Ideas Helper

Ever wondered what music to play to people on the telephone when they are on hold or when they are waiting in the queue for the call centre? Why not match the music to your company?

How about for the

Organ Donors Transplant System – “A good heart is hard to find” by Fergal Sharkey.

• The Severn Bridge Company “A bridge over troubled waters” by Simon and Garfunckel
• Eurotunnel “Going underground” by The Jam
• Clearly Presented Ltd – “I can see clearly now”
• Eddie Stobart “King of the Road” – by Elvis or “I’m on my way” by The Proclaimers

If you can think of a good Music on Hold that would match a company why not add your ideas in the box below.

Some ideas to include

• Achievements to date
• Revenues on plan
• Initiatives
• Value Propostion (Read more…)

So what do you get for a special 40th birthday gift? Here are a few ideas

For him

Kelly Kettle

Men love playing with fire. It is the reason why ment tend only to do the cooking when there is a barbeque. A great way of playing with fire is to get a kelly kettle. This is a kettle with a real fire contained inside it. You simply add in some newspaper and a few twigs and you have a fire going in no time. And because it is so self contained you can use it on the beach.

Smokey Joe Portable Barbeque

This is the present that my wife bought me for my 40th birthday. (Read more…)

Time to start planning for the big day and the big party to see the next phase of your life in with a swing.

Here are a few good ideas…

1961 Party

A great theme for the year you (or your partner) were born. You could have a rock and roll party playing songs from 1961. This could include Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. (Read more…)

It’s time to do something about global warming. Here we look at some very simple steps that you can do to make your first steps towards reducing your carbon footprint.

1. Look at where you go on holiday

Flying is one of the highest consumers of carbon. Reducing the amount that you fly will have the greatest impact on the environment. Avoid long haul holidays. You may want to consider even having a holiday at home. Longer holidays (e.g. 3 weeks) less often will typically use less carbon than going away for lots of short breaks. (Read more…)

It will soon be time to go off to college for the first time.  Here are a few tips to make it go more smoothly.
Text books

Buy second hand books whenever possible, which could save you 25% off the cost of a new textbook. You can find many books online at amazon or ebay. College stores strive to provide as many used textbooks as possible, but they often sell out quickly. (Read more…)

Here are a slection of good hen night ideas

The hen night is typically held a couple of nights before the wedding and is also known in America as a bachelorette party.

Where to go

• Fly to Edinburgh
• Cardiff (Read more…)

Birthday time has come round again. What do you buy for the man who has everything?

Here are some good gift ideas for a man sent in by our readers

• Give him a special gift and surprise him with a special party
• Golf Club Gift Certificate
• Garden centre vouchers for keen gardeners
• Fishing tackle vouchers? maybe via sports shop, for anglers
• LED or wind-up or shake-up torch – useful for keeping in car as cold kills normal batteries
• A home made Candle light dinner with his favourite music….and Dessert with his best Movie CD
• How about ‘A Title’ and a piece of your own Scottish Estate! You can purchase one from http://www.nameagift.co.uk/personalised/product/~product_id=NG-236
• Ticket to a football game at his college alma mater

If you have any good ideas, or if you come across any ideas during the course of your web search, please leave them in the ideas box.

Fund Raising Ideas

Do you have any other good ideas? (Read more…)

Jen and Martin are getting married and like many couples are on a tight budget. They are looking for cheap wedding ideas to help their money go further.

Can you help with any ideas to make their wedding fly, without costing the earth?

Do your own catering

It is much cheaper to do your own catering. Ideally try to rope in some members of the family. (Read more…)

You hear a lot of talk these days about how good vegetables are for you. The daily allowance is of five portions of fruit and veg today.

But it costs a lot to buy fruit and veg at the supermarket. Despite all the guff about supermarkets being low cost places they still charge a lot for vegetables.

It is not uncommon for a couple of lettuces to set you back over £1. You can get veg much cheaper if you go down to the market, but it can be out very cost effective to grow your own.

Easy to grow vegetable ideas
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Insomnia Ideas

Here are a few ideas on dealing with insomnia

Here are some ideas to deal with insomnia

• Get up and make yourself a cup of mint tea
• Don’t drink any tea or coffee after 8.p.m.
• Avoid alchohol – anything more than a glass and you tend to wake up in the middle of the night.
• Get a night light light bulb (8w bulb won’t wake up your partner) (Read more…)

A gift basket is a great way of making a customised present for your friends and family.

Here are a few ideas… (Read more…)

Looking for something special to do for your next wedding anniversary?

We have compiled this list of suitable ideas. We hope that you enjoy it. If you have any more ideas please drop us a line and we will add it in.

Wedding Anniversary Ideas

Romantic meal

This one tends to speak for itself. You can either go out for a meal or you can cook one for the two of you. If you have grown up children you could invite them round too. (Read more…)

saving money

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