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Glade Aerosol Magnolia and Vanilla
by topsyturvy I am not the kind of person who keeps the same aerosol and sticks to the same scent every time, there are so many different ones that I like to try new ones. I love vanilla as a scent and so I am most likely always swayed more to these kind of scents which is why when I saw this Glade Magnolia & Vanilla spray at Tesco I had to have ... it. I always usually use these kinds of sprays in and around the house to eliminate bad odours and keep it smelling nice, Glade are a well known brand and normally I buy Airwick so I was keen to see what this Glade one was like to see if there were many differences between the well known brands. PACKAGING This Glade aerosol comes in a tall metal can as you'd expect from an aerosol and the top is a warm yellow colour which has a push down head to release the spray. It contains 300ml inside which seems to be quite a lot and in terms of the design it has the Glade logo on the front and then a picture of magnolias and some vanilla pods, it is quite a pretty design and it has the warm yellow through out to make it really bright looking. It says the scent name on the front and then down the side it has safety instructions and information on the company. It stood out to me on the shelf next to other brands as it looked like a good quality product and the colour caught my eye. GLADE VANILLA & MAGNOLIA AEROSOL As with all items like aerosols, the can has quite a number of safety warnings to make sure this product is being used with complete safety. This product should be kept out of reach of children and also kept away from any sources of ignition with it being a highly flammable product. You should not breathe in the spray and if it comes into contact with eyes, you should rinse instantly with water and get medical advice. This should be kept out of reach of sunlight and kept away from temperatures higher than 50 degrees and should never be sprayed near a naked flame. These are all quite self explanitory but are best to be warned about for safety. You are meant to shake this spray well before use but to be honest I don't really, I did the first time but after that I haven't. I think what I liked the most about this spray is how powerful it is when sprayed, you don't need to push hard but just push down enough until it releases the spray and a good burst of the product comes out so you don't need to spray too much at all and it seems to work right away which is brilliant as some sprays can have a really useless power to them. It sprays out quite high if you aim it in the centre of the room like it says to do on the can it should evenly distribute but do not use it on fabric, it warns. It has a lovely smell, this spray it is really sweet and it is quite strongly vanilla but I love that, the magnolia is much more subtle but it is a very nice combination and it gives the faintest hint of musk to it. I have been using this spray in the bathroom and my room on cold days where the window has not been open well and instantly it fills the room with a warm vanilla scent and eliminates odours right away. Out of every aerosol I have ever purchased, I have to be honest, this one really does seem to effectively work and it makes the room smell great right away and even when I go out and come back in an hour later, the faint scent of vanilla is present. I think it is very good value for money and I'll definitely be buying this particular spray again. It is just great the fact that you don't need to spray too much of it at all for it to really work well in a room and make it smell nice and the fact it gets rid of bad smells effectively and clears them, is even better. It is a reputable brand which makes it better and it smells really nice so I honestly can't say anything bad about it, you don't need to use too much so a 300ml can has lasted me a good few months. It depends how regularly you are using this though but even still, it isn't too pricey if you need to buy it on a regular basis which is great. COST This spray can be purchased in all supermarkets, I bought mine in Tesco and for a 300ml can they are charging £1.23 which is a really good price and not that much at all. The official Glade website is the SC Johnson site at http://www.scjohnson.co.uk/. Read the complete review |
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Staedtler 430 Stick Ball Pen
by gsrulez I bought a pack of 50 (blue ones) from Amazon for around £8 a year and a half ago, after trying one out in Rymans. Once you have been writing with these for a while the ink flows surprisingly smoothly and you can write much more quickly. At school i end up writing a lot and i go through these pens quite quickly, if i use only this pen ... for all my work then i finish a pen within a couple of weeks. During exam season this is reduced to about a week, since i end up writing so much. I would definitely suggest choosing an appropriate colour; i chose blue without realising that the exams i had to do could only be done in black ink, so i ended up using these pens for anything else. The plastic that is used to make these pens is very thick so it will not break, even if your pencil case ends up at the bottom of your bag which is good because the last thing you want to do at the end of a hard day is find that all your books are covered in ink! Read the complete review |
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Hippowaste Hippobag
