Today’s the day that Apple launched its much heralded ‘Ipad’ in the UK, and shoppers queued outside Apple stores throughout the night in an attempt to be amongst the first customers to get their hands on one.

Apple is a fantastic brand, a company which seemingly produces iconic designs and groundbreaking technologies with ease.  But this modern-day craze for queuing throughout the night just to buy the latest electronic gadget (or book, in the case of the Harry Potter series) is a bit of a mystery to me.  I just can’t understand why anyone would put themselves through the misery of standing in a queue for 12 hours through a cold, wet and windy night to buy something they could just buy a few days later without any hassle.

Still, I suppose that’s the great thing about companies like Apple – they have such a dedicated consumer base.  I like to think that Cozibag also has a pretty happy bunch of customers, but I somehow can’t imagine people queuing throughout the night to buy a bean bag, no matter how good it is!

Anyway, there’s no need to queue for a Cozibag bean bag because we currently offer FREE next-day delivery on virtually all items.  Just order by 11am Monday to Thursday to receive a luxury bean bag on your doorstep the very next morning; it’s a much better feeling than queuing up all night.

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Well, the poll booths open tomorrow morning and if you’re anything like me you are umming and ahhing over who to vote for.  Conservative seem to understand that not all businesses deserve to be clobbered – for every multi-billion pound bank there are probably a thousand small businesses that don’t make any money at all.  Cozibag Bean Bags is a small business employing a few staff; we have worked tirelessly to build a modern, fresh brand offering high quality bean bag furniture (such as our unique luxury range of Everlast Faux Leather and Real Leather beanbags) and it would be a little harsh to increase the company’s National Insurance liability further.

The Lib Dem promise to increase the tax allowance to £10,000 is an excellent one.  I have long thought that the tax allowance should try to reflect a livable wage and I would suggest it should be even higher than that proposed by Nick Clegg.  This would encourage more people to work (where possible), thus reducing benefit payments.  I would then raise the basic rate of tax for all earnings over that tax allowance (of, say, £15,000) to actually increase total revenue.  On a personal note, I would be happy to pay a little extra income tax, especially during these economically challenging times.

Labour, for all their mistakes (and, let’s face it, any party in power is bound to make mistakes), are still a party which strives to offer fairness across the board.  They have introduced some excellent initiatives for childcare and improved waiting times on the NHS – both huge issues for most people.  Plus, it could be convincingly argued that they have so far carried us through these troubled times and have both the knowledge and experience to see it through to the other side – Gordon Brown is certainly well-placed to understand the economy now.

Finally, there are fringe parties such as UKIP and The Green Party.  They may offer good ideas to some, but they will never stand a chance unless the voting rules are changed to allow people to list multiple choices in order of preference on their ballot paper.

The tactical voting suggested by some top Labour politicians has made this election an intriguing one.  Along with the televised debates, it seems to have reignited many people’s passion for politics, which is a great thing.

Well, just a few points as I see it, but to be honest it doesn’t really help as there are pros and cons every which way you look.  I suspect that many people who, like myself, aren’t aligned (officially or emotionally) to a particular party will do as I do tomorrow: stare at the ballot paper for a while and cross the box that just feels right at the time.

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