We live in Baltimore Maryland and my niece was moving to her new home recently. Between her apartment and her new home she had to have some boxes and furniture that needed to be stored on a temporary basis until she could get everything into her new home. …

I have only used grey hound for one trip and I found the customer service to be severly lacking. Although they are a cheaper mode of transportation they do not have the level customer service you would see with an airline or other mode of transportation. Leaving my Colorado …

I thought LCB was an expensive courier which charged a bit pricey when it comes to shipping documents and packages, but I was surprised to find out they were even cheaper than Air21, which is the local courier used owned by Fedex. I had to deliver a document which …

My fiance and my family and I use Cox cable. They are really easy to work with and are always helpful when it comes to customer service. We do sometimes have a problem with the picture tiling but we live out in the country so if the wind blows …

I recently celebrated my 35th birthday. And, as part of that, I realized my driver’s license was set to expire and I had to go to our local Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles to renew it.
I received the renewal notice in late August. But, even though they gave me …

I received a call from a telemarketer one time while I was at work. She was offering a BPI Credit Cards and she says I was pre-approve. From the meaning of the term, pre-approve means I need a few documents to give and I can the big chance to …

We have a home phone through Verizon. We have had a good experience with them about a month ago our phone was making this horrible static sound and their customer services was good. I had to take a phone to the jack outside the house and see if it …

The FCC hired The Geek Squad to help people in America with the transition from analog to digital TV. This was announced in early June of 2009. The Geek Squad is part of the Best Buy chain. They do home service for computers and such, only …

Just about every city, town, and township resident has the opportunity to purchase what is known as a AAA membership. There are regular AAA memberships and AAA Plus memberships which can be purchased at a variety of differnet prices. For about $180, AAA Plus members can receive …

I first heard about the Wildlife Waystation from an actor friend of mine at the time. He appeared at several events and had supported the organization for some time. When he told me about it, I did some research and liked what I saw.
The Wildlife Waystation is …

Last 5 August 2008, I attended a very special occassion and I took quite a number of photos of my family and friends. I am using a camera with 8.1 megapixels and as I have viewed in my computer and through the digital camera screen, I can really say …

My aunts in California sent a box full of goodies for us during the summer. According to them, it will arrive in 30 days; sometimes less. This was the first time they used Fastpak to send a box via cargo. They sent the box on April 1st, and we …

My washer and dryer died, however I was lucky enough that one of my sister-in-laws had a washer and dryer that she gave my wife and I, we just had to move them. We called several places and Home Depot had about the cheapest truck rental rate ($19.95 for …

Perrott’s Perfect cleaning Service has been in business for 2 years now, and they are a wonderful cleaning service. I have used the service a few times in the past, and plan on using them for my car detailing and window washing, as soon as the weather warms up. …

A couple of months ago I sent a friend a package from the USA, (as I was on vacation there) to Italy. Boy what a mistake that turned out to be. It was supposed to be gift, so I marked it as such on the field where the address …

One of my favorite animal organizations is the International Fund for Animal Welfare which continues to work on behalf of animals. I’m especially interested in their whale activities, which both nurture the creatures and fights for their survival with a variety of anti-whaling campaigns and the like.
One of …

This is another fantastic facility that caters to homeless individuals or who have simply ran out of funding on a temporary basis, that they need a helping hand. I ran to this facility on December 10, 2010, when finding myself for the first time in the city of …

Each month every homeowner everywhere dreads the utility bills. I am no different. With electricity rates skyrocketing and already high cable rates rising, it seems that telephone service should be the least of my worries. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The cost of basic …

In the past two years or so, the world of online dating has exploded into an entire business. Now there are countless “hookup” and “dating” sites designed solely to find one’s soulmate over the internet. Even sites not designed for matchmaking often have that potential- case in …

MGE is a taxi services here around Metro Manila. Their main office is found in Caloocan City and they are, perhaps the best Taxi service provider to this time as per my experience. Having seen them line up in shopping malls, they never denied a passenger no matter how …

My hats off to the very helpful people at the Rustan’s Bridal Registry Service.
They helped make this part of my wedding planning problem-free. Here’s what I love about them:
1. The department store set up a very classy room for the service. This room …

I used Stanley Steemer when I needed to have my carpet cleaned and overall I was very pleased with the work that they did. One thing that I certainly love about Stanley Steemer is that they respond quickly once they are contacted. I love the fact …

On the month of May i got a call in my phone from the netone and they informed me about the long distance plans they are having an asked me to try.I also got confirmation that unless otherwise i accept after my try i should be charged or …

The latest news from the magnificent Hawaiian Islands, is a new Ferry called “The Boat” fare is $2.00, people travel from the west side to Honolulu. The difference here is the support of “The Bus” system. Bus service is provided to the Ferry, and off the Ferry. This has …

