Discounts & Offers

Brenda writes…

Here are my top 6 “Green” discount codes for you and your family/friends to share this December.

Olli & Lime - 25% off, code BG01, ends on the 26/12/08

Ethical Superstore - 10% off on spends over £25, code TGF10, ends on the 31/12/08

Dam Tam - 10% off, code BAMBINO, no end date

Biome Lifestyle - 10% off, code ILOVEXMAS08, ends on the 19/12/08

Bibaloo - 10% off, code Bambino, ends on the 20/12/08

Noolibird - 10% off, code 1234, ends on the 31/01/09

Brenda writes…

Here are a few of the best sales around at the moment.  If you know of anymore, please get in touch with us via the contact page.

Sones - Have on sale their Tunic Tops and Frill Bootlegs, just perfect for this time of year.  Both are available in sizes 18-24 months to 4-5 years.  The tunic tops are available in berry pink and denim blue and the frill bootlegs are available in purple/mink.  Both reduced to £8.50.

Arabella Miller - Have on sale their funky ladybird baby t-shirts. Available in sizes 6 - 24 months.  Now reduced to £9.99.

Natural Nursery - Have a great sale on babies and childrens organic clothes.  Available for both boys and girls and available in sizes from newborn to 4 years.

Buy Organics - Have a brilliant special offers page, which includes sweat shirts from the Tatty Bumpkin range and organic herbs to name a couple, all at reduced prices.

Ethical Superstore - This is your one stop eco-friendly superstore.  It has a special offers page, which includes products from the following departments: groceries, fashion, electrical appliances, beauty and many more, all at reduced prices.

Erica writes …

I think these animal habitats (birdboxes, hedgehog houses, etc.) make fab gifts. They are great for anyone who likes gardening or wildlife, or is interested in protecting the environment, which must cover a large chunk of the population. Also, I think they make good presents for those often difficult to buy for men. It’s also a good time of year to buy as bird boxes need to be in place well before the nesting season starts.

The Belfry Bat Box is an absolute bargain at its current price of £7.95 (normally £14.95) from Ecotopia. It’s a attractive oak/larch double chambered box which can provide a habitat for many bats at any one time. It’s well made so it should last a long time too and has protection around the enterance slot to help deter predators. The bats have an access ladder and there’s a hinged front door to allow access for inspection and cleaning (this is for humans, not the bats!)

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Brenda writes…

Here are a selection of organic/eco-friendly products that have been reduced in the current sales.

Organic Layette Set

Available from Blooming Marvellous, is this fab 5 piece 100% organic cotton layette, which comes in a gift box. The layette, which includes 2 sleepsuits (1 striped and 1 plain) have an embroidered bear design on them. Suitable for age 0-3 months. Price was £34.99 now £19.99.

GreenBaby Striped Pyjamas

Made from 100% organic cotton, in a gorgeous denim blue colour. Ages available are 2,4 or 6 years. Price was £15 now £12. Available from Sones UK. Continued

Brenda writes…

I love soft towels, and I love these 100% certified organic cotton towels.  One of my friends bought some recently, and I was duly impressed that she had opted for the organic option.

Coming in a choice of ecru or mocha, you have the four sizes available: face cloth, hand towel, bath towel and bath sheet.

Available from The Organic Towel Company, with prices reduced to £1.49 rising to £12.49.

Brenda writes…

Going down the real nappy route saves you money as you know, but the initial layout can still be expensive and in this current climate, we all need any extra help that we can get to help reduce our expenditure.  So it was great to see that Clean Green Nappy, have a fab offer on the Bamboozle Nappy.

You can get 35% off the brilliant Bamboozle Nappy from Tots Bots.  For those of you who have not seen or used the Bamboozle Nappy, it is the slimmest of the range from Tots Bots. It comes in vibrant colours and is environmentally friendly and made from bamboo, which has a natural anti-bacterial feature.

In this offer you can choose from a variety of colours including: green, orange, yellow, lilac or aqua.  Available in sizes 1 or 2.

Available from Clean Green Nappy for £5.95 each.  They were £9.25 each.  Check out the full range here.

Thanks to Kat for flagging up this great offer.

Brenda writes…

We love Gossypium clothes, whether it be for lounging around the house or whether you are off to your local yoga class.  So I was happy to see a small reduction on their fairtrade hoodies.

