Hallowe'en Vimto Cocktails

Keeping with the Hallowe'en theme this week...... I give you non-alcoholic Vimto Hallowe'en cocktails!

To mark the launch of Vimto's new Limited Edition Hallowe'en themed bottles they have come up with a variety of non-alcoholic cocktails that are perfect for Hallowe'en parties.


Eyeball Surprise

A supernaturally simple concoction that every stylish spectre will be drinking this Halloween.

Use an ice cream scoop to make two ‘eyeballs’ of ice cream and press jelly sweets into each one to create the pupils. Place them in the bottom of a tall chilled goblet and recite a witches incantation. Fill the glass two thirds full of devilishly delicious fizzy Vimto and watch the fiendish foam froth over the top of the glass.


Spooky Strawberry Heart


This is a great drink to serve to a scare to your guests. Swirl some No Added Sugar Vimto in with some cranberry juice and pour into individual glasses. Keep up the fear factor with a ‘Bleeding Heart’ made out of a bbq stick speared strawberry. Simply dunk the ‘heart’ into the glass and serve chilled.


Blood Curdling Brew


The perfect cauldron concoction for witches and wizards everywhere! Put the flesh of one chopped melon along with 10 crushed red seedless grapes into your cauldron (or glass if cauldron not available) and blend until they form a ghoulishly bloody pulp! Strain into a glass and top up with fiendishly fruity fizzy Cherry Vimto to create your brew.

If you decide to give these cocktails a go, why not upload a photo onto the Vimto Facebook page for all to see?

No reward, financial or otherwise, was received in exchange for this post.

SodaStream Hallowe'en Mocktails

Back in April I had the pleasure of reviewing a SodaStream (if you missed that post you can find it here). Today I'm going to share with you some ideas for SodaStream Hallowe'en Mocktails!

To mark Hallowe'en SodaStream have come up with four recipes for spooky mocktails using their wide range of flavours. These look perfect for Hallowe'en parties - children or adults!

 Vampire Broth

3 parts SodaStream diet cola, 1 part vanilla ice cream. Mix SodaStream cola with the vanilla ice cream and watch it go all frothy.

Pumpkin Juice

2 parts SodaStream sugar free orange, 1 part SodaStream sugar free lemonade and small pumpkin slices. Mix SodaStream orange with SodaStream lemonade and add the pumpkin pieces.

Witches Brew

Witches Brew         

2 parts SodaStream sugar free orange, 1 part SodaStream ginger ale, 1 part orange juice and 1 part pineapple juice. Mix all the ingredients together in a jug to make your witches brew!

Magic Potion

2 parts SodaStream clear cranberry & raspberry, 2 parts SodaStream apple and 1 part fresh raspberries. Crush up the raspberries and mix into the SodaStream apple then add cranberry and raspberry.

  
I hope you have great fun creating these mocktails, I think they look fab! Enjoy!


No reward, financial or otherwise, was received in exchange for this post.

Pumpkin Carving Tips & Zippo *Giveaway*

When I was wee we didn't carve pumpkins, we carved turnips. Is that a Scottish thing? An island thing? I'm not sure. We used to love spending time with Dad and creating our lanterns ready for guising.

Until I moved to the "big city" I didn't realise that our idea of guising is different from most places. We used to go to people houses, into their living room and get them to guess who we were. The householder would ask us questions and we could only nod or shake our heads. Once they guessed us correctly we'd sing a song or tell a joke and get our treats! We used to love it and spent AGES making sure that our hair was hidden, our hands were covered etc so that people couldn't guess who we were too easily. I guess living in a small place we could do this and it really was so much fun!

Anyway, back to lanterns! The lovely people at Zippo have sent us their top tips for pumpkin carving and are giving you the chance to win one of their Zippo Candle Lighters (more on that later)!

Things You Will Need

* pumpkin

* newspaper

* marker pen

* cut-out stencils (optional)

* sharp knife / spoon

* small tea-light candle

* lighter

What To Do

1. Place a pumpkin flat on its bottom, on a flat surface, so the stem is at the top

2. Draw a circle around the stem with a marker (large enough to fit your hand through)

3. Cut around the outline with a long, sharp knife until you cut around the whole of the stem

4. Lift the newly made lid and remove the flesh of the pumpkin with a spoon

5. Rinse the interior clearing out the remaining flesh and tip away the waste

6. Draw your design on the front of the pumpkin with a marker or draw around an already made template

7. Insert the tip of your knife into the lines drawn and begin carving your design

8. Once the carving is complete, you can place a candle inside the pumpkin and light it.

There you have it, how to create your own pumpkin lantern!

