Women vs. Men: Who is the biggest household energy waster?

Ask any household in the country whether saving money on their energy bills is something that concerns them and you would be greeted with a resounding answer of “yes”. We’d all like to drive our power bills down, but when it comes down to it, do we do enough to reduce our consumption? Monitoring our energy consumption has become a …

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Best Easter Eggs 2015

We’ve searched high and low for the best Easter Eggs 2015. We’ve been looking for unusual, quirky and delicious eggs that are a break from the norm. We’ve found them and now we’re ready to reveal our top ten, each egg featured has surpassed our expectations for quality and taste! 1. Lindt We all know that Lindt bunnies are the …

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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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Don’t break the bank this Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a tricky one. If you’re looking to get your mum something special but you’re watching the pennies it’s often hard to find something that’s of good quality that won’t take up too much of your monthly budget. Here are a few last minute ideas that won’t break the bank this Mother’s Day. Check out the 99p stores …

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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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Certainly Wood Win the Consumer Voice Product of the Month Award

This has been a long time coming and we should have shouted about this long ago but there were so many unsung heroes over Christmas that we had to leave Certainly Wood at the bottom of the log pile. That’s not to say they’re undeserving, anything but and not just for the incredible quality of their wood either. Certainly Wood …

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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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