Braun a brand you can trust

Advantages: Hair free legs for weeks
Disadvantages: None so far

...I must admit when it comes to shaving I?m always on the look out for new products which makes life easier and something that lasts longer then just shaving alone. I?ve tried all sorts, waxing which I am really not keen on much to painful for my liking, all sorts of different razors and creams and gels, which until now had the best results, but not anymore I have found one that goes that one step further. Braun Silk Epil soft perfection is an epilator which removes hairs from the root. The Epilator has lots of tweezers the opens and closes at high speeds and spins round pulling the hair out from the root, sounds painful, but it?s not as bad and painful as waxing. ~ How to Epilate ~ First of all make sure that your skin is completely dry and that it hasn?t got any grease or oil on it as it won?t be able to remove the hairs...

Maxlarndison 09.06.2007 · Read review
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Braun-not totally pain free!

Advantages: Handy to have, as it can never run out!
Disadvantages: Pain factor at first

...I've had this Braun epilator for a while now, so I decided to write a review on it. I purchesed mine from Boots for £39.99, however it might have since gone down in price. ~~~What does it include?~~~ The Braun epilator comes in a silver mesh bag, which is handy to keep in or to take away. It also includes 2 removable heads one which is pink see-through and one with a thicker white/pinkish head. There are 2 as they are for different pain levels. Most people start with the pink/white one as it's less painful, however the other head removes more hair in each stroke, so is quicker and easier to use. It also includes a brush to remove the hair, as there's no need for anything else or to wash it as it's electrical. There are 2 settings one slower, and a faster one. ~~~Is it easy to use?~~~ Yes, that's all you need is a mains...

Bouncebackability 21.05.2006 · Read review
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Going Solo

Advantages: Can't get into debt, lots of shops take it, from 11 with some banks,
Disadvantages: Woolies don't take it!

...The Solo card is a debit card aimed at young people that works like a Switch except you can’t get overdrawn – in other words in debt. It’s a great idea and allows young people to shop through mail-order and on the internet without using their parents credit card. Though some adults also have it if they’re not too hot with money-management! The Solo card is accepted widely and most shops accept it, though it is not accepted as widely as Switch. Woolworth’s don’t take it which seems rather stupid considering many of their customers are young people. Though the Solo is accepted far more than the Visa Electron, which only a small minority of shops seem to take. Solo offers a cashback feature which you can use at all shops taking Solo. Most places won’t charge you, but smaller shops might. I was...

Disillusioned 18.06.2001 · Read review
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Flying Solo

Advantages: No worries about carrying cash
Disadvantages: Many well known stores don't accept them

...Switch, Delta, Electron, Solo - they're all basically the same. I used to have a Switch card - accepted by virtually every shop or service - a debit card by any other name. I now have a Solo card, due to recent financial difficulties it was all I could get. This works in much the same way as a Switch card - it's a debit card which you hand over in place of cash for payment and saves time and hassle writing cheques. Funds are normally debited from your bank account within one to two working days and you can also get up to £50 cashback with it where that facility is available. It will not allow you to go overdrawn on your account unless you already have an overdarft facility - unusual with accounts offering a Solo card to begin with. BUT, and it's a big but, not all the expected shops - including large, well-known stores, accept...

blurbubble 05.04.2001 · Read review
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  Flying Solo

Advantages: Almost universally accepted, makes you more financially aware
Disadvantages: Can't write cheques, not a lot really!

...Ah, the sweet smell of financial independence! When I?m older, I?m going to be an internet millionaire; I?ve decided that. Joining Ciao was to be part of the grand plan, but alas .. ah well, I still have my Solo card. ?What? You?re fifteen and you have your own credit card? Now I know you?re entrepreneurial Matt, but this..? Well, almost. You see, Solo shares many of the features of other debit cards such as Switch. The differences are that it?s been adapted for people who may not be eligible for a 'proper' credit card. Typically these groups are the under-18s, those not in employment, and those whose credit history doesn't merit a credit card in the opinion of the banks. So what is Solo? Well, Solo is an offshoot of Switch, the worldwide standard for debit card transactions. Essentially, a Solo card is just like a Switch debit...

mattwood 11.05.2003 (09.07.2003) · Read review
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ITS A SOLO THING

Advantages: Great advantages and offers
Disadvantages: nothing!

