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Twitter Ghost Story

By Rochelle Symons in Competitions, Friday Steals, News on Friday 22nd October, 2010

Thanks to everyone who took part in our Halloween Giveaway and tweeted their contributions to our Friday ghost story. I think we would all agree that there were some very amusing tweets throughout the day.

Here’s the full spooky story with the winning tweets…

“Deep within the darkest woods lived an old lady. Everyone was scared of her, but no one knew why…It seemed like she had always been there. Generations of kids had dared one another to trick or treat her, the kids would knock at the door, shaking in their boots but never did she answer until one night…

The door creaked open as thunder rolled long and loud from above. Their faces paled and mouths opened in preparation to yell “Trick or Treat” but their voices were muted by the vision of a gnarly hand extended towards them, grasping a bowl of what looked like fingernails and frogs legs.

The children looked at each other in horror. The old lady leant towards them and with a shriek yelled “TRICK”!

Before any of them had chance to move she bent over and grabbed hold of the broom standing by the door. Leaping on she launched herself into the night sky, shrieking and taking with her all of the sweets the children had collected so far.

“Typical” said one. “Mum will never believe we haven’t eaten them all.”


Congrats to all our winners, who have been contacted on Twitter.

@manda39 @mclarengurl @melspur @munchkim @mummy_v @kjaybaby1 @anybunnies @lifechooser

As all of your tweets were so good, we’ve decided to reward you all. If you go to the Clothing at Tesco site, you can get 50% of all Halloween costumes! Remember that Monday is the last day you can order to get your goodies in time…Happy Halloween!

Halloween…Trick or Treat…

By Rochelle Symons in Competitions, Offers on Wednesday 20th October, 2010

In case you hadn’t noticed, we are fast approaching the spookiest night of the year, Halloween!

We have already had our spooky event, where mums got up close and personal with our Halloween range, and now it’s time for everyone else to get involved.

Watch our Twitter page on Friday to join in on our first ever Halloween ghost story! How will it work?

We are going to be tweeting the opening line to a ghost story (ie. It was a dark and stormy night…), and YOU will then be able to tweet us back with the line you think should be next. We will then retweet a tweet from one of our followers, which continues the story. If you are lucky enough to get your tweet in as part of the story, you will win a Halloween goodie bag to help you celebrate Halloween.

We can’t wait until Friday, we are going to start reading some spooky tales now for inspiration…

If you still need to stock up on Halloween costumes, you may enjoy our 20% off offer on the Halloween range, which is valid until Monday. Here are our top picks:

Mens vampire costume, womens vampire costumes, kids Dracula costume

Perfect for this season and the current vampire obsession, and what’s cuter than a family who dress up together?

*Terms and conditions apply

Facebook fan’s summer tips!

By Rochelle Symons in News, Top Picks on Monday 19th July, 2010

Last week we shared some summer tips from our Twitter followers on our Facebook page, and we received even more tips from our Facebook fans!

To make things even (we love all of you equally!) we have picked up top 5 best tips, all courtesy of our Facebook fans!

Number 5:

Sarah Potter thinks you should buy a bag for your buggy, and then put all your heavy items in there, shoes, creams etc when you are flying.

Number 4:

This tip is from Vicky Camplin, who says you should buy lots of craft stuff for those rainy days, and days when you can’t afford to take the kids anywhere.

Number 3:

Claire Ferguson recommends doing all your washing at a launderette before coming home from holidays. It means less post-holiday blues, easier to unpack, and no wet beach towel smell!

Number 2:

Tina Millar suggests that you roll your clothes in your suitcase when you are off on holiday, so that you get more in and they crease less!

Number 1:

Nikki Fraser has a tip for all the new mums out there! “Put a sheet of paper on a sealed pack of nappies, and label them up for your destination, then check them in with your suitcase, you don’t have to pay any extra and they don’t get classed in with your luggage allowance!”

