Let's See If We Can SAVER (S) a few pence or not

Advantages: Some Cheap Goods
Disadvantages: Not always the cheapest | Very Bleak Shop | Long Queues

...I'm always on the look out for ways to save a few pennies, as I was brought up that if you look after the pennies the pounds will look after themselves. So when I hunt out my basic toiletries, or even creating gift hampers, I'll always look for the cheapest place to buy them. For the last couple of years, one of my regular stops has been Savers, which is a funny sort of shop, that seems to be a cross-between the local chemist and Boots (only without a pharmacy). And now I'm going to tell you what I like (and don't) about the shop?. ---The Location--- The store I visit is located in Basildon, in the Town Square next to Dixons and not far from Boots. I'm not sure if this location was deliberately planned, to catch those who have just paid Boots' rather higher prices, or whether it was just the only available unit at the time. In...

sandemp 08.06.2005 (09.06.2005) · Read review
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Redefining Contemporary the Savers way

Advantages: Wide range of products and brands
Disadvantages: Cheap and not so cheerful

...I spend a lot of my time visiting shops and assessing them (in a vain attempt not have to work in one) in order to fund the ever increasing costs of my education. (So far, its been relatively unsuccessful but if I had a penny for every time I had said ?Why am I doing this?? with regards my education then I?m sure I could fund it easily!) That?s why I tend to avoid writing about shops for Ciao. Most of the time, I?m so sick of them that I couldn?t muster the enthusiasm to write about them. . However there is one particular shop that I?ve been hearing a lot about and have recently discovered myself is well worth a visit. The store in question is Savers Heath and Beauty, a growing force in the toiletries market, with over 190 stores in the UK and further plans for expansion. It has been trading since 1988 (previously just under...

lwperkins 21.03.2003 · Read review
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Savers - saves time and money

Advantages: Low prices, quite extensive range
Disadvantages: None

...When yet another shop closed down in Harlow town centre everyone assumed that we were going to be blessed with yet another cheap mish mash shop that sold nothing in particular and nothing of use to man or beast, but we were wrong. Although the sign was the first thing to be put up and behind blanked out windows men were busy at work refurbishing the shop I was still none the wiser as I had not come across a Savers shop before, and so the agonising wait went on. After what seemed months of walking past this new so-called Savers shop waiting for a peep in the window to see what they would have to offer someone like me the opening day came and in we all piled. Soon it was clear, Savers was here to serve us our daily supplies of toiletries, household cleaning products, baby bits and bobs, behind the counter perfumes and photograph...

GraingerN 24.08.2001 · Read review
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Let us learn how to love

Advantages: Challenging game, practice our patience and learn how to take care pets, freeware
Disadvantages: Need much time

...I have ever written about Sach Marine Aquarium ? a screen saver program with various kinds of fishes. I hope they are still alive on your PCs. About a week ago I got a fish with a cheerful nature, called Piscenus Mopei Floataneus as it scientific name or Mopy Fish as its popular name. This aquatic environmental fish is absolutely free of charge! Though CIAO categorizes this software as a screen saver, I prefer categorizing it under a game software category because it is really a game which resides under our Windows Operating Systems. It is really an interesting game, which requires much leisure time, patience, good attitudes and special care from its owner. Hence, once you put the fish (install the game) into your personal computer, please make sure you are ready to take care the fish. If you neglect the fish too long...

djohan 06.11.2002 · Read review
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Soother & life saver in one!

Advantages: Cheap, easy to use, life saver!
Disadvantages: None!

