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Melody B.

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Started out as a reporter, switched to writing books and now I write screenplays and teleplays. I love what I do. I also (used to) skydive, climb mountains and travel extensively. I have two children; however my son died at age 12 in a ski accident when we lived in Minnesota, fifteen minutes or so from the slopes.

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My profession for many, many years has been nonfiction writing based on personal and professional research.

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I love movies; still love the memories of jumping out of airplanes; love what I do for a living.

4 Reviews by Melody

  • DealDash

10/29/12

I've read the reviews about DealDash. Following is my experience, and I've been buying from them for well over half a year: Don't expect to win a television or computer for a penny bid the first time you visit. Likely it won't happen. Here are some rules of thumb: 1) Don't let your ego get in the way. Some people are so determined not to lose that yes, they do pay more than an item is worth just to "not lose." Also, they may have purchased their bids on sale, so they're not paying as much as you think. Once you get close to what the item is worth in bids, exercise the Buy It Now Option and get your bids back. Accept that you will not win every time. 2) Buy your bids when they're on sale. But if DealDash is having a push on computers and 500 people are all there to win a coimputer, don't bid on computers. Bid on something else -- like somebody else said, something that others don't want (but YOU DO). 3) Listen to your intuition about when Lady Luck is by your side. Sometimes I'd get a nudge to go on the site at 2:00 in the afternoon or 1 a.m. I'd go on and be able to win the product I wanted with only a few bids. 4) DealDash has expanded their server. No network problems anymore. But if others are using the BidBuddy, it's best to use it too. 5) if you're broke and desperate, don't go on there thinking 'I have to win.' Desperation rarely leads to success. 6) When everyone else is focused on the latest IPad, watch the items that are just coming up on the auction table. If there aren't two hundred people there, they may not be paying attention to the new items that come up and you can win something for one cent (and the cost of that bid). Study Penny Bidding. It's an art. Watch. Learn - before you jump in with the last ten dollars in your checking account. Don't spend money you don't have and don't bid on items you can't afford -- unless you've set a limit you're willing and able to lose. Recreational Shopping is a great way to get gifts for others and items for yourself that you wouldn't ordinarily buy. And, DealDash is impeccable. No bots, they're a clean business with integrity and the best Customer Service I have ever encountered. Any business will have issues from time to time, but DealDash responds to every email sent to customer service and they go out of their way to deal with any complaint, issue or problem. I've visited almost every penny bidding site, and in my opinion, DealDash is #1 and getting better all the time. MelodyBeattie

  • Tara Medium

6/20/12

She'll almost have you believing that it isn't a form letter; her words are meant just for you. You break down, order the product, pay for it -- and then instead of getting what you paid for, she asks you to buy the same thing again. When you ask for what you already purchased, she says you're not a favored client, and everyone is asking her for something. So you write back and tell her she asked you, not the other way around. In response? She asks you to buy what you already paid for but didn't get from her yet. STAY AWAY!

  • Eyefly

6/20/12

I was reluctant at first. How in the world could I buy glasses online? Simple. Click a picture with the camera built into your computer, and when you find a pair of glasses you like at EyeFly.com, click "try on online." You'll see what they look like on you. I've never bought a pair of glasses from EyeFly that I don't love -- not ust like. And theiri price allows me to buy a pair for every color outfit I have. For the same price I'd pay for one pair of glasses, at EyeFly I can get five or more. (They get your prescription from your optomologist so the prescription needs to be accurate and up-to-date.) Decent return policy, but be on time.

  • EditorsCloset.com

6/20/12

Great way to watch your budget and get the latest name-brand clothes, too. They have a definitive process about returns, so make sure you're in compliance, even when opening your packeges. Keep the tags on, so if you don't want it, EditorsCloset.com can sell it somewhere else. Just like shopping for clothes anywhere, everything won't be right for everyone, but I'm please with both the prices and my wardrobe. Oh -- there's a time limit on their sales, so you have to stay on top of when they're selling what.

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11/15/23

It was fun playing. Expensive but fun. There are people out there who have infinite bids.