Eight things to do for our Eighth Birthday Sale

November 4th, 2013

Appliance Talk Company News

Appliances Online is eight years old!  And we’re celebrating with our annual Birthday Sale – just in time for the upcoming holiday party season!

Artist’s depiction of the Appliances Online team at the end of each year.

In case you need some inspiration for how you can get the most out of this sale, here are eight ways you can put our appliances to good use for a birthday party or other celebration:

1. Crack open the champagne!

If you’re over the age of eighteen, this is quite a popular way of making sure a birthday stays enjoyable.  And while a sneaky snifter isn’t appropriate for the guest of honour at a child’s birthday, if you’re an adult who has been looking after a horde of screaming kids all day, a nice glass of the good stuff may start looking very welcoming after a while.

A Wine Cabinet in its natural environment

If you want to lay down a bottle or two of the good stuff for such and occasion in the future, now could be a great time to grab one of our Wine Storage Cabinets, which are great for connoisseurs, collectors, and anyone else who enjoys a drop just the right temperature.

For non-wine beverages, one of our fridges and freezers should also work quite nicely.

2. Dress up smartly

As Alex Perry says, it’s always important to always dress like a gentleman.  This becomes doubly important for a special occasion such as a birthday.

This man is an authority on both style and Electrolux washing machines

These are all great reasons to grab an awesome washing machine with the appropriate wash modes and settings to keep your glad rags looking their best, so you can dress to impress.

3. Bake a cake!

While different countries have different birthday traditions, one of our favourites is still baking a cake.

CAAAAAAAKE

When it comes to baking, you usually get the best results from an electric oven, as their dry heat delivers crispy crusts and fluffy centres.  But you can also get good results using the moister heat of gas ovens and even steam ovens, especially if you’re going for something with a glaze.

If you need inspiration for a particularly creative cake, we recommend the old-school classic of the Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book, or maybe modelling the cake in the likeness of your favourite celebrity.

And if you need a few tips for how to decorate a cake, the blog over at Best Home Chef should be able to help you out – plus, the community of cooks has quite a collection of cake recipes available to share.

4. Clean up after yourself

Just because there’s a birthday going on doesn’t mean that we can get out of cleaning duties!

OBEY THE FIST

If your kitchen tends to look like a dirty dishes bomb has hit it, grab a dishwasher and get to work cleaning it!  It’s actually much less effort than you might expect, you big baby.

5. Indulge your inner child

There’s something depressing about growing older.  With each passing year, the ripples you make in the great ocean of life fade away behind you…

Why not cheer yourself up by watching some childish cartoons on a brand new TV?

*insert obnoxious laughter here*

We’d recommend a bit of Spongebob Squarepants, because as we explored last year, the seemingly innocent show actually has quite a lot of sinful subtext.

6. Learn something new

It’s important to keep trying new things as you get older. Putting your mind to work on some wondrous new project could be just the incentive you need to make each new year better than the last.

What mysteries lurk in the bottom of this cup? Answer: caffeine.

As an example, why not learn how to make coffee?  If you’re not already a trained barista, learning to not ruin coffee is quite a rewarding skill, and you’ll finally be able to get the most out of the range of coffee machines we have available.

7. Cool off

We are making the final descent into summer now (though with all those bushfires recently, you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d already hit that mark early), so now would be a great time to buy yourself an Appliances Online birthday present in the form of an air conditioner.

Unless you too are a cat, this is a stupid way to stay cool during summer.

If you opt for a reverse cycle model that warms in winter as well as cooling in summer, you’ll have yourself a gift that keeps on giving.

8. Get ready for guests!

If you’re having people over for a birthday or other celebration, you’ll want to get your home looking nice beforehand, and you’ll NEED to get it back up to habitable standards afterwards (if you parties are anything like mine).

“WELCOME!  And you brought PLANTS!  That’s SMASHING!”

To help you out with this, we’ve got an assortment of different vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners and carpet washers for you to use, whether you’re getting ready for a party, or cleaning up after a drunken relative.

FREE BONUS IDEA: Have a BBQ!

We’re coming into summer, so ’tis the season to be barbequing!  Actually, that turn of phrase reminds me that Christmas and the generally silly season is also coming up…

“Stand back, fellow Hat-Wearing Gentlemen – I’ve got this.”

So a BBQ from Appliances Online could be just what the party doctor ordered to celebrate!  And if you need a few tips in order to host the best barbeque possible, we’ve got you covered.

We’ve got what you need!

The range of products available from Appliances Online is growing every day, so if there’s something you’ve been thinking about adding to your home, now could be just the time you’ve been waiting for.

Explore the selection at Appliances Online, and if you have any questions you can always contact our team – we’re available 24/7, 365 days a year, including the holidays, so there’s no need to worry if your new fridge breaks down on Christmas Day!