10 Feb

The one where I give my heart away… AKA: Who wants sweeties?

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I think I’ve said tat once, but I guess this is the only good thing about being single on Valentines Day is that you don’t really need to worry about going out and getting gifts for your significant other… Mainly because you don’t have one…

Okay… this is sad really… The awesome people at Swizzels Matlow, the makers of Love Hearts, sent some of their new Valentine’s Day collection including a limited edition heart-shaped retro tin full of Mini Love Hearts and an ‘I Love You’ tube of sweets and I have NO ONE to share it with…

Those retro treats offer a range of quirky gifts as an alternative to chocolate that should please all the ladies (and save the necks of all yer silly lads buying chocolate boxes to tempt them to get out of their diets… so positive points to you!!!).

What better way to say I love you then saying it the sweet way.

Yeah… Tacky… I know… but the whole Valentines Day thing is SUPPOSED to be tacky isn’t it?It’s tradition and all that… and who am I to break with traditions???

So… In the best interest of keeping them, and making someone happy, this Valentins day I shall be giving my heart away to one of my lucky readers!!!

Nooooooo silly… not THAT one… THAS ONE

So… who wants some sweeties???? All you gotta do to win is leave me a comment or twit me (@urbanvox) with the hashtag #lovehearts telling me THE TACKIEST thing you could ever say/hear on valentines day! And don’t tell e you’d never do it… we all do it at least once in our lives… Love makes no sense after all… and we are all fools for loving… and we love it!

Go on then… you have until Monday the 13th at 11:59pm to leave me your comment/@ me your tweet… and one of you that do it will get my tin heart for valentines! How does that sound??? Good??? AWESOME!

WHO WANTS SOME LOVELY SWEETIES?!!?!?

PS: if you don’t win, don’t worry… you can always get your own tin at www.lovehearts.com ;-)

01 Feb

And the Winner of The Experience Days Comp is……..

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31 Jan

A Big Hug By Mail

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I am the sort of guy that avoids to use the post office as much as I can and try to do as much as I can online… I think is practical and quicker and so much more… practical…

I have no shame to say that if it depends on me to send Christmas cards to family and friends for example none of them will ever get any… Unless I am being bullied like it happened last year… (yes… I am talking to you Livi).

Happily, I got to find out about this awesome service where you can send REAL postcards made out of your favourite photos at the click of a link either on your desktop computer or via your smart phone to anywhere in the world for just £1.45 per postcard (awesome for when you are on holidays and what to share the moment right there and then!!!)

A lot of older people end up missing out on news from family because they don’t own smartphones and aren’t on Facebook or email.

That’s where Hugmail comes in, the message service that starts on the screen and ends on the mantlepiece.

And to use it is quite easy.

Step One: Log into their website (LOOK!!! They called me lovely! they know me sooo well… hehehe )

Step 2: Choose the photo you want to send from your computer (or smart phone), Facebook (which will soon be available of if you don’t have one, simply click on I don’t have a photo and they will find a random one for you to use from their database.

Step 3: Edit your photo… not a lot of functions but you get to zoom in and out, rotate and position the photo you want to use on the postcard.

Step 4: write the message you want to send on the back of the postcard. and the address of the person you want to send it to… Another awesome feature is that you can save the details of who you sent the card to in an address book, this way this time you don’t need to fill up all the forms again (I HATE filling up forms!)

Now all you gotta do is check the front and back of the postcard,

verify the details and send your HugMail… Voila… Instant real postcard for that very special person to frame and put on the mantel piece etc etc etc…

A pretty straight forward service for us that hate queuing up at the post office (specially when out on holidays or always on the go) that I can definitely recommend. I’ll soon be trying the App as well (as soon as I can have my iPhone back (cries a little)… and will let you know how it works from there.

Right now, I have 5 tokens to give away so one of my lucky readers can send real postcards to family and friends via HugMail.

All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me what is their PERFECT postcard photo and I will be selecting one commentator to receive the 5 tokens to try HugMail out on Sunday (05/02).

Well… let’s get busy!!!

