Blog Posts
Breakfast with Super Savvy Family Finance Blogger & ThriftyMum Hollie Hutchinson
Alongside being a Consumer Champion, I’m proud to be a UK Moneyblogger and am beyond chuffed today to be having breakfast with of my blogging inspirations. Please welcome fellow UKMoneyblogger and quite possibly the kindest person you could ever meet ThriftyMum Hollie...
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Cherry Moo Luxury Handmade Ice Cream – A Lady Janey review
It’s summer and that can only mean one thing: ICE CREAM and lots of it! Luckily I don’t have far to go to pick up the very best that Gloucestershire can offer. At Cherry Moo HQ in the heart of the Cotswolds, Lisa Denham creates the dreamiest, creamiest ice cream ‘like...
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Why no shows are a no no if we want restaurants to survive
You’d think that after all this time, we’d be grateful that against all odds some restaurants have opened their doors once more meaning we can enjoy a nice meal with someone else doing all the cooking and washing up. But no, the attitude of some is far from gratitude...
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AD: SaferMask- the accredited protective face mask
With face masks and coverings to become the new norm, the next dilemma is where to get one from and will it give you the best protection? Safermask is a safe reusable mask, which can be used in any non-medical role. Mask wearing has been compulsory on public...
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When the trust has gone – What to do when traders let you down
It’s a real shame nowadays that it’s hard to know who we can trust and who we can’t. Over the years I've lost confidence in the ability of someone to do a job well or a product to do what it says on the tin. From buying cars to ordering paint, there have been more...
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Should you stay or should you go? (on holiday this year)
From the 10th July passengers arriving in England from dozens of listed countries have not had to quarantine for 14 days on arrival. Travel to these predominantly tourist destinations is considered as being ‘a reduced risk.’ Does this relaxation of quarantine...
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Breakfast with Personal Finance Expert Lynn Beattie aka Mrs Mummypenny
A breakfast with someone who doesn’t do breakfast? Luckily today’s fabulous guest for the long awaited return to the Breakfast With series has made a tiny little social distanced exception just for me. I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited! Please welcome fellow...
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How to boost your business with Social Media Marketing
It’s hard to do everything especially when you’re a small business and we all need a helping hand now and then. Social Media is an integral part of every marketing strategy and the ultimate cost effective promotional opportunity. In a fight for survival during these...
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How to save money and look your best for less!
With lockdown purse strings likely to be tightened with the fear of a recession, it's a slightly different post from me this week with a few tips as to how to save money and look your best for less! After months of doom and gloom with not a hairdresser or beautician...
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How to be better customers and improve our own customer service experience
In times like these, it’s more important than ever to be mindful of the feelings of others. We simply don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors. Companies are under more pressure than ever before to get things right but with reduced capacity and pressures way...
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What makes a good CEO and why Alex Cruz must go
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are the highest-ranking executives in an organisation. They shape a company’s ideals and set its tone and culture. They are answerable not just to the board of directors representing shareholders and owners but the organisation as a...
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Review: Ooohh Pinteresting by Ally Davis: How to increase your website traffic with Pinterest
Is your business using Pinterest already? Did you know that it could be the best way to make your company visible to potential clients? If not then you could be missing out on amazing opportunities, which are out there to be had! In her NEW book Oooh Pinteresting...
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How will the new 14-day quarantine rules affect your travel plans?
From the 8th June mandatory 14-day quarantine rules will come into force. This means that passengers arriving in the UK at airports, ferry ports and rail terminals will be required to self isolate for two weeks. How will the new system work and what are the do’s and...
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10 ways to get your refund and your money back
Trying to get refunds from companies is sometimes not the easiest of tasks but at the moment it’s proving almost impossible. If the company is not forthcoming in paying the refund that you are legally owed then here are 10 ways you can get your money back. ...
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The customer never forgets: Be remembered for the right reasons!
Far from being low down the considerations for companies with the financial pressure of survival dominating the agenda, delivering the best of customer service experiences is more important than ever. No one wants to deal with a company that treats people poorly yet...
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Review: How to Complain: The Consumer Guide to Resolve Complaints and Motoring Disputes by Scott Dixon
Are you fed up of being fobbed off when you have a legitimate complaint? Worry not as The Grumpy Git Scott Dixon is on hand to help with his book How to Complain: The Consumer Guide to Resolve Complaints and Motoring Disputes. Complete with expert advice on a whole...
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Cancellations and Refunds: The simple guide to getting your money back
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus, I’ve been inundated with more questions than ever from customers as to how to get refunds when events, flights and holidays are cancelled or when a service is no longer available. The problem is that there so much information out...
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12,000 brutal job cuts: Has British Airways this time gone too far?
British Airways has had a rocky few years. Before Christmas it was counting the costs of a dispute with the pilots’ strike reportedly grounding 1700 flights and wiping around £80 million off its profits. This is in addition to previous data leaks affecting more than...
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Is there a future for air travel? Is this the end of the airline industry?
I’m usually a very positive person, always at least half a glass full and plenty of bottles to replenish when empty but today I’m broken. Today it’s very hard to believe that the glass can continue to be refilled when there is increasingly very little to top it up...
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Review: Understanding Vulnerability Online Course by Helen Pettifer Training
There are a whole host of reasons as to why someone may be regarded or regard themselves as vulnerable. According to the Financial Conduct Authority's 2017 Financial Lives Survey up to half of UK adults display one or more characteristic of being potentially...
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Are you paying too much for your insurance? Does it ever pay to be loyal?
Recent figures released showed that some UK customers are overpaying a combined £1.2 billion on annual insurance premiums with approximately 6 million home and motor policyholders begin charged about £200 too much for their insurance. This is a loyalty penalty with...
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