New Limited Edition Apple & Blackcurrant Fab - COMP NOW CLOSED

Recently I was (again) lucky enough to be sent a few goodies from Fab Ice Lolly on twitter. My pack included a Fab bag, badges and a couple of £2 vouchers so that I could purchase the new Limited Edition Apple and Blackcurrant ice lollies...

I absolutely love the bright pink on this bag!! Anyway, back to business, I tottled off to my local Asda yesterday in search of these new lollies and found them without any trouble at all. I can't remember the exact price, but they were definately under £2 and that's for a box of 8!

The first thing I noticed was the fact that they are free from artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and they also contain real fruit...a huge bonus in my opinion. As with everything I get to review, I couldn't wait to try them.....nor could my kids!!

The wrappers (if you're interested) are eye catching and brightly coloured, my kids thought they looked quite fun and cheery and there's certainly no mistaking that they're Fab!

Mmmmm now how tasty and appealing does that look? Yip, just what I thought too (I couldn't resist a nibble before I took the pic), it looks so tasty and refreshing, i'm almost dribbling as I write this review and they've all been eaten! Aaargh!!
Anyway, these certainly lived up to my expectations. First your met with the delightful taste of chocolate and sugar strands which really compliment each other....I like to bite this off a little at a time rather than chomping straight through the lolly. When I did actually take a bite, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the blackcurrant and apple flavouring was made to perfection and the taste didn't fade either - ie when you suck the flavour out of most lollies turn white, this one didn't as the flavour ran throughout. Since yesterday was pretty hot and stuffy, I also found them to be extremely refreshing...they really tickled the taste buds and quenched my thirst as well as cooled me down. My partner and kids also said that they really enjoyed them and once again, they've been added to my ever growing shopping list!
Your Chance To Win
Okey dokey, now that i've had a chance to try them, I thought i'd give one of you lovely lot the opportunity to try them too. It's only a small giveaway so don't get too excited, but i'm sure many of you wouldn't mind trying these for free!! The prize consists of that superb pink Fab bag, a badge and a £2 voucher (see the first pic above). In order for you to get lucky, all you have to do is leave a comment below telling me what your perfect flavour ice lolly would be...simple! Don't forget to leave a way for me to contact you ie twitter name/email. Please feel free to spread the word via twitter or facebook (links are below this post). Thanks for reading and good luck :)
Comp Rules
1. Sorry but this comp is open to the UK only
2. Only 1 entry per person, duplicates will be disqualified so you have been warned!
3. Comp ends on Friday 27th May (plenty time) and prize will be posted out soon after
4. As always I will post the name of the winner on my blog, twitter and facebook

And the winners are......

Thankyou so much for the entries to my comp....they've certainly given me a few giggles along the way! Now it's time to announce the winners......

In 3rd place and winner of the Fantastic Mr Fox Odd Socks is GRAPEVINE who sent me her entry privately via twitter since it was a little risque....but here it is:
There was a criminal up in court. The judge said, "Do you admit to attacking this woman?" Criminal "Cough, cough, splutter,.. yes m'lud."
Judge "And than you raped her and stole her handbag?" Criminal "Cough, cough, splutter.......yes m'lud"
Judge "Look here young man, I can't understand a word you're saying with all that couging. Why don't you go and suck a Fisherman's Friend?" Criminal "I'm in enough bloody trouble as it is, m'lud." 

In 2nd place and winner of the Fantastic Mr Fox T-shirt is ALI991 with this joke:
How can you shorten a bed?
Don't sleep long in it!

And in 1st place, winner of the Fantastic Mr Fox Pyjamas is.......... MISSIELIZZIE  with this joke:
What's the difference between a dog and a fox?
8 pints of Stella.

The winners were chosen by myself, my other half and a couple of friends to keep everything fair. Many thanks for entering and Congratulations to the winners. I believe you are all on twitter so if you could DM me your addresses, i'll get your goodies posted out to you.

Fantastic Mr Fox Comp

Okey dokey, thought it was about time I had another comp for all my lovely followers and readers. The prizes, yes, you read right, I said prizes, are Fantastic Mr Fox goodies!
The winner will receive a Fantastic Mr Fox pair of pyjamas in their own case...ideal with christmas just around the corner!

I then have a runner's up prize of a Fantastic Mr Fox tshirt.....

And finally, 1 more small prize for 3rd place, some Fantastic Mr Fox Odd Socks....

Okay, so theres the prizes on offer, now for what you need to do:
1. Leave a comment on my blog telling me your best joke
2. That's it...simple or what!! I'll have an independent judge to choose the winner. Best joke gets the pyjamas, 2nd best gets the tshirt and 3rd best gets the socks! Go on....make me laugh!!

