Phillip K.

My refrigerator stopped working and contacted a company called "Maple Leaf appliance Repair " on September 30th. The repair company is based out of Coquitlam BC.

I described the situation, where, the company stated they would call the next day to confirm their attendance. The following evening, a repairman showed up at my home, unannounced in association with Maple leaf repair, but described himself as an A-repair technician. By then, I had already had another company assess the mechanical malfunction of my fridge.

As I attempted to cancel the unconfirmed appointment, the repair technician insisted I make payment to him for $105.00, as he had to attend the house call. He was very indignant that I pay this money to him, stating "I was legally obligated because I had not cancelled".

Uncertain about what my obligations for payment to the technician were in this situation, I instead attempted to diffuse the matter by obtaining a second opinion about the mechanical failure of my refrigerator. My decision to do this would prove to be a waste of money.

Unlike the previous technician that morning, the technician for "A-repair" was clearly not equipped to diagnose the compressor and or a refrigerant problem. He had no tools, or even measuring devices to rate the pressure of my refrigerant level.

After I described the symptoms of my refrigerator failure, the technician recommended I purchase a new fridge.

I paid $105.00 for this experience, and feel like a fool; I believe this business practice to be extremely corrupt.

I am a physically fit male, seeking a long term relationship with a women. I am successful in my career, and financially independent. Match.com is not the place to find a quality relationship. Would not recommend.

I signed up for 3 months, and decided on this dating system due to my busy schedule. Clearly, the site attracts many undesirables. Have noticed a litany of so called match profiles, with middle aged women (40 or so) and are seeking men or boys starting from 18 to twenty something, " for long term relationship". Many subscribers state they have children, as well, contain a major shopping list of their expectations of the partner they seek. I can't help but question the intelectual capacity of these individuals, as well the legitimacy of such profiles, and the necessity of a reality check.

Furthermore, have recieved many sarcastic first time responses from women, criticizing my income expectation of the partner I seek, and my photos demonstrating my upper body physique. Many of these rude emails come from women who may have a variety of barriers in obtaining their fantasy relationship.

Women on this site dramatically reduce their estimated real life age. As was the case in a few occasions when I met of women who stated in their profile were 40, and we're obviously much older, perhaps early 50's. What a turn off, and may have to seek counselling for this later.

Furthermore, beware of profiles with out pictures. Many are scams, and you will be communicating with a website or machine, prompting you to down load certain APPs to communicate.

The match.com site requires better screaming of their clientel as a start. However, will never waiste my money again on such a program.