Pumpkin carving is quite an art form and some pumpkin designs are amazing! Here are a few of Zippo's favourites by the artist Ray Villafane........if you think you can do better send your images to @zippouk on Twitter :-)

Now on to the giveaway. Zippo have kindly offered Rhoda Reviews readers the chance to get their hands on one of their Candle Lighters (RRP £10.15)

To be in with a chance of winning please share your favourite Hallowe'en memories with me by posting a comment below. It can be anything, your favourite costume, your best "trick", your top pumpkin tip, anything you like!

There is one bonus entry available for tweeting about this giveaway. Simply tweet "I've shared my Hallowe'en memories to #win a @zippouk candle lighter on @rhodak09's blog. You can too at http://goo.gl/wFD5p" Then leave a separate comment below telling me you have tweeted along with your Twitter ID.

• The competition will close at 23.59hrs on Wednesday 2nd November 2011.
• This competition is open to the UK only, sorry.
• There is 1 Zippo Candle Lighter to give away to 1 lucky winner.
• There are a total of 2 entries available per person.
• Winners will be selected by random.org.
• Winners will be given 1 week from the date of draw to claim their prize, if we haven't heard from the winner a new winner will be drawn.

Please remember to leave some form of contact details (Twitter ID, email etc) so we can contact you if you are a winner.

Good luck! I can't wait to read your comments! 

For more information about Zippo visit their website or follow them on Twitter (@ZippoUK).

Thank you to Zippo for providing the prize for this giveaway. No other reward, financial or otherwise, was received in exchange for this post. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Scarlet & Crimson Eye Spy Giveaway Winners

Thanks to everyone who took part in the Scarlet & Crimson Eye Spy giveaway. It seems like a lot of you guys feel as useless as me when it comes to eyebrows!

A big thank you to Scarlet & Crimson for providing the prizes for this giveaway. I wish I could give you all a set, but I've only got two to give away.

The winners (as selected by random.org) are ...........

Piper and Daisy (@piperanddaisy)

and 

Marzena (@marzutek)

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please drop me an email (see top left of blog) with your details so I can get your prizes sent out to you.

For more information about products from Scarlet & Crimson pop over to their website.

Limited Edition Pumpkin Bagels - Grab Yours TODAY!!!!!!

As Hallowe'en  is fast approaching I have a few "Halloweeny" posts lined up to get you all in the mood. The first of these posts is about the Limited Edition New York Bakery Pumpkin-y Bagels - yes you read that right, pumpkin!

I was sent a pack of these bagels to try and to be honest at first I was really sceptical. I'm a huge fan of New York Bakery Bagels (see my previous review here) but I thought they might have lost the plot slightly with these pumpkin bagels. 

I tried my first bagel with some butter and as I bit into it I could actually taste the pumpkin...and you know what? It was lovely! Proved wrong again Rhoda!  

The bagels have a subtle pumpkin flavour, with pumpkin seeds dispersed throughout. Of course the bagels also feature the delicious chewiness that we have come to expect from New York Bakery. 

These would make a nice feature for a Hallowe'en party. In fact New York Bakery suggest topping them with blood red jam or ghoulish green guacamole to finish off that Hallowe'en theme.

As I said these are limited edition and if you want to get your hands on a pack for FREE you are going to have to be quick! New York Bakery are giving away some of their Pumpkin-y Bagels on their Facebook page, but the giveaway ends TODAY so head over there right now and try your luck!

Samples were received for the purposes of this review. No other reward, financial or otherwise, was received in exchange for this post. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

A Personal Post

It's not very often that I write a personal post on my blog. In fact this is probably the most personal I have written and intend to write.

I feel I owe my readers an explanation as to why sometimes I go quiet on my blog. It's not that I don't want to blog, it's that I physically can't.

Let's start from the beginning shall we? When I was in my final year at University I became ill. At first they said I had a virus, most likely viral meningitis. The symptoms of that virus disappeared but I was soon left with fatigue, headaches, pain and heaviness in my legs. After numerous appointments the medical professionals concluded that it was "all in my head" - thanks for that!

To cut a long story short I got better to the point that I started work. I worked for two years but during that time it became evident that things weren't quite right. In fact it got to the stage that I couldn't use my hands to type, my head was unfocussed and my body was just too tired to operate. So I went back to the medical professionals and thankfully this time it was all taken a bit more seriously.

