Overview
- Following Friday's Met Office forecast of a short bank holiday heat spell reaching about 29C, retailers have promoted low-cost cooling options for high-street shoppers.
- Home Bargains is advertising a Pifco 4" USB mini desk fan for £2.99 and a Pifco Desktop 5W Air Cooler for £9.99 as quick, portable ways to stay cooler indoors.
- The air cooler is described in the listings as having two freezable water tanks, an easy-to-clean filter, adjustable airflow and eight colour modes while the USB fan is a compact one-speed plug-in unit.
- Both products are sold online and in Home Bargains’ more than 600 stores, with the retailer saying delivery is free over £100, £3.95 for UK mainland orders under that threshold and £10 for large furniture items.
- Coverage frames these items as low-energy, budget choices that may help households avoid higher electricity use during a brief hot spell, but product performance is reported from retailer descriptions and has not been independently verified.