Sale Fever

June 22, 2009 By: Louise Kilburn Category: Fashion, Money, Shopping

It’s that time of year again – yes sale season is here at Get The Label!! And we at Hectic Mum love this time of year - we can fill our wardrobes – and those of our loved ones – for half the price. And when you’ve got kids it’s all about budgeting wisely as we all know well!!

So, what is the sensible way to shop the sales to ensure that you don’t end up wasting money on stuff you won’t wear and you only bought because it was cheap? My three sale rules are keep it simple, go for the basics and try everything on!!! If it doesn’t fit you now it probably never will – so take a deep breath and if it doesn’t do up – walk away!!

I’ve had a look on the Get The Label site and found a few perfect pieces for you to snap up…

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Last minute Father’s Day ideas

June 18, 2009 By: Liz McNamara Category: Food, Shopping

So, another Father’s Day is upon us (in the UK anyway) and it seems to have snuck up on me this year – only 3 days to go and no sign of a present for Mr Hectic Mum. ARGH.
Google time I think. I’ve had a quick scour and found some great experience days on the Virgin website, although £375 to drive a nice car around a track a couple of time might be stretching the budget a bit, but a tour of Old Trafford could be on the cards.

 

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