Need to get rid of some junk? Look no further!…read more This place is way less cool than I think it is but for actual, socially acceptable cool points: You can bring your old electronics, furniture, cardboard, whatever (only if it's no good though! Otherwise maybe free cycle it!). The place itself is basically just a bunch of skips, each with a sign over it saying what can go in. You find the skip that matches your item, throw it in and bam. Job done. Your items have now been responsibly disposed of and the council will take care of the rest! For not quite as socially acceptable cool points: I got to smash a defunct microwave by throwing it into a skip and watching it smash. It made my day. Overall this is a great resource that your council tax pounds pay for. Although there's three such centers in Edinburgh I like this one as it's very accessible on the 35 bus. The 35 basically weaves around the city so in my mind this centre is probably the easiest to get to for most people. So be responsible and dispose of your electronics, mattresses and garden waste in the right place!

I visited this recycling centre today and met up with Kevin , Davie, Leon and Paul who were the…read morecheeriest operatives I've come across and who sprang into action when I turned up with a huge pile of cardboard some glass and hard plastic, for recycling, I've encountered Kevin before and gave him a 5star review a year ago because he was so upbeat, funny and helpful. His colleagues are just the same and were happy to help by carting armfuls of my recycling to the appropriate bins. I commented the last time that it would be helpful if the Edinburgh City Cleansing Department acknowledged when their staff demonstrated excellent customer service......they didn't do it then, so I hope they are listening and they make the effort to do it this time! Thanks guys. Carol

I believe I have been scammed. No uplift of my piano though payment was taken, and after an initial…read morecontact with "Gavin" on the given mobile there is now no reponse. No way of contacting and business address is a residential street with no number attached. Avoid!!!

I have used Gavin and his team on quite a few occasions now due to ongoing renovations in my home…read moreand garden and I can highly recommend this company. They are always polite, friendly and professional and ensure they leave leave my property tidier than they find as they always sweep up the surrounding area's aswel as the area were the rubbish has been piled up. Gavin and his team always seem to go that extra little mile were others dont and this is why I keep going back to them, I have already booked a new year uplift to remove all of the Christmas packaging that we will no doubt have along with the Christmas tree. Keep up the good work guy's.

After living in Germany for a year I was seriously put to shame by the fact I did no recycling…read morewhatsoever apart from putting newspapers in the little bag you leave out on bin days. It was even more embarrassing when I didn't know what item should go where, we had four different bins and the one that got me every time was pizza boxes, is that cardboard, or paper? I put it in with the cardboard but I noticed a few days later one of my environmental flatmates had tactfully put it in the paper bin. I guess you learn a new thing every day! I think In the UK the main problem is the fact that it's so difficult to recycle without a car. Nobody is going to go on public transport with bags and bags of crap. There's a tiny recycle section by my local library which is basically just a couple of bottle bank bins, it's just not enough for a whole community. East Kilbride Recycle Centre is great, but you can only get here with a car. As the weather was so beautiful today I was helping my mum with the gardening and we had an old lawnmower to take to the dump. We still had the box for the lawnmower but it was all covered in old slugs. Yuck. This place is huge and it's like Wall-e with all the recycling cubes and different sections to put things. Everything is so organised and there are even staff there to make sure you put your goods in the right section. We found a place to dump our old lawnmower, there were plenty of other discarded lawnmowers there too so he won't get lonely and they'll be able to discuss how outraged they are at being used and abused in favour of a new shiny lawnmower. Sorry guys, needs must. This is a great recycling centre, I just wish they weren't so few and far between, it shouldn't be a huge effort to recycle then more people would actually do it.

The recycle Centre is a bit out my way, but my loyal and faithful do good grandpa takes his bags…read moreand bags of old paper, cans, garden waste there every two weeks. I must shamefully admit that I do not join in as often as I should but I would like to more. I think it is just the habit that you need to get into. Why do it you ask, well this place is a marvel among a disposable world. There is a place for everything, and you really do feel good doing it, not only that its quite fun posting all this junk through various boxes. My grandpa does moan so I usually go with him, I think it is more my grans idea. Might I add, there is usually a few things at the gate that the supervisor of the place will pull out for people to take if they fancy them. Some of these have been bikes, TVs, prams. They look pretty good, maybe one day I will just adopt something.

