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Degustabox July Review

September 8, 2014 · by munchiesandmunchkins · Leave a Comment

I’ve reviewed the Degustabox quite a few times now and I’ve never been disappointed. Some subscriptions boxes fail to live up to the hype but this is definitely not one of them. This month is slightly late as we were away quite a lot in August so haven’t had a chance to try all the products until now.

Here is what was inside this months box:

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There was also a bar of Green&Blacks dark chocolate with lemon in there and somehow it vanished without even getting a pic taken.. Oops. It was good let me tell you. I love G&B.

Our favourite things from the box this month were:

Hornsby blueberry cider – we have tried a few of the Hornsby varieties now and loved each one. It’s crisp, fruity and refreshing.

Portlebay popcorn – these are delicious. One bag is missing from the pics as we dove in quite quickly and that was the bacon and maple syrup flavour which was just wow. Will be looking out for these in my locals supermarkets.

We also loved the Dr Oetker baking goodies I’ve used the
violet crystals to rescue a fairly awful looking chocolate cake and they are really nice. Think crushed up Parma violets. Yum.

One over cooked and cracking on top chocolate sponge..

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Cut off the burnt bits, topped with icing and sprinkled with violet crystals.

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The cake tasted delicious ..and to think it almost went in the bin!

I’m going to use the black tea from The Berry Company to make a cake later this week and I will share the recipe if it works out!

The Maggi bags are really useful to have in the cupboard and did you know you can also use them in the slow cooker? Tried and tested by me. Just add a little water to the slow cooker first.

It’s worth noting we also enjoyed the Zeo drinks and the Frank blueberry bar for some guilt free snacking.

Do you want to try a Degustabox? Well you can get £3 off using this code: KADM5

Check out the Degustabox website
Their Facebook and their Twitter

* We received a free Degustabox for the purpose of this review. All views are my own.

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Filed Under: Recipes, Reviews · Tagged: Degustabox, discount code, subscription boxes

In The Night Garden Live 2014 – Discount Code

March 6, 2014 · by munchiesandmunchkins · Leave a Comment

You may remember that I reviewed In The Night Garden Live last year at the O2. It was a spectacular show and I’m really excited that we will be going again later this year.

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You can read my review for last years show here

We (myself and Andrew) were really impressed with the show and Izzy just loved it. 1 year later she is still a huge ITNG fan and tonight informed me that the Tombliboos are now her favourites.

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Here is some info on this years show:

IN THE NIGHT GARDEN LIVE 2014
Staged event of the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies children’s TV show

CHILDREN’S SUMMER CLASSIC DATES FOR 2014

Live Quarter at The O2, LONDON: 29 May – 14 June
Old Deer Park, RICHMOND: 21 June – 5 July
Cannon Hill Park, BIRMINGHAM: 12 – 26 July
The Trafford Centre, MANCHESTER: 2 – 23 August
Queen’s Park Recreation Ground, GLASGOW: 30 August – 13 September

TICKETS ON SALE FROM 31 JANUARY
BOX OFFICE: 0333 300 0023
www.NightGardenLive.com

It’s a show we recommend and so much so that we have a discount code to share with you so that you can get some money off your tickets.

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Filed Under: Family, Reviews · Tagged: discount code, Itng, itng live, O2, tickets

In The Night Garden Live 2014

January 12, 2014 · by munchiesandmunchkins · Leave a Comment

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You may remember that we went to see In The Night Garden Live last June and thoroughly enjoyed, you can read the review here

Well it’s back for 2014 and we are definitely going again..not sure who is more excited to be honest with you 😉

Tickets go on sale 31.1.13 but you can enter the pre sale competition on Facebook from the 14.1.13.

Every day from 14 – 27 January, Facebook fans can win Premium family tickets worth £160. To sign up for the pre-sale Facebook users must visit www.NightGardenLive.com

Competition entrants earn points by sharing Facebook posts, playing games and inviting friends. There’s a daily ticket prize for the top scorers and the more they play the further ahead in the queue they get to book tickets in the pre-sale.
Over 440,000 people to date have seen the world’s only live production of the CBeebies top-rated show. This will be the fifth consecutive tour of this delightful children’s summer classic, which takes place in its own family-friendly Showdome.

