"They are all amazing bargains," FloJo returned, mimicking television announcers she had heard.

I never turned my armchair travel into reality, however, because - like all amazing bargains, alas - these fares come with quite a few strings attached.

Entry prices at the city's excellent and architecturally distinguished museums struck me as amazing bargains too.

Even at the very top of the market there are amazing bargains.

Alan and I had very little money but you could find amazing bargains in the antique shops and at sales in those days.

If, on the other hand, Enron is not forced to restate its profits down further, then Dynegy has clinched an amazing bargain.

If so, they are amazing bargains: eight courses, beginning at $148 for 10 people, up to $378 for 10.

When measured against the results, that's an amazing bargain - for every dollar invested, there's a $7.10 return to society, according to the Reynolds study.

Incidentally, a ticket including both the boat trip and the museum only cost €10, which is an amazing bargain if you ask me.

LA estate agent Mike Silverman said there were amazing bargains.