great web sites

[Bo]

I think this is a great site - a friend mentioned it to me.

In your various comments I've seen a couple more good ones mentioned, either informative, (like welfed.com, which is great), or shopping, like gltc.co.uk ( I think!)

Does anyone elso know of any good sites, be it interesting gadgets, how to be a good (house)wife and mother!?

[JulieF]

www.netmums.com are a series of local websites based all around the country with local info on what to do, where to go, education, local support groups etc. I edit my local site, in fact if there isn't a site in your area you can volunteer to do one and there is a small one off payment for doing so.

It was great fun setting up my site.

[sylvev]

Don't know if these have been mentioned but I love, dutyfreeperfume.com and buycosmetics.com (I think they are both .com, rather than .co.uk).

Also, freelollies.com is great for cheap, new-but-not-reached-the-shops clothes for kids.

[robinw]

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[tracyhay]

www.answerbank.co.uk

ask anything that's ever bothered you! especially good for "what's that song on that ad.."etc

[PamT]

www.bbc.co.uk is great for all sorts of things, they have a recipe library where you can input the ingredients and they find a recipe, or you can ask for a specific chef. The CBeebies pages are excellent too and the news & weather pages get plenty of viewing in our house.

[bluestar]

www.cd-wow.com is great for CDs and DVDs. Most CDs (including current releases) are £8.99 which includes P&P. Usually arrive within a week.

[SueDonim]

For cheap books, The Book People is great.

[spacemonkey]

www.deliaonline.com is Delia Smith's site and has a superb search facility for recipes - really excellent. Also www.bbc.co.uk/food for recipes.

[spacemonkey]

the best site for buying CDs DVDs and games is definitely www.play.com - shipping is free!

[georgiana]

This is a great thread so thought I'd start it up again.My vote goes to www.netdoctor.co.uk where you go to testyourself and you can do lots of tests for fun or serious tests,such like are you compatible with your partner to are you depressed to finding out which day your child or you were born on.

[Robinw]

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[Housewife]

Have you seen the pampers.com site? It's not as commercial as you'd think - it's got some great developmental tips, especially looking at things from a baby;s perspective which I think is a novel approach and if you're not interested in all that you can always sign up for advance product infor and sometimes free nappies - can't be bad!

[Joe]

Not a kiddy site but something for a really good laugh, Ur Dumped.co.uk. Its pictures other halfs have put on the site after they have dumped their girlfriends/boyfriends. Not always a funny time I know but the pictures are and some of them need to be revenged. Something to keep in mind when you take those oh so innocent photos

[Jgb]

Oh and I'm not sure if this is the same site as already mentioned but Kiddicare.com will beat any price - shop or other website -for baby equipemnt - free delivery - and I've found them very good on the several things I've bought - including when I had a problem with my playpen door.

[Jgb]

www.songs-for-children.co.uk sell cheap (£2.99) cds of nursery rhymes and children's songs and stories - altho that said their cds are on sale in Tesco at £1.99 so if you're near a tesco go there instead! - I've bogught a load of different ones as on the 15th hearing even the nicest cd starts to pall!

[Suew]

169 Kroner is roughly £11.50.

I like this site for currency conversion.

[Tom]

v funky baby stuff:

www.urchin.co.uk

[Dorisday]

faith-wow!cool website-except i'm not sure about the exchange rate for swedish kroner-liked a silver ring at 169 kroner -does anyone know what that is in pounds? i guess it would be easy enoughh to find out, but i'm lazy(as u can tell from my bad typing!)

[Morgie]

I visited a fantastic shop this week which sells just about anything you might need for baby - prams, cots and bedding, car seats you name it they probably sell it. I have never seen so many pushchairs under one roof,particuarly of the double variety!!.
They have a website www.babyequipmentcomplete.co.uk. The site gives an overview of what they sell, although no prices or specific model details. However the staff seem to know their stuff, and were very helpful when I phoned them which makes a pleasant change!! Having surfed the net they are the cheapest site I have found for the Maclaren Techno-£126.99.
The shop is on a farm near Rugby, Warwickshire and there is plenty of free parking and a cafe selling very reasonably priced snacks. Good map giving directions on website.
well worth a visit

[Faith]

Has anyone bought any clothes from GudrunsJoden? (www.gudrunsjoden.com)Swedish company, some of whose clothes look nice, in a comfortable, ethnic, old hippy style. However I suspect that they may also be a bit shapeless and frumpy? before I decide whether or not to order ( returns are not free) I'd like to hear from anyone who has tried them.

[Suew]

Here's one I saw advetised in a health mag today Cleo Discreet.

It's a pelvic floor toner, a snip at 169 quid! Mains adaptor also available (I'm not sure I fancy the idea of being plugged into the mains!)

Apparently it will give the equivalent exercise of around 350 traditional pelvic floor exercises in around 45mins. I think there should be a mumsnet review of it

[Stompy]

There's a really good website called kiddicare.co.uk
It sells nursery equipment and pushchairs, as well as other bits and bobs at discount prices. I recently ordered a Mamas and Papas cot which included a mattress and bedding for a hundred quid. The delivery is free and although it says within seven days, my order turned up just two days later. Brilliant!
BTW I don't work for them!

[Kia]

just found a website www.holidaysuncovered.co.uk it has reviews of the package holidays by people who don't pull punches. Its a bit wierd to start with, you have to scroll down alot of crap but I've been looking at the page on Lassi in Kefalonia because thats where I'm going on Monday. I've had my rough guide which I often use and it was frankly scathing about Lassi, yet the people on this site apparently having been there in the last month or two say its ok despite bad press. We've promised the kids a bit of touristy greek (yuk!) to keep them quiet for a week's island hopping on a boat and now it looks like there's not going to be any feesh n cheeps greek style after all! sigh!!! I'm off to the friendsreunited site now for a laugh.

[Bells1]

Cheers for that Tusky - no more trekking out to the Australian Shop in Covent Garden. I have just placed my first order for Cherry Ripes, Caramello Koalas and various other necessities!.

[Tusky]

One of my favourite websites is Cybercandy
(www.cybercandy.co.uk) - it's full of fab sweeties from Australia,NZ,China,Japan and the US - some of the packaging is really collectable !I urge you to try it - useful for Australians etc in the UK to get a fix of their favourite chocs