In April 2011, Royal Mail raised the price of a 1st Class Stamp by a record breaking 5p, and with the new postal regulator, Postcom, scrapping price caps, many expect the rises to continue.

Some expect prices to slowly increase to those seen across Europe, with Norway paying the equivalent of £1.05 to send a 20g letter 1st Class!

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Hitwise have released some very interesting statistics about how we behaved in the run up to Valentines day this year.

People spent over 830,000 hours on Flowers & Gifts websites last week, browsing for an average of 7 minutes 25 seconds before moving on.

Lingerie was the fastest moving gift, and saw a 10-fold uplift in seaches since Valentine’s Day 2011 with the most searched for lingerie colours being black, red, pink and white.
Valentines continues to be a great time to buy lingerie, as many retailers often run special promotions or discount vouchers.

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Undeniably Google+ is gathering momento as more people start talking about it reaching the dizzy heights of Facebook.

Google+ aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Anyone can create public pages for brands, products, local businesses and more, and with Facebook contstantly being questioned over their security it’s possible that Google+ will, in the future, become the social gathering point.

Integration with Google Services

Google will build Google+ social networking features and tools into almost all of its existing online services including Search, Documents and YouTube.

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Worried about your energy bills and thinking about switch suppliers? Now maybe a good time as uSwitch explains…

The price of wholesale gas is the main influence on domestic energy prices in the UK, leading to concerns that the UK could face rising energy costs once again.

UK energy suppliers cut their prices by an average of £34 earlier this year, following a drop in wholesale costs. However, the recent weather has seen that drop reversed, and UK gas supplies are once again under pressure.

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Since Woolworths went into administration in November 2008, the economic downturn casualties continue as Peacocks called in the receivers this week after failing to reach a deal with it’s bank on its debt repayments.

Other shops who are facing difficulties include Habitat, Blacks Leisure, Past Times, Barratts Shoes, La Senza and most recently Pumpkin Patch, who called in administrators late on Thursday.

What if you have outstanding orders or voucher for these retailers? Consumer lawyer Ingrid Gubbay advises that now is the time to act. If you’ve received vouchers for Christmas, have goods to return or are awaiting a delivery of an order, then you should act as soon as possible to ensure you’re not affected.

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Not so long ago, asking for a discount was tantamount to draining the left-over bottle of wine at a friends posh party, something everyone should really be doing especially in these poor economic times. How times have changed!

According to consumer experts Nielsen, in the past 12 months* alone almost 10 million Britons used an discount code when shopping online, and those that didn’t probably carried out a quick search.

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Before you even go about shopping online, you need to allocate a budget for your shopping. When you are carrying a coupon code along with you on your shopping expedition, it is easy to get tempted to buy many things all at once. This can make you easily lose sight of your budget and expenses allocated.

When you go about buying a product, no matter what it is, always do some research. Even if you have a discount shopping code it is important to know enough about the product before buying. Otherwise you risk buying a substandard product which isn’t of the best quality you had expected.

It is very easy to get carried away with your voucher code and other discounted deals around. You can easily be led into buying things impulsively. You might even end up buying things you don’t really need, making you regret the decision later on! So it is always best to avoid impulsive behavior while shopping and keep a level head.

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Well if you are looking for coupon codes, discount vouchers, or ways to save in your on-line shopping endeavours, you are not alone. In fact the majority of on-line shoppers are now meticulously looking for ways to save this holiday season, and for good reason!

The economic times are tough, and in order to make the most of their Christmas and fill those stockings without going broke, a coupon code can be a powerful weapon!

While the coupon code sites are fast growing in popularity and demand, there are a few things you need to be certain of to reap the maximum benefits of your own discount vouchers.

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