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1 | LINDSAY LOHAN IS A FUGLY BRAT | ok i loved mean girls and yes confessions of a teenage drama queen was pretty good but get a clue...welkl its just crap!!! i mean have you seen what she wears...eew! cherry pants and ugly red holter tops..eew! i mean this girl is just a fugly piece of trash! and she thinks she's hot! i mean she is so not! she will always be that ugly freckle faced brat from the parent trap and she can never have a new image..bnd then she thinks she can bully hilary duff who has a much better screen presence than lindsay lohan and makes better movies aswell, so lindsay stop critising other beautiful celebrities and sue your manger for suggesting you make a crap movie like this and also sue your stylist..i mean those black and white pants at the end of the movie..dont get me started! eew! and also stop harrasing hilary duff,oh and if you think your a good actress and those fans who think she is..rent out life size and tell me if you think your a good actress!!!! AND HERBIE WAS CRAP!!!! | 981 | [
"ok i loved mean girls and yes confessions of a teenage drama queen was pretty good but get a clue...welkl its just crap!!!",
"i mean have you seen what she wears...eew!",
"cherry pants and ugly red holter tops..eew!",
"i mean this girl is just a fugly piece of trash!",
"and she thinks she's hot!",
"i mean she is so not!",
"she will always be that ugly freckle faced brat from the parent trap and she can never have a new image..bnd then she thinks she can bully hilary duff who has a much better screen presence than lindsay lohan and makes better movies aswell, so lindsay stop critising other beautiful celebrities and sue your manger for suggesting you make a crap movie like this and also sue your stylist..i mean those black and white pants at the end of the movie..dont get me started!",
"eew!",
"and also stop harrasing hilary duff,oh and if you think your a good actress and those fans who think she is..rent out life size and tell me if you think your a good actress!!!",
"!",
"AND HERBIE WAS CRAP!!!",
"!"
] |
1 | No use cryiing... | Most music listeners have asked themselves the question "What would ASIA sound like if they decided to cover the Ohio Express after being trapped in a closet hearing nothing but "Pet Sounds," "Abbey Road" and "A Night at the Opera" for ten years? The answer: Jellyfish.Here's another clue for you all: The Walrus was Paul. And imitating (or blatantly RIPPING OFF) good bands doesn't make you a good band. This album is SOOO limit of delta x as delta x approaches zero of function x plus delta x minus function x divided by delta x (i.e. DERIVATIVE), you can almost quote the inadvertant references line by line."Ghost of Number One" reminds me of a really "killer" Queen tune. I can't remember the name of it. The bridge is an EXACT copy of the theme to The Guiding Light.If making a good Dukes of Stratosphear album was Jellyfish's intention, a parody of pop and psychedica, they succeeded. If it was to make a real and not a cartoon characture of an album... well, no use crying. | 981 | [
"Most music listeners have asked themselves the question \"What would ASIA sound like if they decided to cover the Ohio Express after being trapped in a closet hearing nothing but \"Pet Sounds,\" \"Abbey Road\" and \"A Night at the Opera\" for ten years?",
"The answer: Jellyfish.Here's another clue for you all: The Walrus was Paul.",
"And imitating (or blatantly RIPPING OFF) good bands doesn't make you a good band.",
"This album is SOOO limit of delta x as delta x approaches zero of function x plus delta x minus function x divided by delta x (i.e. DERIVATIVE), you can almost quote the inadvertant references line by line.\"Ghost of Number One\" reminds me of a really \"killer\" Queen tune.",
"I can't remember the name of it.",
"The bridge is an EXACT copy of the theme to The Guiding Light.If making a good Dukes of Stratosphear album was Jellyfish's intention, a parody of pop and psychedica, they succeeded.",
"If it was to make a real and not a cartoon characture of an album... well, no use crying."
] |
1 | G-ZUS! | Are *ALL* These Nina DVD's almost identical copies???!!I liked the cover... looks very nice although it appears photoshopped... Cannot honestly find much more to be enjoyed or learned from this 2 hour session of nauseating intercourse between a 50-55 year old Nina Hartley and some much younger plain jane woman thabkfully without deep wrinkles, engaging in a highly unappealing lesbian encounter. The rest, is mainly yadda-yadda-yadda, with more talk still, and a session with a much younger man that does'nt teach anything that you don't already know from common sense, with a few clinical details about clitoral and birth canal sensitivity, and that is really pretty much it. Nothing you could'nt find good info about on the net for FREE. So if you like Nina Hartley, here's your opportunity for 2 grueling hours of a very boring lecture... truly mostly all talk, and highly unattractive and obviously unpleasant "routine sex" demonstration, then this is *definitely* for you... | 981 | [
"Are *ALL* These Nina DVD's almost identical copies???",
"!!",
"I liked the cover... looks very nice although it appears photoshopped... Cannot honestly find much more to be enjoyed or learned from this 2 hour session of nauseating intercourse between a 50-55 year old Nina Hartley and some much younger plain jane woman thabkfully without deep wrinkles, engaging in a highly unappealing lesbian encounter.",
"The rest, is mainly yadda-yadda-yadda, with more talk still, and a session with a much younger man that does'nt teach anything that you don't already know from common sense, with a few clinical details about clitoral and birth canal sensitivity, and that is really pretty much it.",
"Nothing you could'nt find good info about on the net for FREE.",
"So if you like Nina Hartley, here's your opportunity for 2 grueling hours of a very boring lecture... truly mostly all talk, and highly unattractive and obviously unpleasant \"routine sex\" demonstration, then this is *definitely* for you..."
] |
1 | a word of caution | To have this nincompoop offer an exegesis of the collapse of the Soviet Union is tantamount to having Kenny Gee explain harmonic patterns in Charlie Parker's "Bopology". There are plenty of serious books on the subject, incidentally twoAmerican authors Stephen Cohen and Peter Reddaway present serious socio/economical/political analyses, understanding of multifarious cultural phenomena, and above all else a sincere empathy for the plight of the Russian people.It would be appropriate here to recall a thinker who had the most profound knowledge of this enigmatic (pardon the cliche) country, the father of "containment policy" George Kennan. Pozner's statement that Russia's conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity was a tragic mistake that had thwarted the development of the Russian polity says it all - ignorance and rabid russophobia. Pozner has always had an uncanny ability at temporizing, both in the days of the good old comrades and in the free-for-all kleptocracy. | 981 | [
"To have this nincompoop offer an exegesis of the collapse of the Soviet Union is tantamount to having Kenny Gee explain harmonic patterns in Charlie Parker's \"Bopology\".",
"There are plenty of serious books on the subject, incidentally twoAmerican authors Stephen Cohen and Peter Reddaway present serious socio/economical/political analyses, understanding of multifarious cultural phenomena, and above all else a sincere empathy for the plight of the Russian people.It would be appropriate here to recall a thinker who had the most profound knowledge of this enigmatic (pardon the cliche) country, the father of \"containment policy\" George Kennan.",
"Pozner's statement that Russia's conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity was a tragic mistake that had thwarted the development of the Russian polity says it all - ignorance and rabid russophobia.",
"Pozner has always had an uncanny ability at temporizing, both in the days of the good old comrades and in the free-for-all kleptocracy."
] |
1 | I am speechless. | Absolutely ridiculous. I cannot imagine how such a cliched and boring pile of nonsense was even published. After reading the disappointing Eragon, I had hoped that the author's sadly misguided style would have improved, but I was terribly mistaken. This is an insult to Tolkien (which is blatanly ripped off of in both books) and every other notable book in the fantasy genre. The dialogue is not natural. It is constructed and awkward. The plot and events have been done a million times over (and much better executed, too). The characters are terribly cliche, and I feel no sympathy for them. The villain is boring and predictable, as are the heroes. The creatures show little imagination, and are not very well devised. The only redeeming quality about this book is the front cover art. Unfortunately, that's not enough to warrant a buy from me. In short, just don't touch this book. I'm sure whatever story you can imagine in your mind will be loads better than the real thing. | 981 | [
"Absolutely ridiculous.",
"I cannot imagine how such a cliched and boring pile of nonsense was even published.",
"After reading the disappointing Eragon, I had hoped that the author's sadly misguided style would have improved, but I was terribly mistaken.",
"This is an insult to Tolkien (which is blatanly ripped off of in both books) and every other notable book in the fantasy genre.",
"The dialogue is not natural.",
"It is constructed and awkward.",
"The plot and events have been done a million times over (and much better executed, too).",
"The characters are terribly cliche, and I feel no sympathy for them.",
"The villain is boring and predictable, as are the heroes.",
"The creatures show little imagination, and are not very well devised.",
"The only redeeming quality about this book is the front cover art.",
"Unfortunately, that's not enough to warrant a buy from me.",
"In short, just don't touch this book.",
"I'm sure whatever story you can imagine in your mind will be loads better than the real thing."
] |
1 | Dreadful! | I wasn't so sure I'd like this version of the story, since I love the BBC production so much. But despite my reservations, I went ahead and watched it anyway. How I regret that decision. If I could it less than one star, I would. The story was rushed, and not just so they could trim it down to standard feature film length. The characters were portrayed all wrong, and I winced at their delivery on many occasions. The casting was okay, but how Keira Knightley received an Oscar nomination, and a BAFTA award, for this lackluster, uninspired portrayal of Lizzy is beyond me. She was dreadful. The writing was equally as bad, as they cut out many of Austen's original lines and scenes in order to put in their own weaker ideas. The scenery and cinematography were the only good points of the entire film. If you've never read the book, you'd probably enjoy this. If you have, don't bother. Skip it and watch the best adaption: the BBC miniseries with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. | 981 | [
"I wasn't so sure I'd like this version of the story, since I love the BBC production so much.",
"But despite my reservations, I went ahead and watched it anyway.",
"How I regret that decision.",
"If I could it less than one star, I would.",
"The story was rushed, and not just so they could trim it down to standard feature film length.",
"The characters were portrayed all wrong, and I winced at their delivery on many occasions.",
"The casting was okay, but how Keira Knightley received an Oscar nomination, and a BAFTA award, for this lackluster, uninspired portrayal of Lizzy is beyond me.",
"She was dreadful.",
"The writing was equally as bad, as they cut out many of Austen's original lines and scenes in order to put in their own weaker ideas.",
"The scenery and cinematography were the only good points of the entire film.",
"If you've never read the book, you'd probably enjoy this.",
"If you have, don't bother.",
"Skip it and watch the best adaption: the BBC miniseries with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle."
] |
1 | Couldn't finish it | I found this book to be a painful read. The characters emotions jumped all over the place. In one paragraph after Flick and Shea expend all their energies escaping the mist monster, the dreaded Black oak forest, and then lost their guide and friend after which they fall exhausted to the ground. When they awake they smile and joke with each other congratulating themselves for their success and in the same paragraph Flick see's the obvious bitter disappointment in Shea. What???? All this happens and they are making smalltalk and kidding with each other like they were going out to see a movie??? I could never tell where the characters were at emotionally. After that I sludged through a couple more chapters but finally gave up. Maybe the recommendation to stick with Tolkien has some merit?When I shared my criticism with another avid fantasy reader he assured me that Brooks has improved as a writer and so in all fairness I am going to pick up a more recent writing effort. | 981 | [
"I found this book to be a painful read.",
"The characters emotions jumped all over the place.",
"In one paragraph after Flick and Shea expend all their energies escaping the mist monster, the dreaded Black oak forest, and then lost their guide and friend after which they fall exhausted to the ground.",
"When they awake they smile and joke with each other congratulating themselves for their success and in the same paragraph Flick see's the obvious bitter disappointment in Shea.",
"What???",
"?",
"All this happens and they are making smalltalk and kidding with each other like they were going out to see a movie???",
"I could never tell where the characters were at emotionally.",
"After that I sludged through a couple more chapters but finally gave up.",
"Maybe the recommendation to stick with Tolkien has some merit?",
"When I shared my criticism with another avid fantasy reader he assured me that Brooks has improved as a writer and so in all fairness I am going to pick up a more recent writing effort."
] |
1 | This marks the end of reggeton | I am a 19 year old dominican guy, and I've been listening reggaeton since I was about 9. I have this album, and I can tell ya, this is one of the worse reggaeton albums ever. The old-school reggaeton artists are far better than Daddy Yankee (DJ Playero, The Noise, Vico-C). Daddy Yankee used to make good songs, but this is waaaaaaaaaaay to commercial. This is almost reggaeton pop (always the same "Dembow" beat, nothing innovative), reptitive (I HATE that gasolina song). Guys, this is garbage. Want to listen some good reggaeton with some creativity? Try to get some of the old DJ Playero compilations (37,42, and the 40, which is my favorite: Note: those are compilations of underground reggaeton songs, thats what you call true reggaeton),and Tego Calderon, who has a waaaaaaay better flow than daddy Yankee. Please, try to get one of the aforementioned albums, and in the meantime, do yourself a favor and avoid to listen to this crap. This is not reggaeton, is pure garbage. | 981 | [
"I am a 19 year old dominican guy, and I've been listening reggaeton since I was about 9.",
"I have this album, and I can tell ya, this is one of the worse reggaeton albums ever.",
"The old-school reggaeton artists are far better than Daddy Yankee (DJ Playero, The Noise, Vico-C).",
"Daddy Yankee used to make good songs, but this is waaaaaaaaaaay to commercial.",
"This is almost reggaeton pop (always the same \"Dembow\" beat, nothing innovative), reptitive (I HATE that gasolina song).",
"Guys, this is garbage.",
"Want to listen some good reggaeton with some creativity?",
"Try to get some of the old DJ Playero compilations (37,42, and the 40, which is my favorite: Note: those are compilations of underground reggaeton songs, thats what you call true reggaeton),and Tego Calderon, who has a waaaaaaay better flow than daddy Yankee.",
"Please, try to get one of the aforementioned albums, and in the meantime, do yourself a favor and avoid to listen to this crap.",
"This is not reggaeton, is pure garbage."
] |
1 | Back To Say A Few More Words... | Since I got Sibelius 3, Finale 2004 has been a nice little icon on my desktop.People say to "spend time with it" but in today's high-stress, fast-paced industry, I don't have that kind of time.I also don't have time for bugs, etc.My co-workers and I, in both platforms, used Sibelius 3 the first week of it's release, on two very large musical shows, and we had NO PROBLEMS! NONE!It seems like those stuck on this program (Finale) have been using it for so long that switching to something new would be ridiculous, and I guess I can understand that because I was an Encore cross-over and it took me a long time to wean myself from that program... but I really had no choice.I gave several programs a chance, including Finale, but I'm musically savvy and not much of a computer person, so Sibelius was a dream come true.I think the best notation program is one that allows me to be musical, not technical. Musical = Sibelius. Technical = Finale. Choose the one that's right for you. | 981 | [
"Since I got Sibelius 3, Finale 2004 has been a nice little icon on my desktop.People say to \"spend time with it\" but in today's high-stress, fast-paced industry, I don't have that kind of time.I also don't have time for bugs, etc.My co-workers and I, in both platforms, used Sibelius 3 the first week of it's release, on two very large musical shows, and we had NO PROBLEMS!",
"NONE!",
"It seems like those stuck on this program (Finale) have been using it for so long that switching to something new would be ridiculous, and I guess I can understand that because I was an Encore cross-over and it took me a long time to wean myself from that program... but I really had no choice.I gave several programs a chance, including Finale, but I'm musically savvy and not much of a computer person, so Sibelius was a dream come true.I think the best notation program is one that allows me to be musical, not technical.",
"Musical = Sibelius.",
"Technical = Finale.",
"Choose the one that's right for you."
] |
1 | Sharing the Love | When these four little scamps get together, they're worse than a sewing circle. Each one on his own is bad enough, but put all of them in one recording studio and suddenly you've got a homoerotic love-fest going on. Much of the resulting album consists of little more than grunting and groaning as they all "get it on" with each other. Then, every once in a while, one of them remembers they're supposed to be making a "rap" album and starts semi-rhyming about glocks and "poppin' a cap in dat nigga's ass", at which point the others giggle knowingly.I'm not homophobic or anything, but frankly I found the entire thing disgusting and utterly out of step with what I understand rap to be all about.Next time, guys, get it all out of your system in a hotel room before you set foot in a recording studio. Remember, you are supposed to be bringing a positive message to the community about guns, whores, crack, and bling bling. This is no time for you to be celebrating "Greek" love. | 981 | [
"When these four little scamps get together, they're worse than a sewing circle.",
"Each one on his own is bad enough, but put all of them in one recording studio and suddenly you've got a homoerotic love-fest going on.",
"Much of the resulting album consists of little more than grunting and groaning as they all \"get it on\" with each other.",
"Then, every once in a while, one of them remembers they're supposed to be making a \"rap\" album and starts semi-rhyming about glocks and \"poppin' a cap in dat nigga's ass\", at which point the others giggle knowingly.I'm not homophobic or anything, but frankly I found the entire thing disgusting and utterly out of step with what I understand rap to be all about.Next time, guys, get it all out of your system in a hotel room before you set foot in a recording studio.",
"Remember, you are supposed to be bringing a positive message to the community about guns, whores, crack, and bling bling.",
"This is no time for you to be celebrating \"Greek\" love."
