Theatre of Dreams - Old Trafford

Advantages: The best team in the world, good facilities
Disadvantages: Expensive and busy

...I have visited Old Trafford twice in 2 seasons now specifically for the United v City Derby. The ground has good transport links to Manchester via Tram, Bus, Car and "Football special" train. Initially I had some reservations about attending the ground for such a "hard fought" fixture, however the reception of fans and organisation was most excellent. I would recommend catching one of 3 special football trains from Manchester Piccadilly (on match days) to get you to the ground in around 10 minutes.... these trains are two commuter style trains that are joined together - arrive totally empty and can generally find space, with some standing, for everyone who is waiting. The train drops you off by the south Stand, which is not far from the away section, major entrances to stands and the club shop. Match days are very well policed...

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Trafford Spender!

Advantages: Wide range of shops, plenty of places to eat, easily accessible by Public transport
Disadvantages: Can get very busy, especially in the school Holidays & at Xmas

.... The TC is located in an area locally known as Trafford Park (one of the largest industrial estates in the UK) in Manchester. It is about 20 minute's car drive away from the centre of Manchester. The TC is, as well as being a shopping centre for locals, a Tourist destination, attracting visitors from all over the UK. Regular coach trips visit the TC and many a people are seen taking pictures of their family members in front of the picturesque interior of the TC. Over 6,000 people are employed at the TC. What can the TC offer me? The TC attracts millions of visitors per year - in fact nearly 30 million people visit so it must have something! To start with, before you even get into the shops, there are 10,000 free parking spaces. All car parks are constantly monitored with CCTV to protect shoppers and prevent car...

jayandfoo 14.06.2005 · Read review
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Old Trafford, Manchester

Advantages: there's nothing like it !!
Disadvantages: bad rep for atmosphere

...Football Club Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford Manchester M16 ORA www.manutd.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Having been to numerous football ground throughout my life, it is safe to say that in terms of comfort, customer satisfaction, safety etc, there are not many places that meet the grade. Manchester United however, ensure that a trip to The Theatre Of Dreams, is made as enjoyable as it can, and ensure that your safety and needs are paramount to their job and they ensure that they can make your trip as comfortable as possible. I will admit that the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff does offer superior seating to Old Trafford, in that the seats are slightly more sparse, allowing more space to each supporter. But in terms of stewarding, satisfaction etc ?? Old Trafford is the place to be. Not only...

ManUtdBoi 29.09.2004 · Read review
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The Trafford Centre MAJOR REWRITE

Advantages: Free to park, lots of shops and decent entertainment sections too.
Disadvantages: Gets busy at weekends, some very expensive places to shop and eat.

...of a loyalty programme. There are always cheap offers as well as pre owned titles for the cash conscious. Other Stores. The Trafford Centre has several diverse stores, my favourite is Gadgetshop.com. Loads of decent little novelties that you never knew you wanted at small prices, it’s always heaving though, and this makes browsing hard as the store is set out quite poorly. The staff are really good at their jobs though and queues move very quickly. The Discovery Store has similarly weird things, although not as diverse as Gadgetshop. Blow up seats, robo-puppies and the like are here, as well as a “naughty” section at the back with things like choccy willies. There are also shops like SF Cody's, where housewares and small gifts are easy to find, and Blue Tomato, which has some great ornaments and candleware. Market...

Nameless 22.02.2001 (29.06.2001) · Read review
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New Trafford

Advantages: huge,big sales,clean & tidy, all the brands
Disadvantages: too far away from Manchester

...When 1st I went to Trafford Centre, I can say I was amazed. I’ve been to a lot of shopping malls, shopping centres, or whatever. I’ve been to Italy, Hungary, Spain, but I have to admit that Trafford was by lots to far the biggest, most completed, most tidy and many many pros more. A friend of mine suggested it to me so I took Mrs aek21 to go by train. When we arrive in Piccadilly station we knew were to go. Thanks God ‘cause the town is in a very big mess and no one knows where to go. Anyway we went to Manchester Piccadilly bus station ant we took the bus 250. We paid £3.60 pp return and after a 20’ drive we end up to the Trafford Centre. You can go by car if you want. the last thing to worry about is where to park your car, as with 10,000 free spaces and 350 bus spaces you are sure tha you will not struggle...

