Ever since Circuit City has run out of business, they have continued to run their store solely on the Internet. I’ve found that for the most part, their prices are actually cheaper on the Internet. My guess is that they probably have overages in products, or that they’re just …

Living in the desert, you have to be sure that your car is given the best attention possible, or you’ll find yourself biking it everywhere. And trust me, in 110 degrees, that would just not be a good day, especially if your deodorant starts to fail you. Yeah, not good. …

I have been going to Green Mill Cocktail Lounge for a few years now, but I recently visited after not having been for almost nine months. I am always amazed at how many people small acts are able to draw into this place even though it is not in …

I recently had a problem with my Wells Fargo credit card and had to call the phone bank. In addition to solving the problem, the representative felt it necessary to pitch to me a number of services. Among the ones I accepted (for the sake of being able to …

My daughter recently took a few quilting classes in one of her summer camp programs. This was nice because she came home all enthusiastic about quilting and wanted to continue doing it at home in her spare time. I didn’t argue with it because I grew up quilting …

I am a compulsive crafter. I draw, do calligraphy, scrapbooking, wire and seed bead embroidered jewelry, sewing, and an otherwise endless list of hobbies. I was thankful to discover, upon moving to this area, that there was a new and improved JoAnn Fabrics opening within a ten minute drive …

After browsing some shops around Wadena, Minnesota one day, we drifted into Once Again, a thrift store on Main Street that features endless amounts of clothes for a reasonable price. Wadena has a couple of thrift shops, but this one is the best, though it may not be …

If you are ever in the city of New Rochelle, NY (or within Westchester county) and you need a ride then I suggest that you do not call Blue Bird taxi cab. I called them a while back and asked them the price for a ride out of town …

I don’t think there’s a person alive who doesn’t like going into a store, spending $20 and walking out with three bags of goodies. Well, that’s certainly possible at the Dollar Treasure, and every single dollar store out there is different and carries different items. A lot of dollar …

My husband and I were married two years ago and we hired the Las Vegas Weddings 4 You Company to plan our wedding at the Valley of Fire Canyon in Las Vegas. This was a mistake. It was not a fiasco, but we were very disappointed about several …

Signage solutions answered my questions promptly. They even came to look at the office and advise me on the signs that would suit me. They also sent me estimates of signs, sandwich boards and advised me on suitable advertising for the shop front. The seemed to ve …

Gulf Information Technology Exposition or GITEX is the largest Information Technology (IT) fair in the Gulf region. This is one of the largest IT invention and trend fair. All major players of IT usually present there. From Microsoft to Google, form Sony to HP, all are there.
GITEX fair …

Hair styling isn’t complete without accessories. Whether short or long crowning glory, girls wouldn’t be found not having at least one accessory in their cabinet or other storage. When it comes to my hair, I am not meticulous but I do own few hair accessories I bought from Broadway …

This is probably one of the worst taxi services that I have ever taken in my life because they will look for every opportunity to make the most from you and rip the money out of your pocket. I took this taxi company once when I was coming from …

If there was any doubt as to why the government broke up AT&T in the 1980s, the new AT&T should eliminate that.
In a nutshell, AT&T (formerly SBC) shows that companies who are seeking to become a monopoly do nothing for the little guy.
Promising great deals and the latest technologies, …

Being a person who has moved around a lot, I’ve had quite a few different land-line phone companies and have experienced bad customer service from most. Verizon North’s customer service is by far the worst.
Apparently, even though they do have competition in my area, Verizon North believes they are …

I think that if you are looking for premium tobacco in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area, the Olde Towne Tobacconist is the place to go. They carry a variety of tobaccos from all over the world. My boyfriend who is a pipe smoker finds the tobacco that he …

I work right across the street from a branch of Bowmans, a trucking and trailer company that operates out of Williamsport. The company I work for occasionally does business with them, and though I had never met them before, they always seemed very professional via phone and email. Everything …

I have digital cable through Charter Communications and have had it for a number of years now. Truth be told, if I had any other cable company to choose from, I probably would have made the switch years ago.
In addition to the cable, I also have their high speed …

I’ve been going for my haircut to Ed The Barber and Shaver Repair for over ten years!
I used to go to “unisex salons” for my haircut, which was OK, but the moment I started getting a haircut at Ed The Barber I knew I had made a great decision. …

Mountain Barn builders is one of our local business that by the very name suggest what they do. Yes, you guessed it, they build storage buildings, children’s play houses, swing sets, and various lawn furniture. What I did not know was that they also build small cabins for …

II am an online seller; and when my online store became a bit more developed, I decided to let buyers send payments through their cellphones via Globe Gcash. But I needed to ship the items to them, and most of the local couriers don’t have door-to-door services and the …

I have been using the Picture Me Studio in the Rockwall Wal-Mart for about three years now and even though people seem to look down on it because it is inside of Wal-Mart, I still continue to go because they are the best priced and the pictures have turned …

I have been a Powercom customer for local and long distance service for about 6 years now and have had very little in terms of complaints about their service. Plus I loved dealing with a locally based company.
So, when I received a letter saying they were selling off all …

Any time we have any problems with our vehicles, we go to Schrader’s Repair. Mr. Schrader has a not real fancy and not real big buisness. My husband has been going to Schrader’s since way back before we ever met. He has been in business at his same little …

