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“Awful and charged twice!! ”
Written on: 17/04/2013 by PennyWilkinson (1 review written)
I went onto the website and booked 2 tickets online on Friday 22 March. I waited for the email to come through and I waited for payment (£29.70) from my account. As neither happened I assumed that the booking did not go through. I checked again on Saturday morning - still nothing. I resigned myself to pay on the door - which I did (£37). I checked my account later to find that the booking has been put through! Still no email. So - paying twice - it must have been good right? Wrong! (read more)
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“RIP OFF”
Written on: 13/04/2013
Had not been to the Ideal home show for about 4 years thought i'd go again to see how things had evolved. No free goodie bag, only get one if you pay a fiver for a brochure don't call that free. A lot of same stuff from my last visit in 2009, Bamix blender, vitamix blender, Over priced dated steam mops that you can buy anywhere for half the price. the list goes on. This year was a big disappointment most products on sale you could buy from Argos or high street stores. One of the show... (read more)
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“Giant market selling absolute tat”
Written on: 08/04/2013
Seen better stuff on sale at the market down my road. Absolute bloody rubbish as far as the eye can see. If that kind of stuff is the stuff of an Ideal Home then I'll live in a tent. How they dare charge for entry too I have no idea. Avoid at all cost unless you want to eat a £5 hot dog while looking at demonstrations of potato peelers and electronic cigarettes. Never again! (read more)
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“Pedestrian rubbish and devoid of inspiration”
Written on: 04/04/2013 by Lacewing
Came down from Manchester for this and really sorry we did. About to undertake major remodelling of home and in need of some ideas and connections with relevant companies. Where were the high quality kitchen companies and cutting edge designers/builders etc? We spent around 4 hours and truly exhausted the place in our desperation to find something useful. Tried upstairs which appeared to be a physical version of QVC and we felt manipulated. Food and drink were lacking and expensive; we... (read more)
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“disgusted that this exhibition would use anglian to...”
Written on: 04/04/2013
disgusted that this exhibition would use anglian to sponser THEM! anglian has failed on every level of service sold to me in respect of building a CONSERVATORY, door and WINDOWS! they were filmed on watchdog for their rip off SERVICE. even went as far as writing to all directors listed on companies HOUSE, wrote and spoke to every level of so called management and it got me NOWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!! all for the money the ideal home show has ruined their CREDIBILITY. if they choose one of the... (read more)
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“Waste of time and money!!!!”
Written on: 31/03/2013 by dgibbett
What a waste of time.Its like a big Market with a load of tosh!!!!!!Which I may add you pay a lot to get into.May as well have gone to Camden market and at least could have had decent food instead of rubbish which was grossly overpriced!!!!!NEVER AGAIN!!!! (read more)
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“dreadful”
Written on: 30/03/2013
I have been going to the Ideal home exhibition on and off since 1957. Goodness how the mighty have fallen. Thankfully I had free tickets, but If I had had to pay an entrance fee I would have been more than angry. It's never been the same since it was left by the Daily Mail. Show houses awful - the Princes house trust was like a rabbit hutch and I'm sure that Charles would never live in it! Food over priced bits of lettuce like a service station and nothing what so ever to be impressed by -... (read more)
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“What a disappointment ”
Written on: 26/03/2013 by Gabbycat
Was so looking forward to first visit and day out at the exhibition . Luckily got two tickets for £12 but not really worth even that . The food and drink prices a rip off . The stalls were that of a market . Not worth going and would not recommend to anyone . Beware of stalls selling items you can get just as cheap on Amazon namely the portable barbecues (read more)
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“wasted Afternoon”
Written on: 25/03/2013
