my local book store

Advantages: cheaper than any store I know - usually very good
Disadvantages: delivery time is not clear - phone sales reps have bad attitude (or at least the one that I spoke to did)

...hadn't ordered this book instead of the one that I wanted and it turned out that I was right and they had sent the wrong book. Well, after a few calls to an "bad attitude" customer service rep and after they had told me that the book that I really wanted would take another 10 days I decided to cancel the order and request that my credit card be refunded. I still needed the book! I called my local book store "Baytree Books" in Waterlooville - they ordered it and the next day it was ready to be picked up. So what did I gain? What did I loose? I lost my confidence in Amazon for one - although it has to be said that on all the other occasions my orders were completed on time and without mistakes. The attitude of the sales rep really doesn’t encourage me to buy again from Amazon. (one month after this purchase my credit card was...

lawrensons 22.06.2001 · Read review
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Chase the chicks, meet the Locals!

Advantages: Short, sharp and an old fashioned chilling horror!
Disadvantages: The acting is not terrific

...?They?re dying to meet you? The Locals is a low budget horror flick from New Zealand, home of many a top quality film like?? um well like I guess the early films of Peter Jackson! New Zealand isn?t well known for its film making production after all. The Locals though is a throwback to the older days of horror, the days of early videos when many a low on effects, high on story film was released straight to the video shelves. The days when the horror came from the story and the shocks rather than the current trend where special effects and gore lead the way, though it has to be said that thanks to the Far Eastern horrors coming out America/Hollywood seems to have realised that their way of doing horror is becoming outmoded and a return to an older, creepier, moodier style is wanted by filmgoers. Since the advent of special effects...

Ailran 11.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Locals (DVD)

Local Independant Nursery Stores

Advantages: Personal, good customer care, friendly
Disadvantages: May need to order stock in, but with wider choice

...Your local independent nursery store may not be the first place you think of when you set out to buy nursery goods, whether it is a gift for a friend, a set of socket covers to toddler proof the lounge, or buying the whole kit and caboodle for a new baby. An independent store is likely to have a much wider range of products than the high street chains, which are restricted to a few suppliers. Most good independents will be able to order in any goods for you that they do not already stock. Other advantages of using a local store are: 1) Usually have some payment scheme on offer, which is not subject to the restrictions of the credit based schemes of larger stores 2) Many shops will hold items, especially the pram or pushchair for you until you have had the baby if you so wish, a surprising number of people feel strongly about not...

Helenlamb 11.12.2000 (30.07.2002) · Read review
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Childhood Memories In The Disney Store

Advantages: Special products, great for children, good quality and nice staff
Disadvantages: A lot of impulse buying

...The Disney Store is a shop that sells Disney merchandise. There are Disney Stores across the UK and indeed across the world. There are Disney Stores in Disney World and Disney Land. If you have never been in a Disney Store you will be amazed at the different types of products that are usually always in stock. Although I must say I think you either love or hate the Disney Store. My husband doesn't understand the appeal of purchasing a Disney character bear for £20 when you can buy another bear somewhere else for half the price. I think if you have been brought up to watch Disney cartoons then you have an automatic liking of Disney. Whenever I have been into the store there is a good selection with plenty of stock and the staff fill the shelves on a regular basis throughout the day. Impulse buying is very easy in this store as you...

Mickie26 16.04.2009 · Read review
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Money Saving Store!

Advantages: Great bargains to be had.
Disadvantages: Staff look a bit misserble.

...I had never really heard of 99p stores until my boyfriend and I went Christmas shopping in Birmingham recently. My boyfriend joked (well at least I think he was joking) that my eyes lit up when I saw the store, because it was one whole penny cheaper than shopping in Poundland. Obviously I just had to go in and see if there were any bargains to be had. There are currently 117 stores across the UK by an Entrepreneur named Nadir Lalani, according to the website he has an aim to have at least 200 stores open by 2010. ***The Store*** The particular store that I went in was really quite big, although I cant be sure whether all stores are the same or if this is just because it was a city centre store. It wasn?t anything special - if anything it could have done with a bit of updating, but then I guess that doesn?t affect...

