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NOW CLOSED: Vote for your top sniffle-busting tip - and you could win £500 of Center Parcs vouchers!

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HelenMumsnet · 03/02/2009 16:04

Hello. A while ago, all you lovely Mumsnetters gave us some brilliant tips for surviving winter colds and sniffles. Well, now we want to know which of those tips you think is the very best of all.

And, thanks to the very nice folk at Kleenex Anti-Viral Tissues, everyone who votes for their top tip will be in with the chance to win £500 of Center Parcs vouchers.

All you need to do is check out the tips and then click on the link at the bottom to come back to this thread and post the name of the Mumsnetter whose tip you liked best. (Some Mumsnetters have got more than one tip on the list, so if you're voting for one of them, please specify tip 1 or tip 2).

All votes must be posted on this thread by the closing date: midnight on Tuesday 24th February. Good luck!

OP posts:
helmarywith3 · 09/02/2009 19:52

Manuka honey! Apparently it can even kill off MRSA. Nectar of the gods. MrsGrouchoMarxMerryHenry (tip 2)

happywomble · 09/02/2009 20:02

I vote for Echinacea -suggested by Sidge

Jaamy · 09/02/2009 21:22

Ecalyptus oil as recommended by rhubarb

beautifulgirls · 09/02/2009 21:32

I vote for MrsGrouchoMarxMerryHenry (tip 1)

MrsT30 · 09/02/2009 21:37

I vote for Hassled. Its so true and that's why we women never get ill, we just get on with it!

Balthamos · 09/02/2009 21:44

I'm with Whomovedmychocolate (tip 2). There is nothing worse than a chapped nose after your cold has gone.

Colliherts · 09/02/2009 22:00

Honey Tea sounds good by "Parachutes"

lynniep · 10/02/2009 09:21

MrsGrouchoMarxMerryHenry (tip 2)

MrsJamin · 10/02/2009 09:48

3littlefrogs (tip 1).

LoveBuckets · 10/02/2009 10:43

Thumbwitch (tip2)

Sazstar · 10/02/2009 17:07

I like paperchase's idea. Quite frankly I think no mercy should be really shown!!!

outnumberedbymyboys · 10/02/2009 19:08

whomovedmychocolate - so true!

Heebychick · 10/02/2009 19:45

I vote for whomovedmychocolate tip 1 - excellent advice!

ScaryYellow · 10/02/2009 19:51

threelittlefrogs ( tip 2)

thanks fingers crossed.

luckylady74 · 10/02/2009 19:53

threelittlefrogs tip 2

nigglewiggle · 10/02/2009 19:57

Whomovedmychocolate (tip one)

BlueberryPancake · 10/02/2009 21:08

I vote for Thumbwitch tip 2. It's true. I never go there unless I really need to.

smellen · 10/02/2009 21:50

Threelittlefrogs (tip 1) - boring but probably true.

LoveBuckets · 10/02/2009 22:42

Exactly BlueberryPancake, they'll just tell you to p**s off home anyway after you've waited 40mins to see them. After all, it's just a cold people.

babimam · 11/02/2009 04:31

totally loving "plantsitters" man flu tip

will have to make a note and follow it when hubby next complains. (which is something every other week)

loving all tips but definitely plantsitter the best

plus3 · 11/02/2009 09:48

I have 3 that I love : whomovedmychocolate tip 1, Zazen (aka Jack Bauer) and hassled's advice is very true (from personal experience!)

But for sheer smile power whomovedmychooclate (tip 1) gets my vote!

kirstyelliott · 11/02/2009 10:34

Don't work/help out in a school. OhYouBadBadKitten

mersmam · 11/02/2009 12:23

Paperchase

I'll definitely use that one...

Cosgrovemlou · 11/02/2009 14:05

I vote for hassled, boost that immune system actually all tips were pretty good !!

Bear · 11/02/2009 14:54

MrsGrouchoMarxMerryHenry (tip 2)