Steve S.

I don't give 5 stars easily, but VerizonWireless has earned it in my book. I live in a remote area and Verizon was the first service offered here back in the previous century. I've never had any other service so have nothing to compare with but, I am compelled to write this review after what happened this week. I had a family emergency that caused a flurry of text messages for many days. Most were group messages and those count more toward the allotted amount per month. I received a text alert the other day informing me I had gone over my 250 limit for texts, so I got online to see what I could do. It indicated there, that I could upgrade to a plan that could then be back dated to cover the overage I had. I had several other questions about usage and what my options were, so I decided to call them. I got a very pleasant rep within a few minutes who proceeded to blow my mind. Long story short, there wasn't a plan available for me to upgrade to, that would cover the text overage so, she worked something out where my account was credited back the additional charge ($45 for 25 texts over limit... ouch). I thought "how cool is that?". But then, she points out that I pay for 2 gig of data and NEVER get close to even using one. She suggested that I change my plan to one gig a month which saves me almost $40 per month.

I am so impressed with my experience where the rep was able to resolve my problem, credit my account for overage use and reduce my monthly costs without me even asking for it, they deserve 5 stars in my book.

Can you hear me now?

I have a lifetime membership with Team National and since Drugstore.com is one of their affiliates, I get a percentage back on everything I purchase from them. I have used them regularly now for several years for many of my household and personal use needs. I like the previous purchased history they provide that allows me to select items that I buy regularly without searching for them again. They also offer additional discounts and coupons on many items that makes this site a no-brainer for me. Although there are some instances where I pay slightly more for some items, I consider myself still ahead since I can shop, place my order and receive it without ever leaving my home.
With all they have to offer, I have found their site pretty easy to navigate and searches are accurate and fast.

I am a small time collector and have used several online sites for buying precious metals and Gainsville Coins is the one I use the most. They have the best prices consistently, even with the mark up for credit card purchases. They have always shipped promptly or indicated that there would be a delay when I submit my order. The packaging is bomb proof and indiscreet. I did call to talk to a sales rep. Once and probably won't be doing that again since she seemed annoyed with me and was not friendly or even very helpful. Customer service could use some work.

In my brief experience with Ask.com, I NEVER got the actual site I was searching for... always other sites that "might" be able to take me where I want to go. I guess that's why it's called "Ask" since that's all you ever do is... ASK. Maybe there should be a search engine called "FIND".

I wrote this review several months ago but would like to add this. Today, I did a search on my iPhone and apparently picked a site that was sponsored by Ask. Big mistake. Once I was on this site I was unable to go back, close or access my other bookmarks. I was stuck. I had to turn my phone off just to get free of this. I was hijacked and stranded by Ask and I don't appreciate their tactics.

I use MarketWatch every day that the markets are open. It has more information than I could ever use, but it is there if you need to find it. The lay out is pretty good as far as ease of navigating. It reads kind of like a news paper, with current news and market conditions always available. All in all, I like this site except for one feature. There is a row of trading site advertisements across the main page. When you move your cursor over them... and you don't even have to stop on them... those ads immediately drop down to capture your screen, which then moves what you are navigating down to look at, further down off your screen. Then when you move off the ads, they pull back up which then moves what you were looking for off your screen once again. I find this "in your face" advertising method very annoying and counter productive for the site user. If I want to see what any of those trading sites have to offer, all I need do is click on them. I don't need them hijacking my screen. Other than that, MarketWatch is a very good site.