tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53771363888557545502024-03-12T22:25:58.409-07:00CombatCritic's Wall of ShameON THE FRONT LINES IN THE BATTLE AGAINST MEDIOCRITY. THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO THE MANY COMPANIES, BUSINESSES, AND INSTITUTIONS THAT JUST DO NOT CUT-IT WHEN IT COMES TO PRODUCTS OR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND/OR TREATING PEOPLE (CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES) WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
Welcome to CombatCritic's WALL OF SHAMECombatCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014881843145560350noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377136388855754550.post-19297978658909254012022-10-29T08:31:00.001-07:002022-10-29T08:31:26.635-07:00Loulé, Faro, Portugal: Leroy Merlin - Total Incompetence and Lack of Customer Service ... Astounding!<div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Leroy Merlin Loulé</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Av. Algarve 2, 8100-299 Loulé, Portugal</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">+351 289 151 700</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.leroymerlin.pt/pt/lojas/lojas-lm/loule">www.leroymerlin.pt/pt/lojas/loule</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Prices: €€<span style="color: #cccccc;">€€</span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d1586.9359257887947!2d-8.001230303009962!3d37.10133906818148!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd1ab23263d1a70b%3A0x89249dfadaee0e47!2sLeroy%20Merlin%20Loul%C3%A9!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1654179675507!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wow, 96% of Leroy Merlin's reviews on TrustPilot are poor or worse and only 3% are above average! I wonder why?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">That is because they could care less about customers, they treat customers in the store like garbage, like I was today, and their online/email/phone customer service, if you can call it that - it's more like customer disservice, does not even bother returning calls or emails!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I bought two, very expensive five-meter awnings and paid for them, installation and delivery at Leroy Merlin - Loulé in early April 2022. I was told at the store when I paid for the awnings and installation that the awnings would be delivered on 19/05/2022, that their installer would be at my home when they arrived, and that they would be delivered to our 4th floor apartment terrace with 'no problem'.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Pz3AN0YPBjOFBzZiF8-Xv6vDKXj_hoeKHoW0c-c_Q4Iuymt-ZuRMcVVY2ZKg7nJbrGpNPQdwEzBcyL8B0Ggb01XZEw1biQ5wPvWAmHL7GKnQyzpuladpRAk-GnhfL3f5pzJ-WA_zIHLTv56Og7KIlzRD2biCtxw5WZh1eFfAnRgHTGVjkA2XsAUmFA/s780/1-2of6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="460" height="1005" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Pz3AN0YPBjOFBzZiF8-Xv6vDKXj_hoeKHoW0c-c_Q4Iuymt-ZuRMcVVY2ZKg7nJbrGpNPQdwEzBcyL8B0Ggb01XZEw1biQ5wPvWAmHL7GKnQyzpuladpRAk-GnhfL3f5pzJ-WA_zIHLTv56Og7KIlzRD2biCtxw5WZh1eFfAnRgHTGVjkA2XsAUmFA/w594-h1005/1-2of6.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I received an email a few days before the scheduled delivery date of 19/05/2022, telling me that the awnings would actually be delivered on 18/05/2022. I didn't have a problem with them arriving on 18/05/2022, but I wanted to verify with the installer that he would be here on the 18th when the awnings arrived, so I contacted him to find out what was going on and he said 'We are an independent company and only provide the installation. The product delivery and conditions were with Leroy Merlin. Be aware because this kind of problems with the delivery happens very often'. He went on to say 'When you make the order, you told them that it is the 4th floor? I think it is better to call them tomorrow to ask if the value that you payed includes the delivery in the apartment' and 'We only make the installation and be sure that the client get the right choice for his needs. We don’t have access to delivery info or how they do it'.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">‘Yes, of course I told the store’ I told the installer, not only having asked Manuel, the Leroy Merlin sales representative, if there would be a problem delivering two 5 meter awnings to the 4th floor, and he told me that they would, but our delivery address clearly indicates that we live on the 4th floor: Rua Xxx Xxxxx, 4 Dto 8700 Olhão.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHebiy1WmKa5iccaZW4G3r_tiVQ2I4RkTyJylZyn6na1SPAV9BpiLJQ7cRXyjPAvWuoVutwcPJTfWR2TNn2pusNHX6m_aMsAimXLznvwkfVdMY5nrn-JxVijWXQJJiF5jRqCD1iX9ge3DmrGYj6FqtgmwymPR_rGgIX0dAFhW2TPONsqsR7OrOGaWaQ/s780/3-4of6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="444" height="1072" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHebiy1WmKa5iccaZW4G3r_tiVQ2I4RkTyJylZyn6na1SPAV9BpiLJQ7cRXyjPAvWuoVutwcPJTfWR2TNn2pusNHX6m_aMsAimXLznvwkfVdMY5nrn-JxVijWXQJJiF5jRqCD1iX9ge3DmrGYj6FqtgmwymPR_rGgIX0dAFhW2TPONsqsR7OrOGaWaQ/w610-h1072/3-4of6.jpg" width="610" /></a><span>Why was the installer, whom Leroy Merlin coordinated the installation with and whom I paid for in their store, telling me that he has no involvement in coordinating this and that I have to contact Leroy Merlin to coordinate it myself? This was ridiculous and someone needed to sort it out, soon.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I was told when I purchased the awnings that they were a special order and could not be returned, so I verified with the installer beforehand, paying €29 for him to come to our home and provide an estimate in order to ensure they could be installed on our 4th floor terrace. He said they could and I assumed that because he was the Leroy Merlin installer, Leroy Merlin and he would do their due diligence and coordinate the delivery and installation. It seems obvious that did not happened.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The installer originally told me the €780 installation would take 2-3 days, justifying the ridiculous labor charges when I asked why the bid was so high. Then, he has cancelled on the 19th as originally scheduled, because he said he was working another job, and would come on the 20th instead, telling me ‘it is only going to take one day’, not 2-3 as I was originally told when I asked him why the price of installation was so high. A €100 per hour for labor charge is in unprecedented in Portugal, having paid three men far less than that for 2.5 days of labor when we renovated our apartment last year. It appears to me that I was charged non-Portuguese prices because I highly doubt that a Portuguese customer would pay anything near €780 for one day's labor. The math is very easy, having paid almost 63% less than I paid for this installation when I renovated our apartment. Leroy Merlin shouldn't take advantage of non-Portuguese customers like they do.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I believe that when Leroy Merlin arranges installation and I pay Leroy Merlin for the installation, Leroy Merlin and the installer should communicate directly and handle any issues such as this, not the customer. Every time I asked him a question, he told me to 'talk to Leroy Merlin, it's not my job'. Unsatisfactory!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I called the number, 289 151 700, on the morning of 17/05/2022 as instructed in the SMS I received and pressed '1' for English, but the lady did not speak English. She took my number and told me someone who spoke English would call me back, but that never happened. On a happier note, Rita and the store manager were extremely helpful on 17/05/2022 when I had to make a special trip to Loulé to ensure the delivery would arrive and be delivered to our 4th floor terrace because Leroy Merlin employees would not return my calls or answer my emails. The manager and Rita told me that the awnings would have been dumped on the street if I had not checked and Rita was a lifesaver, jumping into action and arranging for a crane to accompany my order the next day so the 5 meter awnings could be delivered to our terrace, not on the street below.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I was supposed to get a message on the morning of the delivery day, 18/05/2022, telling me when the delivery would arrive, but I received nothing. The website said 'delivery failed" as of 0914 that morning, but I called all day long, seven times, and couldn't talk to someone who spoke English until, finally, at 1534, I spoke to a man who said that the ‘delivery hasn't failed, it's on a truck now’. He couldn't give me any more information than that, so I asked him to have the Loulé store manager call me, but that didn't happened either. I waited all day and the delivery never arrived! I finally left home at 1845 for an engagement that couldn't be canceled, so I asked the installer to contact the store and find out what was going on. The whole fiasco was an absolute disaster from the start and Leroy Merlin should be ashamed of themselves for what I had been put through. I did my due diligence, but Leroy Merlin did not perform theirs, eventually wasting a great deal of my time and two extra wasted trips from Olhão to Loulé to solve the problems that they caused.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">When I returned to the store, for the second time, on 19/05/2022 to solve the issue of my delivery not arriving, a female calling herself ‘manager’ and a female, supposedly in charge of delivery/logistics, by the name of Maria Biato were both rude, condescending, and insulting me because I couldn't speak Portuguese, along with many of their other customers. Their behavior was appalling. I know that we are in Portugal and should speak Portuguese when possible, I’m trying, but many expats have told me about how difficult it is for non-Portuguese speakers to navigate their website and deal with theiir employees. I would probably spend a lot more money at Leroy Merlin if they made it easier for us non-Portuguese language speakers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The awnings were finally delivered on 24/05/2022, nearly a week late!