It’s not just Pret, you can get free food for being nice in Itsu too

October 16, 2015, 8:28 am

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It looks like it isn’t just Pret dishing out freebies to pleasant folk. According to Sarah Little, Itsu are in on it too.

You might recall, or have personally benefited from, Pret’s policy that allows staff to hand out free coffees to nice customers (and the people they fancy the most).

Apparently, Itsu’s staff members have a similar sharing is caring mentality.

People have claimed they’ve received free coffees, soups, sushi and frozen yoghurts.

Who said nice guys finish last?

Itsu happens to be the brainchild of Julian Metcalfe, who co-founded Pret, so it makes sense that he’d want to share the love in this chain… Read the full story

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October 16, 2015, 9:39 am

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23 things vegetarians are tired of hearing

October 16, 2015, 9:39 am

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Being a vegetarian is great most of the time.

Like when you find a genuinely brilliant veggie burger, or feel super healthy and grown up after making something amazing for dinner.

But yes, we’ll admit it can be a bit rubbish. BBQs are often sad days punctuated by a plate of coldslaw. We’re shunned on the internet for not sharing the world’s bacon obsession.

But the worst part of being a vegetarian is the way-too-frequent rubbish reaction. Do us a favour, people. Stop saying these things.

1. ‘We’re having a proper Sunday roast tonight. Don’t worry, we’ve made you a nut roast!‘

No.

2. ‘Yeah, but bacon.’

Seriously, calm the f*** down.

3. ‘How do you spot a… Read the full story

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October 16, 2015, 9:43 am

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There’s nothing quite like the crushing sensation you feel when the really expensive bronzer you just splashed out on smashes into smithereens.

Countless Bobbi Brown bronzers, Mac eye shadows and Clinique face powders have had too swift an end, as they spilled out into make-up bags never to grace a face again.

But fret no more, for vlogger Alexandra has show us a clever beauty hack that can return your broken powders back to their former glory.

Here’s how to do it:

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15 things you’ll only remember if you were a Bebo kid

October 16, 2015, 10:03 am

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Remember the days of logging on to your Bebo account to stalk your crush’s Top 16 to see if you’d made it into the Top 8 yet?

Begging people to share the luv because you were so close to your first hundred?

Course you do.

And here’s a few things that’ll definitely take you way, way back.

1. Begging people to share the ‘luv’ with you on Bebo

‘I’m only 3 away from 100!!’

2. And making totally crap Bebo skins, in return for said ‘luv’

That’ll be 2 luvs, please.

3. ‘Mum get off the phone I’m on Bebo!’

And then that awful dialling sound when the internet was connecting.

4. Captioning your Bebo photos with emotional song lyrics

‘Why do… Read the full story

20 things you’ll only understand if you don’t like clubbing

October 16, 2015, 10:21 am

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So you’re in a group of friends who just love to go out and get drunk in clubs every weekend.

I mean, you don’t mind the occasional Saturday night out, but you don’t understand the need to do it every weekend.

In fact, you’d rather not do it most weekends at all.

What’s so great about dancing to music you don’t know the words to, or paying out extra money for a small shot?

Here’s 20 things you’ll know if you don’t like clubbing.

1. You’d pick a night in on the sofa over a night out in the club any day

2. The most annoying Facebook friends are the ones who frequently upload drunk selfies

Because why do we need… Read the full story

Waiting tables is officially one of the most stressful jobs out there

October 16, 2015, 11:00 am

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Anyone who’s ever waited tables knows how stressful a job it can be.

Long hours, rude customers and running around on your feet all day can make even the calmest of people’s blood boil.

Now, scientists have given overworked waiters and waitresses validation – it is officially one of the most high stress jobs out there.

They analysed six different studies that looked at the link between job strain and stroke risk, involving a total of 137,782 participants.

Through this, they found there were four types of jobs with different levels of demands and control.

In the analysis, job demands didn’t include physical labor, rather they looked at time… Read the full story

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October 17, 2015, 12:00 am

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There’s many things I completely love about being a girl. But shaving is not one of them. Nope, not at all.

It’s nothing but a chore. Because really, who even cares whether our legs are shaved except for us?

So why do we feel this strange need to do it?

