Joanna's reviews
Review of Outfit
18 Apr 08, 16:51
Loads of shops under one roof 
I love Outfit, there are all the main clothes shops I like to look at under one roof. Each "brand" has a reasonably big section of it's own so you have substantial stock from each "brand" to browse through. It's so convenient and saves going to a shopping centre where you are in and out of all the shops, you have everything there and can try on clothes from any brands together.
Outfit stocks "brands" such as Wallis, Dorothy Perkins, Principles, Warehouse, Playboy, Miss Selfridge, Top Shop, Evans and more. If you are a student, be sure to take your NUS card with you as you are entitled to a discount.
I'm not one to go for store cards and I don't think they are a good ieda, but if you are going to do a big shop, you get a discount on your first purchase when opening a store card as an incentive. Only get a store card if you are just doign it to get the discount and will pay the amount off in full straight away as the interest rates on the store card are really high. They also have card holder discount days which, again, is good if you are using the store card just for the discount and can pay the amount off in full but not if you are going to pay it off bit by bit because of the high interest charges.
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Review of HobbyCraft
13 Apr 08, 13:42
Get creative! 
This shop brings out the creative side in everyone, with so much on offer from flower arranging, DIY bonboniere/wedding favour accessories, needlework, mosaics, make your own dolls house accessories, seasonal decorations, cake decorating tools, rubber stamping, homemade card accessories, fabrics, ribbons, paints and much more – if you have a hobby or arts and crafts need this shop has it all! They also have very handy leaflets all around the store with instructions on how to make various items and what you need to buy to make them. The store also offers lots of arts and crafts classes and master classes. Even if I’m not going to be creative I love wandering around this shop, it is really inspiring and kids also love it. Staff are very helpful and know a lot about the products offering good advice to customers which is good for arts and crafts beginners who have an idea of what they want to do but don’t know the products or accessories they need. I have take one star off as they have closed the café in this store which I used to love and was really useful as you can easily lose all track of time and spend hours in the shop and it was nice to take a break whilst shopping and have a cup of tea and cake whilst debating what to buy.
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