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2DkyBsKqSy4GmtMBj8aa_XmUgpBWp_3P9J-qtt17XUyP90lzS14vPJwmjm_JaX2Q7BgRnsMkitBILCSc1qMUow0jiIxloOZH-mjAdBN0ELw-8HZIS0H0y1Q0fbqlgUR0osedSCPvZBd9TcsJjfP3udhZRGPGRqmCtGlSCsTrZ93IWdSGWqGrHieCMA/s780/5-60f6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="479" height="942" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2DkyBsKqSy4GmtMBj8aa_XmUgpBWp_3P9J-qtt17XUyP90lzS14vPJwmjm_JaX2Q7BgRnsMkitBILCSc1qMUow0jiIxloOZH-mjAdBN0ELw-8HZIS0H0y1Q0fbqlgUR0osedSCPvZBd9TcsJjfP3udhZRGPGRqmCtGlSCsTrZ93IWdSGWqGrHieCMA/w580-h942/5-60f6.jpg" width="580" /></a><span>Carlos, the installer, finally arrived on the morning of 25/05/2022 and told me we ‘have too many things on the terrace’, even though they were the same exact things that were there when he came to do the quote. They moved some things around and damaged them, scratching or denting a few objects and left many heavy objects for me to move back where they belonged when they left and I am a disabled combat veteran. The job only took about 8 hours, not 2-3 days as Carlos had originally told me, at a rate of €100 per hour, an unprecedented labor rate in Portugal. Some things were damaged and heavy plants were not put back. I was taken advantage of, paying €780 for an 8 hour job, €100/hour. If I were Portuguese, I would have paid 1/2 that because I know how much labor rates are. One of the remote controls also doesn't work properly and the awnings are unstable, even with just a 15 kph wind.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I will never shop at Leroy Merlin again after these experiences and they should be ashamed, not only for how I was treated by Maria Biato and the manager on 19/05/2022, but for the amount I was charged for labor on the installation.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Main HQ in France needs to know how these people treat their customers as I can guarantee you that French or German customers would never allow being treated the way I was and as many other Leroy Merlin (Portugal) customers obviously have been treated based on the review In have seen here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I contacted them through their Facebook page via message early on in this process and was promised that they were 'looking into it', 'following this complaint', and 'will be in touch' with me, but they have done absolutely nothing in the past six months. Here is their most recent response:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Good afternoon. We know that your case has been followed internally through the "Portal da Queixa". Since you have not reached any agreement with the store, the resolution of the case will follow the judicial route, and LEROY MERLIN is awaiting legal contact from your lawyer. </i></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thank you</i></span></div></blockquote><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leroy Merlin undoubtedly has <i>core values</i> and <i>key metrics</i> which leadership are briefed on regularly, so they must be aware of the massive problem with LeroyMerlin.pt. Their TrustPilot rating is an abysmal 1.3 / 5 stars with 91% of the 197 reviews being rated 1 / 5 stars. Surely, they must be aware of this data:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://TrustPilot.com/review/leroymerlin.pt">TrustPilot.com/review/leroymerlin.pt</a></span></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGodCYfG8nBbAZjPj_LrMSlNqbH3yoOElS79L2WQZJVIRNdYjB4ANJXgNAmPA0yrIZnYe-th7UB9av24qzEA2s85siFQ-Kj1mlYApZnlNY7zU4Fryowlf4Tm_8PHEoALM3DmkaUFcEby1tqkv8SO3R4BO9VpH9ZobkWIs8FYy4FidrhShtjo2SrcOwg/s1492/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-29%20at%203.49.25%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1492" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGodCYfG8nBbAZjPj_LrMSlNqbH3yoOElS79L2WQZJVIRNdYjB4ANJXgNAmPA0yrIZnYe-th7UB9av24qzEA2s85siFQ-Kj1mlYApZnlNY7zU4Fryowlf4Tm_8PHEoALM3DmkaUFcEby1tqkv8SO3R4BO9VpH9ZobkWIs8FYy4FidrhShtjo2SrcOwg/w648-h565/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-29%20at%203.49.25%20PM.png" width="648" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am not paying a lawyer to deal with Leroy Merlin. I have stopped purchasing at Leroy Merlin because of the way I have been treated. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do not spend my hard earned money at businesses that have no respect fo</span><span style="font-size: large;">r customers and zero integrity. They have lost this customer and from what I can see on TrustPilot and other websites, Leroy Merlin has a massive problem in the way it treats its customers and the kind of service they provide. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leroy Merlin, like many Portuguese businesses obviously do not understand customer service and are oblivious to core values such as honor, integrity, and treating people with dignity and respect. They have likely already lost thousands of customers and will lose untold numbers in the future. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have contacted Thomas Bouret Nouhin, Leroy Merlin Managing Director, personally as I am sure he is unaware of the appalling way I have been treated and the extremely negative perception of his Portuguese operations.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also contacted Leroy Merlin's corporate office (Lille, France) through their managing director, Mr. Bouret Nouhin, but have not heard back from him yet. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my opinion, customer service is a foreign concept to Portuguese businesses and, based on my experience, professional business acumen is equally as bad. Companies who treat customers like Leroy Merlin does in Portugal would not last a month in the USA, their doors would shut because American customers expect to be treated with dignity and respect as well as outstanding customer service.</div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Get a clue Leroy Merlin, fire all of your Portuguese management team and train their employees on how a business as big as this must be run!</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>CombatCritic Gives Leroy Merlin Loulé 0 Bombs Out Of 10 And A Spot On My 'WALL OF SHAME' ... More Bombs Are Better!</i></b></span></div><div><div style="clear: both; font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Zero Bombs Equates To:</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl51t9xv_Cw77g8ww19g8om0yZyDAKrrVC9GQflfyBh_TuuEpvMRRlreYKaHuhmUMC3eIUQ3q8OJ-Xcz-pU3F2e5A6qL-LgLJQ8_hTiId_Apnxds1xkrlkkgpqTBGBFs6wMMCjJpHm4M/s1600/1-FUBAR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl51t9xv_Cw77g8ww19g8om0yZyDAKrrVC9GQflfyBh_TuuEpvMRRlreYKaHuhmUMC3eIUQ3q8OJ-Xcz-pU3F2e5A6qL-LgLJQ8_hTiId_Apnxds1xkrlkkgpqTBGBFs6wMMCjJpHm4M/s640/1-FUBAR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GXIyKVF6XXs6cTzJSDShF79s355lXRdc1hwXH8nnDXsd7hiwlacvQaeHC4H_hzPYXwkModM6d_RWwOMUQgL4T4mA7TJ93cSayaIoY3ipsmi3u63C-uW1I9mqe-C0_dJSKTDbOSdOQdg/s1600/6bombs.jpg" style="clear: left; 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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Lyft HQ</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">San Francisco, CA 94107 USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone: 855-865-9553</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Web: <a href="http://lyft.com/" target="_blank">lyft.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" aria-hidden="false" frameborder="0" height="450" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d713.052184404456!2d-122.39299596500886!3d37.77182766175997!2m3!1f0!2f39.262027434686935!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f35!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xe7f7ae70cb071fde!2sLyft%20HQ!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1585519604953!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="600"></iframe><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My wife and I escaped from Portugal, just a few miles from the Spanish border - Spain being one of the worst for COVID-19 cases and deaths - based on the direction of the US State Department. Before Portugal decided to possibly seal the country and trap us for an undetermined amount of time, we were put on one of the last flights from Lisbon to the United States, arriving in Portland 36 hours later. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I immediately opened the Lyft app because I had found Lyft to be as reliable as, and routinely cheaper, than Uber. The quote from <a href="https://www.flypdx.com/" target="_blank">PDX</a> to our home 17 miles away was $36 and change for a Lyft XL six-passenger vehicle, so I clicked on the "Reserve" button.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our driver arrived 10 minutes later, just two minutes late and took us home. He was not just a wonderful, intelligent, and insightful man, he was customer-service oriented and an excellent driver. I tipped him generously even though the fare I was charged was $14 too high!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Instead of the $36 and change I was quoted, the charge was for $59.27, higher than Uber's fare for the same exact route (I checked). I assumed it was a mistake and sent them a simple message through their app. Here is the response I received:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #2b2e2f; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><i><b>Hello there Chris,<br /><br />Thanks for letting us know about your concerns with the cost of your ride on March 27 with driver Veillard. We understand how important it is to know how ride charges are calculated. I'd be glad to check this out for you.<br /><br />I reviewed your ride and can confirm that you were not overcharged. When you requested the ride we quoted you a price of $50.23 and this is the total you were charged was $59.27 plus the $9.04 Tip.<br /><br />The reason why the ride was expensive compared to the Standard Lyft ride is because of the rider type which was requested a Lyft XL. Lyft XL rates are a bit higher than standard Lyft or Shared rides. Lyft XL rates vary by region. <a href="https://www.lyft.com/cities" style="color: purple;">See pricing for your city</a>.<br /><br />The cost of your ride will always be the same as the upfront price unless the destination changes or a stop is added. More information on Upfront Pricing can be found in our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013080308-How-to-estimate-a-Lyft-ride-s-cost#upfront" style="color: purple;">Help Center</a>.<br /><br />I hope this helps, Chris. If you have any other concerns, please feel free to contact us back. We're always happy to assist you. Stay safe!<br /><br />All the best.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I do not and, I re</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">peat, do not appreciate being treated like a moron who does not know how fares are calculated, first of all, and will not, will not, do not be called a liar I also do not deal with dishonesty or a lack of integrity very well under the best of circumstances, but having experienced a solid week of stress after Portugal's COVID-19 Emergency Declaration and working with United Airlines and the State Department on finally finding a, literally, last-minute flight home, I was furious! So I sent them an email response:</span><br />
