I can always tell when it’s the holidays because a Hickory Farms kiosk will appear in the mall. The kiosk will be filled with all their holiday foods and desserts, and I find myself stopping to purchase something every year. There is usually once person running the booth, but …

This is a skin center with a clincal environment that offers skin treatments, waxing and retail products for sale. They offer by appointment only however walk ins are welcome for product purchases. They offer many higher end skincare lines, as well as the cosmetic line from TRUE Cosmetics. Their …

I recently purchased a new computer which upgraded my operating system from Windows XP to Windows Vista. I was fine and happy continuing to be “old school” using dial-up internet service, utilizing Wal-Mart Connect (which changed to Netscape Connect). But, Netscape Connect does not support Windows Vista so I …

GT School of Motoring is a local business offering driving lessons in a number of locations across the Midlands of England. It is a medium-sized business, which I feel is ideal for something of this nature because it allows more flexibility than a small, one-man operation while preventing the …

I recently began using the calling services of the website Rebtel.com. I was looking for an affordable way to stay in touch with my girlfriend in Mexico and after trying several other services and calling plans, I found Rebtel.com. The rates are excellent. I pay $.015, …

About once a year, I like to go through my utility companies and rate them on the past year�s performance. In doing it this year, I have come to the conclusion that my phone company is the only one that still receives an excellent rating.
It is amazing I�ve been …

I must admit to not being much of a cook, but for those people who are, like my husband, knives are of the utmost importance, and are an essential tool for creating any meal. Even after finding a good knife, the care and maintenance of it, especially sharpening, becomes an …

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 …

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 …

For a positive experience for your lumber buying needs, check out the Lowes lumber department at the store in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Located on Appleway road, it is right off the highway and easy to access.
The lumber yard has a drive through lumber department so you can drive …

While their hair styling may be quality, their hair removal services are not.
I scheduled an appointment to have electrolysis done and was quoted the price of $20 for 15 minutes. When I met with the individual doing my assessment, he stated that the price was $30 per 15 minutes. …

I attend holistic festivals held at our local flea market at least once every six months (though sometimes more often than that). The show is small, but it has a nice atmosphere attached to it, and thep people are incredibly friendly (though sometimes they can be a bit pushy). …

Eight years ago, a businessman set up a coffeehouse, called Steady Eddy’s, in the new building complex in Winters, CA. Unfortunately, business slowed and eventually failed in 2008. However, after the businessman packed up and left, two women took his place. They put the coffeehouse back into business. They …

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 …

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. …

Bed, Bath, and Beyond is a store that I find myself at at least once a week whether it be something for my home or a shower gift for a friend. The store I frequent most is in Exton, PA. It always appears to be very clean, and the …

Recently my husband’s step brother became engaged, and my mother in law had to start the time consuming, costly, and frustrating hunt for the perfect mother of the groom dress. She knew exactly what she wanted: a simple black sheath style dress, knee length, with a semi sheer jacket …

Coral Bay is a family-owned and operated tanning salon located in a strip mall in Columbia Heighs, Minnesota. One thing I must immediately point out before critiquingg their service is the location of the shop. Firstly, parking is never an issue (unlike some other salons I have been to …

F Salon and Body Spa has hundreds of franchises throughout the country. What makes it click is its very affordable yet excellent services offered. I’d say its rates remain unbeatable that’s why they are getting the lion’s share of the market. Take for example the foot spa service for …

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. …

When I started making my own melt and pour soap I ordered supplies from various websites. I noticed a lot of the websites offered a lot of natural and unnatural products all of which were similar to each other. When I stumbled upon brambleberry.com I saw that …

Like the idea of a Big Lots for crafters? Well, the Flower Factory is it. I recently visited this store with a friend of mine who assured me I’d love it and be in total awe of it’s crafting powers. From the way she made it sound, the heavens …

Paducah Power System is the company that provides electricity to my apartment on a daily basis. I would have to say that for the most part, my power bill has been pretty good. It has never been above more $90.00 a month and according to others I have spoken …

I have purchased several computers and computer components from 3btech via their website (3btech.net). Overall I have been satisfied, but not without a few caveats. On the positive side, they have very good prices on complete systems and bare-bones kits (computer case, power supply, motherboard and CPU - …

