CBBC on Choice is a great choice for the children

Advantages: Brilliant during the day for pre-school children and especially when the mothers of these children can have a rest!
Disadvantages: The repeats drive me crazy but the kids love seeing the same thing over and over again.

...My children, Callum aged 2 years 9 months and Lucy nearly 10 months, would watch this all day long if they could. CBBC on Choice starts at 6am with "Choosy Bits" and this is the viewers choice of childrens programmes, then every day at 6.30am they have Teletubbies and this and The Tweenies are the only programmes that are on day in, day out, but these are the top ones so its great for the children! They also show Bodger and Badger, Radio Roo, Come Outside, Finger mouse,playdays, Bob the builder and many more. The programmes are repeated 3 or 4 times during the day and at 6.30pm they show the repeat of the "choosy bits" from that morning, now anyone would think that me and my children do nothing but watch this channel all day long and they would be wrong because I only sit my children down to watch these programmes when I either...

princesssoapy 15.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of BBC Choice

BBC CHOICE CHANNEL

Advantages: Popular programs which tie into website for learning activities.
Disadvantages: Programs are repeated all day but only seems to be infuriating to adults.

...by her at all. This channel is the only one that I know I can sit my daughter down and know that she will not move, she will actually sit there and watch the TV and enjoy what is on. The channel also ties in with the BBC's websites for the shows and you can take the ideas put forward in the shows and expand on them on the websites and help your children learn throw play. I am a great fan and highly rate this channel for children....

Marlene.mc.clark 30.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of BBC - BBC Choice

BBC3

Advantages: Once reborn - hopefully offering improved service
Disadvantages: At present boring and tedious

...With the recent announcement from Aunite Beeb that BBC Choice is going to be renamed BBC 3 in the near future comes the prospect hopefully of using this channel for other than endless BBC1/2 repeats. Since BBC Choice was launched the programmes on offer have been poor to say the least, the repeats offered not those that many people might have wanted to have seen in the first place. More and more, children's programming has taken over the schedule and maybe thois isn't such a bad idea. Apparently , one plan for the channel is to specialise in children's productions - something the Beeb does exceptionally well. I for one would be pleased to see a BBC channel aimed at youngsters to rival some of the rubbish that is on offer via digital....

CliveS 26.08.2000 · Read review
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Choice catalogue

Advantages: good stock availability on clothing, easy returns, free delivery
Disadvantages: customer service not great, don't communicate well

...Choice I have held an account with Choice for about four years now and have found them pretty good up until a recent bad experience. This catalogue is part of the littlewoods group and includes kays, great universal and additions. As with most catalogues they give you a credit limit and send a monthly statement requesting a minimum payment. You can pay by direct debit, credit/debit card, at the post office or bank counter by cheque or by online/tele-banking. They often have three and six months interest free promotions on and also frequent buy now pay later offers running throughout the year. For me personally I have mainly used Choice for clothing, footware and small houshold items. They sell a wide rang of clothing, furniture, electricals, appliances, toys and gifts. Unless I have been shopping for sale items about 80...

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Review of Choice

Who's Choice

Advantages: Free
Disadvantages: Programmes

...The BBC is the pride of British television and has always has been. Top programmes like The Simpsons, Neighbours, Match of the Day, Ready Steady Cook and The Fresh Prince are shown either every day or every week. BBC Choice - the name makes it sound as though it is the best of the BBC. It isn't at all. BBC Choice is the choice of under-fives everywhere. It is jam packed with Teletubbies, Tweenies, Fireman Sam, Postman Pat and so on and so forth. Nothing is good on it. I have been flicking past it for a few months now, and only one good programme has been on in theat period - Wayne's World. Not even Wayne's World 2. Picking a random day from last week's TV guide we have.....Tuesday 1st May. Here are the listings from 12 midday. 12 - Tweenies 12:30 Teletubbies 12:55 The Little Polar Bear 1 - Tweenies 1:20 Melvin and Maureen's Music...

