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Monday 1 December 2014

Mouse-Breaking Cyber Monday deals...

The Monday after Black Friday is  Cyber Monday and the day online shops like ours offer amazing cyber deals.  

Cyber Monday works like Black Friday, except it’s all online, so today you won’t have to crash through the shop front door to get the best deals and can pick up a bargain from the comfort of your armchair...

This year Cyber Monday is the busiest day for shopping at Handy Ideas ever and our top gadgets, Christmas Novelties and Christmas Party Jumpers are flying out the door.

We hope you enjoy Cyber Monday, spending your money-off VOUCHER that'll give you £10 off for every £50 you spend at Handy Ideas. One last thing though, try not to strain that index finger too much... 



Thursday 27 November 2014

Black Friday kicks-off the Handy Ideas Christmas sale...

From midnight tonight it's Black Friday. The day that's traditionally the last pay-day before Christmas and the day that e-shops all over the World slash their prices and offer really silly prices... 

Here's your MONEY-OFF CODE so when the clock strikes twelve start saving... 

BLACK FRIDAY starts midnight tonight at Handy Ideas

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Thanks for the Christmas Jumper Switzerland...

As popular today as they ever were... 
Switzerland has given the World many wonderful things. Those little knives the Swiss Army use in battle, the 1960s woollies that kept skiers warm in the snow and Muesli. Which one is best? Well, you decide...


Up to 85 tools
First supplied to the Swiss Army in 1891 this elaborate cutlery originally had only four gadgets tucked away in its wooden barrel:  A blade, screwdriver, can opener and a punch. The original knives were used by officers and were known as the Swiss Officers Knife. Shortened to the "Swiss Army Knife" by the Americans after the second World War today there's one with a ludicrous eighty five tools.

What do Bill Crosby, Chevy Chase, Alan Partridge and Colin Firth have in common?  Yes, you guessed it, they all found it cool to be uncool wearing an eye-wateringly  hideous Christmas JumperBy today's wacky standards the Swiss ski-style sweaters don't look anywhere near ugly enough now, but it was the Swiss that really set the ball rolling and for that we salute you.
Christmas Jumpers sell out quickly so get yours while you can...

The Swiss gave us muesli one of the Pillars of good eating...
Once Switzerland's national dish this nutty-seed combo is now prescribed by Drs all over the World as an effective alternative to Allbran. Not only does Swiss muesli taste good it's highly nutritious too with a single bowl full providing as much energy as three packets of cheese and onion crisps.

So there you are, its a tricky choice we know. If its any help we wouldn't really want you to fall out with the Swiss Army, or your Doctor, but on the other hand...




















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Friday 22 August 2014

Hate doing the laundry? Punch it in the face...

Fill it up and kick your laundry's teeth in...
Let's face it none of us like doing the washing, but it's got to be done so you may as well make it fun... At Handy Ideas we've got just the thing: The hilarious Laundry Punch Bag.

This is how it works, gather up your dirty laundry from all over the bedroom floor and pack it into the heavy duty laundry bag. That's tidier isn't it? Now, hang up your Laundry Bag, limber up a bit and give it a good pounding.











Ideal for students going away to University, for just £18.95 this novelty Laundry Bag is not only a brilliant stress release, it's really useful and a great workout too.  Just one of the 100s of fun-packed novelty gadgets at Handy Ideas.


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Saturday 5 July 2014

Three massive reasons to shop at Handy Ideas without mentioning the giant beach ball...

If you like gadgets and novelty gifts you've come to the right place.  At Handy Ideas we've got 100s of fun-packed packed gift ideas that'll make you chuckle as well as tons of really useful stuff designed to make your life easier.  
It's massive, but not a Top 3 reason to shop at Handy Ideas

Still not sure?  Here's three great big reasons to shop at Handy Ideas...

1. FREE UK POST
2. FUN COMPETITIONS
3.10% OFF EVERYTHING

First there's NO UK POST TO PAY at Handy Ideas. Our customers like to know that when they see a great price that that's the price they'll pay and no more.  So, UK customers won't pay a penny on postage, not even on the big stuff.  We've got great rates available for our overseas customers too where prices start from just £5.95.

Next there's our regular Facebook at Twitter Competitions where you can win gadgets and novelties.  Follow and Like us now you'll be the first to know when were having a giveaway.

Just pop it in at the checkout... 
You'll always find exceptional value at Handy Ideas and there's a special section crammed with gadgets and goodies for under a tenner too, but it's better than that.  To say thank you for taking a look at what we've got on offer we're giving you 10% off everything from an iPhone case that glows in the dark to a bright orange Space Hopper Taddem.

