10Kg Lobster causes bidding war
The site of a huge lobster is enough to get the taste buds of many seafood lovers going, so when a lobster appeared in a local fish shop in Shediac, New Brunswick there was quite a bit of interest from people who had very different ideas on what they wanted to do with the lobster.
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Online shopping on the rise
The cost of fuel and other day to day items has had serious effect on the way that some people of doing their shopping.
With the cost of fuel and food rising almost on a weekly basis, the traditional way of shopping where customers actually visit shops in person is suffering. Instead, bargain hunters are [...]
July 18, 2008Burgers hit Paris, big time!
A few years ago eating a burger in the French capital was limited to visiting one of the popular US based chains, but even then these were considered to be for the tourists as the Parisians do not eat messy food with their hands.
However, it must be a sign of the times because these [...]
July 16, 2008A special fruit for all
There is a little known fruit heading for the shelves of our supermarkets which is set to give a new meaning to healthy eating.
The fruit from the African Baobab tree has been given permission by the EU to enter the European stores for the first time.
It may not look much from the outside, [...]
July 14, 2008The most expensive foods
There is no doubt that food prices have been increasing at an alarming rate, which is having some severe problems on people from all around the world. After all if we think about it, the prices are high here, but imagine how bad it is for people in countries that have little food and even [...]
July 8, 2008A race for a shopping spree
In these days of credit crunches and rising prices, what has a girl got to do in order to get out the shops and have a bit of retail therapy?
Well in Belgium they have found interesting way to the women out onto the streets and trying to get some cash for those all important [...]
July 3, 2008The first shopping mall in the UK
For many of us the sight of a giant shopping mall is a thing of the late twentieth century, yes there have been streets of shops for centuries but nothing that could resemble a shopping centre at all.
But archaeologists in Wales have found what they think could be the first shopping centre in [...]
July 2, 2008Six hundred Starbucks stores to close
They may have been an icon of the nineties and to be fair they probably still are for some people, but unfortunately for Starbucks, they appear to have become a victim of their success. With many rival brands opening up along side the famous Starbucks coffee stores, the market is booming but the profits have [...]
June 27, 2008V Neck T Shirts the next big thing
As it is the weekend coming up, the guys out there who are thinking about going shopping tomorrow should take notice of the latest fashion when it comes to T Shirts. After all nobody wants to be seen in lasts year style, do they?
So what you are looking for is the deep vee [...]
June 17, 2008Shopping early for stocking fillers
It may be six months away, but believe it or not people have begun to shop for Christmas already, obviously they are not buying the major items yet, but it is the small little things that are being snapped up.
These are the sort of items that you see plenty of today, but when [...]
June 6, 2008Buying fashionable T Shirts causes problems at T5
Over the past few years we have seen a massive increase in the security measures being taken by our governments and local authorities, yet we have to wonder as to the reasoning behind some of the tactics used by some officials.
Yet one guy goes out and buys himself a Transformer T Shirt as many [...]
May 29, 2008What dangers lie in processed foods?
When you take a trip around the supermarket you will notice that the fresh foods are being squashed down into smaller spaces, while in the rest of the supermarket the shelves are full of processed foods.
This trend is said to follow the buying habits of the general public, but it is in fact a [...]
May 28, 2008How to spot a fake
These days there are so many fakes available, these range from pharmaceuticals, clothing, jewellery and even cars, in Italy a garage has recently been closed down for building fake Ferraris.
So the question is could you spot a fake?
Well of course it would depend on what it is, but generally there are rules [...]
May 23, 2008Be an organised shopper
This is for people who are those shoppers who when they get home after visiting the supermarket find that they have bought all of the wrong things and either end up having to go out again later in the week or if they have bought too much food it normally ends up in the freezer.
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Burger King goes extra super sized
Staying in line with most other fast food suppliers, Burger King has been working hard on developing their products in order to cater for today’s market, and the theme of the market today is going large!
Which is probably why they have come up with this new super sized burger, which initially looks like a [...]
May 20, 2008Super foods to buy
There are group of foods which are aptly named “Superfoods” these are foods which offer into the daily the diet a variety of nutrients, yet are also the sort of foods which you can eat knowing full well that this diet is doing your body good.
What are the super foods?
Spinach
Walnuts
Honey
Salmon
Oats
Dark Chocolate
Blueberries
Of course [...]
May 16, 2008Is 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 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 [...]