sturdy as an oak tree

Advantages: Sturdy
Disadvantages: None that i can think of

...This side table is fantastic. Iv'e always loved oak. The table it's self is very sturdy and looks pretty hard wearing (especially when my little neice desides to jump all over it). It looks great in the bedroom or in the dining room (Iv'e had it in both). It also looks stunning if the lights are off and you have a candle or two on it. I recommend this side table to anyone who needs a sturdy table that looks great and is built to last. Also if it gets anything spilt on it which stains or tea rings from hot cups you simply put a piece of grease proof paper or an old cloth over the stain and use a hot iron on it in a circular motion for 10 to 15 seconds and the stain is completely removed. This works on any varnished or painted surface. This means that the side table is practically indistructable and is perfect for people with kids. This...

buddygal 23.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Oak Furniture Land Newark Side Table

Oak furniture delight

Advantages: Measurements, customer service, quality, speed, honest, communication...
Disadvantages: You just keep buying more stuff from them!

...The service I've received ever since enquiring with your site has been nothing short of exemplary. I had some questions on delivery with my last order (around £400 I think) which were answered by one of your staff calling me! Not the other way round! The furniture is perfect, and delivered without fuss and at my convenience. I recommended you to a friend of mine, who is looking at purchasing from you before the end of January and I have personally just placed another order for a further piece of furniture to complete my living room. I actually tried to convince myself to put off the purchase for a few months but I have to say it really was the exemplary service at all times and exceptional quality of the furniture which convinced me to bite the bullet and order again so soon after the last order. Well done, it is refreshing to deal...

RobPicken 29.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of OakFurnitureLand.co.uk

Nice furniture, slow delivery

Advantages: Solid wood furniture at budget prices
Disadvantages: Long delivery time

...I bought a solid mahogany bookcase from this site back in early july. It has just been delivered in late september, though the site did state that delivery could take up to 16 weeks on this item. I did have some concerns due to a few reviews where quality was an issue. Now I have the product I have to say that it does look very nice. It is very solid and has nice lines, and it was shipped mostly assembled so I just had to slot the shelves in. Looking closely at this product it is clear that it is not constructed of 'furniture grade' wood - there are natural defects in the wood in just a few places, and these have been sloppily filled with some generic white filler before the item has been stained - generally in non-prominent places, though there is one on the front face of the lowest shelf that I notice at least! One corner of the case...

jet_jedi 27.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of OakFurnitureLand.co.uk

Oak before Ash we are in for a splash

Advantages: great tree
Disadvantages: none

...traditionally for making casks for beer and other alcohol. My friend has also made oak leaf wine, a light delicious wine. Oak trees have very deep roots I have seen ones which have been blown over or pulled up the craters the roots leave in the ground are massive. Oak is a fine strong wood some floors are a seasoned oak and furniture is made of it .Oak is a hard wood not a soft wood like pine. Oak furniture is much more long lasting and more expensive. It is a slower growing tree. Animals will eat acorns the squirrel hides them away for the winter my bunny did eat some but too many gave him a runny tum. Oak trees are good for wildlife providing a good habitat for birds (redstarts and pied flycatchers love the sessile oak tree) and insects (284 insect species have been recorded on oak trees) as well as the squirrel. The Birds will nest in...

mumsymary 26.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Oak

The Royal Oak's Home

Advantages: Historic house with friendly staff
Disadvantages: Very limited disabled access to house.

...During the Civil War, when King Charles II's enemies (Cromwell's Parliamentarians) won the battle of Worcester in 1651, he needed somewhere to hide. This is one of the homes where the inhabitants helped him. While in fear of searches being made of the house, Charles II hid in a now famous oak tree in the grounds, after which a lot of pubs where named The Royal Oak. The original oak no longer survives but its descendant does, and saplings with a Certificate of Authenticity can be brought for £9.99. (As our garden isn't big enough to have an oak tree grow in it without risking the roots causing damage to buildings, we weren't tempted by this offer.) When we first arrived at the house, we were firstly greeted by ducks in the free car park, which is next to their pond. No doubt they were hoping we had a picnic to share. We met...

luckyarchers 31.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Boscobel House and The Royal Oak (Shropshire)

