Dulux is a paint, right, and I can never see one of those shaggy Old English Sheepdogs without thinking of Dulux – which is pretty great marketing. I’m sure the man or woman who first sat in an office and said, “hey, why don’t we make our mascot a shaggy dog” would be proud.

Dulux is celebrating their 50^th anniversary this year, and they’ve released a range of trinkets that you can buy to celebrate along with them.

They sent us a sampling of their goodies – the Dulux Dog Soft Toy and the Blue Spotted Dulux dog mug – to see what we thought of them.

Well, sort of…

There’s a very useful 15% off at Easy2Name, the name label people.

Order your Christmas Sacks and gifts at Easy2Name

• Discount: 15%
• Valid till: 31 December 2011
• Valid on: Everything
• Discount Code: PlayPennies15

The obvious bonus items for this discount are the lovely Christmas Sacks  for children’s gifts from Santa. These are red in colour with a fun picture on the front, made from heavy durable cotton.  You can add your child’s name at the time of ordering, and whereas they’re normally £24.95, they’re £21.21 with the offer.

They also have mugs and money boxes on offer for £9.95, or £8.45 for our readers, where you can select from 23 different styles and have up to five lines of text.

Of course, there’s also the standard stick on, iron on, sew on, or no iron-no sew labels for children’s clothing – I know I need a few for the winter clothing that I’m still having to purchase for my ever growing child! Easy2Name do starter packs from just £9.95 – or £8.45 for you.