After appointments and tests with rheumatologists, neurologists etc I was diagnosed with having M.E.

M.E. (Myalgic Encephalopathy) or CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) is a condition that affects over 250 000 people in the UK, yet it is widely ignored. It affects everybody in slightly different ways, but for me I am extremely tired, lacking in concentration, my memory is poor, I get bad headaches, sore throats and swollen glands, I suffer from severe pain in my joints, I have heaviness in my limbs and consequently struggle to walk, I have heart palpitations, feel dizzy and have IBS-like symptoms. On top of that I also suffer from depression and generalised anxiety disorder.


Now please don't get me wrong I'm not telling you all of this for you to feel sorry for me. In fact that's really not what I want at all. I just want my readers to be aware of M.E., understand how it can affect people, and generally raise the profile of a condition that for years was known as the "yuppy flu".


People say to me "Rhoda, you're looking well". I have to smile and say thank you. However inside I just want to scream that while I may look well when I'm sitting on my bum in a seat I'm certainly not feeling well. I don't blame people though, to be honest they don't really know what to say, nor do they really understand what my body is going through. So my point here is this, if someone tells you they have M.E. and they look normal, remember that inside they are not, they are suffering.


I recently came across this, and I think it's the best description of M.E. I have ever seen. It sums it up in one neat image.

You see there is a lot that goes on with M.E. Like depression, it's not something you can generally see from the outside, but it's very real and it's very debilitating. 

I also recently came across a blog where the blogger described M.E. as being "as if you've been doing the Tour de France, except you haven't been near a velo". Do you know that is one of the best descriptions I have ever heard! There are days when I swear I feel like I have run a marathon, but in practise all I have done is get out of bed to go to the loo.


Like most M.E. sufferers I have good days and bad days. The bad days are tough, it's hard to stay positive, particularly when you know that there is no known cure for this condition. Apparently you just have to treat the symptoms and wait for it to go. I'm lucky though and I have fantastic people around me that support me and keep me on track. 


I just want to spend a minute thanking those that help me, those that keep me going and that pick me up when I'm quite literally on the floor.


Jonathon - you are my rock, without you I couldn't face this. You keep me going, you believe in me and you look after me in every way possible. I look forward to the day when I can be a "proper" wife and cook, clean and take care of you! I love you with all my heart.


Mum & Dad - I know that you both find it very hard to watch me struggle and that you feel helpless being so far away, but everything you do helps me! Every text, every call, every visit, every day of gardening, every surprise shopping parcel means so much to me. It raises my spirits and I know I'm not alone. Thank you, I love you both very much.


Nick, Frances & Joanne - I'm so truly lucky to have in-laws like you - in-laws I love. You help us in so many ways, from cooking meals, to lifting spirits, fixing doors (!!!) to giving Jonathon a break. Thank you.


Kirsty - I know you are always there and that if I ever need you I can just pick up the phone. Tha gaol agam ort.


Liz et al - well Liz I'd be quite simply lost without you. Not only do you physically help me, taking me to appointments etc etc but you pick me up when I'm feeling down. You and your family brighten my days and make me grateful to have such fabulous friends.

I feel like I don't get the chance to tell people how much I appreciate them, but I really do. Whether it's physically helping or sending a text to see how I am, I appreciate it all....and so does Jonathon.


Ok, that's the soppy part over. As you've probably gathered, I've not always been like this. I used to work on the croft with my Dad, I used to navigate in rally cars, I used to work, I used to be obsessive about cleaning. In truth, I didn't use to stop. If I sat down to watch a DVD all I could think about was what I "should" be doing. Well my body clearly didn't like it and it forced me to take life at a slow pace.


It's not all bad though! Having M.E. has changed me. I'm no longer the person I once was. I have learned to accept my limitations (most of the time), I have realised that there is more to life than rushing about doing things, I have come to realise who I really am. After all sitting about for 2.5 years gives you a bit of time to think about things!


You know what though? I'm lucky. There are millions of people in far worse situations than me. I have a loving family, fantastic friends and a brilliant husband. I've learned who I am and I know that some day I will get better and will look upon this part of my life as a learning experience.


Of course I have down days. In fact annual events really hit me between the eyes as I realise that's another year gone sitting on my bum while the world passes me by. I've lost out on years 25, 26, 27 and 28 (so far) of my life but you know what....I know that I will get better whereas so many people don't. 


I originally created this blog to get my mind going again and to give me something to focus upon. While that is still true I do also think of it as my M.E. legacy. That thing that I achieved during those years when I couldn't do anything else...even get out of bed.


