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Love to sing? The rise of the CMC - and why your mic may not be what it seems.
Everybody likes to be heard. And some people need to be heard singing... If this is you, our condolences for those listening. Unless you sound amazing of course... and what helps you achieve that? Well, singing into something good helps -- like one of these. Or two.The Chinese Manufacturing Conundrum (CMC)Sadly, we've all seen crap mics, or heard them. Thanks China. In fairness, although China is more than capable of the best manufacturing in the world, from our extensive research (mea
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19th Jan 2022
Castlevania Trivia, and other running themes in Japanese videogames
We came across one of the more interesting people on the internet who has delved deeper into the art of localisation (or localization, for yanks) than most. And he's got a degree in Japanese, which has helped to some degree. See what I did there? Wasn't very good was it... But he is. If you're a fan of Castlevania, or some of the running themes in Japanese videogames. And who isn't?!More rare itemsWhat other hidden tropes, themes, memes and fun things are nestled inside your favou
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9th Jul 2021
Wenches, pirates, Nigella Lawson and modern farming practices
Nigella Lawson describes stirring risotto as cathartic. Personally, I describe watching Nigella as cathartic. Or at least, I did. After all, she was my TV wife long before I found my own curvy wench to make me dinner each night. That might sound sexist, but it's actually appreciation. Wench is such an undervalued word. And if there's one thing that should never be undervalued, it's a good word. And more so, someone who is willing to make you dinner each night. Possibly even more so, wenches in g
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5th Oct 2016
Coupon Codes: how to apply
Coupon codes can be applied easily in a little box at the bottom of the shopping cart, as shown in the image. While it may look slightly different in your browser, it will be very similar to below:
Can I apply more than one code (stack codes)?You can apply one code to your shopping cart at a time. If you want to use more than one code (where allowable) buy something else and apply your other code on that order. What if I don't have a code, but want a coupon code?If you don't h
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7th Jul 2016
Pull down menus: Shipping options within an item page?
Some Selling Out Soon products now contain extra shipping options within the item page, for added value, if you require more protection, or extra services. So if you're having trouble adding something to your cart and your browser is telling you to choose a shipping option, it may look like this:
So all you need to do, is simply choose the option you'd like from the pull-down menu. The price of the item will automagically update so you know exactly what you're paying before you checkout.
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7th Jul 2016