Newark - After 911

Advantages: Easy access good parking plenty of facilities
Disadvantages: Currently undergoing major refurbishment, some delays

...I would firstly like to reassure the nervous traveler that, since the tragic events of September 11th 2001, security at this and other US Airports has vastly improved. I will write about the increased security later in this opinion. Newark International Airport is one of New York?s major Airports supporting both International and Internal flights. I have used Newark many times, and whilst it is not the greatest of Airports that I have passed through, it is not the worst either. Newark Airport is within the State of New Jersey and is New York?s 2nd largest airport. There are three terminals here, used for inbound and outbound flights, your terminal will depend upon which airline you are using. I have used both Terminals B and C, finding C to be the better to date, as B is currently the terminal most affected by construction...

jonwhite 17.02.2002 · Read review
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Review of New York, Newark, USA (EWR)

Royal Oak - After a Revolution...

Advantages: The bed was clean....
Disadvantages: Poor Decor, Poor Service, Expensive, Poor Food

...So, work has been taking up most of my life at the moment and in the quest to earn myself enough money to remove all of my debt and get on the property ladder, I have been working all hours that God sends and also travelling all over the country being a salesman, pre-sales and techie. This means that I have been staying in huge amounts of hotels. The ones that I have found on Ciao, I am setting about reviewing them. So, onto the Royal Oaks in Sevenoaks. I was in Sevenoaks to undertake a techie course to enable me to design and analyse networks better and subsequently offer more services to our clients. Since the course was in Brasted and all of the hotels had been taken due to the inability of my company to book anything more than 10 minutes in advance, Sevenoaks was the nearest viable place to stay. The royal oak hotel...

beevorm 29.04.2007 (28.04.2007) · Read review
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Review of The Royal Oak Hotel, Sevenoaks

A good furniture store

Advantages: Good range - reasonable prices - good staff
Disadvantages: Delivery not included

...DFS is a furniture shop that sells mainly sofas and armchairs as well as some additional accompanying furniture. The majority of their range is produced in high quality fabrics and leathers and appears to be very well made. We have just purchased our new sofa from there after looking for many weeks for the right "deal". Many of the furniture shops offered some great ranges and great prices but did not match our requirements exactly. Eventually we found DFS offering the ideal sofa and at half price. What we liked about DFS was the lack of "Hard Sell" tactics. There were plenty of sales staff around but none were hassling us to see if they could help. They made themselves obvious enough for us to ask if we needed assistance. The layout of their stores is both logical and functional. Nothing is too cluttered and the suites are layed out...

romybuzzer 26.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of DFS Furniture Store (Shop)

Gorgeous dolls house furniture!

Advantages: Well made, safe, robust
Disadvantages: None that I can see

...My niece has a beautiful dolls house called the Marlborough Dolls House which is a John Crane Pintoy product ? in fact I wrote a review about it some time ago. There are various sets of furniture available to fit in this, or indeed any other, dolls house including bathroom, living room, kitchen, nursery and bedroom furniture. Earlier this year she received the set of living room furniture which she loves playing with and it is so cute I just had to tell you about it! Since I had no idea how much it cost I have just searched via Google and found the set ranging from £14.99 at Mail Order Express, to £13.95 at Amazon, down to just £12 at www.kidsrooms.co.uk where they also stock furniture for all the other rooms too! Incidentally the pictures of the items on this website are excellent and can be enlarged so that you can...

SusanLesley 24.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of John Crane Living Room Dolls House Furniture

Feathering my nest

Advantages: Great solid wood furniture - easy ordering
Disadvantages: Delivery company does not have facility to book delivery times

...When a company provides excellent service from start to finish I have no hesitation in recommending it. From the time of order to delivery was less than a week. I received a promotional email for this company from ipoints. Usually I just go to the web site to get my 10 points but this time I was interested as I have been looking for a light oak nest of tables for months. I was impressed by their on line catalogue and found just what I had been looking for at a really good price. I would have liked to enlarge the pictures but they were clear, and in he case of my tables, accurate. The ordering process was easy and quick I used my credit card to pay and he only delay was the security process with my card provider. My order was acknowledged quickly by email. I was notified of dispatch in good time. Again a minor grumble...

baeswoman 19.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of OakFurnitureLand.co.uk