A waste of an afternoon - went there to get some ideas for a house refurbishment i am about to undertake. It has really lost its sparkle and i left with a real feeling of diappointment and no inspiration. Although I managed to find a code to get a dsicount on my two tickets they were still expensive for this event. We had a snack upstairs £5.80 for a roll with a slither of beef in it. Pounced on by wardrobe sales people before we had even stepped on the stand and when we asked for a rough... (read more)
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“we had an enjoyable family day out”
Written on: 24/03/2013 by enfieldmike
I went with my wife and 2 daughters aged 13 and 14 and had an enjoyable day. food stalls on first floor were great - we had delicious britIsh sausages in a roll, but for a fiver you could get a plate of curry. lebanese, pakistani, italian, filled baguettes and loads more...not to mention all the free samples of cheese, wine, vodka, gin, ice cream, olives, nuts, salami, fruit juice, coffee, olive oil, pickles, jams...etc. Daughters had their nails done, saw 2 great fashion shows, technology... (read more)
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“Dreadful, waste of time and money”
Written on: 23/03/2013 by Honeybunn (1 review written)
First time at the exhibition with a like minded friend, very much looking forward to the day and planned to spend around 4 hours there. We walked into what looked like a flea market, repetitive stalls selling rubbish. Took a look over the balcony to see a crowded floor of salesmen, selling nothing of particular interest, (Anglian windows) did not queue up to look into show house as would have wasted 2 hours in the queue. On the plus side a couple of nice garden ideas. Thank The Lord we had... (read more)
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“Waste of time and money”
Written on: 22/03/2013 by bigjmc
Travelled down from West Yorkshire yesterday as we are looking at refurbishing our apartment. Did the same thing a decade ago and got some really good ideas and advice but yesterday was a complete waste of time and money. Like others have said its a glorified fleemarket with vendors trying to sell solutions looking for a problem and as for Earls Court, what a bloody dump. Paid nearly twenty quid for luch consisting of two drinks, sarnies and muffins, which was a complete rip-off just like... (read more)
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“WASTE OF TIME, MONEY & EFFORT”
Written on: 21/03/2013
Never been pounced on so many times by so many sellers - most of whom were rude and seemed the sole purpose of their existence was to almost surgically extract money from you. Was expecting lots of stands with ideas but not even close. Heaven help you if you were looking for disabled hints. Poor, poor, poor...... (read more)
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“Just returned from ideal home ”
Written on: 18/03/2013
Not many great ideas more like a large market selling food clothes and make up.Where were all the tools for all the DIYers and trade blokes . No Bosch Makita Dewalt a bit disappointing to say the least !!!!!!!! (read more)
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“Ideal Home Exhibition 2013 AWFUL”
Written on: 17/03/2013
Don't bother to go to this it is a complete waste of money, you'd be better off just going to Ikea. The facilities were also dreadful with the food more like something from a motorway service station and a general grubbiness all round. What a waste of a day :( (read more)
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“Don't bother”
Written on: 17/03/2013 by ValandSteve
So disappointed with the show, nothing new or different. The show house interiors were clearly designed by amateurs, and not even finished properly. Glad I got 2 for 1 tickets but still felt ripped off. Will not be wasting my time or money visiting this show again! (read more)
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“2013 Exhibition waste of money”
Written on: 15/03/2013
Just returned from the first day of 2013 exhibition. Don't waste your money. Downstairs is much smaller than it used to be and it is mainly big brand stores B&Q Anglian windows and the rest, but with limited space, so you are better off going to stores. Nothing new. The rest are hard sell market traders. (read more)
Oneofthoseplease's Comment
Written on: 16/03/2013
Absolutely agree!!!!! Just come back on second day with group of people of varying ages and interests. All agreed it was absolute rubbish. Nothing aspiration or inspirational. It was expensive, the guide/programme (you don't need it) a waste, the goodie bag embarrassing...sad, sad, sad. Love the magazine and presenters but show is shameful.
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“dodgy goods !”
