My housemate and I ran into the friendly service from Mr Dishwasher after the dishwasher died in…read moreour rental property, leaked on our electrics and shorted out the whole house. Oh yes it was as fun as it sounds. The guy who arrived was prompt and explained everything dishwasher related. He even made it sound easy in girl terms. The dishwasher was installed and running in a few minutes and he also gave us the manual (in case of further electrical problems), a whole tub of dishwashing powder specific for the German brand we received (score!) and a bottle of rinse aid. As two students who don't have a budget for dishwashing powder of rinse aid - this was greatly, greatly appreciated! The guy also left us his card and told us not to hesitate to call if we had any problems or any other questions. I'm sure two girls can figure out how a dishwasher functions, but it was sweet of him to offer.

Nice guy and he left with me thinking the dishwasher was fixed. But interestingly he become…read moreuncontactable when it was not working 15 minutes later. Very disappointing given we had waited weeks to get him out as he is reputedly the expert, and it was expensive. We now go through another company.

Needless to say, if you play sport you need to look the part, especially if you're part of a team…read more Having played and been involved in sport all of my life I have had to organise uniforms more than once, and more often than not I have found myself at Sports Scene on Port Road. They specialise in screen printing and embroidery, but also dabble in digital printing and other new-fangled techniques. To be honest, I only deal with them when I have no other choice because often I have had orders that have not been provided on deadline. This is the only reason they have been given 3 stars instead of a possible 4 or 5. Many others I know have had similar experiences, which is unfortunate. If time is not of the essence though, they do good stuff. If you need shirts for a pub crawl, team trip or just that you are passionate about 'No Fat Chicks', then they can definately hook you up! Corporate and Schools wear is also a speciality.

One thing the online printing and stationary market doesn't have besides a physical presence is…read morepersonalised service. And this is exactly what Abbott's have and been doing for many years and what the majority of their repeat business is based upon. Located on the prominant corner of Port and South Rds, it stands without having a car or truck plough into it daily, which is a good thing too. Off the shelf they sell all the necessary items for any home / office such as staplers, sticky tape, copy paper, folders, diaries, paper clips, rubber bands and heaps more. They have a photocopier available for anyone off the street to use and offer a copy service for higher volumes of work. The services they offer are varied from someone popping in to get a rough quote for business cards to printing a complete range of streamlined stationary for a home business or major company. Also, there is a inhouse design team to assist with composing your business details to fit the stationary. On the other hand there is an online self help printing service, whereby you don't need to set foot inside the premises, as it's all ready for you to fill in the gaps. The service is quick with a short turn around time from printing to delivery.

My business has used Abbotts for over twenty years now, and they have always exceeded my…read moreexpectations! They offer great ideas to improve my print jobs, they are cost competitive yet still give that added level of service. Being a family business, they also seem to go the extra yard and give that personalised touch. I really cannot recommend them highly enough.