Dawson 05.05.2001 · Read review
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My Last Choice

Advantages: Fantastic resort and value for money
Disadvantages: Customer service, Weddings Department

...When it comes to holidays my Husband and I like to go for cheap and cheerful; our typical holiday for the past 10 years would cost under £500, be in the EU and fully self catering. We had never booked a holiday with First Choice before as I prefer to search the Internet and find the cheapest deals myself, cutting out the shop assistants commission. I first entered the First Choice in Rotherham while looking for a wedding destination for my then Fiance and I; as soon as I walked in I was impressed by the store, the main desks were set out as though they were in a large ship, then had a waiting area made to look like an old 60's dinner with a duke box and refreshments. More importantly for me they also had a small child's play area with cars, jigsaws and other toys to keep the children entertained throughout the long drawn out...

spoilt_little_br 24.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of First Choice

Oh, What a Choice

Advantages: The price is great for what you get
Disadvantages: Layout is a little hard to read

...TV Choice Oh, What a Choice I usually buy the television guide that comes within the Sun newspaper though after getting up early with my daughter on a Saturday I decided that I would rather buy it a day earlier to try to save me from early morning children?s television for once. I knew I could just simply look through the sky guide on the television though that doesn?t have what women love ? the soap write ups! Let me begin by saying that this is a general review on the magazine, so don?t worry ? there wont be any spoilers for anything you haven?t watched yet!! THE MAGAZINE TV Choice began in 1999 and is one of the biggest selling television guides around, possibly one reason being the price (see below). Many television magazines have masses of stories both about average everyday people and also stories about celebrities which...

elfbwillow 18.09.2009 · Read review
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Charges with Choice Catalogue

Advantages: You are able to pay for goods over a period if money is not at hand to buy right out.
Disadvantages: I feel we pay over the odds for the above priviledge but to add charges on top is wrong.

...In my opinnion the charges that Choice are now adding to my account are a disgrace. Although I am way ahead in my payments I am charged £12 for not paying my monies on the day they specify!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never come across the likes and shall be taking my business elsewhere. Apart from this rediculous charge I have always been really happy but will not accept being penalised when indeed my account is well and truly up to date. This has marred my whole outlook and feel in my opinnion that Choice is not looking after my best interests as a good and loyal customer. I am told that the balances are done every 28days yet I had a charge of £12 twice in one month, the beginning and the end of August, and when I emailed regarding same did not receive an explanation for this or even indeed an answer. In my opinnion Choice will make...

plookyskin 19.09.2009 · Read review
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STAY CLEAR OF CHOICE CATALOGUE

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Terrible customer servive

...I was highly recommended by a friend of mine to register with Choice Catalogue and at the time it seemed a great idea. I decided to go ahead with it and so i phoned them up and answered all the necessary questions that was needed to register with Choice. Ten days later i recieved a Choice catalogue with a covering letter explaining how my account is active and i can start to benefit from offers and bargains in their Summer Catalogue.At a glance,the catalogue looked promising but at the time i received it i was very busy to browse the catalogue in detail and so i left it on the side. Two weeks after that i recieve a letter from Choice.I open it and enclosed was a statement for an outstanding balance of 298..00 pounds.I was shocked simply because i had not placed an order for 1.00 pound let alone 298.00. Fuming at what happened i...

Versatile 25.07.2001 · Read review
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CHOICE...OR NO CHOICE?.....

Advantages: Convenience of shopping delivered to your door
Disadvantages: Customer service terrible, Products often out of stock.

...I have been a Choice customer for around 8 years now and I would of said that their service was satisfactory. I have never used any other catalogue so I don?t have anything to compare it to but I was happy enough, I?d place an order, it came on time then I?d receive a statement and I?d pay it. Simple. Good enough for me. That was until about a year ago? ~~~~~~~~~~~WHAT THEY OFFER~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Home shopping delivered free to your door - 14 day approval - Free returns - Extended service plan - Furniture protection - Shopping insurance - Home contents insurance - Pet insurance - Car insurance - Personal Loans £1,000 to £25,000 - RAC breakdown cover - Next day flowers online Sounds great hey! Well after you have read this you might not think so? ~~~~~~~~~~~~THE CATALOGUE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The catalogue is...

jomarley2 12.08.2007 · Read review
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