To find out more about the staged event of the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies children’s TV show visit: www.NightGardenLive.com

*Also check back here in a few weeks for a super discount code for money off your tickets 🙂

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Filed Under: Family, Parenting/baby, Reviews · Tagged: competition, discount code, iggle piggie, In the night garden live 2014, itng live, O2, Reviews

Yes my name is Iggle Piggle. In the Night Garden Live Discount

March 31, 2013 · by munchiesandmunchkins · 2 Comments

I love In The Night Garden. Yes I admit it freely. It’s part of Izzy’s nighttime routine and its a very calming time for all of us when she really starts to wind down and is transfixed by the characters – her favourite being Upsy Daisy. When I found out you could go and see the show as part of a live theatre experience I just knew that we would have to go and yay for us we are! The lovely people from In The Night Garden have invited us to see the show and have also given me a fabulous discount code for all of my readers. How amazing is that?

Here is a pic of Izzy meeting an Upsy Daisy character at the baby show before she had even watched the show..

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Anyway here is some essential info about the show and the dates/locations etc:

IN THE NIGHT GARDEN LIVE takes place in its own all-weather, purpose-built Showdome and has plenty of family-friendly facilities. Everything is in place to make your day easy and enjoyable, from the warm welcome and child-friendly staff, to ample buggy parking, microwaves, baby-changing rooms and toilets – with trainer steps and seat inserts.

This site-specific structure is a huge hit with children and parents and its immersive theatrical experience makes audiences feel they are actually entering the magical world of the TV show In the Night Garden.

Over 339,000 people have so far enjoyed the hugely popular show. And 9 out of 10 parents have given 5/5 stars in the thousands of parents’ reviews or post-show surveys.

The Sun said, ‘Fantastic. We can definitely recommend it.’

Or as The Independent wrote, ‘There’s nothing quite like In the Night Garden Live.’

This summer’s tour starts on 6 June and visits the Live Quarter at The O2, Richmond Old Deer Park, Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park and The Trafford Centre in Manchester. You can book online now at www.NightGardenLive.com and save money using the special coupon below. Please quote the coupon code to make sure you get your discount.

Tickets can be booked via www.NightGardenLive.com

Box Office: 0333 300 0023

Tour dates for 2013:
Live Quarter at The O2, London: 6 – 22 June
Richmond Old Deer Park, London: 29 June – 14 July
Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham: 25 July – 8 August
The Trafford Centre, Manchester: 15 August – 1 September

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Be sure to use this discount code if you book and save yourself some pennies!

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Hope to see some of you there.

*disclaimer: we have been given a family ticket to the show in order to review it.

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Filed Under: Parenting/baby, Uncategorized · Tagged: Birmingham, discount code, Iggle Piggle, in the night garden live, O2 London, tickets, Upsy daisy

How to spend less – part 4. Cheat.

January 3, 2013 · by munchiesandmunchkins · 1 Comment

By cheat I don’t mean steal. I mean there are many easy ways you can legitimately spend less on items you want/need. I’ll explain about a few of the ways we save money everyday:

1. Supermarket reward points – take advantage of these. There is no point in shopping in Tescos or Sainburys without signing up for a clubcard/nectar card. You get points without doing anything other than swiping your card at the till. With a nectar card you can even collect points via eBay, homebase and about a hundred other online stores. You can spend Nectar points in a lot of places such as Argos, Vue, Bella Italia or even easyjet so your points could be paying towards your next holiday. I’m not as clued up on clubcard points as some people but we do collect them and use them normally when we need to make a big purchase.

2. Price guarantee – both Asda and Sainsburys do a price guarantee. Asda give you a code on your receipt for you to check online, if there is a price difference you get a voucher off your next shop. Sainsburys simple give you a coupon at the till if you could have saved elsewhere. Bargain.

3. Find the secret spots. All stores have them and if you are thorough in your first few shops at your local supermarket you will find them. Always remember to check. I’m not talking about the short date reduced to clear sections although these are also great. Let me explain in our local Asda ( I’m not telling you which one) there is a section where there are always reduced goods normally with between 6months to a year left on the use by date. I was told that these products are usually end of line goods or simply a change of packaging by the manufacturer means they will no longer be able to sell it. I cannot tell you how many bargains I have found in this section. I have had boxes of Hershey’s cocoa powder ( amazing in cupcakes/ chocolate icing or just hot cocoa) for around 50p (rrp £3) jars of Gefen BBQ sauce for the same price (rrp £2.50) stir fry sauces for 10p etc. There are often ciders/wines etc too. These sections are never displayed prominently not do they have big yellow stickers but they are always there. Look.

4. Use your apps.

Voucher cloud – if you are out shopping or looking for somewhere to have lunch you will more than likely find a suitable voucher on this app. Just recently we had £10 off a meal for two in Chiquitos. You simply click on the voucher and show the code. It uses your location details to find the best local deals so make sure you have location services turned on.

