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I was so excited when I discovered Pure Light. An independent British company, Pure Light produce beautiful, stylish candles made from 100% natural ingredients. They have a very simple product range consisting of just seven candles. Their fragrances are made from 100% pure essential oils and are blended by hand to work therapeutically on your mind and spirit, as well as being a beautiful fragrance for your home.

There are six gorgeous fragrances to choose from, as well as an unscented candle. If you prefer uplifting scents then you could try the Mandarin and Lavender, Lemongrass and Lime, or Geranium and Sweet Orange. The Bergamot, Grapefruit and Rosemary is ideal if  you're in need of some pampering and the English Lavender is great for relaxing. For cold winter nights, there's the Cinnamon, Orange and Clove candle.

Pure Light source materials that are of the highest grade, as well as being ethically and environmentally sound. Where possible, the botanical oils used in their fragrances are dervied from plants either grown or distilled in the UK. The candles are made from renewable and sustainably grown soy wax which is free from genetically modified material, herbicides and pesticides. They also come in heavy-based glass jars which can be recycled, but they're so gorgeous it would be mich better to keep the jars and reuse them!

Candles cost £19 and are available from Pure Light. The scent free candle costs £12.

The reputation of many car dealerships and car salesmen is not one that many people would be proud of having and you will see why this is the case after I share with you these dirty car dealer tricks. These are not what I would call car dealer scams; they are better described as tricks of car dealers and car salesman tricks. You may be familiar with some of these tricks of car dealers and car salesmen either because you have experienced some of these car sales tricks or heard about them.

In my years of selling cars I have either seen or used these car salesman tricks to make a deal or at least help it along. These car dealer tricks are very common and actually encouraged in more dealerships than you may realize. I am not saying that every customer will experience every car dealer trick or that you will be tricked by all car salesmen, but it is very common throughout the car business to be subjected to one or several of these dirty car sales tricks.

1. Holding the Trade Keys: I am sure many of you have heard of this car dealer trick. The idea is to get the keys to your trade-in

Having a bad credit rating can make life much more difficult and frustrating. There are plenty of good people that have gotten into unfortunate situations that have caused their credit score to get lowered to the point of being poor credit. A bad credit score or rating makes it difficult to get any kind of financing, but most importantly getting a car loan. Unless you are fortunate enough to be able to walk to work and the store you need a car. That is where the buy here pay here car lot comes in to play. There is a need for this kind of car dealer because many people have poor credit that has been caused by an unfortunate series of events and need cars to hold down jobs and support themselves and families.

The Buy Here Pay Here Car Lot Solution

If you are one of these people, don't think you are alone. In fact it is estimated that over 100 million Americans have bad credit. Now that is a lot of people, almost 1/3 of the public. Even more amazing is the fact that these people that have bad credit are almost half of the car buying population. You can see buy those numbers that there really is a need for the buy here pay here car lot.

You decided it is time to buy a new car and you have done your research and determined your budget. Then you are blind sided by the car buying fees and hidden costs. When you a buy a new car there are always those unexpected fees when buying a car. To help you better be prepared go through the following list of unavoidable and car dealer imposed hidden cost and car buying fees.

Sales Tax: This is one fee when buying a car that there is no way around. It doesn't matter where you live you are going to have to pay sales tax on you car purchase. The sales tax will be calculated at the percentage rate of the state and county where you live and not where you buy. It will be based on the price of the car along with any accessories or extras. However in many states there is a clause that let's you deduct the amount of your trade-in from the new car purchased and then that is the amount that is used to calculate your sales tax. So if you are trading in a newer car it could substantially reduce your sales tax. Other than that sales tax is one car buying fee you can't avoid.

Car Buying Fees Can Add Up Quick!

Doc Fee or Dealer Documentation Fee:

In recent years there has been a lot of attention given the importance of a good credit score. I am sure you have seen the commercials and advertisements that talk about how your credit score can greatly impact you car financing auto loan and any purchase that you may finance.
It wasn’t too many years ago when you applied for an auto loan you were either approved or turned down. Your credit score determined a pass or fail with no in between. If you were approved you got the current interest rate for your auto loan whether you had great credit or good credit. Today things have changed quite a bit when it comes to applying for and getting approved for an auto loan.

If you are looking to invest in some new towels for your family, then check out these organic towels.  I bought some recently for our bathroom and they are really soft and lovely to envelop yourself in, as you step from the shower.

Organic combed cotton bath towel, available from Natural Collection in 8 different colours.  Price has been reduced to £19.50.

Organic cotton fairtrade twill towels, available from The Organic Towel Company in 3 different colours and 3 different sizes.  Prices start from £9.99.

Luxury organic hammam towel, available from Towels in 5 different sizes.  Prices start from £12.26.

Cuddledry cuddlemoo organic toddler towel, available from Amazon.  Price is £25.49.

Organic cotton nautic towel, available from By Nature in 4 sizes.  Price starts from £6.

Organic bath sheet by Hydrea, available from Beautiful Pure.  Price is reduced to £19.

Hand towels by Liv, available from SoOrganic in a choice of 3 colours.  Price is £9.74.