Essential oils

Our favourite online store to buy oils for aroma therapy is Shop Holistic:

We recently bought the following blends (prices including VAT):

• Decongestant Synergy Blend (50ml) £19.90
• Calming Synergy Blend (50ml) £9.95
• Aphrodisiac Synergy Blend (10ml) £18.95 (to be sent later)
• Revitalising Synergy Blend (50ml) £9.95

Total of £58.75 (Free P&P)

Do you know of any places where the prices are cheaper?

Godaddy domain offers

GoDaddy.com is offering 20% OFF your domain order of $75 or more 


Use source code fbgdhome20 


This special offer expires 5/22/2011,

Great deals on Zavvi

Searching for DVD's online lead me to Zavvi, said to be UK’s largest independent entertainment retailer on the high street. They have a good collection of movie DVDs, games, music, Books and more.

They say that prices of DVD's start from £3.99. However, when I last checked, the cheapest titles were Independence Day, Batman Begins, Serenity and Aeon Flux for £4.99 each.

The great thing is that they deliver everything for free.

Tesco vs Sainsbury's grocery shopping

Trying to compare Tesco's and Sainsbury's online grocery stores was quite difficult. For example, Tesco had more choice of organic food while Sainsbury's was more user friendly. In the end we had to choose Tesco over Sainsbury because of the important factor - price.

Read the review "Online grocery shopping - Tesco vs Sainsbury's".

Deals on Dell PCs

My old PC had been giving me problems for quite sometime now and after the last crash, I finally decided to buy a new PC.

After going though various sites here in the UK, I found that the best deals on a branded computer was on the Dell UK site. There were cheaper PCs with similar specs to the one I was looking for but these were local brands or clones and I simply didn't want to take the risk.

Right now Dell is offering £20 off selected Inspiron models and delivery for free (normally £60.00). The offer expires on the 09 January 2008.

That was enough for me to make up my mind and my choice was the low end Inspiron 530 DT (D015008). It comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Processor (2.2GHz, 800MHz and 2MB cache) plus a 1024 MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM and 250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive.


The price of the Dell is £ 279.02 inclusive of VAT (£ 41.56). However, this is without a monitor.

Read more about my "Cheap Dell PC".

Argos free delivery

Ending today, if you spend £50 or more (excluding delivery charge) in a single transaction at Argos, you will receive free standard or next day home delivery. However, if you want the goods to be delivered on Saturday, you have to pay just £2.95.

Read the full details here.

Skin care for men

I used to be a soap and water guy and rarely put anything on my face other than after shave lotion. However, that changed once I got here in the UK. We arrived in winter and the extreme cold weather took it's toll on my skin. Used to the hot and tropical climate of Malaysia, I was suffering from dry skin and painful cracks on my lips.

I borrowed my wife's moisturizing cream but I hated the smell. Somehow it's doesn't feel right shopping for skin products in the stores and I don't even know, which brands to look for anyway. I am worried that I might be allergic to some of the products available.

While going through the Emerge Skincare website, I was quite assured to learn that the Emerge Labs™ line which has been formulated to address all major skin concerns. Founded by a team of dermatologists and chemists, they have a range of skin care products that are free from synthetic chemicals, fragrances and preservatives. And best of all, they do carry a few of Mens Skin Care products. You can now shop directly from their secure site (SSL RC4 128bit encryption).