Written on: 26/11/2012
Went to the Christmas Ideal Home Exhibition,my eldest bought some hair curling tongs after a dmonstration on her hair,it looked fabulous ! So she parted with her money ....£79.....went to use the curling/tongs the next day and they wouldnt heat up.Hubby changed fuse/plug ect still no joy. Dont worry said I ,lets use the reciept to find out who the company were and we will return them.No such luck ,the reciept was just a random piece of paper out of a reciept book, no name ,no guarantee... (read more)
Ritaed's Comment
Written on: 24/03/2013
i went to the xmas show in 2012. I was ripped off by CRYSTAL ADONIS who sold crystal based xmas decorations. I got a ball about the size of small football, made of same material as the xmas decs that you can buy. made of some type of metal based product but very delicate. They had a few crystals in them and snowman design. i paid £25 for it. It was packed in box and I took it home. When I opened it it was cracked in two places. Couldnt have happened with me cos it was in my bag in box. I complained to Ideal home show organisers and they got in touch with CRYSTAL ADONIS. They promised finally to get a decoration sent to me by xmas, I never got one. After countless emails to Ideal Home and CRYSTAL ADONIS I have not been reimbursed for the biggest load of C R A P i have ever bought and have not had any apologies. I will not be returning to ideal home show. Its a rip off place and the organisers couldnt give a *** for the customers who walk through their doors and buy products. I would say dont go there. You can email amy.ktori@media-ten.com but i cant guarantee you will get much help but at least she answers your emails.
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“Rip-Off”
Written on: 21/11/2012
Most of this exhibition consisted of hard-sell sales people handing out brouchers.Very little to actually look at. How they can legally charge £16.50 for entrance is beyond my understanding. The venue itself reminded me of a scruffy multi-storey car park (although it was heated). You are better off going to Blue-Water or Westfield. (read more)
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“Unprofessional and unreliable sellers”
Written on: 19/05/2012 by Iwasrippedoff (1 review written)
I visited the Ideal home exhibition this April 2012 after being given a ticket by my Mother who couldn’t make it. I went there to specifically purchase items for our new home, I drove there so that I could take my purchases home and save on delivery costs. I thought I had spent money with some good companies who were reliable, one company sent the wrong item by post and still has yet to send me the item I paid for. I bought and paid for 2 items from another outlet for both my children at... (read more)
Alreadyinuse's Response to Iwasrippedoff's Review
Written on: 15/11/2012
If you thought that was poor, you should see the Christmas version. I stopped going to the main show years ago when I found that none of the major appliance manufacturers exhibited. How can you have an ideal home without them.
Now the Christmas version is just the opportunity for retailers with claimed special show reduced prices which are still ludicrously overpriced.. You would do better to go to a good shopping centre
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Ritaed's reply to Alreadyinuse's Comment
Written on: 24/03/2013
i went to the xmas show last year as I was a regular Ideal home Show visitor. Bought a delicate xmas bauble size of small football but it was cracked when i got it home. It cost £25 so quite expensive. I emailed the company CRYSTAL ADONIS and they ignored my email. So emailed amy.ktori@media-ten.com, she replied that she would contact them. They ignored again so after contacting media ten they finally agreed to send a replacement, but denying that their product would have broken with normal care. They promised to deliver the bauble by xmas but of course it never came and waas never likely to. I emailed Amy again and she said she more or less cannot force them to refund my money. So basically they allow contributors to rip off customers as long as they get their money. Everything there is a rip off as I got 3 separate years tickets free cos of previous complaints. But this one has annoyed me, its cost me £25 from a R I P off company (if you want to write such words put spaces in between otherwise the site dont allow the words). The goods were faulty and C R A P so basically werent worth buying. In the long run its saved me money cos now I wont go back twice a year so I have saved lots of money, much more than the £25 I have been ripped off by.CRYSTAL ADONIS are on a website but they dont allow reviews obviously, I now know why
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Alreadyinuse's reply to Ritaed's Comment
Written on: 25/03/2013
I wouldn't go again to either, even if you paid me to go.