by lak11 THE HIPPOSKIP When we decided to re-fit our kitchen one of our main concerns was how to dispose of the large amount of rubbish that was our old kitchen. We were changing the lay out to some extent and replacing wall and base units as well as worktops and a large sink. Also there would be vast amounts of cardboard boxes which ... the new flat packed units arrived in. We were going to hire a skip which isn't too much of a problem as we have our own driveway and so do not need to acquire permission for the skip from our borough council nor do we need to go to the bother of getting safety lights as we would have to if it the skip were placed on a public highway. But we do have a car parked on our drive and my husband's work van is often parked on the kerb next to our drive. HIPPOSKIP versus METAL SKIP A week or so before the kitchen was due to be delivered I looked on line for skip hire companies and during this process stumbled upon skip bags. I mentioned these to my husband and we both thought that these could prove to be a good option. We looked for the bags in DIY stores such as B&Q and Wickes but found that they only seemed to sell or have in stock, the small waste bag (1 cubic metre), and medium sized (1.5 cubic metres). I understand that Wickes do now stock the large skip sized bag. We knew that with so many cupboards, worktop, large sink, and other bits and pieces that we would be disposing of we would definitely require the largest size of bag. This roughly equates to a medium sized conventional metal skip. My husband was a little sceptical about whether these bags would be strong enough to hold enough in terms of both capacity and weight. We had a good look on the website and read up about these skip bags and saw that a bathroom suite and still more, or even a medium sized dismantled kitchen could fit into one bag and so, after mulling it over, we thought we would take a chance on the bag rather than a traditional skip. This was mainly because we thought there were several advantages to the bag over the metal skip. These were as follows: The skip bag is approximately 4.5 cubic metres making it just slightly smaller than the standard size of skip (5 cubic metres) which seems to be the most common size used for domestic hire and can often be seen on the kerbside or in placed in people's front drives, or at least it does in my location. We knew that we would have a lot of rubbish to fill the skip with but we felt that a bag of this size would fit better on the driveway and still leave a clear pathway between the car and the skip bag so that we could have a good pathway with which to access the front door. A regular skip is delivered and left upon one's driveway and then it stays in that place from delivery until collection, but a skip bag can either be collected from participating stores, or delivered to your door, but when empty and folded it takes up minimal space and can be kept inside a house, garage or shed. If it isn't needed for a while then the front drive or street is not hampered by a large ugly skip. We inspected the bag as advised and when knowing it was undamaged we re-folded it and then kept it in the large plastic bag which it had been delivered in. This was also folded and tucked out of the way in our front porch. As the old kitchen units were taken down these were placed outside in the back garden until my husband was ready to fill the bag. I think it is a bonus to have the bag ready and waiting rather than being left outside. This is an advantage as with a skip it is quite common for people to take up space in your skip by sneaking their own rubbish into it for free! With the skip bag there isn't a time limit on the hire period and so we didn't have to rush to fill it; we could have waited for weeks or even months if we had wanted to, at no extra cost. And remember, even when rubbish has been put in the Hippo Skip bag you can choose when you feel it is full enough and only then contact the company so that the bag can be collected. Price wise we thought from prices we had been given that the Hippobag bag would work out a little cheaper than a traditional skip. We have our own driveway with a dropped kerb but for those who don't the skip bag is a really good idea as it can be easily placed in a front garden and as it isn't rigid there is some flexibility in where it is placed. When it's collected the lorry is easily able to pick it up from the front garden via the roadside. The bag may be able to be placed on the kerbside but then, as with a normal skip, local council permission will be required. DELIVERY The bag was delivered to my door within a few days. It had to be signed for. It was delivered in a large polythene bag. It is deceptive when in the bag and really doesn't look as if it is big enough to hold as much as it does. WHAT GOES INTO THE HIPPO BAG? Our skip bag was filled with our old units-the doors, carcasses, shelves, two bar stool type seats, a large sink, worktops plus some other rubbish that we came across while carrying out the work.Manufacturers state that the bags are strong and can take the weight stated but if the bag is damaged perhaps by sharp objects then its efficiency will be compromised. They recommend that the bags are suitable for: bathroom clearance, kitchens, and garden waste...in fact most domestic DIY waste but not sharp objects. Once my husband had got to the stage when he was ready to fill the bag he made sure that whilst still empty it was well placed as we knew it could be left in place for around