] |
1 | Choose This Toy Wisely!!! | I let my 3-year old pick this toy out for his birthday. Boy, what a mistake! This toy is not for the younger child (unless he/she is being raised as part of a pit crew for Nascar). My son was bewildered when this interactive car started barking out "change the front tires... we are going to lose the race!" What made it worse was the irritating voice kept repeating this phrase until its demands were met! Another point to make about this toy is that even though it is made of durable plastic, the car has a really tough time making its way across any kind of carpet.Overall, this toy may be great for the older race car enthusiast but I would skip it for a younger child. And I would definitely re-think the choice if carpet is on your floor! It's not the loss of front tires that makes this car lose races... it's the fact the car has NO POWER to get across the finish line!Do yourself a favor & skip this one... I am now having to make a trip to the store to return this thing! | 981 | [
"I let my 3-year old pick this toy out for his birthday.",
"Boy, what a mistake!",
"This toy is not for the younger child (unless he/she is being raised as part of a pit crew for Nascar).",
"My son was bewildered when this interactive car started barking out \"change the front tires... we are going to lose the race!",
"\" What made it worse was the irritating voice kept repeating this phrase until its demands were met!",
"Another point to make about this toy is that even though it is made of durable plastic, the car has a really tough time making its way across any kind of carpet.Overall, this toy may be great for the older race car enthusiast but I would skip it for a younger child.",
"And I would definitely re-think the choice if carpet is on your floor!",
"It's not the loss of front tires that makes this car lose races... it's the fact the car has NO POWER to get across the finish line!",
"Do yourself a favor & skip this one... I am now having to make a trip to the store to return this thing!"
] |
1 | confused on the past | this book has good scriptures however it has parts in it that are not true. i know barbara monroe personally she's my aunt by blood, however some of the accounts in this book did not actually happen she exaggerated to make people feel like she struggled. it may be how she remembers it but is it the truth(i think not). the man that died was and still is one of my favorite uncles by blood. my uncle did not leave her with burdens of debt. my uncle had insurance that paid off the house and she still had money left over. i think i might need to write a book about the truth. the death of my uncle took the whole family by storm. i was a young child but i remember it like it was yesterday. whenever i get the money or a sponser i will let everyone know what is really the truth because i do not want anyone to think that my uncle did not take care of his family. my uncle worked two jobs when he was alive. i love my aunt and my uncle however the truth needs to be told!!!!!!!!!!! | 981 | [
"this book has good scriptures however it has parts in it that are not true.",
"i know barbara monroe personally she's my aunt by blood, however some of the accounts in this book did not actually happen she exaggerated to make people feel like she struggled.",
"it may be how she remembers it but is it the truth(i think not).",
"the man that died was and still is one of my favorite uncles by blood.",
"my uncle did not leave her with burdens of debt.",
"my uncle had insurance that paid off the house and she still had money left over.",
"i think i might need to write a book about the truth.",
"the death of my uncle took the whole family by storm.",
"i was a young child but i remember it like it was yesterday.",
"whenever i get the money or a sponser i will let everyone know what is really the truth because i do not want anyone to think that my uncle did not take care of his family.",
"my uncle worked two jobs when he was alive.",
"i love my aunt and my uncle however the truth needs to be told!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!"
] |
1 | Mold factory. Good Earwig Trap | Bought this item because I thought that it would look nice in our tub. It was not difficult to apply and I followed all of the directions. First I noticed that the tape was not very stickly. One would have assumed that something that is meant to keep water out would be very sticky. I applied the product properly and not too long after, maybe one month I noticed that it would separate from the tub wall. The strip that I had applied to the bottom of the tub on the floor also separated eventhough there wasn't much water to hasten the seperation process. Then I noticed that there was BLACK MOLD as the strips had seperated from the wall and allowed and trapped water behind it. There were also EARWIGS that were trapped behind it which was gross but at least the strip did some good. I went back to simple white caulk and that is what I will continue to use. I would not recommend this for a substiution for regular caulk but I would recommend this for an effective Earwig trap. | 981 | [
"Bought this item because I thought that it would look nice in our tub.",
"It was not difficult to apply and I followed all of the directions.",
"First I noticed that the tape was not very stickly.",
"One would have assumed that something that is meant to keep water out would be very sticky.",
"I applied the product properly and not too long after, maybe one month I noticed that it would separate from the tub wall.",
"The strip that I had applied to the bottom of the tub on the floor also separated eventhough there wasn't much water to hasten the seperation process.",
"Then I noticed that there was BLACK MOLD as the strips had seperated from the wall and allowed and trapped water behind it.",
"There were also EARWIGS that were trapped behind it which was gross but at least the strip did some good.",
"I went back to simple white caulk and that is what I will continue to use.",
"I would not recommend this for a substiution for regular caulk but I would recommend this for an effective Earwig trap."
] |
1 | Couldn't finish it | Three Moons Rising is a mish-mash/mumble-jumble soap opera space ride on a collision course with disaster.Before anyone hops, skips, and jumps all over me for not liking this book - yes, I know how to read. No, I don't pay too much attention to commas, or lack thereof. I DO pay attention to character development and prefer them to be 3-dimensional, not 1-dimensional, and BELIEVABLE, even if they're fantasized. The so-called hero plain old gave me the creeps.I give the author a B for effort, a D for characterization, and an F for execution. I had to force myself to get even halfway through this book, then just couldn't finish.In my humble opinion, Ms. Eskew needs some major help in the polishing and editing departments before spending good money after bad on self-publishing.A bit of advice: DON'T let friends and/or family (as someone else implied) edit your work - they'll tell you what you want to hear because they love you. They can't be impartial. Use professionals. | 981 | [
"Three Moons Rising is a mish-mash/mumble-jumble soap opera space ride on a collision course with disaster.Before anyone hops, skips, and jumps all over me for not liking this book - yes, I know how to read.",
"No, I don't pay too much attention to commas, or lack thereof.",
"I DO pay attention to character development and prefer them to be 3-dimensional, not 1-dimensional, and BELIEVABLE, even if they're fantasized.",
"The so-called hero plain old gave me the creeps.I give the author a B for effort, a D for characterization, and an F for execution.",
"I had to force myself to get even halfway through this book, then just couldn't finish.In my humble opinion, Ms.",
"Eskew needs some major help in the polishing and editing departments before spending good money after bad on self-publishing.A bit of advice: DON'T let friends and/or family (as someone else implied) edit your work - they'll tell you what you want to hear because they love you.",
"They can't be impartial.",
"Use professionals."
] |
1 | Nice Cover - Stops There | Ok - I am pretty hard to chase away from a book, espically one that got as much hype as Infinite Jest. Is the praise for this book some kind of publisher-sponsored cabal?This thing wanders around worse than Blog. Does the next wave of fiction not require editing? Is there a voice in there? I confess, I couldn't even pick it up anymore after 150 pages. I came to this site just so I could rant somewhere.Comparisons to Pynchon are perhaps the greatest jest of all. Pynchon's work has a voice and a world. This book reads, at best, like the notes for a book. The first draft maybe, or the spewings of someone with a serious case of hypergraphia.And what's up with the middle name? Why doesn't the author just go all the way and call himself D. Foster Wallace? That's the pinnacle of pretense, which perhaps is the wellspring of this tedious tome.A bit harsh, to be sure, but with so many pages, I expected so much good reading. This soup needs reduction. There - now I can move on. | 981 | [
"Ok - I am pretty hard to chase away from a book, espically one that got as much hype as Infinite Jest.",
"Is the praise for this book some kind of publisher-sponsored cabal?",
"This thing wanders around worse than Blog.",
"Does the next wave of fiction not require editing?",
"Is there a voice in there?",
"I confess, I couldn't even pick it up anymore after 150 pages.",
"I came to this site just so I could rant somewhere.Comparisons to Pynchon are perhaps the greatest jest of all.",
"Pynchon's work has a voice and a world.",
"This book reads, at best, like the notes for a book.",
"The first draft maybe, or the spewings of someone with a serious case of hypergraphia.And what's up with the middle name?",
"Why doesn't the author just go all the way and call himself D.",
"Foster Wallace?",
"That's the pinnacle of pretense, which perhaps is the wellspring of this tedious tome.A bit harsh, to be sure, but with so many pages, I expected so much good reading.",
"This soup needs reduction.",
"There - now I can move on."
] |
1 | Ballot stuffing Republicans!! | I find it hilarious that some jerk would support a book about Gore "stealing" the election while "voting" multiple times under different aliases. The reviews below by "John Wain," "Anna Mae," "Vince Elliot," "Ray Delaney," "Sam T'Angelo," "John Costa," and "Kerry Jackson" are all by the same person. Do you think he has enough brain cells to understand the concept of irony? Will these conservative a--holes stop at nothing to advance their agenda, including going through the trouble of registering multiple Amazon identities and writing multiple reviews of the same book? All of his "reviews" were written just prior to the 2004 election. Was this Republican trying to sway the election by writing multiple supportive reviews for a book about a Democrat (supposedly) trying to sway an election? Unbelievable! What a bunch of yahoos! I patiently await the day that this country returns to sanity when dittohead idiots like this crawl back under the rock they came out from under. | 981 | [
"I find it hilarious that some jerk would support a book about Gore \"stealing\" the election while \"voting\" multiple times under different aliases.",
"The reviews below by \"John Wain,\" \"Anna Mae,\" \"Vince Elliot,\" \"Ray Delaney,\" \"Sam T'Angelo,\" \"John Costa,\" and \"Kerry Jackson\" are all by the same person.",
"Do you think he has enough brain cells to understand the concept of irony?",
"Will these conservative a--holes stop at nothing to advance their agenda, including going through the trouble of registering multiple Amazon identities and writing multiple reviews of the same book?",
"All of his \"reviews\" were written just prior to the 2004 election.",
"Was this Republican trying to sway the election by writing multiple supportive reviews for a book about a Democrat (supposedly) trying to sway an election?",
"Unbelievable!",
"What a bunch of yahoos!",
"I patiently await the day that this country returns to sanity when dittohead idiots like this crawl back under the rock they came out from under."
] |
1 | Great concept but cheaply made | I wanted a sprayer that could be easily turned off and on while bathing the dog. I liked that you could use your own shampoo unlike the rapidbath system. First off, this will only fit your sink. It won't fit the shower head. I took my shower head to Lowes and tried several adapters, connecters etc and the guy working there kept telling me I wouldn't find anything. After about an hour I believed him and gave up. So I thought I could hook it to the sink and just pull it to the tub, it was close enough and the hose was long enough. Then after 2 uses, it started leaking, everywhere! It was leaking at the connection to the sink, it was leaking at the connection to the sprayer and even from the sprayer itself. I just gave up and threw it away. It's a great concept and if I could find another one that is better made and would fit my shower I would definitely buy it. It would also be nice if they made one with two chambers so you could put your shampoo and conditioner in it. | 981 | [
"I wanted a sprayer that could be easily turned off and on while bathing the dog.",
"I liked that you could use your own shampoo unlike the rapidbath system.",
"First off, this will only fit your sink.",
"It won't fit the shower head.",
"I took my shower head to Lowes and tried several adapters, connecters etc and the guy working there kept telling me I wouldn't find anything.",
"After about an hour I believed him and gave up.",
"So I thought I could hook it to the sink and just pull it to the tub, it was close enough and the hose was long enough.",
"Then after 2 uses, it started leaking, everywhere!",
"It was leaking at the connection to the sink, it was leaking at the connection to the sprayer and even from the sprayer itself.",
"I just gave up and threw it away.",
"It's a great concept and if I could find another one that is better made and would fit my shower I would definitely buy it.",
"It would also be nice if they made one with two chambers so you could put your shampoo and conditioner in it."
] |
1 | Magnavox...not very smart! | This was my second attempt at a DVD recorder and this one was actually worse than the first one (see my review on the GoVideo). First, the manual is terribly written and the on-screen hyroglypics are horrible. Very user un-friendly. After first hooking it up, it wouldn't recognize ANY disc; R, RW, or pre-recorded concert DVD's. Finally, I got it to recognize everything except recorded +R's, so I tried to record something using the timer. After supposedly recording the programs, I couldnt' get the machine to turn on! I had to unplug it to get the disk out, and then there wasn't even anything on it. I tried it again...saw that it was recording...and when it was done, still couldn't get it open! Very frustrating...so I'm taking it back ASAP!. I decided after reading reviews that all DVD recorders have problems of one kind or another, so I'm only buying locally, to save the hassle of return shipping. I may try Sony next, since I have a regular Sony DVD and it works fine. | 981 | [
"This was my second attempt at a DVD recorder and this one was actually worse than the first one (see my review on the GoVideo).",
"First, the manual is terribly written and the on-screen hyroglypics are horrible.",
"Very user un-friendly.",
"After first hooking it up, it wouldn't recognize ANY disc; R, RW, or pre-recorded concert DVD's.",
"Finally, I got it to recognize everything except recorded +R's, so I tried to record something using the timer.",
"After supposedly recording the programs, I couldnt' get the machine to turn on!",
"I had to unplug it to get the disk out, and then there wasn't even anything on it.",
"I tried it again...saw that it was recording...and when it was done, still couldn't get it open!",
"Very frustrating...so I'm taking it back ASAP!",
".",
"I decided after reading reviews that all DVD recorders have problems of one kind or another, so I'm only buying locally, to save the hassle of return shipping.",
"I may try Sony next, since I have a regular Sony DVD and it works fine."
] |
1 | Highway robbery | This book and the service surrounding it is absolute garbage. The positive reviews it has received are highly dubious. The book is very unclear with terminology, and the lack of answer keys to check your progress makes this worse. If you're buying this used be prepared to wade through red tape to get access to an answer key. 70 bucks for a single semester of access, and you won't have access as soon as you pay, you will also need a url from your instructor to access the site. I understand why this is needed for your class specific information but to simply access the sites tools, like an answer sheet, should not require anything more than your subscription...actually it should have come with the book.I have taken two other classes with website support material and I did not have to go through near the trouble. I am likely to take my complaint to my colleges administration as this book would only be tolerable to someone strong in this field, which defeats its purpose. | 981 | [
"This book and the service surrounding it is absolute garbage.",
"The positive reviews it has received are highly dubious.",
"The book is very unclear with terminology, and the lack of answer keys to check your progress makes this worse.",
"If you're buying this used be prepared to wade through red tape to get access to an answer key.",
"70 bucks for a single semester of access, and you won't have access as soon as you pay, you will also need a url from your instructor to access the site.",
"I understand why this is needed for your class specific information but to simply access the sites tools, like an answer sheet, should not require anything more than your subscription...actually it should have come with the book.I have taken two other classes with website support material and I did not have to go through near the trouble.",
"I am likely to take my complaint to my colleges administration as this book would only be tolerable to someone strong in this field, which defeats its purpose."
] |
1 | Woefully misinformed | In typical knee-jerk style Ms. Smart reacts to psychotherapeutic drugs as though the fall of Christ is to come shortly thereafter. Incomplete, insufficient and inaccurate research is the name of the game here. I too could write a story about my experiences on various psychopharmacological drugs and their impact on me, however what is important here is that these drugs when taken properly and under the care of a physician rarely produce the kinds of side effects she describes. Perhaps she needs to understand that Serzone, a popular medication for depression is in fact NOT an SSRI. Interesting idea, no support. Try again.While blaming school shootings on meds is convenient, why not look at the fact that 1. the children had access to guns in the first place and 2. the children managed to breech the campus with them. Furthermore should there not be some analysis in which we ask ourselves why children would bring loaded weapons to school in the first place. Show and tell? | 981 | [
"In typical knee-jerk style Ms.",
"Smart reacts to psychotherapeutic drugs as though the fall of Christ is to come shortly thereafter.",
"Incomplete, insufficient and inaccurate research is the name of the game here.",
"I too could write a story about my experiences on various psychopharmacological drugs and their impact on me, however what is important here is that these drugs when taken properly and under the care of a physician rarely produce the kinds of side effects she describes.",
"Perhaps she needs to understand that Serzone, a popular medication for depression is in fact NOT an SSRI.",
"Interesting idea, no support.",
"Try again.While blaming school shootings on meds is convenient, why not look at the fact that 1.",
"the children had access to guns in the first place and 2.",
"the children managed to breech the campus with them.",
"Furthermore should there not be some analysis in which we ask ourselves why children would bring loaded weapons to school in the first place.",
"Show and tell?"
] |
1 | Taking Nu Metal to a Nu Level | Well, I got caught up in the huge amounts of hype in this album and bought it the day of it's release. I had visions in my head of a return to the "Master of Puppets" and "Ride the Lightning" sound that defined Metallica as masters of speed metal. Instead, the result is an album that features absolutely horrible sound quality, vocals that don't even remotely sound angry and very poor lyrics such as "tick tick tick tick tock" and "St. Anger don't get no respect." The drum riffs are lackluster beyond belief and the guitar leads are dissappinting. The effects on the rhythm guitars sound like second-hand fuzz-boxes with a short-circut and the overall production is horrid. Hetfield's vocals come off sounding like the wails of a pre-pubescent boy rather than the screams of an angry grown man and Lars seems to have forgotten what a heavy metal drummer sounds like. The only thing Metallica should be angry about is how dissappointing this grossly over-hyped album actually is. | 981 | [
"Well, I got caught up in the huge amounts of hype in this album and bought it the day of it's release.",
"I had visions in my head of a return to the \"Master of Puppets\" and \"Ride the Lightning\" sound that defined Metallica as masters of speed metal.",
"Instead, the result is an album that features absolutely horrible sound quality, vocals that don't even remotely sound angry and very poor lyrics such as \"tick tick tick tick tock\" and \"St.",
"Anger don't get no respect.\" The drum riffs are lackluster beyond belief and the guitar leads are dissappinting.",
"The effects on the rhythm guitars sound like second-hand fuzz-boxes with a short-circut and the overall production is horrid.",
"Hetfield's vocals come off sounding like the wails of a pre-pubescent boy rather than the screams of an angry grown man and Lars seems to have forgotten what a heavy metal drummer sounds like.",
"The only thing Metallica should be angry about is how dissappointing this grossly over-hyped album actually is."
