Overview
- The Met Office issued a rare red heat warning as parts of Britain reached about 38C, prompting a surge in demand for quick, low-cost cooling options.
- B&M is offering a 14-inch Blaupunkt tower fan for £20 with a 'Hurry, Low Stock' alert and a three-speed setting aimed at home and office use.
- The retailer also lists a Blaupunkt Air Cooler Cube for about £18 with a 500ml tank it says can run up to six hours and seven mood-light colours, plus a £6 rechargeable handheld fan rated up to five hours.
- All three items are shown as available for in-store collection only on B&M’s site, and the chain’s roughly 700 UK and Ireland branches determine local access as stocks run low.
- These listings reflect B&M’s product descriptions rather than independent testing, and the quick sell-through highlights short-term pressure on cheap portable cooling rather than a shift to larger air-conditioning solutions.