Banana Nesquik MilkShake Review

Powdered Nesquik in banana flavour something I have avoided like the plague solely due to it being a Nestle product. The politics and morals aside I am giving a review of it today as I tried to out yesterday as a guest. Needless to say my opinion may surprise some people but not others. Nestle or not I must admit I am not a fan of milkshakes unless made from natural homegrown product and very against powdered milkshakes in general.

Looking at the ingredients the bulk is based upon sugar and glucose syrup. If you like sweet stuff then you’ll like this and indeed the banana milkshake is the sweetest I think I’ve ever tasted in fact the sugar content actually overpowers the taste and detracts from the banana flavour. And that’s what it is banana flavour!

It has a taste but served cold is takes the overpowering artificial taste away somewhat, almost like ice-cream. It did not quench my thirst but left me wanting more. This of course is a tactic by the company to make you drink and buy more and I couldn’t help thinking this all the time.

You could easily drink this milkshake as though there wasn’t’ a tomorrow all down to the sugar content and flavouring that is additive but if you think that is negative listen to the price. One carton of the stuff retails at just under £3.00. You could buy bananas, ice-cream milk and sugar and make your own without chemicals at a fraction of the cost.

If you are lazy and want to poison you system then this Nesquik milkshake is for you, but for me it is too expensive and I can’t get away from thinking I am being taken for a mug drinking it.

A thumbs down from me, but then what did you expect from a Nesquik product!?

Lush Buffy - A Tough Exfoliating Soap

We opened the present that was given to us from an American guest who came ot visit us last week and found packet of Lush Buffy soap. We were told it was meant to be the best exfoliating soap you can buy so we decided to try it out.

Looking at the ingredients we found that is contains all vegen ingredients from cocoa, rice, almonds and aduki beans. It is mean to be used in the shower or bath, but we only have a shower so that’s were we used it. The instruction didn’t even have to be read they were so simple. Plainly you just rub the soap on the skin and rinse it off. This is meant to moisturize and subsequently exfoliate.

I found it worked very well for me as but my partner has sensitive skin and found the abrasiveness too rough and had to stop as it was becoming quite painful in sensitive areas. After the scrub there wasn’t any scent left, not surprising, as it didn’t have any scent when applying it in the first instance. It left me with a smooth skin, but my partner just felt the experience was like going through a mincer.

I looked up the price of the soap which retails at around $11 in the USA. It certainly gives a good if somewhat harsh scrub and works well if you like this kind of treatment, but living in Bulgaria I would buy a Bulgarian copy or equivalent as the price is far to high in my opinion and that what we do here anyway.

A thumbs up from me, bar the price, but a thumbs down from my partner.

Handkerchiefs Are A Dirty Habit

Handkerchiefs used to be something that I would never ever be without. Every Birthday and Christmas they were well received as presents as they had a use up until the age of 20. Then a sudden realisation sunk in and the handkerchief habit was seen in a new light.

What are handkerchiefs used for? Quite simply, in the main, they are used for blowing you nose and storing what come out. Not a pleasant sight. Let’s be honest we all see what the contents are before tucking the handkerchief back into your pocket or handbag so we know it’s not pleasant. Then, we may want to blow out nose again and use the same soiled handkerchief to add the mess that may be partially dried up by now. It really is a disgusting habit using soiled cloths and of course would contaminate the storage space it is place in.

Blowing you nose into a tissue then disposing it once soiled it the most hygienic way to deal with this activity. Having often seen sports peoples blow my nose whilst in sports activities and using nothing other than a finger to block one side of the nose whilst expelling the contents of the opposite nostril used to be look upon with distaste. Now I see this an economic and environmentally friendly way of dealing with this as long as the path is clear when it happens.

Another fact about handkerchiefs and something that always sticks in my mind is the cleaning process involved. I remember many years ago as a student living with someone with hay fever and he continuously used one handkerchief to dispel his nasal deposits. We used to share a washing machine and the said handkerchief went in with all the other clothing. Needless to say the washing that came out was dotted with sticky nasal mess an experience that also sticks in my mind.

