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When looking to buy a new tablecloth it is important to ensure you know the dimensions of the table you wish to cover. After all, what would be worse than finding the perfect tablecloth only to discover that you didn’t know what size to buy!This would leave you with the following dilemma: Do you buy it anyway and hope for the best or decide to leave it and go away empty handed.
Making sure you are properly prepared before you start your shopping trip will help to solve this problem before it starts. Doing your homework first ensures that when you do find the right tablecloth, you will have all the necessary data at your disposal to make an informed choice. This will help to reduce the element of risk in terms of sizing.
Measuring your tablecloth is of course, not the only consideration. It is equally important to know how much fabric should be left at each end in order to create an overhang. Doing so will make sure that once you have got your carefully measured tablecloth home, it fits perfectly and creates the right impression.
There are two basic steps involved when it comes to measuring your table in order to get the right tablecloth measurements. As part of this guide, we will walk and talk you through them to make sure you get the perfect size for your table.
Step One: The first thing to do is measure the width of your table making sure that allow for an extra 40mm to overhang the sides of the table. Always remember to check the width of the tablecloth fabric against the width of your table. Providing it is wider, the material can be trimmed accordingly. If it is too narrow, then it will not cover the table adequately.
Step Two: Repeat step one but this time measure the table length. Remember to leave the same 40mm overhang to make sure that the tablecloth has an equal drop on each side.
For instance, if you had a table that measured 2 metres by 1 metre, the amount of fabric you would require for your tablecloth would be approximately 2. 5 metres.
By following these simple steps, it will help to make sure that when you buy your next tablecloth, the chances of getting it wrong are greatly minimised.
So, what are you waiting for!Why don’t you give it a try now and take a look through some of the excellent table covers on offer here at the Tablecloth Shop. All you need to do is find the tablecloth you desire from our excellent range and use your newly created measurements to find one that will look amazing on your table.
Guide 4 Shopping UK
Guide 4 Shopping as an interactive shopping directory that offers 100% cashback to online customers. Guide 4 Shopping has more than 2000 online stores with special offers, voucher and discount codes.
What is 100% cashback?
Guide 4 shoppers offers 100% cashback to online shoppers that means every time you shop from the listed stores on Guide 4 shopping, the merchant pays some money back to Guide 4 Shopping for referring that customer. Guide 4 Shopping pays that money to the customer as cashback in full. The aim of the service is to offer discount codes to online customers and also offer them cashback on the shopping through Guide 4 Shopping which they would not earn it by shopping directly from the store.
How Cashback work?
Guide 4 Shopping interactive system offers easy and absolutely Free registration to access thousands of retailers ie Boots, BHS, Next, Dabs, M&S, Tesco, Asda, Harrods and more to earn cashback on each purchase. Guide 4 Shopping has been working with these retailers to bring special offers, deals, voucher codes and cashback that are offered freely to online shoppers.
How much can I earn?
There is no limit on how much you can earn. The cashback earnings are based on your shopping budget. A typical home user could save up to £1000 per year on food, home accessories, mobile, electronics, clothes, jewellery, dvds, books, travel, hotel or car booking, insurance, loans, credit cards, gifts and much more. Simply login to Guide 4 Shopping and click on the store link, make the purchase and view your cashback in your Guide 4 Shopping account.
Earn Free Cashback
Customers can also earn Free cashback. Yes without spending a penny you can earn hundreds in Free cashback. Guide 4 Shopping pays £2. 50 when you refer a friend that will register with Guide 4 Shopping. Your friend will register Free with us and start earning cashback from our services and you will be credited £2. 50 in your account for referring him. It’s easy and quick to earn Free cashback. Please visit our Daily Clicks, Freebies, Draws, Competition and blog to earn unlimited Free cashback.
How can I register?
Simply go to www. guide4shopping. co. uk and click on register at the top of the page. Registration is Free and you can also bookmark your favourite stores in by clicking on Add to Wishlist. So sit back and wait. Register with Guide 4 Shopping UK today and start earning 100% cashback on all your online shopping.
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Shopping for plus size apparel which would really fit and would look fabulous is very easy today compared to before. This is because a lot of clothing merchants and designers have been finally able to discover the market of women who wear plus size clothing. Their customers usually look for clothing, which would be stylish yet, comfortable.
