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Ben W.

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I'm just some guy that enjoys helping others make informed decisions. 31 at the time of writing, father to one bratty two-year-old son, ever-evolving interests in the world around me, and a slew of mostly finished projects left in my wake as evidence.

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I tend to be very thorough in my reviews and usually only share when I have a lot to say and/or have had a very thorough experience with the topic of my review so I can provide the best and most accurate information and opinion possible.

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Most things tech related, motorcycles, power tools, gardening, list goes on

4 Reviews by Ben

  • EdenFantasys

8/6/22
Verified purchase

Eden Fantasies is not joking when they say they have up to 85% off sitewide. I've seen several people mention paying the full listed prices on other sites, the money you'll save alone makes them worth shopping with. They really have an enormous selection of items, you're guaranteed to find something you'll like. If you are having trouble, need suggestions, or have questions, their staff could hardly be more helpful. Marketing emails are incredibly friendly, you can even reply to them with those questions or requests and they'll happily respond. They are very knowledgeable and commonly offer additional discounts on top of their already low prices just because they're happy you reached out. Seriously when it comes to sex toys, accessories, supplies, whatever, check with them first before going anywhere else.

Tip for consumers:
If you aren't sure of what you want, not sure about something you're looking at, or just want to chat about your preferences, don't hesitate to reach out to their staff

Products used:
Variety of intimate items such as vibrators, lubes, dildos, sexual enhancement items, etc

  • Aipnw

8/3/22
Verified purchase

Brought them in following a house fire last October (2021). Tried to handle things myself. It only took a week to realize splitting my time between the claim, a full-time job, and everything to deal with the actual fire itself was giving the insurance company a great opportunity to take advantage of me, and they absolutely were making use of it.

Contacted Adjusters International (AI) Friday afternoon, and signed the contract Saturday after vetting a few options, the whole team flew out to meet me at the property at 10 AM Monday. Felt pretty good about my decision at the time.

The personal contents specialist was incredibly helpful, especially when dealing with the mess Paul Davis had created before they stepped in. They are now the only person I'm happy with but they don't even work for IA directly so no credit to them.

Communication was incredibly lacking and got so much worse over time. Urgent matters weren't addressed for days sometimes. The claim basically came to a stop multiple times and I had to keep up with everything myself anyway. Lost my job over the time I was spending which I hired them to prevent happening. At this point, I am confident I could have handled the claim better, even without the effort dipping so low they were just copy pasting what I had to say to the adjuster. Besides the low effort quality suffered as well. If I hadn't continued to stay on top of the claim so well, we would have missed several mistakes that would have cost me minimum 10k.

Getting any kind of payment was a freaking nightmare to get out of the insurance and just about as much from IA. The BBB got their customer advocate team to step in, had been waiting 3 months on a check, and they got one sent out in 2 days. Then AI freaking lost it, took almost a month from the send date to get it to me and that's with overnighting it once they found it. After that, I had to contact the state insurance commissioners office, who again after months of things not moving, another check was sent within the week and people were responding to us. Even the independent agent who sold me the policy ended up being more helpful with the most recent check. Takes on average a week for them to get around to endorsing any checks. The last one they sent me tracking info for, yet 6 days later it still wasn't in the mail. Called them out on it and they lied saying they sent it, magically it showed up in the USPS system a couple hours later.

Throughout this entire mess, I contacted not one but two different founders to voice my complaints. The first time I was told everything was moving at an expected pace but agreed to be CCd on emails going forward to keep an eye on things. They improved for about a month. The second time I reached out not only to complain but demand renegotiating the rate on the contract. He heard out my complaints and I can say got some things done properly. That weekend there was more work done than all of the past 2 months, including the adjuster sending out emails at 2AM taking care of things I brought up weeks before. Mad scramble to catch up wouldn't have been needed if they just did their job though. That work ethic didn't last though, of course, and now I'm back to nothing getting done and filed another complaint with the insurance commissioner about them this time to demand my contract is void due to them not fulfilling their end of the deal.

Tip for consumers:
Do your research and thoroughly vet any prospects before you hire a PA. Be sure they go over your claim thoroughly to be sure it's even worth hiring them in the first place.

  • Tradegenie

12/17/20

It's hard to condense into a short review how great Trade Genies services are
I've been a member for about a year now and with the trade alerts had my portfolio grow several times over, more than I make in my salary job and starting from below 10k.

I've tried several other services or groups, none have offered what Noshee does. Sure they may send out a few good trades a week that do well, or give some good info on potential trades, but Noshee gives you multiple trades a day sometimes. They not only include the buy alert, but suggested buy price as well as advanced notice on exit points. Even further he'll still alert you when to sell! Honestly a child could follow his trade alerts it's that simple. So if you're ready to make money any of the numerous services he offers (another thing I've not seen with other services) will be more than worth the cost to subscribe.

Not only is Noshee someone who will "give a man a fish" and do it extremely well, he's also happy to teach you how to get your own fish. The coaching sessions he offers have been life changing for me, and that's not an exaggeration. From lessons on preparing for the trading day, to full year long weekly sessions where you learn exactly what he looks for to enter a trade, every lesson is well worth it's time in gold. Thanks to Noshee when my boss let me know weeks before Christmas I was being laid off, I didn't panic, had no worries, was actually rather happy. Was the push I needed to go trading full time and I can be confident about that decision thanks to him. He's a genuinely person that actually wants you to succeed and will do what he can to make that happen. Doesn't hurt he has a great sense of humor too, sometimes you open your email/text and for a great trade alert, sometimes it's for a great laugh. When I talk to my wife about Noshee we talk about him like he's a close friend, not a trade advisor, he's that good, that down to earth, and that invested in your investing. So sign up now and you're only regret will be not doing it earlier.

Tip for consumers:
Swing options trading is a very quick way to get a return on your investment but the more you can sign up for the quicker your portfolio will grow if you follow his advice.

Products used:
Swing Trade, Market Trend and Strength Analysis, Earnings Play, Index Options, Mastering the Markets Technical Analysis Coaching

  • Robinhood

2/19/20

The app has a lot of great features but the company itself is shady and has the worst customer service I've dealt with in a long time. They locked my wifes account today and refused to let her withdraw her funds after a transfer was reversed, even though she had enough in her account to cover the transfer reversal. There reason being that the account was locked for "security purposes". The only thing their trying to secure is the interest they collect off floating your cash before depositing it to your account. They have two phone numbers listed, one just says to email them then hangs up on you, the second rings for a little while then goes to a voicemail box asking you to leave a message then stating that they don't check it. They also sell their users trades to high frequency traders and make a TON of money doing it, but can't be bothered creating a web chat or phone line for customer service or let you access your own money.

From an investor standpoint, what they offer is extremely minimal. Candlestick charts for 10 min blocks only, absurd. Very basic charts anyway, No educational resources, very limited news releases, no paper trading, really their only redeeming feature is the cash management. Their trades are also some of the last to go through to be filled, so if you and 10 people from other brokerages put in a limit order at the same time, you're likely to get stiffed because it fills the others first. If you're even a little bit serious about investing, go somewhere else. TD Ameritrade is great, offers no fee trades, options and so much more than what Robinhood offers. If you like the easy mobile app try Webull, again offers the same things and so much more that someone who wants to get serious with investing needs.

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