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“WASTE OF MONEY”
Written on: 07/05/2012 by ollybabe
i PURCHASED THE WOW LINT REMOVER WHICH WORKED FOR 24 HOURS, THE SILICONE PART WHICH GETS WASHED IN WATER CAME APART, COMPLETE CON , NOW I KNOW WHY NO RECIEPT WAS GIVEN (read more)
Ritaed's Response to ollybabe's Review
Written on: 24/03/2013
i didnt get receipt either for my CRYSTAL ADONIS bauble which was cracked when i got it home. Even though it was in a box, packed by CRYSTAL ADONIS staff. Cost £25 and was a waste of money. Wont be buying anymore CRYSTAL ADONIS goods or going ideal home show again, after 20yrs i realise its a rip off
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“Not Ideal”
Written on: 06/04/2012
I too went to the Ideal Home and was conned at the Beautiful Brows stand. There is no such thing as a 'good thing'. It is a fake product which is claimed to be semi-permanent, however had come off by the time we left the show. I subsequently contacted the company and returned the kit. Still waiting for my refund 10 days later!!! Avoid at all costs. The Organisers should be on top of this type of seling. (read more)
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“IDEAL HOME SHOW HAS LOST ITS WAY”
Written on: 06/04/2012
It was meant to be a show about homes, new ideas, innovations, design but there was little of that. It was a glorified market selling things that were little to do with the home. For example a teeth whitening stall? another selling trainers, sweets, scarfs, animal skins? clothes, tarot card reading? hair brushes, lots of hand cream and beauty products. And I've never seen so many food stalls under one roof, great if you fancy an indian curry or a kangaroo burger? The organisers need to... (read more)
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“Good Day Out”
Written on: 30/03/2012 by window.shopper (1 review written)
Had a fun day out at the Ideal Home Show. Yes, a couple of people pounced on me, especially selling wine. Didn't buy anything, but saw what I wanted to see. Had lots of tasters, sadly no tea tasting! Came away tired, weary, but with a smile on my face. Where there were tables, there were not enough seats! but found lots of people sitting at the cookery show seating, so enough seating but because of the venue, no tables were there. Yes I will be going next year, just for the fun of... (read more)
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“Non Ideal Home”
Written on: 28/03/2012 by Sonnyboy123
What a sheer waste of time and effort, paid £12.00 plus booking fee to enter the exhibition also paid £8.50 for a travel card. Don't bother to go along, just salespeople thrusting theirselves upon you from entry to exit and rude to you if they received not response from you. They obviously were not having a good time selling their wares. I have been in the past and it has been busy, Today it was empty, plenty of seats to be found, empty units, bored looking exhibitors and items double... (read more)
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“Ideal Home??? If I wanted face cream I'd have gone to...”
Written on: 27/03/2012
I must say this was the worst experience I have ever had at a show of this nature. Last year was the first time I went and this year will probably be my last. I wasn't overly impressed last year, but thought I'd give it another go and boy was I sorry about that decision. I managed to get free tickets from the evening standard and quite frankly I would have felt robbed if I'd had to pay the full price. From the outset it just seemed like a cattle market. There are literally no seats to sit... (read more)
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“Dont waste your money or time”
Written on: 25/03/2012 by idealshow
Show was a complete waste of time and money, i wish i had read this review site before going. No way this many people can be wrong. Turns out it is also a scam as the same companies are disguised as competitor. 4 spa stands all the same company Dont be fooled (read more)
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“Not worth the effort...”
