Those from the Capital were found to be bagging the bargains that brought down the cost of living, such as home dining and wine offers, household bill savings and organising their finances. As the world’s most expensive city to live in*, Londoners are turning to cost-saving initiatives to counter the effects of the credit crunch as economic uncertainty continues to loom.

At the opposite end of the scale, the Scots, traditionally known for being penny pinchers, were found to be the most frivolous in the UK, splashing out on clothes, dining out and interiors, despite the downturn in the economy, and making up only three per cent of those taking advantage of money saving offers.

Those in the North West and the Midlands are most likely to seek out bargain deals to help them escape to sunnier climes as they searched for money saving vouchers around holiday and travel to get away from the doom and gloom.

Steve Walsh, founder of Offers.co.uk, comments: “These latest figures are really interesting, as they demonstrate what consumers are choosing to save money on across the UK. The retail world is responding to consumer demand for lower prices to keep people spending money, and sites like ours must keep their offers current so consumers don’t have to spend hours scouring the internet for a deal that may not even exist. Individuals need to be aware that not all voucher code sites are as transparent as Offers.co.uk, nor do they do as they say on the tin!”

Offers.co.uk is the newly launched money saving site from the team behind the much-famed laterooms.com success, which took the online travel world by storm in the early noughties. By adopting the same model, Offers.co.uk brings the most up-to-date consumer offers on everything from alcohol to zebra print rugs directly to the consumer, so they don’t have to shop around for the best deals.

Offers.co.uk has pledged to make it easy for shoppers to find the best deals all year round, coupled with peace of mind that the discounts displayed are legitimate and current. The easy to navigate and well established site offers shoppers significant savings on anything from sun soaked holidays to vitamins, alongside vouchers for big household names including Tesco and Thomas Cook, Debenhams, Topshop and even the best deals on concert tickets.

Visit www.offers.co.uk / www.vouchers.co.uk for all of the latest deals, or alternatively befriend the team on Facebook or follow them on Twitter (Offersuk).

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There’s nothing like a portrait for bringing family and friends together and providing a space for them to express their feelings and have some fun. This makes a Venture studio session the perfect gift experience, be it for family, partners or even pets.

A personalised gift for a close friend or family member, making this the ideal gift experience for all kinds of occasions including Mothers Day, Fathers Day and Valentines Day. It also makes an ideal bespoke present to celebrate Christmas, birthdays or anniversaries.

All it takes is an hour (which seems to fly by!) with a professional photographer within one of the Venture studio’s and you end up with a great portrait experience. Our photographer guided us through the whole experience, trying his best to reassure us that we weren’t making complete fools of ourselves and ensuring that everyone’s personality shone through. It’s a perfect time to throw away your inhibitions and just let go, be who you really are – although easier said than done!

Try out Venture first-hand, all their studios offer a £25 voucher experience which starts when you arrive at the studio for an hour of quality time together. You can also purchase a voucher for yourself or choose the gift experience from the website. There are also a few voucher based websites out there which retail the vouchers as well, try “MyVoucherCodes“.

I had my gift experience a while ago now, but loved every minute, you can read my review here.

Enjoy

MJ

As a result, modern consumers now expect more from their portrait photography session, and market leading companies offer a service and an experience, all rolled into one. It was once acceptable to just turn up to your portrait photography session and let the photographer sit you on a furry rug and get snap happy, but those days are long gone. Today people plan ahead for their session and bring along props that represent their life, so that the finished product is a reflection of the real them.

Teams of talented photographers, designers and even interiors experts now work together in photo studios to create the most bespoke, interesting and exciting of finished photography products that leave their clients wanting to go back for more.

Many photo studios also now offer an extensive range of hand-crafted displays to enable clients to transform their dramatic portrayals of character into personal pieces of contemporary art. This has given way to the growing trend for personalisation, and many individuals are choosing to adorn their homes with their statement pieces.

MJ

Not sure if anyone is actually going to read this blog, but hey, it gives me somewhere to talk about all things photography and a place for others who like me enjoy portrait photography or indeed all things photography.

So why the title, Venture portraits is photography franchise company who have national coverage, offering professional photographic services within their studio’s. Whether it’s a family portrait or something slightly more unconventional, they have the skills in house to deliver exactly what you require.

I visited Venture Portraits a while back now and really enjoyed my time there, and whilst I am now retired I thought I’d get into the whole blogging scene and start with an area that I find the easiest to talk ab0ut.

I’ll add a link somewhere, when I find out how to do that to the original comment I left on Dooyoo, titled Venture Portraits with a smile. Please feel free to click the link and have a read, let me know your thoughts and leave a comment.

I think that’s about it for the first blog of the day, see you all again soon.

MJ