aek21 01.02.2002 (13.04.2002) · Read review
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The Trafford Centre

Advantages: Everything is under one roof
Disadvantages: Not enough cafe's

...In Oct 2000, 3 friends and l, took ourselves off for a weekend of girly shopping to Manchester. Our first stop was IKEA (obviously!) and then we moved on to that shopping Mecca - The Trafford Centre. I had heard various reports - "Three miles of Shops in one place" being the most striking, so we were full of high hopes. Having got parked relatively easy - which we were surprised at, we made our way inside. Stores such as Debenham, Selfridges, Boots, The Pier etc etc all jumped out. Every high street store imaginable was there. We split up meeting up every so often to compare purchases and re-fuel! So what did l think of the experience, well indeed there were lots of shops to choose from - but l think 3 miles was an exaggeration slightly! Overall though l wasnt impressed - there was nothing different really, or unusal...

purdy 23.02.2001 · Read review
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Old Trafford (Cricket), Manchester

Advantages: Atmosphere at key games, facilities
Disadvantages: Lack of covered seating, can feel empty.

...Old Trafford Cricket Ground is situated in Stretford, on Talbout road a good few miles out of Manchester City Centre. It has "test status" which means, according to the ECB (English Cricket Board) it has the facilities, transport links, and crowd capacity to cope with and to execute the hosting of international matches to a high standard. On a "good day" it can take 22,000 people, although generally there are never more than half that many people attending popular matches involving Lancashire, the home county. With Manchester being known nationally as the "Rainy City" it is no surprise that the drainage facilities on the actual playing service have been constantly improved over the last 5 years. Unfortunatley, there is only ONE covered stand (discounting the Pavilion - for 'members' only) for spectators to shelter under, which...

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GAME.UK.COM a gaming website

Advantages: Good fast easy game ordering
Disadvantages: Reward Card is hard to access via the internet

..., which is a very clever way of getting customer trust. In my view they could have changed the domain name to something snazzier than game.uk.com but I feel that they chose this because it was a web address that would stick in peoples mind down to the fact that it is an unusual set-up. The site lets you make a conclusion on each game before you decide to buy by giving you ratings and detailed reviews. There is also some background information that will appear when you wish to buy that game which will just tell you about the game and its best features. It may also give you website link to a website that is associated with the game in question that you wish to purchase. All games are numbers from newest to oldest from the time that they are released and if you cant find what you wanted to see then you also have the option of looking...

enterpriseonline 03.01.2003 · Read review
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Thw Trafford Centre - Welcome To Shopping Heaven

Advantages: Great variety and suitable for all ages.
Disadvantages: Queues can be big to enter and exit the complex especially at rush hour

...To me the trafford centre is a completely different world. The trafford centre is located on the edge of the Manchester orbital Motorway (M60) and is set back close to trafford park hence the name the trafford centre. The trafford centre caters for all tastes wherever expensive or budget. Or exquisite or ordinary run of the mill. The shops range to the High quality and prices of Selfridges (The only one outside of london) and to the welcome high street name of Sock Shop. The trafford centre has aproximately 50,000 free car parking spaces with about half of them under shelter to allow you to enter the complex while keeping under shelter from wind rain whatever the weather throws at you. There are excellent facilities for the disabled at the trafford centre. They provide fee wheelchair loand and scooter hire to allow...

atlantis140 11.04.2001 · Read review
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Ciao.com or Ciao.co.uk The Long One...

Advantages: Make Friend, Help Consumers, earn cash
Disadvantages: The odd revenge rating or abusive member

...Ciao.co.uk -------------------- Warning This Is A Very Long Review. -------------------------------------------------------- Web address:-http://www.ciao.co.uk What is Ciao? -------------------------- Ciao is a free to join worldwide internet site, which enables use, the public to review products and services we use everyday to help influence others, buying decisions and services they use. You are given the opportunity to write what you feel are good and bad about products you have bought or services you have used, places you have visited and best prices available. In return for your opinion and review, you are rewarded with cash however this can vary dependant on the quality of the review you produce. Ciao is also available in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands to enable access all over the European...

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