There is a reason why monopolies are a bad thing for the consumers. It’s great for the business, I’m sure, but it’s terrible for the people who have to use the service yet can’t go anywhere else for their needs. And if my memory serves me correctly, I really thought …

As renters who were victims of the foreclosure crisis in Chicago, we had to scramble to pack up a 3-bedroom 2-floor home when we abruptly found out that our landlord had foreclosed on the condo we were renting. Moving is EXPENSIVE, and we had to find cheap, quick options. …

Vonage is a great telephone company. I have been with them for three months now and I have to say that it has been really great so far! The set up is very easy; you have to buy the software from any store that sells electronics or call Vonage …

I discovered that the heel on one of my ankle boots was worn right down to the metal, and the other one was starting to wear down as well. I had seen Westbrook Shoe Repair on my commute through southwest Calgary, so I decided to see how much they …

I attended a Bridal Expo at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA yesterday with my soon bride-to-be daughter. As we came upon the caterer called Partners Pantry Catering, we were met with big smiles and great attitudes. They had steaming chafing dishes of chicken, a rice dish, …

My husband and I have always only owned used cars, usually older than seven years. As such, we find it incredibly important to find a reliable automotive repair service which is prompt, affordable and convenient. Tom’s Service in New Baltimore fits the bill, seeing as how it’s a short …

If you have a troubled pool, it’s not always easy to find good care for it. We’ve had an in-ground pool for decades, and it’s gone through some nasty times. In the last couple of years, we’ve had to deal with a lot of horrible algae and …

If you are looking to get a great looking tattoo in a very clean environment with very professional artists, I strongly suggest you take a walk into Fresh Till Death Tattoos, located at 2313 Union Blvd., Allentown, PA 18109 !
When you first walk into the lobby, you will notice …

This place has horrible customer service, well, if one can call that. They have this one lady running the place and she’s absolutely one of the rudest people I’ve ever dealt with. The place itself is ok, it’s clean for a coin laundry but prices are not much better …

I decided to go to Gizmo’s Tattoo Studio to get my blacklight tattoo after spending several months researching studios in Dallas. My desired tattoo was an interlocking set of infinity signs - a pretty complicated design for a 2in by 1in space, especially for blacklight ink - but Robert …

I have two great loves in life aside from my husband, my children and my pets. One of them, sadly, is cigarettes. I just can’t live without them. But this review is certainly not to promote that (don’t start smoking kids!). It is to promote my other great love, …

While it might be true that residents living in Seneca, SC really don’t have much of a choice when it comes to obtaining utility service, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Seneca Light & Water really doesn’t take advantage of the monopoly they have in place. All …

My husband is obsessed with our lawn. Let’s just say if he paid as much attention to the house work as he does the lawn work I would never have to clean! This past summer, he decided that he wanted to install a sprinkler system. I …

I have some children and I also have a very busy schedule, so when it comes to doing alterations on clothing to make sure all the hand me downs fit my children, I just don’t have time to do it myself. I want to tell you about …

Ton Nguyen is a lawyer in Fountain Valley , OC, California. He’s about fifty years old. My family went to him for a Juvenile case awhile back. He has his own private office by himself. He’s a nice person that has the gut to help you out in court. …

Let’s face it… no matter where you live, some company has the monopoly on a service you either desire or you need. Comcast Cable is just one such company in my neck of the woods. Other than AT&T, there really is no other alternative for the comprehensive service available …

I’ve done business with Tiger Direct many times, usually to buy individual computer components to replace dead parts or upgrade part of my computer. It had been a couple of years since my last order with Tiger, but I felt pretty confident about their products. Their 30-day return policy …

When it came time to purchase new windows for our home, we did a lot of calling. Pricing was important, and we weren’t doing the entire home, so we needed someone willing to do a smaller number of windows. This actually eliminated many companies that wouldn’t even consider …

I bought my son most of his Christmas gifts from Amazon.com, and even in the hectic, last minute Chirstmas buying frenzy they got everthing to me with time to spare. I was very impressed because I purchased a few items, the Friday before Christmas so they had an …

This is a little LITTLE hair salon in Brooklyn NY. It is so tiny, that there is only room for 2 or 3 salon chairs, and a tiny room with one shampoo bowl. I found it by accident while exploring the city and decided to call them the next …

Preston Reuther, the founder of www.wire-sculpture.com, is well-known for being a pioneer in the wire-wrapping industry. His business has, undoubtedly, supplied many jewelry artists with their beginning tools of the trade. Even I have found myself enamoured of their website and the promises of a successful home business found …

Recently my family and I moved from upstate New York to California. In search of a moving company we came across Mayflower. A nationwide known name in the moving business. There quote was within our budget the agent who came to our home was very nice and informative. So, …

Some time ago I had a scary experience. I came home and when I stepped through the front door I smelled gas very strongly. I’m sure you know how gas stinks, right? Well, that awful smell was in my front hallway and the front hallway is almost right above …

As anyone who subscribes to Cox Cable knows, it isn’t cheap and one of the most aggravating things about them is that, although their cost seem reasonable when you first get started with them, the fees eventually escalate, especially when you add more premium channels. You would think …

