On your marks, get set, and go red for the annual Consol Red Hot Sale, which takes place this year from 23 July – 6 August, with discounts ranging from an impressive 25% and, even up to 50% off select products across stores nationwide.
At Consol, they know the best things come in glass and believe these don’t have to break the bank. If you are a glass fan, make sure you pop into the Consol Cornubia, Woodmead, and Stellenbosch stores for the sale. We know we will be swinging by!
What’s on our Consol Red Hot Sale wishlist this year?
We’re all about foods in jars and this summer, we’ll be making more cakes in jars (just like this image below).
We’ll also make our salads in jars and the Consol Jar in a Jar is the perfect desk lunch or picnic accessory! Fill up the big jar with your delicious salad, and use the smaller jar (in the lid) for your dressing.
Here are some of our favourite salad recipes:
Quinoa, sweet potato and apple salad
Tropical salad with chilled mint syrup
Chargrilled mealie, avocado and flaked salmon salad with spicy pineapple dressing
Grilled strawberry and biltong salad
Strawberry, baby herb, walnut and blue cheese salad
If you have a lot of vegetables left over, you can also use your Consol jars for pickling!
These jars aren’t exclusively for salads. You can also make your breakfast in a jar, or use it store ingredients that would usually be used together.
Tired of that impersonal voucher tied in ribbon as a gift idea? Why not celebrate with your family and friends and give them a gift in a jar? Take the My Jar range, these make for simple, inexpensive and personalised gifts. Stock up on a variety of chocolate and sweets and use the 3L My Jar as the perfect packaging – now at 50% off you only pay R22.50. And remember, with glass you actually give two gifts: the Consol glass jar and what’s inside!
Other great gifts-in-a-jar ideas:
Spa in a jar – simply add a few mani/pedi essentials to a jar, wrap a ribbon around it and gift to your bestie.
Know someone going for an operation soon? Fill the jar with all of the essentials your patient will need to get well soon!
Or you can fill the jar with ingredients for your favourite chocolate cookie or waffle recipe. DOn’t forget to add your recipe to the gift!
Gifts-in-a-jar also make great gifts for teachers!
We’ll also stock up on a few glassware items to organise our pantry staples!
Glass is not only versatile but is sustainable as well, as all glass products are 100% natural and 100% recyclable. It is widely known that glass is the clear choice when it comes to making wise choices for the environment, one’s health, beauty and durability needs.
Pop into The Consol Shop to experience the Red Hot Sale for yourself! The Red Hot Sale will be running at all three Consol shops: Cornubia, Stellenbosch and Woodmead from 23 July – 6 August 2018!
For further information on Consol, the products or the stores, visit Consol on Facebook (Consol Glass), Twitter (Consol_Glass) or Instagram (@consolglass).
Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. www.imkawebb.com
