Suck your air out and triple the storage

Advantages: Storage problems solved easily
Disadvantages: None!

...JML VacPac Vacuum Seal Storage Bags Why I bought them... A large quantity of bedding, clothes and other odds and ends that needed to be transported over two hundred miles from home to my narrowboat in readiness for my next cruise was causing me a real problem. Since retiring to enjoy my boat and freedom, my income has dwindled to nil and downsizing is the name of the game. My car has downsized too, now a little Ford KA, great for shopping but pretty useless for anything involving luggage or bulk. I needed a cheap way of cramming as much into the car as humanly possible, hiring a vehicle was out of the question so I came up with the idea of Vacuum Storage Bags as a method of transporting my gear. What they do.... The idea is that you pack your items for storage in the plastic bag and then seal it with the aid of a little...

brittle1906 21.03.2008 (09.04.2008) · Read review
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Review of Vacuum Storage Bags

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...

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Review of Vacuum Storage Bags

Credit card-sized storage for memory and sim cards

Advantages: Lightweight, slim, beautiful design, great value for money
Disadvantages: possibly bend cards if stored for long periods of time (untested)

...I previously carried a small USB key on my keyring as my portable memory solution. But I found that more and more, I was having to transfer information from either a PDA or digital camera, and a USB key just didn't work for this. So I found the solution in the SanDisk SD Plus memory card - it is the size of a normal SD memory card, but also folds in half to reveal a USB adapter which can be plugged into any USB port. Brilliant solution, except that they aren't very sturdy. I was worried about the card breaking in my wallet, so I needed something to protect it. This is where the Aluminium Memory Card Holder from Proporta comes in. It is the same length and width as a standard credit card (85mm x 54mm), and is only 4mm thick (about as thick as 3 credit cards sitting on top of each other). It is very light as well, weighing in...

afro_geoffro 17.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Proporta Aluminium Memory/SIM Card Holder

Memories are made of this.

Advantages: A charming, easy read
Disadvantages: You don't want to put it down

... THE MEMORY GARDEN RACHEL HORE If you are looking for a good read, a book that you don't want to put down. A book full of romance set in a beautifully described Cornwall and set over a hundred year period, then Rachel Hore's delightful book, 'The Memory Garden' is the one for you. This is a story that is based at a tiny unspoilt bay in Cornwall - Lamorna Cove . The story twists cleverly between two stories, 100 years apart. The Memory Garden tells the story of two women, born a 100 years apart, but whose lives seem so much the same In the present time Mel Pentreath goes to get over her mother's death and the end of a love affair. 100 years ago Lamorna Bay was habited by a group of local artists. Pearl Treglown,was an orphan who worked in the manor house then, an orphan with unexpected artistic...

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Review of The Memory Garden - Rachel Hore

Thanks for the memories

Advantages: A good read with excellent characters.
Disadvantages: Cannot think of any.

...to give a lecture to. He is also trying to impress her. After the blood transfusion, Joyce begins to experience deja vu everytime she sees Justin. It is as if she knows him, and she starts to experience some of his memories. The story is quite far fetched, that somebody can receive a pint of somebody's blood and know all about their memories, but the author has done it in such a way that you don't feel that it is far fetched, or fantasy in any way. What I loved about the story were some of the characters. Joyce's dad is a complete character, and I wouldn't mind seeing this story in film just to see this character alone. He gives the impression that he is old and daft, but he is more together than you think. Also, Justin's sister-in-law, Doris, is an American who wears leopardskin everything (even leopardskin nailpolish) - I...

