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Charles J.

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About Me

White, middle-aged, single gay man who collects antique clocks, antique black amethyst glass, does massive gardening, but only with flowering plants. Avid reader. Have been to 14 countries.

How I Can Help

Antiques, flowering plants, motorcycles.

Interests

Children, animal companions, antiques, travel, spirituality.

100 Reviews by Charles

  • Staples

2/9/15

If it's not on the peg board or shelf, it's usually in the stock room. Sales associates are always at hand to help.

  • Dollar Tree

2/9/15

Great prices, great products. You know exactly what you are getting and what it's worth. Love their stores.

  • Lowe's

2/9/15

Had a bad experience with a salesman several years ago with a smart alecky attitude. Made me feel really stupid. It has taken 6 years, but am back to shopping at Lowes. I like the ease at finding what you want and the extremely helpful sales associates.

  • Groupon

2/9/15

Trying to sell me products I do not want and spreads my email to everyone with a product to sell on line.

  • Best Buy

2/9/15

I went in on a Sunday with an on-line ad for a flat top stove that was sale priced below what a local scratch and dent store was selling it for. I also had a Best Buy 10% off coupon for new home buyers. The salesman looked at my ad, started writing the sale up and told me the price was $150 more than the printout from the web showed. When I asked why, he told me that sales end on Saturday and since it was the next day, Sunday, the price was $150 more. I thanked him and left. I will go to the scratch and dent store to buy the same stove at $150 less. Really disappointed with Best Buy. It would have been my first purchase from them.

Tip for consumers:
Read the fine print at the online site and look carefully at what is offered.

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  • Mastry's Tackle

11/28/14

As a bait and tackle store, Mastry's has been in the community for many years and is very popular with the locals, providing fresh caught seafood. They also sell a nice selection of fishing gear. I found Mastry's several years ago and liked their sunglasses. Prices were low and had a nice selection that I can wear on my motorcycle to keep the wind and debris out of my eyes. They usually sell for around $12 - $20. I was there today to buy a pair, the salesman sold me a pair for $28, a bit pricey. When I asked for a case to put them in, he pulled out an old box full of cheap slip cases that previous buyers had left behind. He told me that. I asked him if there was a charge for one. He told me $3. When I expressed my surprise at being charged $3 for a discarded case, he said "Well, if that bothers you, how about $2?" I paid the $2 and will never go back to Mastry's again. I can find the sunglasses at other places cheaper, and am not charged for a discarded slip case left behind by a previous customer, retrieved from a junk box below the counter.

Tip for consumers:
For fresh seafood, a great place to shop. For sunglasses, go to a modern, reputable vendor.

  • IBERIABANK

11/28/14

I'm mortgaging a house thru Iberia Bank and their representative Stacey Cropsey. She has been a joy to deal with and has led me step by step thru the process. She responds to my calls and email 24 hrs a day and has held my hand in several tense moments. I haven't bought a house in 35 years and was terribly nervous. She calmed all my fears and has made this a simpler process. The interest rate was below 4%, and she was able to get me grant assistance from HUD, and connected me with a First Time Homebuyers class required for the grant, for free. Her upbeat, positive attitude, ridiculously funny sense of humor, and knowledge of her product has lead me to refer several friends to her. I'd recommend anyone looking for a mortgage, who is credit worthy and needs a mortgage banker who treats you like their best friend, contact Stacey Cropsey thru Iberia Bank. If you're in the Tampa/St Petersburg FL area, contact her at *******@iberiabankmortgage.com. (She did give me permission to add her email address.)

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  • Teppanyakis

11/26/14

My best friend and I go to all the buffets in Pinellas County and have found that for variety of good food, on-the-spot wait staff, and price, this is the best buffet in the county. We go out to eat every two weeks and Teppanyaki's is the restaurant we frequent more than all the others combined.

  • Wolftrilogy.net

9/6/14

LEGEND by David Wood is the best book I have ever read. I spend one day and night reading the entire book, and have reread it twice. Could not put it down. Can't wait for volumes 2 and 3. A great symbiotic relationship between men, wolves and spirituality. Worth every penny.

Tip for consumers:
buy copies as Christmas gifts. It will be the best purchase you make for people who love to read.

  • Amazon

9/6/14

8/6 Sewn Stipes Gay Pride RainbowFlag 3X5 Outdoor Heavy Duty: Researched Gay Pride flags and was impressed by this flag being sold on AmazonSmile. The company that sells this flag is called Joven. The flag is 3X5, is made of heavy duty nylon/mylar. It has 8 stripes instead of the normal 6. The extra two stripes are pink and baby blue, which were in the original Gay Pride Flags, but were left out because baby blue fades too fast and pink is too expensive. Each color is a separate panel. All eight panels are sewn together with heavy stitching and there are 4 rows of stitching around the outside of the flag. I have bought other Gay Pride Flags for the same price ($19.99) that are cheap and don't last long. This is a sturdy, quality made flag with vibrant colors. If I could give it more the 5 Stars, I would.

Tip for consumers:
There are a lot of cheap copies out there. This is a top quality, made to last flag.

