Build a Friend!

Advantages: Good choices, nice assistants, good for kids
Disadvantages: Bit boring for young children, expensive

...When Harry turned 3 in March, we didn't want to spoil him with too many gifts, but we also wanted to get something a little bit special for him. He has 2 Hamley's bears that he has in bed with him every night, and he loves them to bits and they are what gave me the idea for his birthday present. We decided that after taking him to the local soft play, we would go to the Build-a-Bear workshop and let him build his very own bear, completely of his own choosing. We didn't tell him about it, so when we turned up outside the shop, he was shocked and amazed that he was going in, let alone buying his own bear! I wasn't really aware the Build-a-Bear franchise until recently as I have no need to go into one of their stores! I knew of the idea of making something as when my fiance and I went to New York in 2005, we each went to a doll...

mummy2harry 03.07.2009 · Read review
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Build a Bear Workshop

Advantages: The game is so user friendly and perfect for children
Disadvantages: The eggs not cracking in the one game

...My review is for the game Build a bear workshop for the Nintendo Ds Console. What is Build a bear? ------------------------------ Well this is basically a company which sells you bears which you need to make and create yourself. They are located across the country and they are teddy bears without the fillings inside and you get to choose which sort of bear you want. This could be an animal design or a basic teddy. You get to stuff the bear yourself and buy the bear clothes and treat it like a real companion. They are definitely worthwhile visiting if you are someone with a little daughter as they seem more interested than the boys would be. The Game -------------- I got this game for my niece who plays the Nintendo Ds console and because I am a huge softy I decided to play on it as well and was actually impressed...

languagetimothy 11.11.2009 · Read review
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When All else failed Build-Up Helped.

Advantages: A good way to temp back a flagging appetite
Disadvantages: None

.... The District Nurse suggested that I try some Nestle Build-up, at that time I had heard of them but that was as much as I knew. The chemist stocked them in strawberry, vanilla, chocolate and banana flavour, I chose the strawberry flavour knowing that Mum enjoyed that fresh taste. I fully understood that as much as Mum wanted to be able to enjoy some `real food` at that point in time she just wasn't able to cope with it. Nestle Build-Up was a good way forward, at least the fruity milk shakes were easy to drink and simple to digest and they made me feel secure in the knowledge that I was at least trying to help the situation along. There are four separate sachets of Nestle Build-Up in each box and I paid somewhere in the region of £2.50 for the box at our local pharmacy. The milk shake is easy to make, just pour the contents of the sachet into...

Sarahjh1 20.05.2009 · Read review
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A good foundation to build on

Advantages: great longlasting toy easy to clean
Disadvantages: none

...I play with Lego duplo building plates identical to this everyday; we have some at work, and guess what I have some at home for the grandchildren to build on. . Lego duplo is a really good construction toy and when your child is making a building base plates are good for added stability and a firm base to build on. Lego duplo is suitable for children aged 3 -5 years old, bit this really depends on their maturity, development and skills I have known under threes play happily with duplo and over 5's play with it too. Duplo helps develop your childs gross and fine motor skills , these plates being different colours are attractive and can help colour recognition. These base plates come in a set of 3, a red one a blue one a green one. Each of these base plates are 6 studs by 9 studs 54 studs in total. These plates are big enough...

mumsymary 12.10.2007 · Read review
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A Local Building Society For Local People!

Advantages: Competitive Rates
Disadvantages: Only A Few Branches

...When I decided to open a savings account I had a good look around at the various options available and eventually settled for an account at the Barnsley Building Society. There were various factors why I chose to open an account with a rather small, and relatively unknown Building Society, which I will detail during the course of this review. First however I will begin with a little bit of background information first. THE HISTORY The Barnsley Building Society has a long history. In fact it was established way back in 1853 as the Barnsley Permanent Benefit Building Society. The initial aim of the company was to enable local people to buy their own residences or other freehold or leasehold property. The Barnsley Permanent Benefit Building Society became incorporated under the Building Society Act of 1874, but at this time...

micksheff 10.09.2006 · Read review
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Nationwide Building Society

