Showing posts with label cleaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cleaning. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Crafty gifts & homeware - April offers

Those crafty people over at FromBritainWithLove.com have come up trumps with 2 great offers for April.

Get 20% off at The Green Gables by quoting FBWL20 at checkout - paper bunting (see pic above), art prints, handmade gifts using local and recycled materials with a vintage feel and a lot of love.

Get 15% off at Ochre & Ochre by quoting FBWL at checkout - organic and natural homeware,  including fine linens, kitchen textiles and hand made gifts.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Up to 80% discounts from Ethical Superstore

Ethical Superstore is having a clearance sale with some amazing discounts. All sorts - fashion, organic groceries, green cleaning products, gadgets, jewellery and baby/child products - take a look.

Definitely worth stocking up for birthday (or even Christmas?) presents!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Method - The new kid on the block?

Can't resist a freebie sachet of anything, and so a sample of 'Method Laundry Detergent' which claims to be 95% natural and renewable ingredients, readily biodegradable and non-toxic just had to be worth a try.

Now I've always been an Ecover girl - tried and tested, and available in huge sacks, which is great for saving dosh and cutting packaging. But then I noticed my laundry didn't smell so great when it was drying. Could I admit that my beloved eco washing powder actually made some clothes smell of sick?

So I gave Method a go. It was easy to use in a cute dispenser so easy to squirt into washing machine drawer (lose eco points for the plastic bottle - yes I can recycle it but it can't beat Ecover's eco friendly cardboard box). And it smelt pleasant (or not unpleasant) if you choose the 'free and clear' one that has no scent.

It saves space as it's super concentrated, and I reckon works out about 20 p per wash - so not really cheap. (Note to manufacturers - lets see a bigger pack please!)

I got lucky when I spotted Sainsbury's selling Method for £3 instead of £6 so if I can occasionally get discounts like this, I'll continue to use it. Otherwise, Ecover will probably remain my old faithful friend. And maybe the occasional bit of Ecover Fabric Softener will hide the smell of sick.


GreenMummy request! 
If you spot Method at bargain prices anywhere online or in the shops, please share your tips!

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Save cash and save the planet?

Time for Green Mummy to start thinking about New Year resolutions - and I've settled on one that doesn't involve any hard work on my part!

I've decided to buy all books in future - for myself, L or for presents - from charity shops and charities, wherever possible. For extra 'green brownie' points, the Friends of the Earth Shop looks like the best bet - they sell their own publications (printed on 100% post consumer waste using vegetable inks) plus their recommended choices from other publishers. For children's fiction, I reckon Barefoot Books have some gorgeous looking titles too. Now, all I need to do is decide which of my old books to donate to the charity shop to make room on the shelves...

[Pic: Friends of the Earth)