Brighten up your office with The Work Perk

 

Its Friday...Yey!! And what better way to spend it than getting some lovely freebies from the fab people over at The Work Perk.

 

If you havent as yet caught on and also didnt catch my previous blog post The Work Perk basically go about rewarding the global workforce with fab freebies delivered straight to their desk....in return all they ask if for them to fill in a short questionaire and they have a chance to win some fab prizes. Any workplace can sign up by simply following the link on the website.

 

 

So what freebies are they running at the moment....well firstly fragrance, and a new fragrance from Ghost called Moonlight.

 

 

Moonlight is what id call a 'grown up' fragrance.....ie quite musky and heady....not something i would normally pick but quite nice all the same. For me its more of a 'Going out' fragrance as i think for me personally its too strong to wear day to day.

 

If however are a fan of Ghost fragrances and would fancy trialing this one for yourself, simply sign up on the website and you and your workforce could be sampling this in the comfort of your own office. The extra perk as well is if you fill in the questionaire relating to it you will bag yourself a discount code for a whopping 30% off any Ghost Fragrance!!

 

 

The other perk they have had recently was for Beanies Instant Coffee. So whats special about this coffee you may ask, well Beanies are one of only a few companies that make instant flavoured coffee....we are talking caramel, hazlenut and even double chocolate (yes i know!!)

 

The flavour i tried was Irish Cream which i have to say was actually quite nice, not sure i could drink this version all the time but as a treat then yes definately!! It made me keen to try the other flavours thats for sure.

 

The best thing about Beanies Coffee is the price.....only £2.75 a pot...you can't argue with that!!. The coffee can be bought direct from thier website as well as gift packs, whole bean coffee and wholebean decaf.

 

If you want to find out more about The Work Perk then check out their Facebook and Twitter pages for al the latest perks and competitions.

 

Pin It

Popbands Summer Edition

Just in time for the festival season and the summer months (if we ever have any) Popband has launched a brand new summer set of fabulously bright and colourful pop bands. 

Bag yourself a Neon multi pack....perfect for partying in Ibiza or one of the summer singles in fab colours such as Sunshine or Cherry pie. The multi packs are only £6 for 5 and the singles just £4 each.

Perfect travel buddies and great for layering on your wrist....best of all they don't snag your hair.

If you fancy grabbing some Popbands from the Summer collection just head on over to their website to order direct.....oh and there's free postage on all UK deliveries!!

Pin It

Last chance to enter!!

In case you haven't entered already Shopcade are running a fab competition where you can bag yourself £500 to spend at the fabulously quirky Not on the Highstreet.com

Think what £500 could get you!! Well you'd better be quick as today is the last day to enter the competition. Entry is simple....firstly you must be a member of Shopcade, secondly click on the competition link on the Your Feed page. You then just need to send a comp invite to as many friends as possible. For every friend that signs up, you get an entry into the comp....simple as!!

Good luck !!

Pin It

Mum Review - Casa Grande Boardgame

Ravensburger Games has just launched a flurry of brand new boardgames and Casa Grande is just one of them. Casa Grande is billed as a strategic building game.....has a hint of monopoly, but with this game you actually build structures instead of just placing little houses.

The game can be played by 2-4 players and its geared for age 8 upwards, (though we did have our 6 year old play with us, but ill let you know how that went shortly)

The game has a main board and each player has a set of blocks and bases. The first 15/20 mins i have to say were a bit frustrating. Obviously with a brand new game you have to read the instructions.....to say it took a bit to get the hang of it all was an understatement. We discussed it for a fair while before we started to get the real gist of what we were doing....so don't expect to be able to play this straight off as you need to know the game play before you can get anywhere with this.

This was a bit of drawback at first as my 2 boys did get a bit frustrated whilst we were trying to work out what was going on. My youngest almost gave up.....but we stuck with it, and once we got the hang of the game...we actually all started enjoying it.

The basic aim of the game is that you compete against each other to build the biggest buildings across as large an area as possible. You get money for each new building story and payment is dependent on the area and height of the building. The strategy is to take over as much of the board as possible, build as high as possible and make as much money as you can.

Game play continues until everyone runs out of blocks.......and the winner is the one that made the most money from their constructions.

After the initial 'instructions' frustration this is actually quite a good game. The boys enjoyed constructing their buildings and they actually got quite competitive and really thought about their game play.  I do think the instructions need to be a bit clearer and set out easier as you tended to jump from one section to another to work out what you needed to do.  That aside this is a great 'thinking' game and strategy is key all the way!! The blocks are easy to use and you have different shaped base cards which you use to lay your levels.

I found this game worked really well with varying ages playing....kids versus adults is always going to be competative.....(adults won though obviously!!)

If you fancy trying out Casa Grande yourself you can buy the game from Amazon for £19.99

Pin It

Brighten up your day with The Work Perk

The Work Perk is a fab new network that aims to reward the millions of workers out there by sending samples of top quality products to each workers desk....and lets face it, everyone loves a freebie!! You get to try the products free and in return the brand get feedback from the short questionnaire they ask you to fill in plus there's loads of chances to win extra fab prizes. 

The Work Perk has built a massive international network and works with a multitude of top name brands. The process is very simple and its a great way to brighten up your office and in turn provide feedback to brands involved. 

If you fancy bagging your company/office some perks you simply need to fill in the application form on the website with your company details and then wait for the next perk. (NB: your office must have a minimum of 200 staff to take part.)

Previous Perks have come from such brands as Belvita, Giorgio Armani, Tabasco, Colgate and Monarch. One of their current perks is for the new Ryvita Thins.

I bagged myself a pack today of their new flatbread range. They come in 3 different varieties (the one above being Multi seed) and they are designed for dipping..... and at only 37 calories per slice they make the ideal low calorie snack. Taste wise they are incredibly moreish....and amazing with cheese spread or soup!!

The Work Perk is a clever idea that works in everybody's favour, so if you fancy treating your work buddies to a few freebies then get yourself over to the website and sign up......Perks are being launched all the time so make sure you keep up to date via their Facebook or Twitter Feeds.

Pin It