We wanted a doggy door installed in our back door, which is made of toughened glass - I couldn't believe some of the quotes we got, in excess of $1,000. This is for a Toy Poodle to in and out! I got quotes from O'Brien and a few other places, and almost decided not to bother.

I called Pet Doors Australia and the woman on the phone was so, so helpful, and explained the various options to me, including pros, cons, prices, etc. We ended up getting the door installed in a different door and all up it was something like $250, including installation. I wish I could remember the exact price, but it was definitely WELL under half of the other quotes I had been given. The woman knew what she was talking about and was able to tell me what would and wouldn't work in our house, and for our circumstances, which is far more than any other company I spoke to. We installed the dog door in a wooden side door and it fits our needs (and our dogs) perfectly.

The man who came to install the door was great, he did a beautiful job and I'm so happy that I ended up getting that quote. We saved ourselves hundreds of dollars and it was a pleasure to deal with the company both on the phone and in person. Even though it would have still been very expensive to install the dog door in the toughened glass door, Pet Doors Australia actually explained why, and how much the various components etc would cost. It wasn't just some exorbitant price for no apparent reason, plus labour.

Approximate cost: $250?

I have been to this salon twice before. The first time was over a year ago so I'm not going to review that, but I went again a few months ago because I've had good experiences with other Heading Out salons. I wanted a straight bob with a straight fringe, which was fine - I got that. But my hair is very thick and I have a lot of it, so the hairdresser and I discussed that he would thin it and take a lot of the weight out of the back of it. Great, hairdressers always do this for me and I appreciate it.

I basically got an undercut. It was a bob with a fringe, but he had cut the under side of my hair SO short that it looked shaved. It's the kind of haircut I would have done myself when I was 15, to piss of my parents and teachers. It's hard to look professional with this kind of hair cut, and it is growing out so awkwardly that I basically have to wear my hair pulled back into a bun on top, with this weird patch of hair from about halfway down the back of my head. If I had realised what he was doing while he was doing it, and not thinning or 'taking the weight out' as we had discussed, I would have said something. But it was too late once I realised. If I had known that 'taking the weight out' meant cutting the hair to a few mm (with scissors), I would have high tailed it out of there. I could have done this myself with my fiance's razor, and it wouldn't have cost me $100 or whatever it was.

Extremely disappointing. I'm also sick of having to explain to people that no, my haircut isn't a drunken mistake, and yes, I did pay for it.

Approximate cost: $100

This is by far my favourite nail salon anywhere in Melbourne, and I've tried quite a few.. the staff are gorgeous, friendly without being annoyingly chatty, helpful and genuinely nice. They remember when my sister and I come in, and know our mum too - I recommend them to everyone, and have never had a bad experience. That's more than I can say for most other nail salons. The service and quality here is consistently good, and I've had enough great manicures from this place that I'm going to stop hedging by bets by going to other places.

I only ever get shellac manicures, and I've had probably 7 or 8 from Sparkling Diamond. I've always been really happy with the results, and with the attention to detail they do with manicures. My nails always look perfect and even, and I've never had a messy or rushed job, or come out of hte salon and realised that I've got top coat covering part of my finger which will mean it starts peeling in a day or so.

I've had both express and full manicures, and both are great value. They are happy to fit you in at lunch time even when really busy, and are open all weekend too. I've seriously been to so many nail salons around the CBD and the inner north, but for every good manicure you get, there's a crappy one too. I've actually added Sparkling Diamond to womo because I'm so appreciative of them that I want to spread the word. It's so good to know that you're definitely going to get nice nails, instead of just hoping for that!

Approximate cost: $35 shellac manicure

I took my 11 year old poodle mix to Emma for her first ever professional groom; I've never felt comfortable about leaving her at any other grooming places out of fear that she'd either tear their face off with fear, or be irreversibly damaged by the experience. Emma did a wonderful job with Mimi though, and was exceedingly patient and calm, even when Mim was being a nightmare client. I have no idea how Emma managed to make Mim look like the 'after' photos that you always see in ads, because Mim is a scruffy old dog who has always looked like an unkempt urchin, but she looked a million bucks after her groom.

I'm one of those people who will drive past 5 groomers if it means getting my dog groomed or treated by somebody I trust, and even though I live on the other side of the city to Paws for Perfection, am happy to make the trek for the service Emma provides. My main concern is the way my dogs are treated when they are being groomed, rather than how they actually look - thankfully in addition to having a wonderful manner around dogs and understanding and genuinely caring about dogs, Emma is a great groomer as well.