You'll probably have noticed Jordans' funky new packaging, but did you know that the bags are also fully compostable? Made from a special cellulose-derived material, the bags have been three years in the making, and represent a real step forward in eco packaging.
To celebrate this achievement, Jordans have ten organic range hampers to give away to hippyshopper readers. It includes a tasty new addition to the range: Organic flakes and berries. To enter, all you need do is drop us an email with the subject header 'Jordans' and put your full name and postal address in the body. Follow the jump for details of the prize.
The Toft Alpaca Shop is a fantastic place to find soft and fluffy alpaca wool products, including stylish home accessories, hats and gloves, all made from the natural fibres of ethically reared, British born alpacas.
And to mark the launch of their new teddy bear knit-kits, Toft want YOU to make a ted that's even more lovable. The kits come with 100% recycled packaging and contain all you need to make a super-soft British alpaca ted. If your bear is chosen as the winner, you'll get to enjoy the prize of a luxury weekend break in luxury self-catering accommodation courtesy of Toft Alpacas.
How would you like a whopping £250 to spend on beauty products of your choice at Puresha, an online treasure-trove of safe and natural body products?
With this fabulous prize, you can start your new year's detox in earnest, with products that contain no harmful chemicals. You might go for one of the new Tsi-La fragrances, some Chocolate Sun natural lotion or Lulu Organics' hair powder. Whatever you choose, you'll soon be able to delight your senses with these brand new and exciting products that will make you the envy of your friends...
To enter, all you need do is send an email here with your full name, postal address and the subject header 'Puresha'. Good luck!
Terms and conditions apply: see after the jump for details.
Like it or not, these days mobile phones can be seen as so much more than just communication devices. And like all things, there's a lot of choice out there. How do you decide what kind of phone to go for? Design? Ease of use? Or is price the most important factor?
We're offering you the chance to win one of five 4 GB Apple iPod Nano Videos just for completing a survey on this very subject.
It'll take about five minutes of your time and everyone who enters their details at the end will be entered into the prize draw. The closing date for entry to the draw is 31st January. Take the survey here
Terms and conditions apply - see them over the page.
A new book, which aims to set the record straight on what's green and what's not when it comes to everyday life choices, hits our shelves today. But unlike most guides to greeness, this one recognises that there are often grey areas between eco-sainthood and eco-ignorance -- and that most of us fit somewhere between the two.
When I first picked up this book, my response was 'oh no, not another guide that's going to fudge the issue even further' -- fearing that people will soon simply throw up their hands in defeat at the news that yet more green 'rules' would have to be unlearned -- but soon found that the book is far more helpful than that. Yes, there are sections that will tell you a bath is not necessarily less green than a shower, and that organic tomatoes are in some senses less 'green' than their conventionally-grown counterparts. But in doing so it simply explains the science behind the advice we've all had rammed down our throats for years in a way that helps us interpret it sensibly and in ways that suit our priorities.
We've got a copy of Shades of Green to give away to a hippyshopper reader. To enter, simply send us an email with the subject header 'Shades of Green', with your full name and postal address in the body.
Here's some good news if you were hoping to enter our Media Talent Award in association with LG. We've heard that a few would-be contestants would like a little longer to answer that elusive question 'what is style?' so in the spirit of festive goodwill, we've extended the entry deadline to 1st January.
The standard of entries so far has been very high, and we're having a lot of fun arguing chatting amongst ourselves about our personal faves. Here's one that I felt deserved a mention:
Once we've seen all the entries, three people will be shortlisted from each category: that's video presenters and video editors. If chosen, you will need to be able to attend a judging date on week commencing 14th January at the Shiny Media office in London.
Please take a couple of minutes out of your day to fill in our lovely reader survey. if you do, you are in with a shout of winning a shiny new Apple iPod Touch 16GB, courtesy of our friends at Play.com. It's worth £250 but you could net one for nothing.
You'll probably have noticed Jordans' funky new packaging, but did you know that the bags are also fully compostable? Made from a special cellulose-derived material, the bags have been three years in the making, and represent a real step forward in eco packaging. 
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Like it or not, these days mobile phones can be seen as so much more than just communication devices. And like all things, there's a lot of choice out there. How do you decide what kind of phone to go for? Design? Ease of use? Or is price the most important factor?
A new book, which aims to set the record straight on what's green and what's not when it comes to everyday life choices, hits our shelves today. But unlike most guides to greeness, this one recognises that there are often grey areas between eco-sainthood and eco-ignorance -- and that most of us fit somewhere between the two.
