What a Wally !!

Advantages: Characters are written so well that you can almost predict what they do next
Disadvantages: N/A

... SHE'S COME UNDONE 1992 WALLY LAMB What I found most shocking and unusual about this incredible book is that it was written by a man through the eyes of an overweight female. Wally Lamb portrayed the thoughts of a woman so very distinctly - I will always remember the character - Dolores Price. This book published in 1992 was Wally Lamb's first novel and was an Oprah. Book Club read. I suspect that this is a book and an author you may not be aware of, I certainly recommend that you introduce yourself to both. THE STORY Dolores Price is a young girl growing up in the 1960s. She is growing up in a time when women are expected to know their place. They have set roles in life and a good smack to correct them is accepted practice. Dolores started out with a normal enough life. She...

oldchem 12.10.2009 · Read review
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Wallis online - better offline

Advantages: Good quality, Occasional sales
Disadvantages: Online shop is not good

...Wallis Store: Wallis is a High Street chain store for women's fashions. Wallis stores could be a stand alone shop in High Street or could be a part of large Department stores like Debenhams. They are a part of Arcadia Group limited. There are a number of Wallis stores across England, Scotland Wales and in North and South Ireland. Whatever is the location, they will be stocking very similar items and hold sale at roughly same time. The items stocked by this store include- Women's Dresses Tops & Tunics Trousers & Shorts Tailoring Coats & Jackets Skirts Accessories as Bags, scarves, shoes and various costume jewellery items They also have an exclusive Petites range of dresses, tailoring, coats & jackets, knitwear, tops, trousers and skirts. Recently Wallis have introduced a new W. A Limited Edition range and items in...

greatmum1 01.04.2007 · Read review
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Nothing else is a patch on these

Advantages: Easy to use, very effective
Disadvantages: Do pull your skin off if you're not careful

...he's also in the 'shove everything in his mouth' stage. So, for me the selling point of these patches was the fact that they provide an infection barrier. Any other benefits were secondary and I was somewhat sceptical of their abilities to disguise and clear up the cold sore. My OH was despatched to obtain these little patches from Boots at £6.99 for a pack of 15 patches. They come in a small plastic case which has a mirror stuck to the inside of the lid with a piece of double-sided foam tape. This had already fallen off before I opened my pack and I couldn't get it to stay stuck again. It was also more of a safety mirror and a bit dark, so I don't know how much use it would be anyway. The patches are individually wrapped in plastic sleeves, much like a plaster. Once you get this open there is a patch attached to an applicator...

dracoiratus 03.02.2007 (08.11.2008) · Read review
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Compeed Cold Sore Patch

Advantages: Clears the coldsores quickly
Disadvantages: Does not make the coldsore look like it's not there like it claims to do!

...seen "compeed coldsore patches" advertised on telly. They claimed to make the coldsore look non-existant and you couldn't even tell you had the patch on. At the time i did not see the point on buying the compeed as i did not have a coldsore. Guess what decided to pop up on my face the night before my year 11 prom! Yes, thats right a COLDSORE!! It could honestly have not come at a more better timing (not). I remember sitting in my living room just wanting to cry, it was my prom and i wanted to look stunning, how was i going to look like that with a big hideous lump on my face! That's when the compeed came to rescue me. I got my parents to go and buy me a pack the night before prom, but no where sold them!!!! Asda, local chemists, the nearest boots all did not have any. Luckily good old tesco had them. Hurray! The packaging...

x_dani_x 22.05.2009 · Read review
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FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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A patch will fix it!

Advantages: It works and hides it well
Disadvantages: Can be expensive

...Unfortunately I am a cold sore sufferer? I do get the odd attack when I am run down, stressed or when I am coming down with a cold and until Compeed came on the market I was forced to leave my herpes exposed with a mountain of white Zovirax cream on top which inevitably I ended up swallowing anyway! Compeed is a totally innovative product and if you do suffer of cold sores I would definitely suggest you to give it a go! WHAT IS COMPEED? ********** Compeed is a medicated round sticky and transparent patch that goes on your cold sore. It basically contains the same ingredients as Zovirax and by sticking on top not only does it avoid the infection to spread but also keeps the sore protected and the constant contact with the active ingredients ensures it constantly works to heal. It absorbs some of the liquids the cold sore...

petal99 13.11.2007 · Read review
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Patch Adams

Advantages: Beautifully acted and with a good mix of comedy and tragedy
Disadvantages: A bit sad in places but unfortunately life is!

...I can take or leave Robin Williams most of the time but his performance in Patch Adams is warm and compelling. Patch or Hunter Adams (Robin Williams) is a man who commits himself when feeling suicidal and discovers that he can help people by making them laugh. Upon his release, he enrols for medical school where he quickly becomes frustrated at the lack of contact with the patients. There is a great scene where he humanises a patient wonderfully by asking the doctor the patients name. The doctor is unsure but Patch's message that patients are people and not just cases resonates strongly. He quickly hooks up with Truman and Carin and breaks all the rules to spend time with the patients who all adore him. Patch decides to open his own free hospital and whilst this leads to tragedy, it also leads to many people getting treatment they...

kipper54 07.02.2009 · Read review
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Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

bobbacon985 12.02.2009 · Read review
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Fall off patches

Advantages: They warm up
Disadvantages: They fall off

...Nurofen heat patches For a hopefully never to be repeated bad back, I bought these heat patches. ~~What are they?~~ As the name of the product suggests, they are heat patches for anyone suffering with back pain. The product will apparently provide effective 8 hour pain relief for backaches, muscle pain and neck or shoulder pain, without there being any need for medicines. I read the blurb on the back of the box and learn that the patches can do this because heat therapy helps to treat causes of back and muscle pain by increasing the flow of blood to the area, and by relaxing tight muscles. Sounds just what I needed! ~~Product and Packaging~~ The patches come in packs of 2 and are packaged in a box, with all the information you are likely to need clearly written on the back of the box; there are also a couple...

danielalong 04.01.2008 · Read review
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Compeed patches

Advantages: Many
Disadvantages: Some

...I've been using Compeed patches for my cold sore outbreaks for the last year or so now. I'd concur with some of the other accounts in that they can be a bit difficult to apply, and if you're unlucky enough to get cold sores close to the inside of your lips then they're next to useless since they come away easily due to the moisture. I'm quite "lucky" in that my cold sores are generally far enough away from the inside of my mouth to not have this problem (when they are I switch back to Zovirax) and so in these circumstances I can give the patches a big thumbs up. Outbreaks are now fixed in a couple of days as the scabs never form, if I get them on a Tuesday (like today!) then I'm sure I can stop wearing them by the weekend (although the skin remains a little tender for a while). They also cover the affected area completly so I don...

markseddon 02.12.2008 · Read review
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