Card Factory

Advantages: Great products at low prices
Disadvantages: Long queues and some products a little tacky

...29p a card, what a bargain! Again though, unlike other shops even the 29p cards don't have a really cheap look to them. They also do accessories such as wrapping paper and tags, christening gifts, pens, money boxes, photo frames, banners, balloons and little personalised gifts for moms and grandmas etc. I really like their range of christening and wedding gifts. These mostly consist of a range of photo frames as well as keep-sake silver gifts such as scrolls and money boxes. The photo frames are really stylish and of a good quality and I regularly buy items from this section when the occasion arises. The only gripe I have with Card Factory is the queues. I have never once been in the shop without having to queue for long periods of time and I have found that the staff in Card Factory are not generally as helpful or pleasant as...

bexx0907 14.12.2009 · Read review
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Excellent Card with Good Benefits

Advantages: Good credit limit & currency conversation. Life cover.
Disadvantages: £ 20 Late payment fee.

...Your first instincts are usually true. I felt a good feeling when I picked up the mailer on this card. A few minutes with a pen and then a few days later a quick phone call was all it took. This is a really usable card with a decent credit limit and low apr balance transfer ( I moved £500 from Barclays) I would recommend it to the business user who hasn't got a company card, but uses his own and them claims it back. I have used it abroad in both Brussels and Paris and was not charged an extortionate rate for currency conversation. I also signed up for free life cover worth 15K. Free if you have no outstanding money on the balance otherwise there is a small cost. Everyone I have spoken to at MBNA has been extremely helpful and professional. One word of warning. If you have a late payment you will be charged £20. You will...

Dave.Amps 02.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of MBNA Silver Card

Silver Tower

Advantages: Definitely action-packed! (+) a good, shorter read (+) enjoyable (+) not typical characters
Disadvantages: takes a little while to get going (-) slightly dated (-) limited space/science knowledge in parts

...the technological details he uses throughout. The majority - if not all - of Brown's work is set in near future periods. His novels have gained him several awards, probably the most notable being New York Times Bestseller! He studied Western European History at Penn State University and had a commission in the US Air Force in 1978. He was awarded many times during his time in the armed forces. This is probably related to his famous hobby and love of space and science! He currently lives in Lake Tahoe, Nevada with his wife and son and even owns a private jet! BASIC DETAILS ABOUT THE BOOK I only own the paperback version of Silver Tower; it is 400 pages in length which, in my opinion, is a sufficient amount for something you just want to pick up and read as a very short-term 'project', so to speak. It didn't take me long to complete...

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mbna silver service

Advantages: excellent balance transfer apr
Disadvantages: they now charge a handling fee for cheques

...I have had a long association with MBNA, and have had several cards from them over the years, one of the most recent ones being their "silver card". They actually offered this card to me as an existing cardholder who may be wishing to have a further card to use for a specific purpose, ie for spending on motoring/petrol etc. Perhaps it is not very wise to have more than one card from a particular card issuer, but if you are careful with your spending, the MBNA cards offer some distinct advantages, the main one being the low apr for balance transfers, currently only 1.9%. This is useful for those who already have balances on other cards at less favourable rates, the transfers from these cards are easily done with a quick phone call once the account is activated. A word of warning here - if you are going to use the card for this...

suggo 11.05.2001 · Read review
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Oyster Card

Advantages: Convenient
Disadvantages: You could lose it!

...We Londoners are insistent people. We want cheap travel to anywhere in one of the biggest cities in the world. We want it regularly, without delays and seven days a week?if possible. Not too much to ask then?oh and we want a convenient travel card rather than paying with cash for each individual journey. Of course. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the Oyster card then. For those who don?t live in London or perhaps have never even stepped foot in the capital, the following paragraphs may read like absolute gobbledegook, but trust me, I think I know what I?m talking about and I think it makes sense. The Oyster card is basically a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport ? buses, some National Rail trains, trams, underground and the Docklands Light Railway system within Greater London. The blue card, which costs just a £3...

carl.mcqueen 26.07.2009 · Read review
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Nectar Card

Advantages: Lots of retailers to collect with
Disadvantages: Online points may not equal amount of cashback available elsewhere