] |
1 | POS! | Everything about this movie is a monstrosity. The only thing that would even be considered as descent is the story line. How does a machine/human have the ability to cry? Unless there's an evolution in his organic parts that allow him to have human fluids, there is no sense at all. Then in the past, Alex Murphy looks like he's in his 60s, wasn't he about 40 when he transfered in Detroit in Robocop? What was up in adding Star Wars into the mix? The dual electrical weapon? Do they really think incorporating other movie's elements would make it better? Then how the world would you make something about the same? 15 years later, technology would be better and that would mean that improvements would be there when building another one. How about a rocket launcher or a laser weapon? Guess that's too smart to do. I rather watch Robocop 3 which they also screwed up on. The only true Robocop is Peter Weller w/ Paul Verhoeven and Irvin Kershner as the directors. ALL OTHERS SUCK! | 981 | [
"Everything about this movie is a monstrosity.",
"The only thing that would even be considered as descent is the story line.",
"How does a machine/human have the ability to cry?",
"Unless there's an evolution in his organic parts that allow him to have human fluids, there is no sense at all.",
"Then in the past, Alex Murphy looks like he's in his 60s, wasn't he about 40 when he transfered in Detroit in Robocop?",
"What was up in adding Star Wars into the mix?",
"The dual electrical weapon?",
"Do they really think incorporating other movie's elements would make it better?",
"Then how the world would you make something about the same?",
"15 years later, technology would be better and that would mean that improvements would be there when building another one.",
"How about a rocket launcher or a laser weapon?",
"Guess that's too smart to do.",
"I rather watch Robocop 3 which they also screwed up on.",
"The only true Robocop is Peter Weller w/ Paul Verhoeven and Irvin Kershner as the directors.",
"ALL OTHERS SUCK!"
] |
1 | Mary Meyer Deserves Better | You would think that given the subjects of a mistress of JFK, the CIA, the Washington art world, high society in the 1920's and 30's, political intrigue, etc. that it would be difficult to write a dull book. You would think so, but the author has succeeded -- if that is the right word -- in doing just that. This book is callow, trite and flawed in almost every respect. The author shallowly misunderstands every one of the subjects listed above and the history of the 1950's too. Her leaden prose and tin ear don't help. This is a dreadful mix of politically correct staitjacked thinking and PEOPLE magazine style fascination with the lives of people the author does not understand. It is a shame this book was published, as the underlying story is a fascinating one, and all this book will do is postpone the publication of a decent book that does justice to the subject. Mary Pinchot Meyer deserved a better biography than this, and I hope someday someone else will write it... | 981 | [
"You would think that given the subjects of a mistress of JFK, the CIA, the Washington art world, high society in the 1920's and 30's, political intrigue, etc.",
"that it would be difficult to write a dull book.",
"You would think so, but the author has succeeded -- if that is the right word -- in doing just that.",
"This book is callow, trite and flawed in almost every respect.",
"The author shallowly misunderstands every one of the subjects listed above and the history of the 1950's too.",
"Her leaden prose and tin ear don't help.",
"This is a dreadful mix of politically correct staitjacked thinking and PEOPLE magazine style fascination with the lives of people the author does not understand.",
"It is a shame this book was published, as the underlying story is a fascinating one, and all this book will do is postpone the publication of a decent book that does justice to the subject.",
"Mary Pinchot Meyer deserved a better biography than this, and I hope someday someone else will write it..."
] |
1 | U2 rocks but this DVD does not | I am a huge U2 fan but how U2 could have authorized the release of this pile of #@%^ is beyond me. I am wondering what happened to the band that rocked Slane Castle? I won't rehash all of the negative reviews that slammed the video and editing as they were spot on. Blu-ray? Puh-lease. DTS sound and video on Live at Slane Castle was mind blowing, as was the performance and set-list selection by U2. Unfortunately that was not the case with this concert and you can really tell that this was the end of the 360 tour because they all looked and sounded tired. My hat is off to the engineering and logistics that went into the set and production. I can't imagine what that probably cost and took to haul that thing around from concert to concert. Hopefully the guys get some much deserved rest, fire whomever talked them into this over-the-top circus set approach and come back out with a real Blu-ray experience that we don't have to throw into the 'I want my money back' DVD pile. | 981 | [
"I am a huge U2 fan but how U2 could have authorized the release of this pile of #@%^ is beyond me.",
"I am wondering what happened to the band that rocked Slane Castle?",
"I won't rehash all of the negative reviews that slammed the video and editing as they were spot on.",
"Blu-ray?",
"Puh-lease.",
"DTS sound and video on Live at Slane Castle was mind blowing, as was the performance and set-list selection by U2.",
"Unfortunately that was not the case with this concert and you can really tell that this was the end of the 360 tour because they all looked and sounded tired.",
"My hat is off to the engineering and logistics that went into the set and production.",
"I can't imagine what that probably cost and took to haul that thing around from concert to concert.",
"Hopefully the guys get some much deserved rest, fire whomever talked them into this over-the-top circus set approach and come back out with a real Blu-ray experience that we don't have to throw into the 'I want my money back' DVD pile."
] |
1 | Most Annoying Software Ever | I received Norton Internet Security as part of a new HP system. I am not impressed. Fact, is certain viruses are less annoying than this software. As has been noted, Norton Internet Security is annoying in that it reminds you every day to "renew now or later". I have a thirty day free subscription and feel that I'm bugged to death or being Blackmailed. In addition, I often receive MORE popups with their "matters needing attention" which includes subscribing again. They make the box to click off the popup really small. Today this box became a zombie process and it couldn't be clicked off. Thanks, Norton. In addition, I'm not sure why paying for a piece of software shouldn't get me the same results as free anti-viruses such as AVG and Spyware doctor. Both of them have found viruses that Norton has missed on my system. Norton does more than anti-virus, but they also charge more. Don't reply to spam in your mailbox and don't encourage Norton by buying their harsh shrill. | 981 | [
"I received Norton Internet Security as part of a new HP system.",
"I am not impressed.",
"Fact, is certain viruses are less annoying than this software.",
"As has been noted, Norton Internet Security is annoying in that it reminds you every day to \"renew now or later\".",
"I have a thirty day free subscription and feel that I'm bugged to death or being Blackmailed.",
"In addition, I often receive MORE popups with their \"matters needing attention\" which includes subscribing again.",
"They make the box to click off the popup really small.",
"Today this box became a zombie process and it couldn't be clicked off.",
"Thanks, Norton.",
"In addition, I'm not sure why paying for a piece of software shouldn't get me the same results as free anti-viruses such as AVG and Spyware doctor.",
"Both of them have found viruses that Norton has missed on my system.",
"Norton does more than anti-virus, but they also charge more.",
"Don't reply to spam in your mailbox and don't encourage Norton by buying their harsh shrill."
] |
1 | BAD | Wow. This one was about as bad as they get. I found the premise to be somewhat enticing, seeing that werewolf films seem to have died out and it would be nice for something refreshing in the genre...but this movie did absolutly zilch for me.The movie is so contrived and uninspired that it actually falls flat from right out of the gate. This is one of those films you will see on the sci-fi channel that you wind up watching and regretting one Sunday afternoon when you have nothing better to do.The acting is sub-par and I agree that some of the more familiar named stars are wasted in this poor example of a monster movie. The only redeemable aspect of Skinwalkers would be the actual quality and "look" of the film itself. The movie has a very high quality visual look to it, which helps a lot with actually VIEWING it...but it is still a bomb. seriously, i wouldn't waste my time buying this or even renting it. Wait till it airs on basic cable if you feel the need to see it. | 981 | [
"Wow.",
"This one was about as bad as they get.",
"I found the premise to be somewhat enticing, seeing that werewolf films seem to have died out and it would be nice for something refreshing in the genre...but this movie did absolutly zilch for me.The movie is so contrived and uninspired that it actually falls flat from right out of the gate.",
"This is one of those films you will see on the sci-fi channel that you wind up watching and regretting one Sunday afternoon when you have nothing better to do.The acting is sub-par and I agree that some of the more familiar named stars are wasted in this poor example of a monster movie.",
"The only redeemable aspect of Skinwalkers would be the actual quality and \"look\" of the film itself.",
"The movie has a very high quality visual look to it, which helps a lot with actually VIEWING it...but it is still a bomb.",
"seriously, i wouldn't waste my time buying this or even renting it.",
"Wait till it airs on basic cable if you feel the need to see it."
] |
1 | please!!!! | Well... If I want to listen Nevermore or Pantera I buy a Nevermore's or Pantera's CD, but when I want Dream Theater, I buy a Dream Theater's CD... Is a god albun, but it isn't Dream Theater... Comparate this Whit WDADU, Images And Words or Scenes From A Memory is like an Ant Fighting a Lion! KEVIN MOORE COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!! I love Dream Theater, but this album is for me the biggest disappointment in prog music. It's definetely their worst studio album. It's monotonous, repeating, with interjected John's solos which are technically perfect, but not captivating. I also miss Jordan's keyboards and Mike's typical drums. It seems to me that they lost invention, they repeat the parts from their previous albums (especially mid part of "This Dying Soul" is pure copy of "Glass Prison"), but this I wouldn't mind the most. The worst is that the whole album reminds me of Metallica, at first I didn't want to admit it, but it's a matter of fact. I hope that they won't go this way. | 981 | [
"Well... If I want to listen Nevermore or Pantera I buy a Nevermore's or Pantera's CD, but when I want Dream Theater, I buy a Dream Theater's CD... Is a god albun, but it isn't Dream Theater... Comparate this Whit WDADU, Images And Words or Scenes From A Memory is like an Ant Fighting a Lion!",
"KEVIN MOORE COME BACK!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!",
"I love Dream Theater, but this album is for me the biggest disappointment in prog music.",
"It's definetely their worst studio album.",
"It's monotonous, repeating, with interjected John's solos which are technically perfect, but not captivating.",
"I also miss Jordan's keyboards and Mike's typical drums.",
"It seems to me that they lost invention, they repeat the parts from their previous albums (especially mid part of \"This Dying Soul\" is pure copy of \"Glass Prison\"), but this I wouldn't mind the most.",
"The worst is that the whole album reminds me of Metallica, at first I didn't want to admit it, but it's a matter of fact.",
"I hope that they won't go this way."
] |
1 | Squeaky and Peely | I was playing with Rubik's cube the last time it was hot in the 80's, and I just recently bought a few of these. The first two I bought in a store was made by Winning Moves which work the way I remember the cube to be in the old days. Then I decided I want one in my office and order this one through Amazon because it offers free shipping for Prime Members.This cube was bad right out of the package, and within three days of moderate use, the clear color stickers started peeling off the white background stickers on many of the faces. This cube is also very loud, sometime squeaky, and often get stuck when used in medium or high speed. There is a HUGE difference between this and the Winning Moves one.I guarantee I have nothing to do with the Winning Moves company, and this is actually the first time I have disliked a product enough to write a review on Amazon. But there is no excuse for a bad version of a product that has been around for 30 years! Don't buy this version. | 981 | [
"I was playing with Rubik's cube the last time it was hot in the 80's, and I just recently bought a few of these.",
"The first two I bought in a store was made by Winning Moves which work the way I remember the cube to be in the old days.",
"Then I decided I want one in my office and order this one through Amazon because it offers free shipping for Prime Members.This cube was bad right out of the package, and within three days of moderate use, the clear color stickers started peeling off the white background stickers on many of the faces.",
"This cube is also very loud, sometime squeaky, and often get stuck when used in medium or high speed.",
"There is a HUGE difference between this and the Winning Moves one.I guarantee I have nothing to do with the Winning Moves company, and this is actually the first time I have disliked a product enough to write a review on Amazon.",
"But there is no excuse for a bad version of a product that has been around for 30 years!",
"Don't buy this version."
] |
1 | Terrible Quality | We had used the same tent for many, many years and thought it was time for a bigger tent. We bought this tent to better fit the family on our last camping trip. To our surprise when we tried to set it up, the grommet and tab that connects the pole to the ground was missing on one of the four corners. Also missing was the tab and grommet to stake down one of the mud porch flaps. We rigged the pole to our vehicle using some spare rope and used a rock to hold down the mud porch. It seemed ingenuity might keep the tent upright, but then a tab that was sewn onto the tent detached. We ended up fitting the whole family in the bed and cab of the truck for the night. We took down the tent and stowed the items in the carrying bag, hoping the experience with the tent would be over. Not quite. The seam on the bag now has a hole! The tent is tall and roomy but terrible for the wind. This is the worst quality I have seen in any product in a very long time. It'll be returned today. | 981 | [
"We had used the same tent for many, many years and thought it was time for a bigger tent.",
"We bought this tent to better fit the family on our last camping trip.",
"To our surprise when we tried to set it up, the grommet and tab that connects the pole to the ground was missing on one of the four corners.",
"Also missing was the tab and grommet to stake down one of the mud porch flaps.",
"We rigged the pole to our vehicle using some spare rope and used a rock to hold down the mud porch.",
"It seemed ingenuity might keep the tent upright, but then a tab that was sewn onto the tent detached.",
"We ended up fitting the whole family in the bed and cab of the truck for the night.",
"We took down the tent and stowed the items in the carrying bag, hoping the experience with the tent would be over.",
"Not quite.",
"The seam on the bag now has a hole!",
"The tent is tall and roomy but terrible for the wind.",
"This is the worst quality I have seen in any product in a very long time.",
"It'll be returned today."
] |
1 | sunshine | Very disappointed. The perfume does not smell like it is supposed to when you spray it on. I would be the first to know how it is supposed to smell as it is the ONLY perfume I have worn for the past 3-4 years so I purchase it or receive it as a gift quite regularly. If I had to guess at the problem it is either the perfume is very old ( been on the shelf for well over a year ), or they are selling knock-off perfumes. Whatever the case I am very disappointed in this purchase. It has made me rethink purchasing anything from Amazon other than kindle books, so I have not bought anything else from Amazon since. Also, I did register a complaint with Amazon to which they have not responded. The seller, who I also complained to did contact me, but never followed through in sending me my $ back or an Amazon gift card for the purchase amount. They also maintained their perfumes were 100% real yet some of their statements regarding this matter were not in line for this product. | 981 | [
"Very disappointed.",
"The perfume does not smell like it is supposed to when you spray it on.",
"I would be the first to know how it is supposed to smell as it is the ONLY perfume I have worn for the past 3-4 years so I purchase it or receive it as a gift quite regularly.",
"If I had to guess at the problem it is either the perfume is very old ( been on the shelf for well over a year ), or they are selling knock-off perfumes.",
"Whatever the case I am very disappointed in this purchase.",
"It has made me rethink purchasing anything from Amazon other than kindle books, so I have not bought anything else from Amazon since.",
"Also, I did register a complaint with Amazon to which they have not responded.",
"The seller, who I also complained to did contact me, but never followed through in sending me my $ back or an Amazon gift card for the purchase amount.",
"They also maintained their perfumes were 100% real yet some of their statements regarding this matter were not in line for this product."
] |
1 | Platform style kills yet again | I was so hyped about this game so I decided to rent it and see if it would be worth the $60 they are asking for it. What I got was an overrated game whose most challenging aspect is jumping from platform to platform and doing mini quests that take forever to master yet are not worth the time. The outlandish cursing and behavior of conker is entertaining at first but gets old really fast when you have to go around in circles because the camera angles will not let you see good enough to jump from point A to point B. Even the cute rude squirrel isn't enough to get a person past that! The camera angles are terrible and there are no ways to move them around for a better position. Some platform games are known to have that and make it a little better. Until they can make a platform game that has better manuverability and better camera angles I suggest avoiding them like the plague. Bad fur day? Bad everything in general! Sorry conker, best stay at the bar and remain drunk. | 981 | [
"I was so hyped about this game so I decided to rent it and see if it would be worth the $60 they are asking for it.",
"What I got was an overrated game whose most challenging aspect is jumping from platform to platform and doing mini quests that take forever to master yet are not worth the time.",
"The outlandish cursing and behavior of conker is entertaining at first but gets old really fast when you have to go around in circles because the camera angles will not let you see good enough to jump from point A to point B.",
"Even the cute rude squirrel isn't enough to get a person past that!",
"The camera angles are terrible and there are no ways to move them around for a better position.",
"Some platform games are known to have that and make it a little better.",
"Until they can make a platform game that has better manuverability and better camera angles I suggest avoiding them like the plague.",
"Bad fur day?",
"Bad everything in general!",
"Sorry conker, best stay at the bar and remain drunk."
] |
1 | Love it or hate it! | The average rating of 3-stars on the Amazon display is misleading. Start to scroll through the readers' reviews and you quickly see that each reader either loved it or hated it. My suggestion is borrow a copy or check it out from your local library and read the first four chapters. It should be apparent to you by then as to which camp you will belong.The author states that his purpose with this historical fiction was to fill in the gaps about the L&C; expedition and people involved; at this there is mostly failure. He succeeds in breathing some life into the characters, if previously they were two-dimensional history book names to you. But the more you know about these men and the expedition, the more you can make sense of the book; the reverse is not true.I read the book as quickly as I could just to finish it and get on with more enjoyable, worthwhile reading. As is said about so many products and services, there is always a group to swear by it and to swear at it! | 981 | [
"The average rating of 3-stars on the Amazon display is misleading.",
"Start to scroll through the readers' reviews and you quickly see that each reader either loved it or hated it.",
"My suggestion is borrow a copy or check it out from your local library and read the first four chapters.",
"It should be apparent to you by then as to which camp you will belong.The author states that his purpose with this historical fiction was to fill in the gaps about the L&C; expedition and people involved; at this there is mostly failure.",
"He succeeds in breathing some life into the characters, if previously they were two-dimensional history book names to you.",
"But the more you know about these men and the expedition, the more you can make sense of the book; the reverse is not true.I read the book as quickly as I could just to finish it and get on with more enjoyable, worthwhile reading.",
"As is said about so many products and services, there is always a group to swear by it and to swear at it!"
