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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

My landline service at home is provided by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation. The office of my husband usually keeps all the telephone lines in the houses of their staff to avoid the connection and disconnection issues which will arise when a house is vacated by staff members who are …

If you are in the market for a cable provider, be careful if you choose RCN Cable! I have had a horrible experience with this company!
I have phone, high speed internet, and cable with this company and every month there is some type of problem. First of …

U-haul moving foam has always been my favorite way to insure my valuable goods are kept in good condition when in the process of moving. Many times when moving things like china, glasses, silverware, ect… they will get damaged in the process of moving. …

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 …

The Landmark Department Store in Makati City was one of my top choices for my wedding’s bridal registry. What attracted me to this department store was the fairly wide range of tableware and kitchen items available at reasonable prices. The store is also connected to a major appliance shop. …

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 …

In the past few months in the course of my travels I have passed through the Greyhound bus station in Tallahassee, Florida on a number of occasions. As with all things in life it has it’s good points and it’s bad points.
One of the good things about the …

This is how much I dislike AT&T: I now have only cell phone service in my home, so that I may avoid land line usage and thereby AT&T (same for QWEST, but I’ll get to that in another review). The land-line long distance service was more trouble …

This is the national train service from The Dutch government. I think there is only one train public transportation in this country. And this is NS services.
When I need to go somewhere without my own car, I normally check first if it’s possible to use train to go to …

Arriva Bus is one of bus company in the Netherlands that offer you bus service. Arriva Bus are mostly used in the Waterland area. This is the area in North Holland. So you will not find this Arriva bus in the other area or cities outside the area I …

Whenever someone hears that I have my Social Security Number, they could not believe it, especially in my case. I am a Filipina and they could not believe it because they said that it is not easy to get a Social Security Number.
I got my SSN before …

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 …

If you have a computer and cable tv and a telephone then optimum online is the thing you should have. For less then $100.00 you can have all three hooked up to the cable and avoid all those additional charges your local phone company charges. You even …

When we first purchased a two year plan through Nextel, we loved everything about the phones. Great customer service, phone dependability, and great customer service where just a few of the things we loved.
As we were on a budget, we didn’t buy the most expensive phones. Instead, we …

At a monthly price of R699 ($100), I simply had to get a tracking service for my Ford Focus because it had lately been a target for theft in South Africa and I was happy to have had free installation of the tracking device as part of a lucky …

I have visited this hairdressers twice now and as I have been very happy with the results, I thought I would give it a rave review. This is a small, local hairdressers in the residential area of Meir Heath in Stoke-on-Trent, serving the local community. I am …

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 …

Jordan I the name of the barber who usually cuts my hair at our neighborhood Barber shop located in the downtown market area of Binan Laguna. He’s been at it for almost a year now. I make sure he remembers me by my usual generous tips and his co-workers …

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 …

Blue Bird is Indonesia’s answer to New York’s yellow cabs, and Bangkok’s hot pink ones.
Hot off the airport, I was already greeted by locals trying to sell me their taxis to take me anywhere I needed to go. I was given a tip to only ride Blue Bird …

Not entirely dependable when it comes to delivery, sometimes you have to pick it up on their branch office. They deliver early in the morning, since our house is close to their branch office, and we are usually the first ones on their delivery list. I’ve experienced not being …

What can I say about this place? It is where me and many of my friends received our licenses/permits. Being Montebello area, this place is one of the most crowded places in the city! No joke! You can never get in without a 30-minute wait simply because everyone in …

In those days where you can only see water flowing at the glass panels at the hotels and department stores, Danny had it. It made his salon look expensive and intimidating. At other shops where the staff wore nice uniforms, better be prepared for the unusually high …

On 16th Oct 2005 (Sunday), after church service, together with my elder and 3rd sisters I hailed a Transcab taxi at Lor 8 Geylang and told the driver the locatiowas Tiong Bahru. After we boarded the driver started the taxi. About 5 seconds later my 3rd sister told the …

If you ask about the cheapest way to ship a gift for someone that live in other countries, most people in Indonesia will tell you to use EMS Post service.
This is the special service from their post company. Pos Indonesia is the one that offer you this EMS service. …

For quite sometimes in the past, I had been a victim of the scoundrels in the Philippine Postal Service. I don’t know if these people are still existing up to now or not, but I stopped doing transactions with them because of those terrible …

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 …

I’ve taken American Taxi on a number of occasions, mostly on trips from an airport to my apartment and back. If you visit Chicago often or live in Chicago (or nearby suburbs), I highly recommend American Taxi for your trips.
The airport fares are generally set, so they don’t …

Item: St. Peter Memorial Chapels
Location: Parang, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines
My father-in-law passed away last January and the family decided to hire the services of the St. Peter Memorial Chapels. This is my first time to attend a funeral in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte and I …

Taking the bus in Jakarta is an adventure. There are many kinds of bus here, with different colors. I take the bus to the office, I take the orange ones, called Metromini. Wow! You would understand if you try it yourself. I don’t know …

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 …

For my baby’s 1 month photos I decided to have them done at Target. I have heard many good things about their photo center, so I wanted to give them a shot. I was very happy with how the photos came out. They looked very professional …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Morristown Library is located in the center of the city of Morristown. It is a large library in a big gray building that looks like a church. One of the good things about the library is its size and the sheer number of books it has. It is …

One of the most renouned places in the United States to have children and families photographed, is Olan Mills. I have had several group photography sessions at Olan Mills photography studios in both Delaware and Pennsylvania, and have always been pleased with the services. The photographers are …

I recently moved and I used Budget Truck Rental. I was able to make my reservation online and use an online coupon to receive 10% off. The web site is very user friendly and you can reserve or just get a rate quote. They have locations …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Enjoy Prepaid is the prepaid long distance of my dreams and it offers rates of 2.2 cents to 2.9 cents a minute in the United States (the lower rate is available if you choose to pay a fee but 2.9 works for me). For the last three years I …

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 …

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, …