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The Sun
12-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Home Bargains shoppers race to buy £5 gadget that'll keep you cool through the hot weather and cut energy bills
SHOPPERS are rushing to Home Bargains to snap up a summer must-have that promises to beat the heat – and it costs less than a fiver. The Pifco Hands-Free Wearable Neck Fan, priced at just £4.99, is flying off shelves – and it's not your average fan. Unlike clunky desk fans that chomp through electricity, this clever wearable version slips around your neck and blows cooling air directly at your face, saving on energy bills while keeping you chilled on the go. It features dual adjustable fans, multiple speed settings and a quiet motor – making it ideal for heatwaves, sweaty commutes or just pottering in the garden. on a run, but they're also useful if you want to stay cool at home. At just under a fiver, it's a steal compared to similar models: Boots Wearable Neck Fan – £15.99 Valiant Wireless Neck Fan at B&Q – £14.99 Blaupunkt Cordless Neck Fan at B&M – £10 That's a saving of up to £11 with the Home Bargains version. Plus, because it's USB rechargeable, there's no need to keep replacing batteries – meaning it's cheaper to run than a traditional fan over summer. It is important to remember to always shop around when buying something like this as you might find a cheaper alternative. Websites like Trolley and Price Spy let you compare thousands of products across different retailers to find the best price. Shoppers race to Home Bargains for huge £51 saving on a posh beauty buy & a £1.99 must have Price Spy even lets you see how much an item has cost over time, so you can see if the current price is a good deal. A quick scan on the Google Shopping/Product tab will also bring up how much retailers are selling a certain item for too. Previous sales Last month, bargain supermarket Aldi launched a gorgeous new garden must-have Decorative Table for just £14.99, perfect for creating your own Mediterranean retreat. Recent Specialbuys from the discounter has also included the popular solar lights range. As well as a cheaper alternative to the Karcher pressure washer by some £80. Elsewhere, B&M released a number of garden furniture, this included a Sienna double egg chair which retails for £250. It also released the Paris 2-Seater Pod Chair is on sale also priced at £250. Recently, Argos slashed its prices on a massive range of outdoor and DIY essentials, with discounts of up to £60. Three weeks ago, Wilko knocked down prices on patio sets, lounge chairs, and bistro sets. How to save money at Home Bargains Knowing when to pick up products is one way to save money at Home Bargains. Visiting your local branch at the right time of day, week and year can help you pick up bargains from as little as 69p. We spoke to Tom Church, a shopping expert who reveals the best times to visit the store to bag a bargain. Also join any shopper bargain Facebook groups such as Extreme Couponing and Bargains, as people love to share the news when they have bagged a cheap deal. Be sure to look out for seasonal stock too, like most retailers, Home Bargains shashes its prices after big public holidays such as Christmas and Easter. How to bag a bargain SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain… Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with. Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks. Sales are when you can pick up a real steal. Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on. Sign up to mailing lists and you'll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too. When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use and are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer. Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping. Bargain hunters can also use B&M's scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out. And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you'll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
Scottish Sun
27-04-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Home Bargains is selling a garden essential for a third of the price of Screwfix – it helps with security too
You can choose from two versions LET THERE BE LIGHT LET THERE BE LIGHT Home Bargains is selling a garden essential for a third of the price of Screwfix – it helps with security too Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HOMEOWNERS can brighten up their gardens and driveways with a great deal from Home Bargains. The discount retailer is selling LED floodlights for a third of the price of other hardware stores like Screwfix. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Home Bargains' Pifco LED floodlight delivers a cool white glow Credit: Home Bargains 2 The Screwfix outdoor LED Floodlight comes in a die-cast aluminium body Credit: Screwfix Instead of Screwfix's LAP Weyburn Outdoor LED Floodlight which costs £14.99, Home Bargains has their Pifco LED Floodlight going for £4.99. Not only can they provide mains powered floodlighting to illuminate the garden or driveway, but also a clever and "effective deterrent against intruders" which can enhance overall safety to a property. At a similar size to the Screwfix LED floodlights with dimensions of 16 x 14 x 5cm, Home Bargain's lights are also described to be durable and waterproof. They contain 2700 lumens at 30 Watts, near to the 3000 lumens of the floodlight from Screwfix. Home Bargains also have the PIR version of their Pifco LED floodlight, which still costs a relatively low £7.99. This means a motion-sensor can be added to the light to detect movement, as well as being more energy-efficient. With even greater safety measures for a property, "the energy saving PIR sensor is ideal to instantly detect motion and illuminate potential security threats." Home Bargains also have a number of other garden lights going for cheap with various purposes, from being decoration to providing extra lighting. Other items include: Pifco Ultra Thing Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light 30cm - £.399 Pifco Ultra Thin Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light 30cm - £3.99 Firefly Solar Light Rock x2 - £5.98 Firefly Motion Sensor LED Security Solar Light - £5.99 Firefly Stainless Steel Wall Solar Light - £7.99 Firefly Motion Sensor Security Solar Light - £9.99 Savvy woman shares how she creates more drying space inside with £2.99 Home Bargains buy & it even works outside too Customers have previously praised garden lights they have acquired from Home Bargains. Some took to social media to say: "I've had mine outside for years, and I'm definitely buying more." Despite costing under £5, Home Bargains' lights are known to withstand various weather conditions and "create stunning outdoor illuminations". They are useful for the safety of homes, as well as enjoying outdoor summer events at the home, or evening barbecues.
