Greetings - Made Easy

Advantages: Fun
Disadvantages: None

...Greeting Card Maker. With my Wife not being too well at the moment she was given this CD package by her sister. (Picked it up in the pound shop) ?!? Simply put the first CD into your computer and follow the 'Install' instructions. There will be a shortcut on your desktop, click it and away you go. There is a choice of 'Tutoring' or 'Skip it'. Which is self explanatory, Tutor takes you through all the instructions on the CD, Skip it takes you to either 'create new' or 'Saved'. To go into too much depth would make this review 10,000 words long. Features; ~~~~~~ Includes, 100 Pre-designed card templates. Ability to personalise cards with ones own messages and photos. E-Mail cards to family and friends. In either a single mode or with 'Multi Function'. There are Comprehensive drawing tools which you can use to...

Maximus-Qualitus 01.06.2008 · Read review
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Greetings Cards that send a Message of Hope

Advantages: Send hope to those in danger or unjustly imprisoned
Disadvantages: Postage could be expensive

...The tradition of sending greetings cards for Christmas and the New Year started back in 1840, and for me the best thing about it is sending cards to people I see very seldom during year, and receiving a card and some news from them. I usually try to buy charity Christmas cards in the hope that a few pennies will go to third-world countries or other deserving causes, although we are told that the percentage that is given is very small. A couple of years ago I found out about Amnesty International's greetings card campaign, which seemed a way of doing something more constructive than simply buying charity cards. Amnesty provides details of people all over the world who are at risk, for example prisoners of conscience, people under sentence of death, and human rights defenders under threat. We can offer hope and encouragement to these...

denella 28.11.2006 (25.11.2008) · Read review
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Moonpig.com for all your greeting card needs

Advantages: Easy ordering, good customer services
Disadvantages: Made a mistake, although they made up for it

...I’m not normally one for spending a fortune on greetings cards, I don’t really see the point of paying a fortune for something that ends up in the recycling a couple of days later. However, my niece is getting married, and as people regularly keep wedding cards until they have something to tear up when the divorce comes through, I thought I’d splash out. I decided to go for a personalised card from Moonpig, so tottered off to their website at moonpig.com. The first impressions of the website are good, they have pictorial displays of the major card types, birthdays, personalised, Me to You, etc and they had a large box for Father’s Day at the top, so presumably this changes depending on the next special occasion. Down the left had side there is a complete list of card types, which for ease I’ve copied and pasted for you here, rather...

Fiver29 06.06.2009 · Read review
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Its only made of paper

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: none

...Gosh these simple cheap paper light shades take me back a few years. The love nest (we shared the attic room) I shared with my boyfriend in a student house in the early seventies had the identical shade to the one in this picture. The reason why? Yes it was dirt cheap. The modern equivalent is only £2.99 for a 12, a larger 12 inch £3.49inch ball shade the larger 16 inch £3.99 available at http://www.discount-lighting-store.co.uk/subprod/paper-lamp-shades-0001801.aspx... Similar ones from habitat cost about £4 or £5. Of course you can buy more elaborate paper shades some different shaped ones Argos has a set of three Sphere, cube and prism shaped. For £4.89. Paper Disney character shades can be bought for your children?s rooms for about a fiver each. These light shades are quite good as they are quite neutral will not...

mumsymary 16.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Paper Lampshades

Paper Towns

Advantages: Great read, can't put it down
Disadvantages: Not readily available in uk stores

...Paper towns is a novel written by John Green, who has won awards, such as the Michael L Printz award and the Michael L Printz honour book, for his two previous novels, “Looking for Alaska” and “An Abundance of Katherines.” The books are primarily for the young adult audience and deal with many themes such as relationships, identity and high school. Yet Green’s books also have something different about them, the writing style is unique and every time the books are re-read they reveal something different which you never picked up on before. Briefly, the “Paper Towns” novel revolves around a young man named Quentin who slightly unpopular in school, considered by some a nerd. When he was a child he was friends with a girl named Margo Roth Spiegleman, who is now popular. Having not spoken for years, Margo arrives at Quentin’s house one night...

rachieb123 04.07.2009 · Read review
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A paper trail

