"Good afternoon and Welcome to Laura Ashley!"

Advantages: A product you can discuss for hours and look at for days
Disadvantages: Not very competitive rates of pay

...Having worked for a variety of retailers over the past ten years- ranging from a well-known supermarket to a local small business- I have experienced both good employers and those to avoid. Laura Ashley Limited sits nicely in the middle, often reaching towards the "Places I Loved to Work" category. I have been with the company for just over a year. In this time, I have been promoted from Sales Leader (supervisor) to Assistant Manager. When promotion opportunities arrive, which is quite rarely in certain areas, I have to admit, the managers are more than happy to promote within, in order to keep the knowledge gained during training. I can understand that this is a negative idea to some, but from an insider's perspective, it worked well for me! Initially, the product knowledge required to work at Laura Ashley can be overwhelming. When...

chellbian 13.08.2009 · Read review
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LAURA ASHLEY Design Service

Advantages: Easier to choose at home, advice from designer
Disadvantages: None

...I have been looking for a new sofa for months now, to no avail. Finally, I found a few I liked in Laura Ashley, at my local Homebase in Ayr. I spotted that they did an interior design service, and I thought this would be a good way of trying to create the room I wanted, with all the little touches and the desired ambience. So I decided that I would ask them to come out to my home. Their design service is £50, and this covers you for up to three rooms. You do get the £50 back if you place an order with them, and I therefore figured this was a reasonable deal. I called the number shown on the leaflet and they gave me a local number to ring and make an appointment. For larger projects, i.e., more than three rooms, there is a £100 charge, again fully refundable against a purchase. I rang my local number (Glasgow) and I made...

helencbradshaw 02.01.2002 (09.02.2002) · Read review
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Laura Ashley telephone order

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: lack of customer care and none delivery

...Never ever would I have ordered from Laura Ashley if I had known about their shocking customer service. I only wanted an 11 metre length of fabric so I ordered on 28th october and money was taken from my account. Today is 21st of november and I am still waiting. I have been on the phone 3 times and sent 3 e mails and each reply says 7 to 10 days. Now I hear that they have 1000 metres in stock but the warehouse is in a mess so guess what, delivery is likely to be in 10 days (NOT). I have had enough and have asked my bank to follow the dispute procedure to get my money back. The fabrics are nice but the stress is not worth the effort. Look somewhere else and avoid Laura Ashley. I wish I had known about their dreadful lack of delivery beforehand and I hope someone else benefits from my experience...

katie34 21.11.2008 · Read review
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Laura Ashley

Advantages: Original, Quality
Disadvantages: None

...I've been purchasing from Laura Ashley for many years now, and I just love it! You could totally re-decorate your home from paint right through to finishing touches. Their ranges include paint, furniture, soft furnishings, light, material, crockery, accessories and clothes... I could go on. There is a very distinctive country look but saying this, a lot of the designs would fit into any home. I've found everything I have bought, (and that is a lot) has been of excellent quality though you may pay a little more than average for this which can only be expected. I've brought material by the metre to make my own curtains (I have a Laura Ashley curtain making book) which is good for people on a tight budget but they also provide made to measure services from the same materials which I think makes style accessible for everyone...

a_lil_gem 04.04.2005 · Read review
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Superb London Budget Hotel

Advantages: Beautiful setting in a buzzing part of London
Disadvantages: Not suitable for disabled people - no lift

...The Ashley Hotel is a superb, well-priced B&B hotel in a gorgeous location in central London. It is situated in Norfolk Square, Paddington, and is just 2 minutes walk from Paddington station. Paddington itself is a buzzing district of London adjacent to the West End, and is packed full of shops, restaurants, bars etc. Norfolk Square is an oasis of tranquility amongst this. It is a square (obviously) of tall, elegant Victorian mansions, all of which have been turned into budget hotels. The hotels are painted white and cream, and have tall windows and beautiful old railings outside. In the centre of them all is a railed garden. Obviously, it was once a place of residence for people of means in the Upstairs-Downstairs tradition. The Ashley Hotel comprises 3 mansions made into one, and has 50 (I think) rooms. The reception is...

sandrabarber 19.05.2001 · Read review
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Gilo