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<i>That’s horseshit. You might as well be thieves. I know what I saw and what drove my decision to use Lyft over Uber, so this is the last time I will be using Lyft. I will delete your app and my account and you will be able to read a review of my experience on Yelp and my popular travel website (link below). Go fuck yourselves! </i></blockquote>
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<i>Hi Chris,<br /><br />We appreciate you following up with us about this situation.<br /><br />While we're unable to issue a refund for this ride, it goes a long way that you shared your concerns about this with us. We understand this isn't the resolution you were hoping for, but recognize there's always room to grow and improve based on community feedback like yours. We hope you'll consider giving Lyft another chance.<br /><br />Please feel free to get back in touch if there's anything else we can assist with.<br /><br />Regards,</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What kind of America has it become where a large, worldwide business would not take the word of a dedicated and loyal customer, frequent traveler, well-published, and award winning travel writer? I have no reason to lie, it's only about a measly $14, not really worth wasting my time, but it was also about something much more important, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?ei=4BSBXqaqLYTd-gShupzICw&q=principle&oq=principle&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIECAAQQzIECAAQCjICCAAyBAgAEEMyBAgAEAoyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgQIABBDOgQIABBHUJIfWJIfYM8naABwA3gAgAGCAYgBggGSAQMwLjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwimmsmG0sDoAhWErp4KHSEdB7kQ4dUDCAs&uact=5" target="_blank"><i>principl</i>e</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So, as I told Lyft, and I meant it, <i>go fuck yourselves</i>! You are not the only game in town, not in this one, or any other of the towns around the globe where you compete with Uber. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I will never use your service again, not because of the $14, but because you did not <i>do the right thing</i>. Any company worth a shit, especially one fighting to stay alive in a travel industry ravaged by today's </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Coronavirus, would have credited the difference without question, apologized, and maybe even offered a coupon for a follow-up ride. That is how a company with integrity, an unwavering commi</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">tment to outstanding customer service, and the burning desire not to have to fire their employees and shut the doors would have handled it. You did not. Period.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">British Airways used to be a top-notch airline, but that has obviously changed. Their handling of our reservation, ticketing, delays, and lost luggage during our trip this past winter was atrocious. We were diverted from our original itinerary after weather problems in Seattle, then we were stuck in Boston for 13 hours after no sleep and missing our flight to London Heathrow even though we arrived just in time to board because we were not issued boarding passes in Seattle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Once we finally arrived in London, almost 2 days late, our luggage was nowhere to be found and BA could not even locate our bags in their system. Their lost baggage office in London was unfriendly and unhelpful. We finally received our bags after 4 days, just in time to depart the following day for Paris, and we were not compensated for the immense inconvenience of having to wear the same clothes for 4+ days and having none of the personal and hygienic items we had packed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">BA used to be a great airline, but these days they gouge you for every little thing after buying your tickets and their legendary British customer service has deteriorated, making us feel unwelcome and unappreciated. We will stick with United or Lufthansa for our twice annual European flights from now on and I doubt BA cares in the least ... ADIOS YOU TOSSERS!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Washougal, WA 98671</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I received an extremely odd "welcome", if you can call it that, as I walked through the doors for the first time, having delayed my initial visit after reading their many mediocre reviews and allowing them time to work all the bugs out. As I stood in front of the huge bar, the man serving drinks, whom I will assume was the owner, asked me, "can I help you?", to which I replied with some amazement, "Yes, I would like to sit down and eat some food, please". Why else would somebody walk into a restaurant if it was not to sit down and eat a meal? What do I look like, a bible salesman? What a stupid question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I learned a couple days after my visit that the Father's Day Special was a "Prime New York Steak with peppercorn sauce, garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus", YUM!, but I did not see it advertised anywhere and they did not communicate the special to me, so I ordered a 1/2 pound Cheeseburger ($15) with bacon, grilled onions, and garlic aioli, also coming with a side of french fries. The burger was obviously not handmade in house, probably frozen, and the grilled onions and garlic aioli, if there were any at all, must have been wrapped up in the overly crispy folded-up clump of bacon they stuck on top of the burger (see photo). The "cheddar cheese" was apparently of the processed variety, white, very thin, and perfectly square and the burger was dry, even after putting some mayo on the bun. It was not very flavorful. With nary a garnish on the big white plate, the burger looked more like a slider (see photos) than a 1/2 pound burger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">BTW, I was repositioning the plate to take photos for my review when the owner blurted out across the room: "Do you want me to take it outside so you can get a better picture?". The other people at the bar laughed at me, as if it were funny, but I found the comment extremely rude, completely uncalled for, and very unprofessional. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Based on the many other less than stellar reviews posted recently and my questionable Father's Day experience, it seems as though the owners have already given up. How can you expect a new business to thrive if you do not even bother to publish a website for months after opening and serve customers frozen burgers and fries, charging $15 for an inferior burger to the one I can get at the bar across the street for under $10. Here it is eight months after opening and they have still not even bothered to list a website on their Yelp page ... MEH!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I received a very negative and slanderous reply (as well as a similar DM) from "Derik", the alleged owner of 2 Rivers, after writing this review, so I thought it appropriate to update my review and downgrade my rating, which I have done. Derik called me a "vagrant" and "creepy", resorting to making up a story about me rather than take responsibility for their horrible customer service and rude behavior. He is a liar. Here is his public reply to my review:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span class="bullet-after" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">6/23/2019 </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span class="js-expandable-comment comment-truncated" data-component-bound="true" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="js-content-toggleable" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So this review made us finally get on Yelp on respond to people even though we know most people get on Yelp to complain or try to get something for free.<br /><br />This guy walked in and we thought from his appearance he was a transient we had to ask to leave weeks before. He walked in started walking arond and looking very strange. It made many other customers uncomfortable. I asked how can I help you, and he blurted out I want to eat. He was advised he could take a seat anywhere he liked. He sat at the bar and immediately people seated close by started to shuffle down. I asked if I could stay let him with anything to drink. He asked a couple questions about beer and decided on one. He was given a menu and he looked it over and started doing weird things under the counter. Another customer pulled me aside and said he thought he was trying to take pictures of the female servers. I immediately went back over to the bar and he put his phone away. I asked if he needed anything and he had a few questions and decided upon a burger. He was checked on many times and continued to act strange. My goal at that point was to get him served and out of the location so he didn't continue to make my staff or customers feel uncomfortable. His food came out and he pulled out his phone under the counter again. I wanted to make sure he was aware we knew what he was doing, so I stated " we can take the food outside if you want better pics". He quickly put his phone away at that point and are his burger quickly.<br /><br />When he was done I removed his plate and gave him his check.