-16s' NHS optical voucher