Advantages: Fills a gap that can't otherwise be filled
Disadvantages: Has a lack of ability

...Nobody has written a review on our dear Gilo yet so I thought I should have a crack. I will try to give an accurate review of his career and his position in the England team. He is slow left-armer by trade, so he's not a pure spin bowler. As he dlivers the ball, he tends to brush the ball just as he releases it. Ashley Giles made his debut for England in July 1998. It was the third test against South Africa at Old Trafford, Manchester. He has gone on to represent his country 35 times at home and abroad. He has experienced many triumphs in his time in the team but hasn't himself been largely responsible for the sides recent success, notably victories against the West Indies and Pakistan a few years ago. TEST CAREER STATS Bowling ------> Deliveries: 8170 Maidens: 295 Runs Conceeded: 3718 Wickets: 90 Average: 41.31 Strike Rate...

thespurs 11.06.2004 (13.06.2004) · Read review
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Well priced curtains - large choice from catalogue

Advantages: Wide choice - not as pricey as I was expecting - quick delivery
Disadvantages: style has a tendency for 'musminess'

...General Home Furnishings = Laura Ashley's home furnishings are quite traditional but are pretty without being too twee. They have a good lighting collection as well. I find their shops generally quite small and therefore they only have a fraction of stock on display - I recently got one of their catalogues and this gave me a good idea about what they do - pretty much any furniture for the home can be bought including crockery; glasses; sofas; beds; rugs; wooden furniture as well as the expected soft furnishings. There is a wide choice overall that will have something to suit most tastes except extreme modern. I personally like quite plain things - not too fussy although I wouldn't go as far as saying minimalist. Some Laura Ashley furniture is great - some of it I do find a bit 'mumsy'. This review isn...

EmmaJ 10.05.2001 · Read review
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NYC is a winner!

Advantages: aroma. Olsens, price
Disadvantages: /

...When I was younger I was completely obsessed with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Despite my new found love for Jedward, the Olsens will always be my favourite twins! Over the years I bought an awful lot of their merchandise, including their perfumes. I was quite surprised at how much I took to their perfumes, and find that I still buy them now and again today. They each have their own one, and the first one I tried was Ashley's. Ashley's perfume is titled 'New York Chic'. It comes in a pink cardboard box, a lovely shade it is too. On the front you can see a picture of Ashley Olsen, recognised by her gorgeous blonde hair. Her face is also on the back of the box, with Mary Kate's picture at either side (you can't have one without the other!). With Ashley being my favourite twin then, this was the first perfume I went for. I wasn't sure what...

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Flower power

Advantages: good furniture
Disadvantages: unpopular clothes

...As a man I'm writing this review about Laura Ashley's home furnishings rather than their clothes, of which I don't have that much experience! I also have a vested interest in the shop as I have got a few shares in it that are not performing particularly well, and I would like to hear other people's opinions on it. Laura Ashley has home furnishings stores in some Homebase shops and also as part of some of their clothes shops. They sell cushions, wallpaper, fabrics, furniture and lighting, amongst other things. Over the past few years the group has been performing badly and has only just returned to profit, with Laura Ashley trying to ditch their 1980s floral pattern image. I have to say that I quite like the furnishings in Laura Ashley although everything does tend to be a bit on the expensive side. If you wait until the summer...

jonathancowley 26.03.2001 (05.04.2001) · Read review
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Great Album

Advantages: Upbeat addictive tunes
Disadvantages: None, really

...I came across this album over the internet and thought it would be an addition to high school musical's cheesey tunes (which by the way- are still good :D) and thought I'd give the songs a listen on youtube. Well I was shocked! I then decided to buy the album right away and many of the songs are now at the top of my 'most played' list on itunes. This is the sort of album that you want to get up and dance to! It's very upbeat and whether you're at a club, having a house party or just chilling out it's very appropriate for all three! There's a mixture of quirky club tunes like 'He Said, She Said' and more 'deep' ones like 'Unlove You'. Ashley has a brilliant voice which is perfectly suited to all the songs on this album. I will now write a short description of each song... Intro Sums up the whole album, including clips...

jeniilouise 07.08.2008 · Read review
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