<br />He never made any attempt to clarify what he was taking pictures of and why he wanted pictures of the food or servers.<br /><br />He paid his check and left some business card about being the "Combat Critic". I remitting guy from stalking our Facebook page and being rude before we even opened.<br /><br />Anyway, it gave a lot of people at the restaurant a good laugh when I shared that he thought he was some sort of world wide food critic/chef/ consumer crusader.<br /><br />He is very awkward and not allowed in our location.<br /><br />As far as food, he's trying to give a bad review because he was caught being a creeper taking pictures. Be aware of this one.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am a highly decorated retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and combat disabled veteran. I was wearing golf attire that day, golf shorts, a new, collared Under Armor shirt, and a pair of white Nike Air sneakers. If I looked like a vagrant, Derik must be used to Beverly Hill's vagrants. I take great pride in my military service as I do my integrity and honor. I resent being called a vagrant and have my character slandered by a whining business owner who cannot accept the truth ... 2 Rivers Bar and Grill sucks, their management is out of control, and the place will be closed before September 1st, 2019.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Super 8 by Wyndham Boise</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2773 Elder Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I-84 Exit 53 at Vista Avenue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Boise, ID 83705</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number: (800) 536-9326</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: wyndhamhotels.com/super-8</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Prices: $$<span style="color: #cccccc;">$$</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The price was decent, I will give them that, but you get what you pay for. I have stayed in other Super 8s and the experience was much better. However, there are some serious management, attitude, and cleanliness problems in the Boise location.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The front desk clerk was abrupt and unfriendly when I arrived between 9pm and 10pm after a long day on the road. When I got to the room the light on the phone was flashing, so I called the front desk. "The instructions are on the phone - I don't know how to shut it off", I was told and he hung up. There were no instructions on the phone, so the light kept blinking all night long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The toilet seat had not been lifted by the maid for cleaning made obvious by the lone pubic hair (not mine) sitting atop the toilet seat when I arrived. There were poop stains from the previous gust still in the toilet and the TP roll was less than half full. There were three bath towels, but just one hand towel and no washcloths.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The AC unit had no markings, having been worn off over the years, so I could not tell what temperature to set it at for the night and the refrigerator was INOP, so I could not keep any food in it overnight. One of the pillows was black with filth of some type, so I had to use my own pillows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At $73, including tax, I have stayed in much nicer and cleaner hotels on the sea at numerous places around the world. For Boise, this place should be in the sub-$50 range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Pizzeria La Sorrentina</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Vancouver, WA 98665</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number (360) 980-1651</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: <a href="http://lasorrentinavw.com/">lasorrentinavw.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We drove nearly 30 minutes from our home, arriving just two minutes after their 2PM "closing" time due to unexpected traffic. I was hoping to sample their offerings because, having lived in Naples, Italy for three years and being married to an Italian (my wife's family still lives in Naples and we visit quite often), I love authentic pizza Napoletana and was curious to see just how authentic theirs was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When we arrived, the oven was going strong and the two employees were still there prepping for dinner with the door and window open. We stood there for a minute while the woman looked at us without saying a word, so I finally asked her "Are you closed?" to which she responded only with a "Yes". I was a bit shocked because there was absolutely no reason to turn us away and they did not even bother to tell us why they would not serve us at 2:02 PM. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If this was a sit-down restaurant, I could understand why we would not be served. However, having eaten many pizzas in Naples and attended a "pizzaiolo" (pizza maker) course there this past February, I know that a Neapolitan pizza takes less than 90 seconds to prepare and about 60-90 seconds to bake at 485 degrees Fahrenheit. I understand that they were "officially" closed and may have had things to do, but taking 3 minutes to make a pizza for a customer was, I believe, not too much to expect.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The restaurant business and customer service are all about making customers happy and turning us away so rudely was, in my opinion, uncalled for. Having spent a great deal of time in the business and owned a very successful mobile food operation myself, I would have never turned a customer away in similar circumstances, but that is just me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"I'm not going to serve pizza anyone even 1minutes late. Please come during business sir. Thank you"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With literally millions of readers annually across several platforms, including Yelp and my popular blog, my responsibility to readers is to provide an accurate, honest "opinion" based on my experiences, so I did not appreciate being laughed at ("You're Funny") because I take my responsibilities and commitment to my readers very seriously. A more professional and customer-oriented response would have been much more appropriate in my opinion. For example: "I am very sorry that we had to turn you away, but our employees were busy prepping for dinner and could not take the time to serve you. Please accept our sincere apology and come back to visit us very soon!" would have been a much more appropriate response and they would have likely gained a return customer. Unfortunately, based on our negative experience and the business's insulting responses to my tip, I will not be returning any time soon. Not an unreasonable person, if an apology is forthcoming, I may consider giving them another chance and revising my review/rating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Qormi, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Malta</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Phone: +356 2122 2000</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Website: <a href="https://www.publictransport.com.mt/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MaltaPublicTransport.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Email: enquiries@publictransport.com.mt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Malta is a rather small island with a sizeable network of buses, but the buses rarely run on time and when they finally arrive, they are normally packed to the gills with people and with nowhere to sit, even for the disabled. There are usually three disabled seats, but they are normally occupied by young, lazy people who never offer their seat to those who may need it more than they do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Their website and app look great on the surface, but they either do not work, are impossible to navigate, and/or have incorrect information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">When we arrived on the island, we called for a taxi from the port to our Airbnb apartment about 25 minutes (6-7 miles) away, but we were told "there are no taxis available, maybe in an hour", so we walked 30 minutes into downtown Valletta and finally found a bus. It was crammed full of people and with our two backpacks and a suitcase, were forced to stand for the hour long journey with a rude driver who flew around the very windy road, throwing us from side to side and re-injuring our already painful shoulders, three out of four with torn rotator cuffs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">I sent them the following email:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>"You need to update the timetables on your website because they are wrong and do not coincide with those posted at bus stops. Your Journey Planner does not work at all, either on your website or your app, so how do you expect tourists to navigate Malta with so little and such poor information.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am a disabled veteran and we waited for the scheduled 1638 (4:38PM) #45 (Valletta-Bugibba) bus in Mosta last night for over an hour, well past the scheduled arrival of the next #45 bus at 1708 (5:08PM). We finally took another bus to the bus terminal in Bugibba and walked 20 minutes to our apartment rather than wait for the #45 bus that might never show up.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>You should be ashamed of the terrible state of your website and the schedule inconsistencies of your transportation services. As a retired US Air Force transportation officer, I would be fired immediately if such discrepancies occurred on my watch and under my command.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>You can read my review of Malta Public Transport on my popular travel blog: http://www.CombatCritic.com.