Advantages: Stylish, good range of features Disadvantages: No 'piggy-back' connection
...I recently purchased a vanity bag from Oasis (fashion shop) and have found it really strong, stylish and useful, with excellent organiser capabilities.
The bag is part of the Oasis luggage collection designed by Antler. At £30 the bag seems about average price, but was definitely the most stylish and had the most features. It fits in with the ethos of Oasis as being individual and fashionable. It is black and curved at the front, and is soft-sided but with a reinforced front.
It is travel-bag sized, with two main sections. Each section includes organiser features, including:
* mobile phone pocket
* 3 bottle straps (for storing shampoo, etc)
* key holder
* A4 sized inside pocket
* pen holders
* other storage pockets
It also comes with a shoulder strap and a padlock.
For me the bag is excellent, as it forces me to become more...
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Lock it up Review ofAntler Identity Combination Lockby
danielalong
Advantages: Locks cases Disadvantages: Not high security
...Antler combination lock
On a recent foray abroad, I decided that it was about time I started locking my trusty holdall.. just because it has served me well for about 20years, doesn’t mean that it will always remain tightly shut when I get it off that carousel.
So, needing something simple, and not with a key, I settled on the combination lock. I realised early on that I would lose a key, or put it into the bag for safe keeping, but realised that I could probably remember numbers.
~~Product and Packaging~~
My combination lock is in orange, but I have seen the blue ones for sale.
These type of locks are for zipped cases…ones which have zips which join together and can be fastened I assume.
It is about 5cm in length and has 3 small dials at the side with a metal hook like contraption which snaps closed like other combination locks...
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Advantages: Excellent food, friendly service Disadvantages: Not that cheap
...solid. On the walls are various "traditional" Lappish items, such as carved, wooden mugs and antlers.
I didn't dislike the appearance, but I can't say it thrilled me enormously. There was a definite look they were going for and they achieved it. Even the waitresses were in "traditional" costume.
~~~ The Food ~~~
Rather more important to me than the appearance.
We decided to skip the starters, though we were very tempted with the idea of splitting a Lappish plate for two between us. This is a wide variety of Lappish food that would probably give any visitor a good estimate as to what traditional Lappish cuisine entails. There's plenty of fish, some smoked reindeer as well as some cheese, mushrooms and berries.
For a main course, I had breast of snow grouse and snow grouse timbale. I figured I might as well go for something I'd never...
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When trying to define Dirty Weekend in a few words poorly acted, badly scripted, and incredibly dated are the things that come to mind. On the other hand is a fantastic riotously funny movie that really brightens my day.
Bella (Lia Williams) has had... more