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Hot water bottle daisy wheel – fact versus fiction.
How to grab someone’s attention has been fine-tuned using scare stories, fake news and even promises of great wealth, anything goes as long as it gets you on their platform. Once there all the advertising, reels of pictures and even more click bait await.
Joy of Made in Britain
Made in Britain, surely all hot water bottle covers are from China these days? Well no, at LoveHotWaterBottles we support British manufacturing not just because it is a good thing to do but also because we get fast quality production on fashion fabrics.
Humble Hot Water Bottle Has Evolved
So you may think the headline is crazy having looked in the local supermarket only to see the same old hot water bottle on display. But, and there is always a but, with online shopping things have changed a great deal. Take a look at LoveHotWaterBottles
Does a Hot Water Bottle Ease Period Pain?
Granny really did know best as scientist have proved a hot water bottle on the tummy can ease period pain. University College London scientists discovered heat treatment works by blocking pain messages to the brain.
10 Green Bottles Standing on a Wall
How green are those hot water bottles standing on the wall? Surprisingly latex is a sustainable natural renewable product, one of the first on the market is still getting it right by being not only a sustainable product but also a recyclable product. Old bottles can be taken to the recycling depot and once the brass seal and stopper are discarded the rest can be put in for recycling.
We All Need Giants
OK, so what's so special about a giant, is big really better?
Well, that depends, if you're on the move in the car or at work perhaps you don't want a giant sitting on your lap (we have mini ones for that) but on the sofa or in bed that's another thing altogether. With a third more surface area you can heat up a third more of the bed or sofa or wherever you want to use it. We love these as they offer something that a normal size just can’t do and that is to up the heat output.
Why is it so difficult to buy a hot water bottle stopper?
There is a problem identifying the right stopper as all stoppers look the same so it’s easy to assume they all fit the same. Best to think of it like car tyres, they all look the same but you couldn’t put a Focus tyre on a BMW. Each manufacturer makes to a specific and exact size, the replacement must match to create a lasting water tight seal. It’s the lasting seal that is important
My favourite hot water bottle
Every year we are asked if we have or can get a specific hot water bottle. These can be a special colour, size or shape that fits a treasured cover that has been in the family for years.
Has the world gone mad, my hot water bottle has changed shape?
Yep, it’s happened, we can longer rely on the good old fashioned hot water bottle shape, they now make all shapes and size, what’s going on?
Back to Basics
The current trend to grow your own veg, knit, sew, bake is taking us all to days before convenience foods and fast fashion clothes that had been worn once and binned.
