The Box of Delights

Advantages: Provides lots of additional outdoor storage space, maintenance free, easy to assemble
Disadvantages: Doesn't look very attractive

...It's a bit of a surprise to find myself writing a review about an outdoor plastic storage unit - mainly because I was so adamant that I didn't want to purchase one of these things in the first place. A couple of years ago now, we finally got around to putting up a traditional wooden shed at the very top of the garden. My other half was not content with that though and was insistent that we also needed one of these plastic storage units, manufactured by Keter, to save us having to troop up to the top of the garden every time we needed to get our son's bike out or needed tools for something or other. My main objection to buying one of these giant plastic boxes was just the aesthetics. Another house on our road has one of these sitting out on the front and it looks horrible - I certainly wouldn't recommend placing one of these in front...

jo-1976 26.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Keter Plastic Storage Cupboard

Suck your air out and triple the storage

Advantages: Storage problems solved easily
Disadvantages: None!

...plastic gizmo which you run along the upper edge of the bag so pressing together the zipper type closure to make an airtight seal. This done you then insert the nozzle of your vacuum cleaner into the special one way valve and literally suck the air out. The bag compresses around the contents as the air is removed and flattens the whole package into an easily stored and transportable slab. It was quite amazing just how small a parcel my pile of clobber became! The whole process was quick and easy thanks to clear instructions on the box. JML state that the bags will compress your clothing and other textiles in seconds giving 300% more storage space in cupboards, drawers and wardrobes. The bags also protect against damp, dust, dirt and bugs. They are made for JML in China and are re-usable and recyclable. They are suitable for most...

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...

funkychic123 14.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Vacuum Storage Bags

Do you love your kitchen cupboard?

Advantages: Cheap, simple recipes
Disadvantages: Some ingredients may be hard to find

...If you don't have the time or culinary skills to follow in the footsteps of celebrity chefs but won't be satisfied with ready meals that take just a few minutes in the microwave, Tom Norrington-Davies' 'Cupboard Love' could be the ideal cookbook for you. The idea is to establish an up-to-date version of an old-fashioned larder in your kitchen. This may entail an initial outlay to build up a well-stocked cupboard, but once you have the basic ingredients you can produce a variety of home-made dishes with the addition of fresh produce in a short time and without too much fuss. It does of course mean that you are in control of the ingredients and can use olive oil or butter rather than hydrogenated fat, and pure sugar as opposed to dextrose or corn syrup. The cover features bottles, jars and tins, some as familiar as Heinz Tomato...

denella 24.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Cupboard Love - Tom Norrington-Davies

Storage For The Masses

Advantages: A decent capacity, pretty cheap, vertically mounted
Disadvantages: Not really all that portable, can be a bit noisy for a bedroom, it's grey!

..., there was a total refusal to write to it. So, do I recommend it? In a word - Yes! Whether it's for an extension of your current storage capabilities or as a back-up device it definitely does the job. If you're looking for a slim and sleek portable device then I can't recommend it, but as part of a stationary computer set-up then I definitely can. Oh, and it's also finally got my various files organised :)...

ayanayuk 18.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Maxtor Basics Personal Storage 3200 320 GB

AN ESSENTIAL in the kitchen cupboards!

Advantages: highly durable, reasonably priced, very efficient
Disadvantages: not widely available

...! Of course there's always the other alternatives - the elastic band, which you really can't put in the freezer as it freezes solid or the "tie a knot in the top" approach which inly works if there is enough material at the top of the bag to tie with! So, the first time I saw these in my local Tesco while I was shopping I bought two bags. They quickly found their way into the bread bin, the freezer, the cupboards and the fridge and I was "klipping" everything. What is it, then? ---------------------- The Klippit is a plastic clip which fastens with a click to hold together open bags and packets with a tight seal. It cimes in assorted colours and sizes. The small size is suitable for small packets of cooking ingredients, bread, sugar and many more things commonly in the cupboards. The medium size closes together packets of cereal in...

gilly_v 23.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Klippits Food Storage

What a Sucker!!

Advantages: Gives you loads of extra space, clear so you can see the contents inside
Disadvantages: None at all

...We are in the process of going through our annual ?spring clean? thing in our house. Yes, I know it?s almost November, and a bit late in the day but mum?s been really poorly these past few months and dad said he?ll give the upstairs a fresh lick of paint (and sort out all his DIY projects he?s been putting off for the past few years) to try to cheer her up and get ready for Christmas. My brother and me have both been helping dad to clear out all of the wardrobes and bedroom cupboards and drawers and sort out what we want to keep and what we are going to give to charity. It became apparent very early on that we had way too much stuff and that we haven?t been very good at storing it all. For example, in the spare room we have a double wardrobe and a huge chest of drawers which are used just for storing ?old? clothes which never seem...

pennywa 30.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Vacuum Storage Bags

the thing that all girls need (storage)

Advantages: great for storing all the kids junk in
Disadvantages: it has none i can think of

...My seven year old daughters room was always really untidy as she had no where for all her pens and paper so it all ended up scattered all over her bedroom floor. I decided it was time to get her some storage boxes to keep all her junk in and i headed down to argos to see what i could find. As soon as i walked in the shop i noticed a storage unit and straight away decided it was perfect for my daughters room as it matched the colour of her room. When i got home with the storage unit my daughter came running to me and said mummy how did you know that i wanted this.She gave me a big kiss and went off to play while i unpacked it. THE CRAYOLA STORAGE SYSTEM *************************************** This storage system is perfect for those messy little girls as it contains five bright pink plastic drawers that are all made from quite...

yabbis21 21.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Crayola Hi-Five Plastic Storage Unit

Great Value Network Storage

Advantages: Flexibility, Smartsync Software
Disadvantages: Simultaneous access to Mac and PC

...which allows you to schedule folders locally to sychronize with folders on your network storage. Very handy and again very user friendly. Altogether a very cool piece of kit. I'm glad i got it....

tetsuocloud 08.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Netgear SC101 Storage Central

Maxtor the ideal storage system, simple to use.

Advantages: Could hold up to 300 GB of storage
Disadvantages: The only one is standing it somewhere, not maxtors fault

...I bought this storage device as a backup for my computer files, as I work from home my computer is used by the rest of the family for personal and internet usage. So I was worried that my work which pays some of the wages towards the house could get corrupted by mutiple users of the same machine. I found that I needed to keep my work files backed up, but quickly, simply and efficiently. I have an 250 GB hard drive so in theory I can back up the whole of the drive onto my maxtors' drive it has a 300 GB capacity. The rest of the Technical information which is only on the packaging as it does not have an instruction booklet it is that simple to use is as follows:. The Maxtor has 16 MB Cache/7200 RPM It can also store 230,000 JPEG photos or 21 hrs of DV video or 5000 hrs of MP3 music obviously with the Maxtor can take...

dvdsprks2 19.06.2007 (29.06.2007) · Read review
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