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33 Reviews by Ra

Mix
  • Mix

9/3/18

You know, as someone who is scientifically educated and politically neutral, it is IMPOSSIBLE to browse the Internet given the propaganda and hate-based algorithm's the $#*!hats in Sillycon Valley thrust as part of their $#*! new world order.

I only discovered StumbledUpon in Spring of it's final year 2018 -- and found it to be such an incredible relief from Yahoo! - type filth that I was literally saved. It was the most valbuable website on the internet next to Google.com.

And, OF COURSE IT'S GONE. Mix is liberally biased, uninteresting trash.

I hate you for taking down this amazing website. How much did it really cost to maintain? Probably $100 a month. It was removed because it was unbiased, fair, and democratic.

SOMEONE PLEASE REPLACE STUMBLEDUPON -- for the love of God and all things holy and unbiased.

  • Best Buy

10/3/20

Update: After speaking with numerous employees and supervisors from other countries about my refund that is nowhere to be found even though I returned an item unopened the same day I received it, they have changed their stories at least 5 times. Now, they say it will take 1 billing cycle to receive my money, so I will have to wait about 6 weeks to be refunded. DO NOT return BestBuy items by UPS. Instead, Buy from Amazon.

I ordered a modem from BestBuy.com and before it arrived, tried to stop delivery (but couldn't) because I found a far better modem on Amazon. Unlike Amazon, BestBuy.com makes returns EXTREMELY difficult and getting your money back takes over a week. Amazon on within hours of shipping. Even though it was unopened, BestBuy needs a week to "process" my return. Amazon is going to put BestBuy out of on-line business, and rightly so. And, what's with a 15-day window instead of 30? Update: I am still trying to get my refund 10 days after sending it back. Now they tell me it may be more15 days. HORRIBLE. Compare that to Amazon, where today I received a $370 refund the moment the UPS driver picked it up. Amazon is SO MUCH BETTER than BestBuy for mail order it's not even measurable.

  • The Great Courses

6/11/21

I am wasting my time with some jerk named Albert from Roku who doesn't understand the simple fact that we paid for a subscription and after the 2nd month, The Great Courses updated their Roku App, lost our account information, and took our money.

Update: Oh, after calling around, I did Roku's job for them. It's now called wondrium. Nice communication Roku.

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  • Bed Bath & Beyond

3/16/20

Bed Bath and Beyond claims to offer several ways to cancel an order when you change your mind. All of them are fraudulent and none work.

Chat: Doesn't work
Phone: Won't pick up
Help Link: Invalid
Cool Down Period: Doesn't Exist

They haven't shipped my order yet, but instead of allowing me to cancel, they say "we cannot cancel and order that has already shipped."

THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS, AND BE INVESTIGATED FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE FRAUD.

  • Yahoo

5/23/20

Years ago (before Trump) Yahoo! Was the news go-to of choice. It all started to get weird when Bruce Jenner decided to change his gender. Something much darker and more insidious than just trivial and propagandistic news began as users were banned for sharing any thoughts the Yahoo! Police deemed dangerous to their agenda.

I visited the site today and was appalled to see how disgusting it has become. It's like an open sewer of filth from an intellectual standpoint. The news is 100% biased against President Trump. Not 99 -- 100.

How it can exist without being banned by the same social media engines and platforms that supposedly forbid fake news and hate speech is clear proof of the underlying agreement amongst the Masters of the Universe to wage war on the human species and as an extension -- the US Constitution and everything our country stands for.

At a minimum, Yahoo!'s website should be classified as pornography. But, a much safer decision would be to flag Yahoo! As a malicious website that users should agree to proceed at their own risk to enter. A better decision would be to take down the site entirely, but I believe in the first amendment.

  • Weedmaps

1/27/16

Weedmaps is simply a marketing tool and bears no reflection on actual reviews. All of the reviews are positive, and when one tries to enter an accurate review it is impossible. Try it yourself!

I appears the same trolls that give thumbs Weedmaps have infiltrated this site as well. Normally, a business has a range of stars to reflect an accurate review. Do you notice how they have all 5 stars or 1 star? TROLLS.

  • Employment Development Department

5/5/21

Clearly, waiting over a MONTH for my last EDD payment is cause for a phone call to EDD. I've heard all of the rumors about their incompetence, and they are all true.

Tip for consumers:
Pray hard.

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  • Casebus

6/29/22
Verified purchase

So, I bought a case for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra that Casebus claimed was "waterproof" for about $60. First, it's got a big slit in the front. Add water and it fills. Second, it weighs a LOT, and seems hand crafted from metal in a machine shop -- held with screws (that come loose). That's Not a good thing in this case. I tried to return it and they said I had to pay for Shipping to China. Didn't tell me that at checkout for a $60 funky and heavy piece of metal that left metal splinters in my thumb when it passed over the screw. They offered me a free replacement, but it has one of those weird thumb covers that obscure the screen. They seem to "want" to create a good product, but I'd go a brand more standard.