I might just have to buy this hoodie as a possible on my Xmas hit list.  It’s made under Fairtrade conditions from brushed back cotton, making it a high quality fleece and is available in many colours with or without the cool Gossypium logo.  Available in sizes medium or large. 

Available from Gossypium for £29 with logo of £24 without.  Reduced from £38.

Brenda writes…

I recently caught up with Tara from Boutiko, an etailer that specialises in selling ethically produced gifts.

Who you are and your postion?

Tara Leaver.  Owner - I do pretty much everything.

The reason for starting the company?

I couldn’t find lovely, well made yet ethically produced gifts for friends and family.  I have always loved to search for gifts that show I have taken time and considered what my friends/family would like, and it has always paid off.  I wanted to provide that as a wider service.  I had also seen beautfiful handmade products while travelling and wanted to make them available here.  After some research I decided that direct importing wasn’t for me, but I discovered various companies who imported those types of products, as well as designer-makers based here in the UK.

How long have you been in business?

One year on November 22nd!

Tell us about your products?

All Boutiko’s products are carefully sourced to ensure that they have been produced as ethically as possible. This could mean they are handmade locally, fair trade, organic, recycled, or sustainable, or a combination of these criteria.  There is a key on our website so you can tell exactly how the product you buy is ethical.  As a gift website, we stock a growing range of gift type products - homewares, christening gifts, ideas for men and women, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries - in fact any occasion requiring a gift!

What is your favourite green luxury item?

My favourite luxury item from our site is the porcelain tea light holders.  They are made from what would otherwise be wasted left over porcelain after larger projects have been finished, so they are recycled and are so pretty with candles inside.

What is your top green tip?

It’s hard to choose just one!  I think the more things you can do the better, however small, such as using both sides of your printer paper, only filling the kettle with what you need, and not leaving your technology on standby.  I recently discovered the website, Love Food Hate Waste, which is brilliant for preventing food wastage, which would otherwise go to landfill sites producing nasty gases and leeching toxins into the ground.

What do you do to relax?

Yoga, reading, walking and any form of arts and crafts.

Tara’s top 3 product choices from Boutiko are:

Burts Bees Essential Body Kit

This kit includes mini versions of the products to try and is perfect to take away when travelling. Price £14.99.

Pretty Pockets

Beautifully hand embroidered pocket cushions.  These can be used as a pyjama pocket.  Produced on a fair trade basis by a family run business in Vietnam.  Choice of three designs.  Price £25.

Recycled Leather Notebooks

This is a perfect gift, even the paper is recycled.  Ideal for popping in your handbag, to jot down notes etc.  You have a choice of four jewel colours.  Price is £15.

Tara would like to offer readers of The Green Familia a 10% discount off all orders.  Just enter the code TGF01.

Brenda writes…

We recently wrote about the fabulous Greenknickers company and their funky underwear for the mums and dads.

Now if you go to their website and would like to buy from their selection of green undies you can claim a £5 gift voucher as a thank you for visiting their website and supporting their vision.

There are a whole range of knickers and boxers to choose from. I especially liked the Magic Global Warming Knickers.  As the knickers warm up, the sea overcomes the land to show the effects of Global warming!!! Available in sizes UK 8-18.  Price is £15 which would make it a tenner if you use the voucher! 

A great green birthday pressie for a girlfriend.

All you have to do is enter the gift voucher code gift2561 in the promotions field when you check out.

Brenda writes…

Moreeco has been launched this month, to help reward you, whilst you green up your shopping habits.

How this works is that Moreeco have teamed up with some of the best green online shops around.  It has been created to offer you rewards for shopping greener, thus helping the future of our planet.

Every time you spend money with the Moreeco shops you will receive points for which you will be able to redeem a gift for yourself eventually, but more importantly for the future for every 10 points you earn, Moreeco offset 1kg of CO2 for you, free of charge, through climate care.

Companies involved are all “Green Companies” including Abel & Cole, Nigels Eco Store and Adili.

As a special introductory offer, Moreeco would like to offer TGF readers a free 200 bonus points(this is in addition to the 500 you would normally receive)..  All you need to do is enter the promotional code BC200 when registering.