Thanks to everyone who sent in a tip, we can see you guys know how to get the most out of summer!

Summer Tips

By Rochelle Symons in News, Top Picks on Wednesday 14th July, 2010

Yesterday on Twitter, we asked our followers to send in their best summer tips, and we were overwhelmed with the response!

We had loads of great suggestions and tips, so we thought we would share out Top 15 Tips with you today! In no particular order:

1. Without a doubt always wear sunscreen to avoid wrinkles and never wear socks with sandles! @gemjays

2. Keep your clothing plain, cool and simple and then add lots of bright funky accessories x @ikash20

3. Ditsy floral teadress all the way. best buy so far. and wayfarers red or black for the extra retro look @loobyroux

4. Keep your foundation and lippy in the fridge, keeps them fresh and is lovely and refreshing when u use them @beckslayer

5. Always have a cotton scarf with you, great for protection again the sun and as an impromptu towel for the children @mum_themadhouse

6. Dress light, bright and remember whatever the weather, wear your clothes, don’t let your clothes wear you @bigfashionista

7. If you’ve got pale skin like me floral prints make you look like an english rose, and no need to risk sunburn! @katrinaatherton

8. Use baby oil on your skin after a shower to keep your skin in peak condition for all those summer dresses @kimnhol

9. Mix brights or pastels with grey instead of your usual black for an instantly lighter look for anytime <3 @girlyougotstyle

10. Wear your hair in plaits (either like a headband or in a loose style) – its hot, trendy, easy, and free! @cookinmummy

11. Invest in some good nude underwear to keep you looking sleek when wearing pale, sheer items @thestylerawr

12. With the UK summer it’s all about layers, add or take them away depending on the forecast! @fashion_bandit

13. Clash colours/prints; a tan, sunshine & confidence help you pull off daring looks-try animal print+floral @rubiesandroses

14. My fashion tip? Suncream. Burns are nox sexy, not to mention clash with most colours! @gunstarvixen

The winning tweet came from @wingstoflyblog, who gave some great advice:

15. Summer’s about being happy, free and relaxed, so dress in a way that pleases YOU and makes YOU smile :-)

What do you think of the tips? What is your favourite summer tip? If you want to participate in the giveaways we have on this week, you can read about what’s happening on our blog, or follow us on Twitter.

Friday Frenzy is coming…

By Rochelle Symons in News on Wednesday 28th April, 2010

You may have seen us talking about Friday Frenzy on Facebook and Twitter well it’s nearly here! But what is it you ask? Well next month we are half a year old and it’s as good an excuse as any to celebrate!

If you want to get involved all you need to do is become a fan of our Facebook fan page, and we will be sending out a fan update on the morning of Friday 7th May to reveal all!

Keep an eye on our blog and Facebook page, as more will be revealed in the next week.. we promise it will be worth the wait!

Intrigued? What do you think we have planned?

Today’s Winner

By Rochelle Symons in News on Wednesday 31st March, 2010

Today’s lucky winners are:

Kellie Hill - The Pagoda dress

Debbie Davies – The white layered dress

Well done! We will be in touch via Twitter.

Make sure you keep an eye on Twitter for tomorrow’s EXTRA special competition …

Twitter Competition Winner

By Rochelle Symons in News on Tuesday 30th March, 2010

Today’s lucky winner is: Zoe

Well done Zoe! We will be in touch via Twitter, have a look at the F&F Couture range online to pick your winning item.

Make sure you keep an eye on Twitter for tomorrow’s competition …

F&F Couture is a winner!

By Rochelle Symons in News on Monday 29th March, 2010

Today we officially launched our first ever premium range F&F Couture. And to celebrate we’ll be hosting a competition on Twitter to win an item from the range every day this week!

Today’s lucky winner is: Catherine Miller

Well done Catherine! We will be in touch via Twitter, have a look at the F&F Couture range online to pick your winning item.

Make sure you keep an eye on Twitter for tomorrow’s competition …