...We bought a MAM Crystal Soother Saver before our baby was born, purely since we wanted to make sure we had everything we needed for when the time arrived, and thought we might get some use out of it at some point. However, we put the Soother Saver away when we bought it, and pretty much forgot about it for a long time .. big mistake. If I knew then what I know now, I could have saved myself weeks, if not months of restless nights. My little one, when about 4 or 5 months old, went through a period of constantly losing his dummy during the night. This meant that either myself or my partner were getting up anywhere from a couple of times a night, up to maybe as much as 7 or 8 times a night, just to pop the darn thing back in his mouth. We were beginning to think how much of a mistake it was to have ever given him a dummy in the first...

danmclovin 21.09.2008 · Read review
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What Do You Call Yours

Advantages: Free, fun, interactive
Disadvantages: Needs attention

...'t set as your screen saver you need to manually start him up once a day to feed and play with him. The MOPy fish is quick to download, easy to install and fun too. So, head over to www.mopyfish.net and get yours. Don't forget to give yours a name, mine's called Gordon....

wiggglypufff 06.08.2001 (23.09.2001) · Read review
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Savers Save Us Money

Advantages: Bargains, much cheapness
Disadvantages: None

...'m writing about it now is because it is SO cheap! I've found that Boots and Superdrug are generally priced about the same, but Savers is much cheaper. Here's a bit of a price comparison to show this: Boots Savers Cow & gate little jars 49p 35p Ambre Solaire sun block milk 200ml £7.32 £6.99 Johnsons baby wipes 72s £2.99 £1.98 Lillets applicator tampons 16s £2.14 £1.45 L'Oreal Elvive keraprotein shampoo 200ml £2.39 £1.49 L'Oreal Elvive keraprotein conditioner 200ml £2.39 £1.49 * Lynx body spray deoderant 150ml £2.35 for 1 £3.49 for 2 (offer at present) Lynx shower gel 100ml £2.20 for 1 £2.19 for 2 *At the moment savers are doing 300ml bottles...

AliB 22.06.2001 · Read review
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Save at saver's

Advantages: Cheap branded products
Disadvantages: Very few.

...I would say that a savers opening in the town here was a godsend to people who have a limited budget, but still like the finer things and the occasional treat. The store. Somewhat tatty but well set out, on the first ailse shampoo an other hair products, and bath products and accessories such as sponges and flannels. Mens and womens dioderent, and oral hygine products The back wall of the shop contains household copnsumables. Washing powder, liquid and general kitchen stuff, the second ailse contains bathroom cleaners, bleaches and disinfectants as well as airfresheners and other scented products. Also on this aisle you will find baby products, feminie hygine products, dieting aids such as slimfast,pain killers and vitamins. Behind the counter you will find an aray of perfumes and aftershaves, razors and batteries...

lilly1980 07.04.2004 · Read review
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I prefer this to a tarantula

Advantages: Doesn't lick your face
Disadvantages: No good as a guard dog

...I was invited to participate in a survey recently and one of the pre-screening questions was ?Do you have a pet?? I answered ?No? and didn?t satisfy the criteria for the survey. After I?d thought about it, I realised that I should have said ?Yes!? because I do have a pet. His name is Dylan and he is alive and living on my desktop. ~~~ Do you long for a little animal who loves you, who doesn?t take much effort to play with every day and doesn?t require walking or feeding, who won?t cost anything in insurance and vet?s bills? Then read on?? ~~~ When I bought my first PC about four years ago I couldn?t wait to fill it up with the usual rubbish, so I downloaded every bit of useless junk I could get my hands on and eventually it ground to a halt. I?ve learned a great deal in the last four years and now have a much bigger, better and more...

sylviesinc 23.09.2003 · Read review
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Nemo's best mate

Advantages: free, small download, fun
Disadvantages: not many new toys, quite a responsibility!

...My computer desktop at work is almost as messy as my real desktop: both are littered with bits of paper that hang around until I think it’s safe to throw them in the recycle bin. Although I can’t hide the fact that my real desktop is a tip, I can disguise my computer desktop with a screensaver, leading my colleagues to believe that I am in fact a model of efficiency when it comes to storing files and computer bits and pieces. As if! I recently discovered a much better than average free screensaver – not for me the randomly swirling windows designs or a photograph of my cat. No, this one is rather good, and not just pretty: it’s both screensaver and interactive virtual pet. MOPyfish is a virtual pet fish, (Piscenus Mopei Floataneus ) who swims around your screen just like a real fish. The nice people who...

molelover 03.12.2003 · Read review
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