18.01.25 Budget Finds & Wellness Trends: Aldi, Home Bargains, B&Q & More

This podcast episode discusses shopping and home decor trends. The episode highlights various deals and new product releases: • Aldi is launching a new line of children's wellness and mental health products on January 26. The range includes a weighted plush toy, LED sensory ball, LED ball pit, LED color change light pillar, worry monster, and wellness & mindful notepad. • Aldi is also selling award-winning whiskies starting at £17.99 to celebrate Burns Night on January 25. • New home fragrances will be available at Aldi starting at £2.99. • B&Q reports that the country cottage shabby chic look is making a comeback. The DIY store also notes that more shoppers are purchasing items like farmhouse sinks, china butter dishes, French doors, range-style ovens, and stone floors. B&Q also says shoppers are buying more retro kitchen items like teapots, shaker kitchen units, tablecloths, water jugs, exposed brickwork, welsh dressers, and dado rails. • B&Q has released two new shaker kitchens, Ashmead and Tydeman, to help shoppers achieve a retro farmhouse look. • Home Bargains has reduced the price of Air Wick's Peony and Anjou Pear Reed Diffuser to £3.49. The store also has grapefruit and bamboo leaf, and orange blossom and amber scented diffusers from Air Wick. The podcast also discusses some food trends: • Blue Zones expert Dan Buettner suggests eating minestrone for breakfast if you want to live to 100. Finally, the podcast also reviews Amazon's new Kindle Scribe.