Allied Pickford the movers from Hell

Advantages: They really like to take your money and then not deliver
Disadvantages: Unprofessional, overpriced, late and don't take your thoughts into consideration

...We used Allied Pickford to move from NZ to Canada. This is our 3rd international move, and we had never considered using Allied Pickfords in the past. 1st of all our sea container mysteriously ended up in Singapore. It showed up over 4 weeks late. We were told our sea can would be taken from our residence in NZ and delived to our residence in Canada. The office in Vancouver decided for us that they weren't going to honour that. Half way through the move, they decided to unload or belongings in Vancouver and reshuffle them into a moving van. Which just exposes our furniture to more scratches and nicks. We found the person handling our move in both NZ and Vancovuer to be very inconsiderate and basically lied to us. We would recommend anyone other than Allied Pickford. They are very unprofessional....

jkminer 21.10.2009 · Read review
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Amazing Ally and her Girlfriend!!

Advantages: educational, nice friend for little girl
Disadvantages: she goes on and on and on.....

...I've seen Amazing Ally advertised a lot, but her RRP is £70. I think this is extortionate for a doll so was pleased to find her for just £25 on one of Tv's selling channels. Since I bought her, I've found her in several toyshops for £24.99. Amazing Ally is an inter-active doll, designed to be the childs best friend. You have to program in your childs birthday, favourite colour, animal, holiday as well as the current time and date. This information is stored in the doll unless you switch her off or her batteries run out. She'll count down to your childs birthday, telling them they must be very excited from about three months before the date. When Ally's batteries are running down, she'll ask you to change them and specify which ones have run out. She takes 3 AA batteries and 3 AAA batteries. They do last a long time though...

kerrith 03.06.2004 · Read review
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Assault by an Allie

Advantages: Very real looking and sounding game
Disadvantages: none

...I bought Medal of Honour: Allied Assault (2 discs) for my boyfriend the very first day it came out, as he had been ranting on about it for ages. He had already played the game on the playstation and loved it so I knew it would be a good buy. I payed 34.99 for it from Electronics Boutique and up to now I dont regret the buy at all as my boyfriend has been on it every single day and enjoying every minute of it (in fact he is playing on it right this minute). First of all I will tell you the minimum system requirements as there is no point in even buying the game if your PC is too slow: *OS: Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP. *Processor: 450MHz (Intel pentium 2). *Memory: 128MB RAM. *Hard Drive: 1.2 GB. *CD-DVD: 8 Speed. *Graphics: 16MB. *3D Accelerator: OpenGL Compatible. *DirectX: Version 8.0. *Multiplayer: 1 CD per PC. *Network...

cuddlybear2002 03.03.2002 · Read review
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Allie the Cat - or should that be "Top Cat"!

Advantages: perfect for younger babies
Disadvantages: none

...Allie the Cat is a VIP in our household. Made by Lamaze, this little cat has a huge personality and has certainly made a big hit with our daughter who is now 5 months old. We purchased Allie from Kiddicare in Peterborough (www.kiddicare.com) - normally priced at around £10, we paid £4.99 at the time of purchase (May 2005). Allie is very brightly coloured, which is what probably appeals to our daughter. Allie is also just about the perfect size for her to hug and hold and pull around (approximately 8 inches in height). Everything these days seem to end up in her mouth and Allie is no exception. I have found this toy to be very robust and very well made, considering it is chomped, chewed, sicked on and pulled around on a daily basis - easy to wipe clean too. To give you a run down on Allie: all four paws are made of a cloth...

Bandi2709 28.07.2005 (22.08.2005) · Read review
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Do not use Allied Pickford

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Competence of people that pack your goods is abysmal

...My husband & I have just moved from Australia to the U.S & used Allied Pickford. We had just been married six months prior & had substantial delicate wedding gifts. We chose Allied even though it was more expensive as we wrongly believed they would be the most capable in moving our things. We couldn't have been more wrong. The way they packed our items was shocking, to the point, where the Allied unpackers in the U.S asked us whether we had our packed the things ourselves because they had never seen items packed so terribly. We had a very expensive fine bone china dinner set which they put in a box with only paper around the outside. The plates were not individually wrapped so no surprises that they were all smashed. The most shockingly packed box was the one where they couldn't even be bothered wrapping our wine glasses & just laid them...

