Bag and baggage

Advantages: I don't have one
Disadvantages: I don't have one

...Pooh, Conkers and lucky charms, And there's "a cuddly penguin" To comfort babes in arms. "A picture print thing of a moose", And one of J Timberlake, Cigarettes and chewing-gum Enough to make jaws ache. "Four sachets of tomato sauce", (To smear on one's French fries?) "A flat bag of prawn cocktail crisps", And even a dead fly. A teabag and a breakfast bar, Bananas, chewy sweets, An empty Werthers wrapper And many suchlike treats. A plastic knife and fruit knife, A corkscrew ("gift from fella") A "QVC ring sizer", Earrings and umbrella. "A pair of knickers and a skirt" A "bobble for hair, and clips," A bra strap and a safety pin, A button and a zip. A sewing kit for all of those And gloves in various shades - One pair in soft cream leather Another in black suede. An aerosol...

torr 06.11.2004 (11.10.2009) · Read review
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Review of What's in my bag?

Bags of jiffy bag envelopes

Advantages: padds some fragile goods
Disadvantages: not suitable for glass

...I received a DVD in a jiffy bag recently opened the bag carefully and put the bag ready to reuse with about 20 other old jiffy bags I have ready for recycling. Actually I am not sure that all of them are genuine jiffy bags but they are the same sort of thing. Jiffy bags made by Jiffy have been available for several years now I think they go back to the 1950?s. Jiffy bags are handy padded envelope bags that can be bought in a variety of sizes some as small as to 164 x 285mm, then several sizes upwards to 247 x 387mm, probably even larger ones available. The original bag is a golden brown heavy duty paper. The padded filling can be as simple as shredded paper. The envelope closures are one you peel to reveal a sticky surface this will then stick to seal the bag and contents. Some jiffy bags are filled with a macerated...

mumsymary 30.09.2009 · Read review
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Look at the Land of Leather!

Advantages: good quality suites
Disadvantages: waiting time for suites

...As some of you may know i have recently moved house and i have purchased my leather suite from the land of leather, i just had to write a review on the level of service i recieved and the quality of the suite itself. So it was the beginning of April and some of you may recall an advertisement being on television for the land of leather a range of special deals for one day only. So as i was interested in buying a new suite i took a drive to my nearest land of leather to view the suites which where part of this special twelve hour spectacular. The showroom had a magnificient range of leather and material sofas and chairs in many shapes and sizes at quite reasonable prices as other furniture showrooms i had been to before had been expensive. I took a look round the showroom and there was one 3 piece suite which i was interested in...

Gemerina 21.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Land of Leather

Not Real Leather

Advantages: None at all
Disadvantages: You can't be sure of what you're getting and the quality is dredfull!

...Having purchased a suite (2 x 2 seater + 1 chair) that was supposed to be leather I awaited delivery which was on the day specified and was quick and efficient which I know isn't everybody's experience. The suite looked Ok if not a little cheap. The first sign of things being not as they seem were the supposed wooden feet which I soon found out were not even wood. Obviously it must save them a lot of money to make the legs out of a white plaster/ chalk like substance and paint it to look like wood and most people won't find out till they hit it with the vacuum cleaner and a chunk falls off leaving a white gouge. This was annoying but after a few more months we started to get cracks in the leather and it started to peel, fair enough i thought I've obviously not looked after it properly but then on looking at what was underneath...

ProcalHarlem 08.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Land of Leather

Land Of Leather, Wednesbury

Advantages: Out of town shopping centre
Disadvantages: Poor customer service, no ownership

...Right where do I start, I only wish I checked this forum before I got sucked in to the Land Of Leather advertising campaign. Anyway here goes, I went to Land Of Leather on Boxing Day - they were extremely busy (seems a lot of other people got sucked in by Land of Leather?s ?great offers? on the TV). Eventually me and the missus finally decided on a suite and ordered two 3 seaters and two footstools, paid a deposit of £100.00 leaving a balance of £1700.00 and was told I would receive delivery in 14 weeks. Ok I got home, thought about what I had ordered and decided the space would be a bit too tight for two 3 seaters so I went back 2 days later to amend my order, to change one of the 3 seaters to a 2 seater, they were extremely busy and I was told to come back when it was quieter. I then went back a couple of weeks later and had my...

mahmoody 23.05.2007 · Read review
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Bags you carry the stuff

Advantages: Stylish and he has to carry his own things!
Disadvantages: Could be deeper?