So there you have it......the reason why I disappear sometimes and don't manage to blog for a while. I do what I can, when I can .... or when I can get the help to do it. 


I hope, if nothing else, this post has created some awareness about M.E. It's a very real condition with very real symptoms. Yes I use a stick and yes I use a wheelchair if I need to....that's because of M.E. It doesn't define who I am though and I know that one day I am going to win this fight.


P.S. a note to all of my readers - thank you for supporting me by supporting my blog. Finally a note to my Twitter friends, thank you for your support and kindness. You're a brilliant group of people and I'm very lucky to have you in my life. Rhoda x

Healthy Food Guide Caramel Slice

As it's National Baking Week this week I thought it would be a great time to share some baking recipes with you. I've always loved baking.....and of course I do enjoy eating the results too. Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy some home baking without feeling guilty about calories? Well today I have a recipe that might just help!


The average Caramel Slice contains 390 calories per slice.... not great if you are trying to be good. So the Healthy Food Guide has created a new Caramel Slice recipe that slashes the calories to 191 calories, but doesn't compromise on taste.

Makes 16 pieces.
Prep 15 minutes, plus chilling. Cook 30 - 35 minutes. 

For the base:

Spray Oil

140g plain flour

125g low-fat spread, melted

80g light brown soft sugar

80g rolled oats

For the filling:

397g can caramel

For the topping

60g dark cooking chocolate

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4. Spray a 20cm x 20cm cake tin with the oil and line with non-stick baking paper.
2. Combine the flour, spread sugar and oats in a bowl. Press the mixture into the tin and bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.
3. Meanwhile pour the caramel into a saucepan and cook over a low heat, stirring, for 3-5 minutes until the mixture is smooth. Pour the caramel over the cooked base and return to the oven for 15 minutes until the caramel is bubbling and slightly brown.
4. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin.
5. Put the chocolate into a heatproof bowl over boiling water and melt, stirring, until it’s completely smooth. Drizzle over the caramel, and then chill for at least 2 hours until set.
6. Dip a knife into hot water to prevent the chocolate cracking and cut into slices.

If you do give this a go please let us know how you got on. I'd love to try it myself, but since I can't I thought I'd share it with you all. Enjoy!


For more information about the Healthy Food Guide visit their website, like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter (@healthyfoodmag).


No reward, financial or otherwise, was received in exchange for this post.

Sea-Band Pregnancy Photo Competition

You all know by now how much I love competitions. Well the lovely people at Sea-Band have a photo competition for all you pregnant ladies out there.

Sea-Bands are knitted elasticated wristbands that apply pressure on the acupressure point on each wrist to relieve nausea. I reviewed Sea-Bands back in August, you can find the review here.

So what is this competition then? Well Sea-Band want you to share your pregnancy photos with them. It could be anything from a photo of your bump to a photo of your cravings! The winner will be selected by a public vote (yes I hear you all groaning, I hate voting comps too).

However, it might be worth the effort of getting your family and friends to vote as the prize is £130 of Dove Spa vouchers to spend however you like!

To enter you just need to pop over to their Facebook page and upload your image in the competition tab. All entries must be received by 2200hrs on 3rd November 2011. Voting will take place between 4th November and 18th November 2011. For full details of this competition visit the Sea-Band Facebook page.

No reward, financial or otherwise, was received in exchange for this post.

Comfort Brights Fabric Conditioner

A while ago I was sent samples of the new Comfort Brights fabric conditioners. It has taken me a while but I'm finally up to reviewing them!

The new Comfort Brights is available in two varieties, Bright Whites and Bright Colours. It is the only fabric conditioner on the market that is part of the colour care segment. Personally I'm sick of clothes fading in the wash, colours losing their depth and whites turning grey so I was keen to give this a go.

Comfort Bright Whites uses a Pro-White formula that counteracts grey and yellow tones that can cause discolouration. It can even help to revive dull whites and make them bright and fresh again. So what did we think of this product? Well I do think it did help to maintain the whiteness of my clothes, and the best thing about it is that it smells great and makes your clothes as soft as you would expect from Comfort.

While the Bright Whites keeps your whites in order the Comfort Bright Colours is designed to keep your colours bright and fresh. The pro-bright formula helping to prevent running and fading of all colours, from pastels to deep shades. I found this to be quite good, in fact I think I preferred it to the Bright Whites. Again our clothes were left soft and fresh. 

