I have been with quite a few services, such as Direct TV and Mediacom. Down in the area of Florida that I live in we have Brighthouse (which is a property of Time Warner). I moved here a year and a half ago and I had never even heard …

The first and only time I used DHL for my shipping needs was in the month of July to mail an Xbox 360 console from my house in New York to a friend in Chicago. I opened an account and found the weight of the console on Amazon (it …

Let us admit it; life is harsh, especially during these times. With the unemployment levels rising like a tsunami in North America, naturally there is also an increasing number of individuals getting displaced with no place to live. Many of them are facing eviction or their utilities …

Every so often I get the urge to clean my closets and other rooms of the house, collecting items that I don’t want anymore but that are still in good shape. I pack them in boxes and bags, setting them aside. I know that the Purple Heart will call …

The Breeze Public Transportation system of buses in Bermuda provides outstanding service. You can get anywhere you want to on the island within minutes, and the price is reasonable, expecially when you buy the all-day pass for twelve dollars. They have a Bermuda Senior Citizen pass available for free, …

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 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 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. …

If you have a negative experience while using the bus or train in Chicago, don’t even bother contacting the CTA’s customer service line. If you do get to talk to a person on the phone, they’re pushy and rude. And if you write an email, even in …

Since our house is near at the 7 Eleven in Sampaloc Manila, I am always going there to buy some food or drink every afternoon and if I have free time I am hanging out in there to expose myself from air condition.
The place is good. It is clean …

Trans BSD is a private regular bus service connecting Jakarta and Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD), a district to the south-west of Jakarta. There are three service lanes from BSD i.e. to Ratu Plaza, Kota Railway Station, and Pasar Baru (all are in Jakarta).
Traveling from BSD to one of the …

I first came to this branch of the Queens Library because I moved to Woodside, and this was the closest branch to me. I’ve always been an avid user of public libraries, both when I was living in Orange County, NY with my parents as well as my …

I have been one of the individuals who has been fascinated by the ability of DNA to trace ancestry all the way back to all of humanity’s common African ancestor since reading about The DNA Ancestry Project, by Genebase, in the National Geographic some years ago. Finally, I decided …

If you like convenience, you probably like to order things on-line so you don’t have to add it to your mileage and your errands. The post office is one of my least favorite places to go. I don’t like to stand in line for stamps!
Did you know, you can …

Charter cable sucks and so does its service! The internet service sucks and the phone service is average and the customer service sucks even more!
The internet through Charter sucks! It seems like the connection only works when it wants to work. Sometimes its real fast and reliable and …

I have been a Triple A member for the last 4 years. During this time I have never had the need to actually visit a Triple A office. I have always taken care of the yearly membership dues through the mail or internet. I have used my membership for …

When we were on our last day in Malaysia, we needed to booked a bus on our way to Singapore. As a tourist, this bus company is quite famous, that’s why we immediately booked our trip here. Booking is simple, you can go to the station and buy your …

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 had just ordered a wet suit from scubastore.com, the online website is from Spain and the Mares wetsuits are really cheaper there, so I just decided to buy a suit first to see if suits me then I would just buy more if I did like their product, …

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, …

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 …

The Lost Sock is a coin operated Laundromat in Walkertown, NC. It has been years since I visited an Laundromat and the experience was actually quite pleasant. The facility was very clean. I expected to find soap powder build up or liquid soap spills on the …

Most disabled people in Canada live on a disability pension and can often not afford needed medical equipment; this is where the Opportunities for the Disabled Charitable Foundation steps in. Relying solely on financial and medical equipment donations from the public of Canada, this Charitable Foundation seeks to help …

Department of Motor Vehicles is the office we go to for getting driver’s license, learners permit, state identification card, registering vehicles and more transportation-related stuff. There are many offices in different cities in different states but my review & personal experience pertains to the one located in the Sterling, …

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 …

My electric fence and house alarm are both connected to Securicor which is a security company. This company has the reputation of being one of the best security agencies in Botswana and is all over the world. The agency, therefore, assigns guards in my house 24/7. Compared to …

Fedex is a shipping company and I have had a really good experience with Fedex. I have found that Fedex has some of the lowest rates compared to some of the other major shipping companies and that’s why I use Fedex for most of my shipments. Whenever …

Transports Publics Genevois or simply TPG (www.tpg.ch) is the name of the Company which is in charge of making the urban transportation of people in Geneva (Switzerland). I use TPG’s services everytime I have to travel to Geneva and I am always amazed by their professionalism. There are many factors …

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. …

There are probably more than a thousand Caltex Gas Stations in Metro Manila but there is one that definitely stands out: The NAIA Caltex Gas Station at the Corner of the Domestic Airport Road and Coastal Road in Pasay City. Not only is it hard to miss coming from …

In Alberta, there are hundreds of privately-owned registries which take care of services such as issuing driver’s licenses and ID cards, vehicle registrations, driver’s abstracts, traffic fine payments, marriage licenses, road tests, insurance of every type, name changes, land titles, incorporations, birth certificates, and pretty much any other type …

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 …

I go to Trieste very often and among all the bus companies I must admit that I really like it the best when Saf drives. usually on the same lines on different days there are different companies and I never seem to remember when Saf is driving and when …

I got Verizon landline service in order to be able to make and receive landline calls and to be able to get connection through the internet.The first time that I applied for the service I had to put down a security deposit of $125 dollars I believe. The …

Comcast Digital Cable services have never failed to impress me. They provide me with the channels I need at a very affordable price. I see commercials on TV about getting Dish Network or DirectTV at cheaper prices, but what happens when there is bad stormy weather? Their services go …

When working in Paddington London I normal use the London Underground system to get to and from Paddington. Paddington is on several different lines but the service I use is the Bakerloo line service from Baker Street.
I only use this service for a few stops and I even …

A very close friend of ours will be moving here from Dearborn, Michigan to Manitoba, Canada. With the time restrictions that he have, and considering the fact that he is still expected to go to work until his last day in United States, he is quite worried with all the …

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 …

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 …

BSNL is the main telecommunications service provider in India but being a government enterprise it isn’t very efficient , the line is congested and has problem of cross connection along with many other problems so we disconnected our BSNL landline service and opted for Tata Indicom wireless walky post …

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 …

I have made several trips using the Greyhound Bus service and each time I have seem to not like my experience. I have to say, yeah its convenient when you need a way out of town but the whole process and time traveling takes a tole on you. This …

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 …

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 …

I just got introduced to the Haven in the Hallow shelter when I found myself trapped in the small city of Mission on December 10, 2010. I set out early in the morning to visit the Westminster Abbey, the monastery, but it was already getting dark and it …

I recently used Blue Cab to travel from the Port of Columbus Airport to my hotel in the downtown area. I initially found Blue Cab by walking out of the terminal into the ground transportation area and wasn’t looking for any cab specifically.
The cab was …

I’ve heard a lot about Greyhound buses long before I got to ride one. I must say that because of the admirable manner by which it is advertised, I did get the impression that all its buses are clean, high end and well maintained.
It was not until I decided …

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 …

It all started because we couldn’t get enough money to move. We couldn’t afford a truck from Wisconsin to Texas with all of our stuff. So, we decided to give most of it away. Then we would ship what we had to have and move on from there. My …

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 …