With all the slimming cuts and fabric options and the shimmer and glamour of clothes in the plus size stores, how would you be able to know which would be able to fit well and would be able to flatter your curves as you online shop? Obviously, trying on clothes is not an option. Fortunately, for online shoppers, there are two useful tools that you could use.
1. Sizing Charts
You would be able to find a lot of websites that specialize in plus size fashions for ladies. And before you click and click away into your shopping cart, it would be advisable to check their online sizing chart so that you would be able to have a clear idea as to what would fit your measurements.
You would discover that a lot of stores offer a sizing chart, which is similar to the sizing charts of conventional stores. So if you could normally fit into a 2X size, then you could use the same size online.
2. Refund Policies
You would also need to check their Refund Policy. The standard in the industry would be 30 to 60 days from the date of shipment. You should see this on the packing slip as you receive the package. If the online store has a generous refund Policy, you would be able to order a couple of different sizes for the item that you want. You could try them on and then keep the ones, which fit you best and send the others back for a refund. However, do watch out for shipping and handling fees, which might not be reimbursed anymore.
With all the available options online, plus size clothing shopping has been made easier and more convenient as ever. It is truly a great alternative to shopping the conventional way.
Good morning Stefania, please tell us about yourself. Are you originally from Rome?
Good morning Karen. I am extremely keen on sharing the love I feel for Rome, my city and my fondness for shopping in this amazing city with your readers.
My family is from Rome and we have been living in the Eternal City for as long as any member of the family can remember and I am very proud of that.
Rome is the largest open air museum in the world and as a local I love sharing it with visitors who come from all over the world. My philosophy is to provide my guests with the finest vacation in Rome, backed up by my personal friendly service. ?
What makes Rome such a popular shopping city?
Shopping in Rome is a marriage in paradise. You have the most famous and desirable designer shops all nestled in a colorful and unforgettable urban landscape made of small alleys, old patrician palaces and unique squares designed by the genius artists Italy is famous for.
In some cities you shop between districts, in Rome you shop between centuries.
Beside Rome is not only for the glitterati who like to splash out on the latest must-have bag. On the contrary the Eternal City has plenty to offer for all tastes and wallets, from chic boutiques to small ateliers and artisan shops that you can only find by taking your time walking the ancient walks of Rome.
Actually the best of the Made in Italy with its sartorial touch can be found here and if you knew whom to ask for you can even find the Pope’s tailor in downtown Rome!
When did you begin your business as a personal shopper?
About six years ago, during one of my frequent business trips to London, I decided to maximize my shopping time hiring a personal shopper. The result was excellent because of the great value of the assistance I got and because I realized that I took a service that I used to give to my friends when they came to visit me in Rome. I suddenly realized that this creative job could have been a great challenge for me since, in 2003, almost nobody knew of this profession in Italy.
I asked my friends about my idea of sharing my expertise for styling and fashion together with my passion of Rome with guests and they encouraged me to “launch myself” setting up a “shopping friendly” website and that’s how http://www. romeshoppinguide. com was born! Since then word of mouth has been my best advertising.
I am extremely happy with this decision since it gave me the opportunity to get in touch with people from different places and cultures. These encounters often turns into friendship and give us the possibility to exchange views on the latest fashion trends from NY or Mumbai to Shanghai and Paris and it is really fascinating.
What are your most popular tours or types of shopping requests?
My clientele, both male and female, when they come to Rome for pleasure or business, are interested in having access to the “unknown Rome”.
Actually what I enjoy most is taking them beyond the street level retail shops sharing “my shopping secrets” with guests curious to experience Rome in a no tourist way.
Just to give you an example, since Italy is also famous for leather I have being asked several times by my clients to take them to leather goods shops. I often accompany them to visit skill craftsmen of which there are few left downtown Rome. These are my favorite gems. In these leather shops cum-laboratory guests can purchase and customize their bags, suitcases, jackets, coats, shoes with the kind of leather, seize, color and accessories they prefer.
This kind of shopping trip together with those that target private showrooms and local artisan laboratories are always a successful experience. Italy is actually still a country with an alive artisan heritage and if you would like to have a unique quality piece, this is the place to come to for it!
