‘Flaming
June’ it may not have been, but at least some warm sunny days have enabled us
to get out and about to various visitor attractions and enjoy some traditional
family picnics.
With this
in mind, this month I wrote several reviews about places that I have visited
and would recommend. These have included Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens,
Norfolk (a great fun family day out), The Hop Farm, Kent (offering free
admission and reasonably priced rides) and some lesser-known English Heritage
sites, such as Burgh Castle.
One of the
main irritations that I addressed this month was the way that certain companies
ask you to ‘hold for a moment’ then proceed to abandon you for what seems like
ages. Comments from readers included stories of extremely long waits, tales of
being passed between a series of unhelpful people and complaints about the cost
of such lengthy calls. At least companies that use 0800 numbers allow you to
listen to their annoying music, stony silence or intermittent recorded messages
for free!
Some of the
other topics that I wrote about this month were camping (great fun, low cost
holidays), moving your static caravan (easier than you would think) paying for
public toilets and the worst shops as defined by a recent consumer survey.
It was
thumbs up for Avon Eyeshadow Primer and Bookstart, but thumbs down for Belvita Breakfast Biscuits.
Next month
there’ll be more visitor attraction reviews, more verdicts on products and no
doubt a bit more ranting about life’s irritations.
Thanks for
reading.
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me on Twitter @shoppersjoy
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