According to Affiliate (Tip), “VeriSign, the registry for .COM and .NET, will be increase domain registration prices on July 1, 2010 – .COM will go up 7%, and .NET by 10%.”

So if you want to beat the price rises, you only have a few weeks to register or renew your domains. Don’t forget that if you use GoDaddy.com for your domain registrations, you can save money by using one of our special Emma and Pete promo codes:

EMMA412 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA9 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA35 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA30 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA3 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)

EMMA125 = 25% off your order of $100/£65 or more
EMMA25 = 25% off your order of $100/£65 or more

EMMA411 = 20% off your order of $50/£35 or more
EMMA8 = 20% off your order of $50/£35 or more

EMMA410 = 10% off your order
EMMA7 = 10% off your order

EMMA20H1 = 20% off your hosting order of 1, 2 or 3 years)
EMMA20H = 20% off your hosting order of 1, 2 or 3 years)

EMMASSL = $12.99 SSL certificates

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There’s chatter on t’web that using the code 99INDY will allow you to register or transfer a domain for 99 cents plus 0.18 cent ICANN fee (total $1.17 per domain name). I don’t know what the restrictions are – I expect it expires rapidly and it may only be valid for one use per customer – but it’s worth tapping it in to see whether it works for you!

Short version: don’t buy anything non-essential during April 2010. Make do with what you have. Enjoy and use your possessions. Don’t add piles of new stuff to your existing piles of stuff.

Longer version: imagine a month-long version of Buy Nothing Day and you’re on the right track. Save your money, plunk it in a piggy bank or lock your credit card away for the month.

30 days of April, 30 days of not buying anything that’s non-essential (please excuse the double-negative).

• Normal mode: don’t buy anything non-essential.
• Turbo mode: as above, and pick some stuff to sell or give to charity.
• Hardcore mode: as Normal, but actively Freecycle or Freegle your excess/unused/unwanted stuff.
• Extreme mode: a combination of the above, and get your food/drink/essentials from local/ethical sources. Support a local/ethical cause.

Who’s up for this? I am.

As mentioned in the latest Emma and Pete Show, my long-awaited boots have arrived from the Celtic Sheepskin Company. My new house boots are handmade in Cornwall, from British sheepskin. When they arrive they’re supposed to be very tight across the end of your foot; a couple of days later and mine are easing up a little bit but are still a bit tight. It feels like they will be lovely and warm when I’ve worn them in a bit.

Celtic Sheepskin have a factory shop in Cornwall, which we plan to visit when we’re next in that part of the world, but if you want to order from their online shop you can get free standard delivery for online orders going to a UK mainland address until 22nd January by using the offer code NY1AW when completing your order.

That’s not an affiliate link, it just seems to me that they’re a company worth supporting (unless you’re vegan!).

Long and rather dull story short: we’re starting to add links to cmp.ly where appropriate, the premise being that we’re not hiding anything when we mention/review stuff. There are occasions that we benefit when someone uses a coupon code or mentions us, and it’s only fair that you know what’s going on.

To that end, if you see a post with some text in saying “Disclosure: cmp.ly/5" or similar, you can see exactly what’s up and where we stand. New ones will have the declarations where relevant, adding this disclosure to all the relevant old posts will take some time. Generally speaking, where we have a coupon code mentioning either of us or The Emma and Pete Show by name, it’s a safe bet we will earn a commission in addition to you saving some money or getting a discount on a service, etc.

All sounds a bit serious, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not – it’s all part of a more transparent approach to this website, and hopefully it’s a proverbial step in the right direction.

The lovely people over at the Green Shopping Catalogue have got a really great offer for you. Whether you’re doing some last minute eco Christmas shopping, or planning for an environmentally friendly New Year, if you spend over £30 with them they’ll through in a free copy of Through the Eye of a Needle by John-Paul Flintoff.

You can read my review of Through the Eye of a Needle over on my crafty blog, as it’s a book about making your own clothes – sort of! It’s actually a wide-ranging look at the way our clothes are made, through the eyes of John-Paul as he struggles to lower his impact on the world (environmentall and socially) through making some of his own clothes. If that makes it sound dull then it isn’t – but have a look at my review if you want to know more.

Of course, the Green Shopping Catalogue is one of the places you can buy my book – The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A to Z, so now might be a great time to treat yourself or the gardeners in your life to a copy. And orders over £15 get free P&P anyway, so this is a really good deal!

There is no discount code to copy and paste, and no special link you need to follow. Just spend over £30 and your free book will be included in your parcel when it is dispatched. The offer is valid while stocks last, or until 28 February 2010.

Pete and I are not big fans of Ugg boots. It’s not the boots themselves, more the fact that everyone on the planet seems to think they suit them and that they’re suitable for wearing in all weather conditions. And the fact that if you so much as mention Ugg on Twitter you’re asking to be spammed into oblivion.

