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What is likely to dip in price this week?

Ski wear

12% cheaper on average than last week

Sunglasses

9% cheaper on average than last week

Joysticks

10% cheaper on average than last week

Beard and hair trimmers

7% cheaper on average than last week

Slow cookers

11% cheaper on average than last week

Winter boots

15% cheaper on average than last week

This is a good time to think about buying… football boots

Have you got a wannabe Ronaldo in the house?

If you know someone who gets through football boots faster than you can afford to replace them, you may be interested to know that February is the best time of the year to replace them.

Whether the boots are past their best, see heavy use or have simply been outgrown, it would be worth your while to stock up on a few pairs now – maybe in increasing sizes – to help save you money down the line.

Investing in some new football boots now will save you as much as 43% compared to buying in the most expensive month of

November.

This week, we reckon UK consumers will be buying… baby items

We’re now 11 months on from the announcement of the first UK lockdown, which means that the children being born now are lockdown babies.

Many people have predicted that a baby boom will happen over the next few months due to more people conceiving while staying at home.

This means that more and more parents-to-be are going to be on the lookout for good deals on baby essentials and snapping up expensive items such as prams, cots, baby monitors and car seats.

Data provided by price comparison site, Idealo.co.uk