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We waited again to get home this evening in Mdina for well over 45 minutes for a bus that was scheduled to arrive at 1645 (4:45PM). We saw the bus arrive before its scheduled departure time across the street from the bus stop where we were waiting, but the posted departure at our stop had mysteriously changed to 1715 (5:15PM) even though the bus sat empty across the street. We finally went and asked the driver if his was the bus for Bugibba and he confirmed that it was, graciously allowing us to board even though it was at the arrival stop, not the departure stop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Some simple fixes could improve customer service immensely. I will not detail them here, but the poorly functioning website and app would be a great place to start. There is also something known as "GPS" that could be installed on buses to give customers real time information on location and arrival times, allowing customers to do something productive while they wait rather than standing there waiting for a bus that may or may not show up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">316 Dallas Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Camas, WA 98607</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I do not usually write reviews of places I have not frequented, but I feel compelled on this occasion to do so due to this statement printed on their menus (posted online): </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I will not be eating at <i>Feast At 316</i> anytime soon because of this absurd policy. I have actually heard decent things about the food, but when you have to pay $25 for "Meatloaf" ala carte (no soup/salad) PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 5% FOR NON-TIPPED EMPLOYEES (in addition to 20% expected by the servers), you have lost my interest and custom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Get a clue and pay your employees a fair wage as I am sure there is plenty of "fat" in the price of your $25 meatloaf, a $42.50 shot 12 year old whiskey, and other not-cheap dishes/drinks to pay your employees commensurate with their duties. Another possibility, having worked in the restaurant industry for many years, non-tipped employees could always be taken care of by servers out of their own tips. After all, with 20%+ "expected" these days for even the most mediocre service, servers are the ones who benefit from kitchen, bus and host/hostess staff's professional and efficient duty performance. Let them pay the 5% if you are too cheap to pay your employees properly. Employee pay is considered overhead and your responsibility, not the responsibility of your customers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After 5-6 months, it quit syncing sleep on a regular basis and a month or two later the golf function stopped working altogether. For golf, it give you basic yardages (front/center/back of green) and keeps score, but that's it. It has difficulty recognizing the golf course you have just arrived at, even with GPS, so you have to remember to sync it via Bluetooth with the Garmin Connect app on your phone, a real pain in the butt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1017 Howard Street</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Old Market, Downtown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Not good. How this place averages four stars with 170+ reviews on Yelp is beyond me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As I always say before a review of a French restaurant, "I love French food", but I did not even like Le Bouillon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We came with a party of 12 from a conference at UNO as well as 2 last minute add-ons, but staff refused to add an extra table at first, making us squeeze into four small tables pushed together with just two small baskets of bread for 14 very cramped people. They told us that they were "fully booked", but less than half the tables were occupied all evening and a glass walled room with two giant tables sat empty next to the entrance. They finally got a clue and brought an extra table jusr before the first course arrived.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Offered by an Overstock supplier, Unique Bargains, we ordered a pair curtains only to find out after all of the other stuff we ordered at the same time arrived that they were out of stock. Nobody bothered contacting us. I had to send an email to the supplier, Unique Bargains, asking where our order was, only to find out that they were NOT in stock after all. I replied to the email 4 days ago, asking when the curtains would be available, but both Unique Bargains and Overstock.com have ignored my inquiry. UNSAT ... BOOAH!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am a loyal Fuzzy's patron and disabled veteran and have ordered on the phone for pick-up for nearly four years at their Lawrence, Kansas location. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I just made a batch of guacamole and called to order our dinner, but the young man on the phone said" we're too busy right now and are not accepting take-out orders". Seriously? Too busy to take my money? What kind of operation are you running in Lawrence?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have given Fuzzy's high marks on my popular blog and Yelp, Zomato and Tabelog reviews, but that has now come to an end as I will never set foot or call-in to Fuzzy's again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There are no photos, sorry, you know what Papa John's and their pizzas look like and this review has nothing to do with pizza. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This was the second time we have ordered online for pickup at this location and it will be the last. Their website sucks. They text me their "specials" EVERY FRIDAY, but I usually delete them and wish I had this time as well. I followed the link, chose the crust, size, sauce, and toppings for each pizza, only to be told, after going through this with two pizzas, that the promo code (PJ40) they texted me was "INVALID". I tried again and received the same message, so I went to their "Specials" page where I found a two topping extra large (16") pizza at $9.99 each ... BINGO! But when I clicked on the link that came up advertising that special, I was told "this page doesn't exist", so I tried again with the same absurd outcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Then, when he went to retrieve my order, even though I had arrived 30 minutes after ordering (the email I received said they would be ready in 15-25 minutes), our pizzas had not even been made yet. He lied, telling me they were in the oven, then ignored me other than telling me to "get out of the way" when the next customer arrived. Seriously? Get out of the way? Is that any way to talk to a customer? You know the answer to that question. After another 10-12 minutes, our pizzas were finally ready and I departed, giving Nathan my card and telling him to read my review on my popular blog and on Yelp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The taste or quality of the pizza is irrelevant at this point, being the same mass produced pies you can get at any Papa John's in the U.S.A. It is the nerve and unprofessionalism I have now experienced on two occasions at this same location and from the same person if I am not mistaken. Nathan should be counseled and put on double secret probation if not fired. He gives this location specifically and Papa John's in general a bad name, leaving a bad taste in my mouth ... literally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I asked them for a quote for a move from Lawrence, Kansas to Vancouver, Washington, giving them ample detail about our move. Their customer service rep, Allen Collins, wrote back, telling me that I had to fill out their inventory form which took me over 30 minutes, going room by room and piece by piece of furniture even though I had sent him a detailed spreadsheet with the same exact data:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Hello, I received your online inquiry for an estimate for your upcoming move and I wanted to get a little more information from you to get started on your estimate. Please complete the inventory checklist we sent you, as it will help us to create the most accurate estimate for your move. You can also call me directly and we can put together your estimate over the phone. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Our office number is 913-341-6683. We will be open until 7p.m. today. Thank you again for choosing TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® and I hope you have a great day!"</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Hey, Thank you for your request for rates on your upcoming move. Unfortunately, the area you are moving to is outside our local service area. I will be glad to estimate our professional packing service or we offer boxes and all packing supplies if you are packing on your on. Thank you for considering Two Men and a Truck for your moving services."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This will tell you all you need to know about this company. Here is the reponse I got after directing him to this and my Yelp reviews:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">From: Allen Collins <Allen.Collins@twomen.com></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 8:14 AM</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Subject: RE: Allen-Two Men and a Truck</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Oh ok, well I hope everything works out. Have a good day!</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Allen Collins-Customer Service Representative</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Residential & Commercial Moving</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">7967 Frontage Rd</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Overland Park, KS | 913-341-6683</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Allen.Collins@twomen.com</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"HEY" (a very professional greeting) Allen, thanks for wasting my time by asking me to fill out a long move survey only to tell me that you don't even service the area I told you we were moving to several hours earlier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The place has potential, but it is severely outdated and dirty. The fridge, heat, hot water heater, and coffee maker did not work. T</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">he electrical is a mess, the blinds need to be replaced, the heat needs to be fixed, the kitchen needs a severe makeover, the plastic in the shower covering the wall needs to disappear, and the floors need replacing. