Shoppers are flocking to Argos to buy a heater that costs "pennies" to run as more and more people look for cheaper alternatives amid the cost of living crisis.
With energy prices at an all-time high, households are taking stock of what things actually cost to run, and many common appliances, it turns out, are seriously energy-guzzling. As people find ways to keep warm without putting the central heating on, many are purchasing halogen heaters.
Martin Lewis' MSE says that halogen heaters are a cost-friendly way of keeping warm as temperatures plummet. On the website, halogen heaters are recommended as a way of warming up quickly, according to the MEN