20Dec 2016 by Oliver No Comments
Savvy Review: Philips Avent Steriliser Versus Tommee Tippee Steriliser

Savvy Review: Philips Avent Steriliser Versus Tommee Tippee Steriliser

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Philips Steriliser Vs Tommee Tippee Steriliser For this review we wanted to compare the Philips Avent unit against it's main competitor, Tommee Tippee steriliser. Why? Well when it's 10:30pm in the evening and you're deciding who's washing up the bottles and who's getting up during the night, we needed something that works. We've used both units, and thought it worth sharing our insights for others to make those night time feed more smooth for bottle fed babies. The Philips AVENT 3-in-1 Steriliser is Philips' main wall powered baby and infant bottle steriliser. It boasts 3 sizes in its setup. This is a big contrast to the Tommee Tippee steriliser and its one size fits all approach. It has a small compact option suitable for accessories, soothers and teats. A medium,…
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11Dec 2016 by Oliver No Comments
Top Christmas Toys Review – Are they worth their cost?

Top Christmas Toys Review – Are they worth their cost?

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Christmas toys 2016; worth their cost? Christmas toys can often divide opinion. Over the past few months we've been putting together some reviews of the toys expected to be popular this Christmas. It's not an exhaustive list, but the reviews we have done for each attempt to really concentrate on whether you're getting value for money. We will include the price in October 2016 and the price in November to see if prices have been inflated in the Christmas run-up. SPINMASTER HATCHIMALS Tipped to be one of the "must have" Christmas toys this year, we've reviewed both the Green and Pink versions. Our green was ordered from Amazon France but was still the standard UK, or rather European edition. Although the two eggs are similar this Green was far preferred…
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01Dec 2016 by Oliver 20 Comments
Echo Versus Dot & UK Review + Competition

Echo Versus Dot & UK Review + Competition

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How to setup your new UK Amazon Echo: A first look review and unboxing. The "New" Amazon Echo has finally reach release day in the uk, with a few minor differences to the US version. This review looks at the new unit and compares it to the soon to be released Amazon Dot. Aside from the plug, the UK Echo also comes packages without a physical remote control, and although the unit is voice activated via it's wake up name "Alexa", not have a manual input as well could be useful to know for some expecting it to come with one. The remote can however be bought in the UK from Amazon for £19.99: View remote here Unboxing is quick and easy with the power lead plugging into a power…
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25Nov 2016 by Oliver 1 Comment

How to make free money from your receipts

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SHOPPRIZE: GET FREE CASH FROM YOUR GROCERY RECEIPT: Try Shopprize: Have a load of receipts from recent glitches and savvy shopping hanging around? Turn them into free Amazon gift credit (ANY receipt, from ANY store works). Although they can't be from years ago, this tip will help sort and clear out those old receipts that are left in drawers, pockets and car doors. How? 1. Install the ShopPrize App (Android only), we've set up a link for 200 bonus coins to start: http://goo.gl/rd4VdS Use the code mfi7a if prompted. 2. Snap every receipt (worth 100 coins each) 3. Use coins to enter prize draws OR snap 75 to auto cash out in paypal or Amazon giftcards (our recommendation) 4. Most users cashout earnings within a week if they snap all…
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25Nov 2016 by Oliver No Comments
Tastesmiths Kits, Take Away, or Supermarket – Which curry is best value.

Tastesmiths Kits, Take Away, or Supermarket – Which curry is best value.

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Tastesmiths Curry Kits Review We have been trialling a few "scratch meal" kits from various providers over the last few months. Mainly to see how easy they are for meals when Mrs Savvy returns to work at the end of her maternity leave. We've looked at boxes with weekly meal plans (we'll post those reviews later) and simple off the shelf starter kits. For the purposes of this review, we dedicated a few meals one week to trying out a couple of curries from the lovely people at Tastesmiths. You can buy Tastesmiths Curry Kits on Amazon with FREE delivery. Take Away, Curry Kits or Supermarket options? Curries are a firm favourite in our house. They are on the table at least once a week. We have a great Indian…
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05Nov 2016 by Oliver No Comments
Savvy Dad Review: Fisher Price Bright Lights BeatBelle & BeatBo Learnin’ Lights Dance Mat.

Savvy Dad Review: Fisher Price Bright Lights BeatBelle & BeatBo Learnin’ Lights Dance Mat.

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Fisher Price BeatBelle Review Here in the Savvy Dad house nothing gets Little Savvy's attention quicker than the door bell. So imagine his delight when the good old postie delivered some special boxes from Fisher Price with the word "toys" emblazoned on the side. They had sent us over a BeatBelle along with a few of their new release toys from the end of the summer to review as part of an upcoming article we are planning on top toys expected on wish lists this Christmas. Up for in depth review at the hands of Little Savvy and Baby Savvy were two offerings from Fisher Price. The Bright Beats Dance and Move BeatBelle; an interactive movement based bot. And along with this, the Bright Beats Learnin' Lights Dance Mat - an…
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25Oct 2016 by Oliver 1 Comment

Savvy Review: Braun Series 9 9291cc

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We were lucky enough to be given the latest premium Braun 9291cc shaver to review here at Savvy Dad HQ, and with a price tag in the £100's it had to be worth it to make it into my daily frugal routine. Firstly, I was looking to be convinced with moving to an electric shaver. I've tried them in the past and never found the closeness of shave or comfort a match for manual blades. I've tried a few Philips electrics and an old Remington but hated them, even though they boasted "wet" shave options.   This Series 9 9291cc is a revelation though, although it will never completely replace my trusty Gillette Pro Fusion blades for closeness and smoothness there are a number of reasons why I'll keep it charged…
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