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The blinds are old, barely work, rusty and dirty. The kitchen counters are stained and gross. There is a glob of something in the kitchen sink, but I did not want to find out what it was by touching it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Albert, the host, was fine before and during check-in, but then he checked-out and everything went downhill from there. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With no heat and nothing working the first night, I tried to contact him at around 9pm, 10pm, and 11pm, but he would not pick up the phone or respond to texts. He sent an electrician the next day, but he said "I can't find anything wrong", even though there was not enough amps to run more than one or two things at the same time. When I returned the second evening, I expected the problems to be solved, but they were not. Again, I tried to contact Albert, but he said "there's nothing I can do". A guest, me, was freezing (temps in the high 30s during the day and 20s at night) and nothing worked, but there was absolutely no sense of urgency and even less communication.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thanks to Airbnb for your professional help and the $200 credit. Even though I had to suffer for two nights, your representatives were compassionate and very helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Well, I needed a new phone and had read good reviews about this phone on Amazon and well known tech websites, so being sick and tired of Apple’s products and their lack of customer focus, I decided to sell my iPhone (and soon my Mac) while I could still get $10-$20 for it and bought the Moto G4. Big mistake!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I ordered two 14" one-topping pizzas online from Pizza Shuttle (through Eat Street - where I was automatically directed) at a price of $15.18 (including $1.38 for extra cheese on my pizza). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My wife is allergic to tomatoes, so I asked for olive oil on her pizza instead of tomato sauce, a request that every pizza place we have ever ordered from has gladly and "free"ly complied with. With tax at $1.45 and delivery at $1.50, the total came to $18.13 as you can see on my receipt and order confirmations (online and email) below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As you can clearly see, the online and email confirmations listed a total of $18.13 including tax and delivery, but when the <i>Pizza Shuttle</i> driver arrived he stated the total was $22.25, an additional $4.07 "due to my wife being allergic to tomatoes and substituting olive oil for tomato sauce". Nobody bothered calling to inform us of the ridiculous $4+ upcharge and when the driver called the manager to confirm the discrepancy, the manager merely stated "that's the way it is, it's Eat Street's problem, not ours". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I paid the driver the extra $4.07 (because it was not his fault and he does not get paid enough to argue with irate customers) and tipped him an additional $1.75, stating "your tip would have been much larger if your manager wasn't such an a**hole. Tell him to read my review on combatcritic.com and on Yelp ... it won't be pretty!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Guest House Vlado in Split, Croatia is a RIP-OFF! Do not book a room with this “so-called” guest house. Do not fall for the lies they tell in their description on Hotels.com and don’t expect any help from Hotels.com if you have any problems with a reservation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“Enjoying a beautiful Mediterranean climate, crystal clear seas and warm sands, this fascinating area of Croatia is also home to the Guest House Vlado, Split , where guests can take advantage of affordable 3 star accommodation .”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is no 3-star accommodation and it is <u>not</u> a guest house. The room we were eventually shown was on the 3<sup>rd</sup> floor (no elevator) of an old building with a 2-star “Sobe” sign on the front (a Sobe is a private residence in Slavic countries and anything below 3-stars has minimum essentials).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> “A warm welcome awaits you at this attractive property, and you are assured all the benefits you would expect to find in an upscale hotel. Located close to the Diocletian Palace and the beautiful Bacvice beach, visitors have no excuse not to relax and soak up the sun and the culture. Do not hesitate to ask the experienced staff for local tips and advice. Please Note: This guest house only accepts payment made by cash. “<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Hotels.com map locating Guest House Vlado near the bus/train station and Split’s Old City is a total lie. I booked the room the day prior (and agreed to pay 80 Euros - $103) because we were only staying in Split for one night and needed to catch a train the following evening, so I was willing to pay extra so we didn’t have to drag our bags all over town. We followed the map as shown on Hotels.com (with all of our baggage in tow), but Guest House Vlado was nowhere to be found. When I asked several people where 86a Matice Hrvatske (the address listed on hotels.com) was, we were sent on a wild goose chase around Split for the next 1½ hours, finally locating the address about a mile from the station where we had arrived. In fact, Diocletian's Palace was 1.06 miles from Guest House Vlado, not 400 yards as advertised on Hotels.com. The “warm welcome” was an old hag (woman I believe) with a beard sitting in front of a worn out apartment building in a very seedy area. She was extremely rude and condescending, even when I pointed out all of the inaccuracies of her description and the amenities listed on Hotels.com:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When we finally got to the room (2½ hours after we had arrived by bus from Dubrovnik), the hag said “Everybody always says thank you so much for this beautiful room, is it not a beautiful room?” I said, “Actually, no it’s not” and proceeded to tell her about all of the beautiful rooms we had stayed in on our journeys, rarely paying more than 50 Euros for rooms directly on the sea. She became very rude and threatening at this point, so I told her that we were not going to pay 80 Euros for a room which was falsely advertised and misrepresented on Hotels.com in order to trick me into making the reservation. She showed me a list of about ten names (with prices ranging from 70 to 130 Euros) which she was expecting from Hotels.com bookings, saying “see how much they are paying, you have a very good price”. I told her that I refused to be swindled or bullied into staying in (and paying for) a room which was misrepresented in the advertisement, so we told her so and left. She and her friends followed us for a while as we searched for a place to go (it was now around 7:30 PM), but we finally lost them when we got on a bus for the train station. We were very concerned because of her aggressive nature and did not know what their intentions were.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"We never charge a cancellation or change fee because it's just not fair. At hotels.com, we understand sometimes your plans fall through. Or, perhaps you just decide you'd prefer to spend your vacation lounging on the beach rather than visiting your in-laws. Hey, it happens. That's why we never charge you hotels.com change or cancel fees. Other travel sites may charge you a fee to change your plans, but with hotels.com just go online or call 800-2-HOTELS (800-246-8357) to change or cancel your plans. Please note, you may still be subject to change and cancellation fees that the property itself may impose and require us to pass on. So go ahead, be free to change your mind."</span></blockquote>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's all a lie! Guest House Vlado is still listed on Hotels.com, Expedia, and other travel sites, so they could obviously care less about the consumers...US! READ ALL REVIEWS BEFORE BOOKING ON THESE SITES!!!</span><br />
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CombatCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014881843145560350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377136388855754550.post-72676486498166899202016-09-01T20:35:00.001-07:002016-09-01T20:35:30.190-07:00Kayak and Delta Share Core Values - Zero Integrity And Dishonesty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">— TravelValue (@CombatCritic) <a href="https://twitter.com/CombatCritic/status/771544456830914560">September 2, 2016</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I found <a href="http://www.delta.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Delta</a> fare on @Kayak for $757 round-trip to Naples, Italy today, but when I spent 10 minutes entering our personal details and credit card info and then hit "enter", Delta refused to process the ticket and doubled the price! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The transaction even hit my credit card because I received a text alert warning me of a possible fraudulent transaction. When I replied, telling my bank that it was not fraud, they replied and told me that the transaction had already been reversed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As a retired military officer, integrity is my mantra. Obviously, <a href="http://kayak.com/">Kayak.com</a> and <a href="http://www.delta.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Delta Airlines</a> do not undertsand the meaning of the word.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">WTFO? Shame on you both!