Yep… you read that correctly, these REALLY ARE ex- Virgin Atlantic Seat Covers. Manufactured by a company aptly called ‘Worn Again’, these bags have to be one of the trendiest pieces of baggage on the market at the moment.
The Worn Again Virgin range, includes the ‘Ollie’ wash bag, the ‘Sherman’ male messenger, the ‘Lydia’ and ‘Romero’ ladies handbags. The bags include an ‘Ingredients’ label which lists the all the materials that make up the bags – such as Virgin Atlantic seat covers, car safety belts, Glastonbury tents and bicycle tyres.
A total of 2000 limited edition bags have been produced with materials from approximately 1000 seats. Prices from £25 - £65 and are available from John Lewis.
How often do we find our mobile phone battery 2 minutes away from disaster and being unable to carry on that really important phone call?
Well… here’s a novel little invention which ensure you’re never caught short when it comes to mobile phone battery life by a company called Solio. It’s a neat little fold away solar panel charger for all your electronic devices including iPods, phones and PSPs to name a few.
It works by soaking up sun rays and storing the power for up to a year. Once fully charged the Solio Classic will charge your mobile phone at least twice or give you 20hrs of MP3 music.
It even comes in funky pink too!
It retails for £49.99 this could be the most yseful Christmas gadget for her that we’ve seen yet!
This makes the perfect gift for mums or grannies who love a little home cooking!
The Tefal VitaFruit retails for £79.99 and is great for making jam, marmalade, jelly, rice pudding and even chutneys. It’s aimed at the health conscious chef who wants to use less sugar and increase vitamins and works a treat!
You get a recipe book with it to get you started but you’ll quickly get the jist of it and start experimenting.
It also comes with a non-stick coating so even the not so gifted chefs will have no probs cleaning it.
Adding a little style to the kitchen, The Dualit DAB Lite Digital Radio is the perfect gift idea for the budding chef. It’s small but performs large!
It’s available in chrome, cream or black, and offers the choice of DAB or FM reception, with 10 presets available in each mode. It’s also got a built in battery charger making it great for use inside and out.
It costs £85 and is available from all good electrical retailers.
Mobile phones seem to come in all shapes and sizes these days and the new stylish MotoJewel is Motorola’s latest addition to their range. We feel it’s also a perfect gift idea for her this Christmas.
It’s inspired by this season’s fashion for oversized jewels and sports a unique and rather bling 3D crystal-cut design and mirror finish. It’s also got a dazzling purple keypad that won’t fail to get noticed.
It even comes complete with a mini clutch designed to hold all the essentials for the perfect girls’ night out: your MotoJewel, credit card and lipstick.
The display’s touch-sensitive, digital keys let consumers control the music player from the outside… brilliant!
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