Harry H.

Kroger shows up as stores with different names throughout the western US. Where I live it's Smiths Food and Drug. They have Kroger branded goods and gasoline. Their prices are better than Safeway and Albertsons by far. Meat and produce are good. Gas is usually the lowest in town.

Monster has one of the most comprehensive job search databases out there. Easy to drill down into areas of specialty, useful email alerts. I've used it a few times, getting my next employment through them.

Since Craigslist started to charge $5 every 2 days for your services ad, and Thumbtack.com charges wildly arbitrary amounts for the same services up to $20 for just responding to an ad (not even getting the client themselves), this website is one of the last legitimate, oft-used, FREE, and widely distributed classified ad sites in N. America. The only downside is that if you need to advertise in multiple cities, then you're supposed to wait 2 days before submitting another one. Otherwise they'll go in and delete you ads. But if you can work within their rules, then they give you metrics on how many people have viewed your ad, which is something that the other two above don't have.

I've looked to Newsweek in both paper and then online editions for many years. Unbiased, reliable reporting, like journalism used to be.

I've stayed here several times. The rooms are clean and I've not had any problems. The rates, because it's San Diego, are going to be expensive for any hotel, decent or dump, but having said that, the value vs quality is acceptable here. Restaurant has always been good. Parking is lower than similar hotels, at $10/night so I can't complain too much. I'd stay here again.

Steak n Shake is generally throughout the midwest, and where I discovered them. But now they have some in the Southwest. All are equal in quality and service. The food is good and nicely priced, great shakes too.

There are a lot of dim sum places in town but Orchid Garden has great food at the best prices. Clean, nicely decorated, nothing cheesy, food is always hot and tasty, servers come with their steam tables often enough, good fast service.

I've used Inacomp a couple of times for service on my laptop. They're competitively priced, they're knowledgeable and competent (and this is coming from an IT veteran), and they're honest. And also fast, as in same day often. Contrast that with having to go to Geek Squad, waiting weeks for your machine to get back to you, and also to have it reviewed by just a first-tier technician (read: jr experienced). I don't bother going to anyone else in this town.

IC System is a great collections partner for small businesses. Their rates are very reasonable, and they have several tiers of service. Signup process was easy, and sales staff was very good about explaining and answering my many questions. After I signed on and submitted my consumer debt customer, they patiently and courteously answered my questions fully when I called, and were very accommodating in their service. I'd recommend them to any small business who has a need for a collections partner. I'd absolutely use them again.

Ice cream is always delicious, staff is fast and friendly. If they have long lines, they always move fast.

I carryout from Jet's Pizza every summer. Their toppings are generous, their crusts are perfect, and the prices are really good. You get much more for your money than any of the major chains and much better taste too. Turnaround time for their pizza's is never long at all.

I eat here during the summer every year. Great tasting breakfasts served all day as well as lunch/dinner items, looks like a coffeehouse out of the 70's. Prompt and friendly service, clean, good drinks. I come here to have breakfast for dinner too. The stuffed hash browns are

I've only shopped at the Indianapolis and Traverse City MI stores, but my experience has always been very positive. Very well stocked blend of groceries and non-groc items, courteous staff and very good pricing. I'd say the level of pricing is comparable to Walmart, but the employees here care much more and are willing to help vs avoid customers like you always see at Walmart.

From the Las Vegas and Henderson NV stores, I've been completely satisfied with the level of customer service, prices, and huge selection, and that applies to stores in each city. Staff have always been patient and helpful in recommending the right wines for me. Prices are probably the lowest in town, most comprehensive in selection. All of my friends who buy there say the same thing as I.

I've been involved in several market research surveys conducted by 20/20 in the past. I've found them to be reputable, the compensation for time is very good, they are well-organized and the survey topics are interesting and relevant.

Many of these reviews deal with the politics of a big co. Moving in and driving small coffeehouses out of business. That may be, but in the American economy model, that's what for-profit entities, large or small, do; gain as much market share that they can. Doesn't matter what type of business it is.

That said, I find the customer service at Starbucks to be first-rate, and applaud them for their recent diversity training initiative. As a minority, I've never been treated as anything but a valued customer. Their places are clean and well-maintained. Staff are always courteous and quick. I had some trouble with their wifi once in recent months, and the staff was too busy to go troubleshoot it. I commented on it in feedback to the Starbucks website as I had to get in to refresh my card, and less than 24 hours later, received a message from their nat'l customer svc center apologizing for the outage, and promising that they'd both alert the regional mgr to the event, and have their tech support resolve the issue. It was resolved when I came in the next day.

The Ft Wayne Children's Zoo is a preeminent children's zoo in the US certainly, maybe N. America. The site has an excellent educational portal, and the in-person visits are an excellent educational experience as well. The zoo itself has grown and flourished in the 25 yrs that I've followed it. I took my children there when they were young, and to this day it's an experience that they've never forgotten. The staff is friendly and courteous, the grounds well kept. I highly recommend it for families.

I've only used the parts dept at this Honda dealer, but my experiences have always been very positive. They very patiently answer all of my questions, even printing off parts/engine diagrams so my mechanic can verify things, and have never pushed me to leave or tried to upsell me on anything. Honda parts are expensive, but my buying experience here is always a positive one.

Hay House is a respected and leading publisher in self improvement and metaphysical/healing books. Their books, online classes, and various interviews are informative and thought-provoking. They recently had an offer where one could get a copy of class sessions, etc. from their summit conference. I had a little problem related to the imminent purchase of their sessions through a special offer. I spoke with Rosa about my problem, and after she understood my concerns she came back with a completely satisfactory resolution. I originally was concerned that I'd have to jump through hoops to resolve my problem, but not so. It's a rare treat when the quality of a company's customer service matches the quality of their product.

I and my family have used Liberty Park Florist for many many years, both happy and sad occasions. They are a family owned business that has become a generational tradition with families in Spokane. Always sensitive to our needs, superior customer service, superior value, and absolutely stunning flower arrangements. We've purchased from their greenhouse as well. Whenever I need to send flowers to anyone in Spokane, my go-to florist is Liberty Park.