Written on: 24/03/2012
First timer - glad I went as I have been meaning to go for years and can see that I hadn't missed a thing! I wish I hadn't bothered!! Travelled from Southgate, had free tickets (thank goodness) arrived at 11am out the door at 11.52am!! Did the floors, had sales people pushing all sorts in my face - one particular man selling nail products attempted to put something in my hand that I refused to have unless I knew it's contents...I had to ask specifically about nut oils and yes there was... (read more)
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“waste of life”
Written on: 22/03/2012 by dontgoidealhome
If you are planning on going don't waste your life. You can't take 2 steps without having a sales person jump on you. Spent 30mins there and left it was a total let down. Oh and my ideal woman would not be sponsered by tenna lady.! (read more)
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“Disappointing”
Written on: 22/03/2012 by Builderon (1 review written)
I have to agree with others who were disappointed with the show. Luckily I got a free ticket from Martin Lewis's column, and spent a couple of hours there before setting off on holiday, so I didn't wast any money on travel or tickets, otherwise I would have felt decidedly more ticked off. I was hoping to see lighting and renewable heating ideas for a building project, but the exhibition seemed to be 90% beauty products, health aids and food stalls, and there was little you couldn't see in... (read more)
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“hard sell hell”
Written on: 21/03/2012
Altogether not particularly enjoyable or worth the long journey ... nothing new there that can't be found online. The women's section was truly dreadful ... no chance to browse or look at anything without being accosted by aggressive sellers .... and comments in earshot when you declined! The best stalls were the ones with friendly assistants who encouraged browsing and waited to be approached without any feeling of pressure. All in all, not enough places to sit, long queues to view the... (read more)
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“I thought the Ideal Home Exhibition was far from...”
Written on: 09/04/2011
I thought the Ideal Home Exhibition was far from Ideal. To me it was a glorified market. Everybody was out there to sell their wares whether they were qauality or not. I was conned on the beautiful brows stall. After giving me a demonstration, I thought I was on to a good thing....not!! It was one big con. It consisted of a load of cheap brushes and a powder that didn't even make one iota of difference to my own eyebrows. And, it was wrapped in the most smelliest 'leather' case that... (read more)
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“Was loud couldn't hear ourself think and the worst of...”
Written on: 09/04/2011
Was loud couldn't hear ourself think and the worst of it was the blatant support of animal cruelty so many stands with fur bits and pieces and one stand in particular with lots of fur coats and hats. I thought this would have been illegal given the big campaigns by Peta and RSPCA about skinned alive animals and fur imported through China etc but no it seems to thriving at the ideal home show, nothing ideal home about that sorry, no code of ethics from this years organizers, upset quite a... (read more)
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“Very disappointing. Lots of gadgets that do not work...”
Written on: 29/03/2011
Very disappointing. Lots of gadgets that do not work as well when you take them home. Also we signed up for a home security system. The sales man was very nice, enthusiastic etc. He assured us everything would work and the distance we wanted to be covered with the monitor was well within range. A surveyor would come round and check everything is OK then a month later it would be fitted. What actually happened was a phonecall the next day to say someone would be round two days later to fit... (read more)
Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
Thank you for taking the time to post your comment. Perhaps you could contact Media 10 directly so we can take the issue up with the exhibitor in question. We encourage our exhibitors to offer their best service as it does reflect on the show and we always aim to provide the best visitor experience possible. You can contact us through review centre or directly. We look forward to hearing from you.
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“First and last time at the Ideal Home Show, I can't...”
Written on: 27/03/2011
First and last time at the Ideal Home Show, I can't believe people actually pay to attend this event, (I myself had free tickets). Attended on the final day of the show, it was rammed full, you could hardly move inside, let alone get to see any of the stands, nearly all of which were unappealing anyway, apparently there was a gadget section, though where I have no idea where, (was that the Virgin Media stand?!). Seriously, nothing like I was expecting, I've found more inspiration looking... (read more)
Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
Thank you for taking the time to post your comments. We are sorry to hear that there was nothing that was appealing to you. There were 640 exhibitors and we try and have a wide selection so that all tastes are catered for. If you wouldn't mind posting again and letting us know what you would like to see that would help us improve our offer for future shows.
