[Manchester] Stuff

Well, I can answer at least number 5 for you - for TVs, go to Repo TV. They sell reconditioned ex-rental TVs and also do repairs. Despite the fact that the whole place lives under a blue fug of cig smoke, I'd always go there to get a TV. They offer at least 6 month guarantees on them, and in the past 20 years we've had about 4 off them and they've always lasted for years rather than months. In fact we usually got fed up with the tellies before they broke... http://www.repotv.com/

I note that they've started doing white goods too. Can't comment on that, but for TVs they're definitely worth a look. Welcome to Manchester - provided you don't express a preference for football teams (or paint your house blue or red) then you'll get on just fine with the locals!

mattystorey001 wrote:

Just recently moved to Manchester and the Fallowfield/Withington/Didsbury area!

Got a long list of things that i need to find that are 1) cheap 2) good!

1) Hairdressers
2) Dentists
3) Doctors
4) Shopping (food, groceries!)
5) Electrical goods (tv etc.)
6) Dry cleaners (suits for work)
7) Gym
8) Anything else anyone can think of!!!!

Its a big list, but seriously no idea where to start!

Many Thanks

Matt.

1. There are lots of hairdresser academys in manchester for models - £5 haircuts from wella for a start.
2. dentists - you'll be lucky to find one registering. Try the nhs website for ones that are meant to be but when you turn up they're usually not.
3. doctors - I really recommend the university practice in rusholme - robert derbishire. It's in rusholme medical centre.
4. Food - lidl! There's on on oxford road underneath wilmslow park halls. Much better than aldi and cheaper.
5. ??
6. dry cleaners - I need one too. apparently there's an online place based in manchester which collect for you and they had a voucher for money off first order. might be worth a google for.
7. gym - if you're a student either armitage or aquatics centre.. other than that I don't know.
8. anything else?

withington - battered cod is a good chippy - I prefer it to the fallowfield one on ladybarn lane.

theres a good doctors opposite mcdonalds in wilmslow road,fallowfield (a big old house)my husband used to go there it was were Dr Chris Steel off Richard and Judy practised (dont know if hes still there as we havent been students for over a decade!!!!!!!)
dentists! be careful i would say carry on going to the one you know at home at parents every 6 mth unless you have emergency and the dental hospital behind oxford road and the precinct will sort that one out ive been there they are lovely!it is just that i had a bad experience in Fallowfield at a dentist on wilmslw road, it seemed to be different dentists everytime fresh out of college perhaps i ended up with lots of leaking fillings and had to have them ALL done again at my old dentst in bolton, one day i went past and there was a note on it had closed!!!!! never found out why but judging from the work in my mouth it is a good job it closed or was closed down!!!!one girl there tried to get me to have all veneers done so glad i didnt!!!she couldnt even do a decent filing! good luck!! fallowfield is great youll love it there!!

also chorlton !!! hardy has a lot of great shops (inc. boots,woolies, morrisons,dry cleaners, photo developers,florist etc the list is endless and lots of pubs too!!)and in the precinct there is a quality save so definately worth a few visits there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :T :T :T good luck and there's plenty of rain so buy a brolly!!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :beer:

There is a new Dentist in Prestwich on Bury Old Road called the Smile Centre and they have loads of vacancies. NHS too!