For many of us, there’s nothing like feeling a lovely smooth, soft leg. But it’s often a rare thing when you’re the type who is prone to letting your devotion to the razor slip, or you haven’t got a particularly good eye for hidden patches of hair.

And let’s be honest, sometimes the lovely smoothness just isn’t worth it.

Here’s 16 things girls hate about shaving.

1. That god awful shaving rash

I WANTED NICE SMOOTH LEGS NOT SORE REDNESS.

2. The pain that comes with said rash

Ouch.

3. Trying hard to shave every aspect of your legs, but somehow… Read the full story

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20 things every parent knows about weaning

October 17, 2015, 1:00 am

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Parenting is all about milestones. First smile (or is it wind?) first laugh, first roll, first tooth. And not forgetting of course the wonderful world of weaning.

Oh yes. A parent and baby’s first foray into the world of solid foods. Solid foods often really meaning messy ‘mush’.

It’s yucky, exciting, stressful and a bit gross all rolled into one.

Will your baby love your culinary delights that you so lovingly prepare? Erm, probably not.

Here are 20 things every parent knows about weaning:

1. Most baby foods are orange (even if they contain no oranges, carrots or sweet potato).

2. Choosing cream furniture pre-baby was a bad idea.

3. You may as well have shares in baby wipes and kitchen… Read the full story

New Barbie ad wants to show girls they can be anything

October 17, 2015, 1:47 am

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Look, if Barbie can be a vet, an astronaut, a pilot, and take on 147 other careers, little girls can, too.

At least, that’s the message behind Barbie’s new advert, which tells girls they can be anything.

In the ad, hidden cameras capture people’s reactions as little girls act out their dream jobs in the real world.

Sure, they’re a little shocked when the vet treating their dog can only just see over the counter. But they go with it. Because how can you NOT trust a vet that tells you their cat can fly, or a coach that encourages you to lift your knees ‘like… Read the full story

17 things that don’t make sense once you turn 40

October 17, 2015, 2:00 am

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They say that life begins at 40. We’d like to meet ‘they’ and pelt them with rocks.

By the time you enter your fifth decade your career has probably peaked, your fitness is past its best and you’ve got weird things growing out of your face.

Here are 16 things that don’t make sense when you’re 40.

1. Skinny jeans

It’s easy to forget the golden rule: skinny jeans are for people who are still skinny. If like many fortysomethings middle-aged spread has started to kick in, steer clear of the super-skinny ones. Jeans that fit? Fine. Jeans that compress your wobbly bits and force them up until you look like a lard lollipop?… Read the full story

These incredibly realistic cat handbags are freaking us out a bit, TBH

October 17, 2015, 2:26 am

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Ever wanted to let the world know you’re a major cat lady, AND creep out all your friends in the process?

Just try stuffing all your belongings inside a cat, and wearing it slung across your body.

Not an actual cat, obviously. That would be horrible.

We mean these incredibly realistic cat handbags by Pico. They’re created by hand using fake fur, plastic eyes, and spray paint for their individual markings.

They’re available in all types of entirely normal cat designs.

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This hip hop Halloween light show is flipping EPIC

October 17, 2015, 2:32 am

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Hot dayum! This light show is the sh*t.

Forget every Christmas light show you’ve ever seen, with their LOLing Santas and cheesy tunes, because this Halloween light show wipes the floor with the lot of ’em.

Featuring over 8,500 lights and over 2,500 channels of computer animation, the lights dance in perfect unison to the hip hop track Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Posted online by Edwards Landing Lights (who specialise in festive light displays, obvs) they explain that the estimated electric bill for the display is only $25 – $35 (approx. £16 – £22) for the entire Halloween period.

What’s more, they also explain that… Read the full story

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October 17, 2015, 3:01 am

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Love drinking, but feel like your weekly shots of vodka just aren’t delivering up the health benefits you’re after?

You should probably try Vitamin Vodka, person with strangely high expectations of alcohol.

It’s a new vodka developed in Australia that’s packed with a bunch of vitamins, including B, C, and K, which work to stop you getting dehydrated.

So following the ‘one glass of water for every alcoholic drink’ rule won’t be as important (but still entirely recommended).