<br/>Ideal gadgets is not itself a section as there are gadgets across each of the other themes so they are spread throughout but we will make sure visitors are aware of this in future. Thank you.
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<br/>For future reference The final days of most exhibitions are busy as visitors can usually pick up bargains from the show.
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“I AGREE WITH ALL THE OTHER REVIEWS. UPSTAIRS LOOKS...”
Written on: 25/03/2011
I AGREE WITH ALL THE OTHER REVIEWS. UPSTAIRS LOOKS LIKE A FLEA MARKET AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AN IDEAL HOME.NOTHING WAS CHEAP.THE TICKETS WERE EXPENSIVESO OVERALL ITS AN EXPENSIVE DAY OUT.
I WAS EXPECTING DEMO ROOMS FULL OF DECORATING IDEAS, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE THAT. THERE WERE SUPPLIERS SELLING WINDOWS, SOMEONE SELLING SOFA'S....HOW ABOUT PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER TO GIVE IDEAS.
IT GETS WORSE YEAR SO I HAVE DECIDED NEVER TO RETURN.
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Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
Thank you for taking the time to post your comments. Regarding the demo rooms full of ideas. There were four rooms with ideas from Ideal home magazine and 5 Fully constructed houses from us as organisers with every room in the house furnished with ideas. We hoped this would be sufficient. If you wouldn't mind posting again with any suggestions for future shows so we can accommodate them and aim to keep you as a future visitor. Thank you.
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“The show was it not called the IDEAL HOME SHOW, well...”
Written on: 25/03/2011
The show was it not called the IDEAL HOME SHOW, well there wse hardly anything to do with the home their it didnt take us even 2 hours to walk round, hoping it was going to get better,
The very little furniture or kitchens and what was there was more suitable for a Essex house (the way the media portray it), the show case houses you had to que for 2 hours.
I can look at a show home any where and upstairs well what was that all about, loads of cooked food stalls with people sitting eating...
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Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
Sorry to hear your experience didn't match your expectations. Thank you for taking the time to post your comments. As the organisers we aim to deliver a cross section of elements related to the home to ensure all tastes are catered for. However we will definitely take your comments on board and aim to increase the ratio of furniture and kitchens for future shows.
<br/>Regarding queues for the show houses if you have the time to post any suggestions as to how we could reduce these we would love to hear from you.
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“Such a dissapointment, it is like an old age...”
Written on: 24/03/2011
Such a dissapointment, it is like an old age pensioners convention! There must have been so many complimentary tickets given out. Looks so cheap and uninspiring, I would never come back again. The avergae age must be about 60! From talking to exhibitors, the majority of them said its a terrible event and they would not be exhibiting again. (read more)
Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
We appreciate you taking the time to post your comments. Unfortunately as organisers of the exhibition we cannot control who visits the show. Independent research carried out with visitors at the show actually has the average age of visitors at 44. Research from the previous year was an average age of 41!
<br/> Regarding the look and feel we invest a significant amount to produce interesting features. Did you mean the features were cheap and uninspiring or the stands? If it is the stands we will aim to encourage exhibitors to try and make the best of their space where possible in future.
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“After reading such negative reviews I was pleasantly...”
Written on: 23/03/2011
After reading such negative reviews I was pleasantly surprised after my visit to the 2011 show. I had a free ticket which helped of course as the admission price( plus £3 show guide) would have put me off. The homes were just ok but very small and not very inspiring apart from eco features. Queues were short until lunch time when the whole place was packed. The stalls were roughly the same as last year but varied and interesting as were the demonstrations apart from the inane catwalk! There... (read more)
Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
Thank you for your comments. We will take on board your suggestions for British innovations and small business for future shows, did you have any particular small businesses in mind so that we can approach them. Regarding the seating we have increased this space by 25% over previous years but will try to keep improving further for future shows. Thank you.
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“I went with serious intentions of finding suppliers of...”
