Water is a very precious natural resource in this country as most of it is desert (the Kalahari). And, when there is not enough rainfall, I am nearly prepared for water rationing which has already happened before I arrived in the country.
Getting a water connection is not a …

Some smart person took a main consumer gripe (waiting forever for tradespeople to arrive when one has taken time off work) and turned it into a saleable benefit. Ben Franklin Plumbing not only promises to arrive with the hour they specify, they will pay YOU $100 if they …

For the past four or five years, my family had our phone service through Comcast Cable Company. Even though the fact that our home phone and cable services were bundled together in one package was convenient at the time that we signed up for services, after a period …

This De Post is the postal service in Belgium. If you are living in the are where they speak Vlaams or Dutch language, they call it as De Post. But if you are living in French language part of the country, you should look for the sign board La …

Every year the Bass Pro Drive in Garland creates Santa’s Wonderland down in the hunting and boating section downstairs. Kids get to take a picture with Santa and they have different crafts and games on different days.
I took my three kids there tonight. I decided to do it tonight …

I used Fedex shipping services for the first time about a week ago to ship a package of food from New York to Texas for my girlfriend and I must say this is the best shipping experience I have ever had with any company. I was able to pay …

Archies Greetings are famous for their unusual way of expressing emotional feelings. They are like silent mediators who combines two hearts.Especially their Friendship and Love related cards wins hearts of many.I have received several Archies cards from my friends. The way, they expressed their emotions was really heart …

There are many libraries in Morris County that are good, and I have been to all of them. However, my favorite is the Morris County Library in Cedar Knolls. This library is the second-largest in the area. Actually, it is the largest in that it has the most square …

I learned about this service provider through sulit.com. I have a hard time looking for an old-sitter for my grandmother so I decided to try this agency who claimed to provide reliable housemaids. They charged me with P2,100 placement fee and we signed a six month contract …

For some time, I’ve been a big proponent of utility budget plans, especially when it comes to keeping some sort of control over what you spend on your monthly heating bill.
But, after Alliant Energy managed to screw mine up, I am no longer a fan.
My wife and I bought …

When I first moved back to Wisconsin, I felt I needed an unlimited long distance plan to help me keep in touch with relatives a long ways a way. At the time, the only packages out there, required me to take about a hundred features I would never use …

I remember doing homework and school assignments at The Eva K. Bowlby Public Library in Waynesburg, PA. After 30-some years, I had a chance to revisit this wonderfully quaint converted Victorian house that sits across the street from a well-maintained small town park. Beyond the park is …

When I first moved into the little town that I live in it took me a while to find out who was the phone carrier. I got referred to three different companies before I ended up with ATT as the residential carrier here. I thought, ok big …

Naughty by Nature or NBYN (www.naughtybynature.com.sg ) is a photo studio that offers a lifetime package of ‘lifestyle photographs’. They claim that they have more than 6,000 clients and they even include professional photographers. They also promise that they are able to photograph a range of styles. However, after …

I bought this card to support our local athletic program. These cards were being sold for $20, and it advertised a lot of great savings. However, after blowing off my money, hoping for a somewhat decent payoff, I realized why I stopped buying this “great deals” from school fundraisers …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Millhopper public library is one of my favorite libraries to visit in Alachua County. The staff is always friendly, helpful and resourceful; the library is relatively quiet, unless it is Thursday which is preschool day; and they have undergone a renovation a couple of years ago which have …

Just my take on the new SSS website - Totally useless. If I did not have my work taking up my whole “office hours” time of the SSS offices, I would just go there personally and inquire; but heck I need to just have a look at my balances …

I recently started to ride the city bus to and from school, due to the fact that gas prices have skyrocketed out of this world. My two year old son and I went and got on the city bus and paid out little two dollar fee and sat down …

My husband called me at work a few weeks ago to tell me that a Uverse sales representative was at the door trying to sell us digital cable and internet service, and he didn’t know wether or not to take the man up on that deal. I told him …

For me talking on the phone I use up a lot of credit instantly, especially when it comes to texting.
When they first introduced the Turbo Charge I went to it straight away cause I know it would be perfect for me.
The only downside is to keep the well earnt …

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 …

If you are anything like me then you are looking for a way to keep gas prices from slamming you in the wallet. Since I travel a lot this is something that I feel more than most and I have been searching for a way to make the raising …