Advantages: Good selection of financial products
Disadvantages: If your requesting a transfer don't expect it to be easy

...As a loyal Portman Building Society Customer I was a little sceptical as to what to expect when they were bought out by Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide claim they are "Proud to be different", and they certainly are. Although they supply a large number of high interest savings accounts, fixed rate ISA's at a whopping 6.15 percent and great value deals on mortgages I noticed a couple of downfalls as well. With specialised savings accounts customers are normally issued a passbook to track their investment records. Nationwide's Passbook is dark blue in complexion with the Nationwide logo emblazoned on the front in gold. The pages inside in my opinion are not of very good quality especially compared to the offerings of the Yorkshire Building Society and Britannia. In a passbook I like to be able to clearly see my transactions...

K1r5ty21 28.08.2008 · Read review
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Build-A-Bear

Advantages: Range of products
Disadvantages: If you have a lot of teddies, once you've been there...

...Buld-A-Bear is the Number 1 for teddy bears across the world. Choose it, stuff it, dress it, take him/her home! More stages...is it worth it? Range Of Products When you enter the Build-A-Bear workshop, you find yourself looking at rows of teddy bears and their clothes. You can buy one of these: Bear Dogs Kitties Hello Kitty Bunnies Often limited offer brands e.g. Holly And Hal Moose Once you have chosen your bear, you go over to a big stuffing machine which has lots of stuffing in it. They often ask you to kiss the bears' "heart" and make a wish. You then dry it off and comb it they way you want the fur on the outside to go. After that, you choose some clothes for your toy, (s)he might want to be a pop singer, a beach lover or just something random. For children under 3, it's reccomended that they have a bear...

AlexanderBanks 31.12.2008 · Read review
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A Wonderful Building

Advantages: Glorious architecture. Reflects Liverpool's role in shipping
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...The waterfront in Liverpool is,in my opinion,an absolute visual delight largely on account of three simply magnificent buildings, viz, The Royal Liver, the Cunard and the Port of Liverpool buildings. Monumental in scale they contrive to confront the great River Mersey with both dignity and splendour. The offices of the Port of Liverpool were actually built in 1907 and were designed by Arnold Thornley. Somehow they manage to combine the features of an utterly grand,extravagant, Renaissance palace with those of a great church designed,say,by the likes of Sir Christopher Wren or the great Italian Bernini. I think if you like St. Paul's you will also like the Port of Liverpool building. The ecclesiastical connection comes about because of the wonderful central classical dome and inside this hugely impressive and beautiful...

ashford 22.11.2000 · Read review
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NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY

Advantages: Very friendly staff, always prepared to help
Disadvantages: Mistakes happen freqently.

...Sorry but I could not think of a witty title, so I left it very simple! I started banking with the Nationwide Building Society around 7 years ago, me and my now husband decided to open a joint account as we had been together a year by then and were ready to settle down. He already had a savings account with them so we decided it would be easier and then we could keep the savings account open as well. We had to make an appointment as we had to take in documents to prove our identity and a utility bill. Off we went on the day of the appointment fully armed with documents and ready to open our first joint account together, oh if only life could be simple! Now there are several different accounts you can open with the Nationwide Building Society. Flex Account being the main on although there are basic flex accounts of this if...

iloveshoping 29.06.2005 · Read review
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Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Advantages: Fantastic programming
Disadvantages: only 177 minutes long!

...Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain should be made required viewing for all students of history, archaeology, building conservation and architecture. Fred is able to make everything come to life. The late Fred Dibnah was a modern renaissance man. For not only did Fred say how something was built in times gone by, he would show the viewer, using exquisite drawings that he had executed himself, models or full-scale replicas, how the techniques had actually been employed by master craftsmen of times gone by. The three DVD boxed set of Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain is a fantastic introduction to Fred Dibnah's world. He is able to explain and to really demonstrate how things were done in what some people describe as "the olden days." DVD 1 shows The Art of Castle Building and Might Cathedrals. He explains how the castles were...

Martinscholes 02.07.2006 · Read review
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