] |
1 | THis lower than Low BUdget | ... The tale surrounding this ... is that a woman must for one night release a demon, yet keep it contained for whatever reason. The demon was once an angel who fell in love with Satan. She was cast out of heaven and became a demon. The woman decides to have her friends over for this Ceremony and what happens after that is the demon get's loose and kills many people.Here is how low budget this film is. First off the idea for the demon (and this is towards the mid point) is teh woman who plays the angel, runs around naked with a bald cap on with horns. Oh and the woman looks to be at least 40. Second when someone dies there is no blood. They just fall or vanish. Third, to get a happy ending everyone in the end comes back to life except for one. FOurth adn the final point, the satan is made out of PAper MAche and you can tell, it looks horrible.THis is so terrible that I can't recomend it, I just can't. To do so would be an insult to the very idea of cheesy horror. ... | 981 | [
"... The tale surrounding this ... is that a woman must for one night release a demon, yet keep it contained for whatever reason.",
"The demon was once an angel who fell in love with Satan.",
"She was cast out of heaven and became a demon.",
"The woman decides to have her friends over for this Ceremony and what happens after that is the demon get's loose and kills many people.Here is how low budget this film is.",
"First off the idea for the demon (and this is towards the mid point) is teh woman who plays the angel, runs around naked with a bald cap on with horns.",
"Oh and the woman looks to be at least 40.",
"Second when someone dies there is no blood.",
"They just fall or vanish.",
"Third, to get a happy ending everyone in the end comes back to life except for one.",
"FOurth adn the final point, the satan is made out of PAper MAche and you can tell, it looks horrible.THis is so terrible that I can't recomend it, I just can't.",
"To do so would be an insult to the very idea of cheesy horror.",
"..."
] |
1 | Understand the Intent but | I think I understand the intent behind what he was wanting to do, but this is not something I would recommend for anyone. This seems more of a self help light book instead of helping individuals understand who God is and what there response should be to Him.The Bible needs to be the supreme authority within every Christians life. It is not a self help book, but the inspired Word of God that reveals who He is and who were are in comparison. Wanting to glorify God in this life is great and will look different from person to person but it needs to be driven and grounded on the truth of Scripture. Scripture reveals that our purpose is through the penal substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and Warren doesn't have that as the foundation of this book.It's not heretical but just not a solid book to spend time reading. There are other books that I would suggest picking over this one up. One is "Don't Waste your Life" - John Piper or "A Quest For More" - Paul David Tripp | 981 | [
"I think I understand the intent behind what he was wanting to do, but this is not something I would recommend for anyone.",
"This seems more of a self help light book instead of helping individuals understand who God is and what there response should be to Him.The Bible needs to be the supreme authority within every Christians life.",
"It is not a self help book, but the inspired Word of God that reveals who He is and who were are in comparison.",
"Wanting to glorify God in this life is great and will look different from person to person but it needs to be driven and grounded on the truth of Scripture.",
"Scripture reveals that our purpose is through the penal substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and Warren doesn't have that as the foundation of this book.It's not heretical but just not a solid book to spend time reading.",
"There are other books that I would suggest picking over this one up.",
"One is \"Don't Waste your Life\" - John Piper or \"A Quest For More\" - Paul David Tripp"
] |
1 | Very Disappointing & Frustrating | I've been reading about the Gilded Age and turned to this book with great expectations that have been dashed. How could the editor have let the book go through as it is? Yes, it's a beautiful package and well-enough written (though hardly an Edith Wharton novel as one reviewer said, as quoted on the back cover). The book's title is completely deceptive. A good third of the book is not about the Gilded Age at all, but goes back to the 1800-1850 period and sometimes in tedious detail. It does not help me at all to know the customs involved in women making calls upon other women in 1800 when those customs had changed by the late 19th century. While one can make a case that the roots of the Gilded Age need to be exposed, you don't have to go that far back and into that much detail. The First Four Hundred, which this author sneers at in a footnote, is far more focused and helpful, and a much better source of information, though this book's opening chapter was fascinating. | 981 | [
"I've been reading about the Gilded Age and turned to this book with great expectations that have been dashed.",
"How could the editor have let the book go through as it is?",
"Yes, it's a beautiful package and well-enough written (though hardly an Edith Wharton novel as one reviewer said, as quoted on the back cover).",
"The book's title is completely deceptive.",
"A good third of the book is not about the Gilded Age at all, but goes back to the 1800-1850 period and sometimes in tedious detail.",
"It does not help me at all to know the customs involved in women making calls upon other women in 1800 when those customs had changed by the late 19th century.",
"While one can make a case that the roots of the Gilded Age need to be exposed, you don't have to go that far back and into that much detail.",
"The First Four Hundred, which this author sneers at in a footnote, is far more focused and helpful, and a much better source of information, though this book's opening chapter was fascinating."
] |
1 | Boy is this generic. | Does he have a pleasant voice? Sure. But while Mr. Buble can carry a tune, he is completely void of any CHARACTER! What made Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. etc so popular is that they performed these songs with thier own style. Each sounded different from the others without stepping on anybody elses toes. Michael Buble gives sterile, boring renditions of these timelss classics. On "Nice and Easy" he's anything but. Good lord boy, stop trying to crisply enunciate every single syllable! It's nice and easy, sing it that way. If you've never spent any time listening to these classics, it's an ok starter album, but I would bet that any long tiime Sinatra listener won't give this much of a listen. If the Josh Groban sheep think that this is torch music, that's a sad state of music knowledge these days. Do yourself a favor and buy "In the Wee Small Hours" and hear a true master at work, one who sings from his heart and not from a production board. | 981 | [
"Does he have a pleasant voice?",
"Sure.",
"But while Mr.",
"Buble can carry a tune, he is completely void of any CHARACTER!",
"What made Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.",
"etc so popular is that they performed these songs with thier own style.",
"Each sounded different from the others without stepping on anybody elses toes.",
"Michael Buble gives sterile, boring renditions of these timelss classics.",
"On \"Nice and Easy\" he's anything but.",
"Good lord boy, stop trying to crisply enunciate every single syllable!",
"It's nice and easy, sing it that way.",
"If you've never spent any time listening to these classics, it's an ok starter album, but I would bet that any long tiime Sinatra listener won't give this much of a listen.",
"If the Josh Groban sheep think that this is torch music, that's a sad state of music knowledge these days.",
"Do yourself a favor and buy \"In the Wee Small Hours\" and hear a true master at work, one who sings from his heart and not from a production board."
] |
1 | Ugh | Why is it so hard for Paramount to release a box set containing only all of the Special Editions they have ready so far? Every Star Trek box set is like this -- several movies with Special Editions and several more movies that you'll end up having to repurchase seperately because they are not the Special Editions.If you're looking to buy something for the Trekkie in your life, I strongly suggest looking up the Special Editions individually and buying them like that and avoid buying the movies that are not out in Special Edition yet -- save those for future gifts when they get released. Whatever extra you end up spending by doing it like this will ultimately be saved by not having to buy the regular edition now and then the Special Edition later.Perhaps the casual Trek fan will enjoy this box set but even for the casual viewer, I don't see why you'd want the regular edition of some of these movies now when you can wait a few months and get a much better edition later. | 981 | [
"Why is it so hard for Paramount to release a box set containing only all of the Special Editions they have ready so far?",
"Every Star Trek box set is like this -- several movies with Special Editions and several more movies that you'll end up having to repurchase seperately because they are not the Special Editions.If you're looking to buy something for the Trekkie in your life, I strongly suggest looking up the Special Editions individually and buying them like that and avoid buying the movies that are not out in Special Edition yet -- save those for future gifts when they get released.",
"Whatever extra you end up spending by doing it like this will ultimately be saved by not having to buy the regular edition now and then the Special Edition later.Perhaps the casual Trek fan will enjoy this box set but even for the casual viewer, I don't see why you'd want the regular edition of some of these movies now when you can wait a few months and get a much better edition later."
] |
1 | Do not buy | This is a poorly designed and constructed device. It constantly locks up, paper jams, and otherwise just fails.Brother used to be a reputable company that made reliable products but after my experience with this item I would stay away from any of their products*** update after a yearI hardly ever print anything so I did not want to go out and buy another printer. I now hate this printer more than any other product I have ever purchased in my entire life.It drinks up ink cartriges even if you don't print anything, by going through periodical "cleaning" cycles. I fixed this by turning off the electrical outlet feeding the printer from my computer power conditioner unless I am using it.Now I just want to scan something, but it won't let me because it is out of Cyan. WTF do you need Cyan ink for if you are just scanning?!?!I just ordered an ink refill kit online, hopefully this will be a reasonably inexpensive way to feed the appetite for ink that this piece of junk has. | 981 | [
"This is a poorly designed and constructed device.",
"It constantly locks up, paper jams, and otherwise just fails.Brother used to be a reputable company that made reliable products but after my experience with this item I would stay away from any of their products*** update after a yearI hardly ever print anything so I did not want to go out and buy another printer.",
"I now hate this printer more than any other product I have ever purchased in my entire life.It drinks up ink cartriges even if you don't print anything, by going through periodical \"cleaning\" cycles.",
"I fixed this by turning off the electrical outlet feeding the printer from my computer power conditioner unless I am using it.Now I just want to scan something, but it won't let me because it is out of Cyan.",
"WTF do you need Cyan ink for if you are just scanning?!?",
"!",
"I just ordered an ink refill kit online, hopefully this will be a reasonably inexpensive way to feed the appetite for ink that this piece of junk has."
] |
1 | Photoshop Album - Beware | I bought this product as a companion to Photoshop Elements 2.0.Album is one of the most bug-ridden products I have ever used.By contrast, Elements works very well. For a view of the types of bugs in Album, go to the Adobe web site, then navigate to discussion group under support for Album. You will find nearly 600 inputs, with mostly complaints and "see if this works" work-arounds for bugs. Far too many to list here. Album did not load on my desktop using WIn 98 2nd edition. I was told to look through the 600 user complaints to find a solution. It was there, but it took quite a bit of time. My notebook with Win XP installed ok, but would not boot up without yet another visit to the user's work-around pages. Product does not support some scanner formats (Visioneer). I was told to convert these formats to pdf so they would be recognized by Album.Consider other options than this software. It was not ready for release. Adobe usually releases good products. Not this time. | 981 | [
"I bought this product as a companion to Photoshop Elements 2.0.Album is one of the most bug-ridden products I have ever used.By contrast, Elements works very well.",
"For a view of the types of bugs in Album, go to the Adobe web site, then navigate to discussion group under support for Album.",
"You will find nearly 600 inputs, with mostly complaints and \"see if this works\" work-arounds for bugs.",
"Far too many to list here.",
"Album did not load on my desktop using WIn 98 2nd edition.",
"I was told to look through the 600 user complaints to find a solution.",
"It was there, but it took quite a bit of time.",
"My notebook with Win XP installed ok, but would not boot up without yet another visit to the user's work-around pages.",
"Product does not support some scanner formats (Visioneer).",
"I was told to convert these formats to pdf so they would be recognized by Album.Consider other options than this software.",
"It was not ready for release.",
"Adobe usually releases good products.",
"Not this time."
] |
1 | Useless | I bought this crib for my 2 year old daughter. When I tried to assemble it I realized that it's defective. The holes where the screws were supposed to be inserted were drilled way too wide. And it wasn't just one corner of the crib, it was all four corners therefore it was completely unfixable. I called the company, but they were closed. They are only open Monday-Thursday and this was Friday. Needless to say my daughter was disappointed, and I had to return the item to the store. I wonder how many defective cribs they shipped this holiday season! Interestingly enough, they include a flyer that if a product is defective to please call them and not contact the seller. After seeing the poor quality of this product I would not risk buying from this company again. I had just bought the Melissa and Doug high chair, which was a breeze to set up. The reason I went with this crib vs. the Melissa and Doug is that this one has storage underneath. I guess now I might reconsider. | 981 | [
"I bought this crib for my 2 year old daughter.",
"When I tried to assemble it I realized that it's defective.",
"The holes where the screws were supposed to be inserted were drilled way too wide.",
"And it wasn't just one corner of the crib, it was all four corners therefore it was completely unfixable.",
"I called the company, but they were closed.",
"They are only open Monday-Thursday and this was Friday.",
"Needless to say my daughter was disappointed, and I had to return the item to the store.",
"I wonder how many defective cribs they shipped this holiday season!",
"Interestingly enough, they include a flyer that if a product is defective to please call them and not contact the seller.",
"After seeing the poor quality of this product I would not risk buying from this company again.",
"I had just bought the Melissa and Doug high chair, which was a breeze to set up.",
"The reason I went with this crib vs.",
"the Melissa and Doug is that this one has storage underneath.",
"I guess now I might reconsider."
] |
1 | Waste of Money! | I only wish I could give this book 0 stars...because it doesn't deserve the 1 it is getting...but here goes!All I learned in 7 days was what a waste of money this book/tape set was! This book, along with the cassette tapes, are absolutely horrible. The book does not follow what is on the tapes, and the tapes do not follow the book. There are sentences on the tapes that are not in the book, and vice-versa. Also, half of the important stuff in the book is not covered at all on the tapes, making the whole set utterly useless.If you take the money you would spend on this book and burn it in your fireplace, then take the ashes and flush them down your toilet...you still would have used your cash more wisely than purchasing this worthless piece of garbage!If you are intent on learning Japanese...try "Learn In Your Car Japanese" by Henry N. Raymond. It will take you longer than seven days...but you will at least learn more than how to say "Man I was ripped off!" in English! | 981 | [
"I only wish I could give this book 0 stars...because it doesn't deserve the 1 it is getting...but here goes!",
"All I learned in 7 days was what a waste of money this book/tape set was!",
"This book, along with the cassette tapes, are absolutely horrible.",
"The book does not follow what is on the tapes, and the tapes do not follow the book.",
"There are sentences on the tapes that are not in the book, and vice-versa.",
"Also, half of the important stuff in the book is not covered at all on the tapes, making the whole set utterly useless.If you take the money you would spend on this book and burn it in your fireplace, then take the ashes and flush them down your toilet...you still would have used your cash more wisely than purchasing this worthless piece of garbage!",
"If you are intent on learning Japanese...try \"Learn In Your Car Japanese\" by Henry N.",
"Raymond.",
"It will take you longer than seven days...but you will at least learn more than how to say \"Man I was ripped off!",
"\" in English!"
] |
1 | I was Duped! | Ok, so I'm a little slow at times...or I am just far too trusting! Either way, I was badly let down by this book. Standing in the book store, holding in my hands what I thought was a historical gem and a literary revelation, I read the claims by the authors that this was the "real" thing. Hooray!I rushed home to read it, and no more than 30 seconds later, I realized that this was obviously a parody. I felt duped. Because it is a parody? No. I have a sense of humor (although I *really* wanted it to be real) But, as someone else has already mentioned, never in 200+ years could a true fan stretch the imagination far enough to believe that this was written by Jane Austen. It was 21st century grammer and *yes*, punctuation, staring me in the face. Oh well, I can always turn it in to my local library for a freebie swap.The bottom line: If you are not into accuracy, buy it. If you are truly a fan of Ms. Austens, reread the real thing and use your erotic imagination instead. | 981 | [
"Ok, so I'm a little slow at times...or I am just far too trusting!",
"Either way, I was badly let down by this book.",
"Standing in the book store, holding in my hands what I thought was a historical gem and a literary revelation, I read the claims by the authors that this was the \"real\" thing.",
"Hooray!",
"I rushed home to read it, and no more than 30 seconds later, I realized that this was obviously a parody.",
"I felt duped.",
"Because it is a parody?",
"No.",
"I have a sense of humor (although I *really* wanted it to be real) But, as someone else has already mentioned, never in 200+ years could a true fan stretch the imagination far enough to believe that this was written by Jane Austen.",
"It was 21st century grammer and *yes*, punctuation, staring me in the face.",
"Oh well, I can always turn it in to my local library for a freebie swap.The bottom line: If you are not into accuracy, buy it.",
"If you are truly a fan of Ms.",
"Austens, reread the real thing and use your erotic imagination instead."
] |
1 | Totally Not Appealing DVD Set | I like both tag teams showcased in this two disc set, but I would of rather seen a 60 or 90 minute documentary on each disc showcasing both teams in ways like:- how they got into the wrestling business- how the guys became a tag team- discussion on the feuds with other tag teams- accomplishments- Interviews with other TNA wrestlers they have been in feuds with and other people that are a part of TNA- Then two to three hours of matches that are in Chronological Order (they've done this in the past why stop now)!!!!Instead we got five minute interviews and then random matches from various 2008 & 2009 ppvs (thats right no TV matches, so no MCMG vs. Speed Muscle). Unless you're a die-hard TNA, Beer Money or The Motor City Machine Guns fan do not waste your money. If you want a Tag Team DVD released by TNA pick up Best of the Tag Teams Vol.1 or Second To None: TNA's Toughest Tag Teams. They may be older releases but the DVD's seems to flow when it comes to the production. | 981 | [
"I like both tag teams showcased in this two disc set, but I would of rather seen a 60 or 90 minute documentary on each disc showcasing both teams in ways like:- how they got into the wrestling business- how the guys became a tag team- discussion on the feuds with other tag teams- accomplishments- Interviews with other TNA wrestlers they have been in feuds with and other people that are a part of TNA- Then two to three hours of matches that are in Chronological Order (they've done this in the past why stop now)!!!",
"!",
"Instead we got five minute interviews and then random matches from various 2008 & 2009 ppvs (thats right no TV matches, so no MCMG vs.",
"Speed Muscle).",
"Unless you're a die-hard TNA, Beer Money or The Motor City Machine Guns fan do not waste your money.",
"If you want a Tag Team DVD released by TNA pick up Best of the Tag Teams Vol.1 or Second To None: TNA's Toughest Tag Teams.",
"They may be older releases but the DVD's seems to flow when it comes to the production."
