Find your perfect accommodation

Advantages: Plenty to choose from, lots of information
Disadvantages: None

...As you will know if you have read any of my opinions involving the booking of holidays, I like to use a site called www.smoothhound.co.uk as part of my information gathering exercise. I thought that it was about time that I did an opinion about the site itself, as I think it is brilliant. There are many different ways to get to the information, all beginning, logically enough on the home page. Now you wouldn’t have guessed that would you? The first way is by using a map of the British Isles shown split into various areas, each shown in different colours for ease of identification, roughly equating to a couple of counties each. To begin looking for your chosen accommodation you can click on the area where you wish to go. This takes you to a further map of that specific area but on a smaller scale. You click again...

SusanLesley 06.09.2001 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Good easy shopping experience
Disadvantages: None

...Introduction This is an online retailing website that sells a vast array of books, electronic consumer items, dvds and other household goods. I have used amazon.co.uk in buying a laptop, dvds, as well as buying seeds for flowers online. I find the payment processing system to be hassle free, though I perhaps do not like to keep re entering my password the button pushing is very straightforward in placing and paying for a small order. I have had one experience of using the customer service support line which was used in order to chase up an order which to be honest re assured me that my laptop was on its way to my address. On Amazon I do like that the fact that I can add gift vouchers which I earned on some survey websites including valuedopinions to my gift card balance. I am happy with the searching of the products as a whole...

costas1234 17.12.2009 (21.12.2009) · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Wide Range, Cheap, Quick Delivery
Disadvantages: Cheap Looking Site

...I've only quite recently begun shopping with Amazon, the main reason being receiving vouchers from survey sites and from on here. It's now one of the first sites I look at when making a purchase. ~~~ Products ~~~ Amazon.co.uk stocks a massive variety of products. So far everything I have searched for has been available to buy on the site, although most of the things have been quite common like DVD's and games. I can't think of anywhere that stocks as much stuff as Amazon, maybe not even Ebay. ~~~ Prices ~~~ The prices on Amazon are very competitive and are usually the cheapest place to but DVD's and games, again being usually cheaper than Ebay, I have no doubt that this is the case for many other products. The main down side is that cash back sites don't offer cash back for Amazon, or am I on the wrong cash back site...

Wils0408n 31.10.2009 · Read review
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All about Aston university accommodation

Advantages: Location, facilities, average price
Disadvantages: old buildings

...I have been a student at Aston university for 4 yrs now and over that time I have visited friends at other universities and noticed the considerable differences between the accommodation. So I decided to write about the halls of residence here as university is an important step in life and accommodation wil feature as a deciding factor of whether or not you choose the university. CAMPUS Aston is a campus university and so all the halls of residence are very close to the actual university. The furthest you could be is about 5 mins. walk from the main buildings. Therefore rolling out of bed five mins. before your lecture is not such a bad thing (I don't recommend this though!). In comparison with Nottingham university where the furthest hall can take up to twenty mins. to walk we have it easy here at Aston! LOCATION...

Suewan 09.05.2003 · Read review
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Guide to choosing University accommodation

Advantages: Guides both prospective and returning students on what factors to consider in choosing both on and off- campus accommodation
Disadvantages: Not relevant to all unis, but is to most

...It is difficult to write this opinion from a general perspective, as choosing and applying for accommodation varies so greatly between universities. I am about to start my 4th and final year at Warwick University, where I have lived both on and off campus. Based on my experiences, I shall try to give prospective and returning university students some kind of general idea of what to look out for when selecting accommodation. For some students the main factor involved in their choice of accommodation will inevitably be the cost. On one hand, cost may not be an object, especially if your parents are funding you, but there are still certain factors I would advise you to take into account. These factors will apply to all other students for whom the most expensive residences may be ruled out. Warwick has a great choice of on...

stuartcorey 04.09.2001 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk review

Advantages: Inviting, helpful, good site layout
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest for certain things

...The entire amazon company is probably one of the best know, most used and most visited websites on the internet. It was one of the first major companies to sell goods over the net and was one of the companies that survived the dot com bubble burst of the late 90's. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994, and went online the following year. At first it was just selling books, but soon started to sell video tapes, CD's, video games and, eventually, DVD's. Now it has websites for the UK (which I'll be reviewing here), Japan, Germany, France and China. When you get to the front page, you'll notice that is very inviting. Lots of bright colours set on a white background makes the site look very clear. It doesn't feel cluttered though, even though there is a lot to look at, everything is well organized. From here you can choose from...

Walter_Kovacs 07.01.2009 · Read review
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consumerpulse.co.uk

Advantages: great choice of gift vouchers
Disadvantages: none

...of the website are then used by the company so that they can publish reports to leading retailers and manufacturers. There is nothing difficult or time consuming about entering my shopping transactions. On the whole I find this a rather good rewarding website that really does stand up against the competition. In effect it is like a super survey website that pays me more cash gift vouchers so that I can use on amazon.co.uk than other survey websites. I am sure a report is collected by consumerpulse.co.uk as to how much the company have given out to members is reported to the retailers and manufacturers. The Website I find the website easy to navigate though I am not a fan of the colour scheme and the design of the website. Product purchases of goods can be entered on to the shopping area quite easily. The process in my experience takes around...

costas1234 05.01.2010 · Read review
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Myvoice.co.uk

Advantages: Short Surveys, Well Rewarded, Quickly Recieved Voucher
Disadvantages: No Amazon

...~~~ What is it ~~~ Myvoice.co.uk is yet another survey site. There are lots out there and very few are worth participating in, this is one of the few that you should sign-up to. ~~~ Site ~~~ The website is easily navigated. Your point balance is clearly shown in the top right corner and on the left is all the various sections of the websites like the section to redeem your voucher, change your details, Customer support (I've had no need to contact) etc. It nicely laid out and looks like some time has been taken to make it look nice and professional. Pages also load at a decent speed. ~~~ Surveys ~~~ The surveys I receive from here aren't really like similar sites like Valued Opinions and GlobalTestMarket. The surveys are usually only a few questions long, rewarding you fairly for your time. There are also longer...

Wils0408n 03.12.2009 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Easy shopping trip
Disadvantages: none

...I have used Amazon.co.uk many times and have never been let down by them. When you click on www.amazon.co.uk you are greeted with a well presented home page, offering many different items, from books to television. **THE LOOK OF THE SITE** The site is well laid out and everything is split into categories depending on what you are looking for. Or you can narrow your search by typing in exactly what you're looking for. I found the site easy to navigate and simple to find a wide choice of items I was looking for. **BECOMING A MEMBER** This is a simple task and only takes a matter of minutes. You click on 'new customer? start here and are instantly taken to the 'sign in page. (If you are already a member you simply input your e-mail address and password) If not then you should click on the 'no, I am a new customer.' Then you...

blissman70 30.04.2008 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Wide choice and easy to use
Disadvantages: Wishlists disappear

...I am sure there is no one here who would not know what Amazon.co.uk is, but, on the off chance... Amazon.co.uk is a website that started originally as an online book store. Now over the years it has grown and developed to sell a whole range of items. Including, Electrics, DVD's, CD's, Appliances, Toys, Games and many more. Layout and Navigation ---------------------------- Amazon.co .uk has an orange/blue and white theme throughout; it's clear and well laid out. There is a search bar at the top of the page to type in what it is you're looking for. You can narrow this down by category. One feature I really like about Amazon is the suggestions that appear on screen, you can see what other people who brought the product you are viewing also looked at, so if you have similar tastes, might show you a great product to go with what...

chugglebunny 30.10.2008 · Read review
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