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Freebies freebies freebies #11

April 27th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

A few fabulous freebies to get you ready for the weekend. As always, these offers and samples are likely to run out quickly, so if you see something you like, apply for it there and then.

Free L’Oreal Men Expert moisturiser sample (30,000 to give away)
Free Yorkshire Tea bags
20 free downloads of Radiohead songs, includes most of their cover versions
Free microchipping for dogs at all 18 Dog’s Trust centres – the information is at the bottom of the page so you need to scroll down to find it
For the kitties: coupon for a free sample of Purina Go-Cat food
Ten free business card samples from Moo (handy for emergencies)

Seen any freebies of your own? Let us know!

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Penny Choose: Brewhaha Rose Tea

April 24th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

Sometimes you just need a little treat. Something to cheer yourself up, to take your mind off the rain and the cold. Preferably something that isn’t going to put a massive dent in your budget, so you can enjoy it guilt-free.

Today’s Penny Choose treat ticks all of those boxes. It’s the Rose Tea from Brewhaha, a rather nice company with a tea room in Edinburgh. It’s by far the tastiest, best balanced rose tea I’ve ever drunk, and it’s made from a blend of Sri Lankan black tea, rose petals and rose essence.

The flavour is strong but it’s still pretty natural, and it avoids that rather ‘soapy’ aftertaste that other floral teas sometimes suffer from.

Yes, it’s rather girly and flowery, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, I find. This tea is the perfect excuse for a civilised time out sort of moment, and has always been well received when I’ve given it as a gift.

A packet comes in with an RRP of £2.40 for 25 tea bags. You can order it directly from Brewhaha, or find it in your local deli, branches of Bill’s restaurant chain, or the Harvey Nichols food hall.

Go on, treat yourself…

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Freebies freebies freebies #10

April 20th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

Some fresh and fancy freebies for your perusal and delectation. Correct at time of publication, but please be aware that suppliers often run out if you don’t get in there straight away.

Free Jacobs Oddities cracker snacks for Tesco online customers
TOMORROW ONLY (Sat 21st) swap empty old cosmetics containers (any brand) in-store for new Origins moisturiser in their ‘Recycle The Earth’ offer
Free Carluccio’s recipe booklets in The Telegraph this weekend
Free L’Oreal Paris EverPure shampoo sample
Free Marigold seeds from Hozelock (marigolds scare off flies and other harmful garden pests, protect against nematodes in the soil, and help friendly insects like hoverflies & bees – ideal for organic gardening)
Free sample of Bisto bouillon paste
Free sachet of Vplenish vitamin powder food supplement

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Special Offer: King’s Speech event with talk

April 18th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

Just a quick post to let you know about a limited special offer for an interesting theatre event. As you might know, I recently reviewed and enjoyed the stage version of The King’s Speech at Wyndham’s.

Next week, on Wednesday 25th of April there is a special evening performance of the play which includes a Q & A session afterwards with Mark Logue (Lionel Logue’s grandson) plus actors Charles Edwards and Jonathan Hyde. It was Mark who discovered Lionel’s diaries revealing the extent of Lionel’s friendship with Bertie, so it should make for a very interesting evening.

Tickets for this event are priced at £29.50 for Penny Golightly readers, and can be booked via this link. They usually cost £52.50 without the extra talk, so it’s a very nice offer – don’t leave it too long if you’re interested as they’re bound to be snapped up.

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