Finding bargains and tips that don't cost the Earth
The camping and outdoor equipment chain, Blacks’ summer sale is still on and now you can get an extra 10% off using the discount code blacksten. Valid until 20th July and can be used on sale items too.
Plus there’s 20% off their range of tents and sleeping bags.
Posters on the Hot UK Deals website report that Tesco have 2-packs of Energy Saving Remote Control Sockets on sale instore for just £7.49 (about half the price as on their website!).
Great for using in those hard to reach sockets.
(As an aside, I also spotted rolls of 20 drawstring refuse sacks, made from recycled materials, in their new £1 range.)
Tired of hanging carrier bags from door knobs, to do your household recycling, these ‘Ben Bins’ could be the answer.
Redcued from £6.99 to just £3.49 each, with free next day delivery on orders (placed before 3p.m.) over £35 (otherwise, add items to basket and view basket to see how much delivery would be). Ben Bins are available in light green (pictured) and blue and pink too.
Greenpeople’s juicy organic body care offers in April include:
Offers expire 30th April 2009. No voucher codes needed. And if this your first order, there’s free shipping too, and 10% of their profits are donated to charity.
Get £5 off when you spend £40 or more at Ethical Superstore, using the code X5EGG at checkout (Offer ends 7th April 2009).
Plus, spend £50 or more to qualify for free UK delivery, and there’s 10% off all baby products on the site.
They sell everything from Fairtrade Easter Eggs, to stationery, eco-friendly gadgets, stuff for the home and garden, fashion items, eco-books and DVDs and lots, lots more.
Siliskins are described as non-slip baby bottles, microwave and dishwasher safe, “made from silicone, which is hygienic and hypoallergenic. Its rubber like material is safe, durable and pliable, there are no open pores to harbor bacteria.” US based, but they do ship internationally.
I know nothing about babies or baby bottles, or even if there’s a UK equivalent available, and I’m taking their word that these are in some way “greener” than normal plastic ones. Cheapest shipping rate to the UK seems to be just over $4, if anyone wants to try them out.
Eco-kettle on Ethical Superstore
Eco-kettles are a great idea. We all know that we should only boil the amount of water we actually need for our cup of tea but it can seem like a lot of fussing around and then, unless we have an old fashioned tea strainer to hand, we can be put off by the thought of a drink full of limescale bits from the bottom of the kettle.
Eco-kettles solve both these issues. First there’s no fussing around with cups because you just fill the kettle with as much water as you like and then press a button on the top to measure out how many cups of tea you want it to boil up for you, leaving the rest of the water unaffected. And it contains a washable limescale filter to spare you from any off-putting bits in your drink. Brilliant!
Being as you can pick up an ordinary kettle for around £5, only the price remains to potentially put people off but now there’s one available for less than £30 at £28.88 with a £3.95 delivery charge (though if you’re buying additional items that take your order total to over £40, delivery becomes free in mainland UK), and with the potential water and electricity savings (an estimated 30% power saving) it shouldn’t be too long before the kettle begins to pay for itself.
And if you prefer to buy through the Amazon UK website, you can by clicking here.
Just £7.99 -- One of the bargains from Tesco Jersey online
Go into your local town today and you’ll probably find half your favourite shops having a sale. With most major highstreet names reporting a 13% drop in sales compared to last Christmas, this is all part of their drive to get us shopping our way out of recession.
Check out our easy A-Z list of handy shopping links on our main site to find out if the sales extend to your favourite stores’ websites. Certainly does if your interests include DVDs, CDs, games and books with Play.com, Amazon, HMV, Choices UK, and Zavvi all have sales in one department or other.
A poster on the HotUKDeals forum reports that there is a one day, 20% off sale instore at M&S this coming Thursday.
Includes all the ’3 for 2′ deals, and may include fashion, homeware, and food but probably not any electrical goods.
WilkinsonPlus, Wilkinson’s online store, has two money off offers for this weekend only.
£5 off a £50 spend and £10 off a £100 spend (offers end Monday 10th November), discounts applied at checkout.
Plus they have a number of multibuy offers and upto 50% off selected toys (ends Monday).
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