a week and so bearing this in mind we chose to place it as far away from the car as possible but somewhere that the lorry would be able to reach it when it was collected. We made sure that the bag was opened out to its full extent and was as crease free as possible. Once we were happy with its position (bear in mind the bag can't be removed once it is even partly filled) we started to fill it, although this was mostly done by my husband. We thought that the key to getting the optimum performance from these bags was to ensure that the rubbish was placed in it carefully and sensibly, making use of the space available. My husband put the larger objects in so that smaller objects could be placed inside. He also made sure to put large pieces of wood such as shelves and the old kitchen work top along the inside sides of the bag which helped to reinforce the sides. Really we were delighted with the large amount of bulky items we managed to fit into this skip bag. COLLECTION When the bag was full my husband rang the company to tell them that the bag needed to be collected. He was told this would be done in about a week. After a few days had gone by and the bag hadn't been collected I began to get a little anxious. This wasn't because the company had taken longer than stated but it was by now getting near to Christmas. Also we had already had bad weather and I thought that if we experienced more snowfall then that could easily delay the skip bags collection and, as the festive season was fast approaching, I wanted the driveway clear, the front garden cleaned up in preparation for putting up our outdoor Christmas lights. I dreaded the thought of a huge bag of rubbish left cluttering up the drive at a time when I wanted things to look as good as possible. Bearing this in mind, I decided to ring the company and see if I could hurry them up. I telephoned and was told that the bag would soon be delivered but the man I spoke to said he would try to get a more specific day for me and would ring to let me know. He rang back after a bout ten minutes to say that the bag would probably be collected that very day. Not long after this conversation the lorry turned up to collect the Hippo Skip. The manufacturer states that the bag needs to be placed within four metres of the road (public highway) and that the road needs to be at least four metres wide to allow the lorry access to your road or property. The vehicles that collect the Hippo Skips are usually standard 26 tonne lorries. The bags are hoisted onto the lorry by a crane. I watched this operation with interest from an upstairs window and took photos for the purpose of reviewing. The lorry driver must have thought I was mad or wanted a photo of him; he gave me a friendly wave as he prepared to drive away. As long as common sense is used and the bag has been placed leaving decent access (remembering the bag has to be hoisted up) for the lorry, with no tree branches or high walls to obstruct the lifting of the bag, then it seems to be quite an easy process for the lorry driver to operate the crane. I watched the driver prepare to hoist the bag by attaching it carefully and then up it went from my property and over the pavement and onto the lorry with nothing at all dropped in the process. I had been worried that something might fall out and damage our car (or perhaps someone else's!) or that the bag could possibly break with the strain it was placed under but fortunately all went very well. I think that as long as the waste in the bag doesn't overfill the bag and stays more or less level with its rim then the bag can be lifted and the waste inside will stay secure within. SIZE/PRICE/PURCHASING We ordered on-line because we couldn't purchase a skip size bag from any local DIY stores quick enough to suit us. When ordering on-line we decided to pay there and then for the delivery of the Hippo Bag and also for its collection at a time chosen when we were ready. We didn't really know how long it would take my husband to dismantle the old kitchen and so this was very convenient for us. We chose the bag and collection package which currently costs £149.98. The bags seem to be on sale in DIY outlets for around the same price. If you are thinking of purchasing a Hippo Bag then these details from Wickes may be of help (www.wickes.co.uk): Hippobag Midi * Width: 90cm * Length: 90cm * Capacity: 1 tonne waste (or 1 cubic yard) * Type: Skip Bag * Height: 90cm £8.69 plus a collection charge of £59.99 Hippobag Mega * Width: 90cm * Length: 180cm * Capacity: 1.5 tonnes waste (or 1.5 cubic yards) * Type: Skip Bag * Height: 70cm £11.79 plus a collection charge of £79.99 HipposSkip * Width: 165cm * Length: 210cm * Capacity: 1.5 tonnes of waste (or 4.5 cubic yard) * Type: Skip bag * Height: 100cm £27.99 plus a collection charge of £129.99 OVERALL For us the Hipposkip was definitely a success. We managed to fit a lot into it in terms of weight and bulk. I was pleased with the service we received from the company as both the delivery and collection of the bag happened within the times stated. When we contacted the company we both found the service to be polite and helpful. I'm not saying we won't ever hire a conventional metal skip again but we are again in need of some type of skip having undertaken more DIY projects as well as work in our garden. We are definitely thinking of using the HipposSkip on this next occasion. http://www.hippobag.co.uk/ Read the complete review |
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