Seth D.

I love iTunes just fine, however I experience my songs that I have purchased being replaced with random songs that I have not purchased. I find this infuriating to pay for music that I want only to have it taken from me and replaced with music I don't want! ITunes seriously needs to get this fixed. As if I am going to pay for all of my lost songs a second time. Think again iTunes! I also have purchased songs based on the small audio sample offered only to find out that the audio file has issues, such as the very beginning or very end of the song is cut off. Or, the audio quality is subpar.

I love Netflix! I feel it is great value for the cost. Netflix is more movie oriented that it is TV show oriented and that is fine by me. If I need my fix of favorite current TV shows, that's what Hulu plus is for.

I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon.com. On one hand, you can find just about anything you could possibly want to buy on the Internet. I like that I have a choice of sellers to purchase from. However, on the other hand I find Amazon a very visually busy website to view and navigate. I often find myself navigating in circles trying to find what I am looking for. It's just way too darn complicated of a website. Information overload! With all of that being said, all of the items I purchased in the past have arrived pretty quickly. When items have arrived damage, return shipping was a breeze.

Apple is an innovative company. They make some very visually appealing products that are relatively easy to use, especially compared to some competitors. I myself own a couple of Apple products. I've had an iMac for seven years now and it has been a very reliable machine. The only exception being the graphics card had to be replaced after five years of use at a cost of $285. I do not hold this against Apple though, as the computer was used for aggressive graphics applications. I've also owned and iPod touch for several years completely trouble-free. It was purchased refurbished and I was leery about this, however it has proven to be well worth its price. As much as I enjoy Apple products, I will say that I find them to be very overpriced. With their now being so many comparable products from other manufacturers for a fraction of the price, the Apple products are just not worth it. You're paying for the name and the snob appeal. Apple products are not about value. Look elsewhere for that.

I ordered four new speakers and an in dash CD player for my car from Crutchfield. The items arrive in a timely manner, the prices were fair, and the customer service was excellent. If you don't want to spend a lot of time shopping around for better prices, I highly recommend Crutchfield.

For the most part, I like Old Navy. I find the clothes to be high-quality while most prices are low. I do find select men's items to be a little bit on the expensive side. When it comes to those items, I prefer to shop clearance racks at higher end stores where I can get clothing of even higher quality for an even lower price. For example, the men's button-down shirts are often over $25. I can find even higher quality button-down shirts at Macy's on the clearance racks for $15.

I like Kohl's as a store, however, I feel that there advertising of prices is extremely misleading. Haven't you ever noticed that everything is always on sale? If a particular item you're interested in purchasing is always on sale, isn't that sale price actually the regular price?

I love Sears because of the nostalgia from my childhood. However, that's where my love of Sears ends. Their men's clothing is reasonably priced and of decent quality, however, the selection is severely limited. Everything else in the store is severely overpriced. Never ever pay the full regular price on electronics or appliances. The prices are very jacked up. I was recently in the market for a vacuum cleaner and check out sears since they had a huge selection in the store. I'm the type of shopper that want to check out a product in person and test it out if I know I'm going to spend a lot of money on it and have it for years to come. The particular model of vacuum cleaner I wanted wasn't available at Sears, however, they offered a lower end model for a higher price than the manufacturers website.

I really dislike Crackle. I tried it on three or four different occasions over the last several years. Except for a random movie here or there, there really isn't crap on there that I would actually want to watch. That's the problem. It's actually just a lot of crap.

Having been a member of Netflix for a couple of years now and being happy with that service, I thought I would give Hulu a try. I had been very happy with Hulu up until yesterday. During one of the commercial breaks while watching a half hour comedy, I was shown a very lewd trailer for an R-rated movie. I do not recall the movie name. I thought it was some kind of sick joke. The movie trailer featured male and female nudity (breasts and butt), along with such expletives as "$#*!" and "$#*!" repeated several times throughout the trailer. I was absolutely mortified! Thankfully no children were present. Extremely distasteful! This ad was completely out of place and over the line.