Living in the Cowlitz county area of southwest Washington, one of the first things people tell you is how low you would have to be before you should get a job with foster farms. I am here to tell you that its not true. The company is …

My wife and I get most of our movies through Netflix; both because it is cheaper than renting them locally and because we don’t have to worry about returning the movies by a certain date (especially since we now have a daughter who won’t let us watch movies until …

When the time was nearing for my husband and I to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary I knew I wanted to do something special for him. It’s so much more difficult to find a gift for a man than a woman in my opinion as us gals are …

There is only one big name in the Philippines when it comes to Office supplies, schools supplies and of course books. National Bookstore has started humbly in a small corner in the old manila place. They have now grown to be the number 1 bookstore chain in the country, …

My husband and I recently drove for an expedite company out of Ohio called Panther. We tried before we went to orientation to find real information on this company and most of it was either commercial or sounded like someone with a grudge. Up front I will …

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. …

I made purchased with this company in about two years ago to make buy expensive items that I did not have enough money to buy in full at the time of need. These items came out to be a lot more expensive but, I just figured that was …

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 …

Last week, I had to replace my stove, which was under warranty, and I thought it would be a basic and simple process-people deliver new stove, hook it up, people take away old stove, and that would be that. Well, it turns out that nothing is ever simple, and …

One summer, my friend said that she got accepted for a job at a very small graphics place called Pixel Perfect Studios. At the time she told me I had no idea what she was talking about as I had never heard of the place. She told me that …

There are quite a few climbing gyms in Seoul, which is indicative of how popular the sport is here, and although choosing one to use regularly might just be a case of picking wherever is closest, there are actually quite a lot of differences between venues that are worth considering. …

If you are self employed and need business cards printed up, it can run you a lot of money. However Vista business cards.com is a company where they will sell you 250 cards for free. You need only pay for the postage and if you want a …

I hadn’t trusted anyone here in New Orleans yet to do any tattoo work on me. I was ready to get another piece done, so I began asking around about quality shops in the area. I had heard of Electric Ladyland before and got a few good reviews, so …

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 …

Tez Tour is one of the biggest travel agencies in many countries.
Well, I bought a trip to Crete from them a year ago.
The good thing is that they are cheaper than other huge companies.
But there are more bad things that good ones. To be short - their service and …

I love this salon because it is in an easy to find shopping center, it is upscale but not ridiculously overpriced, the staff is friendly and I love Aveda products.
Every time I come to this salon, I am greeted by the receptionist and I am offered a bottle of …

My family and I recently took pictures at Magenta Photo Studios in Brampton Ontario. I found the Studio while I was christmas shopping at The Bramalea City Centre. It’s located on the first floor. After seeing the wall display I couldn’t resist. Their photos were absolutely amazing.
I have been …

If you need a plumbing contractor, who do you call? I have usually called Roto-Rooter or one of the other “big name” plumbing places. And I have always paid “big name” prices. This time I thought I’d try a friend’s referral for a small plumbing outfit …

SFI was launched in 1998. Today, with tens of thousands of affiliates in over 200 countries, it is believed to be the largest affiliate network in the world.
SFI is revolutionizing the way companies market their products and services. With its enormous base of independent affiliates, SFI has the power …

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 …

When my husband and I made the massive decision to move from Arkansas to Michigan, many years ago, we needed to find cheap living arrangements, and spent six months (while living with relatives) on this search. When we came across a decent mobile home community, we thought this …

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 …

Celectricon Ltd, is a small hardware store that deals with welding and plumbing supplies. They are not in any way electrical. I do not have an overall problem with that fact but I do have a problem with their supervisor. The supervisor of the store needs some Customer Service …

Cyber Power is an independent, over-the-internet manufacturer of PCs operating out of California. The website which operates as their store is http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/ .
I’m not going to lie, I was hesitant to order from a company that most, including myself, hadn’t heard of before. Though I figured I’d take the …

Unfortunately, where I live, I only have one choice in cable company and that’s Charter Communication. Overall, I won’t complain about the quality of what I get on television but I do have a lot of complaints about the company in general.
1. The selection of television stations is horrible …

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 …