I took the Apex bus from Baltimore to New York. The website had said that the Baltimore pickup stop was at the Baltimore Travel Plaza. This is a very difficult bus station to get to for someone who is not all familiar with all the MTA bus …

Greyhound bus services are present all over the US and they are one of the main sources of bus transportation for people looking to travel from one major part of the country to another.
My experience with it was travelling from Anderson,South Carolina to Silver Spring, Maryland.The ticket for the …

Since 1920s Philippine Long Distance Company (PLDT) has been the leading provider of diverse range of telecommunications services in the Philippines. Aside from landlines, PLDT expanded their services thru providing wireless services; internet services and even prepaid phone cards. The competitions such as Globe Telecoms and Bayan Tel …

This is probably the most reliable money remittance service worldwide. My Aunts have been using it to send money for Mom; most of the time money transfer which goes directly to her bank other times my Mom has to pick it up from Western Union agents. But it’s really …

This is a government building specializing in Employment Insurance, Social Insurance Numbers, etc. Unfortunately, I had to visit this place recently to get more information on Maternity Leave and Permanent Residency.
First of all, the parking lot is quite big, but 80% of the parking stalls are for staff …

DHL is a shipping company that has several options available for shipping. I have shipped and receive shipments using DHL but I wouldn’t recommend using this company. DHL does have very low rates in my opinion but I would suggest using another provider. From my experience …

Koch’s Custom Woodworking
When I looked in the yellow pages for a cabinetmaker to build a kitchen island, there were way too many choices. I ended up going with Koch’s Custom Woodworking, and I’m glad that I did! At first, I called one of the bigger companies, but …

Time Warner Cable has been around since I was a pre- teen. I am now 47 years old. I have seen so many changes over the years. I remember the 1st cable box they came out with. The box was big and brown, and had two rows of button, …

I cannot remember the last time that I had a satisfactory experience with any of the Philippine national government offices since I was born. This is in stark contrast to my experience with my local government of Marikina City, where the government has made bureaucracy a little bit bearable. …

Telephone is considered a valuable communication instrument, that is why it is not new that for Filipinos, we never miss to have one at home. For us, we had once a PLDT landline telephone line, postpaid telephone, our bills reaches at least P600.00, which is the minimum monthly payment …

I recently visited Dukas Auto Repair due to a radio promotion on 1220 AM in Waukegan. I was the lucky caller who got a certificate for a free Oil Change.
I needed my oil changed and Dukas was close to where I …

One fine holiday morning, my mom and I decided to go to a salon for a haircut. We chose Reyes Haircutters because of it’s unique and very affordable promo. The price that was indicated in front of their salon was, you can have a haircut done for as low …

I took the Greyhound bus, and it was absolutely horrible! The bus had to make many stops, and the wait in between each stop was long. There were in the worst part of town where a few strangers came up to me and were talking jibberish. …

I was delighted at the prospect of simply touching a card against a special pad in order to be able ot use the trains and buses in Chicago, but the Chicago Card Plus does NOT work as stated. Luckily, I had no problems with the billing or linking …

For all my landscaping needs I go to Yardworks and I have had a great experience with this company. The staff at Yardworks is very friendly and they truly seem like they enjoy helping the customer. Whenever I need anything dealing with landscaping I love being able …

Having a fault on my telephone line on New Years Day and having reported it to British Telecom, only to be told that I would have to wait until 7th January for repair, I was very pleased when an Open Reach engineer (contracted by BT) turned up on …

When I had a flood a while back ago I needed the place clean and cleaned up in a rush so I contacted Service master cleaner and I must say that this place left me pretty darn impressed with their services. The first thing I would like to say …

I went back to Shaw Cable services on May 5, 2010. Not that I had the entire service cut out. It was more like I moved to another unit in the same apartment building and it took these cable guys a month to send the technician out.
They …

After trying to find a phone company that would give me a great price and good customer service, I finally found one in my own backyard.
Powercom doesn’t do a lot of advertising and I wouldn’t have heard about them if a friend hadn’t told me about them. But, for …

Singtel recently hit into the paid TV programs market, competing with Starhub (another local company with similar services). They started this service called MIO TV, using IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), which basically runs through the internet for television sources. It has a much higher bandwidth to provide HD (High …

When I found myself in need of a taxi from Port Jefferson, NY to Holbrook, NY, I called two taxi companies. The first company I called was Lindy’s. When I was dismayed by the outrageous price they were requesting for the short trip, I called Islandwide. The price offered …

Bombay Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking is known by its abbreviation BEST. It has a monopoly in bus transport services within Mumbai. Their importance is next only to the famed Local Electric Train in keeping Mumbai alive and kicking in throughout the day. You will not find anyone …

I moved to UK about two years ago after spending many years abroad. As I have bought a small property abroad and my sister stayed behind, every month I have to send some money for the shared monthly property expenses. Therefore, after consideration I decided to use the services …