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Greg S.

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6 Reviews by Greg

  • Tripadvisor

4/21/12

I have used this several times and recommend its use. Solid info on hotels and resorts. Not so good on eateries etc but they are not it's main focus. Info is from consumers so can vary in quality but not so much. Persons booking into a hotel are often in the same demographic and hold the same views. I use it now via an iPhone app mostly and find it very convenient. Use a desktop screen if really researching your holiday. Add info and be sensible, seems most contributors agree. Recommended based on Australian experience.

  • Urbanspoon

4/21/12

I live in Melbourne, Australia and have found numerous and varied reviews of local eateries and restaurants, even local takeaways, to be mostly accurate. I haven't used it outside Melbourne yet. I use this site via an iPhone App mostly and find it very user friendly. Reviews are sometimes very positive or very negative. As there are usually several to many reviews, it is relatively easy to pick the very positives (owners friends) and very negative (owners competitors/grumpy old men) from reviews by legitimate diners. Apple Store iPhone Apps user reviews would deliver a similar level of information reliability. Interface is easy to use. Just the sort of Website that being connected to the web is useful for. There are alternative/numerous eating location sites that are less effective. I like the user input concept even with its inherent limitations. Travel sites eg Trip Advisor carry info on eating but this site is better.

  • Sitejabber

4/21/12

Great concept.
1. Needs to spread internationally eg I live in Australia so I dealt with zazzle.com.au and liked the products but not their service. My review is under zazzle.com. I suppose that they are responsible eventually. My experience is that US websites vary widely in both their interest and level of support regarding business from/in Australia.
2. Needs iPhone App or mobile website
3. Needs "final draft" option for reviews to allow editing before publishing including option to save a few drafts for later completion. Something like Wikepedia offers but not quite that extensive.

  • Zazzle

4/21/12

I ordered from their Australian site: Zazzle.com.au.
Nice items arrived on time and intact but were a bit expensive especially with higher postage charges than I expected. Postages seemed more than when I order from Amazon US.
Products arrived and were as described so its a good site for unusual customised presents. I dealt with customer service over several emails as I lost my account password. Never got back into my account as they didnot help or really seem very interested, their last email suggested "start another account". I did but am still unhappy that I cant access my old data. Poor service which I have rarely found in US department stores. Online needs to do it better. Difficult to recommend based on price and service. Use if desperate.

  • StumbleUpon

4/21/12

A fantastic way to find websites, blogs, pictures that you would not otherwise find easily or, in my case, even imagine. You do needed to spend time setting up your interest categories, then Stumble, then adjust the categories. Option to Stumble just one category is great. Interface is ok and not slow with wifi. I find it fun on my iPhone but suspect it would be better on an iPad. Content is richer than Beyonce (design focus) or Flipboard (social media origins). Beware, this is an App for adults. There is little censorship: "Babes" will show you women in bikinis etc but also porn sites. If you have wifi and half an hour to kill, you will have fun and probably learn something.

  • WildBuddies

4/21/12

Somehow arrived at this site from Cupid.com. Site has lots of "hot chicks", they are usually after chat, email, or out of town. This will keep you clicking but the chances of a genuine meeting seem negligible. I received many winks from sexy but always overseas girls. I think Cupid.com, BeNaughty, Wild Buddies are 3 sites not to waste your time on, certainly don't pay. I did pay for little time on WBsand received a lot of hot email and pics but still no contacts ie just stringing me along. Auto renew payments option is automatically on. Don't use a key credit card. You have been warned.

Greg Has Earned 9 Votes

Greg S.'s review of Sitejabber earned a Very Helpful vote

Greg S.'s review of Urbanspoon earned a Very Helpful vote

Greg S.'s review of StumbleUpon earned 2 Very Helpful votes

Greg S.'s review of WildBuddies earned 3 Very Helpful votes

Greg S.'s review of Zazzle earned 2 Very Helpful votes

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