The instant cheeseburger
Now this is the sort of food that you need when you think the world is going to come to an end. The instant cheeseburger comes in a can of all things, which just tells you what it is going to be like!
The advert show us a nice cheeseburger, with salad etc this is placed [...]
Parents warned about ready made food
The hidden amounts of salt in ready made foods could be taking the salt intake levels of children over the recommended daily levels, with just one serving of a supermarket bought pudding containing almost half of the daily intake.
There are many foods which are surprising high in salt because they are foods that you [...]
Amazon threat to iTunes
For years now Apple has been regarded as the number one in music downloads, firstly due the enormous success of the iPod in its various guises and secondly in order to corner the market in music downloads they created iTunes which has undoubtedly been the premier site for music legal music downloads since is was [...]
January 25, 2008Leaving feedback on eBay
The great thing about sites like eBay is the feedback, but it does not always turn out how it should do, most customers would like to see comments about delivery and the products. But sometimes people have different ideas, like those below:
POSITIVE: Item shipped quickly, have been having erotic dreams about seller. Thanks!
POSITIVE: Thanks [...]
No plastic bags at Wholefoods
The green food store group Wholefoods has announced that their customers will no longer be able to put their shopping in the free plastic bags that they have got used to over the years.
The store group will stop giving away the bags in all of its 270 stores by “Earth Day” on the 22nd April [...]
Arrested at McDonalds drive thru
It was not a great day out for a 76 year old grandmother who had pulled into the McDonalds drive thru in Clear Water, Florida, she ordered and paid for her meal and proceeded to the next window as directed by the McDonalds crew where waited for her order.
Nothing strange in that you may [...]
And you thought Amazon just sold books
Amazon appears to have diversified a little over the years, there was time when it was books and more books, this it where they made their name and money, but as with every successful internet business, it has to be organic and grow according to the market that they are serving, clearly Amazons customers desire [...]
January 17, 2008Free postage costs €1,000 per day
When the world largest book seller Amazon decided that it would be a good idea to offer free postage on their products in France it seemed like a very good idea, little did they know that it would end up costing them thousands of euros?
The problems started with the French booksellers union suing Amazon, the [...]
Could we have food shortages soon?
As if there was not enough to worry about, with terrorism, work and anything thing that crops up, it would seem that there is another problem lurking around the corner. It’s nothing to do with oil or money, but rather something more simpler, food!
Anyone that checks the prices in the store will know that there [...]
What’s in your pillow?
This is a strange one, now when you are out shopping for a new pillow or pillows, depending on your comfort demands, what would you looking for?
In some cases there are people who are looking 100% organic, or if they are allergic it may be a product that suits them etc, there are many [...]
The £1,250 new car
The Indian industrial giant TATA, have come up with a real winner. The TATA Nano, nothing great about that? Well no but when we check out the price tag of just £1,250 then this is something that really needs to be looked at.
The Nano is being compared with the famous old French classic the Citroen [...]
McDonalds blame computer games for obesity
The Chief Executive of the famous fast food chain McDonalds UK has blamed the increase in the amount of time kids spend on video games for the increase in childhood obesity in this country.
Steve Easterbrook has told the national newspaper The Times, that his industry does have to take their share of the blame for [...]
What are the super foods?
Everyone needs food to survive but most of us seem to be eating the wrong things for too much of the wrong foods which leads to obesity and generally an unhealthy lifestyle. But there are foods out there that can really make a difference to your body.
Therese are called super foods and they are [...]
Top US Store not Green
Mention Macy’s Department Store and you think of something along the lines of Selfridges or Harrods and you would be probably right. But sometimes are these high brow stores just too big for their own good? In the case of Macy’s it may seem so.
There is a growing movement for customers to be asked if [...]
So what did you buy on eBay?
The online auction house eBay sell millions of items, most are useful everyday items, but occasionally there are some really weird and wonderful items, here are just a few:
A woman from Florida sold her grilled cheese sandwich that appeared to have the face of the Virgin Mary upon it. The item was purchased by [...]
January 2, 2008How to cure shopping addictions
Having a cupboard full of unworn clothes and unopened boxes with the contents still intact means only one thing that you could be suffering from an addiction to shopping, which may seem rather an extreme addiction, but an addiction like this can be just as damaging to your finances and home life as any other.
If [...]