Buy local to support your local townToday VISA* released figures showing that when we shop local a whopping £3.80 from every £10 we spend STAYS local. Why does shopping local matter? This matters because it is keeping our high streets alive – our co...
We all love a little random act of kindness - but Lockdown has made the “Random Acts of Kindness Day” a little different this year.It’s not like we could just catch up with someone in the local café and buy them a surprise cake to go with their coffee. Nor, if we aren’t going to work, cou...
You got a Sainsbury’s giftcard – but there’s no Sainsburys nearby? Well that’s ok. You can sell it at Cardyard. At Cardyard you can trade in your Sainsbury's e-gift card, and get a 87% return for it. That’s £8.70 for every £10 you sell us. And actually – if you prefer to get Cardyard...
Hotel Chocolat – just the name of this gorgeous shop brings up mouth-watering memories of tempting aromas, beautiful stores and presentations, and of course the taste – ooooh the taste – of their amazing ranges of chocolates, confectionery and ev...
Loungewear – it’s huge! Remember the 1980’s? The years of the padded shoulders, sharp-cut jackets and hyper-grooming. Hairspray and bouffant styles. Bright make up. High heels, pointy shoes. Our fashion sense was “sharp”. Well 40 years on, the 2020’s are likely to be kn...
It may have its origins in USA, but Black Friday is here in the UK to stay. According to Wikipedia, in the USA, as from 1952, Christmas shopping started in earnest in the days after Thanksgiving, when hordes of shoppers and traffic would descend into the city of Philadelphia.A few decad...
Amazon seems to sell everything - so here is the question: Is there anything at all, that you can’t buy with an Amazon giftcard? This is the challenge. What on earth can you not buy at Amazon, using your Amazon giftcard? Well armed with...
Shhhhh.... How to discover the cash you didn’t even realise you had. No – we aren’t talking about going down the back of the sofa, although that’s not a bad idea for a few pennies or even a shiny £1. This is much savvier and scan get you a LOT more cash for your effort.Do we have your ...
Last week we heard on the radio that independent book shops across the UK are having a boom time in book sales. Apparently, their Christmas book sales seem to have been brought forwards, as stores are reporting the sorts of levels of book sales that they would normally see in December when people ...
... and for the past year, you did absolutely nothing with it.Calling time on Christmas 2018/9 giftcards! If you got a gift card for Christmas, then chances are it might expire any day soon. Yes, the gift card kindly given, by family or friends, is probably going to be worthless...