Provident Finance

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: The interest they charge and the unfriendly staff

...Provident is a large company, who provide a credit service, they provide loans amongst other services and they have been around for a good number off years, they boast that they are the "UKs number 1 home credit provider, (yeah right). When I first joined Provident WHY DID I JOIN? the answer to this is I really dont know!! but anyway a few years ago ( approx 3 years ago) an agent called to my home, she was really friendly and helpful, she offered me £100 worth off vouchers which could be spent in most High street shops, as it was near Christmas I took her offer and accepted the vouchers, the agent filled out the neccassary paper work and I had my vouchers the following week along with my payment book, which had all the agents details on the front of cover. Payments The week after I recieved my vouchers I had to start paying...

jenny967 06.01.2008 · Read review
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  Quick energy fix

Advantages: They are absorbed into your body quickly and with no side effects
Disadvantages: They don't always work and only help so much

...I wasn't taking anything that could make me worse. And if it did I'd just blame my Auntie! Dextro claims that by taking an energy tablet it "provides a quick and systematic energy boost, guaranteeing mental and physical performance at crucial moments." To understand how they work and how best to take them you need to know about dextrose. This is the main ingredient in Dextro making up 88% of the tablet. Dextrose works by keeping your blood sugar levels constant and when these dip so do your energy levels as well as your concentration. So whether you're just using more energy or not eating balanced meals this can happen. The main appeal for me was that dextrose is natural and fast acting (dextrose is absorbed into your bloodstream). Because of the tablets being fast acting and going directly into the blood they are ideal for diabetics...

salem_witch 22.11.2007 · Read review
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PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, USA

Advantages: Everything plus GONDOLA RIDES ! !
Disadvantages: none that I can think of

...One of my most favorite travel places in the United States, Providence, Rhode Island, I found purely by accident. I was travelling with a friend through the East, and we were headed to a very different destination in the states. ********HOW we chose PROVIDENCE****** Well, as life would have it, this friend and I began talking [and as anyone who knows me knows that I cannot 'talk' when I am going to change highways or I miss the highway and get slightly lost]. and we talked and talked and laughed and had fun. Well, before we knew it , my friend was going "oops" , we missed our highway connection, and by now we were hours off course. I just laughed and she laughed and we both looked for the nearest 'town or city' that we could visit instead of our original destination. [We had no hotel plans as this was just a 'fun...

Finno 12.01.2005 · Read review
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Give Me Energy!

Advantages: A good energy boost, Taste nice
Disadvantages: Don't make the mistake and eat them like sweets

...Dextro energy tablets come in five different flavours which are original, orange, blackcurrant, lemon and tropical. I haven't tried all of these flavours but have tasted the orange and lemon varieties. I have done a bit of research on these as well as testing them myself to help in my review. Before I go any further I would like to make the point that they are not designed to be eaten as sweets. AIMS Dextro energy tablets are designed to give a quick energy release to help in endurance sports for example marathon running or other sports which last longer than thirty minutes or so. These tablets are high in glucose which the body uses as an energy supply to fuel your exercise. This means that you are topping up your body's glycogen reserves so that you do not run out of energy as you are exercising. PACKAGING The packets...

killiefan 10.11.2005 (04.12.2005) · Read review
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A Boost of Energy or Not.......?

Advantages: Tasty Quite Healthy Sweets
Disadvantages: Too Addictive

...I first remember being introduced to these odd large tablet like energy sweets by my mum when I was a young child. My mum felt these were better for us than a "normal" packet of sweets. When I first tried them I didn't think very much of them but can now quite honestly say I am addicted to them! THE CLAIMS Dextro Energy was first introduced in 1936 when the Olympics were held in Berlin. It is claimed that Dextro Energy can supply our bodies with energy we may have lost through our busy lifestyles, or for athletes who may need that little extra boost, it is also said to aid concentration. Dextro Energy is made up of 82% Dextrose, which is basically another name for glucose and a natural form of sugar, usually found in fruit and honey, this is the ingredient which is supposed to give us our energy boost. Our bodies naturally...

lel1969 20.11.2007 · Read review
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Energy drink at a great price