Groupon – ok this is maybe not one for every day use but definitely worth checking out. We have purchased driving lessons, solar lights and meals using this app and all have saved us at least 50% off the actual price.

Priority moments – this is specific to O2 but its a huge selling point if you are looking to change networks. There are discounts and freebies listed every day on this app, ranging from a free coffee or chocolate orange to free cinema tickets as well as hugely discounted public transport ( £1 for an all day ticket in my area as opposed to £4.20) The freebies can be slightly random – a large bag of free Halloween Haribo sweets from Accesorize?! But heck it’s free. In December alone I used my app to get reduced entrance (45% off) at Odeon, at least 3 all day tickets with Firstbus, a free Chocolate Orange, 20% off at Debenhams and probably more. There was an advent calendar leading up to Christmas with something different every day. I really hope this is here to stay.

If you know of any more money saving apps please let me know.

5. If you aren’t fussy about having something second hand ( depending on what the item is of course and sometimes they are in fact new) it’s always worth checking eBay or your local Gumtree. We bought a gorgeous mamas & papas changing unit before Izzy was born which would have cost over £600 brand new for just £70 and it was in impeccable condition. We would have never have paid £600 for one. Ebay can be fun too just make sure you don’t get too carried away with the bargains you can find on there. We recently bought a Tommee Tippee sensor monitor which if new would have cost around £90 and we had it for just £20 in great condition. If using eBay always make sure you use PayPal for added protection, we found the customer service to be great when having a dispute over another monitor we purchased which was quickly resolved.

6.Money Saving Expert- If you aren’t already signed up to the mailing list of this pretty marvellous website then do it. You only get one email per week and its normally full of great bargains. There are a lot of great sections on the MSE website but my favourite part is the Forum. I don’t tend to post on it ( rather unfair of me) but I check the Grabbit forum most days and there are superb bargains to be had. Again the key is to not buy things you don’t actually need as this defeats the object. About 6/7 months ago there was a thread/discussion on the forum about a major clear out one big supermarket was having, it seemed they were clearing a lot of their lines of stock but not showing the reductions very clearly. Some of the regular posters had meticulously listed every reduced item in store which helped the rest of us thrifty ones massively. I went shopping with my sister and between us we found most of the items and they were huge bargains such as bottles of olive oil for 40p or bags of dried garlic & basil linguine for 20p etc. I have only just run out of oil and pasta after all this time and probably only about £10 spent. It’s worth checking the forum when you get a spare few minutes.

7. Discount/Promo codes – everytime you go to purchase something online firstly run a google search to see if there is a code. Simply type in Topshop (for example) discount code and more often than not you will get something, be it free delivery or 10% off. Be wary of the ones that are £5 off if you spend £50 etc.. If you were only planning to spend £20 this is not really money saving.

8. Avoid travel agents – sorry if you are a travel agent but it is so overpriced. I am at my worst for bargain hunting when it comes to holidays. My holidays are precious to me as I’m sure they are to everyone so I want them to be the absolute best I can get for the money I spend. I have used various websites over the years but most recently I have found that LowCost holidays tend to come out on top – plus there is always a discount code to be found meaning bigger savings. Always trip advisor your hotel before you book as the most expensive ones are not always the best rated.
I also use Homelidays for searching for house/villa rentals.Airport car parking can be super expensive but a quick search online will find you some great alternatives normally within a few minute drive and they will drop you off and pick up at the airport. If going from Bristol airport I recommend Goblin Combe Farm.

A gorgeous house we stayed at in France 2012:

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9. Change your tv/broadband provider every time the contract expires. I always do this and it means I get the newest, up to date equipment and normally a voucher for M&S or similar for signing up. Also if your provider increases their charges mid contract you are normally able to cancel without any termination fee. Check your terms and conditions for more details.

10. BzzAgent – there are probably more than a few different types of review services out there but I am a bzzagent. You don’t have to write about it on your blog or write sponsored posts, it’s a simple procedure where you complete surveys occasionally ( very short and not very often) to determine what kind of consumer you are and then you will be invited to join campaigns. So far I have had free products from Tesco bakery, Toni & Guy and Dove colour radiance and all they ask if you for to create Bzz by talking to friends/family about the products, normally you have money off vouchers to share with them too. I have enjoyed being a part of it this year and it costs nothing to sign up so worth considering.

You probably think I’m a lot more frugal than I actuallynam but I really do like to get something for less. Don’t we all?

I would really love to hear about your money saving tips? Perhaps comment and I will share them in a future post.

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