] |
1 | The WORST Album Of 2001! | I am not writing this record because I dislike Mariah. I atually LOVE Mariah Carey. I own every single one of her records. However this album is so horrible that me being a fan of Mariah can not even defend it.The album contains tracks that really could have had potential but were ruined by the REDICULOUS way they were performed/produced. Some of the songs you can't even tell that Mariah is singing words. It sounds like a rapper is rapping over the drowned out beats and she is moaning annoyingly over them. I wanted to like this album. I even listened to it 3 times a day when I got it and said "okay I am going to make myself like it!" I turned it off every single time! It is horrible noise even many Mariah fans can not bare. Maybe this is the reason that only one of it's singles even charted and the album hass fallen out of the top 100 after 10 weeks. The only half-way decent song off this piece of junk is "Never To Far" but its no "hero" and is not worth (the money)! | 981 | [
"I am not writing this record because I dislike Mariah.",
"I atually LOVE Mariah Carey.",
"I own every single one of her records.",
"However this album is so horrible that me being a fan of Mariah can not even defend it.The album contains tracks that really could have had potential but were ruined by the REDICULOUS way they were performed/produced.",
"Some of the songs you can't even tell that Mariah is singing words.",
"It sounds like a rapper is rapping over the drowned out beats and she is moaning annoyingly over them.",
"I wanted to like this album.",
"I even listened to it 3 times a day when I got it and said \"okay I am going to make myself like it!",
"\" I turned it off every single time!",
"It is horrible noise even many Mariah fans can not bare.",
"Maybe this is the reason that only one of it's singles even charted and the album hass fallen out of the top 100 after 10 weeks.",
"The only half-way decent song off this piece of junk is \"Never To Far\" but its no \"hero\" and is not worth (the money)!"
] |
1 | Not worth reading | Marshall Govindan of Montreal, Canada credentials are questionable as a Guru, and his books and lessons render many inaccuracies from this ancient tradition.The Kriya yoga lessons in his Canadian Ashram are not the same original techniques taught by Shyama Charan Lahiri, known best as Sri Lahiri Mahasaya in 'The Autobiography of a Yogi' by Sri Yogananda; and as rendered by other kriya yoga lineages in this tradition since 1861.Before you embark in the practice of this "secret" Raja Yoga practice from Mr Govinda. Ask yourself the real motives behind his 1991 publications about Babaji's "new" techniques and then use your own judgement based on your study and research.Since the publication of Autobiography of a Yogi by Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda Giri in 1946, many people have claimed that they had met Mahavatar Babaji and that he supposedly continues revising and sharing new pranayama techniques of kriya Yoga to the World.Think thrice before spending a cent on this book. | 981 | [
"Marshall Govindan of Montreal, Canada credentials are questionable as a Guru, and his books and lessons render many inaccuracies from this ancient tradition.The Kriya yoga lessons in his Canadian Ashram are not the same original techniques taught by Shyama Charan Lahiri, known best as Sri Lahiri Mahasaya in 'The Autobiography of a Yogi' by Sri Yogananda; and as rendered by other kriya yoga lineages in this tradition since 1861.Before you embark in the practice of this \"secret\" Raja Yoga practice from Mr Govinda.",
"Ask yourself the real motives behind his 1991 publications about Babaji's \"new\" techniques and then use your own judgement based on your study and research.Since the publication of Autobiography of a Yogi by Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda Giri in 1946, many people have claimed that they had met Mahavatar Babaji and that he supposedly continues revising and sharing new pranayama techniques of kriya Yoga to the World.Think thrice before spending a cent on this book."
] |
1 | THIS ONE NEEDS SALVATION!! | This Deathlands novel is like night to day from the last one. Where the last title BREAKTHROUGH was fresh and original, this new one can't be anymore different. The storyline is so lame and boring with so many flaws, its the most painfully to read that I wished the company would rescind this novel completely - as if it never was written! This is not a good way to introduce your new "look" much less give us hardcore fans this half-baked story. There are too many deathlands fans and ex-fans clamoring to make this series end it seems, but I know there are too many talented writers out there that can keep this series alive and vibrant, and take it to its rightful next level. It even seems that the cover artist Michael Herring also hated the story because this cover was boring and not as well drawn as his others. Its as if the artist "felt" what we are feeling in his art. Please Gold Eagle publishers and editors, don't let this wonderful series go in this direction again! | 981 | [
"This Deathlands novel is like night to day from the last one.",
"Where the last title BREAKTHROUGH was fresh and original, this new one can't be anymore different.",
"The storyline is so lame and boring with so many flaws, its the most painfully to read that I wished the company would rescind this novel completely - as if it never was written!",
"This is not a good way to introduce your new \"look\" much less give us hardcore fans this half-baked story.",
"There are too many deathlands fans and ex-fans clamoring to make this series end it seems, but I know there are too many talented writers out there that can keep this series alive and vibrant, and take it to its rightful next level.",
"It even seems that the cover artist Michael Herring also hated the story because this cover was boring and not as well drawn as his others.",
"Its as if the artist \"felt\" what we are feeling in his art.",
"Please Gold Eagle publishers and editors, don't let this wonderful series go in this direction again!"
] |
1 | musical dreams | Diana Ballantyne is purusing the virtually impossible dream of becoming a composer and concert pianist in late 19th century Vienna. She has one year to fulfill this dream before her father calls her back to England and an arranged marriage.Desperately, she tries to find any serious teacher willing to teach a woman but her attempts meet only contempt and ridicule. Finally, fate hands her a chance when she accompanies a friend to play for her singing audition and is taken as a student by Baron Lukas von Korda. Once a brilliant concert pianist himself, he must now turn to composing due to a duelling wound that has rendered his arm useless for playing.Diana spends a frustratingly long book learning about music, nurturing a tentative romance with the Baron, and trying to convince her father that she wants a serious career in music rather than an arranged marriage to a despised fiance. This one just didn't catch my attention and I just hurried through it to get to the end. | 981 | [
"Diana Ballantyne is purusing the virtually impossible dream of becoming a composer and concert pianist in late 19th century Vienna.",
"She has one year to fulfill this dream before her father calls her back to England and an arranged marriage.Desperately, she tries to find any serious teacher willing to teach a woman but her attempts meet only contempt and ridicule.",
"Finally, fate hands her a chance when she accompanies a friend to play for her singing audition and is taken as a student by Baron Lukas von Korda.",
"Once a brilliant concert pianist himself, he must now turn to composing due to a duelling wound that has rendered his arm useless for playing.Diana spends a frustratingly long book learning about music, nurturing a tentative romance with the Baron, and trying to convince her father that she wants a serious career in music rather than an arranged marriage to a despised fiance.",
"This one just didn't catch my attention and I just hurried through it to get to the end."
] |
1 | The CHEAPEST toy ever!! | This toy is a joke. It is the flimsiest and most unstable toy and I can not believe that Little Tikes allows their name on it. The side drums do not stay on, the plastic pieces broke in 1 day, and the foot drum thing when pressed make the whole set fall over. The most frustrating thing about it is that after you have to take it away from your child any try to explain why they can't keep it, is that the concept of this toy is great. If a quality drum set like this could be made with the music and lights etc. it would be great. I haven't found any other drum set that's really appropriate for a 2yr old.My son also received a Little Tikes CD Player with two microphones for his birthday and they literally worked for 1 minute. After that only the CD worked and not the microphones. Both of these toys have the Little Tikes name but are actually manufactured by another company. I will no longer buy Little Tikes item that requires batteries because they are sooooo poorly made. | 981 | [
"This toy is a joke.",
"It is the flimsiest and most unstable toy and I can not believe that Little Tikes allows their name on it.",
"The side drums do not stay on, the plastic pieces broke in 1 day, and the foot drum thing when pressed make the whole set fall over.",
"The most frustrating thing about it is that after you have to take it away from your child any try to explain why they can't keep it, is that the concept of this toy is great.",
"If a quality drum set like this could be made with the music and lights etc.",
"it would be great.",
"I haven't found any other drum set that's really appropriate for a 2yr old.My son also received a Little Tikes CD Player with two microphones for his birthday and they literally worked for 1 minute.",
"After that only the CD worked and not the microphones.",
"Both of these toys have the Little Tikes name but are actually manufactured by another company.",
"I will no longer buy Little Tikes item that requires batteries because they are sooooo poorly made."
] |
1 | ...ugh another hype | Well to start this out from the beginning i didn't like the idea of twilight but i thought i would read it and give it the benefit of the doubt. well i read it and i have to say i have an even worse opinion on the book. The book was so stereotypical with stuff that can set it apart BUT the things that set apart make it worse such as, "twinkling" when did vampires ever twinkle what are they tinker bell now? or the whole "vampire bad boy falls for the average popular girl". Bella Swan is another vapid female, she has no passion in anything all she does is get herself into to trouble and fall into a dangerouse crowd and her so called "love" is just a intense lust for the handsome guy. The male lead Edward Cullens is the stereotypical bad boy but thats not the problem with him it is that he is CREAPY!!! he stalks her, he is abusive, all he wants is her blood and mistakes that as love. I do not recommend to anyone unless they want a good laugh and a waste of a day or two. | 981 | [
"Well to start this out from the beginning i didn't like the idea of twilight but i thought i would read it and give it the benefit of the doubt.",
"well i read it and i have to say i have an even worse opinion on the book.",
"The book was so stereotypical with stuff that can set it apart BUT the things that set apart make it worse such as, \"twinkling\" when did vampires ever twinkle what are they tinker bell now?",
"or the whole \"vampire bad boy falls for the average popular girl\".",
"Bella Swan is another vapid female, she has no passion in anything all she does is get herself into to trouble and fall into a dangerouse crowd and her so called \"love\" is just a intense lust for the handsome guy.",
"The male lead Edward Cullens is the stereotypical bad boy but thats not the problem with him it is that he is CREAPY!!!",
"he stalks her, he is abusive, all he wants is her blood and mistakes that as love.",
"I do not recommend to anyone unless they want a good laugh and a waste of a day or two."
] |
1 | Not the Italy I know | I have to admit that this is the first interior design book I ever bought and got absolutely nothing out of it. No inspiration and certainly no idea how Italian people live.Not that I do not know how Italian people live, as I spent years in Italy and visited every region from the Piedmont to Sicily and was invited in palazzi and masserie belonging to owners of every income and creative level.This books paints a picture of Italy's interiors of being all antique and rustique. Italian designers are about the most modern and leading ones in the world and most Italians I met integrate these modern designs in their homes. Even if the house is a thousand years old you will usually find some very modern furniture, lamps or decorations in it.I have seen more interesting rooms, houses, exteriors in the cities and villages I visited than the ones shown in this book. And there is no major city and no region in Italy I have not visited. This book was a huge disappointment for me. | 981 | [
"I have to admit that this is the first interior design book I ever bought and got absolutely nothing out of it.",
"No inspiration and certainly no idea how Italian people live.Not that I do not know how Italian people live, as I spent years in Italy and visited every region from the Piedmont to Sicily and was invited in palazzi and masserie belonging to owners of every income and creative level.This books paints a picture of Italy's interiors of being all antique and rustique.",
"Italian designers are about the most modern and leading ones in the world and most Italians I met integrate these modern designs in their homes.",
"Even if the house is a thousand years old you will usually find some very modern furniture, lamps or decorations in it.I have seen more interesting rooms, houses, exteriors in the cities and villages I visited than the ones shown in this book.",
"And there is no major city and no region in Italy I have not visited.",
"This book was a huge disappointment for me."
] |
1 | Ugh | Please, guys doooon't quarrel over this chicken. It is not worthy. It is the first Koontz that I read; I read it after I saw some interesting Amazon reader reviews on it; and I highly regret that I didn't take into account the one-star ones. The ones attaching four or five stars should be simply acting with their hearts in it, not with their minds.The book is simply bad and falls flat on its face. The prose is the most terrible thing about it...add the preaching, almost lecturing narrative that goes nowhere, it is sure to give migraines anyone with a sense of taste in reading. And if this is really improved and polished Koontz over the years then thank you I would leave the other ones in the dust bin as well.Give a wide berth to this pointless thing passing as a novel.A quick note: I have read two King books (Bag of Bones and Dreamcatcher) and he seems to be far superior to Koontz. Should be no comparison there but of course Koontz experts should know better than me. | 981 | [
"Please, guys doooon't quarrel over this chicken.",
"It is not worthy.",
"It is the first Koontz that I read; I read it after I saw some interesting Amazon reader reviews on it; and I highly regret that I didn't take into account the one-star ones.",
"The ones attaching four or five stars should be simply acting with their hearts in it, not with their minds.The book is simply bad and falls flat on its face.",
"The prose is the most terrible thing about it...add the preaching, almost lecturing narrative that goes nowhere, it is sure to give migraines anyone with a sense of taste in reading.",
"And if this is really improved and polished Koontz over the years then thank you I would leave the other ones in the dust bin as well.Give a wide berth to this pointless thing passing as a novel.A quick note: I have read two King books (Bag of Bones and Dreamcatcher) and he seems to be far superior to Koontz.",
"Should be no comparison there but of course Koontz experts should know better than me."
] |
1 | Don't waste money | 1. If you are looking to stream online radio, it's limited to two subscription services. Why pay more for less quality when you can get wireless speakers and stream what YOU want, not what THEY want you to buy?!?! It's also CHEAPER to get wireless speakers and you can do much more.2. VERY poor support with people who speak broken English at best and do not understand simple questions as they don't understand our language. (A stupid and unethical corporate trend these days -- I shouldn't have to learn 40 languages to survive product support in my nation).3. Drops and doesn't play all audio or plays it incorrectly. Very limited.4. Maybe someday, it will just stream to other devices what is on your pc. But right now, extremely limited. I can burn mp3s and play it on a stereo for cheaper too. This thing is nonsense the way it is. Now, if it played any service I already have and radio stations I listen to for free, (and it worked), I would say they aren't charging enough. | 981 | [
"1.",
"If you are looking to stream online radio, it's limited to two subscription services.",
"Why pay more for less quality when you can get wireless speakers and stream what YOU want, not what THEY want you to buy?!?",
"!",
"It's also CHEAPER to get wireless speakers and you can do much more.2. VERY poor support with people who speak broken English at best and do not understand simple questions as they don't understand our language.",
"(A stupid and unethical corporate trend these days -- I shouldn't have to learn 40 languages to survive product support in my nation).3.",
"Drops and doesn't play all audio or plays it incorrectly.",
"Very limited.4. Maybe someday, it will just stream to other devices what is on your pc.",
"But right now, extremely limited.",
"I can burn mp3s and play it on a stereo for cheaper too.",
"This thing is nonsense the way it is.",
"Now, if it played any service I already have and radio stations I listen to for free, (and it worked), I would say they aren't charging enough."
] |
1 | Worst Van Damme Movie EVER! | I was looking forward to seeing this movie, my friend told me he saw a new Van Damme flick in the video store titled 'Derailed'. I am a Van Damme Fan, but after getting this film on DVD it hit me like a book it was horrible! It was pathetic....it SUCKED! I own Under Seige 2 and I liked it, there is NO COMPARISON. What hurt the most is how happy I was when I got the DVD, and how much I was looking foward to seeing it before and after I got it.Derailed is the worst Van Damme movie AND the worst MOVIE I have ever seen and yes I am also a Van Damme fan.Jean really stuffed up BIG TIME with this flick.On another note, Van Damme's son starred in this movie aswell, he is a good lookin' kid, has his fathers good looks and skills.Jean should be ashamed of himself! Putting his son in a terrible first flick like this.0 star film:-EXTREMELY OVER-RATED BY THE LOOK OF THE DVD/VIDEO COVER.DONT BE FOOLED.In conclusion, dont even pick up or look at the packet if you see it in a store. | 981 | [
"I was looking forward to seeing this movie, my friend told me he saw a new Van Damme flick in the video store titled 'Derailed'.",
"I am a Van Damme Fan, but after getting this film on DVD it hit me like a book it was horrible!",
"It was pathetic....it SUCKED!",
"I own Under Seige 2 and I liked it, there is NO COMPARISON.",
"What hurt the most is how happy I was when I got the DVD, and how much I was looking foward to seeing it before and after I got it.Derailed is the worst Van Damme movie AND the worst MOVIE I have ever seen and yes I am also a Van Damme fan.Jean really stuffed up BIG TIME with this flick.On another note, Van Damme's son starred in this movie aswell, he is a good lookin' kid, has his fathers good looks and skills.Jean should be ashamed of himself!",
"Putting his son in a terrible first flick like this.0 star film:-EXTREMELY OVER-RATED BY THE LOOK OF THE DVD/VIDEO COVER.DONT BE FOOLED.In conclusion, dont even pick up or look at the packet if you see it in a store."
] |
1 | This thing broke in three days | I got same mount with my GPS unit. The mount broke in 3 days. Now I must hold the GPS or put it on passenger seat (if no passenger) and just listen to the instructions.I don't like the design. It has the extra middle unit that does nothing more but made this thing hard to use. It can be made much simpler. Why not a simple mount without the extra middle unit? You can already plug the charger to GPS power slot! Why the extra step and extra unit? This is just a waste of materials without adding additional value.I really need a mount to use the GPS. However, if I order this one and spend another $20, I would have no confidence on the new one. It may break in 3 days, or have other problems as described by the reviewers.And how about the hassle of returning a $20 thing and going through the laborious warrantee process? That was the reason I visited this accessory item. Well, after seeing all reviews, I would rather keep my $20 and save myself from some more disappointment. | 981 | [
"I got same mount with my GPS unit.",
"The mount broke in 3 days.",
"Now I must hold the GPS or put it on passenger seat (if no passenger) and just listen to the instructions.I don't like the design.",
"It has the extra middle unit that does nothing more but made this thing hard to use.",
"It can be made much simpler.",
"Why not a simple mount without the extra middle unit?",
"You can already plug the charger to GPS power slot!",
"Why the extra step and extra unit?",
"This is just a waste of materials without adding additional value.I really need a mount to use the GPS.",
"However, if I order this one and spend another $20, I would have no confidence on the new one.",
"It may break in 3 days, or have other problems as described by the reviewers.And how about the hassle of returning a $20 thing and going through the laborious warrantee process?",
"That was the reason I visited this accessory item.",
"Well, after seeing all reviews, I would rather keep my $20 and save myself from some more disappointment."