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Review of Thanks for the Memories - Cecelia Ahern

Thanks for the memory

Advantages: The value of these completed books is priceless
Disadvantages: None

...How much do you know about your grandparents' lives, what was your Mum and Dad's childhood like ? If the answer is 'not a lot' or 'don't know' this can all be easily rectified with this incredible little journal. This is a 156 pages spiral bound book - Grandparents' Memories. The pages ask questions, have charming illustrations and have blank pages waiting for you to make your mark on history. These books were created and designed by Julie Pinnell, mum of 2. Julie had the idea after losing all her grandparents by her teens. Her first book was handwritten by her parents for her family; the idea was so popular that Julie created Priceless Treasures Ltd to market the books. These books are so easy to fill in and are a pleasure to read afterwards; they make a fantastic present either for the grandparents to complete...

oldchem 22.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Grandparents' Memories (Journal) - Julie Pinnell

Memories

Advantages: Classics, original, music from the Stones Hayday
Disadvantages: Too old for some

...tell you how it's gonna be, We're gonna have Lamb Chops for tea. It's strange what stays with you over the years isn't it? The next dozen or so tracks moved on a little in time but still remained in the 1960's. Many of these tracks such as Satisfaction, The Last Time and Paint it Black I had bought out of my pocket money as 45 singles. You know the old, small vinyl records. In fact I still have most of these but they are well worn, a little jumpy and mostly mono so the quality is a little raw. It was good to here these tracks in pristine fashion although the more earthy sound seems more authentic. The final tracks move on to the late sixties and into the 1970's. Unless my aged memory is playing tricks on me I think that is as far as we move in time with this CD. This suits me as I feel that The Rolling Stones were at their peak...

grafter123 17.11.2007 (18.11.2007) · Read review
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Review of Rolled Gold+ (USB Memory Stick) - Rolling Stones (The)

School memories

Advantages: n/a
Disadvantages: n/a

...It is my 200th review on here and I wanted to do something a little bit different. As I haven't written a Ciao Café review for some time I thought that it would be a nice change. This topic caught my eye seeing as I am now almost qualified as a teacher and wanted to reflect back on my own school experience! So, the following are a selection of my ten best school memories. The last one isn't so much a best memory rather than an embarrassingly funny one. The frog skeleton My year one teacher was a lovely lady named Mrs Keavney. She was very into wildlife and therefore many of our lessons would end up outside in the schools wildlife area or investigating nature in some way. She was keen on us to bring things in to show the rest of the class, so I was delighted when one day we discovered a perfect frog skeleton in my greenhouse...

ilusvm 10.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of 10 Best School Memories

Fond Memories of last year!

Advantages: An amazing night with many fond memories with my family.
Disadvantages: None!

... Fond memories of Bonfire Night Every year since I was a young girl, my family has celebrated bonfire night, getting a small box of garden fireworks and sparklers, with my dad setting them off in the back yard while we all sat in our hats scarfs and gloves watching at the other end of the yard! Usually with a glass of wine in our hand!!! (of course this was much later on in my life!). But I think my most memorable bonfire night was actually last year, when me and my husband went to my parents in Lancaster. They live in a beautiful little village on the outskirts of the hustle and bustle of the city, called Glasson Dock. And all around are other little villages just like it, they live on a Holiday Home site called Marina, where fireworks are the work of the devil and are banned (even sparklers!) so the usual tradition...

stephbond89 02.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Memories of Bonfire Night

Be Amazed at A Maze of Memories

Advantages: Great staff and stock
Disadvantages: Desire to spend too much money!

...As some of you will know I am a keen Scrapbooker and spend much of my free time on this craft ( when I am not on Dooyoo or Ciao!). There are lots of online craft suppliers but there are relatively few craft shops that you are able to actually visit. I am very lucky to have an absolute gem almost on my doorstep so I thought I would tell everyone about it and there maybe some crafters amongst you that would be able to pay it a visit--you would not regret it (although your bank balance might!) Location A Maze of Memories is set just outside Long Crendon on the Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire border.It is easily accesible from Bicester and Aylesbury. It is in a unit on Woodway farm. This means that the parking is easy and free and you can watch sheep in the fields out of the window whilst waiting for creative inspiration...

Meggysmum 30.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of A Maze Of Memories, Buckinghamshire