April 29, 2008

Safer 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, 2008

Male 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, 2008

UK 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, 2008

Dove 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, 2008

Apple 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, 2008

Intellect 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, 2008

Tax 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, 2008

Basic 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, 2008

Worldwide 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, 2008

Are 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, 2008

Additives 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 [...]

April 8, 2008

Get a great holiday

Having a great holiday is easy, but shouldn’t it be that having a great a holiday is when you return home you do not have to start paying for it then? So in order to do this it is going to be necessary to say up for the holiday which is going to be a [...]

April 4, 2008

Trapster fights speed cameras

Normally if you are driving along and someone flashes their headlights, it means that they either know you or that there is a police speed trap down the road, this friendly warning system is ok. However naturally not everyone is going to let you know, but there could be a new system that works like [...]

April 2, 2008

Plant a tree and watch it grow online

It is almost impossible for anyone not to have seen the schemes that allow people and businesses to plant a tree in some foreign land, which is good for the environment, but in reality is not so great for the people who buy them, because once they have paid out, that’s it end of story.
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April 1, 2008

Sausages really are not good for you

Researchers have found that by eating just one sausage a day could actually significantly increase the risk of getting bowel cancer, which happens to be one of the most deadly forms of cancer that you can get.

This warning is not just confined to sausages, but to all processed meat products such as bacon, [...]