Index Extra

Index Extra - LittleGood (991 words)
by a-true-ben - written on 11.12.03 (Very useful, 300 readings)
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Index Extra is one of the catalogues offered by Littlewoods after Littlewoods bought out Index. Quite where one company starts and the other ends isn't so clear now, but my review focuses on my experiences of using the Index Extra catalogue out of the Littlewoods branch in Oxford. You can find Littlewoods and all these catalogues on the web ( www.littlewoods.co.uk ). There?s a specific Index website as well ( www.indexshop.com ), but that?s not really what I?m reviewing either - for my purposes, Index is a catalogue shop that works something like Argos (I?ll come to the major difference later). Sometimes you?ll find a shop called Index, sometimes Index ...

How many times can you get it wrong? (757 words)
by Meaux - written on 03.02.01 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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Now I’ll start by saying that I have used the Index shop several times and never experienced a problem. Armed with their lastest catalogue and a cup of tea I sat down in my new house to peruse what was on offer. Flicking through the index catalogue I soon found what I wanted to buy, a Delonghi dragon heater. Knowing my desired object would be heavy and bulky I was more than happy to pay that little bit extra to have it delivered directly to my door. Grabbing my credit card I phoned through my order which was accepted eagerly, in exchange I was told it would be delivered on the following Tuesday. Not knowing my new neighbours yet, and not wanting to leave ...

Index Extra: Extra, extra! (529 words)
by freespirit73 - written on 23.11.00 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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I find it very useful to belong to a mail order catalogue. There are certain down sides to it of course, but I believe the pluses outweigh the minuses. Let me start with the drawbacks then: (With index in particular) there is an insurance you can take out on the products that you buy. It’s called “extra cover”. If anything happens (including accidental damage) within the first year of ownership, then they will either replace the item, or give you a refund. The choice is yours (this cover also includes clauses for disability and unemployment, and if you have to go in to hospital). For this service you pay a percentage of your balance ...