Rules as always:
1. Sorry but UK only
2. 1 entry per person
3. Comp closes Fri 5th November at 12pm BST and winners will be notified soon after

Hope that's everything....if not, just ask!

And the Winner is.....

Sorry i'm a little late with this but I had a bit of running round to do this morning since my kids broke up from school at dinner time.
Alas, the wait is finally over! I had a whopping 7 entries (plenty of interest then eh!) to this comp so the odds of winning were pretty darn good. 
To keep it all fair, I gave each of you a number from 1 to 7 based on where you entered, ie
jenniwren12 = 1
pied_wagtail = 2
blissbubbley = 3
paulineppp = 4
madamejoy41 = 5
singlemummynet = 6
anniemcs = 7
I then used a Random Number Generator to choose the winner.......

As you can see from the above screenshot, number 3 was chosen so Congratulations to BLISSBUBBLEY
I won't tell you how long i've been sitting here like a numpty trying to work out how to upload my screenshot to blogger, phew, all done now though!
Anyway, Congrats again to blissbubbley....if you could DM me your address via twitter i'll get that posted out to you! :-)

Compy, giveaway thingy!

Okay, this is going to be one of my shortest posts ever lol I have 1 bottle of 150ml Rodial Brazillian Tan in DARK, as shown below, to give away to one of you lucky lot!

Now, I have to warn you again.....this is DARK, so probably not much use if you're fair skinned....now that would be heading for disaster!!
I can't tell you whether this product is good or bad as I haven't tried it myself, however reviews i've read suggest that it's pretty darn fab!
This is available to buy from the Rodail website for £39.99.

Now then, I bet you're wondering what you need to do to get your hands on this....at least I hope you are!!
Simple, leave a comment below...any comment does whether it be a 'pick me' comment or a tale of woe, they'll all be placed in the draw! Feel free to share on twitter etc too, although not essential!
The all important rules:
1. UK entry only
2. 1 entry per person
3. Closes midnight 22nd July 2010
Please leave your twitter name if you have one.
Winner will be announced on here and over on twitter....so don't forget to check back!
GOOD LUCK!!

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED....SEE ABOVE POST FOR WINNER!!

And the Winners are.....

WINNER OF CONFESSIONS OF A CITY GIRL AND NEAL'S YARD REMEDY CREAMWell, todays the day i reveal who won my competitions....oooer!

All the names of those who entered to win Confessions of a City Girl and the Neal's Yard cream were written on pieces of paper, folded then placed into a hat.  My other half's mate was here so i got him to pick out the winner.

As you can see from the pics, the name paulinepppp was chosen.....Congratulations!!

                                                                                   

WINNER OF THE TWO CHILDRENS BOOKS

As you know, my other half was responsible for choosing the winner here.  There were some great entries, but the one which he found most amusing was the comment by iridessa.........Congratulations!!

Many thanks to all who entered - i had a right old giggle reading through your replies.

I know that both winners are on twitter and i would much appreciate it if you could DM me your names/addresses and i'll get those posted out asap.....thankyou once again and Congratulations to the winners!!

 

                                                                                 

Confessions of a City Girl & Neal's Yard Remedies Comp

Okay, since i'm running a bit of a competition to win kids books, i thought i'd balance the tables a little and offer the above prize to one of you!"

There is a copy of Confessions of a City Girl by Suzana S. and a tub of Neal's Yard Remedies, Frankincense Toning Body Cream.

Nice and simple entry - just leave a comment below telling me why you want to win .....easy peasy!

COMPETITION RULES
1. Only 1 entry per person (duplicates will be discounted)
2. This will run for 2 weeks and a winner chosen on Friday 26th March
3. Uk residents only

Winner will be posted on my blog and i'll also be tweeting!
GOOD LUCK!! xx

My First Giveaway

Well, i thought it was about time i offered a giveaway on here, so this is it!
I have 2 kids books, Elephant Joe is a Spaceman! by David Wojtowycz (so glad thats typed, not sure i could have pronounced it!), and i also have Erroll by Hannah Shaw.

One winner will be chosen to receive both books.
For a chance to win, all you have to do is leave a comment below telling me what the funniest thing a young child has ever asked/said to you.......i'd love to hear what you replied too!  My other half will be doing the judging just so it's all fair and square.

A FEW SIMPLE RULES:
1. Only ONE entry per person (duplicates will be discounted)
2. Competition will run for 2 weeks and a winner will be chosen on Friday March 26th
3. Sorry, but this is only open to UK residents
The winners name will be posted on my blog, so please check back - for those of you on twitter, i'll also tweet the winner!!

All i can say now is GOOD LUCK to you all and i look forward to reading your replies! :-) xx