...The nectar card is the loyalty card associated with Sainsbury's, however it has since branched out and is affiliated with many companies which allows for maximum point collecting! Let's start with the basics, you get 2 points per pound spent at Sainsburys or 1 point per litre of petrol bought at the Sainsbury's petrol garage. Each point accumulated is worth half a penny, so you need 2 points to equal 1 pence. If you redeem your points in store at Sainbury's then you will need minimum 500 points for £2.50 off o your shopping. Points need to be redeemed in increments of 500. Points can also be collected in other stores, for example Dolland and Aitchinson also give 2 points per pound, as do Homebase. As far as I am aware however, you cannot redeem your points against your total bills in these stores. Points can also be collected...

rachieb123 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Make a Bee Line for the Nectar Card !!

Advantages: A good way to save for the extras at no extra cost
Disadvantages: None at all.

...THE PURPLE CARD IN MY PURSE THE NECTARCARD I have owned a Nectar card for many years now - in fact my card is the old design and I keep forgetting to upgrade it!! "WHAT IS A NECTAR CARD ??" The Nectar card is a Loyalty or Reward card. It is NOT a credit or debit card and is free to join. Nectar is owned by Groupe Aeroplan Inc., and it is estimated that more than 50 per cent of UK households collect Nectar points when shopping for groceries, booking a holiday, paying household bills, buying petrol and even eating and earn Nectar points every time they shop online via Nectar eStores at over 220 leading online retailers. The scheme was started in September 2002. It is not actually a Sainsbury's Loyalty Card as the Tesco Clubcard is for Tesco, although Sainsburys and BP are the key members in the scheme...

oldchem 03.06.2009 · Read review
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Working for the well known card shop

Advantages: nice staff, not complicated work
Disadvantages: not the best paid job!

...I used to work at Clinton cards years ago when I was younger - in fact it was my first job! The shop may have changed slightly since then on how it's run but judging by the other reviews, it hasn't changed much! I was employed by Clinton cards for just under 3 years and during this time I did do quite a bit of training. I'll start from the beginning and cover as much as I can! Applying and the interview: I saw the ad placed in the window that they needed staff for the busy Christmas period on a temporary basis - this was just what I was looking for as at the time I was just going into college and needed a weekend job. I asked in the store for an application and the girl behind the counter was really nice and advised me that once I completed the form they would probably be in touch within a day or two. I actually completed...

frankiecesca 02.10.2007 (29.12.2008) · Read review
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Review of Clinton Cards

Shiny Shiny Silver!

Advantages: Engrossing, great scenery
Disadvantages: Quite linear, and mad (RSI) combat system, can't cope on XP

...THE PLOT:- The game begins in the docklands of Haven in the mystical world of Jarrah where Fuge, the son of the evil ruler Silver, is overseeing his father's wicked plot to round up all of Jarrah's women to select a new wife for himself, or so we are lead to believe? The player takes on the role of David, whose wife Jennifer is seized during the capture of the Jarrah's females. Aided by his Grandfather, our hero heads off to rescue his wife and unravel the evil plan of Silver and his henchmen. Silver also seeks to find 8 mystical orbs scattered throughout Jarrah? But for what? Answers must be sought? Silver is aided in his evilness by his son Fuge, Daughter Glass, and various other henchmen and even more 'draconic' helpers. You'll have to battle them all to rescue Jennifer (whose role in the game is a cameo at best). Some may say...

skipperdave 11.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Silver (PC)

Silver side up, Nickelback side down

Advantages: Great riffs, vocals
Disadvantages: Not followed up well

...**Introduction** I'm sure all of you have at least one cd in your collection from an artist you really only like that album from them. One such band that I feel this way about Is Nickelback. Although I do like some of their other stuff there is not enough consistency on any of their other albums for me to buy any other Nickelback albums. Nickelback Chad Kroeger - vocals, rhythm guitar, production Ryan Peake -lead guitar, backing vocals, production Mike Kroeger - bass, production Ryan Vikadel - drums, production **Silver Side Up. They released their third studio album Silver Side Up on that fateful day 11th September 2001. This album is wrongly given as their debut because of the success of the album compared to their previous two albums which performed badly. Chad Kroeger wrote the lyrics and the whole band wrote the music...

jcneil 08.07.2009 · Read review
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