] |
1 | nice while it lasted | We bought a Eureka Whirlwind Litespeed vacuum just over two years ago upon purchase of our new (to us) home. For the first year and a half, we loved the vacuum. It performed wonderfully under very modest use.Alas, no longer. It breaks belts on a regular (approx. every 2 weeks) basis. Despite changing height settings, cleaning debris from the rollers, inspecting and scrubbing all moving parts and even trying belt dressing, I now spend more time changing belts than vacuuming. This is highly frustrating, as you might imagine.In my letter to Eureka, I ask the following questions: Should I bring the machine with me on my trip to the landfill this week, or try some yet-unthought-of trick to keep the vacuum cleaner working? Presuming the former is my best option, do you have a suggestion on a similar replacement vacuum from another manufacturer that might last as long as, say, the Hoover upright I owned previously that lasted 20 years while breaking only a half-dozen belts? | 981 | [
"We bought a Eureka Whirlwind Litespeed vacuum just over two years ago upon purchase of our new (to us) home.",
"For the first year and a half, we loved the vacuum.",
"It performed wonderfully under very modest use.Alas, no longer.",
"It breaks belts on a regular (approx.",
"every 2 weeks) basis.",
"Despite changing height settings, cleaning debris from the rollers, inspecting and scrubbing all moving parts and even trying belt dressing, I now spend more time changing belts than vacuuming.",
"This is highly frustrating, as you might imagine.In my letter to Eureka, I ask the following questions: Should I bring the machine with me on my trip to the landfill this week, or try some yet-unthought-of trick to keep the vacuum cleaner working?",
"Presuming the former is my best option, do you have a suggestion on a similar replacement vacuum from another manufacturer that might last as long as, say, the Hoover upright I owned previously that lasted 20 years while breaking only a half-dozen belts?"
] |
1 | Pretty Darn disappointing.... | Peter Norton... the original programmer/publisher... shouldbe really upset that his NAME is associated with this product.I have used Norton products since the early MS-DOS daysand up until now I have always considered Norton THE SOFTWAREfor anti-virus and utilities.I am a subscriber to ComCast and as such I get FREEMcAfee A/V, Firewall, and Spyware Protection. It's freeso I use it.. but when the Norton Suite came out I wasall over it. What a let down.It hangs, crashes, has conflicts.... basically a huge wasteof $60.You don't, like another reviewer said, have to do a totalre-install of the OS to get rid of it.... you just have tobe patient... cause it aint easy. You'll need Registry cleaning tools and a good defragmenter.... Norton does not want toleave.To wrap this up..... Norton SystemWorks 2006 actuallyCAUSES more problems than it was supposed to fix....In good consceince I can't re-sell ( I can't return it ) itto anyone.... so now I have a $60 coaster. Yay for me! | 981 | [
"Peter Norton... the original programmer/publisher... shouldbe really upset that his NAME is associated with this product.I have used Norton products since the early MS-DOS daysand up until now I have always considered Norton THE SOFTWAREfor anti-virus and utilities.I am a subscriber to ComCast and as such I get FREEMcAfee A/V, Firewall, and Spyware Protection.",
"It's freeso I use it..",
"but when the Norton Suite came out I wasall over it.",
"What a let down.It hangs, crashes, has conflicts.... basically a huge wasteof $60.You don't, like another reviewer said, have to do a totalre-install of the OS to get rid of it.... you just have tobe patient... cause it aint easy.",
"You'll need Registry cleaning tools and a good defragmenter.... Norton does not want toleave.To wrap this up..... Norton SystemWorks 2006 actuallyCAUSES more problems than it was supposed to fix....In good consceince I can't re-sell ( I can't return it ) itto anyone.... so now I have a $60 coaster.",
"Yay for me!"
] |
1 | Lower than a One Star... | You can safely ignore the longer review from the four star reviewer - HE IS THE DIRECTOR of this train wreck and obviously has a financial stake in getting you to watch this. If you are wavering, trying to decide if you will rent this, DON'T. It is shot terribly - horrible angles, terrible lighting, just...atrocious. The dialog and script, plot and pacing - all abysmal. The acting is beyond bad and well and truly into the realm of unwatchable. Even for C-horror (the relatively new genre of shot-on-video-no budget-"backyard" productions that are so prevalent in this age of inexpensive video filmmaking), this one is a waste of time in every aspect. You can very safely ignore the four star rating one review chose to bestow on this. You can also safely ignore the somewhat catchy DVD artwork, which admittedly suckered me in. Just do yourself a giant favor and keep looking - there are many good C-horror movies out there (if you enjoy C-horror). This, as they say, ain't it. | 981 | [
"You can safely ignore the longer review from the four star reviewer - HE IS THE DIRECTOR of this train wreck and obviously has a financial stake in getting you to watch this.",
"If you are wavering, trying to decide if you will rent this, DON'T.",
"It is shot terribly - horrible angles, terrible lighting, just...atrocious.",
"The dialog and script, plot and pacing - all abysmal.",
"The acting is beyond bad and well and truly into the realm of unwatchable.",
"Even for C-horror (the relatively new genre of shot-on-video-no budget-\"backyard\" productions that are so prevalent in this age of inexpensive video filmmaking), this one is a waste of time in every aspect.",
"You can very safely ignore the four star rating one review chose to bestow on this.",
"You can also safely ignore the somewhat catchy DVD artwork, which admittedly suckered me in.",
"Just do yourself a giant favor and keep looking - there are many good C-horror movies out there (if you enjoy C-horror).",
"This, as they say, ain't it."
] |
1 | Couldn't even finish reading it | I rarely write anything negative but I had to this time for the sake of other readers. The book seemed written without a lot of thought or no outline - it just didn't flow or make much sense, had words spelled incorrectly, grammatical errors, and honestly it seems like no one reviewed it, edited it, or proofread it after it was written. The main character's reactions, comments, and behavior are over the top and ridiculous, there is no real character development or depth, the way the characters talk to each other is just silly, it's hard to really care about anyone in the book. Near the beginning of the book, one character meets another, then in the next couple pages, acts like he has no idea who the character he just met was! (something that could easily have been caught by an editor). I love this genre, and until this book, I have been thrilled with all the different authors whose books I've read. I couldn't even finish the book and that is almost unheard of for me! | 981 | [
"I rarely write anything negative but I had to this time for the sake of other readers.",
"The book seemed written without a lot of thought or no outline - it just didn't flow or make much sense, had words spelled incorrectly, grammatical errors, and honestly it seems like no one reviewed it, edited it, or proofread it after it was written.",
"The main character's reactions, comments, and behavior are over the top and ridiculous, there is no real character development or depth, the way the characters talk to each other is just silly, it's hard to really care about anyone in the book.",
"Near the beginning of the book, one character meets another, then in the next couple pages, acts like he has no idea who the character he just met was!",
"(something that could easily have been caught by an editor).",
"I love this genre, and until this book, I have been thrilled with all the different authors whose books I've read.",
"I couldn't even finish the book and that is almost unheard of for me!"
] |
1 | Not for 1/2 acre..as advertised | I have less than a 1/3 acre lot, so I figured this should be adequate since the box says for up to 1/2 acre. The goods: well built, string feed seems to work well. No need for power cord, gas. No battery memory (claimed) Quiet, no exhaust. The bad: I'm 6 feet tall and find the handling real ackward. The battery last less than 15 min on a full charge. I do light trimming and edging and I find that I can only do 1/3 of my 9000 square feet lawn with each charge. A two hour recharge bought me another 5-7 minutes. The narrow 12" cutting path exacerbates the problem since sometimes I have to make 2 passes to finish the job. There is not enough power to cut tall (6" or more) grass. I returned mine and bought a gas powered, which I'm much happier with. If you live in an arid area where grass never gets real tall, and your lot is very small, this may be perfect. The reason for 1 star is that it is not appropriate for lot size anywhere near 1/2 acre as stated right on the box. | 981 | [
"I have less than a 1/3 acre lot, so I figured this should be adequate since the box says for up to 1/2 acre.",
"The goods: well built, string feed seems to work well.",
"No need for power cord, gas.",
"No battery memory (claimed) Quiet, no exhaust.",
"The bad: I'm 6 feet tall and find the handling real ackward.",
"The battery last less than 15 min on a full charge.",
"I do light trimming and edging and I find that I can only do 1/3 of my 9000 square feet lawn with each charge.",
"A two hour recharge bought me another 5-7 minutes.",
"The narrow 12\" cutting path exacerbates the problem since sometimes I have to make 2 passes to finish the job.",
"There is not enough power to cut tall (6\" or more) grass.",
"I returned mine and bought a gas powered, which I'm much happier with.",
"If you live in an arid area where grass never gets real tall, and your lot is very small, this may be perfect.",
"The reason for 1 star is that it is not appropriate for lot size anywhere near 1/2 acre as stated right on the box."
] |
1 | Lightweight book on LDAP | Very thin. One of the most basic uses for LDAP is to setup an address/contacts book. The example in the book didn't even work and was thin on getting things like the postal address to work across multiple programs.I managed to get my project done using web resources, magazine articles. No thanks to this book. After using the OpenLDAP site for help, I got a very weak address book going that held the minimum information. After launching the book into the corner of my office, I managed to get the full project done to 90% of where I want it to be.He spends so much time pointing you to different RFCs, in essence, making you do all the work. The reference to where information comes from is great. Mention the RFCs but narrow the information down to help me solve problems.I hope Oreilly can find an experienced author to re-write this book in a way that helps the people who fork over the money. I have tons of really good Oreilly books. This, however, is a poor poor poor book. | 981 | [
"Very thin.",
"One of the most basic uses for LDAP is to setup an address/contacts book.",
"The example in the book didn't even work and was thin on getting things like the postal address to work across multiple programs.I managed to get my project done using web resources, magazine articles.",
"No thanks to this book.",
"After using the OpenLDAP site for help, I got a very weak address book going that held the minimum information.",
"After launching the book into the corner of my office, I managed to get the full project done to 90% of where I want it to be.He spends so much time pointing you to different RFCs, in essence, making you do all the work.",
"The reference to where information comes from is great.",
"Mention the RFCs but narrow the information down to help me solve problems.I hope Oreilly can find an experienced author to re-write this book in a way that helps the people who fork over the money.",
"I have tons of really good Oreilly books.",
"This, however, is a poor poor poor book."
] |
1 | One of the worst | I've received this as a gift Christmas of 2011. For many years I had a cheapo Hamilton beach electric knife and the motor finally burned out but the Hamilton Beach knife was superior quality of the OSTER 2803 Electric Knife. Honestly only use it on holidays for turkeys, ham etc...I will list some of the problems:1. The dual moving blades while cutting will separate and food slices will get jammed in between both blades like the knife is trying to slice two pieces. Extremely poor design.2. The little I've used this knife blades are extremly dull. I work up a sweat just cutting a simple ham.3. Power button periodically will not work. While cutting the motor just shuts off.My daughter bought this for us and didn't know what to tell her after having it for several months in the beginning. Do yourself a favor do not buy this product. Shame on you OSTER ripping people off with this piece of junk. I will definitely go back to Hamilton beach electric knife.Susan G.Sewell, NJ | 981 | [
"I've received this as a gift Christmas of 2011.",
"For many years I had a cheapo Hamilton beach electric knife and the motor finally burned out but the Hamilton Beach knife was superior quality of the OSTER 2803 Electric Knife.",
"Honestly only use it on holidays for turkeys, ham etc...I will list some of the problems:1.",
"The dual moving blades while cutting will separate and food slices will get jammed in between both blades like the knife is trying to slice two pieces.",
"Extremely poor design.2. The little I've used this knife blades are extremly dull.",
"I work up a sweat just cutting a simple ham.3. Power button periodically will not work.",
"While cutting the motor just shuts off.My daughter bought this for us and didn't know what to tell her after having it for several months in the beginning.",
"Do yourself a favor do not buy this product.",
"Shame on you OSTER ripping people off with this piece of junk.",
"I will definitely go back to Hamilton beach electric knife.Susan G.Sewell, NJ"
] |
1 | Singing the same old tune | This book is little more than an embarassing catharsis from an author for whom no amount of privileged education succeeded in helping him to grow up. It surely reaffirms my own conviction that mental health professionals should continue in the direction of treating their work more as science and less as the virtually worthless "sympathetic listening" currently being peddaled as "social work."Mental disease deserves an informed, medical, scientific approach, not inane pop culture "I'm getting OK- you're getting OK" babble from people who can't deal their own demons, much less help others to deal with theirs.Mr. Barber's approach of sponging off of the troubles of others in order to feel better about his own inadequacies does little to help either side of the exchange. Don't bother reading this book unless you enjoy listening to someone feel sorry for himself. It's written by someone who been feeling sorry for himself his whole life, and he's singing the same old tune. | 981 | [
"This book is little more than an embarassing catharsis from an author for whom no amount of privileged education succeeded in helping him to grow up.",
"It surely reaffirms my own conviction that mental health professionals should continue in the direction of treating their work more as science and less as the virtually worthless \"sympathetic listening\" currently being peddaled as \"social work.\"Mental disease deserves an informed, medical, scientific approach, not inane pop culture \"I'm getting OK- you're getting OK\" babble from people who can't deal their own demons, much less help others to deal with theirs.Mr.",
"Barber's approach of sponging off of the troubles of others in order to feel better about his own inadequacies does little to help either side of the exchange.",
"Don't bother reading this book unless you enjoy listening to someone feel sorry for himself.",
"It's written by someone who been feeling sorry for himself his whole life, and he's singing the same old tune."
] |
1 | NOT PALEO! | Buy them if you want them but not because they say paleo.They are not paleo and that is a fact...you cannot dispute that in any way. Whey protein is a processed substance = NOT PALEO. Brown Rice is a rice = a grain = NOT PALEO. Sugar alcohols are a processed subtance and a variation on sugar and therefore...you guessed it...NOT PALEO. There might be varitations of the paleo diet that allow dairy but the dairy should be raw unpasturised, unhomogenised milk from grass fed cows, butter from the same source or cream from the same source and only if your not lacto intollerent.These bars are not paleo but are trying to take advantage of people who are trying to live a clean lifestyle. If you need these bars your not eating paleo. Go have some nuts, meat, veg or something else.The bars might taste nice, I do not know because I eat paleo, however dohnuts, cream cakes, chocolate etc etc etc taste great...they just are not good for you. Learn paleo, live paleo and avoid these! | 981 | [
"Buy them if you want them but not because they say paleo.They are not paleo and that is a fact...you cannot dispute that in any way.",
"Whey protein is a processed substance = NOT PALEO.",
"Brown Rice is a rice = a grain = NOT PALEO.",
"Sugar alcohols are a processed subtance and a variation on sugar and therefore...you guessed it...NOT PALEO.",
"There might be varitations of the paleo diet that allow dairy but the dairy should be raw unpasturised, unhomogenised milk from grass fed cows, butter from the same source or cream from the same source and only if your not lacto intollerent.These bars are not paleo but are trying to take advantage of people who are trying to live a clean lifestyle.",
"If you need these bars your not eating paleo.",
"Go have some nuts, meat, veg or something else.The bars might taste nice, I do not know because I eat paleo, however dohnuts, cream cakes, chocolate etc etc etc taste great...they just are not good for you.",
"Learn paleo, live paleo and avoid these!"
] |
1 | SO Hard To Read | Such a lack of character development, amazingly dry and fragmented writing. I end up getting the gist after a paragraph and having to go back and reread. The author has no concept of fleshing out the 1 dimensional characters. Wili goes from dangerous thief to wunderkind under Paul's tutelage after just a few days and never looks back. Sure, people act like that in half hour sitcoms, but not in real life and it's just not a believable premise for the rest of the plot. I'm ok with boring cardboard characters if the plot is good. Alas, it's not. Bobbles. Ok. I think the author wrote himself into a corner and had to resort to magic to solve the problems in the end. In this case, the magic is the unlimited super-intelligence of the computer that interfaces directly with Wili (with no computer uprising either) and they save the day by being so amazingly super-intelligent. Sigh. There are so many superior dystopia books out there, I have NO IDEA how this one won any awards. | 981 | [
"Such a lack of character development, amazingly dry and fragmented writing.",
"I end up getting the gist after a paragraph and having to go back and reread.",
"The author has no concept of fleshing out the 1 dimensional characters.",
"Wili goes from dangerous thief to wunderkind under Paul's tutelage after just a few days and never looks back.",
"Sure, people act like that in half hour sitcoms, but not in real life and it's just not a believable premise for the rest of the plot.",
"I'm ok with boring cardboard characters if the plot is good.",
"Alas, it's not.",
"Bobbles.",
"Ok.",
"I think the author wrote himself into a corner and had to resort to magic to solve the problems in the end.",
"In this case, the magic is the unlimited super-intelligence of the computer that interfaces directly with Wili (with no computer uprising either) and they save the day by being so amazingly super-intelligent.",
"Sigh.",
"There are so many superior dystopia books out there, I have NO IDEA how this one won any awards."
] |
1 | Easterners Lying About The West | This is an interesting book because it illustrates an interesting phenomenon of the 18050's--Easterners lying about the West. The author, Samuel Woodworth Cozzens, clearly never visited Arizona or New Mexico. The history is wrong. The geography is wrong. The people are wrong. Many of the places are imaginary, and the real places aren't as they are described in this book. The pictures are imaginative, but not really from this planet, much less the Southwest. Anyone who has ever visited Chaco Canyon will be amused at the fanciful drawing of a place labeled Canyon De Chaco. As just one of many factual errors, the author goes into great detail about how amazed the Apaches were to see that he would actually bathe in a stream since he claimed the idea was foreign to them. In reality the Apaches bathed often and were shocked at how rarely the Anglos of the day did. The book will be amusing to anyone who lives in the Southwest and has even a minimal knowledge of its history. | 981 | [
"This is an interesting book because it illustrates an interesting phenomenon of the 18050's--Easterners lying about the West.",
"The author, Samuel Woodworth Cozzens, clearly never visited Arizona or New Mexico.",
"The history is wrong.",
"The geography is wrong.",
"The people are wrong.",
"Many of the places are imaginary, and the real places aren't as they are described in this book.",
"The pictures are imaginative, but not really from this planet, much less the Southwest.",
"Anyone who has ever visited Chaco Canyon will be amused at the fanciful drawing of a place labeled Canyon De Chaco.",
"As just one of many factual errors, the author goes into great detail about how amazed the Apaches were to see that he would actually bathe in a stream since he claimed the idea was foreign to them.",
"In reality the Apaches bathed often and were shocked at how rarely the Anglos of the day did.",
"The book will be amusing to anyone who lives in the Southwest and has even a minimal knowledge of its history."