Horrendous customer services. I paid £80 for a screen repair only for the screen to start ghosting…read morewithin 2 weeks of alleged repair. The guy was quite intimidating although I am sure he didn`t mean to be that way, or the guy who appeared behind me as I demanded a repair to a shoddy job. The guy was adamant that a wee crack on the screen was the fault and refused to even look at the 4 minute video of it ghosting. He keeps saying `its the crack, it the crack, its the crack`. He was not going to budge and accept responsibility. PLEASE. do not use this shop. the guy is actually all smiles when making a sale - but make a complaint and he changes !. Not a nice feeling.

Very good service l just got a new battery for my daughters phone and it only took a couple of…read morehours. I was also very pleased with the price will definitely go back

This is the second time I'm using Edinburgh Carpet Care to come and clean my carpets. The…read moretechnician who came out was on time, pleasant, thorough, and exceeded our expectations. After they were done, stairs looked like new. I couldn't believe it, I was so happy! I also thought the pricing was very reasonable. I highly recommend These guys. They know what good service is about! I will call you again!

I am from out of the country, staying at a hotel nearby. So Johnson Cleaners's laundry service is…read moreso helpful, and the 24 hour turnaround is convenient. Friendly and accommodating.

My husband put in an expensive velvet dress to the Straiton Edinburgh branch. On checking the dress…read morethe woman pointed out some stains and that the hem was down. My husband agreed these and paid for a dry clean and for the hem to be put up. On getting the dress back there was a clear iron mark on the back of it. On returning it was denied that an iron had been anywhere near the dress. Latterly one of the ladies in the shop admitted that a trainee had worked on the dress but had been closely supervised. The impression my husband got was that they couldn't do anything to help and frankly they couldn't have cared less. Asked that we wait for the woman who took the dress in to be back at work. Given the intransigence experienced, there was no point to that. People in these jobs should care about people having a great service, they don't. Avoid this firm if you can. We certainly won't be back. Disgraceful service.

Had a battery problem with my laptop. Problem was fixed as soon as was possible, reasonably priced…read moreand with very friendly service. Will definitely use them again. Highly recommend.

I ordered a custom built gaming computer from them. The staff were really friendly and helpful with…read moreadvice about which case to get and which how big my SSD hard drive should be. The parts were ordered fast and the computer built quickly. They thoroughly tested the computer before I came to collect it to ensure everything was working. I'm very very happy with my new computer. I would 100% get another computer from here!

I said last time that I'd have no hesitation in going back to Stitch Express and you know what? I…read morehaven't! Since my first review (when I had only been a couple of times) I've had the need to go back to Stitch Express loads. Trousers adjusted, buttons replaced, dry cleaning, button holes made, shirts fixed; you name it, I've had it done. Every time I've been the service, quality and price has been impeccable with all alterations made well within the time promised. Often for smaller fixes and patch jobs they'll do them whilst you wait - who can complain about paying £1 to have a button replaced?! Good job this place exists or I'd look like a regular modern day ragamuffin. If you're on the Haymarket side of town and need some clothes adjust then make a bee line for Stitch Express. Or I'll punch you.

Most people have left good reviews about these guys but I actually didn't have a great experience…read more They are really friendly but I took my wedding dress into them to get altered and when i got it back there was a bleached stain under the arm pit. Luckily nobody will see it because of where it is but still, it wasn't there before. Also the first time I went to pick it up it was as if they didn't do anything to it. They said that there was a problem with the lining and fixed that (I hadn't noticed a problem with it) but I needed it taken in and it was still really big on me. I've ended up taking it in myself. Honestly don't go there. There's far better tailors in Edinburgh more expensive but worth it, especially of it's your wedding dress.