Think you have to battle the crowds on the high street; or search aimlessly for a parking space at a retail park; in order to capitalise on the January sales? On the contrary, you can actually enjoy some of the best offers from the comfort of home.

Two of the leading online retailers – Amazon.co.uk and Play.com – have bombarded 5hop5.ie, the Irish voucher code website, with a host of unique offers and incentives. With online shopping typically cheaper than buying in store to begin with, these January sales could prove to be real bargains as long as you act fast.

Amazon offers and deals

Take a look at the Amazon voucher codes section of 5hop5.ie and you’ll find some brilliant offers currently available.

For example, if you’re a gamer you can get Xbox 360 games from under £15 until January 19; while music fans can pick up CDs from under £5 until January 11; as well as 100 R&B and Hip-Hop albums from £3.99 at Amazon; and up to 45 per cent off headphones and earphones until January 12. Meanwhile, if you love to read then you can get up to 65 per cent off books at Amazon until January 27, 2012.

Play.com offers and deals

Amazon isn’t the only big name online retailer offering some fantastic deals – as indicated by the Play.com offers you can find in the 5hop5.ie listings.

For example, until January 23, you can get up to 40 per cent off in the tech sale at Play.com. Similarly, this time until January 17, you can get music from £3.99; and until January 14 you can get games from £9.99. There is also a sale on DVDs with bargains to be picked up – you can get DVDs from as little as £2.99 until January, 25; while there is a buy one get one free offer on Disney films until January 15.

Of course the key to all these deals is to act fast. Check the expiry dates on these offers and click through from 5hop5.ie now to make sure you’re getting the largest savings available.