...What is SOLO? SOLO is a debit card for people aged between 11-21. It has been around for quite a few years now, since 1997. I have one of these cards and I think there absolutely brilliant! I'm very impressed and happy with it. My SOLO card is based with my Natwest account but you can get them elsewhere too. I'm only 14 years old and I think its brilliant having my own personal card. Many folk think that we're too young to own our own personal debit card and we deserve too loose our priveledges for mis-using it and getting in debt. (Which happens!) but not all young kids and teenagers are like others are they? I always make sure that I'm NEVER in debt and am always very careful with my account. The thing about this account is that you can get in debt VERY EASILY and people think this is inappropriate to children as young as 11 years...

emu128 29.04.2001 · Read review
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THAT'S ME SOLO AIGHT

Advantages: Absolute need for teenagers,
Disadvantages: Not sure,

...Hello everyone! You may know me as anytime03! But thats going soon! And me is officially back as 'fromthedarkside' Thanks Ciao! I’m not really that good on the topic of finance, but I am good at finance, which is to do with business. There are many credit cards out there today, but which one to get is a difficult thing, APR, blah blah!! But what about us who are under 18? We don’t need to worry about credit cards until we are 18, but we feel left out, knowing we can’t buy things on credit, or take out lump sums of money from major bank companies. BUT DON’T WORRY, why? Cos SOLO’s the name! The names card, SOLO CARD! (*Puts on Bond music*) Don’t attack me or otherwise I’ll pull out my SOLO card! ## Wait a min! I don’t understand you...

fromthedarkside 10.12.2002 · Read review
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SOLO - THE ONLY CHOICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Advantages: Accepted almost everywhere, Easy access to money, Beats cash
Disadvantages: Small charge for use abroad, Some places still won't accept it

...I am a student in secondary education, and before setting up my NatWest card-plus account I only had a National Savings Account. However, as time went by I became more and more annoyed at the pathetic service, inaccessible saving and hundreds of other things, so I decided to open a new account, and at the time it seemed as if the (new) solo card would be the thing to go for, as a lot of my mates had one, and they all struggled to think of anything bad about it. So, I strolled along to NatWest, and I now have on of these cards. Solo is a branch of the well known debit card ?Switch,? and it works in a similar way, except that it is meant for under 18s. There are several areas in which I have been particularly pleased with the Solo card, and I shall tell you about these below. One of the main bonuses of the Solo card to me is that it...

Jaxle 12.01.2003 · Read review
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the greatest invention

Advantages: great price
Disadvantages: have to epilate regularlly

...Shaving or waxing it is a nightmare, you forever seem to be shaving your legs and within days you have to do it all over again. So hearing a few good reviews about an epilator I decided to bite the bullet and buy one and I am so glad that I did I have not looked back since. An epilator is a machine that has mini tweezers and pulls the hair out from the root. The Braun Epilator that I purchased was great it gives me soft silky skin for 2 weeks. If you read the literature is says hair free for up to 4 weeks and I have never been that lucky. The Braun Epilator has two speeds and it runs off the mains with a 12 volt adapter and come in a great travel bag with a cleaning brush which is used to brush those hair that get caught in the epilator. When I used the epilator for the first time it was not as painful as I expected it to be you...

jo_field26 25.08.2008 · Read review
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Dont be forced to switch to solo

Advantages: Stops you going overdrawn
Disadvantages: Nowhere takes it, embarrassing to use

...Do you like what I did with the title? Solo, for all its sins, may look like a switch card. But here the similarities stop. Yes. Im afraid Solo has been invented for all of the naughty boys and girls who cant use Switch properly. How do I know? Well, I was once one of them. I noticed that it is claimed to have been launched in 1997 but Im sure it was around earlier than that. However, if this is the date it claims, it must be right. For those of you that don't know, Switch and Solo are Debit cards. You can buy things from shops that accept Switch cards in the way that you buy things on your credit card. It is a little piece of plastic that comes as part of your current account options from your high street bank. The way it works is thus. You buy something and it is debited to your current account in the bank. Within...

andycharger 06.12.2002 · Read review
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