August 14, 2019 / Ben / 0 Comments
Fashion is often
one of those things that you either love or hate. Some people live by fashion
trends where as other purposely dress the opposite to fashion trends that are currently
on the high street. When it comes to children, parents may like their child to
have on trend clothing and foot wear or they may think that they are too young
to be worrying about fashion and would rather they just wear whatever is
comfortable.
Some
fashions for adults may not be appropriate for children and each parent has to
decide for themselves what they allow their child to wear.
If you find
that your child is becoming a little bit too concerned with fashions and with named
brand labels then you may want to start to teach them about the value of money.
Some parents offer their child one pair of trainers for example, but say if the
child wants a more expensive pair then they need to save up their own money to
put towards it. This will make the child really think if they want the item or
not and if they want to spend their money that they may have been saving for a
while on a pair of trainers.
Really the important thing is that your child
feels comfortable and happy in what they wear regardless of what everyone else
is wearing.
July 25, 2019 / Ben / 0 Comments
Not many people
enjoy the weekly food shop. It often consists of spending a fortune of food and
drink which you then have to find a space for when you get home. It can take up
a good hour or so of your day and you may end up spending a lot more than you
had hoped.
Online food
shopping has been around for some time now, but recently more supermarkets are
offering delivery to a wider location.
There are a
number of advantages to doing your online shop. Firstly you can do it from the
comfort of your home and take your time. You can add items to your basket
throughout the week, and then just select your delivery time and check out when
you are ready to place your order.
The other advantage of shopping online is that it can help reduce what you spend. You will know exactly what it is going to cost you before you checkout so there will be no horrible surprises. You can also shop the deals in an instant and see cheaper alternatives that you may have missed in the store. You can choose a convenient time for it to be delivered and so can stay at home and get other household chores done whilst you wait or relax with a cuppa.
June 29, 2019 / Ben / 0 Comments
When you go
on holiday you may decide to treat yourself to a new gadget. Often you may find that prices are cheaper
abroad then they are in the UK especially for electrical goods. It is important to remember that not every
country has as strict safety checks on electrical goods as we do here in
England.
You may find
a lot of counterfeit goods abroad which may be sold to you as genuine. This is not only very often illegal but may
mean that you end up with something that does not work properly or worse still
is dangerous.
When buying
electrical goods abroad be sure to check for all the safety standards marks. If the item is supposed to be genuine but is a
lot cheaper than you would expect to pay the chances are something is amiss.
If you do
wish to buy electrical goods abroad then be sure to buy it from a reputable
retailer ideally one that has branches in the UK also. Check to see if you have any warranty with
the manufacture as you may struggle to return the item if it becomes faulty or
damaged.
March 11, 2019 / Ben / 0 Comments
With hoarding becoming a bit of an issue in the UK, we may all need to take a step back and look at our shopping habits. Retailers are very good as enticing us in with sales and discounts and we can often find we leave a shop having spent and bought far more than we intended too.
This can be
a dangerous game and if you are not carefully your shopping habit can quickly
spiral out of control. Not only can you get your self in financial difficulties
but you may also find that you simply run out of room to store all your new
purchases.
It is
important to have a good clear out once in a while and either chuck or donate
some of your belongings to stay on top of your home. Before going shopping, try
to make a list of what it is you actually need to buy. Having a look round your
home first will allow you to truly see what is needed and importantly what is
not needed. Make sure that you stick as close to your list as possible so as
not to overspend and bring home items you don’t really need.
January 28, 2019 / Ben / 0 Comments
It can be very frustrating when you find a product online and then click through to buy it to be showed a different price. This often happens because the search engines index product at a certain price and have not yet picked up that this price has been put on sale or increased on the sellers website.
Another situation which often happens is that at some of the lager retail selling websites such as Amazon, advertise a price but then moments later the price has changed. It is estimated that on average prices change on amazon every ten minutes. If you have not checked out before the price change then you may be looking at paying a higher price (or lower) than you originally saw. Retails also can sell the same product at a different price to different people. You may notice that when you are logged in to your account the price reduces.
All of the above can be done legally but it is worth double checking the total price it is saying you will be charged at the final checkout stage. If you can prove you bought an item at a set price but were charged a different one then you should complain to the company and ask them to refund you the difference.