16 Jan

Win an Incredible Experience Day Out @ urbanvox.net

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So… I think it is safe to say that the whole 2012 novelty and brand new year feeling and smell is over already right? We’ve all made plans for the year and decided to do more stuff (or less according to some people I know) and now is time to get on with the rest of the year and make things happen!

So… my mantra for this year is “Keep Active” and I am planning to work that out in all ways possible and don’t be alarmed if you read a lot about it around here and to kick-start that in style I will be giving away a £50 Gift Voucher courtesy of the awesome peoples at ExperienceDays.co.uk .

Experience Days is THE home of experience gifts and experience days in the UK and there you’ll find a stunning range of unique gifts, presents and activity days. Whether you’re looking for the perfect romantic gifts for a partner, an activity day out with the family, if you’d just love a professional top to toe pamper day for pure relaxation or if you’re itching to launch yourself off the UK’s only bridge bungee jump, look no further to get inspired as they’ve got the experiences to ensure you make it a day to remember.

To win is easy:

Just leave me a comment describing in a few words what would be your PERFECT Experience day out. Don’t be shy… it can be one of the ones in the Experience Days website or your most ludicrous dream!

You can enter the competition until 11:59pm on January the 30th and I will be picking a winner out of the sorting hat (or something like that) on the 31st of January and posting the results on my blog.

Sending me your answer to @urbanvox on twitter with the hashtag #keepactive counts as an extra chance to win.

The Gift voucher can be redeemed against an experience with the same price or put towards the costs of a more expensive one so BIG WIN!!!!

My perfect Experience Day would probably have something to do with a handful of gorgeous ladies ready to do my bidding and attend to me every desire… like baking cakes, giving my nice back rubs, and… well… the last thing is none of your business! DON’T JUDGE ME!

Sooooo… What is YOUR Perfect Experience Day????

14 Nov

Chocolate??? Yes please!!!!

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Last week I received a little something in the post that kinda made me go “yay!!” and made a few people go “I WANT!!!” on Twitter and me giggle at them and tease back with photos like this one here:

They look yummy don’t they?!?!? I can assure you they taste even yummier than they look… The peoples at The Chocolate Library really do know their stuff!!!

They carefully make them with premium quality handmade Belgian chocolate and contains higher than average cocoa solids ensuring the milk chocolate has a smooth texture and creamy taste while the dark bar has a rich and intense flavour. Minimum cocoa solids: 35% for milk, 70% for dark. They say making chocolate is an art… and I believe the peoples at The Chocolate Library have totally nailed it.

That is actually not all! Their chocolate bars are like a personalised card – only more delicious.

You pick a design, then add you message to the back. It’s a truly original gift and at just £4.95 is great value if you have a few people to buy for. The fact that you can add your message on the back means there’s no need to worry about a card. And if the person you are buying the yummy card is a book lover, you can get one of their great Bundle Deals (book + Choccie) straight from their website and they will be delivered straight to your door packed with all care and personalised as you requested.

Great stuff isn’t it!?!?!?! The perfect Xmas Gift for your Chocolate/book lover! Another amazing tip from the UrbanVox HQ….

Ah… of course… I’m not done yet…

Who Wants some Chocolate??!!?!?

The UrbanVox HQ has teamed up with the awesome people from The Chocolate Library for a small little competition.

One of our readers/Twitter followers will get a prise that goes pretty well with the festive holidays.

The one and only Hungover Bar

A bar that is guaranteed not to make you fall over – unlike the other type!

And to win is simple as 1, 2, 3…

1 – Follow @urbanvox and @choclibrary on twitter
2 – @ me telling me how much you love chocolate using the hashtag #iwantchocolate
3 – For an extra chance of winning leave me a comment in this post saying I LOVE CHOCOLATE or something along these lines…

The competition will be open until midnight of November the 30th and you can leave your entries here on the blog or via twitter until then when we’ll be picking a winner from the sorting hat. The winner will be announced on the 1st of December and your bar will be with you shortly.

Now that you have the rules… WHO WANTS SOME YUMMY CHOCOLATE?!??!?!!?