Martina Mercer

Martina Mercer is an award winning freelance digital marketer and copywriter. She founded The Consumer Voice on just £4.99 and now delivers expert consumer advice as the Consumer Voice's spokesperson on the BBC.

Playmobile Easter Eggs

Playmobile Easter Eggs Review by Martina Mercer With three children and a very large family the Easter Eggs soon pile up. The cupboards begin to fill and then I added to the chocolatey mountain by baking a million Easter cupcakes and nests and planting small eggs around the garden for an Easter Egg hunt. All three children have very different personalities …

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Free Snow Games to Play with the Children

Afew years ago we lived very rurally, over 6 miles away from the nearest shop. When winter came in 2010 we found we were snowed in for weeks, even supermarkets wouldn’t deliver as the vans wouldn’t get through. The first day was wonderful, the schools were closed and we spent time outside doing the usual, building a snowman and having …

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Moonpig Breakfast in Bed Hamper

Moonpig Breakfast in Bed Hamper Review in time for Mother’s Day Moonpig have long since dominated the market on personalised cards so it makes sense that they’d introduce gifts too. Our first experience of these was the breakfast in bed hamper. For the price we didn’t expect a lot, so many hampers are such a disappointment as you realise you …

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Ferrero Rocher Bunnies

We adore Ferrero Rocher and so it wasn’t much of a chore when asked to review these bunnies. We must admit we’re huge fans of Lindt as we always stock up at Christmas with bears to hang from the tree and reindeer with bells. These bunnies were very well received and soon became the favourite as adults and children fought …

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Oxo Toddler Cups

The snack cup is the best invention for toddlers we’ve seen for a while. Percy loves to keep grapes in it and will carry it around upside down everywhere she goes. The carpet stays clean but she always has her snacks on hand.. highly recommended.

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Lush William Morris Hamper

It’s a little known fact that we adore William Morris designs, whether on fabrics or on the box of a hamper like this. This set offers the perfect pampering experience throughout the  season with a range of bath bombs that tickle the senses and soften the skin. Ideal for someone special, these make the summer  nights pure heaven and come …

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Little Helper Cooking Pod

Little Helper Cooking Pod Review At home all three children have been brought up cooking with me. Many friends look on in despair as I ignore the mess and let the kids pull up a chair. My nine year old and thirteen year old can now follow a recipe and cook with very little mess however my two year old …

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The Fashion Sites with the Best User Experience

The Fashion Sites with the Best User Experience As fashion week approaches I’m sure I’m not the only one that is tempted to update my wardrobe. Working during daylight hours I usually browse online. Sometimes, with lesser known sites, this can actually take a lot of time as clunky checkout processes and missing information make it all a confusing experience. …

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Kleeneze Easter Egg Moulds

As you know we’re keen bakers  and with Easter approaching naturally our baking veers towards chocolate and eggs. Considering something different this year we searched for ways to make egg cake pops only to find a real egg shell and a syringe was needed. Then we came across this silicon mould from Kleeneze and our prayers were answered. Bright fun, …

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Renewing a Tenancy Agreement after a 10 Year Break

Renewing Tenancy Agreement after More than 10 Years Break Question: My husband and I have lived in a rented room of a shared house for almost twenty years now. Only in the first year did we sign an Assured Short-term Tenancy Agreement. The Landlord did not bother to keep the agreement up to date for reasons not known to us. …

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