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Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Sunday, 24 June 2012
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Grandparents Must Buy #1
Review of Penwizard Personalised Book
We recently were lucky to win a personalised children's book for our Grandaughter Grace from Mummy Alarm and provided by Penwizard.
So with the win voucher code in hand we visited their website.
Our first impressions of their site is good, easy to navigate layout. So we went to choose the book for Grace. This was simple for us as it, in this case has to be Peppa Pig. Its good that they have known characters on their site. We chose our book (Peppa Pig Goes to your Child's Party). Clicked on Create and then were presented with the 'Changing Room' screens. This is where you can personalise your gift to suit the child with name, hair, skin, etc etc and including a personal message from the sender. This process was very easy to do. We double checked all details before continuing, as they say any mistakes at this point is your fault. Which is fair enough.
We then went through the ordering process, and although we did not have to pay, everything else was very simple. Pressed Order Confirm and that was it.
As soon as we confirmed we got an email saying order processing and also an expected dispatch date which was in 3 days after the order day. The next day we got an email telling us it was dispatched and guess what the next day the postman delivered it (1st class) in a sturdy cardboard envelope marked do not bend.
The reason for the last paragraph is to say that after you paid your money, the electronic contact with a company and the promise of delivery that happens and ties up with the auto generated emails must happen. In this case it did.
Upon opening, first impressions of the book was of such high quality, although its a soft back the covers are glossy and thick. This size of the book is 28cm x 21cm, so not a small book. The inside pages are matt and of thick paper too. Same quality book as you would buy your grandchild in a bookshop with no worries.
The story is great, her name was printed on most pages. Our overall impression that if we were to spend the £17.49 for the book including postage and packing (UK), we would be very pleased at our purchase.
One thing that did come to mind is the book has the Ladybird symbol and trademark on it. We checked back on the website and from what we can see, this is not promoted. Well as Grandparents we grew up with Ladybird books and to us it is a very trusted brand. So if Penwizard is reading this, hopefully you might give the Ladybird logo a bit more prominence on your website.
At this time Grace has yet to see the book. We start our childcare again on Monday 16th. So we know her and she will love it, as with all children this age (3) they love to see their name in print.
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| Front Cover, with Grace's name and 3 we chose |
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| Sample page, Grace's name is there on most pages. |
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| Grace reading the book again! |
In conclusion we would recommend you give this site a look, if you
looking for a different present, that would give you Kudos in the
Grandparents stakes.
The quality of the product and the ease of use of the website makes it a highly
recommended purchase.
For more information please visit.
This is not a sponsored post
Written by Phyllis and Gerry v1.0 (more photos and Grace's reaction soon)
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Things To Do Before I’m …..
Got invited, well few days back now to have ago at a Meme by my lovely twitter friend Alison from her blog post HERE. I had a look and put it on the back burner. Now here I am going to sort of write my own. As I got quite a short memory span, going to re-read her post and write this post.
Reading Alison's post and the post she got invited to have a go from another blogger 'I May Not Be Your Mom But I'll Be Your Friend', the post is HERE. The idea seems to originate from a post by 'Two point Four Children' and it can be found HERE. The reasons for all the links, is to give you an idea of different ideas people have for the goals they wish to achieve.
Now re-reading again the posts I have linked to, it seems you now need to reveal your age. This is where I will go a bit different now. As a married couple, Gerry and I. We try to keep everything on the Internet as a joint thing. It is very hard as Facebook, Google+ and a few others do not allow this. Everything has to be individual. This annoys us. Any I digress. But as I at 56 and Gerry at 48, we are going to say things we would like both to do in two years time from today. This is a joint list.
So here goes.(Get to use bullet points too)
- Try to complete 100% Burnout Paradise on the Xbox360, we stuck on 94%, plus the online achievements.
- Visit Scotland, the Highlands for a long touring holiday.
- Re-visit 'The Langdale' in Cumbria and have Cumberland sausage and red cabbage in the local pub.
- Get our passports renewed.
- Win, borrow, beg or steal enough money to visit Florida.
- Get a 6 burner cooker (that's more Gerry's) but I will benefit in more lovely food.
- Least get some of our respected families together for a day, will need a wedding for that (Sarah or Kayleigh)
- Put a Christmas tree up.
- Finish decorating this place, been two years and counting. If it carries on, will be like the Forth Rail Bridge, once we finish will have to start again.
- Sit together and watch Lost season 1 and 2. Still on the shelf and still with shrink wrap around them.
- Learn how to grow herbs, like Jamie etc have in their TV kitchens, I am sure they are just put there.
- Take Grace to one of the Wednesday night summer firework displays on the beach.
- Go to Great Yarmouth races, both lived here for years and never been. its a 15 minute bus ride.
- Buy a banana tree. Not a real one, but to hang our bananas on.
- Have a proper night sleep when Grace is sleeping over. She three but we both up every hour checking on her. Very silly. We worry to much.
- Give cockles and mussels another go and try to like them. We live in a seaside town, they have the seafood stalls on the market with the little pots of them and toothpicks. Just at the moment don't like them.
- De-clutter, this will never happen. Have tried it loads of times. Just move a load of cr*p from box to a new box.
- Do not buy any more Goldfish, got five left, had eight. Bought for Grace. She really don't care. So when the last one goes to the great fish shop in the sky. That is it.
- Be rich enough to put £1 coins in the 'Christmas' pig, just once.
- See Kayleigh qualify as a nurse. Think that is about two years time. That one is up to her.
At the moment can't tag no one as I have to look around the blogs I read and blogger friends on twitter to see who has not been invited. Will update when I have some people.
If you feel the need to write a post like this please link it to Two Point Four Children's page
written by Phyllis and Gerry
Sunday, 11 March 2012
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