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have no idea how these guys get 5-star ratings on Yelp, other than from friends, but take this Yelp Elite's word for it, think twice before taking your car there because your or someone else's life could be in jeopardy if you do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I should have gone with my gut feeling on these guys. Something was just not right, but I could not put my finger on it. Now I know what the problem is. They either do shoddy work or charge people for doing nothing at all because the $600 brake job they "supposedly" did on my car in April nearly caused me to rear end a bus that decided to stop in front of me (for no apparent reason) a little over a month ago and less than 3 months and 500 miles after they "fixed" my brakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As I mentioned in the review I wrote 3 days after they did (or did not do) the work referenced above, the brakes seemed no different than before I spent $600, but I trusted them and gave them the benefit of the doubt, assuming that the brakes worked fine and the vehicle was safe to drive. It is not. I was not very close to the bus I mentioned above, but when it unexpectedly stopped in the middle of a block for a jaywalking pedestrian, my brake pedal went straight to the floor and my car came to a very slow stop, barely missing the rear end of the bus. I was very lucky that I did not hit the bus, stopping inches from its bumper. Anyway, I was leaving town for a month and did not have time to take the vehicle in and tell them about the problem before I left, so I thought it could wait until I returned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Well, now I am back from my trip and decided to stop by Harris Auto Repair today to tell them about the problem with their brake job. As I explained the problem, to Lance I believe, it seemed obvious that he was not going to stand behind the repairs they may or may have not made. Instead, telling me all of the things that could possibly be wrong with my brake system, I then asked him if they had inspected the system when they performed the work in April and why I was having the same exact problem after spending $600 in their shop. If they were in-fact "professionals", they would have inspected the brake system thoroughly (which I paid an extra $86 for), diagnosed the problem correctly, and performed NECESSARY repairs, charging me a fair price for work performed. At this point he started to get indignant with me, raising his voice and saying "look Chris, we've been through this before ... blah, blah, blah". That was when I stopped listening, realizing he was not about to stand behind their shoddy work (which nearly caused an accident) and telling him "Fine, I'll just take it somewhere else to get your work fixed".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On a similar note, a week or so ago (the day after I returned) I asked them for an estimate to have three belts replaced on the same vehicle (at which point I planned on telling them about the brake problem) and was quoted around $230, but I was alone and they could not shuttle me back and forth while the work was being performed, so I decided to go to my regular mechanic. Mike, at Don's Auto Center on 11th Street (near Haskell), quoted me $160 to replace the belts, which he did in an hour, charging me exactly what was quoted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I will never consider taking our cars to Harris Auto Repair again and highly recommend that you consider doing the same. I have had extremely poor experiences with mechanics in Lawrence (Das Autohaus is another example) where integrity appears to be severely lacking, Don's Auto Center being the sole exception. So take your vehicles there because they are honest, you can trust them, they do good work, and they will charge you a fair price ... unlike Harris Auto Repair.</span></div>
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CombatCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014881843145560350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377136388855754550.post-12461139357808764512016-07-25T13:14:00.000-07:002016-07-25T13:14:13.906-07:00Editorial: Airbnb Condones Unprofessional Behavior And Discrimination By Its Hosts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Airbnb</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have noticed a recent trend on Airbnb, in Eureka, California at least, where hosts have either canceled after having made a "confirmed" Instant Booking or ignored my requests to reserve a room posted as "available" on their calendar during the applicable dates.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I requested a reservation on two different occasions at <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2478625#host-profile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> <a href="http://garden%20view%20room/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garden View Room</a> for a upcoming trip to Eureka, changing the dates due to unforeseen circumstances, but never getting a response despite promises to get back to me the "in next day or so". Here is the transcript of messages:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>July 6, 2016</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hi Jennifer! </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm thinking of coming to Eureka for at least a week. Your calendar looks clear and I'm finalizing the rest of the details, but want to make sure your place is available and for how long before I make reservations in other towns.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Look forward to hearing from you soon.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thanks!</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Chris</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>July 6, 2016</b></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hi Chris!</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Nice to hear from you. I will have to check with a couple of possible renters and get back to you in the next day or so.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thanks!</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jennifer</span> </blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">July 9, 2016</span> </b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Change of plans out of my control ... Please let me know if your place is available (during these dates) or know (of) another option. Not much available in my price range in town during that period.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thanks!</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Chris</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">July 9, 2016</span> </b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hi Chris. Good to hear from you. I need to check my calendar tomorrow and get back to you.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jennifer</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>Not one, but six days later</u> and no response from Jennifer, I sent he another message: </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">July 15, 2016</span> </b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'll take the silence as a no. Not having much luck with Eureka hosts. Thanks anyway!</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Chris</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>July 16, 2016</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sorry Chris, I haven't been able to check my phone or work on your questions. But I think I'll pass on this one.</span> </blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Extremely unprofessional behavior and bordering on discriminatory, considering the fact that the room is posted as available, but she refuses to accept my reservation. Maybe I should change my profile:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>About Me</b></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>School: </i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, California); California State University, Los Angeles, California</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Work: </i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Retired Air Force Officer, Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in the treatment of PTSD with military and Veterans</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Languages: </i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">English, Italiano</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After being ignored, then refused, by Jennifer, I checked Airbnb for other options in Eureka during those dates and, oddly enough, <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2478625?checkin=07%2F23%2F2016&checkout=07%2F29%2F2016&s=LAzHrZSO#host-profile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> </span><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2478625" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Blue Room - </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Arcata, CA, United States</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> was still available for the exact dates I was requesting. It seemed obvious that <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2478625?checkin=07%2F23%2F2016&checkout=07%2F29%2F2016&s=LAzHrZSO#host-profile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer</a> did not want me staying with her for some reason. Maybe she does not like Veterans because that was all she knew about me based on what is in my profile, that and the countless positive reviews from hosts we have stayed with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As I mentioned earlier, I made an "Instant Book" reservation (for the very first time) at <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/79139694" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terri's</a> <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/13640756" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Serene Views"</a>, a different private room in Eureka, California. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Instant Book is a feature that allows you to enter your dates of travel and if a listing's calendar has no occupancy during that time, you can get an instant "confirmed" reservation instead of waiting for the owner to get back to you. Sometimes it takes days to get a confirmed reservation from some of these ding-a-lings, so when I saw what looked like a nice place at a good price, I cancelled a reservation I had made on another site in the interim and booked with <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/79139694" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eureka Terri</a> ... BIG MISTAKE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">An hour-and-a-half later, I got a message from Terri:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Looking forward to meeting you!"