MUST BUY 3.99 Fire Blanket at Lloyds

thespacecowboy

Lloyds pharmacy are selling fire blankets (the ones you use over things like chip pan fires) for only 3.99 GBP (in store).

Every home should have one, and they are certainly a bargain at this price.

Store locator here

http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/

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Official Note:

Even if it's not this one, a fire blanket is a must-have in all households. A firefighter has posted some great tips further down in this conversation:

"As a firefighter i can tell you that although i have not seen these particular fire blankets, i would reccomend them over a damp teatowel every time.

1. they should have small tags on one side of them, which when you are using it you hold the tags which keeps your hands behind the fire blanket and safe from fire .... one of the biggest problems with people using tea towels is that they burns their hands when trying to place it over the pan.

2. another big problem is that people often panic and soak the towel far too much which means that there is water dripping everywhere and if the water drips into the pan it can flash into a large ball of flames.

The biggest reccomendation i can give is that if you are unfortunate enough to have a chip pan fire or indeed any fire GET OUT .... GET US OUT ..... STAY OUT

and one last thing, swap those old chip pans for thermostatically controlled electric deep fat fryers"

Spikey_2

thespacecowboy wrote:

Lloyds pharmacy are selling fire blankets (the ones you use over things like chip pan fires) for only 3.99 GBP (in store).

Every home should have one, and they are certainly a bargain at this price.

Store locator here

http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/

Brilliant........... cheap and life saving...what more do you want?

thespacecowboy

Saving 16 quid apparently!

ShaunJUK

I read somewhere that a test on these that showed they are less useful at putting out a fire and had a higher failure rate than a damp tea towel.

I will see if I can find an article on the internet about it

callansdad

As a firefighter i can tell you that although i have not seen these particular fire blankets, i would reccomend them over a damp teatowel every time.

1. they should have small tags on one side of them, which when you are using it you hold the tags which keeps your hands behind the fire blanket and safe from fire .... one of the biggest problems with people using tea towels is that they burns their hands when trying to place it over the pan.

2. another big problem is that people often panic and soak the towel far too much which means that there is water dripping everywhere and if the water drips into the pan it can flash into a large ball of flames.

The biggest reccomendation i can give is that if you are unfortunate enough to have a chip pan fire or indeed any fire GET OUT .... GET US OUT ..... STAY OUT

and one last thing, swap those old chip pans for thermostatically controlled electric deep fat fryers

tin

deffo recommend the chip pan replacement - you can leave a deep fat fryer on all day without burning your house down (I know, I have done both)

TaBunny

Throw away the chip pans altogether they are mega unhealthy, nice crisp veggies and alike is what we all need never heard of anyone setting a saucepan of cauliflower alight! ;O) Great tip re fire blanket I'm gonna get 2 to put in the girls bedrooms always handy to wrap round the body if the need for escape ever arises (hopefully it won't) thanks op.

TaBunny

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rockrose

£3.99 fire blankets are a great offer and just one of the very many items on offer at lloyds pharmacy.

Blood pressure monitors from £9.99

Body massagers at £4.99

Beechams digital forehead thermomter at £7.99

and a digital camera at £7.99

they all so have a great range of christmas gifts many under a fiver so go to yoy Local Lloyds Pharmacy and pick up a bargain today

Store locator here

http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/

To find out the opening times of any Lloydspharmacy,
please call free on 0800 389 2578 (9am-5pm, Monday - Friday).

salli_minx

My mum picked me and my sister one of these up. Bargain price and super safe.

h4orth

Had a look at the lloyds website and can find no trace of a fire blanket + the heart rate monitor offer says valid until 25/10/05.

Anyone know if they are still available from the stores?

Many thanks