] |
1 | No Audio Commentaries... | I haven't watched all five discs but I have rented two from different sources and the results are the same: no audio is available if you select the bonus commentary.I rented Disc One from Blockbuster (an actual physical store) and all three episodes and the "8:15" recap played perfectly. However, when I selected the audio commentary for the first episode, "LAX", there was no audio. I tried various ways to get it to play but, in each case, there was no sound.I received Disc Two from NetFlix.com a couple of days later and its four episodes also played normally. However, when I tried to play the episode "Dr Linus" with its audio commentary, there was no sound.I also rented the last disc of Fringe Season 2 from Blockbuster. I played the season finale with commentary and it played just fine so the problem is confined to the Lost DVD box set only. I am so glad I didn't buy the box set, as I would normally have done in the past. It would have been a colossal waste of money. | 981 | [
"I haven't watched all five discs but I have rented two from different sources and the results are the same: no audio is available if you select the bonus commentary.I rented Disc One from Blockbuster (an actual physical store) and all three episodes and the \"8:15\" recap played perfectly.",
"However, when I selected the audio commentary for the first episode, \"LAX\", there was no audio.",
"I tried various ways to get it to play but, in each case, there was no sound.I received Disc Two from NetFlix.com a couple of days later and its four episodes also played normally.",
"However, when I tried to play the episode \"Dr Linus\" with its audio commentary, there was no sound.I also rented the last disc of Fringe Season 2 from Blockbuster.",
"I played the season finale with commentary and it played just fine so the problem is confined to the Lost DVD box set only.",
"I am so glad I didn't buy the box set, as I would normally have done in the past.",
"It would have been a colossal waste of money."
] |
1 | Save Your Money | Just received two of these. Yes, how dumb of me to buy two not knowing much about it. The quality of the casing is really poor. The plastic is very flimsy feeling. The labels were all half-way peeled off upon opening the box. They show signs of just simply being really old.The instructions are written in many languages which is fine, but there are things they fail to tell you. I also ordered the Juice AA 4 pack and 2 of the batteries arrived dead. The charger blinks red with those batteries, but the instructions do not even bother telling you what a blinking red light means.If you go to the juicebattery website, they do not mention this product anywhere. Not even when you search for it. A good chance this is a fly-by discontinued product. The company themselves have not responded to by blinking light question for 3 days now.As with many things, made in CHINA!I got a few more days yet before I need to return them via Amazon's return policy which as we all know, ROCKS! | 981 | [
"Just received two of these.",
"Yes, how dumb of me to buy two not knowing much about it.",
"The quality of the casing is really poor.",
"The plastic is very flimsy feeling.",
"The labels were all half-way peeled off upon opening the box.",
"They show signs of just simply being really old.The instructions are written in many languages which is fine, but there are things they fail to tell you.",
"I also ordered the Juice AA 4 pack and 2 of the batteries arrived dead.",
"The charger blinks red with those batteries, but the instructions do not even bother telling you what a blinking red light means.If you go to the juicebattery website, they do not mention this product anywhere.",
"Not even when you search for it.",
"A good chance this is a fly-by discontinued product.",
"The company themselves have not responded to by blinking light question for 3 days now.As with many things, made in CHINA!",
"I got a few more days yet before I need to return them via Amazon's return policy which as we all know, ROCKS!"
] |
1 | Terrible Product | I bought this product following a friend's recommendation who had read a glowing review in one of the PC magazines. I had installed it a month ago and now Windows (Vista Premium) does not recognize the drive. It used to recognize the drive when it was first installed, but for some reason it has now ceased to. I have been using the USB connection. Contrary to the claims, the back up process is neither user friendly nor intuitive as claimed on the packaging. And to worsen matters, I did not even realize that there was on an on/off switch on this device - blame it on the very sparse documentation. When I did finally discover the on/off switch, (that switch is embedded in the metal casing) I found out that it requires considerable pressure to be turned on or off.In retrospect, I would have been better off just buying an external hard disk and using Windows' in-built back-up software rather than plunking down $200.00 for this poorly designed but creatively marketed device | 981 | [
"I bought this product following a friend's recommendation who had read a glowing review in one of the PC magazines.",
"I had installed it a month ago and now Windows (Vista Premium) does not recognize the drive.",
"It used to recognize the drive when it was first installed, but for some reason it has now ceased to.",
"I have been using the USB connection.",
"Contrary to the claims, the back up process is neither user friendly nor intuitive as claimed on the packaging.",
"And to worsen matters, I did not even realize that there was on an on/off switch on this device - blame it on the very sparse documentation.",
"When I did finally discover the on/off switch, (that switch is embedded in the metal casing) I found out that it requires considerable pressure to be turned on or off.In retrospect, I would have been better off just buying an external hard disk and using Windows' in-built back-up software rather than plunking down $200.00 for this poorly designed but creatively marketed device"
] |
1 | This book isn't for anyone! | First of all i would like to point out that i read the book in a day! And that was about the slowest day of my life. I have come to the conclusion that this book isn't for anyone! First off if you are a "hacker" and you bought this book and followed the tips and thought they were helpful then you need to look up the word Hacker in the InterNet dictionary---then look up lamer---Get my drift! And for the general public who read this book it will give the wrong impression about us. But don't worry ppl the only people who actually bought and use the book for a guide are no threat to society they most likely have names like AcidBurn, ZeroCool, and CrashOveride, and they hang out in local IRC and or AOL chatrooms talking to other lamers about hacking the "Gibson". As for me i will stick to my UNIX Bible, NSA's Trusted networks, and my Man pages and my Linux and SunOS mans. I wouldn't suggest this book for anyone!!! BTW i slapped my friend who bought it and gave it to me!!! | 981 | [
"First of all i would like to point out that i read the book in a day!",
"And that was about the slowest day of my life.",
"I have come to the conclusion that this book isn't for anyone!",
"First off if you are a \"hacker\" and you bought this book and followed the tips and thought they were helpful then you need to look up the word Hacker in the InterNet dictionary---then look up lamer---Get my drift!",
"And for the general public who read this book it will give the wrong impression about us.",
"But don't worry ppl the only people who actually bought and use the book for a guide are no threat to society they most likely have names like AcidBurn, ZeroCool, and CrashOveride, and they hang out in local IRC and or AOL chatrooms talking to other lamers about hacking the \"Gibson\".",
"As for me i will stick to my UNIX Bible, NSA's Trusted networks, and my Man pages and my Linux and SunOS mans.",
"I wouldn't suggest this book for anyone!!!",
"BTW i slapped my friend who bought it and gave it to me!!!"
] |
1 | My Toddler Hated This DVD | I am a try-before-you-buy kind of mom when it comes to DVDs, so I rented this DVD from Netflix with hopes that my 18-month-old daughter would love this new Sesame Street offering as she loves all things Elmo. She hated it! We didn't even get halfway through it.It is set up in a game show format and the "host" of the show is really loud and obnoxious and has a kind of scary toothy grin at one point and a big scary square head. Every time he came on the screen as the emcee of this game show that Elmo and Zoe are playing, my daughter started to cry and turned away from the show.The older Elmo DVDs have all been a big hit in our house, but the newer ones like the Sesame Beginnings series, which are REALLY boring, even for smaller babies and this one in particular, are really jumbled. This one jumps from shapes to colors to healthy food groups??? What the?!?Anyway, rent this if you must, but don't waste your money on buying it. There are much better Elmo videos out there. | 981 | [
"I am a try-before-you-buy kind of mom when it comes to DVDs, so I rented this DVD from Netflix with hopes that my 18-month-old daughter would love this new Sesame Street offering as she loves all things Elmo.",
"She hated it!",
"We didn't even get halfway through it.It is set up in a game show format and the \"host\" of the show is really loud and obnoxious and has a kind of scary toothy grin at one point and a big scary square head.",
"Every time he came on the screen as the emcee of this game show that Elmo and Zoe are playing, my daughter started to cry and turned away from the show.The older Elmo DVDs have all been a big hit in our house, but the newer ones like the Sesame Beginnings series, which are REALLY boring, even for smaller babies and this one in particular, are really jumbled.",
"This one jumps from shapes to colors to healthy food groups???",
"What the?!?",
"Anyway, rent this if you must, but don't waste your money on buying it.",
"There are much better Elmo videos out there."
] |
1 | LIES! Product description wrong! | As you can see the description says Laminated Steel Pin Tumbler Padlock, Blue.The technical details at the time of this review were this:Technical Details1: Colorful, outdoor protection - blue cover2: High-tech thermoplastic shell designed to withstand the elements3: Hardened steel shackle with molded cover4: Matching colored keyhead for added convenience5: 1-9/16" (40mm) wide laminated steel body, 2" (51mm) shackleIN ACTUALITY THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET:1: The description of this is accurate2: The description of this is accurate3: The hardened steel shackle with molded cover DOES NOT EXIST there is no black cover on the shackle4: Matching colored keyhead for added convenience is also not true. Just your standard brass colored key. The blue plastic cover on the key DOES NOT EXIST.5: The description of this is accurateUPDATE: 1 YEAR LATER. THE TUMBLER INSIDE THE LOCK HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO LOCK. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT TRUST ME ON THIS. | 981 | [
"As you can see the description says Laminated Steel Pin Tumbler Padlock, Blue.The technical details at the time of this review were this:Technical Details1: Colorful, outdoor protection - blue cover2: High-tech thermoplastic shell designed to withstand the elements3: Hardened steel shackle with molded cover4: Matching colored keyhead for added convenience5: 1-9/16\" (40mm) wide laminated steel body, 2\" (51mm) shackleIN ACTUALITY THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET:1: The description of this is accurate2: The description of this is accurate3: The hardened steel shackle with molded cover DOES NOT EXIST there is no black cover on the shackle4: Matching colored keyhead for added convenience is also not true.",
"Just your standard brass colored key.",
"The blue plastic cover on the key DOES NOT EXIST.5: The description of this is accurateUPDATE: 1 YEAR LATER.",
"THE TUMBLER INSIDE THE LOCK HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO LOCK.",
"DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT TRUST ME ON THIS."
] |
1 | anti-handy water bottle | Well, I think this is a very bad design. I have had the GULPY water bottle before and when I break them, I need to order more. I happened upon this one and wasn't paying attention to the brand. When I received my 3 new handi-drink bottles, I was very disappointed. Only to be even more disappointed once I took one of bottles with me for a hike. Here are the flaws. #1 bottle is smaller (read, holds less water) and the dish is square so it takes up more room in the fanny pack. #2 the slits are way too small to actually get water out of the bottle, I altered it to get a somewhat steady flow (although it took a while to get the stream to come out the center and not shoot out to one side). When it is in the fanny pack while walking, the bouncing of walking sloshes the water out of the container and down my butt and leg. #3 There isn't much water left for the dog to drink #4 the plastic is very cheap #5 need I say more.I will go back to the GULPY now.Sincerely, sad pooch :( | 981 | [
"Well, I think this is a very bad design.",
"I have had the GULPY water bottle before and when I break them, I need to order more.",
"I happened upon this one and wasn't paying attention to the brand.",
"When I received my 3 new handi-drink bottles, I was very disappointed.",
"Only to be even more disappointed once I took one of bottles with me for a hike.",
"Here are the flaws.",
"#1 bottle is smaller (read, holds less water) and the dish is square so it takes up more room in the fanny pack.",
"#2 the slits are way too small to actually get water out of the bottle, I altered it to get a somewhat steady flow (although it took a while to get the stream to come out the center and not shoot out to one side).",
"When it is in the fanny pack while walking, the bouncing of walking sloshes the water out of the container and down my butt and leg.",
"#3 There isn't much water left for the dog to drink #4 the plastic is very cheap #5 need I say more.I will go back to the GULPY now.Sincerely, sad pooch :("
] |
1 | what | This movie is totally confusing. The plot is pretty easy to follow, no problems there, but you're left confused as to why any of it should be happening and especially who you should be empathizing with(the answer apparently: no one).That was my big problem. I never knew who I should like or hate wholeheartedly. Everyone was always being awful with random moments of shining redemption that made me like them before they rushed off to get back into being awful. Is it wrong to ask that I at least have someone to root for(or entirely against) in a movie? Everyone was hateful and annoying and stupid and then occassionally they'd do something that was beautifully humane but of course it didn't fit. At all.This movie is a mess. I got it in the two-pack with I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, so I'm not as upset as I would be, but yeah. If you ABSOLUTELY must have this movie get it with the two-pack. Otherwise, skip it, skip the two-pack, just get the nice version of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. | 981 | [
"This movie is totally confusing.",
"The plot is pretty easy to follow, no problems there, but you're left confused as to why any of it should be happening and especially who you should be empathizing with(the answer apparently: no one).That was my big problem.",
"I never knew who I should like or hate wholeheartedly.",
"Everyone was always being awful with random moments of shining redemption that made me like them before they rushed off to get back into being awful.",
"Is it wrong to ask that I at least have someone to root for(or entirely against) in a movie?",
"Everyone was hateful and annoying and stupid and then occassionally they'd do something that was beautifully humane but of course it didn't fit.",
"At all.This movie is a mess.",
"I got it in the two-pack with I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, so I'm not as upset as I would be, but yeah.",
"If you ABSOLUTELY must have this movie get it with the two-pack.",
"Otherwise, skip it, skip the two-pack, just get the nice version of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE."
] |
1 | Didn't make two years | The phone quit working properly about 1 year and 6 months after purchased. Since I bought it with my amex card I may get them to extend the warranty. The microphone in the phone must be the lowest quality mic that can be bought as everyone on the other end complained of not being able to hear me, so I ended up having to pick up the reciever way to often. Finally the thing could no longer even record the messages at a consistent volume. That was the last straw since I need to record the incoming messages to another device it became a worthless desk ornament. I hope my extended warranty saves me the cost as I now have to go and buy another phone. A desk speaker phone is not rocket science and AT&T used to be a trustworthy name, no longer all their work apparently goes to the lowest bidder. I feel cheated of both time and money. Their will be no other AT&T products gracing my desk in the near future. Stay away if you are looking for quality that will last, I wish I had. | 981 | [
"The phone quit working properly about 1 year and 6 months after purchased.",
"Since I bought it with my amex card I may get them to extend the warranty.",
"The microphone in the phone must be the lowest quality mic that can be bought as everyone on the other end complained of not being able to hear me, so I ended up having to pick up the reciever way to often.",
"Finally the thing could no longer even record the messages at a consistent volume.",
"That was the last straw since I need to record the incoming messages to another device it became a worthless desk ornament.",
"I hope my extended warranty saves me the cost as I now have to go and buy another phone.",
"A desk speaker phone is not rocket science and AT&T used to be a trustworthy name, no longer all their work apparently goes to the lowest bidder.",
"I feel cheated of both time and money.",
"Their will be no other AT&T products gracing my desk in the near future.",
"Stay away if you are looking for quality that will last, I wish I had."
] |
1 | Way Too Heavy-Handed | Walter White is a man with a true mission. Part black, he was born without any trace of this race on his skin or in his features. As an employee of the NAACP in its early years, he uses this "ability" to go under-cover in the South and investigate lynchings. He faces grave danger from both communities and struggles with the concept of the greater good. Along the way he is attracted to a white girl and black girl, has to rescue a racist man from drowning and barely makes it out of town when he is discovered.This was a train wreck from the start. Walter's story is try and fascinating, but the fictional rendering of events of 3 days is boring, trite, insulting, employs ridiculous stereotypes and cliches, is full of characters serving no purpose and others who are under-developed and ridden with silly philosophical mini-soliloquys of Walter - with no end message to walk away with. People should read an autobiography or historical book on the NAACP instead of this drivel. | 981 | [
"Walter White is a man with a true mission.",
"Part black, he was born without any trace of this race on his skin or in his features.",
"As an employee of the NAACP in its early years, he uses this \"ability\" to go under-cover in the South and investigate lynchings.",
"He faces grave danger from both communities and struggles with the concept of the greater good.",
"Along the way he is attracted to a white girl and black girl, has to rescue a racist man from drowning and barely makes it out of town when he is discovered.This was a train wreck from the start.",
"Walter's story is try and fascinating, but the fictional rendering of events of 3 days is boring, trite, insulting, employs ridiculous stereotypes and cliches, is full of characters serving no purpose and others who are under-developed and ridden with silly philosophical mini-soliloquys of Walter - with no end message to walk away with.",
"People should read an autobiography or historical book on the NAACP instead of this drivel."
] |
1 | Garbage | I loved my old Kodak, so I thought that this would be a good replacement. WRONG! It drained batteries from the word go. It doesn't matter what kind of battery I use either. If I leave a battery in overnight, it is dead by morning. I shouldn't have to remove the battery after every use. And part of the reason I chose this model was because it takes video, but if I take a 2 minute video with a new battery, it drains the battery to the point that I can't take another picture. I am sending it in to be repaired, but the service tech from India said that if there is "any evidence of damage" my warranty is void. I told him that the battery cover is cracked from constantly opening and closing it, but that the camera has never been dropped and lives in a camera case. When I asked if I should be concerned that they might void the warranty because of the cracked battery door he only repeated the threat about damage evidence. Now I'm paranoid that they won't uphold the warranty. | 981 | [
"I loved my old Kodak, so I thought that this would be a good replacement.",
"WRONG!",
"It drained batteries from the word go.",
"It doesn't matter what kind of battery I use either.",
"If I leave a battery in overnight, it is dead by morning.",
"I shouldn't have to remove the battery after every use.",
"And part of the reason I chose this model was because it takes video, but if I take a 2 minute video with a new battery, it drains the battery to the point that I can't take another picture.",
"I am sending it in to be repaired, but the service tech from India said that if there is \"any evidence of damage\" my warranty is void.",
"I told him that the battery cover is cracked from constantly opening and closing it, but that the camera has never been dropped and lives in a camera case.",
"When I asked if I should be concerned that they might void the warranty because of the cracked battery door he only repeated the threat about damage evidence.",
"Now I'm paranoid that they won't uphold the warranty."
