Electric Blankets – Cheap Winter Warmth

I asked a friend the other day what he learnt this winter. He said that buying an electric blanket was one of the things he did, and, he learnt that electric blankets use less power than an oil heater. I can’t verify his fact about saving power using an electric blanket instead of an oil heater, but I would think it might be true.

My mother swears by her electric blanket. She says it’s mainly due to the fact that the bed is nice and warm when she gets into it. Something that is a real plus in an ice cold winter.
Electric Blankets for Warmth in Winter
I have a feeling America and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere are in for a SHOCKINGLY cold winter this year. Especially after the heat wave they just had this summer. So, if you feel like saving money AND keeping warm, try the electric blanket.

Let me know what you think. Especially if you have (or have tried) an electric blanket. I’d love other people’s opinions on whether it’s worth getting one.

Oh, and did you know, you can get Electric Blankets on Amazon? Just click the link below to check them out. (I must say, some of them look REALLY warm).

Electric Blankets on Amazon

P.S. This is not a picture of my mom. She’s cuter than that 😉

Party Music for your guests

If you have a party, like a dinner party, you’ll most probably have music playing in the background. If not, then, I suggest you have music in the background. Soft music, and preferably something that you know most of your guests will like.

I can’t really suggest artists without offending some people, but here are some of my own recommendations/tastes…

Valentines dinner music:
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Coricraft Morningside – Suckers for Punishment

Those suckers would be us. My wife and I decided to give the eager beavers a chance at a sale. I mean, if they were so eager to sell us something the first time we walked in the shop, SURELY they would be able to sell us something we wanted.

Anyway, after the bad service at Coricraft Sandton (which I wrote in this post: “Coricraft Sandton – From excellent to SHOCKING!“), we decided to ask for the desk and display unit in Coricraft Morningside.
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Coricraft Morningside – Psychotic Uselessness

Have you ever walked into a furniture store looking to see if there’s anything that will suit your house? With a lot of people moving into town-house complexes, this can also mean searching furniture stores for furniture that will just plain FIT in your house. Well, that was the one thing we did when we walked into Coricraft Morningside the first time.

We noticed a nice set of dining room chairs that we thought would look great in our as-yet unfurnished dining room. Unfortunately, I’m not always the prepared type, so I did not have the exact measurements of our dining room, so just buying 6 or 8 chairs can become quite risky if you’re buying without careful thought. Unfortunately for us, the lady in the store was quite eager to make a sale. Why UNFORTUNATELY?! Well, the conversation went a little like this:
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Coricraft Sandton – From excellent to SHOCKING!

Just before I got married, my (now) wife and I ordered 2 leather couches from Coricraft Sandton. I must say, service was excellent. The staff phoned when the furniture was ready, and they delivered it fine, with no damage, and as on time as you can possibly get in South Africa.

Six months later, and we spotted a matching display unit and desk on the floor in the shop. In my personal opinion, they are a stylish combination, and I am proud that we eventually bought them. Even though it took 8 months to eventually receive. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me start at the beginning.
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Coricraft

Coricraft warningCoricraft is a furniture manufacturing and distribution company in South Africa that is VERY badly run. They have SHOCKING customer service, uninformed staff, and no POSSIBLE urge to improve themselves. In my next few posts, I’m going to outline my views and experiences with Coricraft in the hope that somebody out there will benefit from my story…

Coricraft may be reasonably priced
Coricraft may have decent looking furniture
But Coricraft should give you MEDICINE when you order something from them, because Coricraft WILL NOT give you ANY customer satisfaction!!!

I have tried 4 different stores in the hope that I will be treated well, and the items I’ve ordered will arrive on time and in good condition at least once, but no, 5 out of 4 times they have proved their incompetence. Why 5 out of 4? The Coricraft warehouse in Wynberg, Johannesburg is the lame arm of a sick company.

Anyway, there’s a lot more to this story, so feel free to read our travels through the dark land of Coricraft South Africa:

Coricraft Sandton – From excellent to SHOCKING!
Coricraft Morningside – Psychotic Uselessness
Coricraft Morningside – Suckers for Punishment
Coricraft Menlyn – A different language
Coricraft Wynberg – OH, MY, FREAK!!!
www.coricraft.co.za – WOW
Coricraft Design Quarter – OMG
Coricraft good service
Coricraft Refund Policy Hell

Herb Garden – Before and After

Ok, if you think creating, designing, planting and caring for a herb garden is hard, PLEASE take a look at the photos below. Assuming you have herbs that are suitable to your environment, you should be fine. Now, by “suitable” I mean, there’s probably a slim chance that you’ll get some Basil herbs growing in Antarctica. 😉

Here is what the herb garden looked like JUST before completion:
Herb Garden Photo

Here is what the herb garden looks like after 6 months of growth:
Herb Garden Photo

If you’re thinking of creating a herb garden like this, it’s REALLY easy, and you can check out the process I followed here:
Step 1 – Mark out your area
Step 2 – Remove the grass
Step 3 – Laying the stepping stones
Step 4 – Plant the herbs
Step 5 – Look after it