Chatbooks
A perfect way to create a physical copy of all your best photos. A US company but they deliver anywhere in the world. Takes the time-consuming hassle out of creating memories, by simply tying in with your mobile phone favourites, Instagram.
1 Second Everyday
If you’re anything like me you’ll have thousands of videos you’ve taken of all the moments in your kids’ lives, and never get round to looking at any of them. The app One Second a Day is a brilliantly simple concept. You save one second of video from every day and it turns these into a compilation. Sure, you could do this manually yourself, but honestly, have you done it? Me neither. That’s where this comes in. It’s a lot of fun sitting down and looking back over a year of memories in five
Airhelp
The more you fly, the more likely you are to experience a delay or cancellation. In many markets, particularly Europe, you are entitled to compensation for delays, lost bags, or being bumped. But navigating each airline’s claims procedure is time-consuming and daunting. AirHelp has stepped into the breach and manages the whole process for you. Fill in one form and they will harangue the airline for you. If your compensation claim is successful, they take their fee. I have used this in the past and it is well worth the small fee for all the time saved. If I’d tried to claim myself, I probably would have given up and got no compensation at all. Check them out next time checking in doesn’t go so well!
RATIONALFX
There are a plethora of money transfer companies, but many cannot do the more esoteric transfers. Rational FX has a very wide selection of available currency and countries that it can trade. Want to transfer US Dollars from a Dubai account into a Euro account based in Mauritius… no problem! Rates are extremely competitive, and very few other companies offer us mere mortals such a comprehensive range of unusual currency pairs.
If you sign up for RationalFX via this link and make a money transfer of £10,000 or more they’ll give you a £50 Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate. Full disclosure – when they pay your bonus they’ll also pay me £50 for referring you.
MICRO SCOOTERS
The kid scooter craze shows no sign of slowing. For top quality scooters that are robust enough to outlast the bashing of an enthusiastic toddler, look no further than Micro Scooters. My children love them. You can get a GBP10 voucher to spend on the Micro Scooters website via this link.