Apparently doing four shots of Vitamin Vodka is equivalent to taking one multivitamin in the morning.

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October 17, 2015, 3:41 am

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Rejoice, bronies, My Little Pony fans, and anyone with a craving for glittery bananas.

Harajuku, Japan, has just opened its very own My Little Pony café. And really, given the existence of a poop themed cafe, we’re not that surprised.

Anyway, it’s brilliant. They’ve really committed to the theme. There’s a massive mural dedicated to the magic of My Little Pony.

MY LITTLE PONY Cafe店内をちょこっとご紹介！ カラフルな色使いで人気のイラストレーター、ホラグチカヨさんとのコラボイラストが壁紙に！！！ pic.twitter.com/rEhXwukeWR

— マイリトルポニー【公式】 (@mylittleponyjpn) October 12, 2015

Some days, you’ll be lucky enough to be greeted by a giant purple pony.

かわいい！((o(*ºωº*)o))♡ #ポニーカフェ #UMAJO pic.twitter.com/ddPrlJVyoU

— 佐藤美優 (@miyun0412) October… Read the full story

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11 times my daughter did NOT have chickenpox

October 17, 2015, 3:43 am

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Chickenpox recently hit my daughter’s class so it is just a matter of time before she catches the virus.

But until then we are in limbo. Waiting, watching and wondering whether every little sniffle, spot, fever or tummy ache is the dreaded pox.

‘Better keep her home,’ I say upon discovery of a small red mark. ‘Cancel ALL plans just to be on the safe side.’

Then a few hours later, the small red spot would be gone, the runny nose all cleared up and my little girl would be as right as rain.

It is messing with my mind. Don’t get me wrong, I know chickenpox it is not going to be much fun but at least it’ll… Read the full story

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October 17, 2015, 3:53 am

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Worth a go, right?

The reward for most food challenges is little more than a T-shirt and your picture on a ‘wall of fame’ – which to be frank is pretty meh.

But at Don Chingon Mexican restaurant in Flatbush, New York, they’ve really upped the prize ante.

Because if you can take down their 30Ib Gran Chingon burrito and a Ghost Pepper margarita in an hour, they’ll give you 10 per cent of the restaurant.

Sounds good right? I mean, you could do that after a massive bender or mammoth gym session, right?

Well, before you book your ticket America to claim your slice of prime New York real estate, there’s just a… Read the full story

People are now using electric shocks to lift their bums and reduce cellulite

October 17, 2015, 4:26 am

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This week in ‘wow, we’ll do a lot of weird stuff to look good in a bikini’: people are now treating their butts to electric shocks to promote lift and prevent cellulite.

It’s not as terrifying as it sounds. Skincare and beauty expert SB Skin in New York are offering a new treatment called microcurrent, which works to lift and tone the entire body – with the bum area receiving the most benefits.

It works by sending electric microcurrents through your body, stimulating muscles and causing them to contract. Which is basically the same effect as working out at the gym, except you can relax and read a magazine while it’s happening.

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15 terrifying British problems all awkward people will relate to

October 17, 2015, 4:30 am

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Being British isn’t an easy task. In fact it comes with an accompaniment of crushing problems that you’ve definitely encountered. 

Thanks to James Bond, the Queen and Adele we’ve somehow managed to convince the world that we’re a really cool, calm, collected and classy bunch.

But in reality we’re actually a nation of awkward, bumbling people that are likely to break out into a cold sweat every time that we run out of tea bags or have to speak in public.

1. Prolonged eye contact 

Over enthusiastic individuals who are insistent on making eye contact with you must be avoided at all costs. In fear of making eye contact… Read the full story

New underwear ad wants to welcome men into the body-positive movement

October 17, 2015, 4:59 am

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Because body positivity isn’t just for women.

Underwear brand Dressmann wants to make the body acceptance movement a bit more welcoming to a group of people that are often forgotten (in this area, anyway): men.

‘Half of our population is often forgotten in the ongoing debate,’ they say, explaining that media and the fashion industry predominantly show men who are strong, muscled, and toned.

Their new advert celebrates different male bodies, showing men of varying ages, races, and body types modeling their briefs.

‘We will no longer be seen as a brand just for the perfect man.’