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Balanzza Luggage Scales
by missj1981
I love checking for cheap flights abroad via Ryan Air or EasyJet. But there is always a small problem and thats the weight of the luggage you can bring along. The luggage with Ryanair & EasyJet is restricted and when you take too much then you have pay extra. We regulary travel and I hate worrying about the weight of our luggage. We ... eventually went looking for a "compact" scale to take on travel. A friend of ours had a Balanzza and told us he was very pleased so we decided to buy one to.
The Balanzza is a compact travel scales and weighing only 83 grams. It is made of sturdy plastic. He is very easy to take because he is not large he fits in almost anywhere, size 12cm long, 4cm wide and 3.1 cm high.
Package Contents:
- Of course, the Balanzza
- 2x CR2032 batteries
- Quick Start Guide.
He is very easy to use as you put in the batteries and he is ready for use. Put the suitcase / luggage on the ground and open the strap of the Balanzza. Connect the belt and make sure the bag is connected to the Balanzza, turn it on and wait until it reaches 0. Lift it up and you will see that instead of 0 a another number comes up. That is, the weight of the bag.
There are 3 buttons on the Balanzza, from left to right
- Power: Self-explanatory.
- Unit: Allows you to choose between kilograms and pounds
- Reset: Allows you to put the scale back to 0.
In the end we are very pleased with the Balanzza. It's easy to use and very compact with a lightweight design. Since it only weight 83 grams it's no hassle to take with you on travel. It has a clearly readable display and 2 different weighing untis. It weight up to 44 kilograms or 100 pounds precisely. Five stars for me.
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Design Go DG233 Duo Adaptor
by kama0529
Design Go DG233 Duo Adaptor is one of the adapters I have got for my electrical equipment when I travel abroad in Europe. It cost me £8.20 from an electrical shop in the airport (I can't remember which one!) which is probably a little more than I would normally spend on an adapter. However, the thing that was different for me about this ... adapter was the fact that it has two sockets, allowing you to plug in two plugs into the adapter at any time. All of the other adapters I have (and I have many!) only allow one plug at a time and so this made things a lot easier for me and means I have to only take one product away with me at a time. It worked well for me, with a snug fit into the european wall socket and doesn't fall out inadvertently, unlike some other adapters I have used in my time!
This adapter also has a little blue night light on top of it, which is not particularly bright and so it doesn't interfere with my ability to sleep, but it does make it easier to have a little light in the room at night when you're in a strange unfamiliar room, particularly when I need to get up to go to the loo in the middle of the night.
I think this is a good decent product and I recommend it.
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Boots Travel Pillow
by Whizz11
We travel quite a bit, be it on a plane or in the car and for longer journeys I like to take a travel pillow with me. I generally use this on a plane more than I would in a car but sometimes it is nice in a car. What I hate about taking a nap in the car (and I do it quite often at the moment now that I am breastfeeding in the middle of ... the night) is that the headrest is never in the right place, even if you attempt to move it and so when you wake up you always have a really sore neck and your husband telling you that your head was bobbing backwards and forwards the whole time you were asleep. With this travel pillow there is no crooked neck and all you have is a nice fresh feeling after a little power nap in the car.
According to the packaging this Boots travel pillow has been designed for comfort whilst travelling & to support the head whilst sleeping upright. The pillow is pretty basic, its not a nice soft, feather filled pillow, its use a blow up pillow but it gives you a bit of comfort and supports your neck which is the main thing. The pillow is a blow up pillow so when it is deflated it packs up quite small and can be stored in a little travel pouch that comes with it. It's easy to blow up and you don't need a pump to do it, you can just use your mouth to do it. Once you have finished blowing it up you can Push the valve back into the plastic holder inside the pillow so it is not uncomfortable when you rest on it.
The pillow wraps all he way around your neck and because it is quite tight it will stay there when you move so you can rest your neck behind you or to either side. Its not so tight though that its suffocating or anything like that. The pillow is black and is plastic although it has a velour material on it to make it more comfortable which it is. The only thing I would say is that its a bit scratchy on the seams but you can just reposition it and it should not bother you.
Obviously you can't wash this, you just need to wipe it clean with a damp cloth or I find a baby wipe works quite well although saying that it doesn't really get that dirty.
The pillow is available at Boots in their travel section and costs just £5.99.
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