Monthly Archives: August 2009

The New PS3 Slim has been announced

Posted on August 18, 2009
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The New PS3 Slim will be released on September 4th – so get your order in now – £249.99

Well in what has been the worst kept secret of the last year, certainly in gaming terms, Sony have released information on the much heralded PS3  Slim at Gamescom and it is as we expected.

The console is much much smaller than the phat version and has a bigger hard drive and power performance is positive too!

120GB hard disk drive, 32% size reduction, 36% weight reduction, 34% less power consumption. Price at €299, US $299, £249.99, ¥29,980, AUD $499, NZD $629

The New PS3 is now available to pre order at a recommended retail price of £249.99 (released September 4th)

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What could be nicer – Mum the kettle’s boiling

Posted on August 17, 2009
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I’m not quite sure what made me think of this song by Gilbert O’Sullivan but it evokes so many memories for me of my dad and growing up – he used to play this song in the car – on cassette (yes the song is old!) – I haven’t heard it for a while and I tracked it down on youtube earlier and it’s still the great song I always thought it was!

Quite often, early memories are clouded when you get a little older, things always seemed better in the good old days – children’s tv always seemed better and the films and programmes you watched as a teenager were better than the offerings today. That rule doesn’t always apply and it freaks me out when I catch an old programme I used to love growing up and now think “how the hell did I like that as a kid”?

I digress! What could be nicer (Mum the kettle’s boiling) is an example of the former, I loved it then – perhaps because mum and dad loved it so much, and I love it now. So many fond memories come flooding back of road trips and quiet moments in the house listening to Gilbert’s melodic songs.

You don’t hear much about him any more, time to do some investigating and find out what he’s up to, if he still performs etc! I’ll update this blog with info on him if I find any – in the mean time if anyone who reads this knows anything or this song evokes fond memories of growing up then drop me a line!

The Lyrics !

Mum, the kettle’s boiling
Daddy what’s the time
Sis, look what you’re doing
Can’t you see the baby’s crying
Tell your Uncle Tony
Helen wants to know…

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Top Cashback site, short review and update

Posted on August 16, 2009
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Well, further to my post a few days ago on the Top Cashback I can now report back on my findings after doing two test purchases, one with Zavvi and one with Wallace Sacks.

I am always sceptical on the claims some of these sites make and having never used this one before (always used Quidco) I was unsure as to how good it really was. That said, even after using a few days I can safely say I will continue to use Top Cashback. Very simple to use and it updates the trackback very quickly.

Zavvi took approximately 16 hours to show up on earnings but Wallace Sacks showed up within 3 hours – very quick indeed. What made the Wallace Sacks purchase even sweeter was the 10% cashback on offer and boy did it deliver! The way I look at a site like this is – if you are going to buy the product anyway then why not go via a cashback site and get a little back?!!!

They claim to have over 2000 companies involved in the system and I obviously haven’t tested this out fully but first impressions are very very good. I’ll report back later this week with an update from my experiences and a couple of friends who have also signed up – remember this is a free service and costs you nothing to use!

Enjoy!…

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Top Cashback

Posted on August 13, 2009
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I have been a member of the Quidco family for over a year now and been very happy with the savings I’ve made on purchases, £254.92 so far – not bad is it!

With this in mind, and always keen to save money and get the best deal possible, (who isn’t?!!) I came across a new site today called Top Cashback – apparently it has been the best kept secret for four years now. I can’t believe I haven’t come across it before now!

The site appears to have a lot more relationships with retailers than quidco and one thing it has right from the offset – no annual fees (ever). Quidco takes £5 from your account every year and given that Top Cashback don’t, I think I’ll give these guys a go – nothing to lose right ?!!!

So there you have it, sounds and looks like a great deal so why not sign up and try it out for yourself – remember no costs involved and you can only save money on your purchases! I was sceptical about quidco before I tried it but I am glad I jumped on the bandwagon, it has given me a lot more confidence to try this new site out now!

To give you an idea, if you took out car insurance with AVIVA – you’d be rewarded with £70 cashback – and given that the average annual fee is around £200 – £300 – that’s a great saving!…

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