Finding a Home Away from Home in the UK

Advantages: User-friendly web site packed with useful information
Disadvantages: An overall look that's increasingly dated - in need of a facelift

...me to make informed choices. On arrival at the site's home page, the user is presented with a clickable map of the UK. Once the search is narrowed to a particular geographic location, the user is presented with a series of choices related to price range (in pounds sterling) and type of room desired (single, double, family room). After these choices are selected, the user acquires a list of accommodations within the specified parameters. (Note: If the desired geographic location boasts a fairly small number of establishments, Smooth Hound will bypass this process and simply present everything in its data base for that location.) Aside from the clickable map, the home page includes a series of search-field options--including town name, UK post code, hotel name, and airport. Thus, if you know you'll be staying in Lincoln, you can...

BawBaw 11.10.2003 (15.10.2003) · Read review
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From Hollywood

Advantages: Excellent portrayal of the Victorian East End, mostly gripping, Johnny Depp
Disadvantages: Terrible ending, Heather Graham as Mary Kelly

...Let me take you back to the dark filthy courts and alleys of Victorian Whitechapel. Here in the autumn of 1888 five east end prostitutes were murdered. This in itself wasn?t particularly unusual. However these killing were sadistic and ritual ? the victim?s throats were slashed and their bodies severely mutilated. The murderer became known to history as the first ever modern serial killer ? Jack the Ripper. In possibly his own words: ?One day men will look back and say that I gave birth to the twentieth century?. Interest in Jack the Ripper has never ceased, perhaps because we still have no real idea who was responsible for the Whitechapel murders. ?From Hell? is one of a huge number of movies, programmes, books and articles about Jack. The title is coined from a letter sent to George Lusk Head of the Mile End Vigilance Committee...

Tricia24 11.05.2004 · Read review
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Get rewarded from Rewardscentral.co.uk

Advantages: Regular earnings
Disadvantages: Won't get rich quick!

...Rewardscentral.co.uk is another cashback site. As I understand it, it has not been going that long and it is still developing a lot of features. I think it was only launched in February 2006. Having said that, I think that it is a site worth joining and to watch where it goes. There are a number of different ways to earn cashback. These include online shopping, clicking on emails (in order to earn 5 points) and daily clicks which involve answering a daily questionnaire (3 points) and clicking on banners (2 points). I joined in March and Have only received one email to respond to, but it does clearly state that they need a larger membership before they can do this with regularity. As far as the daily clicks are concerned, even if they have no questionnaire they will still award you your three points. This means you are guaranteed...

kingfisher111 19.08.2006 · Read review
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DO NOT BUY FROM BESTPRICEBRANDS.CO.UK - BIG SCAM COMPANY

Advantages: NONE
Disadvantages: SELL FAULTY EQUIPMENT, NO REPLY TO CUSTOMERS AFTER PURCHASE, US BASED, SCAM

...DO NOT BUY FROM BESTPRICEBRANDS.CO.UK - BIG SCAM COMPANY This is a company that presents itself as a UK company but in fact it's in US. They sell FAULTY EQUIPMENT and once you receive the goods they don't reply to you emails (no telephone number). I purchased a Sony Vaio laptop for £800. Once it has arrived I realized it was for US market only, it had plug with a cheap adaptor and a guarantee valid in US only. This was not shown on the website anywhere and the prices on the site were all in pounds. As if that wasn't enough, very soon, a month later, my laptop started behaving funny, constantly crashing. I wrote to them, NO REPLY. I realized that sending it to US would cost so much so I just thought I'd take it to a repair at my own cost to a Sony center. People who did a repair told me a shocking thing, the computer inside had a stamp...

kikimiki 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Easy shopping trip
Disadvantages: none

...I have used Amazon.co.uk many times and have never been let down by them. When you click on www.amazon.co.uk you are greeted with a well presented home page, offering many different items, from books to television. **THE LOOK OF THE SITE** The site is well laid out and everything is split into categories depending on what you are looking for. Or you can narrow your search by typing in exactly what you're looking for. I found the site easy to navigate and simple to find a wide choice of items I was looking for. **BECOMING A MEMBER** This is a simple task and only takes a matter of minutes. You click on 'new customer? start here and are instantly taken to the 'sign in page. (If you are already a member you simply input your e-mail address and password) If not then you should click on the 'no, I am a new customer.' Then you...

