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Butler rental service provides catered picnics in Amsterdam

Springwise — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:17:50 +0000

We’ve covered numerous innovations designed to enliven and re-imagine the picnic experience, from balloon delivered pizza picnics to picnics on snow covered mountain slopes. Now, however, Butler For Hire is aiming to make the traditional picnic altogether less stressful....

10 Philippine Medicinal Plants Approved by DOH

PinoyBisnesIdeas — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:05:14 +0000

Medicines made from 10 DOH-approved Philippine medicinal plants have become ever more popular among Filipinos considering the expensive western medicines which most Filipinos could not afford. Herbal medicines has gained a wide acceptance and popularity among Filipinos in providing basic medical care. The government has implemented the Cheaper Medicines Act and the creation of the [...]

Subscription service for men’s underclothes

Springwise — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:17:42 +0000

The subscription services are coming thick and fast lately, automating for shopping-weary consumers the routine purchase of life's little necessities. Most recently it was men's skincare products; before that it was razor blades, greeting cards and more. The latest...

Adventures for sighted and non-sighted travellers

Springwise — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:17:42 +0000

Few would dispute the value of a business that breaks down barriers for consumers with disabilities. A shining example of this, Traveleyes is a UK-based travel company whose primary function is to make independent world travel more accessible, and...

Single-estate coffees curated and delivered monthly to the door

Springwise — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:40:47 +0000

Kopi is a UK-based subscription service offering single-estate coffees from around the world direct to consumers' doors.

Online to offline platform rewards diners with Facebook credits

Springwise — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:01:06 +0000

Plink is a credits-based loyalty program that rewards Facebook users for dining at chain restaurants.

In Norway, dog ‘locker’ keeps pets safe while owners shop for groceries

Springwise — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:36 +0000

In Norway, pet “lockers” outside a grocery store now offer pet owners a way to keep their canine companions safe and dry while they get their shopping done.

Restaurants’ takeout menus made interactive via QR codes

Springwise — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:36:38 +0000

Los Angeles-based Paperlinks have created a service that lets restaurants embed their takeout menus in QR codes for quick and seamless mobile ordering.

Facebook app helps friends share books, DVDs and video games

Springwise — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:38:03 +0000

StuffPal is a Facebook app from Los Angeles-based Loconuts that facilitates the sharing of books, DVDs and video games among friends.

In the UK, cotton tampons delivered by monthly subscription

Springwise — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:49:36 +0000

UK-based Trinkets offers women a way to get tampons delivered on a monthly basis direct to the door.