I'm a sweaty Betty!

Advantages: Fabulous clothing range, great sale
Disadvantages: Slow delivery, inability to manage account

...having some fab clothes to do it in! Background Sweaty Betty was launched in 1998 with a small store in Notting Hill and the website followed two years later. It's the perfect place to shop for women's sportswear, whether you're looking for running gear, yoga wear, swimwear, or even ski-wear, everything they sell is trendy and looks great. Everything they sell first has to pass 3 key questions: does it look beautiful? Will it help us perform better? Will others covet it? The whole ethos of the site sends out a very positive and healthy message - the emphasis is on fitness promoting happiness and well being rather than obsession, and they have numerous blogs written by members of their team describing their preparations for marathons amongst others, and every January and September run a "Get fit 4 Free" scheme where you can try out a new...

bubblegum_princess 20.11.2009 · Read review
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Thomas the Trike Rider

Advantages: Sturdy, well made, bright and attractive trike
Disadvantages: Needs a lot of pressure to steer using parent handle, plaque bangs against child's nose

...Thomas the Tank Engine has been a firm favourite with little boys (and girls!) for generations and my youngest son is another firm fan, singing along to the TV theme tune and possessing a range of books, toys and other merchandise emblazoned with images of Thomas and his friends. It seemed a natural choice to treat him to a Thomas trike for his second birthday, combining his love of all things Thomas related with his desire to be on wheels and keep up with his big brother! This particular trike is manufactured by MV Sports and seems to be of very good quality and not too badly priced. Prices vary from around the £40-£50 but I found the cheapest method was to purchase it from Littlewoods online and take advantage of a rather generous new customer discount code which knocked £25 off the price. The trike comes boxed and in pieces...

jo-1976 08.09.2009 · Read review
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Learning with Thomas!

Advantages: Plenty of games!
Disadvantages: Had to wait for the telly!

...My son?s main present of the ?in-laws? for Christmas is the product I will now try and review. The reason I am only just getting to grips with it is the poor little sod had to wait until his birthday for a television, this was so he could actually play with it! The product I will now review is - ?Thomas the tank, v-tech, v-smile? I am sure that many of you have seen these units advertised on the television, especially before Christmas, this is how and when my son first spotted it. First the set up - This was the part I wasn?t looking forwards to. My husband normally sorts out any of the toys or even household electrical?s as he seems to be able to set things up without the aid of instructions, or at least that?s what he says! Unfortunately two nights ago he discovered the delight that is Facebook, I have yet to get any...

sarahbarrow 09.09.2009 · Read review
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Thomas - courtesy of Deagostini

Advantages: great fun toys to collect
Disadvantages: can be expensive

...who was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry over 60 years ago as he recovered from illness and it is 60 years ago this year that his first book was published. Many books were written and from there the short stories were televised with Ringo Starr narrating and whose voice fitted the role perfectly. Thomas toys are plentiful now as well as dvds and videos and its easy to forget that these original stories were mainly written for the pleasure of Awdry's son who ended up writing some of the later stories himself when he grew up. We saw the Thomas set advertised on tv and because our son loved the program on ITV we decided to start a subscription for it to give him as a present at a later date - he was only 2 when we started it. We looked into prices for separate pieces of track and engines and found that this was quite reasonable as...

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Review of Tomy Thomas the Tank Engine

FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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THOMAS ADVENTURE

Advantages: GREAT LEARNING ADVENTURE
Disadvantages: ?///

...My five year old son loves this Thomas game. He has got about 7 games all together but this one is his favourite. He is able to play this game on his own and he finds all the controls easy to handle. ****THE GAME**** Thomas the Tank Engines Working Together Thomas & Friends are Really Useful Engines. Every day is very busy for the engines on the Island of Sodor and they will need your help to show how useful they are. You can learn here important school skills by working together with Thomas, Harold and Bertie. "Peep! Peep! Full steam ahead!" Before you going to put your game in to console you have to turn it of and after your game is in the console turn it on and you can have lovely time spent with your favourite friends. On your TV screen you will find main menu which one will be showing: 1. Learning Adventure After...

redeyes22 07.02.2008 (30.12.2008) · Read review
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BETTY COOKS UP A CHOCOLATE DELIGHT

Advantages: Makes four large muffins for 25 p each
Disadvantages: No nutritionalvalue on the package

...School holidays usually bring around baking days for my 13 year old son and 7 year grandson. They usually make cakes, scones and biscuits from recipes but if, when shopping, I come across a baking mix that is reasonably priced I often buy them for the boys as a change. This is what happened on a recent chopping trip to Asda, the Betty Crocker range had some special offers on and I found this mix for Chocolate Chunk Muffin Mix for £1 so I thought that I'd give it a try. BETTY CROCKER 'Betty Crocker' is a range of baking products that are part of the American General Mills Group. Now the list of products produced as 'Betty Crocker' is huge, most of teh though only available in the US, although the products have gained a lotof popularity in Britain. There has never actually been a Betty Crocker - Betty Crocker...

oldchem 09.06.2009 · Read review
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betty back

Advantages: great programme
Disadvantages: had to wait till series 2

...Being a fan of most soaps and dramas I thought I would give this one a go and was not disappointed a little farfetched but I think that is what makes it so great, they do not take anything too seriously. Ugly Betty is based around the fashion industry and the lives of the employees around publishing Mode Magazine, unfortunately she is far from a model with her braces and her size 12 frame, although she was hired for the pure fact that her boss Daniel would not sleep with her. America Ferrera plays Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Alan Dale as Bradford Meade, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Betty Suarez is a wannabe journalist she gets a job at Meade Publications as the Personal Assistant to Daniel Meade, who up till now has slept with all his PA...

jo_field26 04.09.2008 · Read review
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Cook up a Cookie Delight with Betty Crocker's mix

Advantages: Easy to make, perfect results
Disadvantages: A little expensive and no nutritional values listed.

...Review of Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix The product I am reviewing is a home baking mix from the Betty Crocker range. The product comes in two sizes, to make 8 cookies and the larger size, which makes up to 24 cookies. This review will concentrate on the larger size. The Product, Packaging and Instructions The chocolate chip cookie mix can be found in the home baking section of most major supermarkets. My daughter purchased this pack as a treat for my 10 year old grand daughter, Katy, who enjoys learning to cook. My grand daughter brought her cookie mix with her when she came to visit and asked me if I'd like to help her make them. The things Grandmas do! The mix is presented in a recyclable cardboard box, the box bears a picture of three very tempting looking cookies stacked one on top of the other...

brittle1906 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Bettys Tea Rooms: Betty's Hotpot is more my style

Advantages: Tasty food, nice atmosphere and lovely staff
Disadvantages: Steep prices and nothing I can't do myself

...I have visited various Bettys in the dim and distant past and can't remember ever being particularly impressed. I visited the Bettys in Harrogate again recently as part of a hen weekend. We went at about 3pm on a Sunday afternoon, there were a party of 12 of us but we had been unable to book ahead as it was a Sunday. We 'only' queued for about 10 minutes before being found a space big enough for us all to squeeze around despite warnings of a long wait and the offer to split us up from the 'queue master'. Being someone who could practically bake before I could walk I am invariably disappointed with cakes that I buy, or as is more probably the case in Bettys I would find the cake pleasant but be annoyed at paying a price for a slice that I could make probably 2 cakes myself and they'd be just as nice. For this reason I avoided...

masterchef99 13.11.2009 · Read review
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