Full house full of giggles, tears and side splitting laughter. (Full House)

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Product:	Full House
Date:	22.04.08 (85 review reads)
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Advantages: Very cheap, Jam packed full of entertainment.

Disadvantages: none

I hate to admit, I have become a bit of a magazine queen over the past few months I cant seem to get enough of them.

My usual read was the high fashion magazines like, Glamour, Vogue, In style and the bible Cosmopolitan, that was costing me over 3.50 a pop. This was until I was introduced to the real life Full house magazine.

The first issue I actually purchased was issue 12 dated 20th march 2008, I was looking for new magazines to keep my customers happy while I was busy, so instead of spending 3.50 on the high fashion magazines that didn't seem to go down that well, and I picked this little gem up for the bargain price of 68p.

FULL HOUSE

This magazine I was very skeptical about when I first clapped eyes on it, it seemed to be very thin compared to my usual magazine, but I think is down to the paper it is printed on being a lot thinner then the paper or should I say card, the high fashion magazines use. So if you think about it, this is better for the environment if this won't sell it to you, the fact that it is roughly 2.88p cheaper than a high fashion magazine should do it for you.

Yes this magazine doesn't contain the pages and pages of pretty models dressed in this seasons must have fashions, it contains 55 pages of back to back real life stories, puzzles, high street fashion, problem pages, horoscopes, holiday recommendations, health pages, beauty pages and my favorite pets corner.

What more you do need from a magazine, it has everything any women would ever want including giggles, tears, shock horror and general side splitting laughter.

So for the bargain price of 68p get hours of entertainment, from my newly named bible full house.

REAL LIFE STORIES

With full house you get half a dozen stories per issue, which are written by everyday people like ourselves, some of which are very odd reads, but you read them anyway.

The ones that get me are the heart felt encounters that these poor people have endured, it does make you feel genuine sorrow, but on the other hand you are thinking, god I am glad it's not me, or how did they get through that.

These are the ones that get me every time, yes these people do get paid by the magazine for having their story published but why shouldn't they earn a few quid after the tragedy's and illness some of them have over come.

Yes granted you do get the odd story, where you think that the people have only had the story printed for the money, these stories stand out a mile and you do not feel anything but frustration because you know it is more than likely a load of fabricated rubbish, used to earn them 500.00 notes.

I love the fact that those who do have a story to tell, usually the ones who want the world to know about illnesses and get the facts out there, donate the cash from there story to the charity that helps the certain illness awareness. There are some very brave people out their and I take my hat off to anyone that has survived some of the horrible things the world throws at us.

PUZZLES PRIZES AND FREEBIES

One of the main reasons I buy this on a weekly basis, is the fact that they have some great puzzles, prizes and freebie give aways. I am a real puzzle queen and love when Thursday comes so I can relax, laugh and even use my brain a little bit.

The puzzles and prizes for issue 12 included,
4 FIT, is like an arrow word, with 4 questions across and 4 down once it has been answered it will reveal a four letter word. This is your answer. You had the chance to win a CD.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE here you needed to spot five differences, the square that didn't have a difference was the answer, and in this puzzle you have 10 chances to win 25.00. This puzzle is made up of a picture a reader has sent in.

Any readers can send in their pictures and if they are published they will receive 25.00 from the magazine.

MATCH THE PATCH This is a Small section of a picture featured in the magazine, the page where the square was taken from is the prize answer, and in this puzzle readers also had 10 chances to win 25.00.

CODE Z This is a puzzle where you have all of the alphabet letters and you must place them in the grid to form words, the box that has the letter z in the answer, here you can try to win 200.00 in prize money.

BINGO BONANZA this is a bingo ticket with 15 numbers on it, you then have 14 questions the answers to the questions then get crossed off of the ticket. The number that is left is the winner and can earn you 1 of a 1000 family days out.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS this is a big arrow word puzzle, which features a celebrity once completed the yellow boxes will reveal that celebrity's age, this is the answer and can win you 500.00.

SELECTION BOX is a cross word that when completed, yellow squares give you the answer and can bag you fifty quid.

TRAILBLAZER is similar to the word search, any letters missed will build up to give you the puzzles answer, giving you opportunity to win a 600.00 diamond ring.

ROUND THE WORLD This is a small round cross word, letters from you last answer will be the start of you second answer, once this is complete yellow boxes will give you the puzzle answer. You can then enter to win ghost whisperer and brothers and sisters DVD box sets.

GET JIGGY this is a completed cross word that has been dismantled, just put it back together to win a beauty goody bag.

FACE FACTS is another arrow word and can win you 200.00.

FIGURE IT OUT is a word search, one word is missing from the puzzle, find this and you can win 1 of 10 DVDs.

CROSS COUNTRY you have a list of words that need to be placed into the grid, once these are placed correctly the yellow circles will reveal the answer and possibly win you 200.00.

CASH COUNT DOWN this is an 80 question cross word, the letters in the yellow squares will reveal another question and the answer to this question is the winner. I know it sounds long winded but 1st prize is 600.00, 2nd 400.00 and 3rd 200.00 so it is worth trying.

Some of these puzzles a child could do so you don't have to brains of Britain to have a go, some are also challenging and get you thinking but the prizes on these are worth having a go for.

These are the main puzzles that the magazine runs on a weekly basis, along with this they sometime give vouchers and coupons, which may come in very handy.

ENTERING PUZZLE ANSWERS

Entering for these competitions is so easy, and there are many ways to enter. You can as many puzzles as you like, it will cost you the same to enter them all as it would for just the one, so it is best to have a crack at them all, you never know you may win.

There are two ways to submit your answers the first being by post, simply fill in your winning answers on to the coupon found on the last page of the magazine, then post it to FULL HOUSE ( then the issue number), Admail 3223, Cambridge, CB11FA. This will cost the price of a stamp and envelope to send it.

Or you can text in your answers, but first you will need to register with the magazine this can be done by sending a text. FH REGISTER, with your name address and post code, to 80252. This will only need to be done once, and you will never have to do it again to enter any off full house competitions. Once you have registered text FH (then issue number) followed by all of the answers for the competitions you wish to answer to 80252.

It is as simple as that, texts will cost 25p plus the normal taffif to enter the answers, but the registering will cost you the normal rate you pay on a text message.

If you do win any of these prizes, the magazine will let you know by letter of telephone.

This magazine is must for everyone, I have even spotting my husband reading it.

So for 68p (you can't even buy a loaf of bread for that) you have hours of entertainment, giggles and brain activity all in the comfort of your own home.

Summary: well published, reader friendly, published weekly.