And so we’ve taken to playing the Ugg game. Whenever we’re out and about we look out for people wearing Ugg boots. Whoever sees them first shouts “Ugg!” very loudly, and whoever sees the most during the course of the trip is declared the winner. It’s like looking for pub signs, only more repetitive.

Which was why I was tickled this morning to see that Footlocker have a page specifically for people who search their site for Ugg boots (don’t forget we can save you money if you’re buying Ugg-free footwear from Footlocker).

If you’re an Ugg fan, however, rest assured that you can buy them from Eastbay and we can also offer you a discount there.

To support Energy Saving Week (which runs 19th – 25th October), Ethical Superstore are dropping the price of their OWL energy monitors by £5 to just £29.95.

The OWL is a great gadget to focus your mind on saving energy. Tap in the price you’re paying for your electricity, and watch the bill soar as you boil a kettle full of water or turn on the washing machine! You can also set it to show how much power you’re using at any one time.

It’s easy to install – the wireless transmitter clips on to your electricity meter and the desktop unit sits anywhere you like. As well as your power consumption it also shows temperature and humidity. Once you can see how much you’re using, it’s easy to work out how to save energy and money.

If you’re new to Wiggly Wigglers then you can get a couple of great deals if your first order is over £50. Firstly, you can get a free copy of their book about the transformation of the Wiggly Garden – Bringing a Garden to Life, by Jenny Steel (normally £18).

And if you enter the Wiggly discount code FVS909 when you checkout then you’ll also save £10 on your order!

Both of these offers expire on 1st November 2009 and are limited to one claim per household.

Good news for geeks everywhere – hot off the presses I can tell you that there are two new GoDaddy UK deals for you!

The first offer is 20% off Web Hosting, initially set to run for one month – and valid as of now. Use the coupon code EMMA20H to claim your discount.

The second offer features £12.99 Standard SSL certificates, with the promo code EMMASSL valid from 6th October 2009 without a current expiry date.

Pete and I are big fans of Lovefilm, the online DVD (and game) rental service. We’ve used them for years, and it’s much more convenient than having to go out to the local video rental place – and they have a much better selection.

They have a range of subscription packages available to suit your needs – whether you’re trying to get a regular daily movie fix or if you just like to pop in film every now and then. They stock a lot of DVD boxsets, too, so you can go back and watch your old favourites or catch up on episodes you missed.

If you sign up for Lovefilm via this link you’ll get a free month’s trial – nothing to pay, nowhere to go – just sit back and let your films come to you! When you’re done, pop them in the postage paid envelope provided and send them back. Simple!

According to Affiliate (Tip), “VeriSign, the registry for .COM and .NET, will be increase domain registration prices on July 1, 2010 – .COM will go up 7%, and .NET by 10%.”

So if you want to beat the price rises, you only have a few weeks to register or renew your domains. Don’t forget that if you use GoDaddy.com for your domain registrations, you can save money by using one of our special Emma and Pete promo codes:

EMMA412 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA9 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA35 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA30 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)
EMMA3 = .com domains for $7.49/year each (new and renewal)

EMMA125 = 25% off your order of $100/£65 or more
EMMA25 = 25% off your order of $100/£65 or more

EMMA411 = 20% off your order of $50/£35 or more
EMMA8 = 20% off your order of $50/£35 or more

EMMA410 = 10% off your order
EMMA7 = 10% off your order

EMMA20H1 = 20% off your hosting order of 1, 2 or 3 years)
EMMA20H = 20% off your hosting order of 1, 2 or 3 years)

EMMASSL = $12.99 SSL certificates

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There’s chatter on t’web that using the code 99INDY will allow you to register or transfer a domain for 99 cents plus 0.18 cent ICANN fee (total $1.17 per domain name). I don’t know what the restrictions are – I expect it expires rapidly and it may only be valid for one use per customer – but it’s worth tapping it in to see whether it works for you!

Short version: don’t buy anything non-essential during April 2010. Make do with what you have. Enjoy and use your possessions. Don’t add piles of new stuff to your existing piles of stuff.

Longer version: imagine a month-long version of Buy Nothing Day and you’re on the right track. Save your money, plunk it in a piggy bank or lock your credit card away for the month.

30 days of April, 30 days of not buying anything that’s non-essential (please excuse the double-negative).

• Normal mode: don’t buy anything non-essential.
• Turbo mode: as above, and pick some stuff to sell or give to charity.
• Hardcore mode: as Normal, but actively Freecycle or Freegle your excess/unused/unwanted stuff.
• Extreme mode: a combination of the above, and get your food/drink/essentials from local/ethical sources. Support a local/ethical cause.

Who’s up for this? I am.

As mentioned in the latest Emma and Pete Show, my long-awaited boots have arrived from the Celtic Sheepskin Company. My new house boots are handmade in Cornwall, from British sheepskin. When they arrive they’re supposed to be very tight across the end of your foot; a couple of days later and mine are easing up a little bit but are still a bit tight. It feels like they will be lovely and warm when I’ve worn them in a bit.