Advantages: Cost, Taste
Disadvantages: Not available in pubs's and club's

...This review is on ?Emerge Energy Drink? As I sit here and write this review I wonder how this drink can be sold for 24p which is a saving of over £1.00 if compared to its nearest rival. Now is that because it?s poor taste, nasty ingredients or something else! Well I hope to explain that to you during this review. I am not someone who often reviews food and drink products, so sorry for the layout. I am just reviewing it in the order I like to read. About Emerge Emerge is sold in the UK in most supermarkets, coming in single cans or as part of a multipack you can expect to notice this drink in its bright orange can. Emerge is manufactured and distributed from Derby in England. The company responsible for the production of this drink are Cott, on their website they claim to be one of the largest non alcohol drinks. Cott...

marcellep2 03.07.2009 · Read review
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Energy, give me a break

Advantages: Cheap, small, convenient, harmless? taste ok
Disadvantages: Not sure if they work

...When I was younger I had an undiagnosed, overactive thyroid condition which would raise it's ugly head from time to time. When I was eventually diagnosed my Doctor told me that at times my thyroid had possibly been underactive also and this explained my fluctuating weight and the low energy levels I often had. Until I knew what was the problem I tried many things in an attempt to stabilise my weight and give me some energy. Amongst the products I tried was Dextro Energy Tablets. These tablets to me taste like large, hard, sherbet sweets. They almost taste like those hard lollipops that used to be called traffic lights. You know the sherbet ones. They are very hard but dissolve quite easily on the tongue and this is usually the recommended way to consume these tablets. They have a dry chalky taste initially. The recommended dose is...

grafter123 20.11.2007 (21.11.2007) · Read review
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BIG BLUE ENERGY BLAST!!!!

Advantages: Does what it says - gave me a BIG blast of energy!
Disadvantages: Horrible taste, gave me a headache, I don't like the lid, too much sugar for me

...Powerade Mountain Blast Energy Drink ...What is it? It is an energy drink manufactured by Coca Cola. It is bright blue in colour and tastes very sweet, not everyone will like the sugary taste but some will. It is gluten free and is known to give you energy. It's Blue! When I first saw this bright blue drink my first reaction was, 'God, that's blue!', as I think a lot of people reading this will also think when they first see it! The fact that it is bright blue might put some people off. The colour put me off at first because I thought there must be so many artificial colourings in it to get it to be that colour (I am slightly allergic to artificial additives, they give me headaches etc). Despite my first thoughts I did decide to try this one day, though.... Why Did I Buy Powerade Mountain Blast Energy Drink...

Ruby.xo 18.08.2009 (22.08.2009) · Read review
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EDF Energy!

Advantages: Brilliant customer service!!
Disadvantages: None what so ever they are a brilliant company!

...EDF Energy are a brilliant company to be with when it comes to electricity and gas, i have been with them for nearly a year and i am glad that i did switch and go with them. I used to pay my bills via payment cards each month which where good and i paid the rest of my bill when it arrived!! When i moved flats the previous people used pre-payment card and key (luckily they was with EDF)...i was unsure and first and couldnt be bothered to get someone in to change it all over, but i love being on pre-payment i seem to spend less now then before... Well with EDF energy you get a really good customer service, they are really friendly and excellent...I didnt realise i had a problem with my gas card, you would have thought i would of notice something was wrong when it took the counter person 10 times to get my card to work, i received...

melliebird 04.04.2008 · Read review
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Emerge Yourself In Energy

Advantages: Cheap, Gives you energy, Nice mixed with other drinks
Disadvantages: Not the nicest energy drink

...Emerge is one brand of energy drink that is a cheaper version of bigger brands such as Red Bull. There are many other brands of energy drink as well, the market is full of them all and sometimes the choice isn't easy. Whilst Red Bull is the leading brand there are others such as: Monster, Rockstar, Full Throttle, Gatorade, Tesco Diet Kick, Lucozade Sport, XS Energy Drinks, Zappa Energy drink and Relentless to name, but a few. I would say that somewhere at the bottom of this list in terms of popularity comes Emerge. You can purchase Emerge from places such as, Lidl, Netto, Asda and Poundland where it is sold at around 0.30GBP depending on where you buy it and the offers available at the time. It is amazing value for money and hard to believe really which is why I was a bit sceptical of the taste at first. However compared to...

Mickie26 30.06.2009 · Read review
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