Quite a small shop at the top of the High Street, recently they have opened a furniture shop lower…read moredown in the High Street. I do browse this shop occasionally but usually steer clear of the clothing because i think its overpriced seeing as its donated clothing. I have seen items marked up at more than i have seen the clothing on sale new but at the end of the day its all goes to a good cause. They usually have a selection of gifts, secondhand and new, toys, books, dvds and usually loads of videos as do all the shops - noone wants them anymore. The only thing that puts me off about this shop is the prices so i usually only browse unless i see a real bargain which isn't very often.

Cancer Research Sydenham. Clementine manages this branch very warmly & efficiently. The goods are…read morewell cared for & thoughtfully displayed, with good turnover of stock. All the staff are very welcoming & the pricing is accessible. Rosanna - an enthusiastic regular

Charity shop. Always well stocked. Perfect for hunting out bargains. Loads of books and little…read moretoys. Can be a bit tricky with the pushchair, but not a huge problem. Ideal for fancy dress parties, for costumes that odnt cost the earth, and doing your bit for Charity! No parking but in the town centre so not a huge deal. Friendly staff.

As with any story it's best to start at the beginning…read more.. My fiancée and I were looking to find our first house together. We stumbled across what appeared to be an ideally located house which was being let by Alan Francis. The lady that showed us round was incredibly helpful in getting us setup and sorted. We were moved in very quickly and all seemed well. A few months later we noticed the front door was damaged and asked them to come and check it out. They did this after a few weeks and said it's fine and not to worry. As the year went on we noticed the draft coming from the door and again contacted AF who said the same. I thought the door was faulty so ended up requesting they replace the door. I offered to get quotes and so on. I did this and go them a very good price but they said this was too steep and we'd have to put up with the door. As time went on we found that the door frame itself was beginning to rot, the floor board of the door now had a gap running the full length that we ended up stuffing with newspaper. The paint along the door also began to crack and revealed damage to the frame from what appeared to be a break in attempt that had simply been painted over. At this point I said to Alan Francis this was unacceptable and needed replacing immediately. After a few months they found some quotes which were higher than the one I had originally offered them and decided not to do anything. We said we were going to move out should this not be resolved. We moved out the following month as our tenancy was coming to an end and we decided not to renew. The move out is the bit you think should be relatively easy...NO. They sent people to the house at the wrong times or without 24hr notification as agreed on the tenancy agreement. In one case they "double booked" and I had to show a lady around the house by myself with no AF representative. Ordinarily would have kicked up a stink about this but I was concerned they would try to take my deposit which I needed to get back in order to move out. We emptied, cleaned and returned the house keys early. I raised concerns over the Blind which had a single damaged string in the kitchen and was told this was fine. The deposit was paid back on time as promised though it was lighter than expected. When I queried this I was told "I don't know why we took the money, I can try find out for you if you like?" This should give you some idea of my confidence in this going well... None the less I asked him to investigate. After no return call I chased it. 2 calls later I was no closer to an answer. After I posted on their Facebook page and phoned again suddenly I was provided with an invoice breakdown and told the blind was broken and needed swapping. And the carpets were dirty... The blind was old and tatty to begin with but fair enough. The string did break while we were using it. I mentioned this had been discussed already and that I was told it'd be fine. Of course this was discussed over the phone so no proof of my story. As for the carpets, the house was laminated downstairs with just the upstairs carpeted. There was apparently a mark in the spare room which I needed to pay £30 to have removed. Now we own a carpet cleaner and went over it, the carpet is old and looked tatty, I suspect the landlord just wanted to scab some money to put towards a new one and AF just went with it. So, that's my experience. The initial "sale" went perfectly but the aftercare, customer service and quality of the company in general is shocking. If you need to use Alan Francis ensure all communication is by E-mail and agree nothing over the phone. Most importantly though is Pictures. Take pictures of everything before you leave or they will have a field day with your deposit.

When we were renting about 3years ago now our landlord used alan francais…read more Alan francais were the ones who came round our house to inspect it every few months and if we had any problems we would have to go through them and then they would let our landlord know. The only problem with this is eveything took forever for messages to be told ect and it would be weeks before things got sorted, for example when the bath was leaking it was leaking through to the hallway by the lightbulb, now that seems important to me but it still took a few wekks and we had to leave notes around the house for alan francais about these problems. Other than the problem stated above they were alright to use.

I've been a customer of CSSG since 1994 (when it was Computel). The staff are brilliant, they are…read morealways totally honest and put customer satisfaction ahead of profit. The prices are cheap for most things in there, for most computer components, the high-end product will normally work out half the price of the basic version in PC World. They also won't sting you for ridiculous repair fees like they would in PC World. So if you know what you're doing and want cheap parts or you're unsure of what's what and want to buy a cheap but good quality system, then I'd highly recommend this family run business.

This is a large furniture warehouse outlet for Willen Hospice Charity. They have a large selection…read moreof furniture here, beds, wardrobes, sofa's, tables amongst smaller items as well right down to games and cutlery. I found some of the items to be a bit tatty and worn out for the price they were trying to charge, eg a bedside cabinet covered in stickers that had been half pulled off and was chipped and scraped for £30. You could get one from Ikea for cheaper and not have to put in a lot of work to try and get it sorted. Although other items were well priced and you can find a bargain. I think it is a fab idea as it is earning money for Willen Hospice which is an amazing organisation and it is recycling as well. They do a delivery service if you need it for your large items as well which is pretty handy. There are marked parking bays outside but it is pretty busy here so you may have to park out on the roadside and walk over.

Absolutely first class . From start to finish amazing service and work ethic, by the men that…read morehelped us move from Buckingham to Kendal. We had the packing service and everything arrived safely. Have already recommended to my friends and family.

We used Abbeywood to pack and store our furniture for 4 months and then unpack at our new house…read more The company was excellent from start to finish. "Legs" came the previous day and packed all our glass etc and arranged our furniture so that it was easy to put on the lorry the next day. He was so quick and methodical, and when we opened the boxes months later, nothing was broken. "Legs" managed the team when bringing the furniture back and it was all done seamlessly. The team worked well together and were polite and hard working. Contacting Paula in the office was easy by email, and she was always available especially at the difficult stage of exchange when dates for completion can be changed. Would definitely use them again.

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your work is unbelievable you did the flowers for my wedding which where PERFECT in EVERY way. your…read morecare and thought into the church was beyond my wildest dreams. you made my dayso special. THANKYOU not only the best flower arranging I have ever seen ANYWHERE but your prices need to be mentioned, with your talent you could charge a fortune but you don't. you are definatly the BEST florist arround the whole of the Bucks area I should know I went to most of them until I found you I just wasn't happy with what they were offering. Thankyou Jonathan

I am so glad that I went to my friends wedding in april and saw the astonishingly beautiful flowers…read morethat Jonathan had done in the church and the reception!I was just so blown-away that when I got home i rang him to make an appointment to do MY wedding flowers ON August 19th.He was just so helpful of advice and so professional!And the results spoke for themselves just beautiful and yes I was again Blown away ,EVERONE that came has not stopped talking about them ! AND they lasted for 3weeks!! I cannot recommend Jonathan highly enough!I cannot believe that someone that talented stays in a little town like Winslow. A huge thank you to John and all his girls .xxx