Written on: 22/03/2011
I went with serious intentions of finding suppliers of products for an extension I am having built this year and came away with nothing. What have hair and beauty stalls and a fortune teller (yes a fortune teller!!!) got to do with home improvements. The whole thing was disappointing to the extreme. (read more)
Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
Did the fortune teller tell you to go to Grand designs Live? Just kidding. It's a shame the home improvements element of the show didn't match your expectations. We aim to have a cross section of all things for the Ideal Home and home improvements is one part of this. However, we have taken on board your comments and will aim to improve and grow this section for future shows.
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“What an embarrassment! Organisers pull your thumb...”
Written on: 21/03/2011 by DebiSilver (1 review written)
What an embarrassment! Organisers pull your thumb out!! What on earth have you done to what used to be a fantastic day out. There literally was nothing innovative and I too am so pleased I downloaded free tickets off of Martins Money Tips. Had I have paid for a ticket I would have complained so strongly and insisted on getting my money back. We are in a recession, god knows what you charged the stall holders who are only paying for the venue's good name but please, Organisers, vet the stall... (read more)
Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Response to DebiSilver's Review
Written on: 01/04/2011
Dear Debi
<br/>Thank you for taking the time to post your comments. I wonder if your comment about being in a recession is a reflection of the perceived lack of innovation this year, I hope not. We did have the whole house of the future at the show. There were also many innovations and new gadgets and these were spread through each of the sectors and not all in one place perhaps this is why they were not immediately obvious. We will make sure we highlight these for future shows. Thank you.
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“The show is a joke and a scam; we used to do the show...”
Written on: 20/03/2011
The show is a joke and a scam; we used to do the show when the Daily Mail Group ran the show. Last year media 10 took over and ruined the show, and on top of it has made special deals with companies to make them sole suppliers to the show. It looks like 2 or 3 companies but in fact only one.
BUYERS BEWARE!!!
I know this to be true for the hot tubs being sold (scammed) and I am sure it will be the same for some of the other big ticket items
If you bought under pressure at the show you have...
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Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
Sorry to hear you think the show is a joke and a scam. The show actually won an award last year for the Best Consumer Show. We also had over a quarter of a million visitors. If you could supply more detail as to how exactly it was ruined we will attempt to improve these areas for you in future.
<br/>We do have sponsorship deals with a number of companies if that is what you mean by special deals. The company selling hot tubs is definitely not a scam! We do try and get a cross section of companies exhibiting within the different sections of the show and not to overload the areas with lots of companies selling the same products. All of this is our approach to give the best visitor experience and offer the best potential for exhibitors to make sales.
<br/>We hope no visitors bought anything under pressure at the show, I have faith that the British public are smart enough to know what they are buying and if anyone has any evidence or experience of pressure selling at the show please contact us and we will make sure we deal with it in the strictest manner.
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★☆☆☆☆
“We're exhibiting at The Ideal Home Show 2011 and...”
Written on: 18/03/2011
We're exhibiting at The Ideal Home Show 2011 and rather than boosting our business profile and profits we're facing the serious possibility of filing for bankruptcy at the end of the show.
We were promised an affluent ABC1 audience with an average age of 41 but the shopping floor is basically tat being sold to pensioners. The only companies making any profit are 'Del Boys' selling cleaning cloths and tacky jewellry.
We were sold a dream but the show is bringing many of us to our knees....
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Media10Idealhomeshoworganisers's Comment
Written on: 01/04/2011
We are genuinely sorry to hear this. The audience you were sold was based on the independent visitor research profile carried out at the show the previous year.
<br/>Perhaps you could contact Media 10 directly so we could discuss what went wrong for you. What products were you exhibiting? How were they displayed? Who did you have manning the stand? Would they have benefitted from exhibition sales training from us as organisers?
<br/>Please do contact me through review centre so we can see how we might help.
