Watch out for the catapult

Advantages: good addition to the castle
Disadvantages: none

...I can?t believe it Playmobil seems to have stopped producing the barbarians catapult. It?s only about 3 years since I bought this toy for my grandson to attack or defend his Playmobil castle. I have found it on sale at a couple of sites. This toy cost $17.96 at http://www.reallygreattoys.com or Amazon has a used one for £20 there are possibly a few places around with one or two but I could not easily find them Anyway when my grandson was bought his castle some knights and dragons were bought and we thought it just had to have a catapult to fire rocks at the wall or the marauding bad knights. This set harbours the Barbarian attack troop with the catapult. There are I think 13 or 14 pieces in this set. There is the catapult, a wall, 3 barbarian knights, 2 swords two shields, a mace /flail, some stone shots. The barbarian troops are...

mumsymary 08.03.2010 · Read review
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Review of Playmobil Barbarian Catapult 4438

Lets shop

Advantages: Earn extra cash
Disadvantages: You never know when an assignment will come to you

...Grass Roots Mystery Shopping. I have been a mystery shopper for about two years now and not only is it fun but it's easy money. Your never going to get rich working for grass roots but you will receive a steady flow of assignments which usually pay £10 at a time. HOW TO JOIN ------------------- If you type mystery shoppimg into your browser, you will find grass roots mystery shopping. This is free to join and you have to click on the New panellists link, which will take you to another page where you have to agree not to disclose any details of the assignments you are sent on, then you can register your details. These are name and address, bank details and phone numbers. YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ---------------------------- Without going into very much details about any one assignment, I can tell you that you will be first...

Sunnysmiles 06.11.2006 (02.01.2010) · Read review
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Review of Mystery Shopping

shopping heaven

Advantages: great bargains
Disadvantages: queues

...Primark is one of the greatest shops that i find that every time i go in there you can guarantee that i will come out having brought something. When you go into Primark you are guaranteed that you will always find a bargain and at the fraction of the cost of any other shops. Primark has come on in leaps and bounds over the years it stocks a greater range of items that are more in line with the fashions of today and at a great price. A few years ago i would never have even thought to go to Primark, but as they finally put one in my local town centre i always have a look for a bargain. Primark stocks everything from ladies, mens , childrens and homeware. In the ladies section you will find shoes, bags, jewellery, t shirts, lingerie, jeans, trousers, skirts, jumpers, jackets and night wear. In the mens sections you have jeans...

jo_field26 17.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Primark (Shop)

Shopping with Teenagers

Advantages: Sells every item of clothing possible
Disadvantages: Busy at peak times

...Clothes shopping is never an easy task when you have kids in tow. It doesn?t matter if they?re toddlers, young or teenagers, they are still a pain in the proverbial backside when you?re trying to look round the shops and I can guarantee that my teenage son will be moaning and groaning within half an hour when we go shopping. Back in the Summer we decided to brave the busy Ipswich shopping centre, the prime motive to get the kids kitted out for the new school term. After we?d paid the perfunctory visit to the school clothing department in Debenhams we set off down the street to have a wander round the shops. I was absolutely amazed then my son stopped outside Primark and suggested we had a look inside. Teenagers are renowned for wanting designer labels aren?t they? I propelled him inside quick as a flash, before he could see...

Lizard_Lover 15.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Primark (Shop)

Guilt free shopping

Advantages: Affordable clothes and accessories
Disadvantages: Very busy, occasionally poor quality, random sizing!

...this anywhere else. I tend to buy all my plain t-shirts from Primark. At £3 a pop, it's not such a great concern if they don't last very long, nor is it a worry for fashion followers who want to keep up with the latest trends. Primark is so affordable that entire outfits can be bought for less than half the price of highstreet stores. It has challenged other places to justify their prices and, I imagine, has posed quite a threat to a number of more expensive places. THE DISADVANTAGES This may be a big shop with plenty of variety, but it has got a little too big for its boots. There are too many customers and too few staff. Queues are a massive issue in this busy department store and, whilst some things are cheap enough for people to risk them not fitting, you can be waiting for up to an hour in busy periods at the Customer Service...

