Advantages: efective little cleaner Disadvantages: Noisy
I have a small home so when I needed a new vacuum cleaner I chose the Dyson DC24 which is a smaller version of the standard model. It cost £189.99. I was expecting almost a child sized vacuum cleaner but there is not really much difference at all.
It was so simple to put together, there are peel off stickers on the unit to explain things as you go. It only took me 5 minutes to have it assembled. The ball makes vacuuming effortless, and the head of the vacuum is narrow so its easy to get under the sofa, low tables, etc.
It has strong suction as you would expect from a Dyson but it is surprising how full the cylinder is when you have finished. It really gets everything up. This does mean however that you need to empty the dust cylinder quite frequently.
The power cable is short and not retractable which can look a bit untidy if it is ...
Advantages: wide range of stock, low prices Disadvantages: only 4 branches in the UK
Country Baskets is a wholesaler's for the creative. There are four branches throughout the UK, based in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.
My review is based on the Leeds branch, address as below
Ardsley Mills
Bradford Road
East Ardsley
Leeds
WF3 2DW
Tel: 0113 218 9090
The Leeds branch is set up in an old mill. Ardsley Mills were closed for several years, until Country Baskets decided to use the Mills to launch their Leeds branch. The Mills are still in their original state, and to be honest, unless you were actually looking for Country Baskets it could be quite easy to miss.
There is a reasonably large car park at the rear of the mills, that also leads to the entrance. Upon entering it's a little confusing which way to go as you have basically just stepped into what appears to be an abandoned mill. There ...
hlmccarron 12.09.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Country Baskets
Advantages: The whole experience. Disadvantages: My stay was completely disadvantage free!
Regular readers of my reviews will no doubt already know I am a huge fan of Blackpool and that I travel there on a regular basis. Now I am the first to admit that when I visit Blackpool it is more about the place itself than the accommodation and therefore I usually just opt for a very inexpensive B&B but I do on occasions like to treat myself to a luxury break in a hotel and have stayed in the Big Blue hotel that overlooks the Pleasure beach (already reviewed) and also in the Imperial Hotel which is what I am going to tell you a bit about here.
I stayed in the Imperial in late 2004 so I do apologise if there have been changes that I fail to mention in this review but I am assured after talking to friends who I recommended the hotel to and are recently back from their stay that it is every bit as good now as I told them it was then ...
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