...bag and has been known to use the odd rucksack he borrows from the kids occasionally, but this is the first time he has been drawn to his very own bag and I'm impressed by his choice. *The Messenger Bag The bag is black and has a waxed slightly distressed leather-look effect - it is not exactly boho wut it attempts to be more casual than a case with its roughed seam edges. It has an adjustable canvas shoulder strap ( 53inches at long if so desired). This adjustability is a real plus since it's one reason oft quoted at me as to why he can't carry the eco shopper bag... the straps are too short! The sleek front is a wrap over flap which closes with two magnetic press-studs. The magnetic element is important as it is easy to load the bag so that the front is no longer flat and the press studs would then be tricky to align. The magnets...

Cutecandy 16.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Storm Shoulder Messenger Bag

Grobag baby sleeping bags are fantastic!

Advantages: easy to use, helpful, fantastic ranges
Disadvantages: may look a little like a dress on boys!

...The grobag is a fantastic invention which stops the constant getting up and down in the night to put the blankets back over your baby when they manage to kick them off in the night. Grobags are baby sleeping bags which fasten at the shoulders and are worn almost like a dress/dungarees. They come in different thickness- Tog rating- like a quilt. So you are able to decide which tog rating is needed, for example, in the summer when it's warm you will only need a 1tog or if it's colder you may need a 3tog. They come in different patterns and designs so you may chose whether you want a girlie pink one or a boy blue one etc. The main purpose of these grobags is to stop the baby from getting cold during the night as they may do with a blanket. Babies do not sleep soundly constantly, they do toss and turn and are able to shift themselves...

lorriellah 10.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Grobag Sleeping Bag

Vaccum Storage Bags

Advantages: Space Saving Ideas for Home and Abroad
Disadvantages: None I can think of

...I love this idea, whoever thought this up is a genius. A lot of families have storage problems my main pain in the backside is lack of room for excess bedding that i keep spare for guests and what not, So this is magnificent, how the air can be sucked out of the bag with any pipe vacuum cleaner and reduce the size of package to less than a quarter of the size. Brilliant for duvets and pillows i might add and to top it all off it keeps all those bugs away and when you do unpack them they smell as good as the day you washed them and put the items in there. Excellent I would rate these to anybody you can even use them for going abroad and storing your much loved items and reducing space which we all know must happen when traveling on a plane think of the goodies you can bring back !! Although I have never tries them in my suitcase while...

funkychic123 14.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Vacuum Storage Bags

Bench Bag Lady!

Advantages: Find out what secrets I have in my bag!
Disadvantages: You might not care what is in my bag!

...I have seen so many people write a review for this, so now its my turn. ***MY BAG** My bag in a green/khaki coloured canvas bag made my bench and has a front pocket along the whole of the front and has bench in yellow bold writing on the front pocket. It also has 2 handles so you can carry it over the shoulder or just hole it in your hands. I got this from ebay for a bargain price of £6.00! ***THE FRONT POCKET*** I have the following in the front pocket: * Silver bracelet wrapped in some white tissue paper which I bought from Essential today whilst on my lunch, it cost £3.99 and is different to what I'd normally wear but its cute! * 17 Eye Liner Pencil in White, this helps to make my eyes stand out, and I only normally wear this when I go clubbing. * 17 Perfect definition Eye Liner pencil in black, this is incase I smudge my...

kiss_me2070 05.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of What's in my bag?

Bag it up

Advantages: Baby can't kick off the covers which means more sleep for parents - YIPPEE
Disadvantages: Quite hard to get hold of in High Street stores

...When my brother first gave me a baby sleeping bag as a gift when my son was about 3 months old I thought be was having a bit of a laugh - Sleeping bags, for babies, well it just seems odd. But it was the middle of Winter at the time and I was will to try anything to get a little more sleep. So come bedtime I bagged up my bundle of fun and laid him down in his cot and he slept like a babe, all night and from that day on I was converted. So mums I urge you get rid of those cot blankets this really is the way forward, they cant wriggle under them, they cant kick them off which mean baby is safe and happy so you can get on with whatever without worrying. When Sam was six months and with Summer approaching I visited the Grobag web site to get a bigger bag. They have an extensive range of varying fabrics and designs and diffent...

Claire75 28.08.2002 · Read review
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