Products used:
8/6 Sewn Stripes Gay Pride Rainbow Flag 3X5 Outdoor Heavy Duty (from Joven)

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  • MiniInTheBox

9/6/14

Bought 13 watches from MiniInThe Box. All were very well priced. The order was sent in two shipments. The second shipment took more than a month, although MiniInTheBox has a week turnaround policy. I had to email them about that. Then one watch never worked. Although they do not have a number you can call, you have to submit a claim to them. They were very cool and told me to not bother returning the broken watch and that they were refunding the money on that watch. It was back on my credit card in 3 days! Not only do I LOVE miniinthe box.com, i would recommend them to anyone!
I am adding this statement much later: Many people write into Site Jabber asking about their order. You have to go to the seller's web site. Site Jabber has no connection with MiniInTheBox. There is a process defined on the web site for complaints, inquiries and comments. Use the sellers web site properly and you will get an answer. It's cumbersome, but it works.

Tip for consumers:
Be patient. It's well worth the wait. A great company to deal with.

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  • Hirt's Gardens

9/6/14

I purchased 10 rainbow trees, Eucalyptus Deglupta. When I received them, I noticed that two were distinctly different from the other 8. I planted them in the ground anyway. The two were different, and going back thru Amazon, I brought this to Amazon's and Hirt's attention. I recd an email back from Amazon that said Hirt's was sure I had the right trees, that they all look different as saplings. The two trees in dispute are fat, round leaves compared to the slender leaves of the Rainbow Tree. I wrote back and said that you really had to be stupid to confuse the two. Finally, i got a response back from Hirt's that they were refunding the money on two trees. I never asked for a refund or replacement. But I am glad that Hirt's did the right thing. (Added note 2 months later: Hirt's never did refund my money. They sent me an e-mail asking that I send them the original e-mails between me, Amazon and Hirt's. I figured that if they were going to play the paper work game, I'd just let it drop. Even more disappointed than before with Hirt's.) (2nd Added Note 10 Feb 2016: I recently saw on a plant lookup website that Hirts was closed. Dont know if this is true, but can believe it with their lousy service and unhealthy plants.)

  • Walmart

9/6/14

I bought the 50 pair chrome shoe rack. In reality it only holds 40 pairs of tightly packed shoes, but was well worth the money. It assembled in less than 15 min, is sturdy and look sleep. I plan on buying a second rack. I ordered it an pu at the store. I had a long wait until someone in the store room area finally came out.

Tip for consumers:
It's great to order products from online for Wal-Mart. The store I use has exceptionally slow employees working in the pu area.

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  • Sam's Club

11/17/13

Lot of junk on the web-site. Additionally, if you're not concious of the going prices for a lot of products, you will pay more at Sam's. I joined just to buy the boca burgers. Being a vegan, the prices were good and the saving I'd get from the boca burgers would pay for my membership. As I renewed for a 2nd year, they stopped carring the boca burgers. I will not renew for a 3rd years. And unless you need 50 rolls of toilet paper, or a gallon of ketchup, it's not really worth the $45 a years.

  • 123SecurityProducts

11/17/13

Well listed web-site. But the security DVR that I bought with cameras stopped working. Althought their web helpers were on-point, their web-site is confusing as to how to get a repair done and the way the product is sent in. Had to do several e-mails to them to get a clearer understanding. Then, their automated systems kept sending me e-mails that if I didn't get the requirements met in 3 days, my repair would be stopped and I may have to pay a fee to get the repairs. The service personnel told to ignore those automated e-mails, that I had done everything properly. My DVR was returned, repaired, but the experience with the automated e-mails upset me.

  • JCWhitney

11/17/13

Great web site. But they tell you the items will be shipped within 5 business days. I waited two weeks for chrome parts for my 1999 Ford F150 that I was rebuilding. After the two weeks, I asked the service reps at JC to canc my order and not bill my credit card. They told me they "may be able" to stop the charge but had to contact the manufacturer to see if they would stop the billing. "May" be able to stop the charge. I was furious and told them to either stop the billing because they had not fulfilled their guarantee of shipping within 5 business days. I now buy from Auto Parts Warehouse.

  • Home Depot

11/17/13

After agonizing over which washer to buy, both at the same price, LG or Samsung, I went into Home Depot and was helped by a wonderful saleslady. The web-site gave me more info than I was able to get at the store and I'm really impressed with it's scope.

  • RobsRAREandGIANTseeds

11/14/13

None of the seeds grew to plants. What a waste of money

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  • 6pm

11/14/13

Great prices, great product, great selection. Fast and free shipping. I've bought more than 20 pairs of shoes from 6PM.com and have complete confidence in them. And they give added discounts when you buy to a certain leve with you.

  • Stauer

11/14/13

Bought two wathces from Stauer. Both quit working soon. Took one to a Watch Repair shop. The repairman is a master craftsman who could not get the parts for repair because the watch is Chinese made. The web site looks great, but they sell a cheap product for several times more that it's worth. If you do decide to buy from Stauer, buy the insurance package with your watch. At least, if you do have to return it, at your own expense, they will replace the watch.

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