Tadders 25.07.2005 · Read review
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Easy Shopping

Advantages: All undercover and easy to navigate.
Disadvantages: Plan ahead if you need the toilet!

...Unlike a lot of women I am really not that keen on shopping. I like to go every now and again and have a really good shop; I do not like popping to the shops every week like a lot of my friends. For this reason when I do decide a serious dose of retail therapy is required I like to go somewhere where I will have lots of choice and that I can be pretty sure will yield everything I need. I actually live between Oxford and Aylesbury, I rarely shop in Oxford as I have to use a bus because of extortionate parking and it is always too busy. Aylesbury is ok but the selection of shops is small. This means when I need a substantial shopping centre I hop in my car and drive an hour to get to Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. Getting There Getting to Milton Keynes is quite straightforward from most directions by car and it is well...

Meggysmum 14.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of MK Shopping Centre (Milton Keynes)

Shop

Advantages: ------
Disadvantages: --------

...Well then, let me see, about a year ago I would not have dreamt about going to Lidl for my shopping. Why? I come from Germany and never visited a Lidl store as long as I lived there, it is in general considered to be even cheaper than Aldi, and I don't mean the prices. However, living here in England I have found that Lidl is the closest I am getting to some german groceries, and I am really happy about that, especially round about the christmas time. You know what it's like, christmas brings the child out in all of us and we want the things we remember most. For me it's the real stollen and gingerbread. And here Lidl comes into it's own for me. And then the prices, well you cannot complain, can you? I have found the quality of my standard items to be better than most big supermarkets value brands. The fruit and veg is fresh and they...

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Review of Lidl (Shop)

Top of the shops.............

Advantages: see above
Disadvantages: see above

...Advantages: Loads of stuff available, good prices Disadvantages: can get busy at christmas time so much so people abandon their shopping I am a huge Asda fan, it's where I do most of my shopping and I know where everything is which makes it easier when dragging 3 kiddies along with you! In my local Asda we have a photo centre, cafe, George, electricals, homewear, toys, bakery, pizzaria, rottisary (chicken place lol), fresh meats counter and all the usual foody aisles plus we have a petrol station, cash machines and bus stop. It's the largest shopping store we have although we do have a Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Co-Op, Farm Foods and Iceland. I have never had a bad experience with Asda and the stock is usually replenished quite quickly! They have such a huge range that I know I can do my weekly shop and more there. Everything...

jadiep890 26.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Asda (Shop)

Shopping at Boots

Advantages: Lots of choice, good special offers
Disadvantages: Not always the cheapest

...I seem to spend more time and money in this shop that any other so am probably well-qualified to review it! I have most experience of the London Liverpool St Station and Moorgate branches, but also Oxford City Centre and many others. Boots are one of these brands that have been around forever but have invested in expanding both their shop sites and the range of products they sell. They are most closely associated with pharmacy and health & beauty products but also sell lunchtime food and drink, electronic gadgets, swimwear, hosiery, baby products, and many larger stores also sell jewellery, birthday and Christmas cards and wrap, high-end perfumes and much more. Many branches now have incorporated Boots Opticians and even Dental Care. The make-up and beauty product ranges are second to none, and encompass budget products such as Boots...

d10an9 20.02.2010 · Read review
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Review of Boots (Shop)

HAPPY SHOPPING

Advantages: loads of value products
Disadvantages: none I love shopping there

...As a new mum and so one of the important things I look for when shopping is a decent trolley. I know it should probably be food and availability but in my case it is just a simple trolley. I am a single mother and it is very difficult trying to do your shopping whilst worrying about the baby so I like the Tesco trolleys as some have baby seats on them to suit all ages and they are secure which leaves us both feeling very happy. The next thing I like is the Pharmacy, as there tend to be more women than men in all the Tesco's I have visited. I had some personal things I needed and didn't want to ask a man for them and also if you have embarrassing prescriptions to pick up I like to be handed them by a woman. If they have to order the medicine it is usually ready to pick up the next day. The staff is all friendly and answer any...

Clarrisa 30.06.2003 (28.01.2008) · Read review
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