The Sun
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Home Bargains is selling a garden essential for a third of the price of Screwfix – it helps with security too
HOMEOWNERS can brighten up their gardens and driveways with a great deal from Home Bargains. The discount retailer is selling LED floodlights for a third of the price of other hardware stores like Screwfix. Instead of Screwfix's LAP Weyburn Outdoor LED Floodlight which costs £14.99, Home Bargains has their Pifco LED Floodlight going for £4.99. Not only can they provide mains powered floodlighting to illuminate the garden or driveway, but also a clever and "effective deterrent against intruders" which can enhance overall safety to a property. At a similar size to the Screwfix LED floodlights with dimensions of 16 x 14 x 5cm, Home Bargain's lights are also described to be durable and waterproof. They contain 2700 lumens at 30 Watts, near to the 3000 lumens of the floodlight from Screwfix. Home Bargains also have the PIR version of their Pifco LED floodlight, which still costs a relatively low £7.99. This means a motion-sensor can be added to the light to detect movement, as well as being more energy-efficient. With even greater safety measures for a property, "the energy saving PIR sensor is ideal to instantly detect motion and illuminate potential security threats." Home Bargains also have a number of other garden lights going for cheap with various purposes, from being decoration to providing extra lighting. Other items include: Pifco Ultra Thing Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light 30cm - £.399 Pifco Ultra Thin Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light 30cm - £3.99 Firefly Solar Light Rock x2 - £5.98 Firefly Motion Sensor LED Security Solar Light - £5.99 Firefly Stainless Steel Wall Solar Light - £7.99 Firefly Motion Sensor Security Solar Light - £9.99 Savvy woman shares how she creates more drying space inside with £2.99 Home Bargains buy & it even works outside too Customers have previously praised garden lights they have acquired from Home Bargains. Some took to social media to say: "I've had mine outside for years, and I'm definitely buying more." Despite costing under £5, Home Bargains' lights are known to withstand various weather conditions and "create stunning outdoor illuminations". They are useful for the safety of homes, as well as enjoying outdoor summer events at the home, or evening barbecues.
The Irish Sun
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Home Bargains is selling a garden essential for a third of the price of Screwfix – it helps with security too
HOMEOWNERS can brighten up their gardens and driveways with a great deal from Home Bargains. The discount retailer is selling LED floodlights for a third of the price of other hardware stores like Screwfix. Advertisement 2 Home Bargains' Pifco LED floodlight delivers a cool white glow Credit: Home Bargains 2 The Screwfix outdoor LED Floodlight comes in a die-cast aluminium body Credit: Screwfix Instead of Screwfix's LAP Weyburn Outdoor LED Floodlight which costs £14.99, Home Bargains has their Pifco LED Floodlight going for £4.99. Not only can they provide mains powered floodlighting to illuminate the garden or driveway, but also a clever and "effective deterrent against intruders" which can enhance overall safety to a property. At a similar size to the Screwfix LED floodlights with dimensions of 16 x 14 x 5cm, Home Bargain's lights are also described to be durable and waterproof. They contain 2700 lumens at 30 Watts, near to the 3000 lumens of the floodlight from Screwfix. Advertisement Read More Fabulous News Home Bargains also have the PIR version of their Pifco LED floodlight, which still costs a relatively low £7.99. This means a motion-sensor can be added to the light to detect movement, as well as being more energy-efficient. With even greater safety measures for a property, "the energy saving PIR sensor is ideal to instantly detect motion and illuminate potential security threats." Home Bargains also have a number of other garden lights going for cheap with various purposes, from being Advertisement Most read in Fabulous Other items include: Pifco Ultra Thing Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light 30cm - £.399 Pifco Ultra Thin Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light 30cm - £3.99 Firefly Solar Light Rock x2 - £5.98 Firefly Motion Sensor LED Security Solar Light - £5.99 Firefly Stainless Steel Wall Solar Light - £7.99 Firefly Motion Sensor Security Solar Light - £9.99 Savvy woman shares how she creates more drying space inside with £2.99 Home Bargains buy & it even works outside too Customers have previously praised garden lights they have acquired from Home Bargains. Some took to social media to say: "I've had mine outside for years, and I'm definitely buying more." Despite costing under £5, Home Bargains' lights are known to withstand various weather conditions and "create stunning outdoor illuminations". Advertisement They are useful for the safety of homes, as well as enjoying outdoor summer events at the home, or evening barbecues.