</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">BUT ... nearly four hours later, as I was prepping for my trip, I received this surprising, inadequate and unprofessional excuse from Terri:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"My family requests a visit during this time. Hope you find a suitable replacement. Thank you."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here is Airbnb's CONFIRMATION OF MY CANCELLATION:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">UNSAT ... FUBAR ... My week in Eureka was now Tango-Uniform and I scrambled to find a place to stay in my price range ... thanks, for nothing Jennifer, Terri and Airbnb!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had to pay hundreds of dollars more because a couple of Airbnb Airheads, an unprofessional newbie and a tree hugging liberal, could either not keep their calendars up-to-date or simply discriminate against guests based on the information in our "verified" profiles. It makes Airbnb look bad because they condone this unprofessional behavior and it should not have been allowed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What is the purpose of Instant Book if your confirmed reservation can simply be cancelled on a whim by the host? Useless ... both Instant Book and Airbnb's response to the situation ... because when I sent them a message communicating my dismay, all I got was an automated response telling me, to paraphrase: "we're too busy and important to respond to every customer ... sorry, you are on your own bub!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I requested a room for these exact dates on two occasions with Jennifer and she told me there was no availability (just yesterday), yet this room in her home is advertised as available during that period. She told me twice that she'd "get back to me" the next day, but failed to contact me after more than 5 days both times, leaving me hanging without a reservation.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">She is the second inconsiderate host in Eureka, having Instant Booked a room at another house (with Terri), only to have (her) cancel four hours later.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Airbnb should police their hosts a little better to prevent unprofessional behavior and/or outright discrimination against Veterans (and many others according to the NY Times and numerous lawsuits). It's obvious that these "liberal" hosts don't want a male, conservative, retired, military officer staying with them and that is not just wrong, it's illegal.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have yet to receive a response from Airbnb, hence, I am writing this editorial. If you would like to read the New York Times article on Airbnb's condoning of discriminatory behavior by their hosts, you can read more here: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/business/discrimination-by-airbnb-hosts-is-widespread-report-says.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Times: </a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/business/discrimination-by-airbnb-hosts-is-widespread-report-says.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discrimination by Airbnb Hosts Is Widespread, Report Says</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was, and the operative term is "WAS", a TripAdvisor "Top Contributor" until recently with hundreds of reviews and photos in many of the 41 countries I have visited. My reviews are honest and as objective as anybody's opinion can be and I received hundreds of "Helpful" votes for my reviews and photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">TripAdvisor is very selective about the reviews it posts, unlike Yelp (where I have been "Elite" since 2014), refusing to post reviews willy-nilly based on criteria only they are aware of. I think the operative answer is, if a review does not conform to a "standard" which favors the business that is paying them for advertizing, then it does not conform and is not posted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For example, I have written several reviews that TripAdvisor refused to post, claiming that the content was "too similar to that found on the internet". Basically, they were saying that I plagiarized my content from a website, something I have never done nor will I ever do. I may use information from a website or pamphlet as background for readers in a review or copy the ingredients for a recipe from their menu for simplicity's sake from time to time, but never word for word and I always edit the material into my own words and style. Sometimes they simply refuse to post a review with no reason given as was the case with my review of the <a href="http://www.combatcritic.com/2015/11/tour-villisca-axe-murder-house-most.html" target="_blank">Villisca Axe Murder House</a>, having submitted the review numerous times without it being published and without explanation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">TripAdvisor would not exist without the reviews of travelers, so I find it extremely self-serving and deceiving to refuse to post reviews from Top Contributors that do not conform to their paying advertiser's demands. I put a lot of time and effort into my reviews as evidenced by the 40,000+ visitors to my blog each year and the 40,000+ views of my reviews and photos on Yelp each month. My content is original, honest, and objective as any reviewer can be, so when TripAdvisor recently refused to publish my review of <a href="http://www.combatcritic.com/2016/06/brooklyn-ny-combatcritic-bestvalue-this.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cataldo's Italian Restaurant in Brooklyn</a> recently (because the content "was not original" ... BULLSHIT!) for the umpteenth time, I deleted my account.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The other reason I deleted my account is because TripAdvisor, as I found out, has zero integrity themselves, allowing people to post reviews whether they have been to a restaurant, hotel, destination, or attraction or not. There is no requirement to having been a customer (as Money Magazine reported in a recent issue - see excerpt from Money Magazine below) to write a review, so businesses can use robots and fake review websites to fluff their ratings, making them relatively useless. I have found during my travels to 41 countries that TripAdvisor may be good for general information about a business or location, but the ratings rarely accurately reflect the experience and now I know why.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Yelp on the other hand uses <a href="https://www.yelp.com/advertiser_faq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">complex algorithms and your GPS location</a> to ferret out fake reviews. They also have "Elite" members, reviewers like myself that are hand selected by the Community Manager (CM - each major metro has one, a paid Yelp employee) with several face-to-face and virtual interactions taking place between Elites and CMs each year. So if you really want to ensure you are getting a valid rating and honest review, use Yelp and sort reviews or pay attention to those only written by "Elites".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">TripAdvisor does not appreciate the countless number of honest reviewers out there, refusing to interact one-on-one with even Top Contributors. Trying to get an explanation for a decision they make or get an question answered is impossible with TripAdvisor, unlike Yelp where you get an answer from a Yelp employee every time you have a concern or question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My recommendation: Dump TripAdvisor and download the Yelp App on your phone or tablet. You will be glad you did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: <a href="http://sargesdeli.com/">sargesdeli.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I will be brief because a lack of integrity is a non-starter in my book, so the food is somewhat irrelevant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We arrived at Sarge's a little after 6pm on Monday, May 30th, 2016 which happened to be Memorial Day. Many places around Manhattan were giving military ID holders freebies on Memorial Day out of gratitude for our service, a nice and much appreciated touch. So when I read the menu in Sarge's window (see photo above) and it said: "Dinner Special (5-9PM Everyday): Choice of Soup or Salad And Beverage (Coffee, Tea, Or Fountain Drink) - All For The Price Of The Entrée Alone", we decided to go in. After being seated, I asked our server (see photo below) about the special because I was contemplating ordering the meatloaf entree ($18.95). She told me: "It's Memorial Day, the offer isn't good on holidays". Rather than go outside and recheck the menu, I believed her, assuming I had misread the offer, ordering the meatloaf anyway. After paying the bill, I went outside and snapped a picture of the menu in question (see menu photo), proving that I was not hallucinating because it states: "5-9PM EVERYDAY" and "every day" means Monday-Friday, Saturday and Sunday, AND HOLIDAYS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Beside the deception, her service was "abrupt" (it is a NYC kosher deli after all), but efficient and I gave her a 20% tip, something I regretted after reading the "Dinner Special" verbiage for the second time. I do not make a habit of rewarding liars. Deceptive waitress aside, they probably would have received 5 or 6 Bombs Out Of 10, but like our founding father George Washington, I cannot tell a lie ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Key Words: Sarge's Deli, Sarge's, sarge, deli, Manhattan, kosher, NYC, New York City, New York, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">CombatCritic, TravelValue, travel, value, restaurant, menu, review, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Zomato</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Translation for Civilians: FUBAR = </span><i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">"Fucked Up Beyond All Repair"</i></div>
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