All my shopping needs on one site?

Advantages: Convenience, Long Opening Hours, Petrol on site
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest, Out Of Town.

...scan items, or tell me that more items have gone through than scanned, but it is easy enough to press a button and call for help. I've only had to use customer services a couple of times and I find them reasonably knowledgeable, and certainly very helpful. When I've had to return items the process has been fairly painless with refunds given with an apology, and errors on my bill have been equally painlessly resolved. As a bonus, Tesco offers a Club Card, giving points on the majority of purchases that are regularly converted into vouchers that can be redeemed in store or on special treats. It's not the most generous of these schemes, but it's quite nice to receive these vouchers every three months or so. Along with the actual 'supermarket' many larger Tesco's have an on-site petrol station. My local Tesco is one of these, and I must say it...

sandemp 29.07.2009 · Read review
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The Quiet Site

Advantages: it's quiet and the views
Disadvantages: shop opening time

...As we haven't been camping for about 4 years and the youngest had never been we decided she was old enough to take the plunge. We decided we didn't want to travel too far and only stay 3 nights as we didn't know what she would be like. We guessed that she would love it as once she is outside she doesn't want to come back in. I trawled the internet looking to book somewhere - most said 'No need to book just come along' Some suggested phoning on the day. We didn't want to do this as we prefer booking with children so we know where we are going. I came across 'The Quiet Site' a campsite in Ullswater which is about one hour 30 mins drive away from us -perfect. It had its own website so I checked it out. It seemed nice, it was family run had a shop, bar and adventure playground. Great although the bar wasn't important to us as we...

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Best on-line shopping site

Advantages: Service, postage choice, good communcations, user friendly site
Disadvantages: Little chance of speaking to someone at Amazon direct

...the past they have sent me duplicate goods & quickly reimbursed me for the cost of postage to get them sent back. On another occasion they sent me goods that were described incorrectly & once again paid all the costs for returning it, no fuss, and no hassle & recently refunded me for fault goods out with their control very quickly indeed. Their web site is very user friendly & they do offer a huge range of products, not just music & books, I recently went shopping for a portable DVD player for travelling, every high street I shop I looked at had a limited choice of around 6-8 products. When I visited Amazon they offered a staggering 160 different portable DVD players & I very quickly found the exact one I wanted, it was delivered three days later. I do like the feature when browsing for certain books, you can actually open the pages on...

ScottishWestie 30.10.2007 · Read review
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Best different shopping sites

Advantages: These are shops you may not have discovered before.
Disadvantages: Had to limit it to 10

...After much research just for you, I've compiled my list of top 10 shopping websites. Most of them I have ordered from myself with no problems. Check out this list if you are looking for something a little different maybe for a gift or as an alternative to Amazon;) 1. www.cybercandy.co.uk A great site which seems to be the only one of it's kind in the UK. It specialises in selling imported sweets and chocolate from abroad. The best selection is the USA department which sells famous American groceries like Frosted Lucky Charms and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. For those with a more daring taste they even have an 'extreme' department selling things like chocolate covered scorpians and worm crisps! I have ordered from them twice and have always been 100% satisfied with the service. They responded quickly when I mistyped the address...

minigirl 22.07.2004 · Read review
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cheap shopping site

Advantages: Cheap prices
Disadvantages: delivery is expensive

...I always used to shun amazon.co.uk, because it charged too much for packaging and posting. In my opinion, you should not have to pay P&P online. I went back there the other day when a price comparison site told me that something was cheapest there. When I got there, I had a peruse around their 'shelves' and WOW! They are extremely cheap. Books are at least 50% off in most cases, DVD's are over 30% cheaper (I got a £45 box set for only £27!!! They do still charge P&P, but when you take into account their low prices, they have to make profits somehow, and even then, they are still pretty cheap. To save even more, they also have a 'refer-a-friend' scheme. Each year, you get to refer 20 friends, and for each friend you refer, Amazon sends them a £5 gift voucher. When they spend the voucher, you too get a £5 voucher. This is one...

jrt01 08.12.2000 · Read review
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Best online shopping site