Telegraph
08-03-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Isas made me a millionaire – but they are ripe for reform
For private investors like myself, 1987 was a memorable year. Nigel Lawson, then-chancellor, introduced Peps (Personal Equity Plans), changing investing across the country. The precursor to Isas, I immediately recognised the great advantages of this wrapper, free of income and capital gains taxes. However, in those early days there were very few plan Pep managers, and those that were managing plans generally restricted holdings to shares on their approved list – this was particularly unattractive to me as I have always selected my stocks. Eventually I alighted upon Midland Bank Executor and Trustee, based in Sheffield, and I took out a Pep with them. The annual amount one could invest was initially limited to £2,700, and thus I made my first investment in Manchester electrical manufacturer and wholesaler Pifco. It ticked all the boxes for me – family controlled, conservatively stewarded, cash rich, on a low price-to-earnings ratio, plus a 6pc dividend yield. For the next few years I put the maximum allowance I could into Pifco, re-investing dividends, building up a decent-sized holding. Finally, they were taken over by US appliance company Salton, delivering a very nice tax-free profit. In those early years, few wealthy investors bothered with Peps – I think they felt the amount they could invest was not really worth the trouble, but for me as a young parliamentarian on a limited salary, the annual investment was just about achievable. Over the years the annual allowance grew, and then in 1999 Gordon Brown introduced Isas, which were, to all intents and purposes, the same as Peps but with a new name. Fortunately, I made more correct investment calls, but these were of course accompanied by a wealth of mistakes – Dawson Holdings, HMV, Litho and William Sinclair, for a start. During this period my Isa rose in value, boosted not only by dividend reinvestment but by a number of takeovers like Air Partner, BBA Aviation, Daejan, Fenner, Gibbs & Dandy, Tarsus, Trafford Park Estates, Wintrust – and the aforementioned Pifco. In total, I have benefitted from approximately 30 takeovers and take privates. It was in 2003 that I was judged to be the first Isa millionaire, a feat achieved having invested a total of £126,000 over the preceding 17 years. Entering the House of Lords in 2006 gave me the platform to raise issues, including those relating to the stock market. In particular I think it would be fair to say that I led the campaign to allow Aim shares to be held within Isas. Successive Treasury ministers, both Labour and Conservative, like Lord Myners and Lord Sassoon, defended the blocking negative Treasury line. In January 2010 I posited: 'Surely an Isa investor should be allowed to choose whether they invest in main market companies or those on Aim? Is it not a nonsense that an Isa investor can buy an overseas stock such as Kraft, or invest in shares quoted on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange, yet be barred from the 1,000-plus smaller growth UK companies on Aim, which would appreciate Isa eligibility from a capital raising point of view?' Finally, in 2013, success. Under the Conservative government Aim shares were deemed eligible. Today I hold a number of excellent Aim stocks in my Isa, including Anpario, Christie, Cerillion, Concurrent Technologies and Vianet. One further useful Isa benefit was introduced by George Osborne, allowing an Isa portfolio to be transferred on the death of a husband or wife to the surviving spouse. There is no doubt that Peps, and in turn Isas, have been a huge success, boosting savings and stock market investment. Many foreigners are very jealous of our Isa! So, what of the future? I have a number of observations and suggestions. Firstly, I believe the annual limit of £20,000 for both husband and for wife is generous given the country's financial situation. Secondly, I believe all future Isas should be limited to UK quoted companies – of course, if people want to invest overseas that is their choice but why should we give them precious tax relief to do so? To be clear, I am not advocating for those who already have overseas holdings in their Isas to be forced to divest. This would be retrospectively unfair and administratively messy. Thirdly, on cash Isas, currently the subject of much debate, I believe they do have a role in encouraging savings, particularly for those with more modest means. However, given that we want and need to encourage more stock market investment, my view is that the annual allowance for the cash Isa should only be half of that allowed for equity Isas. Finally, to encourage my grandchildren I have taken out a Junior Isa for two of them, through their parents. (I think it ridiculous not to allow grandparents to directly take out Isas for grandchildren and would like a change in regulation here, too.) To keep it simple for the grandchildren we bought shares in companies that they could identify with, including Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury, Greggs, Hollywood Bowl, JD Sports and Tesco. They now understand and appreciate that they own a very, very small slice of these businesses. All part of their education process – I can but hope that in years to come they will follow Grandpa and become serious Isa investors themselves.