With your money-off code HANDYIDEAS10 there's even 10% off that colossal Beach Ball, but we're not allowed to mention that...



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Wednesday 25 June 2014

The T-Shirt Folder love's folding students laundry

Fold's your T-Shirts...
...so you don't have too...
If your getting ready for Uni' this summer, or off on holiday and don't like packing then have we got the gadget for you.  

So how does it work? Well, all you need do is pick a crumpled T-Shirt, toss it in the middle of the shirt folder and in a few flips you're done.

As an extra bonus we've turned the T-Shirt Folder into a fun-packed party game.  See how fast you can fold a T-Shirt...

Still not sure? See how the clever one off
Big Bang Theory does it...















Available now at Handy Ideas

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Monday 16 June 2014

World Cup Competition | Win the ultimate tribute to Roy's Boys...

It's the Handy Ideas Englankini 
World Cup competition? 
We're really getting into the World Cup party mood at Handy Ideas and showing the Brazilians that they're not the only ones in carnival spirit.  

So, how are we going to top those beautiful bronzed Adonises strutting nonchalantly across Copacabana beach? Simple, slip on your Englankini, run as fast as you can to your local pub and be proud... 


TO WIN THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO ENGLISH WORLD CUP FOOTBALL ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS  LIKE & SHARE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR FOLLOW & RT ON TWITTER


Come on England... 

The lucky winner will be announced on Friday 27th June... 

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Friday 13 June 2014

Look who's won Dad the Funniest Father's Day socks...

We had a load of fun reading all your competition comments and can't wait to tell you that the winners of our Father's Day Sandal Socks are:

Facebook Father's Day Competition Winner

Eleanor Beavan   



Shared and Liked on Facebook and won



Twitter Father's Day Competition Winner
Zowee Moore       



Followed and Retweeted on Twitter and won 



We hope our lucky winners enjoy their Handy Ideas prize and that Dad gets a laugh, or two wearing his Silly Sandal Socks on Sunday.

From us all at Handy Ideas have fun on Father's Day... 
World Cup Special

Before you go... If you like competitions please keep coming back as we're always giving away something fun.  We've got plans for all the big upcoming events and right now, for the World Cup, we're putting together a competition to win this hilarious Englandkini...   



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Wednesday 28 May 2014

Father's Day Competition | Win Dad the Funniest Socks in the World

The Handy Ideas Sock or Sandal? 
Father's Day Competition 
For Father's Day, we thought it would be a laugh to give away a pair of our popular Sandal Socks.

At first glance, when the family are down this Father's Day, it'll look as if Dad's wearing a really naff pair of sandals. To make it worse he'll appear to be shamelessly wearing the sandals with disgracefully embarrassing knee length socks. Once everyone realises they're not really sandals and Dad's not naff after all, believe us, it'll be funny...   


TO WIN DAD THE SOCK THAT THINKS IT'S A SANDAL JUST LIKE & SHARE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR FOLLOW & RT ON TWITTER


The lucky winner will be announced on Friday 13th June.

From us all at Handy Ideas, good Luck everyone...


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Saturday 24 May 2014

Socks and Chocs for Father’s Day? Nah, give Dad a gadget...

Father's Day is June 15th | Get ready to party
With Father’s Day just around the corner it’s time to start thinking about how you’d like to treat Dad again this year...  

Buying for Father’s Day isn't that easy though is it? Dad seems to have everything.  One thing for sure though, Dads love a gadget.

At Handy Ideas we’ve got some cracking fun-packed gift ideas for you and they’re not only really useful they’ll put a great big smile on Dad’s face on Father’s Day too.  Here’s five favourites we know Dad’ll love:

First up we’ve gone for one of our ever popular Comedy Sandals.  We’ll they look like a Sandal, but surprise, surprise they’re really a novelty knee-length sock.

Has Dad ever been out and about and wish he’d bought a bottle opener?  We’ve got him just the thing.  This sturdy little Keyring Bottle Opener blends in perfectly with your keys.  At just £6.95 you don’t have to spend a fortune either...

Barbecuing Dad's | Top Gadget
Next, and new in at Handy Ideas this week, is our favourite. If your Dad loves a beer he can turn up at the party armed to the teeth.  The Novelty Beer Belt hold’s a arsenal of six bottles, or cans and is another top gift ideas for under a tenner.

