Mother’s Day is just 48 hours away (in case you needed a friendly reminder), but do not panic if you are yet to find the ideal gift.
An array of retailers and restaurants have budget-friendly offers to save the day if you’ve not booked a table or sorted a present for your mum or mother figure just yet.
Fittingly, on International Women’s Day, YourMoney.com has sourced the best nationwide deals for you ahead of 10 March.
Here is a round-up of the top discounts and offers:
Tesco
The supermarket has a Mother’s Day card starting from 25p – suitable for younger family members to show their affection.
As well as cute cards with butterflies and rabbits depicted, the retailer also has a couple of deals for Clubcard holders to take advantage of.
These are the pick of the supermarket’s discounts:
- Ferrero Rocher 24 Pieces Boxed Chocolates 300g, RRP £9.50 – £6.50 for Clubcard members (until 10 March)
- Freixenet Prosecco Doc 75 Cl, RRP £12.00 – £9.00 for Clubcard members (until 25 March)
Iceland
The shop famously preferred by mums (remember those adverts?) has an array of boozy gifts on offer.
You can buy two of these wines for just £12, saving 50p in the process. They are:
- Kumala Cape Red Wine
- Kumala Cape White Wine
- Italian 75cl Pinot Grigio
- Mount Rozier 75cl Sauvignon Blanc
- Burfield 75cl Chardonnay
- South African Malbec 75cl
As well as wine, you can also gift some sweeter treats on offer. These include:
- Afternoon tea at home selection box, 800g, £6.75: This includes a frozen pack of 10 ‘patisseries’, including a cherry chocolate chip Gateau slice, almond cream cake and a chocolate tart
Introduced especially for Mother’s Day, the following deals on puddings and cakes are all available until 7 April.
- The Strawberry Gateau 375g – two for £4 in-store at Iceland or 3 for £6 online (RRP £2.25 each)
- Six Belgian Eclairs – two for £4 in-store at Iceland or three for £6 online (RRP £2.25 each)
- Victoria sponge 345g – two for £4 in-store at Iceland or three for £6 online (RRP £2.25 each)
- Mars Celebrations 185g – RRP £3.00, now £2.50
- Cadbury’s Milk Tray 180g – RRP £3.00, now £2.50
However, to keep things traditional with flowers, you can order any flowers or plants from Marks and Spencer with no delivery cost, with prices starting at £20 for a yellow rose plant.
If you fancy heading out for a meal on Sunday, here are three restaurants with special offers for the mother figure in your life.
Cosy Club
The nationwide restaurant chain offers three courses for £30 exclusively for Mother’s Day.
You can pick from an extensive menu of starters, mains and desserts, which include a dish of garlic prawns, salmon fillet, and lemon posset with white chocolate and shortbread.
Hungry Horse
Hungry Horse is offering mums a Beefeater gin and tonic on the house with every booking made across the weekend of 9 and 10 March.
You need to pre-book a table to receive a free drink for mum, who can choose from the following:
- 25ml Beefeater Gin and Mixer
- Beefeater Blood Orange, Beefeater Pink Strawberry or Beefeater London Dry
- Mixer from Schweppes tonic, Schweppes Slimline tonic, Schweppes Elderflower tonic, Schweppes Pink Soda, Schweppes Watermelon Melon Soda, Schweppes Peach Coconut Soda
- Or Regular Schweppes Lemonade postmix, regular Coca-Cola postmix, regular Diet Coke postmix or Coca-Cola Zero Sugar postmix
If there is more than one mum in your party, it’s up to the discretion of the Hungry House staff member if you can claim it.
Bella Italia
In the Italian restaurant chain, mums can get a free glass of Prosecco alongside an order of any main dish for either lunch or dinner from noon. Or, if preferred, you can treat your mum to a small glass of wine or soft drink.
Las Iguanas
If Latin American food is up mum’s street, Las Iguanas is offering all mums a free bottle of pink fizz for those dining at its restaurants on Mother’s Day.
The deal is only applicable for bookings of four or more, and you must order from the à la carte menu to secure the complimentary bottle.