Handkerchiefs are to my mind now unhealthy and I never use them. It is a tissue or the sportsperson habit now and I feel much better for that.

A big thumbs down for handkerchiefs in this case.

Blogsvertise - Absolutely No Compaints

$116.50! That’s how much I have made out of Blogsvertise this year and I haven’t taken up many of the posts that were offered. If I did this figure would be in excess of $200!

Blogsvertise have paid on time every time without fail, something that some other paid reviews don’t do. My minimum payment for a review was $7, but the majority were $9 + making it a very decent fee compared to others that are so low that it is an insult to bloggers.

If I had to choose a paid review site that delivers what it preached to get you to sign up, it has to Blogsvertise. Next year I will be with them and hope to break the $250 barrier for the year. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication blogging and paid reviews really do help to pay for the overheads involved and a little extra as a bonus.

A no frills honest review here coming from someone who uses this paid review site regularly and gets paid handsomely from it. Just thought I’d let you know.

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A Christmas Review

This is a review of Christmas and what I feel about it. Okay, we should only now begin to start talking about Christmas, as I firmly believe the festive season starts for real 12 days before the 25th December. The commercial world make you want to believe that the run up to Christmas starts in September. This is to get the best profits out of Christmas and many businesses on the Christmas bandwagon for profits aren’t Christian in any case!

After trying to avoid the avalanche of adverts on television and the media, now should be the time to be thinking about plans for this Christmas. It is a time where families should get together and take time to reflect on what Christmas really is. This has been forgotten and Christmas has been exploited and manipulated for many years.

One thing that I do not miss about Christmas in the UK is writing and sending Christmas cards. Many used to be sent just for the sake of it and didn’t have any real sincerity. The cards I received used to be hung on the wall. Each year there would be some 150-200 cards hung up, mind you many were from the children I used to teach in primary school. Now many people, me included just send e-cards online, which can be personalised, this saves on paper and postage.
Another thing about Christmas whilst working in schools is it that by the time the school breaks up it really felt like Christmas has finished after the Christmas concerts, carol services and parties have taken place.

The whole point is that Christmas is and should remain a Christian celebration seems to have been swept under the carpet. I hope this article brings back a little reminder of that.

A thumbs up to the celebration of the birth of Christ.

Kodak C713 Digital Camera Review

I have bought a Kodak C713 digital camera for the price of 104 BGN leva which works out at around $70. After using it for a day here is my evaluation.

I must stress that this is one of the cheapest digital cameras around with the functions that is has so I didn’t expect too much with this in mind.

It is really easy to use and with 7 million pixels the quality of the pictures are very good. All the software that came with it was easy to install on my computer and works well. The pictures indoor with flash were dark, the flash unit isn’t that good especially in conjunction with the zoom function.

The digital zoom effect turned out to be a bit grainy and the display face cant’ be seen in winter sunshine. The functions if you use them are a bit awkward to use, but then who does use them, as a more geared up photographer would surely buy a more up market camera.

For the layman photographer who wants a no fuss camera, just set it on auto and click away. It will give decent quality pictures without trouble. Using the full features just is a bit of a pain so I don’t bother with this model.

A thumbs up for the price, but a little thumbs down for the added functions, but what do you expect at this price?

Top EC Droppers For November 2009

A Quick thank you to all Entrecard friends who dropped on 50-50 Deals last month. It is with great pleasure that I annouce the top 10 for November. Traders' Hub won by a whisker and gets a free month of exposure on my home page.

Here is the list:

Dropper	# of drops
Traders' Hub	31
Pure Natural Diva	31
Learning Corner	30
Business & Life Success	29
Winesworld's blog	27
atenean101 @ Blogspot	25
My Meme Mania	25
Photojournalist !	24
Perfect Shave Dispatch	23
60 Were Enough	22