I'm all for saving money and therefore protecting clothes from premature fading, and I do believe this product can help. I think I'd really have to do a side by side comparison with another non colour protecting fabric softener over time to really identify how well this product works though. On the surface it looks great and leaves clothes feeling great too.

Comfort Bright Colours are available from supermarkets nationwide. RRP £2.25 for 750ml, RRP £3.88 for 1.5l.

Samples were received for the purposes of this review. No other reward, financial or otherwise, was received in exchange for this post. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Transformulas Hydration Gold Giveaway Winners

Hi! Sorry I've not been about much recently (again)...it's a long story. However I'm here now to announce the winners of the Transformulas Hydration Gold giveaway!

This was such a popular giveaway - thank you to everyone who entered. I'd also like to thank Transformulas for providing the prizes.

The winners are (as selected by random.org).......

Cake and CHAOS  (@CompCake)

kasca (@chocolateonemse)

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please drop me an email (see top left of blog) with your details so we can get your prize sent out to you asap.

Keep Fit With Samsung - Samsung Mobiler

Today's Samsung Mob!ler mission is to demonstrate how you can keep fit using a Samsung device. For this mission I've enlisted the help of my husband to try out various apps since I can't do it myself.

We have trialled and tested various Android apps (all downloaded through the Android market) on the Samsung Galaxy Pro and have picked our top two to share with you.

Let's start with myfitnesspal. Myfitnesspal is effectively a diary that allows you to record your daily food intake and exercise. It also allows you to monitor your weight...and consequently allow you to maintain your current weight, bulk up or lose weight.

You start by setting up a profile so that myfitnesspal can monitor your progress. Inputting information such as your weight, height, level of daily activity, date of birth, sex, number of workouts per week and the length of these workouts. You also input your target weight (if you are looking to lose weight) and how you'd like to lose that weight...for example lose 1lb per week. Myfitnesspal will then calculate the number of calories you should consume per day.

Once you've done that you can start the tracking process. The idea is that you record EVERYTHING you do in the day and EVERYTHING you eat. The app features a menu where you can choose the foods you want to include.

Say for example I had Tesco Tiger Bread for breakfast. I simply click on breakfast and then search for "tesco tiger bread". Once the option that you want comes up then just click on it, edit the size of serving to suit and press add. There you go, your breakfast has now been added to your myfitnesspal diary - easy.

The daily log will tell you your daily calorie target, how much of that you have used and how much you have remaining.

You can even input recipes. So, for example if you always cook from scratch you can input all of the ingredients into the app and it will calculate the number of calories per portion.

I love the fact that this app contains most foods, including supermarket's own brands. It's rare that you can't find the food you are looking for, but if this is the case you simply input the approximate number of calories as a figure.

Now that's the food dealt with, it's a similar process to input your exercise for the day. The app has a variety of exercises to choose from, both cardio and strength. You can search for your exercise and select the description most appropriate to you. You then input the minutes you performed the exercise for and it will calculate the calories burned. The daily log will then update taking into account the number of calories you have burned.

It really is a great app, very simple to use and makes you think about what you eat or what you do before doing it. It also allows you to monitor your water intake for the day....something I am useless at!

The final feature I want to share with you about this app is the social aspect of it. You can add friends into your app so that you can monitor your/their progress together. Perhaps a way to keep you on track and spur you on?

This app is FREE to download from the Android Market and you can also view your daily log online at www.myfitnesspal.com 

The second app I want to share with you is RunDouble. This app is currently free for a two week trial and then you can upgrade for £1.60.

RunDouble trains you to run. It can be used for complete beginners (using the couch to 5k option) or it can help more experienced runners train for a half marathon!

You quite simply set up your run by choosing the program you want to do. You can also choose a playlist to go with your run. You can use the music that's already on your phone or you could create your own playlist for running - it's up to you.

Once you've selected your program the app will give you a brief overview of what you are going to do. I've used Couch to 5k Week 1 as an example here.

You then have the option of using GPS to track your run, total distance, average pace etc ....and then you begin!

The app will talk you through what you need to do AND play your music too! By following the instructions on the app for a week you will then be able to progress on to week 2 of the program etc.

Jonathon has tried this app and really liked it. He's not a novice runner, but he still found it helpful. Other friends have used the novice C25k program to start from scratch to running 5km!

Once you have completed your run the app will give you an overview of all of your stats, including the distance run. You can then choose to share the stats and map of the run on the RunDouble website, on twitter and on Facebook....perhaps a good motivator to keep you going?

