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Product testing is a great way to try new products and save money at the same time. I have had everything from health & beauty, household, food and pet food products to test. There are a number of product testing sites I use and can highly recommend. There are also opportunities to test products through survey sites. Ninety per cent of the time you don't know what brand the product is which I found gives a very honest opinion of the product because you aren't influenced by a brands reputation. However there will be products you are sent to try where the brand name will either be visible on the packaging or the researcher will have informed you of the brand. The sites I use are: Glamour Beauty Club Clicks Research Alba Science Savvy Circle Boots When you sign up to the sites you will have a pre-screening survey to match you with appropriate products. When there is a product that fits your criteria you will be sent an email to invite you to t...

The lovely people at Childs Farm were kind enough to send a selection of samples for my daughter to try. These products are free from parabens, SLSs mineral oils and artificial colours. Perfect for her eczema prone skin. The packaging is original, fun and colourful. Even before using these products we already love them just for the scents alone. They smell amazing. The bubble bath produces a tub full of bubbles much to my daughters delight. Most bubble baths dry her skin out but not so with the Childs Farm bubbles. The moisturiser hydrates perfectly without been greasy and again smells amazing. The shampoo and conditioner leave hair tangle free which in our house is a relief, no more fighting through knots. Childs Farm looks like you have a new fan. Tempted to use the products myself. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to try your wonderful products. You can purchase Childs Farm from  https://www.childsfarm.com/  or most supermarke...

Swagbucks is a little like Marmite, you either love it or hate it. However, unlike Marmite you can learn to love it. When I first started using Swagbucks a couple of years ago, I lasted only a couple of months on it. It just seemed very chaotic and hard work, not what I was looking for from a survey site so I gave up on it. Fast forward to this year and I kept hearing people say Swagbucks is amazing, by far my best earner and so on. So with a new determination I gave Swagbucks a second chance. Now don't get me wrong the site it's self is still crammed with information and different ways to earn but I took some time to look around the site and familiarise myself with it. The first thing I do each day is complete the To Do List which can be found on the left hand side of the home page. You get SBs for the activities on the list plus a bonus if you complete all the activities. At the top of the page you will find your Daily Goal which I recommend tr...