I usually do most of my grocery shopping at Save-A-Lot - which is located at 254 E. Gaines Street in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee - mainly because they prices are lower, and I can get more for my money, and these days, with the ridiculously high fuel costs, and everything becoming …

My husband used to work for VG’s Food Center, which was, a little more than two months ago, bought out by Sheena’s Marketplace… a little known store that is now a chain thanks to the takeover (they only have one other location in Romeo). My husband, who got to …

Though not our number one choice for plumbing issues, we have used The Plumbing & Handyman Company a few times. Now while they offer a handyman service for all kinds of work, we’ve never done anything we that side of the business. We’ve only had the company …

Being a guy, I’m not a person who will go to a salon or spa. However, my wife is someone who likes to be pampered on occasion and I wanted to be able to do that as a special gift for our anniversary.
I had heard about the Key West …

When you need furniture or appliances and you simply don’t have the resources to purchase the needed items, what can you do? You will probably end up at a thrift store, or a rent to own type business.
I currently have a rental at Aaron’s Rental Center in Logan, Ohio. …

I have had the pleasure of shopping with M&J at both their physical storefront and on their online store. Even though I thoroughly enjoyed shopping at both, you only get the full experience at the physical storefront in New York.
The store–for the fashion obsessed–is located neat Bryant Park and …

As I’ve tested different bottled water in Butuan City. Pearl Quality is excellent, there water is so good and I’ve tried to sniffed there water there is no smell at all, and it is smooth in your throat. I visited their site and test the water and look at …

Home Depot in Couer d’Alene, Idaho has lowered a lot of its standards in the last few years and as times get worse, they still do little to improve their customer service. I am not sure about the other stores throughout the county, but the one here is lacking. …

Lee Nails is by far my favorite place to get my nails done, and to be honest, it’s the only place I trust that will provide excellent service. I had heard about Lee Nails through the usual word-of-mouth on the streets and in school, but it wasn’t until I …

The Bead Angel is a small store located in Evansville, IN. It is run by a husband and wife team and carries many different types of metaphysical implements.
When you walk in the outer door, the first two things you notice are the sights and the smells. The …

Cartridge World has been my saving grace since starting college two years ago. I am in a field of study where I am constantly writing papers; I think my average is around 50 pages a week, not including term papers and other miscellaneous things I have to print. Needless to …

I have to give it to these guys. I just had a small print job on May 14, 2010, one that involved printing 100 copies of a thank you card for a friend’s birthday party. This lady friend wanted to be different.
Ordinarily, you would like to give …

Fritz Taylor is a wonderful talented person. I have taken a horse trailer to do some painting and later detailing with a truck. The horse trailer was old and rusty and I didn’t have the cash to buy a new horse trailer. Fritz repaired all the …

When I moved recently, the moving men who loaded our moving truck, destroyed a few pieces of our office equipment, by accident. They didn’t mean to do it, but it gone done, so when we got all moved and settled, I needed a new computer desk and a …

I have lots of wooden crafts which I have accumulated over the years in the course of living in different countries. They are meant more as souvenirs or keepsakes to remember each country that I have visited. Unfortunately, the majority of them are infested with wood borers manifested by …

The Strand hair dressers is where both I and my husband Steve go to have our hair done. From my point of view I have to book my appointment a week in advance to get the stylist I want, for Steve he just books a day or two …

If you are like me, it can be hard to find quality companies who offer health related products that truly can make a difference in our lives. I was on a quest for years looking for a company that operates with integrity in all aspects of their organization. …

This store is owned by three generations of Chinese family and is still thriving up to this day. It’s one of the places that my family buy stuffs when I was still in the Philippines. The store is a combination of a small mini-grocery where items are displayed on …

I have been long a customer of this pool service business and so far I love the service that these guys gave us. We have a small pool in our backyard and somehow maintenance became an extra hassle for us especially that my husband is at work most of …

I had the opportunity to work with Randstad in Vancouver when times were really tough. I had been working outside of the country for a couple of years, and had just moved back. Word on the street was that hiring was at a low. I had …

My husband always order cartridges online. FedEx is the one who delivers it to our house. But, the last time he ordered cartridges at FedEx, the cartridges were not working. So we had to go to FedEx Kinko’s to get a replacement for that cartridges.
FedEx are …

My experiences with Amazon.com customer service has always been in a gray area. Some times the customer service is really great and other times it’s quite a nightmare. I would like to start with my more pleasant experiences with Amazon.com Customer Service.
One Summer, I ordered a few things for …

I used to send money to my relatives who live in the province through Western Union but lately, I find it somewhat expensive because sending 5000 Philippine Pesos has an additional charge of 500 pesos. So, I went to Cebuana Lhuiller that day to inquire their charges. I was …

Dataman Computer Works is a business in Culpeper Virginia which is owned by Michael Brooks. I have taken my computer to Dataman on two seperate ocassions one time it was just to have the hard drive cleaned up a bit and to unstick my mouse, the other …

As new recruits to the Society for Creative Anachronism (a year-round renaissance re-enactment group), my husband and I are always on the lookout for items that we can use to furnish our renaissance-inspired garb. Both of us have recently taken up SCA competition archery, though my husband has long …