Diamonds08 25.11.2009 · Read review
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Great Value General Store

Advantages: good prices, good value , good range
Disadvantages: None that spring to mind

...There are not too many General Stores about these days but one that stands out for quality and value is undoubtedly Wilkinsons mor affectionately known as WILCO'S. Here you will find a whole range of goods from household cleaning materials to bubble bath and gardening products to pet food. In fact you can buy just about anything for the home, family or garden from here. Wilkinson's can be compared to how Woolworth's were a few years ago and shopping there is a truely pleasurable experience. I regularly purchase goods from them and have no complaints about the quality or price. They are competetive in price with other local retailers and you will always find a bargain there. Wilkinsons stores are springing up all around now, until they built their Chelmsford Store friends of mine regularly made the trek to Harlow to shop...

jonwhite 10.11.2000 · Read review
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Brilliant Bargains at the local store.

Advantages: Some real bargains, changing selection ? lots of in-store special offers e.g. 75% off clearance sales.
Disadvantages: Have to visit store regularly, often less popular sizes (not always a disadvantage)

...Well for some reason this company has three entries at Ciao ? so this op concentrates on those can?t be missed bargains at the local store ? trainers for 75p, wardrobes for £45, all brand new? Not sure where to start, but I?ve introduced the Bargain Crazy store with my opinion for the www.bargaincrazy.com Ciao entry which goes as follows ?They also have shops (formally CBS) and locations can be got from the Website ? our local one is at Newtown, from there we have bought lots of clothes, shoes etc, a cot for £60.00, some furniture e.g. 3 door robe reduced from £189 to £45, and for the same price matching shelving unit and a matching ottoman for £9.00. I even got some trainers for 75p. Customer service is good ? but there is no direct link with the website ? even the prices for the same item varies and tend to be better on...

oddbit 04.11.2003 (29.11.2003) · Read review
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The mother of all Department stores?

Advantages: Its a real experience
Disadvantages: Expensive, but it doesnt claim to be anything else!

...Well over the past few months Ive suddenly been in a fortunate situation where I have had to frequent Selfridges on a regular basis to buy goods. I'll tell you the story first before reviewing the store. A few months ago I completed a survey at a tube station. There was a slight delay before the train came so I didn't mind doing it at all to pass the time! It was about George Bush(!) and was for a national paper. A few weeks later I got an email to say I'd won £1000 at Selfridges! I didnt believe it at first and ignored it (I thought it was spam mail) I then got a phone call to ask if Id got the email. It was only then that it clicked! I didnt realise that there was a prize draw for completing the survey and it was completely out of the blue! The voichers arrived and since then I have been popping into Selfridges from time to time...

Dan_ep 12.06.2006 · Read review
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THIS PHONE IS SITTING IN MY LOCAL O2 STORE WAITING TO BE FIXED...

Advantages: QWERTY KEYBOARD, CAN CHANGE FONT STYLES AND SIZES
Disadvantages: PHONE CALL CONNECTION PROBLEMS, SWITCHS OFF, CONSTANTLY GETTING SWOPPED AT O2 STORE.

...to get it to work. The keyboard slides in and out of the phone when you need it, this is a useful function as if it didnt draw back into the phone it would take up a lot more room in my bag and it definitely wouldn't fit into my trouser pocket! You can store and listen to music with 15MB of internal memory and theres a microSD memory card slot enhancing the media player on your mobile phone, I recommend getting a microSD memory card if you do want to use the phone as an MP3 because 15MB will easily fill up. This phone has a built in FM radio so if you don't like listening to music then at least you have the radio to listen to. Camera The camera on this phone is probably the worst camera I have ever used in my life. I've had a lower mega pixel camera phone then this which I think was 1.3 but at least it had a flash! This camera...

Sarahhhx 17.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of LG KS360

My Local Police? What Police?

Advantages: Seem to always be around
Disadvantages: Never there when you really need them

...I can?t do an overly detailed review of my local police force in Chester, Cheshire as I have never actually been involved with the police in anyway neither negative nor positive nor honestly hope to be in the near future. But judging from news reports I read in my local paper and things my friends tell me, I find that my local police force are doing a reasonably good job. ~ Now there are massive differences in what you think is a ?good? job and this depends on where you live and your local community and most importantly your attitude to your community, I just happen to live out of the way hence not in a housing estate nor a wealthy area so I don?t get any trouble thankfully, it also helps that I live in a small town where we get very little happening. ~ But from everything I have read my local police have found a small merchant...

Shellshocker 27.11.2009 · Read review
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