Advantages: Great service, free help line, cheap goods
Disadvantages: High postal costs

...I started using Amazon.co.uk about 1 year ago and this site is highly rated by me. I have found their service brilliant and although it may not be the cheapest online shop, it certainly is one of the best. Amazon sell all sorts of stuff books, DVD’s, Mp3 players, CDs, computer games and lots more. You can pre-order anything which about to come out up to a month before in some cases. When you have decided on what you want to buy you put it on your shooping basket and proceed to the checkout where you enter all your details such as name, address, credit card number, etc. Your credit card number is very safe and is enter through a secure locking system. Amazon say that it is 100% safe. Once you have done this you receive an e-mail confirming the details of your order and when your order is going to be shipped you get another...

saintsfanuk 18.03.2001 · Read review
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Best shopping site on the web

Advantages: Wide range, efficient, good features
Disadvantages: Occasionally slow, might be hard to contact

...I've been using amazon.co.uk for nearly a year now and I've found it to be a superb site. Judging by the number of opinions that have been written, it is very popular and deservedly so. But what does Amazon give you that 'real' book/video/music shops can't? Well, firstly Amazon has a huge range of stock which means that you can often find slightly more obscure items that you wouldn't find on the shelf at WHSmith. In particular, there are more American titles available, some of which can not be purchased in the UK. A second great feature of Amazon is that, when you find an item you like, the site will give you links to other items that are similar, so that if you really enjoy a book, CD or video, it is easy to find others along the same lines. You can also read reviews of items by users and from more 'official' sources, which...

mel.thornton 03.04.2001 · Read review
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Shopping with Teenagers

Advantages: Sells every item of clothing possible
Disadvantages: Busy at peak times

...Clothes shopping is never an easy task when you have kids in tow. It doesn?t matter if they?re toddlers, young or teenagers, they are still a pain in the proverbial backside when you?re trying to look round the shops and I can guarantee that my teenage son will be moaning and groaning within half an hour when we go shopping. Back in the Summer we decided to brave the busy Ipswich shopping centre, the prime motive to get the kids kitted out for the new school term. After we?d paid the perfunctory visit to the school clothing department in Debenhams we set off down the street to have a wander round the shops. I was absolutely amazed then my son stopped outside Primark and suggested we had a look inside. Teenagers are renowned for wanting designer labels aren?t they? I propelled him inside quick as a flash, before he could see...

Lizard_Lover 15.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Primark (Shop)

Top of the shops.............

Advantages: see above
Disadvantages: see above

...Advantages: Loads of stuff available, good prices Disadvantages: can get busy at christmas time so much so people abandon their shopping I am a huge Asda fan, it's where I do most of my shopping and I know where everything is which makes it easier when dragging 3 kiddies along with you! In my local Asda we have a photo centre, cafe, George, electricals, homewear, toys, bakery, pizzaria, rottisary (chicken place lol), fresh meats counter and all the usual foody aisles plus we have a petrol station, cash machines and bus stop. It's the largest shopping store we have although we do have a Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Co-Op, Farm Foods and Iceland. I have never had a bad experience with Asda and the stock is usually replenished quite quickly! They have such a huge range that I know I can do my weekly shop and more there. Everything...

jadiep890 26.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Asda (Shop)

shopping heaven

Advantages: great bargains
Disadvantages: queues

...Primark is one of the greatest shops that i find that every time i go in there you can guarantee that i will come out having brought something. When you go into Primark you are guaranteed that you will always find a bargain and at the fraction of the cost of any other shops. Primark has come on in leaps and bounds over the years it stocks a greater range of items that are more in line with the fashions of today and at a great price. A few years ago i would never have even thought to go to Primark, but as they finally put one in my local town centre i always have a look for a bargain. Primark stocks everything from ladies, mens , childrens and homeware. In the ladies section you will find shoes, bags, jewellery, t shirts, lingerie, jeans, trousers, skirts, jumpers, jackets and night wear. In the mens sections you have jeans...

jo_field26 17.10.2008 · Read review
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