blissman70 30.04.2008 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Wide Range, Cheap, Quick Delivery
Disadvantages: Cheap Looking Site

...I've only quite recently begun shopping with Amazon, the main reason being receiving vouchers from survey sites and from on here. It's now one of the first sites I look at when making a purchase. ~~~ Products ~~~ Amazon.co.uk stocks a massive variety of products. So far everything I have searched for has been available to buy on the site, although most of the things have been quite common like DVD's and games. I can't think of anywhere that stocks as much stuff as Amazon, maybe not even Ebay. ~~~ Prices ~~~ The prices on Amazon are very competitive and are usually the cheapest place to but DVD's and games, again being usually cheaper than Ebay, I have no doubt that this is the case for many other products. The main down side is that cash back sites don't offer cash back for Amazon, or am I on the wrong cash back site...

Wils0408n 31.10.2009 · Read review
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Gifts from the Kitchen

Advantages: See Review
Disadvantages: See Review

...Gifts from the Kitchen ? Ann Kleinberg: I have a thing for cookbooks, I have loads of them and I love nothing more than snuggling up on the sofa and just looking through them. This particular book was a birthday present from my Mum last January and now that Christmas is here, (woohoo), it has been getting plenty of use. Gifts from the Kitchen is a very pretty and girly hardback book from marks and Spencers. It is styled in a very kitsch way with lots of pretty pictures, pink and gingham! It is the sort of cookbook that instantly makes me want to a don a pinny and morph into a 1950s house-wife! The theme of pink and pale green flows throughout the book and teamed with the beautiful photography it works perfectly to get you into the mood to make lovely edible gifts which is, of course, the theme of the book. There are forty recipes in...

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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Wide choice and easy to use
Disadvantages: Wishlists disappear

...I am sure there is no one here who would not know what Amazon.co.uk is, but, on the off chance... Amazon.co.uk is a website that started originally as an online book store. Now over the years it has grown and developed to sell a whole range of items. Including, Electrics, DVD's, CD's, Appliances, Toys, Games and many more. Layout and Navigation ---------------------------- Amazon.co .uk has an orange/blue and white theme throughout; it's clear and well laid out. There is a search bar at the top of the page to type in what it is you're looking for. You can narrow this down by category. One feature I really like about Amazon is the suggestions that appear on screen, you can see what other people who brought the product you are viewing also looked at, so if you have similar tastes, might show you a great product to go with what...

chugglebunny 30.10.2008 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk Marketplace

Advantages: Earns money for your unwanted items
Disadvantages: Postage costs

...sake, you are looking for a PC Game, you would search Amazon.co.uk as usual for the item, it would then come up with a list of items available, you would select the one you wanted, and next to Amazon.co.uk's price, there is a section where you can choose to purchase in the Marketplace rather than from Amazon. ~~~~~~~~~~ Registration ~~~~~~~~~~ To either buy or sell on Amazon Marketplace you need to register, if you are already registered with Amazon.co.uk you will already be registered with Amazon Marketplace and there is no need to re-register. To register you need a UK based credit card or bank account, a UK phone number, and the invoice address. Once this is complete, you will receive a confirmation email from Amazon, and then you are ready to sell and buy to your hearts content. The registration process is very simple, easy...

lilyellowfish 15.04.2008 (20.04.2008) · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Quality products,Quality prices, great delivery service.
Disadvantages: none

...Amazon online site. Amazon is certainly the best shopping/merchadising website in the world. It's quality products, special prices, and it's fast and reliable delivery services, makes shopping for products a pleasure. They sell electrical appliances, gaming, music/CD's/DVD's, books, health & beauty, fashion/clothing, gardening, indoor & outdoor products etc... Amazon is the cheapest and quality efficient site, you can't go wrong with their products. Their fast delivery service allows you to choose from many different delivery options, from 1-2 working day class system to Express delivery class which guarantees you get your item by 1pm the very next day of delivery. Or why not save on the Super Saver Delivery, spend up to £15.00 and the delivery is FREE!!! Amazon is highly considered as the best online shopping website...

GavinWRogers 29.01.2009 (15.02.2009) · Read review
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