Buy American?

Tip for consumers:
Buy a known brand instead.

  • Staff Me Up

1/15/19

Their ranking system is capricious, inaccurate, and unfair. Don't waste your money if you are a professional established television editor. Back when it was realitystaff.com, this was the ultimate job site. I got job after job. Once greedy Staffmeup took over and they started their completely arbitrary "ranking system" I've never received a quality job offer on this site.

For instance, as proof of their insane and ineffective "ranking system" -- I was lead editor on Ellen, one of the leads on American Idol, and the best music editor in MTV history according to MTV. I also cut mult-cam plays and TV shows for Tyler Perry. I also have well over 1000 credits and 20 years experience.

These are all top rated credits, so when a job comes up that says: "Looking for experienced editor with comedy experience, live multi-cam experience, and music experience" and I apply, I get a message that I rank low on the list of applications. I'd LOVE to see how these junior editors have better credits than mine. But, that would be impossible because they DON'T. Staffmeup is fake, arbitrary, and amateur. Maybe they do this to make more money from junior wanna-be's and they don't give a damn about providing the best applicants -- only making MONEY. It's not only sad, it's fraud.

Why can't seasoned editors get hired on Staffmeup? As a #1 rated editor who consistently delivers the most praised work by employers and gets the highest network ratings, and is faster than every other editor I work with (verified) -- I don't understand why I get ZERO calls and junior editors are hired instead of me who cost the same, do inferior work (verified) and complain all of the time. I am a leader and a maverick -- but for whatever reason, Staffmeup's algorithm's are not getting my name in front of employers and lesser editors get hired while I do not. If you think I am bragging or difficult to work with that is entirely untrue. In fact, I am the easiest and most hard working editor I've encountered with the exception of some of the 1st class editors at Chainsaw Post. Why can't seasoned editors get hired on Staffmeup?

  • LegalZoom

3/16/21
Verified purchase

There must be alternatives to LegalZoom. My 1st dba with them took over 6 months to register. I needed a 2nd dba and took my chances. LegalZoom took my money without blinking but won't complete my dba because they have "a question" but refuse to answer emails or their phone. See the screenshot of me waiting almost TWO HOURS *after* their computer called me back to "avoid wait time."

So, I am about to contact my credit card company and dispute the charge like I would with a third world country or Irreputable vendor such as Legal Zoom is.

My advice -- either DO IT YOURSELF, or find another service to use.

Legal Zoom was fine 10 years ago but today it is bloated, unprofessional and evidently fraudulent.

  • MacPaw

4/26/20

There is no cancel subscription option, so they really try to rebill you. To avoid this, I had to find their email and write "Please cancel my subscription for XXX. Do not rebill for the next year."
Christine responded with a 30% off offer. I repeated my demand. Christine gave me a complex solution in iTunes, then instead of following up to verify it was cancelled, she wrote: "We didn't receive a reply from you, therefore we assume that things are going great" This is the same stunt internet fax and other companies try, and it's old and embarrassing because legitiamate companies make it simple to cancel.

But the biggest reason not to but this software is that it does a very sloppy job deleting duplicates, and I am going to have to reclean my 12 TB of data from the originals because this program deleted so many of the files in the process leaving empty folders.

DO NOT BUY.

  • Yelp

1/13/17

I have thrice or more tried to post a review of a very dangerous apartment complex in Canyon Country California. However, the owner and the draconian manager keep taking down the review. This is very dangerous, because the REASON WE MOVED THERE in January 2016 was based on Yelp! Reviews, and the genuine ones did not appear until months later. Now there have been so many bad reviews it is hard for the manager to keep up on her removal process so upon reading you'll see a bunch of genuine 1 star reviews and a score of 5 star review from her patsies. Here is my latest review, and please tell me why Yelp! Finds it worthy of taking down:

DIAMOND PARK APARTMENTS, CANYON COUNTRY CA

I'll keep this simple. Cara treated us horribly from the moment we encountered her. Our disabilities towards poor indoor air quality were ignored. Reporting the neighbors, who moved in new tenants on a rotating sub-let basis and who were constantly slamming the doors, walls, and ceilings with sometimes as many as 20 children and several families below us, were ignored. We had no heat in November. Chemical smells drifted from neighboring apartments that made us ill and made everyone who experienced them hallucinate. A tree fell over because there is almost zero maintenance, and it smashed a carport and the car below. Shady people come and go night and day, pause, someone comes to their door, and they drive off. Most have brand new cars with dealer plates in an otherwise poor community. We were not allowed to view our unit until the day we moved in, and the carpets were so worn they became black with filth again 2 weeks later, yet Cara is trying to charge us to replace all of them at many thousands of dollars. We had a health inspector over and he noted numerous building defects.

