Yearly Archives: 2012

Fix It Yourself On Fridays

Fix-It Fridays!!

Hey y’all. So we are running a Fix It Yourself Fridays contest throughout the month of April and would like to hear your ‘fix it yourself’ stories. Now it doesn’t matter if the jobs were easy, difficult, enjoyable or evoked profanities; so long as you got there in the end and successfully ‘fixed it yourself.’ By submitting your stories you will be eligible to win some pretty super prizes.

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Great Things to Come

Howdy folks! I’d like to let everyone know that a very large delivery has just arrived here at eSpares Towers. Think Santa sack meets pretty boxes and toys meets totally wicked, awesome kit. I don’t dare say anything more, but watch this space for more information about how you can get your hands on the loot we’ve got holed up here.

Tool Box With Tools

Bissell and Betteridge

eSpares is pleased to announce the return of ‘how-to’ presenter, Mat Betteridge. In the below videos Mat explains the different types of floor cleaners in the Bissell range as well as some simple ‘fix-its’ that will help keep your vacuum up and running smoothly. There are hundreds of spares for Bissell (and other makes and models of vacuum) on the site that can be found here.

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Vacuum Tools And Hose

Oracle Retail Week Awards

We attended the Oracle Retail Week Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night. eSpares was nominated for Online Retailer of the Year and we had stiff competition against the likes of Wiggle, The Hut, Ocado, Kiddicare and Shop Direct. Congratulations to Wiggle who ended up taking the win, and a further congratulations to all of us at eSpares for the nomination, which is an honour in itself. Was an enjoyable night for those in attendance.

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Wasp Nest With Wasps

Help for The Kids

As mentioned, last week the employees at eSpares participated in the be a Kid for a Kid campaign to help fundraise for ChildLine. The daily competitions proved successful in bringing in donations as well as excuses to poke fun at those who weren’t so successful. See below a summary of the daily competitions and their respective winners.

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‘Kid for a Kid’ Fundraiser

This week eSpares is participating in the “Kid for a Kid” fundraiser to help raise money for ChildLine, a free phone and online service that provides support for children who feel they have nowhere left to turn. We’ve listed competitions for each day where staff can donate money to compete in;

Tuesday – Are you smarter than an IT Geek?? – See if you can beat the IT geeks score in the ‘back to school’ quiz

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Cord Made From Different Material

Stack Attack

Wanna stack your washer and dryer to free up some space? Sure you do! I don’t know why but I’ve always loved these stacking kits. I think it’s the idea that something so simple and relatively inexpensive is just so darn helpful! A ‘Little Engine That Could’ perhaps type scenario. Some people will stack their machines without using a kit. However, this can prove somewhat treacherous as it puts the dryer at risk of being shaken from atop the washing machine. It can also be dangerous if you have children who might be inclined to reach up and open the dryer door, pulling the machine down. If you decide that you’d like to go the ‘stacking route’ there are just a few key things to keep in mind.

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The Return of the Handahu

We have been graced this week with the return of long time eSpares employee Lloyd Handahu….we thought he was a goner but the cat came back as they say…..I think I speak for everyone working here when I say it’s a pleasure to have him back in the office and feels like the ol chap was never gone! Welcome back Lloyd!!!

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