Advantages: Top quality print
Disadvantages: quite expensive

...Getting a PC and printer is the start of a great new experience for most enthusiasts. You can print all your own letters and flyers etc. You can make your own Birthday cards and generally have a lot of fun with your new high tech equipment. It can be hard enough trying to find your way through the techno jumble of a PC without having to bother which paper is best suited to your printer or your needs. There are so many brands of paper with different qualities that it can get to the point where you give up. Generally speaking a good quality paper with a GSM of about 90 will give satisfactory result for most of your home projects. The GSM value assigned to paper is rated on firstly the grade of paper, then the surface of the paper and finally the weight of the paper. Generally speaking the higher the GSM value the better the paper...

donf18 16.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Canon HR 101 - plain paper - 50 sheet(s) (1033A002)

HP photo paper is photastic!

Advantages: Good quality paper produces a shop quality print
Disadvantages: Tear off side can be a bit ragged

...This product is premium quality photo paper with each sheet weighing 240 g/m² (which is quite heavy). It is pre-cut on three sides like normal paper but with a perforated tear-off tab down the fourth side so you can handle the print without touching the photo itself. It aims to give you a finished product that looks like a traditional glossy photograph and claims to be optimised print quality and reliability with HP inkjet printers. "What the manufacturer says about this product: (taken from their web site)": The HP Premium Photo Paper is designed especially for home users who want the look and feel of traditional photographs when producing reprints, enlargements or photos for sharing as well as business users for whom high quality, high impact outputs are vital. The traditional-quality 240 g/m2 weight gives your digital photos...

sadoldbag 31.01.2008 · Read review
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Make a Bee Line for the Nectar Card !!

Advantages: A good way to save for the extras at no extra cost
Disadvantages: None at all.

...THE PURPLE CARD IN MY PURSE THE NECTARCARD I have owned a Nectar card for many years now - in fact my card is the old design and I keep forgetting to upgrade it!! "WHAT IS A NECTAR CARD ??" The Nectar card is a Loyalty or Reward card. It is NOT a credit or debit card and is free to join. Nectar is owned by Groupe Aeroplan Inc., and it is estimated that more than 50 per cent of UK households collect Nectar points when shopping for groceries, booking a holiday, paying household bills, buying petrol and even eating and earn Nectar points every time they shop online via Nectar eStores at over 220 leading online retailers. The scheme was started in September 2002. It is not actually a Sainsbury's Loyalty Card as the Tesco Clubcard is for Tesco, although Sainsburys and BP are the key members in the scheme...

oldchem 03.06.2009 · Read review
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Working for the well known card shop

Advantages: nice staff, not complicated work
Disadvantages: not the best paid job!

...I used to work at Clinton cards years ago when I was younger - in fact it was my first job! The shop may have changed slightly since then on how it's run but judging by the other reviews, it hasn't changed much! I was employed by Clinton cards for just under 3 years and during this time I did do quite a bit of training. I'll start from the beginning and cover as much as I can! Applying and the interview: I saw the ad placed in the window that they needed staff for the busy Christmas period on a temporary basis - this was just what I was looking for as at the time I was just going into college and needed a weekend job. I asked in the store for an application and the girl behind the counter was really nice and advised me that once I completed the form they would probably be in touch within a day or two. I actually completed...

frankiecesca 02.10.2007 (29.12.2008) · Read review
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Moonpig.com - reasonably priced, personalised greeting cards.

Advantages: good value and innovative ideas for that special occassion
Disadvantages: none

...I first discovered Moonpig.com after reading a review on Ciao no less! If I am honest I have previously heard the advertising jingle in the background on TV, but the tune irritated me and so I just ignored it, thinking it was an advertisement for car insurance. Yes, I am aware that that is a bit dense - but I am exceptionally good at selective hearing. **What is Moonpig?** Moonpig is an online company which sells personalised greeting cards. The company has a range of cards for all occassions - whether you are searching for Wedding or anniversary cards, birthday and Christmas Cards, good luck cards or Father's day cards, you can pretty much find a card to suit your needs here. **What is meant by 'personalised cards?'** Basically, you can choose from a range of card designs and add your own personal touch. For instance...

kate12345 05.07.2009 · Read review
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