Is there anything better than treating yourself to a takeaway to mark the end of the week, or just to kick back and relax when you don't feel like cooking?
However, for a few, eating out is a luxury that can often be expensive and add on to an already exhaustive list of rising costs that includes energy bills and prices on food.
Which is why, it can often be a good choice to take advantage of any savvy deals that come around, especially if you're looking to treat the whole family.
Luckily, consumer expert Tom Church of LatestDeals.co.uk has managed to provide some handy tips and tricks that can help shoppers grab some nifty discounts at one of the UK's leading pizza chains, Pizza Hut.
The consumer expert shared 7 little known tips that can get you tucking into an all you can eat buffet for just £5.99 to getting 50% off.
Here are the expert's top tips for getting Pizza Hut for much less...
Sign up to the newsletter for discounts
It's one of the oldest tricks in the books for shopping hacks, but signing up to the pizza chains newsletter can let shoppers access their lesser known deals.
Previous special offers have included 2-4-1 pizzas, 20 per cent off discounts and vouchers for kids to eat free.
All you need to do is simply sign up here and you can access the exclusive discounts long before anyone else can.
If you enter your postcode, you can gain access to local deals at your nearest Pizza Hut. For even more deals, enter your mobile number as well.
Tuck Into Freebies And Weekday Buffets
While we all may have taken advantage of the free salad bar on our trip to Pizza Hut, but they do offer more freebies for you to take advantage of.
For example, the drinks are unlimited and you can tuck into as many servings of the Ice Cream Factory as you want.
Other shoppers have also explained that you can take advantage of the All You Can Eat Buffet which is on between 12pm and 3pm each weekday.
Download the Pizza Hut App
Many shops offer their own app where shoppers can collect points for exclusive deals and Pizza Hut is no different.
If you download their app, then there are already a ton of exclusive deals waiting to be to be taken advantage of, such as 'Monday Madness' offer, where you get any large pizza for £9.99.
You can also get the £5 off the £22.99 deal when you collect.
There is also the rewards scheme which has the same premise as any supermarket/retailer loyalty card, with shoppers able to collect one pizza slice for every £10 spent.
Once you have enough slices, you can redeem them for free pizza or sides. For example, with five slices you get a free classic or premium side, and for seven slices you get a free medium pizza.
Blue Light Card holders discount
The pizza chain has joined the likes of Asda to offer emergency services workers some incredible discounts on their orders.
Those who work for the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces can enjoy discounts both online and on the high street - with Pizza Hut being one of the participants in the scheme.
Simply sign up online for your card, get your unique code and use it with every Pizza Hut meal to get 25% off.
Get Meerkat Meals
Compare The Market customers can get access to one of their best deals with Pizza Hut, which includes getting a full year of discounted meals.
Customers can claim this through their Meerkat App, where they can get 50% off when they spend £30 or more - perfect for the full family takeaway!
Use free trials of discount schemes
Customers with a Natwest or Royal Bank of Scotland Platinum or Silver account can qualify for rewards that offer free trials that you can use when dining in Pizza Hut.
Tastecard memberships are one of the rewards and it lets shoppers access a 50 per cent discount on their bill.
Alternatively, you can claim a free 30 or 90 day trial on the website which unlocks 241 pizza, 50% off meals when dining in at Pizza Hut and half price if you order delivery.
Stay on top of discount codes
It's something that many bargain hunters are already savvy with, but it really does pay to keep on top of discounts already available to make sure you don't miss out.
Pizza Hut regularly posts their latest deals through your letterbox, making it right at your fingertips, so remember to take them up on those offers.
Tom explains that customers can check the Pizza Hut vouchers and delivery deals sections on LatestDeals.co.uk, where some of the latest offers include 40% off orders over £35.
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