Few people enjoy shopping for a car, but it is a necessary task that most of us have to do every few years. I recently needed to find a car and reluctantly began to look at a few smaller used vehicle lots in Upstate SC. Most of …

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. …

I live in a relatively small city, that has dozens of computer service businesses. I didn’t think that JPJ Computer Services would last long in the busy commercial district of Wyse Road, Dartmouth, but I was wrong.
We are primarily a work-from-home family with three computers. We are always upgrading, …

Arttie is a clothing store in Austin, TX and recently I found out they had another store in Cedar Park which is technically part of Austin too. I don’t think Arttie is a chain of clothing store, not exactly anyway, because I haven’t been able to find a website …

This is a taxi company that I would have never used if the circumstances were up to me because their office is on the side of the road right off the express way and it was run down which did not give me the best initial impression of this …

Fuzziwig’s candy factory is located in the outlettes at Castle Rock and is well worth the drive from Colorado Springs. They make some really dynamite fudge, but I like them mainly for all of nestalgic candy they carry. Since my mom has damensia it is a great store for …

This company is misleading customers into believing that they will only have to pay shipping and handling to purchase this product, but there is actually much more to it. In the terms and conditions they say you can return the product in 14 days if you do not …

The local Piggly Wiggly grocery store works on the concept that everything in the store is sold at cost with an additional 10% added at the register. This concept takes some getting used to because this percentage is in addition to the 9% sales tax for Dothan, Alabama. (Food …

I didn’t realize how much I depended on my computer until I got a virus which completely shut my computer down. I traced the source of this virus to a former friend who was, shall we say, sending questionable pictures from shady
sources, and although it didn’t wipe out my …

I am constantly searching for ways to improve my health by changing my diet and lifestyle. I’ve heard about yoga classes offered by Ananda Marga but wasn’t able to join at first due to conflict in schedules. After a year of putting it off, I finally enrolled myself in …

We own a roofing company and have always ordered out a dumpster for the shingles that are torn off. We got a brochure one day from Crutchall Resource Recycling about recycling the shingles. They call it roofs2roads. We called and got their information and decided to try …

This is my husbands drywall company, but I am going to be as honest and opinionated as I possibly can, let’s just hope that he does not read this lol. The actually quality of the work is really great and the finished job looks very professional. The only problem …

I had awaken one morning to find my pool had been replaced with a green fungus infested pond. I called several pool companies to see how much it would cost me to have this pond transformed back to my sparkling pool. Every pool service I called wanted no less …

I worked with this company in the past to make large purchases that I did not have the funds to buy in full at the time of need. The items I bought came out to be a bit more expensive than if I were able to make a …

You may not realize it but you will be charged $59.99 if you choose to keep this “trial” product in addition to the $5.95 you paid to receive this product. Please be aware of this before you “try” the product. It will cost you $5.95 to receive …

My husband and I are having a hard time cancelling our two year contract with Monitronics. Now, monitronics is a company that installs alarm systems in homes to ensure security at all times. To get their alarm system and be connected to their security center, you have to sign …

With today’s economy being what it is, we like to save money any way we can. This includes on our grocery budget. One of the most expensive groceries to buy is meat. We used to drop well over $200/mo. on meat alone. Then we discovered Cattlemen’s Meat Market.
We now …

This is a new branch of an old prestigious company of National Bookstore, located in the busy street of Silliman Avenue, Dumaguete City, Philippines.
The place is not that big but I love to go there to buy books and other school …

About two years ago, my husband and I made the plunge and purchased our first home. We looked at many houses before deciding to start looking at condos, which seemed to fit our lifestyles a little better since the association would fix damages to the outside of the home, …

I recently purchased a new house. Two days before closing, I learned that I could not get insurance unless the house was completely rewired and brought up to code. (The insurance agent had dropped the ball.) My house had old knob and tube wiring which I discovered is both …

Silvera Stone is one of many stone companies located in Crossville, Tn. They specialize in cutting the stone to make flooring, fireplace mantles and various other products. They have a variety of colors but I find it odd how they decided to name them. The most common is pink …

When we moved we were looking for a new lawn care company. I called out several companies and went with Marty’s Lawn Care. We do not have that big of a yard and the backyard is taken up by a patio and inground pool. Marty’s Lawn Care …

There are many plant and tree nurseries, in the Rancho Cucamonga area. One of the unique nurseries is Dean’s Greens nursery. I was redesigning my landscaping and someone recommended this nursery to me.
Dean’s Greens is one of those places that is not noticeable, unless you are actually …

My husband and I are very heavy smokers. We recently had an incident where one of us somehow set a trash can on fire with some of our cigarette ashes. We aren’t idiots, but something happened to make it catch on fire. Being very safety oriented people, and …