This is a briliant app! Plus it's so much cheaper than a personal trainer!

So there you have it, two Android apps to run on your Samsung device and help to keep yourself fit.

The post is a mission as part of the Samsung Mob!ler programme. Although I was sent a Samsung Galaxy Pro to complete this mission, all opinions expressed are entirely my own and are not associated with Samsung.

Design a Theme - Samsung Mobiler Mission

Ok so today's Samsung mission was to create a theme or screensaver for my Samsung device. After two hours I am stumped! I  spent AGES creating a theme through 91PandaHome online and found it quite easy to use...until I tried to figure out how to get it onto my Galaxy Pro. Well it turns out that the Galaxy Pro is about the only Samsung device not supported by 91PandaHome! Perhaps I should have checked this first, but I'm daft so I didn't!

Anyway I have now officially given up creating a theme for my phone. What is a theme anyway? Well a theme is the look and feel of the phone's interface, sometimes also called a skin. Unlike a wallpaper, a theme carries on throughout the phone through icons etc, not just when you are on the home screen. Make sense? I hope so.

So I tried to create an Autumn theme today and I have to say it looked pretty good on the computer...just a shame I couldn't get it onto my phone. If you have a Samsung device and want to have a go at creating your own theme then I recommend taking a look at this video or reading up on PandaHome here.

Having given up on the theme I decided just to change the wallpaper on my phone. Thankfully that was a LOT more simple than the theme!

I simply chose my favourite images from my PC and emailed them to myself. I then received the email on my Galaxy Pro and downloaded the images. The images automatically save in the "Gallery" on the phone so it's easy to find them.

You could, of course, use an image already saved in your gallery, or take a new photo to use as your wallpaper.

So, now the image was on my phone and all I had to do was set it as wallpaper. It's very simple to do, just tap your chosen image and then on "Menu". Simple select the "More" menu then select "set as".

You will then get the option to save this image as the home screen wallpaper or lock screen wallpaper.

 In this instance I set it as the home screen wallpaper and here's the result....

I was so pleased with this result that I decided to set a new image for my lock screen (the screen that appears when the phone is locked). So I went through the above process again with a new image, but at the last step I selected "lock screen wallpaper".

You are given the option to select what part of the image you want to use for your wallpaper (in both cases). Just adjust the blue rectangle until you have it as you want it, then click save.

Here we have it, my new lock screen wallpaper!

So simple to do...I'll definitely just be sticking to this in future and not faffing around with themes!!

Perhaps there is some ridiculously easy way of creating a theme for the Samsung Galaxy Pro....if you know PLEASE tell me and save what's left of my sanity!

The post is a mission as part of the Samsung Mob!ler programme. Although I was sent a Samsung Galaxy Pro to complete this mission, all opinions expressed are entirely my own and are not associated with Samsung.

Eurogamer Expo 2011

Last weekend saw the Eurogamer Expo feature at Earls Court, London. It is the UK's biggest dedicated video games event and as Samsung Mob!lers we were all invited to attend.

Obviously I couldn't go, but some of my fellow Mob!lers did. Samsung reported on the event which is part of the World Cyber Games and you can view their video below.

BornFree Gift Set Giveaway Winner

Good morning! I know the weather is glorious in some parts of the country this weekend....but it's pouring with rain where we are! Thankfully I have the chance to announce the winner of the BornFree Gift Set giveaway to brighten my day!

I just want to say a big thank you to BornFree for providing Rhoda Reviews with this fantastic prize..... and of course thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway.

The winner of the BornFree Gift Set, as selected by random.org is..........

kemo_2002

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please drop me an email (see top left of blog) with your name, address and contact number. If we haven't heard from you by midday Saturday 8th October we reserve the right to select a new winner.

If you weren't lucky enough to win this time keep your eyes peeled on BornFree's Twitter feed for their latest competitions, or pop over to their website and buy one for yourself (RRP £19.99).

Thank you to BornFree for providing the prize for this giveaway.

New Aldi Facebook Page

Just a quick post today......

Regular readers may remember some reviews I did on Aldi products earlier in the year (you can find the reviews here, here and here)... well I've got some more Aldi products lined up to review very soon!

In the meantime I wanted to give you all advanced notice of Aldi's new Facebook page which launches this Monday (3rd October). You'll be able to keep up to date with all of their news and latest products. 

To find their new page simply search "Aldi UK" on Facebook this Monday or click here! They have a competition launching soon too.

While you wait for the launch why not check out Aldi's Special Buys for the week? ....you could pick up a bargain!