Father's Day Fun
We don’t know what it is about a barbecue, but somehow it brings out the cook in a man. We thought, that if Dad’s want to cook they’ll need to be dressed for it and here it is. The ManApron.  It’s sturdy, has plenty of pockets and hooks to hold all Dads cookery gadgets and best of all Dad’ll have a load of fun cooking with it on too...  

To finish up with we really like this iPhone5 cover that doubles up as a Retro Maze Game.  There are so many twists and turns for Dad to get around before the little silver ball reaches its goal that, once he picks it up he’ll find it hard to put it down.  

So there you are, our Top 5 Gadgets Father’s Day.   We hope Dad likes them as much as we do and there's 10% off for you here too.. 

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Tuesday 20 May 2014

Voucher | 10% off Gadgets & Gizmos

10% off everything at Handy Ideas
To say a big thank you to all our for all our Blog visitors, Facebook fans and Twitter followers we're giving you 10% off all our snazzy gadgets & gizmos at Handy Ideas.

To start saving today just pop our money-off code in at the checkout: 


HANDYIDEAS10


Thanks again from all of us at Handy Ideas

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Monday 28 April 2014

Gadget George gives her tablet a great big hug and reviews the Coz-e-reader

Pick your fav’colour, grab a Coz-e-reader 
and make a date with your new bestie
Hello again, it’s Gadget George and time for me to review another top gadget from Handy Ideas.

Now, I’m kinda laid back, so I thought I'd chill-out with my tablet a while and try out the new Coz-e-reader Tablet Cushion 

I use an iPad, mostly for browsing and snuggled up watching the movies, so being all cosy with my tablet is a pretty appealing feature of this new gizmo.

First, pick a Coz-e-reader from the big range of colours. They all look pretty snazzy, but the cool black and red was more “Gadget George” so I went for that. It feels really cushiony and there’s a slot on the front to slip the long side of the tablet into.  The Coz-e-reader holds it nice and tight which is good. The tablet then gently reclines to a comfortable 45 degrees, maybe a bit more, which makes it look pretty chilled itself resting on its cosy cushion.  The bottom of the cushion is flat so I found it sat easily on my lap, both sitting and lying back.  In fact, I’d say it performed best the more cosy the pose.

Another great feature is that you can get at the buttons on the sides of the tablet while you’re using it. Other tablet holders I’ve seen pop the gadget into a recess, which makes the controls hard to get at, so that’s another plus point for my cosy friend.

Comparing it to using my iPad without the Coz-e-reader, it left me with a really steady screen and both hands free. Perfect...  
I love the Coz-e-reader and would go so far to say that from now on, whether I’m chatting online, tucked up watching catch-up TV, or just browsing around on the web, I’ll definately be using my new tablet cushion. 

See you next time. George.

Oh, by the way, if you’re a Kindle or, e-reader fan, there’s also a smaller Coz-e-reader cushion for you too!  Wow, these guys think of everything...

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Tuesday 1 April 2014

It's the Handy Ideas "Fool for a day" sale...

GET 25% OFF | You'd be a FOOL not to...
It's the Handy Ideas: "BE A FOOL FOR A DAY" SALE

Yes, we've gone absolutely mad this morning and slashed 25% off everything at Handy Ideas.

To start saving just pop this money-off code in at the checkout: 

APRILFOOL25

Happy fools day... 

FOR ONE DAY ONLY - OFFER ENDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Off on your holidays? Here's some really handy Travel Gadgets?

Who’s going travelling this Easter?  Well, if you are you'll be pleased to know that at Handy Ideas we're  always on the lookout for a good gadget and we're going to take you on trip to see what we've found. 
The Language Bangle does your talking for you... 

On your journey you’ll find a useful Bottle Clip, a scratch-as-you-go Travel Map, some really snazzy Language Bangles, a handy London Underground Map and our favourite, a really handy waterproof iSwim for your iPhone...

Let's face it us Brits aren't good at learning the lingo when we're away on holiday so these Language Travel Bangles help a lot. If you need something, like a bus, a bar, or "toileto", just apologise that you "speakie no Spanish" and point at the symbol of what you need on the Language Bangle.  Great idea and a great way to get talking when you're on holiday abroad.

Hold's your water bottle so you don't have to... 
Pops into your wallet like a credit card
I don't know about you, but when you're out and about on Holiday and it’s really hot you don't want to be holding onto a great big bottle all day?  With this clever little Bottle Clip now you don't have to. Just clip your bottle safely to your bag, or belt and off you go; hands-free.

