Home Improvement/Furnishings

Kitchen Beware

Advantages: Not bad on choice and price
Disadvantages: If you order a kitchen for B&Q to fit, there's no knowing if and when it will turn up

The chronology is as follows: - Ordered and paid for on 22 January 2009 over £8000 including fitting. - Old kitchen stripped out 28 March 2009 in anticipation of fitting date given 30 March 2009 - Fitting date 30 March 2009 given by B&Q sub contractor - did not turn up. - 1 week without any kitchen at all. - Contract fitters and part of the kitchen turned up 6 April (why only part of the kitchen when we were told it was 'all ready'?) Missing hob, ...
...give alternative date for completion despite numerous telephone calls and a written request. - Took it up with Ipswich store direct. They left a message on my wife's answerphone. parts will be all be delivered 12 May, fitting will take place 14 May (Today! I have taken the day off!) contractor to confirm. - Contractor rang after being chased by my wife (who like me is getting stressed by unfulfilled promises from Contractor/B&Q) 6:15 pm 13 May. Contractor ...

peterxg 14.05.2009 · Read Full Review
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Homebase Never

Advantages: Nothing
Disadvantages: Everything in My Experience

...If you are going to Homebase think again. They sold me damaged products, tried to get my money back but in vain. Be very careful with their dead plants, they might tell you that these are dormant, be sure once you have paid them your money there will be no return. Your money, time, and Nerves will go down the drain. If you want to see monsters you do not have to go any wherelse but there. Not buying from them and avoiding them totally is the best ...

aandrewe 23.05.2009 · Read Full Review
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wilkinsons is great

Advantages: great store
Disadvantages: none

I love shopping in Wilkinson but every time I go in there to get one thing I end up getting a bag fall. I use shop on line with them because i think that their prices are cheap. They sell: Furniture: Sofas, Coffee Tables, Dining Tables, Beds and TV Stands Garden & Pet: Greenhouse, Compost, Budget Sheds, Mini Greenhouse and Pergolas & Arbours Home & Baby: Shelving, Curtains, Rugs, Mirrors and Blinds Toys, Games & Leisure: Camping, Games Consoles, ...
...Wallpaper, Shelving, Paint, Rolson Tools and Laminate Flooring Electrical: Cameras & Photo, SatNav, Headphones, MP3 Players and Washing Machines Deal of the day Clearance Deals The site is really easy to use and the layout of the site is really easy to use. You can also keep up to date with their offers by getting a email from them once a week. It is really easy to buy items from the website you dont need to registered with them but if you are going ...

zoezoe1212 01.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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What is all the fuss for?

Advantages: cheep, but decent furniture
Disadvantages: Long walk, miserable staff, long que to pay

...have only ever been to ikea once and wont be going back! We went one evening to buy a new chest of drawers it must have taken us at least an hour. We found what we were looking for almost straight away and took down the number, but had no choice other than to go through the rest of the showroom, just to get to the part of the shop where we could find the actual box needed. When we got to finding the box we needed, it was also quite difficult as everything ...
...wait. The staff are also really miserable too. I didnt see one member of staff smile and they also looked quite scruffy. In my experience, Ikea are prittey bad. They may sell cheap products, which are of a decent standard, but the experience is rather dreadful. ...

razzer246 06.07.2008 · Read Full Review
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stay away from land of leather

Advantages: nice chairs
Disadvantages: shame about the lack of service

...to say i've got to take delivery of something i've been trying to tell them i no longer want just because i don't trust the company. then i've got to pay £70 for someone to scratch my new real wood floor!! so again i say...stay away from land of leather ...

mikeebe 05.03.2009 · Read Full Review
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