California76 19.11.2007 · Read review
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For Allie...

Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: see op

...To Allie… You are beautiful, You charm me with your smile, You don’t need a man, you know, To make you feel worthwhile. You’re there when I need you there, You save me from my tears, You hug me tight and make me tea, And quieten all my fears. You take me out on shopping trips When I just want to hide You know the right things to say When all I’ve done is cried You know I’m here for you as well I wish I could do more I’d pay your bills and find a bloke Who’s better than before You don’t deserve to cry so much Or think that you are fat You’re beautiful, you wear great clothes You’re worth much more than that. You’re lovely, warm and caring You are witty, clever, fun When I need a gossip or a moan It’s always to you I come. You...

KarenUK 12.07.2003 · Read review
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Allied Pickfords - the careless movers

Advantages: Same company at both ends
Disadvantages: Large organisation - chaotic

...I used Allied Pickfords to move my houshold belongings from Australia to the UK. The price quoted by Pickfords Australia was not the cheapest, but I choosed them because they would be the same company at both ends, and I thought Pickfords are 'careful movers'. (I had a quotation from an Australian company for less money, and for a full container.) After my belongings were taken away in Australia, I had a call from the salesmen for more money, because the volume was more than he estimated. He told me that if I don't pay, then the excess boxes would be returned to me. Hence, I had no choice but to pay him, except at a reduced fee of $550 after much debate. I was very unhappy, and wrote a letter of complaint to the salesman and his manager. The manager wrote back and informed me that the extra fee was justified. I then made an official...

synctime 15.06.2004 · Read review
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Allied Crowbar

Advantages: The only advantages are that the unit-linked life assurance is useful for companies who need life cover to increase in line with inflation
Disadvantages: High premiums, high policy fees, huge commission, inflexible products and poor customer service.

...Having worked for Allied Dunbar and for an Independent Financial Adviser, I feel that I am in a position to comment objectively on the products and service offered by Allied Dunbar. Under no circumstances should anybody take out a policy with this company. The direct sales advisers are motivated purely and simply by commission and targets. The same may be said of all direct salespeople, but in this case, the incentives are massive. Advisers are offered trips to the Caribbean, Thailand and America for producing the highest figures in their region. In my own personal experience, one adviser was helped to falsely inflate his figures by his manager because managers are rewarded for branch production as well. This is what the policy charges pay for. Policy charges with all Allied Dunbar products are outrageously high compared...

daffydoos 29.01.2001 · Read review
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Medal of Honor Allied Assualt, PC review

Advantages: Suberb Visuals, Gripping gameplay
Disadvantages: None

...This Game is Amazing!! It's the best Medal of honor game and i've played them all, I remember as a young boy playing medal of honor on my PS1 doing my bit to stop those pesky Nazis. Although the graphics are utterly superb i first played allied assualt on a very low spec pc that only had an 800 cpu! with out any problems at all, So the game can easliy be turned down for low end machines and turned RIGHT up for pc's with a bit of welly! The thing about this game that sticks in my memory is the horrific but strangely compelling Omaha Beach mission, if you've seen Saving Private Ryan it's almost exactly the same. The diffrence is your there crawling your way up the beach dodging bullets and seeing countless men fall before you. Its the most gripping and realistic mission ever reinacted for a computer game it truly is epic and thats...

jamesdaviesmv7557 16.08.2006 (18.08.2006) · Read review
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Ally, Ally, pride of my Ally

Advantages: damn good laugh
Disadvantages: not on as often as Coronation Street

...The only thing I would change about this program is the appearance of Vonda Shepherd, the songstress. It's not that she is a singer, it's just that I feel her interjections lend a trite air to the performance. Otherwise I rate this show very highly. Ally is my favourite character after Elaine. Is her surname 'Vassal' a joke because she is a PA? Anyway, apart from the fact that she dances exceedingly well and looks even better she is a scream. All of those wacky inventions, like the head bra and the inappropriate comments. Her most endearing aspect though is her constant eavesdropping, much to the chagrin of the eponymous heroine. The love of Ally's life, Billy, passed away after having gone slightly do-lally as the result of a brain tumour. Which was a great pity I thought as his character had been improving dramatically. He began...

oclumhain 24.02.2001 · Read review
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