I have done my last two perms at Cost Cutters, a family hair salon located at North Ottawa Plaza in Ottawa, IL, and I am very pleased with the service and with the results. Last year, I had asked for regular perm, and this year I went for spiral. …

Doctor Who Christmas Special titled „The Return of Cybermen” is another installment in the popular Doctor Who franchise. Once again the role of the Doctor is played brilliantly by David Tennant.
After the end of Season 4, when Doctor was forced to leave his last companion behind, when he wiped …

Media Mail is a great service from USPS (United States Postal Service) and one I have used many times. Over the years I must have mailed out over a hundred media mail items, some in boxes and some in bubble envelopes. It’s a very affordable way to mail books, …

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 …

Since I’ve moved to Vancouver from Montreal, I have been making an enormous number of long-distance calls and due to the time difference, my cell phone plan doesn’t really cover the time frame where I could have free calls to the people I have on my list. Therefore, I …

The year 2009 is a blessing for Filipinos who are about to or currently dealing with Philippine Passport relevant task: application or renewal. The Department of Foreign Affairs has finally joined the bandwagon of utilizing the Internet in their operation, when they launched the online appointment system, a …

First time I went to this library,I was not a member yet.So we just read the book there but we could not bring some books to our place. But then my daughter registered as a member there few weeks later. She got a pass card that she can use …

My mom left for the States the other week and she forgot to bring some important documents my aunts needed. So again, I was tasked to send the documents. This time I tried DHL, only because they don’t have a cut off time. The rates are fairly expensive about …

Over the years, my experience with Telkom’s services has not been one to particularly write home about and I have it on good ground that I am not the only customer who shares this sentiment.
For years and years, Telkom has been monopolizing the fixed line telecommunication services of South …

The “Bay Bridge EZ-Pass” is anything but EZ for some of us.
I made the mother of mistakes, when I chose the convenience of purchasing my pass from my local Giant. My downhill spiral began when I asked the Customer Service Rep?!? some general questions about the pass. She told …

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 …

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that this service exists because I am visually impaired, and I can’t drive even with corrective glasses. But I am used to the bus systems of the Seattle area, and this completely pales in comparison. The cost of the bus systems in Seattle …

As mentioned in my review on AT&T, I now have only cell phone service in my home so that I may avoid QWEST and its endless little creepy fees. Do they actually think I don’t read those? Do they actually think it doesn’t matter to me that they …

My friend took me and my 9 month old baby to The Picture People at the Deptford Mall in Deptford NJ. I heard good things about them so I was excited. This was our first time taking my daughter to get professional pictures. We went to …

A few years ago I had a lot of used clothing, lightly used shoes and assorted items that I no longer wanted and needed to give away. The Salvation Army seemed like the perfect solution. I had seen their trucks driving around the city on several different occasions …

We have a vending machine here in our company pantry, and because I am not really a fan of coffees I did not enjoy much of the coffee offered in this vending machine. I was in night shift just the other night and felt the need to put …

I only went to Rockwall Salon because my mother-in-law suggested I go there to color my hair because that is where she had started going. My regular hair dresser wasn’t available and it was kind of a last minute decision to do it.
It is located in a strip-mall like …

A Cher transport service is one of the local buses companies that services metro manila commuters. They, I believe are the first to have this big buses in the city; more people actually ride in this bus and would even wait patiently just to be able to ride in …

Not long after moving to another town from where we were, we found ourselves needing a helping hand (no matter how well panned your move is, you normally find yourself broke to a certain extent when moving long distance) with groceries as we needed to pay bills.
I found myself …

I-800-U-Haul says it all.U Haul is a nationwide truck moving company from which you can rent trucks and other equipments in case you are relocating. I rented their truck just once I believe and that was when I was moving from the Hyattsville area to Laurel in the …

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 …

As a current subscriber to Vonage I am satisfied with there service. Almost all problems I personally experience are those out of the companies control for the most part, and simply subject to that type of service (VoIP).
Vonage pricing is a often big relief compared to normal landlines services. …

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 …

Some people like to use a dry carpet cleaner’s company, for family convenience. I have done this. Still, the truth of the matter is, that studies within the industry of carpet cleaning, all come to the same conclusion: Extremely hot water cleans not just the top of your carpet, …