Then going back to your question, and actually a question I have also been asked often from my clients, there are not popular tours but similar shopping requests as for clothing and shoes of course but also for watches, for customized jewelery, for gourmet food and wine, for pottery and home furniture, for kids clothing and toys and even for pens!
But let me tell you that sometimes I also get bizarre requests such as the one from two ladies who asked me to take them just to the best quality open air food market in town because they wanted to make a dinner surprise for their husbands! We had an amazing time together, they were eager to learn about Italian recipes and so during our shopping food tour I was pleased to share my family secrets with them on how to cook with those fresh ingredients. After few days I was very happy to receive a thank you letter from those ladies. This is just one of the several wonderful memories I got.
Can you provide me with a sample itinerary of two contrasting tours, for example, Piazza Navona and Via Veneto?
My pleasure and specialty is customizing itineraries to the client’s objective and make sure that it is unique and unforgettable for them.
The Piazza Navona and the Via Veneto guided shopping tours as proposed in http://www. romeshoppinguide. com are based on my experience and entice most of guests that visit the Eternal City for the first time. But please keep in mind that these itineraries can be tailor made, revised and eventually turn up side down even at the very last second according to the guests requests.
When I receive a shopping or a wine tour enquiry, 99%by e-mail, I ask for as many details as possible so that I can create a personal itinerary based on their particular needs, maximize their precious time and make their trip fun and relaxing. So through this “questionnaire” I plan the tour making sure to book, if necessary, private ateliers, schedule the tour with the “right” shop stops. Sometimes my questions are amplified by a phone call to get even more details and the day I meet up my client/s at their hotel, we reconfirm their personal preferences so that we get the best outcome!
Following your question, the Navona and the Via Veneto guided shopping tours vary for the different kind of shops you can find and for the feeling you get by strolling around.
Shopping through the historical Navona area means going for antique and marble shops, artisans and glass shops, minimalist boutiques, enoteche and gourmet food, breathing the ancient Roman atmosphere on every corner. In this shopping area surrounded by marvelous fountains, noble palaces and ancient ruins, guests get the perfect combination of a shopping and sightseeing Rome tour since, besides leading them to the shops, I point out and explain to them all the treasures around.
The Via Veneto area, well known as the Dolce Vita Street, has many exclusive leather goods, jewelers, gloves and fashion shops that I usually suggest to a sophisticated and more mature clientele.
American clients enjoy also this route because in the Dolce Vita Street they can also appreciate the magnificent 19thcentury Palazzo Margherita beloved to the first Queen of Italy, Margherita di Savoia, which nowadays houses the U. S. Embassy.
You also offer tours to Tuscany & Umbria, as well as factory outlets and food/wine stores. What do these tours encompass?
I love offering my guests different choices of shopping and wine tours as well as promoting my country letting travelers know that Italy is not only confined to Rome, Venice, Florence, Capri etc and that besides the astonishing Tuscan countryside well known around the world, there is also the beautiful Umbria countryside region.
The Umbria area is extremely picturesque and with a wide variety of choices from visiting ancient Castles surrounded by vineyards, where is lovely to stop for a personalized wine tasting; to visiting the pottery and cashmere outlets (the best Italian ceramics and cashmere brand name factories come from this region); from stopping at the chocolate factory (the famous Bacio perugina comes from Perugia!) to visiting the gourmet shops specialized in the famous black truffle.
I mean the list of treasures to discover and things to do is endless and it is definitely worth a visit!
The factory outlet tours are the bargain tours and, in nowadays with this bad economy, finding quality designer goods at 30% to 70% discount on the retail price is wonderful!
Often those outlet tours could be combined with magnificent wine and genuine Italian food tastings, according to the region we are going to.
Can you share some of the current fashion trends in Italy, from clothing to shoes to eyewear?
I gravitate towards unusual, special and unique pieces. I love clothes and accessories that have style and are not related to any specific trend.
In my opinion fashion trends for 2009 would be a lot more towards affordable fashions than big labels. Today’s fashion designers need to be extremely creative in order to have a competitive edge in today’s growing fashion industry.
Having said that I am saving for a beautiful suitcase that I have recently seen at the last Pitti in Florence. I won’t tell you the brand! After all I am Italian and I am a fashion victim by default!!!