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Your IndyBest weekend shopping guide [View in browser]( [IndyBest]( [Emma Henderson]( Emma Henderson [IndyBest Editor]( October 22, 2021 Boo! Shout out to everyone who loves spooky season, because your time has officially come. With Halloween a mere nine days away, we’re carving pumpkins, lining up the scary movies and filling the cupboards with candy to celebrate the arrival of 31 October. If your festivities are all about family fun, our edit of the [best Halloween costumes for kids]( will provide all of the inspiration you need. From classic pumpkins and witches to more lighthearted fancy dress like astronauts and dinosaurs, we’ve found something for all tastes, and budgets. In fact, half our picks come in under the £15 mark. For a more grown-up Halloween affair, hunker down with our list of the [best horror books](, if you dare. We looked for stories that would instantly wrap you up in their world, however terrifying, and a sustained sense of eeriness that will keep you gripped to the very last page. Or look to our guide to the [best portable projectors](, and create your own Halloween cinema in the creepiest (or most heavily decorated!) room of your home. However you’re marking the occasion, we hope it’s all treat, no trick. Here are some other great buys that have caught our eye this week. Dial in [Google Pixel 6 phone deals]( The highly anticipated Pixel 6 has finally landed, and while you can’t get your hands on the handset just yet, it is available to pre-order. Interestingly, Google is aggressively undercutting the [iPhone 13]( and the [Samsung Galaxy S21](. SIM-free, the Pixel 6 costs £599 and the more premium Pixel 6 pro costs £849 – hundreds of pounds cheaper than the nearest rival phones. We’ve been busy finding you the [best deals on every version of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 pro](, and which ever option you’re looking at ordering there’s a bonus you should know about. Both phones come with an offer to claim a free pair of Bose NC 700s worth a whopping £349. These highly rated cans claimed the top spot in our list of [the best noise-cancelling headphones](, so to get them for free is a bargain worthy of high praise indeed. [Read more]( Blown away If you’re hoping for a Dyson hair tool sale this [Black Friday](, we bring pause-worthy news: there’s a brand new launch on the market that might just pique your interest instead. Shark, a longtime rival in terms of vacuum cleaners, has just branched out with the arrival of its very[first hair dryer – the style iQ](. [Shark hair dryer]( Shark has used its expertise in airflow technology to develop a futuristic model that promises to dry hair quickly, with, it says, minimal heat damage, thanks to the high-velocity heated ionised air. It’s a move that clearly sets the brand up to rival the [Dyson supersonic](, and with the designs proving strikingly similar, we just had to put the two gadgets head to head. [Here’s what our tester thought](. [Read more]( It's playtime Hamleys has already revealed its [top 10 toys for Christmas 2021](. Following last year’s lockdown, the toy store said this year’s most sought after toys are designed to inspire families to reconnect by encouraging role play and creativity. “We all had a tough time last Christmas, separated from family and friends, using Zoom or Teams, so the toys are inspired to get everybody back together,” explains Victoria Kay, head of buying at Hamleys. [Hambleys top toys for Christmas]( The list is varied, from board games to action figures and racing cars, and plenty of big name brands that the parents among us will undoubtedly recognise (hey, L.O.L Surprise!). If you’re playing Santa this year, one of these gifts is practically guaranteed to bring a smile to your little one’s faces – you just snap them up before they sell out! [Read more]( Has bean It was a sad, sad day for coffee fans everywhere when Bacardi-owned tequila brand Patrón recently announced its plans to retire its XO café liqueur. But while we’re still sad to see the beloved tipple leave the shelves, all is not entirely lost, as we’ve tried and tested [11 respectable alternatives]( that are more than worthy of a spot on your home bar cart. [ Patrón XO Café alternatives]( It’s worth noting that we were not looking for an exact replica of Patrón. Instead, we were looking for rich, satisfying, and authentic coffee flavours, that avoid being overly sweet like many of the coffee liqueurs of old. Products that balance out and showcase both the boozy base liquid, as well as the coffee itself, scored highly too. [Here’s the full list of our new favourites](, and hopefully yours too, in all of its delicious glory. [Read more]( [Jewellery advent calendars]( Go for gold Sorted your advent calendar for this year yet? We’ve got round-ups of everything from traditional [chocolate]( to brilliant [beauty calendars]( for you to peruse, but our latest selection might just our most fabulous to date: [jewellery advent calendars](. And we’re definitely not talking throwaway novelty pieces here. Demi-fine brands including Astrid & Miyu and Missoma have gone full bling for the festive season this year, along with high street names like Nasty Gal and Avon, who are also bringing you a full wardrobe of accessories to count down to all of those Christmas parties and beyond. Whether you prefer silver, gold or mixed metals there’s something waiting to be worn, with prices starting from just £15. [Read more]( Deals of the week The Independent’s journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our newsletter, we may earn commission. [Asda's chocolate velvetiser]( Asda is selling a dupe of Hotel Chocolat’s £99 velvetiser [for just £25]( [Get deal]( [Black Friday coffee machine deals]( Looking for a new coffee machine? We've found [pre-Black Friday deals]( here [Get deal]( Don't miss a thing Keep up to date with all the latest IndyBest news over on social... [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Thank you for reading. P.S. 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