Is it cool? Not!
Today there are many cool things that people just love to buy, simply because they think that everyone else thinks that they are cool. Just because of having a particular item means that the person who has it must be cool, but in reality some of these must have items are really making the people [...]
May 14, 2008Paying by fingerprint
It is a belief by many shoppers that with a few years they will be able to pay for their goods and services by simply placing their thumb or finger print onto a biometric pad, they also believe that this will be coming by the year 2015!
But there are even more revealing ideas for [...]
May 13, 2008Fish in short supply
Once again technology has been used in an industry that just cannot keep up with these advances. Fishing was a business that boomed with many independent fishing boats heading out to sea and coming back with their catch.
But as the boats became larger and more sophisticated the industry has struck to a point where [...]
May 9, 2008Shopping for members only
There has been a growing trend for exclusive stores being set up which are for members only. This type of store would seem to be outdated, but on the contrary this form of shopping is taking off, but should we be surprised at this, for it does follow some formats that we are all using [...]
May 8, 2008Online shopping ideas
Finding a great deal is more important now than ever, this is simply because that there is a credit crunch going on at the present and besides why should every one pay out the full asking price for anything.
The first point of call for anyone interested in getting a bargain, not matter how small [...]
May 7, 2008Safer online shopping
As more people begin to use the internet for many of their purchases, there is an opportunity for criminals to cash in on the mistakes that both consumers and businesses make, in order to make the whole online shopping experience so much easier and faster.
Helpful Hints when looking to buy something from an online [...]
May 5, 2008Foods you cannot buy in some places
The tide is turning on the way that food is made and indeed at the same time some foods that are considered to be a little old fashioned. These changing habits in the way that people are eating are having an effect on the cost of food too.
Food prices are creeping up all of [...]
May 2, 2008Music sellers to pay $100 million
It looks like thousands of music writers and publishers could be looking at getting part of a huge $100 million payout from Time Warner, Real Networks and Yahoo after a court established a system of payment that would suit all parties.
Although having said that, this will not necessarily mean that these music content providers [...]
May 1, 2008eBay started as an experiment
Its wonderful when you are able to make your hobby pay, this can take many forms from writing to teaching, but sometimes there comes along somebody who not only can make it pay, they can turn their hobby into a multi billion dollar business.
Granted this does not happen that often, but this is exactly [...]
April 29, 2008Safer online shopping
Despite what some people may be saying, books are still one of the most popular items for buying online, in fact it could be said that the internet as we know it would not be around if we had not been buying books online, all those years ago.
But as ever there is a need [...]
April 28, 2008Male order, men prefer to shop online
The High Street may the domain of the female of the species, but it would seem that there some guys out there are just as driven by the latest fashions, expect that with men they do not visit the High Street stores, they have a much more relaxed and homely way of getting the latest [...]
April 24, 2008UK shoppers turning ethical
The Co-operative bank has for a long time been an ethical bank, and according to their research so or the majority of UK residents too, in fact they estimate that around sixty one per cent of the UK population think about ethical issues when it comes to shopping.
The top ethical concerns for shoppers:
1. [...]
April 23, 2008Dove soap destroying forests
The makers of Dove beauty products, Unilever are being accused of being responsible for the destruction of huge amounts of rain forest, species extinction and indeed as a result of the business practices, they are being held responsible for climate change.
It would seem that the production process requires a massive amount of palm oil [...]
April 22, 2008Apple world the new shopping experience
Move over Second Life, because Apple is looking to go virtual. This is the new concept in shopping for your Apple devices. The company have applied for a patent which could see the Apple stores either replaced by or enhanced by the creation of a virtual Apple world.
It has to be said that this [...]
April 18, 2008Intellect available soon to buy
Could we be soon going out shopping for some extra memory for our brains? Some people may say that the human brain is far more complex than any computer in the entire world and they would be right. Yet a computer can memorize and recall anything that is inputted into it, whereas humans cannot.
So [...]
April 17, 2008Tax free internet shopping to end in the states
In the states if someone buys a product from a company based in another state they do not have to pay tax on the item, which can work out at good saving. This is very similar to what happens here in the UK. We can buy certain goods from Jersey and get a good saving [...]
April 16, 2008Basic foods prices at record levels
There is a growing world problem which could if left uncontrolled plunge the whole world into chaos. Basic food stuffs are in great demand and as such the prices are rising to all time highs and as such there are shortages occurring in the places where food is already in short supply.
While other stories [...]
April 14, 2008Worldwide food bills
Its fascinating how the price food or rather what the price of feeding an average family costs around the world, it would seem that there are regional variations that mean it is hard to make a direct comparison as the foods available and in fact the diet that they prefer.
Germany: The Melander family of [...]
April 11, 2008Are Vitamins good for you?
Next time you pop down to the local health food store for some vitamins, it may be worth checking out the actual worth of vitamins and whether or not they really do anything for you.
This has come about because despite the billions of people who spend billions of pounds each year on vitamins [...]
April 10, 2008Additives could be banned
There is increased pressure being put on the Food Standards Agency to do something about the amount of chemical additives being put in foods, these are normally classified as e numbers. It is believed that the amount of children who suffer from hyperactivity would be cut by a third if this was done.
Researchers from [...]