There is NOTHING in this review that needs to be taken down, nor is it inconsistent with other reviews of this property. It is neutral, fact based, has supporting evidence, and is from 1st hand experience. There are absolutely no allegations in this review. Everything is substantiated from first hand experience of an 11 month tenant. Do not remove it, nor allow the owners to cause it to be pulled down, Yelp. This is your third warning. If you do remove it again, I shall take every effort to announce your actions across social media, as is my right and obligation. Thank you.

  • eToro

6/4/21

The disrespect you'll get from these bozos and slippery capricious rules will make you very afraid for your funds! STAY AWAY!

How is it that after being approved and funding my account with my checking account, their "woke" children demand the front and back of all my credit cards or they'll FREEZE MY ACCOUNT? F-them!

And, why did the SAME Crypto make money on other trading platforms but CONSISTENTLY AND MYSTERIOUSLY LOSE MONEY on etoro.

I guess their "devil horn" logo should have clued me in. Now I have to •wait• several days to get my money back -- but they sure •TOOK IT• with zero delays. CRIMINAL MORONS.

What's eToro's ticker so I can •sell them short•?

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  • Water

4/27/20

Update: This time, the driver left the bottles along the highway for anyone to take. I had to walk each bottle 1/8 mile to my door. If I had been injured, Water.com would have been liable. Now I have a room of empty bottles as well. What idiots. Why is there no competition so I can change service?

Update: More and more failed deliveries. Desperate to find an alternative water delivery service. Water.com is BEYOND HORRIBLE -- without a doubt the WORST customer service of any company in America. FIRE THE CEO! FIRE EVERYONE! This company SUCKS!

Update: 6 failed deliveries to date. 2+ hour holds. No service reps. No supervisors. No managers. No water. F--- you customer.

As a Sparkletts water customer, I've had the displeasure of using water.com to attempt to establish, replenish, and access service. The website constantly loses the fact that I am a registered customer, repeatedly tells me inaccurate information about my account, and repeatedly tells me I have to set up service even though I am established.

When calling the friendly ladies at the 800 number, don't be fooled. They are charming but clueless. When they say they will message the driver it appears to be a lie, and are only a buffer to protect the delivery people who do what they want without caring what is written on the website. But, don't make the mistake of challenging the women at the call center or they'll tell you that you are hurting their feelings while they simply lie to you.

If they didn't have a monopoly, I'd IMMEDIATELY change to another water service.

Oh, by the way we've been out of water for a week and they threatened to delay our deliver by another week or two -- and the website said it would be two months for our next service. Yahoo, the website now says the water is coming tomorrow. It's like Russian Roulette with your precious water supply. Do you want the drama?

I mean, we're not talking shoes here or jellybeans from Amazon. This is water and they should have their act together you'd think. They do not.

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Bottled Spring Water

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  • Hpinstankink

3/25/19

After MANY MANY hours trying to get help and MONTHS of my account not working I found the solution myself: (1) install new printer (for your old one) and (2) use a your phone wifi to connect, not your house. This re-booted their instant ink which refused to update even though they were taking my money.

I finally fixed it by myself.

INCREDIBLY irritating, condescending staff! And, when you complain, they spam you.

  • News.Google

1/13/19

Try it for yourself. Go to Google news and type in any phrase about our President.

Then go to Bing (or any other normal left-leading search engine)

The news spewing from Google is so outrageously FAKE

  • TurboTax

1/13/17

I'm on hold as I write this review. DO NOT download TurboTax -- buy it at BestBuy or somewhere.

For almost an hour (will be an hour after I write this) their stupid staff cannot find an order I just paid for. I put it on bluetooth so my family could laugh along with how inept they are. I've been downloading for at least 10 years and using TurboTax for 20. But, this year is getting off to a terrible start.

DO NOT TRUST THEIR WEBSITE -- IT WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY AND YOU WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH HOURS OF INCOMPETENCE TO TRY TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK.

  • Albert

11/9/22

You think you are applying for a loan, and then they suck you in and don't let you out, take your bank information, and try to charge you money for their "genius" service!

Why is this website even allowed to exist! Pure danger for consumers!

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  • MemberReportsOnline

9/29/21

They charge you without your authorization and don't provide the report. FRAUD.

The last thing you need.

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CVS
  • CVS

1/20/21

For some reason, UPS refuses to deliver CVS packages, and after 20 days of confusing and contradicting emails from CVS.com, it turns out the UPS driver never attempted delivery at all, and sent part of the order to a drop off point, and another part went missing, then they shipped it back to CVS in 2 orders (1 never received). Currently as I write this review, the very rude and customer service rep. Is attempting to put in a request for a refund and I've been on the phone for 20+ minutes after being disconnected 3 times. Why is CVS making it so easy for Amazon to dominate them?

Tip for consumers:
buy from Amazon

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