24/08/26

Get up to 50% off with the EatClub app when dining out

Eating out in London can be an expensive business. With restaurant and pub prices continuing to climb, it’s no surprise that more of us are swapping restaurant tables for the sofa and ordering in or cooking at home. But what if you could enjoy your favourite restaurants and bars without paying full price? That’s where EatClub comes in. The free-to-download app offers real-time discounts at thousands of restaurants and bars, helping diners save money while also helping hospitality businesses fill tables during quieter periods. Simply browse the app, find a deal you fancy, book through EatClub and pay your bill using the EatClub digital payment card.

Naturally, we wanted to put it to the test. As a huge fan of Vietnamese food, there was really only one place we could start: Kingsland Road in Shoreditch, home to a huge selection of Vietnamese restaurants. A quick look at the EatClub app showed that Sen Viet Vegan Restaurant was offering an impressive 35% off.

We ordered two meals and a beer, which came to £44.00, already not bad for eating out in London. But once we paid using the EatClub digital payment card, the total dropped to just £28.60. That’s a saving of £15.40. On another evening, we headed to the Lina Stores Bar in Canary Wharf and booked through the EatClub app. Two cocktails came to just £16.00. Two cocktails in London for £16 is an absoulte bargain, some bars charge £16 for one cocktail. At that point, we were starting to wonder why we hadn't downloaded the app sooner.

So, how does the EatClub app actually work?

It’s so simple, you open the app, browse the restaurants and bars near you, find a deal that takes your fancy and make your booking through EatClub. When the bill arrives, you simply pay using your EatClub digital payment card, which is linked to your bank account. The bill itself will show the original price, but because you're paying with the EatClub card, your discount is automatically applied and your bank account is charged the reduced amount. And perhaps best of all, there's no awkward discount conversation at the table. You don't have to tell the restaurant you're using a deal, wave your phone around or explain how much you're supposed to be paying. Just pay with your EatClub digital card and the discount is taken care of automatically.

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that restaurant and café prices have risen by more than 25% since 2022, putting increasing pressure on customers and hospitality businesses alike. Restaurants and bars are also dealing with rising operating costs, making it more important than ever to attract customers through their doors.

EatClub aims to help tackle both sides of the problem. Rather than encouraging restaurants to slash prices during their busiest periods, the app helps venues fill quieter times with paying customers, creating additional revenue for restaurants and bars while giving diners the chance to eat and drink out for less. So, essentially, it's a bit of a win-win: restaurants get more customers, and we get to eat out without our bank accounts taking quite such a battering.

Fancy £10 off your first booking?

If all this has tempted you to give EatClub a go, there's an extra reason to try it. Click on this link (only works on a mobile and will take you straight to the app to download) - https://links.eatclub.com.au/gHrLiR8o24b

when registering and, when you make your first booking and payment through the app, you'll receive £10 in dining credit. Cities in the UK you can use the EatClub app include London, Manchster, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds and Cardiff, with the aim of including more cities in the UK.

More restaurant trips, less scary looking bank statements. Sounds like a pretty good deal to us.

For more information, click here.

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The Owlet Cam 2 and Smart Sock – Review

Sep 8, 2023
3 min read

Updated: May 16, 2024

New parents, congratulations. For those brief moments, the joy of popping your precious cargo into the car seat for the first time and bringing a new human into their first home is unparalleled. Through your red bleary eyes, you gaze at them in your arms as you give them the guided tour and eventually lay them in their first crib and anxiously watch them breathe all night.

Fast forward a few months, exhausted from sleep deprivation you kind of want to give you and your baby a bit of space, let them sleep on their own for a while. This brings a whole new set of anxieties. What position are they in? Are they face down? What if they cry? Is the room at the right temperature? Has their strategically placed musical mobile fallen on them?

Historically you would nip over to their room every so often and have an ear to the door, or at best, an intercom system to hear them should they need your attention. Now this is absolutely fine and if that works for you then great. But for those who need that extra reassurance, there is another way. The Owlet Cam 2, along with the smart sock, is designed to give you the ultimate peace of mind.

The Owlet camera works by pairing to your phone via wifi. Set up is super simple, just download the app and follow the step-by-step setup instructions. This also means that you don’t need any extra devices cluttering up your home. So now you can see and hear your baby from anywhere within your house on your phone. But it doesn’t stop there.

The camera also monitors the room temperature and humidity which, if anyone has been terrified by their NCT classes, is great for that extra peace of mind, knowing that the room is comfortable and at a safe temperature. The quality of camera is sharp with 1080 HD video, night vision and a 130 degree wide angle lens. There is an option for two way audio, which is great if you want to talk to your baby or sing their favourite lullaby from another room. The camera can be wall-mounted, and comes with covers for the cables, keeping loose wires out of the way whilst looking neat and tidy. I attached ours to the cot using a clamp, allowing me to easily take it off and use it when I go travelling.

For those of you (yep, us too) who tend to anxiously watch your baby sleep, The Owlet Smart Sock is a great addition to put your mind at ease. A soft, and comfortable piece of fabric wraps around your baby’s foot with velcro and uses a sensor to measure heart rate and oxygen levels. The app allows parents to receive real-time notifications and alerts if either of these levels fall outside safe ranges.

Originally when we set up the camera we didn’t use the sock, however the first time our baby rolled on his tummy whilst sleeping we really panicked! We gently rolled him back, but he was having none of it, preferring to sleep face down. We put the sock on his foot immediately which gave us (mostly) complete peace of mind, knowing that if he had any trouble breathing, the app would notify us. Thankfully there were no alarms and over the next few days we felt more at ease with him sleeping on his tummy.

The Smart Sock comes in two sizes, for your newborn and when your baby is a little older.

The baby monitor on its own costs £159.00, which does sound pricey, but it’s ideal for tech-savvy parents who want to keep an eye on their baby on their phone, it’s stylish and fits in any nursery.

The price for the baby monitor and sock is £399.00, which is more geared to parents who are in need of some extra reassurance that their sleeping baby is ok. Parents won’t feel the need to stay up and stare at their baby in the early days (which of course we did…), they have the peace of mind of knowing they will be notified of anything alarming.

Purchase from https://owletbabycare.co.uk/products/owlet-smart-sock

Written by Nyla S. Images courtesy of Owlet

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