If you've ever been on the London Underground you'll know how useful a map can be to find your way around the tube - but they're all so big. We've been looking for a little one you can keep in your wallet and we've found just the thing. It's tough, durable and slips into your wallet like a credit card...

Next up we've got the iSwim, the handy idea that lets you take your iPhone swimming with you. We dare say the iPhone enjoys a dip, but that's not why we love the iSwim. The beauty of this little gadget is that you don't have to leave your expensive iPhone pool-side to get lifted as soon as you jump into the pool.
100% waterproof your iPhon with an iSwim
The Scratch Map is great fun for anyone back-packing around the World, or if your're the kind of person who loves to record where they have been at home afterwards. It's a bit like sticking a pin into a country you've been to on an ordinary map, but instead, when you scratch off where you've been it changes colour.

Oh and, by the way, the Scratch Map rolls up into sturdy little tube so that you can tuck it away safely into your rucksack.

The Scratch Map rolls up safely into a sturdy tub on your travels


We hoped you've enjoyed you're journey through some of our top travel gadgets and that you've had a chance to have a quick look around the shop to see what other great gadgets we've got for you...

Happy Holidays...

Just before we go just a reminder that there's FREE UK POST at Handy Ideas and from just £5.99 Worldwide


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Monday 3 February 2014

Gadget George at Handy Ideas takes a look at the smart way to selfie...

Snap Remote' | The smart way to selfie 
Hello fellow gadget enthusiasts. This week I'm diving deep into the future of group photos and selfies and to tell you that Handy Ideas have just the gadget get the job done... 

With the ‘Snap remote’ you can now capture awkward-to-take images on your iPhone with ease.  In the snap of a button this lightweight and simple to use little gadget remotely activates your iPhone camera enabling you to take photos from up to three metres away.

The remote comes with a free App which you can download on any Apple, or Android device. Alongside the remote, you’ll get a handy little stand which grips onto your phone and helps you to set-up your shot perfectly before snapping away.

I was thrilled with the ease I could use the remote, which enabled me to take better timed photos and include myself in group shots too! After finally avoiding the awkward arm in a ‘selfie’, I’d highly recommend the snap remote.

See you next time...

Thursday 9 January 2014

It's the Handy Ideas "It's not really a fish" gadget sale...

Cheap to keep and just £19.95 in the sale

You can't have January without a sale so we're kicking off 2014 at Handy Ideas by knocking down the prices of some of our niftiest gadgets.  

In the sale this year you'll find fun novelties like a watch that runs backwards, socks that look like sneakers and a 70s style, iPhone playing  cassette player, but if it's bargain gadgets you're after you won't be disappointed either. Here are five that you can pick up for as low as £1.95. 

Don't worry, it's not really a fish. We do gadgets, not pets, but this electronic gold fish certainly had the cat fooled. Brilliant fun for under £20 and the kids will love watching fishy swimming about in his bowl too.
Keep your iPad safe for just £24.95

If you need to waterproof your iPad this is the gadget for you. Whether it's by the pool, or taking a dip in the bath your iPads' protected up to a metre. The touch screen works through the Aqua Case when wet too and is great for taking under water shots too.

One-size fits all iBallz tablet protection
The next bargain gadget to tempt you with is the one of the best tablet protection systems we've ever seen. The iBallz unique shock absorbing system is easy to use and holds your tablet firmly so you can use it at an angle like a keyboard and will prevent that expensive smash if your iPad's dropped...

Thumbs up SIM Card Remover | Only £1.95
Have you ever had to remove your iPhone SIM? Well, it isn't the easiest, so the next time you have to switch SIMS you might want to have one of these.  The Thumbs up SIM Card Remover looks good on your keyring and when you need it all you have to do is press a button and out pops the special prong that'll help you get that SIM out in a hurry. PS. Please don't be tempted to use a twisted paperclip to get you iPhone SIM out - our little gadget is under £2 in the sale...


iPhone battery back-up for just £15.95

There's pages of gadgets in the Handy Ideas Sale, but here's just one more little gem we think you'll love. It's a snazzy portable back-up battery for your iPhone/Pod.

Imagine your just about to take that special selfie, download the App you really need, or finish off that tricky Candy Crush level and the power's running out. Annoying isn't it. Will the iPhone last long enough on the red bar this time? Who knows? Well, now you needn't worry because when your out and about with your iPower Station you'll have all the back up you need.

See you in the sale...

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