Celtic Sheepskin have a factory shop in Cornwall, which we plan to visit when we’re next in that part of the world, but if you want to order from their online shop you can get free standard delivery for online orders going to a UK mainland address until 22nd January by using the offer code NY1AW when completing your order.

That’s not an affiliate link, it just seems to me that they’re a company worth supporting (unless you’re vegan!).

Long and rather dull story short: we’re starting to add links to cmp.ly where appropriate, the premise being that we’re not hiding anything when we mention/review stuff. There are occasions that we benefit when someone uses a coupon code or mentions us, and it’s only fair that you know what’s going on.

To that end, if you see a post with some text in saying “Disclosure: cmp.ly/5" or similar, you can see exactly what’s up and where we stand. New ones will have the declarations where relevant, adding this disclosure to all the relevant old posts will take some time. Generally speaking, where we have a coupon code mentioning either of us or The Emma and Pete Show by name, it’s a safe bet we will earn a commission in addition to you saving some money or getting a discount on a service, etc.

All sounds a bit serious, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not – it’s all part of a more transparent approach to this website, and hopefully it’s a proverbial step in the right direction.

The lovely people over at the Green Shopping Catalogue have got a really great offer for you. Whether you’re doing some last minute eco Christmas shopping, or planning for an environmentally friendly New Year, if you spend over £30 with them they’ll through in a free copy of Through the Eye of a Needle by John-Paul Flintoff.

You can read my review of Through the Eye of a Needle over on my crafty blog, as it’s a book about making your own clothes – sort of! It’s actually a wide-ranging look at the way our clothes are made, through the eyes of John-Paul as he struggles to lower his impact on the world (environmentall and socially) through making some of his own clothes. If that makes it sound dull then it isn’t – but have a look at my review if you want to know more.

Of course, the Green Shopping Catalogue is one of the places you can buy my book – The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A to Z, so now might be a great time to treat yourself or the gardeners in your life to a copy. And orders over £15 get free P&P anyway, so this is a really good deal!

There is no discount code to copy and paste, and no special link you need to follow. Just spend over £30 and your free book will be included in your parcel when it is dispatched. The offer is valid while stocks last, or until 28 February 2010.

Pete and I are not big fans of Ugg boots. It’s not the boots themselves, more the fact that everyone on the planet seems to think they suit them and that they’re suitable for wearing in all weather conditions. And the fact that if you so much as mention Ugg on Twitter you’re asking to be spammed into oblivion.

And so we’ve taken to playing the Ugg game. Whenever we’re out and about we look out for people wearing Ugg boots. Whoever sees them first shouts “Ugg!” very loudly, and whoever sees the most during the course of the trip is declared the winner. It’s like looking for pub signs, only more repetitive.

Which was why I was tickled this morning to see that Footlocker have a page specifically for people who search their site for Ugg boots (don’t forget we can save you money if you’re buying Ugg-free footwear from Footlocker).

If you’re an Ugg fan, however, rest assured that you can buy them from Eastbay and we can also offer you a discount there.

To support Energy Saving Week (which runs 19th – 25th October), Ethical Superstore are dropping the price of their OWL energy monitors by £5 to just £29.95.

The OWL is a great gadget to focus your mind on saving energy. Tap in the price you’re paying for your electricity, and watch the bill soar as you boil a kettle full of water or turn on the washing machine! You can also set it to show how much power you’re using at any one time.

It’s easy to install – the wireless transmitter clips on to your electricity meter and the desktop unit sits anywhere you like. As well as your power consumption it also shows temperature and humidity. Once you can see how much you’re using, it’s easy to work out how to save energy and money.

If you’re new to Wiggly Wigglers then you can get a couple of great deals if your first order is over £50. Firstly, you can get a free copy of their book about the transformation of the Wiggly Garden – Bringing a Garden to Life, by Jenny Steel (normally £18).

And if you enter the Wiggly discount code FVS909 when you checkout then you’ll also save £10 on your order!

Both of these offers expire on 1st November 2009 and are limited to one claim per household.

Good news for geeks everywhere – hot off the presses I can tell you that there are two new GoDaddy UK deals for you!

The first offer is 20% off Web Hosting, initially set to run for one month – and valid as of now. Use the coupon code EMMA20H to claim your discount.

The second offer features £12.99 Standard SSL certificates, with the promo code EMMASSL valid from 6th October 2009 without a current expiry date.

Pete and I are big fans of Lovefilm, the online DVD (and game) rental service. We’ve used them for years, and it’s much more convenient than having to go out to the local video rental place – and they have a much better selection.

They have a range of subscription packages available to suit your needs – whether you’re trying to get a regular daily movie fix or if you just like to pop in film every now and then. They stock a lot of DVD boxsets, too, so you can go back and watch your old favourites or catch up on episodes you missed.

If you sign up for Lovefilm via this link you’ll get a free month’s trial – nothing to pay, nowhere to go – just sit back and let your films come to you! When you’re done, pop them in the postage paid envelope provided and send them back. Simple!