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Idhsurvivor's Comment
Written on: 10/04/2011
I found this review not helpful because..as a purveyor of "tacky jewellery" for 14 years at the ideal home maybe this person needs to reconsider there product range
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Idhsexhibitor's Comment
Written on: 23/03/2013
We are also a exhibitor at the show with quality art and jewellery and have done this show for 7 years. We agree that it is now just a glorified market with no quality punters, only ones that come for the freebies.
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“I'd agree with everyone else on here. I went with my...”
Written on: 08/04/2010
I'd agree with everyone else on here. I went with my sister and mum and wanted to get decorating ideas. I came away with none. Unbearably overcrowded. Full of rubbish stalls that weren't relevant to an "ideal home", including ideal woman and the food area. Won't be going again and glad I didn't pay for my ticket. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“basically a total waste of my time effort and most...”
Written on: 08/04/2010
basically a total waste of my time effort and most importantly money !just an overpriced market experience!very pushy sales tactics especially on the oxfordshire garden furniture stand(what a bunch of DEL-BOY TROTTERS)to sum up just a joke of a show run by amateurs at media 10! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Last time I went to this show (many years ago) there...”
Written on: 05/04/2010
Last time I went to this show (many years ago) there was not enough time to see everything in one day. This time I arrived about 11am and had seen it all by 2pm so had 4 hours to kill before the coach pickup.
Was looking for ideas/inspiration for decorating and equipping a new kitchen. What a waste of time!! Adjustable beds/chairs, hot tubs, expensive garden gazebos, sofas, chandeliers and a lot of tat and the usual boring gadgets that you can see any day on the TV shopping channels. ...
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★☆☆☆☆
“We went to the ideal home show for the first time...”
Written on: 04/04/2010
We went to the ideal home show for the first time after a four year break, we vowed after our last visit we would never go again, but having read that it had undergone a serious revamp, thought we would give it another go, but what a mistake i could have got more ideas from walking around my local shopping centre and had more fun, apart from the Nintendo stand, no one showed any interest in finding out if were interested in there products, the one highlight of the show was the talk by... (read more)
★★★★★
“Really great show. Plenty to look at and plenty of...”
Written on: 04/04/2010
Really great show. Plenty to look at and plenty of things to buy. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“As with most other people I wasn't particularly...”
Written on: 04/04/2010
As with most other people I wasn't particularly enamoured by the large numbers, particularly upstairs. The Show homes were very small and what's with the 1940's pre-fab exterior finishes ?
Loads of tat for sale, in fairness lots of people buying it so who am I to judge. 1 or 2 genuinely interesting specialist exhibitors from whom you could glean info or see interesting products. Spent an informative 20 minutes with a chap getting info on cctv cameras and recorders which we are thinking of...
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★☆☆☆☆
“We were glad we had complimentary tickets as would...”
Written on: 03/04/2010
We were glad we had complimentary tickets as would have felt thouroughly miserable if we'd paid to go into the Ideal Home Show. I expected something swish, spectacular and full of new innovative gadgets, luxury products and things I would possibly want to buy.
I was horrified at how much plastic was been binned; recycling!!
It was like being at our local market but with stall holders who were not as friendly. Couldn't hear the chefs so pointless sitting around to watch. Sorry but no Wow...
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Ritaed's Response to Honeybunn's Review
Written on: 24/03/2013
So true, i have been going for years, usually just out of habit and it used to be much better. last few years it has declined. There are too many boring companies like windows etc. and not enough interesting unusual stuff. The sales people try to drag you in for make overs etc and then want to sell you some overpriced product you can get for half the price. i reluctantly went to a clairvoyant a year ago. She was useless. Never told me anything. More like a cup of tea and chat with friend, without the tea!!! The year before did tarot reading, which consisted of putting my hand on a machine, and i got a printout with my birth date on it. Just a lot of rubbish and cost me £10 for that but £30 for the clairvoyant. Spent too much money on rubbish there