I recently placed a last minute order with Auckland Flowers for Easter delivery. I am overseas and…read morewas a little apprehensive. Not only were they extremely professional and responsive, but the flower arrangement they produced was absolutely stunning. Lisa was a delight to work with and I cannot recommend the company more highly for quality of product and professional service.

From the owner: Flower delivery Auckland and New Zealand wide. Gift Baskets, fruit baskets, Christmas gift…read morebaskets, helium balloons, soft toys, baby gift baskets. Order online, via phone or fax or visit us in store. Unique "design your own gift basket" service. Pick and choose what your recipient likes the best and we will send it to them. Online since 1999 and in business since 1980.

I usually have my framing done by a more boutique framer. However, I wanted to acknowledge the…read moreexceptional service from Ava at the Apollo Drive store. She listened to me and provided several excellent options to enhance my artwork. Don't be fooled by Ava's youth. She has an artists eye and provided the best customer experience that I have had in that store. Thank you Ava

I approached Factory Frames to do matting only for 20 unsigned prints. They cut the mats for me but…read morerefused to fix the prints to the matting, claiming they would not take responsibility for trimming the artwork to match the mat size. This policy was never explained to me in advance and no clear reason was given at the time. They charged me one thousand dollars for this basic job, which took them around half an hour to complete. That rate felt unjustifiable, especially considering it involved no mounting, no framing and no signing, just cutting. After signing the prints at home over the weekend, I returned to have them mounted to the mats, expecting the job to be completed as originally intended. Instead, I was told there would be an additional charge, more or less one hundred and forty dollars, to finish what they had started. After a short discussion, Sharon, the employee I dealt with, consulted the owner, but they still refused to complete the work without further payment. I left feeling upset and disappointed. I found the service to be unreasonable and unaccommodating. If there was a policy around not mounting untrimmed prints, it should have been made clear at the outset. The pricing felt excessive and the unwillingness to see the job through without imposing further charges showed a lack of regard for customer care. Regards Sam Hatam

Knowledge of golf etiquette is almost as important as the ability to play the game itself, you…read morecan't just pitch up at a golf club in your shorts, vest and jandals and hope to be welcomed. Okay, you can't do that at real golf clubs, they will evict you quicker than you can say bogan. I like the dress rules of golf, it keeps it civilised, and stops trouble makers from causing hassles on the course. Good golf gear is normally quite expensive, so I buy most of my stuff on the internet, only shopping at stores to see what's new on the market. Golf Gear in Albany is not your average shop, and you can get products at wholesale prices, making it much better on the pocket. The stock is limited though, but the guy working the counter was full of stories and really helpful. Ooooh and I loved their golf bags, now there's a reason to return.

This Pak N Save is nice and new and modern, well on the outside its modern, but in the inside its…read morejust this big massive warehouse, with big wide aisles. Its stuffed from floor to ceiling mainly full of packaged stuff, every time I come here it just reminds me of how much packaged food we eat these days, from cereal to snacks to noodles to canned food - a whole big aisle full of canned food, chips, biscuits, bread. I wonder what our Great Grandparents would think about all the packaged food we eat these days, I'm sure they would think we were crazy, just look at your trolley next time you go to the supermarket at your trolley full of packaged food. Anyway the location of this supermarket is pretty convenient as its accessible to a number of suburbs and has easy motorway access, I mainly come during the week when its nice and quiet thank god, as I'm sure in the weekend it gets pretty busy. I also often grab a coffee from the expresso coffee stand, I do wish that they had coffee cup holders in the trolleys. I do think also from shopping at New World and Countdown that Pak n Save is the cheapest and its good if you don't mind the packing at the end. They also have a convenient fuel station next to the supermarket and you can use the discount voucher provided on your receipt. I still think the petrol should be cheaper though considering its self service.

Nice big store, good layout and easy to find what you need, loads of parking, easy to get in and…read moreout off car park,