Flog It Blog It, Trash On Thursday!

It is Summer and the sun is shining and that means one of two things to us, holidays and picnics. So on throwaway Thursday we bring you that latest inventions that are truly worthy of Easy's  phrase TRASHURE. Yep when treasure meets trash you get things like 'The B Tourist Band' designed by the Bezalel Acadmey in Israel.

Stretch it between to plane seat head rests and you have complete privacy to eat, read a book or go to sleep.

Now over to Taiwan for another great invention we know you'll be dying to try out. The fold-away Napkin Table. It comes with straps at either end which can be placed around the neck, suspending the table between two people. Cups and plates slot into built in holders and there are pockets to hold cutlery. The Table even doubles up as a bib for those of us who are messy eaters and the whole thing folds into a handbag.

Summer TASHURE who would be without it? Have you any worthy of the title?

Have a tremendous Thursday all.   

Happy 50th Birthday To Lakeland On Tasty Tuesday!

We have a catalogue shop here called Lakeland which specialises in all kinds of gadgets and things for the home. Some useful, some not. So to celebrate their 50th Birthday we will take a looks at some of the not so useful items available which you can't help but purchase in a moment of madness and which sits collecting dust somewhere in a drawer.

The Nana bag because they are ugly fruit?????

The sock pairer, never be without your foot partners again!

The sleeve protector as it beats rolling them up!

Another essential number for those who bite their nails the orange peeler!

The Dryer Ball and no pals they are not a toy but they sure look like one!

A strawberry huller because knives are dangerous!

A yolk hero and the yolks on you if you have one of these!

A potato ricer as you are too posh for mash!

Arm buddy as your gloves are lonely?

Stainless steel soap as real soap is not good enough?

Happy Birthday dear Lakeland we do love the way you help us clutter our homes. Do you have any useless gadgets lying around that seemed like a good idea at the time?

Have a terrific tasty Tuesday all.

Mischief On Moanday, Honesty Is The Best Policy!

I never tell fibs and really I am quite saintly although she who must be obeyed ignored would beg to differ. Thus on mischief Moanday I put on my halo and take you for trip around if advertising was hit my the honesty bug for the last time. 

Have a marvellous Moanday all and don't forget to have a little mischief. 

Mischief Monday, More Honest Slogans!

It is Moanday again and so we thought we take another look at what would happen if advertisers were hit by the honesty bug with some more honest slogans.

Have a marvellous Moanday all. 

Toffs or Chavs? How Posh Are You?

According to Kate Fox in her latest book ‘Watching The English’ what words you use can determine what class you are.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

1. A lower middle class person says pardon. An upper class person says sorry or what. The working class person may drop the t and say wha.

2. One word that makes the higher classes squirm is the word toilet. They say loo or lavatory. Bog is never acceptable unless in jest. Genteel euphemisms such as gents, ladies, bathroom, powder room, and privy are very middle class.

3. It’s been suggested that the word serviette was taken up by the lower and middle classes who found napkin a bit too close to the word nappy and wanted something that sounded a bit more refined. Serviette is now regarded as irredeemably lower class.

4. Dinner or tea? it’s only a working class hallmark if you use it to refer to the midday meal, which should be called lunch or luncheon. Calling your evening meal tea is also working class. The higher echelons call this meal supper. Dinner is for a formal occasion and never, ever use the term dinner party, it so middle class.

5. An upholstered seat for two or more people is called a settee or a couch if you are from the middle to lower classes. It’s a sofa if you live in Downton Abbey.

6. What do they call the room in which the settee/sofa is to be found? Settees are found in lounges or living rooms and sofas in sitting rooms or drawing rooms.
Drawing room is slightly pretentious so sitting room has become acceptable.

7. The upper and middle classes insist that the sweet course at the end of a meal is called pudding.  Afters will certainly also activate the class radar and get you demoted. Dessert is the least offensive of the three.

So which one are you? 

Have a terrific Tuesday all.

Mischief Monday, If Advertising Was Honest!

It seems that advertisers are hell bent on making us buy things we don't actually need but think we want. So we thought what would happen if they got hit by the honesty bug? So on moaning Monday we bring you Honest Slogans.

What product would you like to see be given an honest makeover?
Have a marvellous Moanday all.