Rent A Center in Logan Ohio recently, within six months time, bought Aaron’s rental center, a competitor. As a former Aaron’s customer I was most distraught to realize my rental was transferred to Rent A Center. I knew from word of mouth, that this was not the rental …

Don’t be fooled by this company’s name. Though they call themselves Professional Radiator, they deal with anything automobile related. And, because they were located just a couple miles down the street from where we lived, we thought it would be a prime place to begin taking our vehicle when …

The Golden Donut in the Orcutt area of Santa Maria, CA is a small, family-owned shop which sells a wide variety of donuts and croissants, as well as bagels and several different kinds of drinks. It is operated by a friendly family in two locations, one of which is …

I was unable to go out and buy a phone card one day when my brother decided to run off with the only car in the household. So I decided to check online and what do you know.. they sell it online! I browsed a few websites looking for …

One of the institutions of Great Britain, from Land’s End to John O’Groats is the chip shop. It is thought that fish and chips became established in the early Victorian ear. That may be because the facilities for cooking reliably had been perfected by then when, beforehand, they …

A few years ago when my fiance and I were just starting to date, we had gone out somewhere to eat and while we were eating, one leg of his eyeglass completely broke in two, the curved piece that went around his ear fell to the floor, leaving only a …

I’ve just recently got into the habit of keeping a journal, and it wasn’t until I was in need of one–didn’t want to keep a blog–when I discovered Jenni Bick Bookbinding: A company that specializes in journals.
When I arrived to the website, I was glad that it had a …

The first part of my removal arrived nearly a month ago. This is a door to door removal. The standard procedure for this type of removal is that they open the crate or bring the container from the airport or port of arrival (in this case from …

This is my favorite hair salon to go to. I have been going here for years. as well as most of my friends. My entire family also comes here, because they are great and provide fast service.
The prices are great and the quality always stays the same. The …

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 …

I have been buying Sweetcense Incense for well over a year now and I have always been very pleased with the selection of premium incense available. In fact I have bought and burnt over three thousand incense from this producer, and I have only found one scent I was …

Mr. Charles Bienenstein is a second degree black belt in the Tang Soo Do martial art, and began a school of his own a year or so ago when a school he was affiliated with went out of business. His focus is mostly young people, though he also teaches …

Tastefully Simple is one of the few companies that I really like that does at-home parties. I have not only enjoyed attending parties designed to promote these products because you actually learn how to cook a neat dip, soup, or bread, but I also enjoy the parties becuase …

At one stage or another in life, many of us will be made redundant. It is a fact of life and one which has been around since at least 1929 and the Wall Street Crash. It seems to be hitting men hardest these days, as it did in times …

This is the biggest shopping center in the city. Everyday people flocked the place consuming the the place’s artificial coldness and even to the extent of exhausting it.
What I like about Lee Super Plaza is the company has a wide variety …

The first thing we did when we bought our new home, was have it sprayed for pests and insects. I can’t stand bugs. They scare me and are gross. My kids laugh at me about this and even play practical jokes on me that are bug related, but …

I used Hughes L Associates Architects company to do some remodelling in my kitchen. I had them take my old countertops out and put some new updated ones in. They were easy to communicate with over the phone and they sent a woman out a few days early to …

We recently moved from NJ to Florida and have switched our carriers from cablevision to Comcast in doing so. We called comcast on Friday and spoke about which package plan would be the best for me. We got the basic package with HBO add on (it’s all about True …

I called Standard because my dishwasher was broken. When I made my appointment they were able to fit me in for the next day. I did not have to wait long on the phone and they confirmed someone would be coming out the next day. …

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. …

Wye Valley Needlework shop is in Bakewell in the Heart of the Peak District in Derbyshire. The shop has been there since 1992, so it is very well established. For any needle woman or man come to that! it is an exciting place to shop. The shop window is …

Mediatti Broadband Communications is a company on Okinawa, Japan that offers cable Tv and cable internet access. They are the worst company I have ever dealt with, EVER. If they were based in the states, they would have been shut down a long time ago. Unfortunately for those who …

I did not know about this place at all till a friend of mine from high school invited me to hang out and asked if I would go and play some pool with him. I agreed and he took me to Strokers.
Strokers is a bar and pool lounge basically. …

Don’t let the company name fool you. If you’re looking for the best quality, stay FAR away from Kurt Metko and “Best Quality Tree Service.” We were looking for someone to take down 4 trees, some bushes, a stump, and trim some trees in our yard. …

I have been going to Mason’s Nail Salon in the Montrose area for years. With beauty routines like getting my hair done or getting a manicure and pedicure, I tend to find one place that I like and continue to go to it often. I like being able to …

Times are really hard these days and I try to cut corners where I can. In order to save money, I now take the time to have my bags and shoes repaired instead of replacing them with new ones. So when my newly-bought rubber shoes came apart at the …