My father recently passed away, and it was a very hard time for me. When someone you love passes away, it is so hard to understand, hard to deal with. Yet so much is expected of you at one time. On top of dealing with the death, you …

Le Jardin at the Spa is a beautiful Salon and Spa set on a garden landscape. The name litterally means, “The Garden at the Spa”. This business has several different little cottages where different services are preformed such as: Hair cut and color, nails, facials, teeth whitening, …

In Feb 2009, i got prescription glasses made from Wizard Opticals. The frame broke in Sep 2009. The receipt said frames have 2 years replacement warranty and a new pair is replaced without any charge. I took the glasses for replacement, Tracey the owner and the person attending informed …

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 …

Well I have been trying to find new products to use as part of my business and have ran across so real lou lou’s.
So this is one that I found and like. Mia Bella Candles is a MLM type business, that has a very low start up cost and …

I love watching AAA commercials because of their signature slogan of “And on you go” meaning that no matter what bad things might happen, if you have them to lean on, you’ll find yourself as if it never happened. I had always known about this company since I was very …

I had very bad experience with this travel agency. It was last year we had a plan to go to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. We had heard a lot about this travel agency so we booked our (Dad, my hubby and me) tour with this agency. Trip …

It all started while sitting at a “Baby Shower” tupperware party. The speech about how wonderful the Tupperware opportunity is, how you can establish a great business part time, in your own hours, and how popular the products are, that they will sell themselves etc etc etc…
Ridiculously it …

A great hair salon that I went to a few days ago called Attitude. It’s a newly built hair place that came out only a couple years ago thats actually located just a block away from my friends house. My mom knew the hairdresser who moved to this …

My mother had a very odd collection. She liked to collect clocks. Mostly miniature clocks. She took me with her shopping for clocks several times. She shopped at a place called Northside Clocks in Manchester.
When I went with her for the first time to shop for miniature …

Since I have embraced the age of electronics, and decorated my entire family with cell phones, I felt it was important to find a reputable and dependable company through which to purchase and care for my cell phones and cell accessories. Because we didn’t have a Verizon store (my …

As a plus-size woman, it’s hard to find clothes that fit, fit well, and don’t look like giant tacky moo-moos. So, when I stumbled across Fashion Bug (which we didn’t have in the south where I used to live), I was pleased beyond description to discover a store with …

For anyone in western North Carolina who has ever wanted to try yoga but couldn’t afford it, this is the place for you. With the belief that everyone should have access to therapeutic practices such as yoga, Asheville Community Yoga Center is a donation-based yoga center that offers classes …

After running for close to 10 kilometers last night, I decided to treat my body to a good massage. I went to Pinnacle Spa because it’s close to home and because their services are very affordable. It’s a quaint spa parlor that also has its own gym. For a …

Adbrite is one of the leading ad networks,and this is what made me to sign up with them as i was rejected by Google adsense.
Keeping all these descriptions aside i just want to share my experiences using Adbrite in my site.
Adbrite does really pay low compared to …

Patisserie Harmonie is a new, nice looking bakery in Montreal’s Chinatown. It has a vast selection of Hong Kong style pastry and cakes. What my kids and I like about the bakery is that they always make new kind of bread and pastry. So each time we go there …

Maple Street Car Wash in Russell Springs, Kentucky is located immediately off exit 62 from Cumberland Parkway. The best feature about this car wash is the quality of the soap. They must use a concentrated mixture. The pre-soak comes out pink. Considering the amount of tree sap residue on my …

El Chaparral is one of the many courses that are local to us when we are over in Spain. It is a beautiful eighteen-hole golf course located in between Fuengirola and La Cala De Mijas just of the main coast road.
When I’ve played this course with my husband …

Last January I had some weather related damage to my house and through talking to my insurance company they gave me the name of three companies to deal with. I went with Signal Building.
The insurance company sent Dave out to see what was happening and assess the damage. …

I am a firm believer that to really have an opinion, and to write a review, on a business or a company, one should really base it on a number of visits, not just one time. Consistency is very important to form a fair and objective opinion, and recently, …

Whenever I have a window or screen that needs repair, I take it to M&R Instant Locksmith. They have a service counter in the back of the store that repairs windows. I have used this service many times and am quite happy with it.
I like that having my …

I spotted this place on my way home. I saw it from across the street, and it looked clean and inviting, from where I was standing. It is just one of those places that stands out on a busy street, just by looking at the outside of it.
There …

I placed an order over two weeks ago at Dr. Leonards.com, just a few simple items.
I paid for Standard Shipping, and over two months later, I still never recieved my order. After the expected three week wait, I was told three different stories as to why my order had …

When my husband and I moved into our new home, we knew that we had to have central air installed into our home. We just didn’t know who we wanted to install it for us. We received a few estimates from other companies, but they were really …

SMC (Specialty Merchandise Corporation) is a company that claims to be dedicated to providing a gateway to help individuals start their own businesses. With that being the case, I’ve read numerous accounts in my research that actually points out the fact that this company has failed miserably to …

EPIC stands for Empowering People Inspiring Communities and they are the housing association who rent out the flats on the Bentilee Estate in Stoke-on-Trent. I had previously rented a house from the council so I had experience of how good the council were to have as landlords, but …