April 2012
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Joseph Hurn must be an Avenger
Our esteemed Customer Service Chief, Joe Hurn (above) may look like an ordinary man but he is really an extraordinary man. In almost four years (that is over 1000 working days) he has managed to NEVER miss a day of work through sickness. Some accomplishment and, thus far unbeatable within the Firebox camp. Joe’s secret? Enjoying a Burger King XL Bacon Double Cheeseburger every Friday....
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Understanding the gravity of the situation
How do you solve problems, like this?
Simple. With plane parachutes of course! Yo Gao from China shows off her ‘game changing’ idea at this years International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva.
[via Metro]
Firebox Love
“We are GREAT because of companies like Firebox!”
John Brown, April 2012
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Cool iPhone case if you're a member of Yakuza
This is an iPhone case with a difference. Yes, it is extraordinarily chunky and impractical and there has been no apparent thought with regards ergonomics. Well that is because it has been designed to withstand a shot from a .50 calibre machine gun. Yes, it is bulletproof.
We’d love to hear from anyone who has actually had their iPhone smashed to pieces by a machine gun bullet. Maybe...
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The Firebox 'British' Instagram Competition
Congratulations go to the winners of our #fireboxnatureinstagram competition: more details of which are here.
So……we’re doing another competition! All you folks who have entered and failed to win, why not give it another go. And of course, we welcome all newcomers to our flock. Doing something as simple as changing the filter could be enough to sway our idiot expert judging panel.
So the topic...
#fireboxnatureinstagram competition: We have...
We all make mistakes. We obviously didn’t read our #fireboxnatureinstagram terms and conditions closely enough. Who really reads terms and conditions on competitions anyway??! Well, clearly not us even though we actually wrote this particular set of ts & cs. (*sigh*). We’ll pay closer attention next time.
Anyway, we won’t bore you with the details but we’re...
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#fireboxnatureinstagram competition: We have a...
Drum roll…….Whooa!! We have a winner for our #fireboxnatureinstagram competition.
Well done @blackpearl. You win a £50 Firebox gift voucher. Why not splash out on few sets of our brand spanking new Polargrams, launched this week. No pressure though. You can spend it on anything you want really. You could even put it towards a Caran D’Ache 1010 Diamonds meaning you’d snap it up for...
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Famous Magical Unicorn #unibombing Firebox +...
The Famous Magical Unicorn made a whistle stop visit to Firebox HQ this afternoon and look at the glory that he brought with him. Behold: a REAL Double Rainbow.
What a magical afternoon in the company of one so great, so glorious.
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Alarm clock from Kickstarter requires daily pin to...
This guy has already had over 500 backers for his game changing ‘Ramos Alarm Clock’ on crowdsourcing website Kickstarter.
It can only be turned off from a remote keypad.
The defuse code works as follows: “You’ll be able to either use the date, or a 4 digit number that gets flashed on the clock that you’ll have to memorize before your trip to Defuse Panel. A defuse...
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The Famous Magical Unicorn
We’re all familiar with the Famous Magical Unicorn - pictured above in one of its many guises.
But why was it there? A Magical Unicorn’s mere presence is considered strong protection from evil so perhaps JFK smelt a rat and took the creature into his employ?
Or was it a double agent, working for Lee Harvey Oswald / the CIA / the Mafia / Fidel Castro / The Israeli Government / the...
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“Firebox has to be the most comprehensive collection of shiny web based awesomeness in the world ever……EVER!!!”
Rob - April ‘12
