Monthly Archives: June 2011

It is a hundred year-old myth and a legendary icon for kids; the tooth fairy.

The magical being gives children money or a gift in exchange for baby teeth.

Parents tell kids when they are growing up to put their fallen out teeth under their pillow at night when they go to sleep and in the morning when they wake up, it would have vanished and in its place will be a shiny coin.

It is a tradition that can be traced back years but is very much alive in present days in the UK and in Ireland.

A professor at the Northwestern University Dental School, Rosemary Wells, found evidence that supported the origin of different tooth fairies in the US in 1900 whereas other folklorists suggest post-war affluence and media turned the myth into a custom.

Fairy dust is reportedly often found on the floor of children’s rooms as the Tooth Fairy uses the magic to be able to get into the room and make itself so small it can get in between small cracks and down vents.

What is more, how much money the Tooth Fairy leaves is debateable and very much depends on the family itself. The largest gift ever reported was by a responder in Manhattan, New York, America who got $1.2 million for one tooth fallen out.

But on average 300,000 teeth from children around the world are collected per night and that’s a lot of monies to be exchanged.

Studies show that a child will usually lose 20 teeth between the ages of six and 12 years-old and that these teeth are called deciduous teeth; so put your fallen out tooth under your pillows tonight and see what The Tooth Fairy will bring you in the morning.

We not long ago wrote about some of the arguable biggest divas in Hollywood and now latest reports suggest someone else should be thrown into the mix.

Britney Spears has spoken out how she has to have her fluffy pillow with her on her summer worldwide tour ‘Femme Fatale’.

The famous ‘Hold It Against me’ singer is about to embark on her UK tour this October but travelling so far across the pond means the American has to take with her a few home comforts to help her relax with all the travelling and not become homesick.

The 29 year-old pop star displays high maintenance when she told: “When I am on tour, I must have my pillow from home, I have to have my fluffy pillow. And I love shabby chic, so I would like to have all my dressing rooms and my bus done with shabby chic so because that is what my house is done out of, so I have the same feel as my home.”

She recently told The Mirror how much she loves the UK and her British fans, saying: “I’m so excited about bringing my tour there for them. I always have a blast when I’m in the UK and can’t wait to come back. I’m so proud of this show – it’s my best yet.”

Spears, who has just premiered her new song release “I Wanna Go”, is set to marry for the third time to her long-term boyfriend Jason Trawick.

The mother-of-two is kicking off her new summer tour to promote her new album and said on the ITV Daybreak show how she had missed touring: “Yes I have actually, it is a lifestyle, it is a way of life definitely. It can be kind of gruelling sometimes but for the most part, it is a lot of fun. You know, you are somewhere different every day and you don't know what to expect and it's just a lot of fun.”

Duvet and Pillow Warehouse’s pillows are so comfy that you will always get that homely feel when you fall asleep on them.

Guildford MP Anne Milton cutting the ribbon

We have celebrated a very special day here at Duvet and Pillow Warehouse which saw people gather in their plenty to see our brand new offices and leave with a their own Hungarian Goose Down Pillow!

Crowds of people turned up dressed up to the nines to join in the festivities of our wonderful occasion and to thank our loyal customers we gave away free pillows as a leaving gift.

Anne Milton, Guildford MP, very kindly cut the ribbon to launch the new offices, saying: “It was great to be asked to cut the ribbon for a local business that is doing so well.”

Friends and family came along and enjoyed lots of delicious food and drink whilst networking with others and listening to some poptastic music.

Charles Hunt, DAPW CEO, said: “The open day was a fantastic success. Thank-you to all those who came down to celebrate the special occasion with us; we have put a lot of time and money into the Duvet and Pillow offices and I would like to thank all the staff for their wonderful efforts.”

The new offices will enable us to maintain our continued growth with fantastic new space to expand into. It just shows how successful the company has become and how we are getting bigger and better than ever!

Come along and check out our rapidly expanding service at Duvet and Pillow Warehouse; and if you were one of the lucky partygoers who got to leave with a free Hungarian Goose Down Pillow why not complete the set with a Goose down duvet?

There are many celebrities in Hollywood who have been labelled as divas which according to the Urban Dictionary, the word is defined as; a bitchy woman that must have her way exactly and will do anything to get what she wants.

A diva is often rude and belittles people, believes that everyone is beneath her and is selfish, spoiled, and overly dramatic.

So it is no surprise to here that many divas in the music and acting industry only have the finest quality bedding products in their luxury homes. They can afford the best materials and expensive items and because of this, many of them will probably only sleep on a Goose down duvet or Goose down quilts.

They have all the money in the world and such a lavish lifestyle that it makes sense to install some deluxe lush inside the home too. Reportedly, the top biggest divas in Hollywood who would scream the house down if they didn’t catch some zzzzz’s on premium fabric include Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Madonna and Paris Hilton.

- Mariah Carey

The diva singer has demanded many requests in her career and has attracted many headlines over the years for her diva-ish ways. She once insisted on a red carpet lined with 2ft high white candles at 2:30am and on another occasion she arrived one hour late after breaking a nail. What is more, she once demanded eight cars and two bungalows whilst making a film; reasonable?

- Jennifer Lopez

This diva singer wanted a white room with white flowers, white table, white table cloth, white drapes and white candles when playing an Aids benefit. She has previously arrived to set with 75 aides including a coat-handler and specialist eyebrow assistant; and she insists on 250-thread cotton sheets.

- Paris Hilton

Heiress and socialite Paris Hilton showed how much of a spoiled princess she is when making a lot of diva demands when shooting her small part in the film “The Other Guys”. Despite the role only being a cameo the producers were left gobsmacked when her team handed them a three-page list of demands including live lobsters to be prepared fresh when she’s ready to eat and a bottle of Grey Goose vodka.

But with The Duvet and Pillow Warehouse you too can feel like a celebrity and get quality bedding but at affordable rates. Simply click here to find out more…

Children who sleep less and miss out on essential naps are fatter, according to a new survey.

Researchers at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand have found that young kids gain more than a pound in weight for every hour of slumber they lose.

Children aged three to five get upon on average 11 hours a night but the findings reveal that for every 60 minutes they sleep less, they will be carrying an extra pound and a half of fat.

The study involved monitoring 244 children from toddler age onwards and observing their sleep patterns using belt devices called accelerometers. The parents were also asked about their child’s diet and the amount of exercise they carried out as well as information on the mother’s education, ethnicity and income taken into account.

The report, which was published in the British Medical Journal, concluded that youngsters who sleep less are more likely to be overweight with high body fat values even after adjustment for lifestyle variables.

Not getting enough sleep affects two hormone levels which are involved in appetite control and ultimately tell the brain how much to eat. The hormones, called leptin and ghrelin, are affected and sleep deprivation decreases levels of leptin and increases the levels of ghrelin.

Low levels of leptin tell the brain to eat more while high levels of ghrelin do the same.

So make sure your kid gets a long night sleep on a comfortable Goose duvet with quality pillows with the Duvet and Pillow Warehouse.