] |
1 | just too...something | 1. Too much focus on sex act (in my humble opinion). The whole description of sex = tickling just weirded me out and seemed highly inappropriate/unnecessary for the target audience.2. Too sexist--where is the discussion about the egg? Why is sex something that happens when a man wants to get close to a woman? Way biased.3. It also was biased toward traditional, hetero, nuclear families, referring to the man and woman as "mommy" and "daddy" and no discussion whatsoever about other types of families or relationships. Having a stepfamily myself, I took issue with this more than anything else.After much discussion and solicitation of opinions from other adults, concluded this was just inappropriate for a 7-year-old boy. Returned it and purchased "It's Not the Stork" instead and feel much happier with that choice. It's not overly focused on describing what sex feels like (???) and does a nice job of talking about the many different types of families, mothers, and fathers. | 981 | [
"1.",
"Too much focus on sex act (in my humble opinion).",
"The whole description of sex = tickling just weirded me out and seemed highly inappropriate/unnecessary for the target audience.2. Too sexist--where is the discussion about the egg?",
"Why is sex something that happens when a man wants to get close to a woman?",
"Way biased.3. It also was biased toward traditional, hetero, nuclear families, referring to the man and woman as \"mommy\" and \"daddy\" and no discussion whatsoever about other types of families or relationships.",
"Having a stepfamily myself, I took issue with this more than anything else.After much discussion and solicitation of opinions from other adults, concluded this was just inappropriate for a 7-year-old boy.",
"Returned it and purchased \"It's Not the Stork\" instead and feel much happier with that choice.",
"It's not overly focused on describing what sex feels like (???",
") and does a nice job of talking about the many different types of families, mothers, and fathers."
] |
1 | Poor Reliability | I've owned my Klipsh Promedia 2.1 speakers for just under two years. The performance has been very good, up until today. The system just stopped working and the green power light did not come on. I found the main fuse blown and replaced it with a new fuse, which also immediately blew. I then disassemble the sub unit and performed trouble shooting. I discovered that the main transformer has an internal short. This is not something I can repair, other than to try and find a replacement transformer, which will be nearly impossible. I've used Klipsh speakers for years in my home theater system and they've been great. However, to have these Promedia's fail so quickly, and after they are out of warranty, is extremely disappointing. I've been willing to pay the extra premium for Klipsch products due to their great reputation and sound quality. However, after reading about all the failures of this model, and now experiencing one myself, my confidence in this company is gone. | 981 | [
"I've owned my Klipsh Promedia 2.1 speakers for just under two years.",
"The performance has been very good, up until today.",
"The system just stopped working and the green power light did not come on.",
"I found the main fuse blown and replaced it with a new fuse, which also immediately blew.",
"I then disassemble the sub unit and performed trouble shooting.",
"I discovered that the main transformer has an internal short.",
"This is not something I can repair, other than to try and find a replacement transformer, which will be nearly impossible.",
"I've used Klipsh speakers for years in my home theater system and they've been great.",
"However, to have these Promedia's fail so quickly, and after they are out of warranty, is extremely disappointing.",
"I've been willing to pay the extra premium for Klipsch products due to their great reputation and sound quality.",
"However, after reading about all the failures of this model, and now experiencing one myself, my confidence in this company is gone."
] |
1 | What I've noticed... | Hmmm...is it just me or are people reviewing these new books less than the older ones? I wonder why? Could it be that less people are buying her books now that they are beginning to suck? That has to be it. This book did stink. I didn't like it at all. Too boring and bland. In grocery stores, you know that you have Charmin toilet paper and then there's generic toilet paper (which is cheaper). You have the big, wonderful brand names (FITA and Heaven) and then there's this cheaper, not so great generic stuff (The Hudson series and the Shooting Stars). That's what I think. Not as good. These are cheap carbon copies of the better books. Kind of like K-mart clothes compared to Kohl's. K-mart is the cheaper stuff, while Kohl's is better quality. Catch my meaning? I didn't like this book at all, though. The Runaways and the books prior to that were by far better. Ever since the Wildflowers, I was turned off.Did you know that Keebler soda crackers taste better than Saltines? | 981 | [
"Hmmm...is it just me or are people reviewing these new books less than the older ones?",
"I wonder why?",
"Could it be that less people are buying her books now that they are beginning to suck?",
"That has to be it.",
"This book did stink.",
"I didn't like it at all.",
"Too boring and bland.",
"In grocery stores, you know that you have Charmin toilet paper and then there's generic toilet paper (which is cheaper).",
"You have the big, wonderful brand names (FITA and Heaven) and then there's this cheaper, not so great generic stuff (The Hudson series and the Shooting Stars).",
"That's what I think.",
"Not as good.",
"These are cheap carbon copies of the better books.",
"Kind of like K-mart clothes compared to Kohl's.",
"K-mart is the cheaper stuff, while Kohl's is better quality.",
"Catch my meaning?",
"I didn't like this book at all, though.",
"The Runaways and the books prior to that were by far better.",
"Ever since the Wildflowers, I was turned off.Did you know that Keebler soda crackers taste better than Saltines?"
] |
1 | What a let down | I previously owned a Panasonic phone very similar to this model. It was black and I had it for about 4 years. It worked wonderfully the entire time. I guess it finally wore out and so I decided that I would buy another just like it. I bought this model thinking it would be just as good. Was I wrong. I had some of the same problems that others had. It would beep in the middle of a conversation and then cut out. I would have to ask the person to repeat what they said because I couldn't hear them. I also had trouble with the "tin can" sound. Several times I would call someone and it would be very hard to hear them and there would be a static sound in the background. I would hang up and call back and it would be better. I ended up returning this phone and trying the cheaper model thinking it would be more like the original. This one was no good either. I returned the second model and went for another brand. We'll see how this goes. Very disappointed, Panasonic! | 981 | [
"I previously owned a Panasonic phone very similar to this model.",
"It was black and I had it for about 4 years.",
"It worked wonderfully the entire time.",
"I guess it finally wore out and so I decided that I would buy another just like it.",
"I bought this model thinking it would be just as good.",
"Was I wrong.",
"I had some of the same problems that others had.",
"It would beep in the middle of a conversation and then cut out.",
"I would have to ask the person to repeat what they said because I couldn't hear them.",
"I also had trouble with the "tin can" sound.",
"Several times I would call someone and it would be very hard to hear them and there would be a static sound in the background.",
"I would hang up and call back and it would be better.",
"I ended up returning this phone and trying the cheaper model thinking it would be more like the original.",
"This one was no good either.",
"I returned the second model and went for another brand.",
"We'll see how this goes.",
"Very disappointed, Panasonic!"
] |
1 | Fail & Fail & Fail | I was only able to "spray" with this for a minute or so. Then the spray turned to a stream which dripped off of everything. I changed the batteries thinking that maybe the batteries that came with it were old, but that didn't help at all, so it's a mechanical fail.I'm a person who cares about the environment, and the packaging disturbs me. The holster is plastic and doesn't have a recycle number on it, so that will end up in the landfill. The battery powered sprayer doesn't either, so the outside of that will end up in the landfill. Even though I'll see what I can do about recycling the insides, I'm sure many people won't and that will also end up in the landfill. To save the earth I'd rather buy this in a gallon jug and use my own pressurized tank sprayer than fuss with a battery operated sprayer. Environmental fail.I put this in my own tank sprayer. Even after three applications on my purple coneflowers, the squirrels are still eating the flowerheads. Product fail. | 981 | [
"I was only able to \"spray\" with this for a minute or so.",
"Then the spray turned to a stream which dripped off of everything.",
"I changed the batteries thinking that maybe the batteries that came with it were old, but that didn't help at all, so it's a mechanical fail.I'm a person who cares about the environment, and the packaging disturbs me.",
"The holster is plastic and doesn't have a recycle number on it, so that will end up in the landfill.",
"The battery powered sprayer doesn't either, so the outside of that will end up in the landfill.",
"Even though I'll see what I can do about recycling the insides, I'm sure many people won't and that will also end up in the landfill.",
"To save the earth I'd rather buy this in a gallon jug and use my own pressurized tank sprayer than fuss with a battery operated sprayer.",
"Environmental fail.I put this in my own tank sprayer.",
"Even after three applications on my purple coneflowers, the squirrels are still eating the flowerheads.",
"Product fail."
] |
1 | Cheap and outdated! | There is nothing in the description for this item regarding the resolution or size...I guess I should have taken this as my first clue NOT to purchase it. It's a 1.3 MP camera w/only 640x420. I'm not sure if this is exact, but it's very close to the size from what I remember...I can't tell you exactly because I've already repackaged the item after only receiving it a couple of hours ago.None of the actual specs are listed on the listing...and if I would have taken the time to read the reviews I would have seen that only very young people and people illiterate to computer use actually gave it decent ratings. And a bunch of people gave it 5 stars after saying in their ACTUAL review that the webcam was "ok" or "functional". Why are you people rating it 5 stars when it's only "functional"??? This is a VERY cheap cam, and no one should pay more than 5 bucks for it in my opinion.I'm going elsewhere, to a product that actually has the specs listed so I know what I'm buying. | 981 | [
"There is nothing in the description for this item regarding the resolution or size...I guess I should have taken this as my first clue NOT to purchase it.",
"It's a 1.3 MP camera w/only 640x420.",
"I'm not sure if this is exact, but it's very close to the size from what I remember...I can't tell you exactly because I've already repackaged the item after only receiving it a couple of hours ago.None of the actual specs are listed on the listing...and if I would have taken the time to read the reviews I would have seen that only very young people and people illiterate to computer use actually gave it decent ratings.",
"And a bunch of people gave it 5 stars after saying in their ACTUAL review that the webcam was \"ok\" or \"functional\".",
"Why are you people rating it 5 stars when it's only \"functional\"???",
"This is a VERY cheap cam, and no one should pay more than 5 bucks for it in my opinion.I'm going elsewhere, to a product that actually has the specs listed so I know what I'm buying."
] |
1 | Not worth the money | I bought this product since I have gum disease and need to floss. I always had trouble flossing and this product seemed to be a good solution.I read some of the reviews before buying this product on Amazon. The reviews were not necessarily glowing but okay. I should have paid more attention to the reviews since they are not wrong. The problems that I ran into are as follows...1) There is no switch to shut off the water stream without turning the system off. So if you move the spayer from your mouth, water will spray across the room. At the lowest setting the stream is strong...2) As other people have noticed, the WaterPik has a vibration problem. The WaterPik periodically starts vibrating and it makes use very difficult.Since my dentist is now recommending an oral irrigation system, I need to look at a different brand. I am now considering the portable Panasonic irrigator. It is not perfect, but I have a number of Panasonic products, at home, which I am happy with... | 981 | [
"I bought this product since I have gum disease and need to floss.",
"I always had trouble flossing and this product seemed to be a good solution.I read some of the reviews before buying this product on Amazon.",
"The reviews were not necessarily glowing but okay.",
"I should have paid more attention to the reviews since they are not wrong.",
"The problems that I ran into are as follows...1) There is no switch to shut off the water stream without turning the system off.",
"So if you move the spayer from your mouth, water will spray across the room.",
"At the lowest setting the stream is strong...2) As other people have noticed, the WaterPik has a vibration problem.",
"The WaterPik periodically starts vibrating and it makes use very difficult.Since my dentist is now recommending an oral irrigation system, I need to look at a different brand.",
"I am now considering the portable Panasonic irrigator.",
"It is not perfect, but I have a number of Panasonic products, at home, which I am happy with..."
] |
1 | A disaster | This book was a complete disaster. It's poorly written and honestly none of the characters are likable.Leah had potential but she whined a lot about her family name and how her sister was a prostitute. Wesley was just an ass from the get go. Even the beginning, when Leah and Wesley meet again, is a bit repulsive (One example: Leah's hygiene is not up to par and her dress is torn and dirty. She sits with Wesley, tries to flirt and leans forward so he can smell her body odor.) I couldn't see why Leah would want someone like Wesley. He walks her home after meeting again since she was a child and they randomly have sex. After their encounter, he tosses money at her and says that he hopes [that] at least THAT part of her was clean.Like I said, he's a jerk.I gave up on this book and have no temptation to finish it. Both characters are whiny and all they do is yell at each other. The supporting characters are bland and are very one dimensional. It's a very frustrating read. | 981 | [
"This book was a complete disaster.",
"It's poorly written and honestly none of the characters are likable.Leah had potential but she whined a lot about her family name and how her sister was a prostitute.",
"Wesley was just an ass from the get go.",
"Even the beginning, when Leah and Wesley meet again, is a bit repulsive (One example: Leah's hygiene is not up to par and her dress is torn and dirty.",
"She sits with Wesley, tries to flirt and leans forward so he can smell her body odor.) I couldn't see why Leah would want someone like Wesley.",
"He walks her home after meeting again since she was a child and they randomly have sex.",
"After their encounter, he tosses money at her and says that he hopes [that] at least THAT part of her was clean.Like I said, he's a jerk.I gave up on this book and have no temptation to finish it.",
"Both characters are whiny and all they do is yell at each other.",
"The supporting characters are bland and are very one dimensional.",
"It's a very frustrating read."
] |
1 | The Milk of Despair | Originally I thought this wonderful product from Tuscan would be the magic ingredient in my potion to seduce a beautiful young woman whom I adored. By mixing this into my prize pancakes, it seemed I would be assured of success. Instead, I have been undone, and milk of misery has become the bane of my existence.The hideous truth is that this milk contains a secret mind controlling substance that transforms those with free will into cult like worshipers of the great and all powerful Moo. Instead of becoming my lover, she gave her all to the love that dare not udder its name. Bovangelism, Mooddhism, Bessie-ontology, Moothuran, Elsielam, or Moodaism; it matters not by what name this dark religion passes, only that it is the cause of all ruin. My heart is in pieces, and the woman to whom I would have given these pieces is now oblivious to me. Instead, like a Stepford Wife hopped up on vitamin D enriched valium, she romps blissfully in fields of clover, nuzzling Holsteins. | 981 | [
"Originally I thought this wonderful product from Tuscan would be the magic ingredient in my potion to seduce a beautiful young woman whom I adored.",
"By mixing this into my prize pancakes, it seemed I would be assured of success.",
"Instead, I have been undone, and milk of misery has become the bane of my existence.The hideous truth is that this milk contains a secret mind controlling substance that transforms those with free will into cult like worshipers of the great and all powerful Moo.",
"Instead of becoming my lover, she gave her all to the love that dare not udder its name.",
"Bovangelism, Mooddhism, Bessie-ontology, Moothuran, Elsielam, or Moodaism; it matters not by what name this dark religion passes, only that it is the cause of all ruin.",
"My heart is in pieces, and the woman to whom I would have given these pieces is now oblivious to me.",
"Instead, like a Stepford Wife hopped up on vitamin D enriched valium, she romps blissfully in fields of clover, nuzzling Holsteins."
] |
1 | Liar | it was a wast of MoneyThese Writer Claimed That he was A Muslim And he did Study in The Al Azhar Islamic Univesity ............ect. But i CAn tell from His Face that He never was A Muslim. Some one would say this is only a personal openion.... but i would say this writer intenionally used to lie on us tills wrongfull stories about the prophet Mohammad and if did study Islam in the Al azhar Uni. he would Known better.... but im sure this man just looking to make money from this cheap job and claiming that he knows the Islam better than any oneMy letter to the writer is:I Have seen a lot of the Egypyian Coptic trying to mislead Muslims and None Muslim ,and that is only another example in this case . if you dont like Islam Thats Fine with us we the Muslims ,you are free to choose, but to lie on us and our Prophet History this is not acceptaple, and not profisional attituedPeace be Upon All The Prophets from Adams to the last Prophet of this life Mohammad Son of Abdullah | 981 | [
"it was a wast of MoneyThese Writer Claimed That he was A Muslim And he did Study in The Al Azhar Islamic Univesity ............ect.",
"But i CAn tell from His Face that He never was A Muslim.",
"Some one would say this is only a personal openion.... but i would say this writer intenionally used to lie on us tills wrongfull stories about the prophet Mohammad and if did study Islam in the Al azhar Uni.",
"he would Known better.... but im sure this man just looking to make money from this cheap job and claiming that he knows the Islam better than any oneMy letter to the writer is:I Have seen a lot of the Egypyian Coptic trying to mislead Muslims and None Muslim ,and that is only another example in this case.",
"if you dont like Islam Thats Fine with us we the Muslims ,you are free to choose, but to lie on us and our Prophet History this is not acceptaple, and not profisional attituedPeace be Upon All The Prophets from Adams to the last Prophet of this life Mohammad Son of Abdullah"
] |
1 | Be careful | DO NOT buy this product if you live outside the USA, or if where you live uses a different electrical system to the 120V used in the US. I made the mistake of assuming that because Amazon stated quite clearly that this product shipped internationally, and they happily sent it to me, that it would be suitable for use in my country with a 240V system. The plug would not fit into the electrical outlet and even if it had, plugging it in and turning it on would have blown the appliance's motor. Amazon should include this kind of information in the specs on the appliance, or else not ship it to a country where it won't work. Whilst I have received a refund, I am still substantially out of pocket, as Amazon have only refunded a very small portion of the cost of posting it back to them. An expensive lesson learned. That being said, I have since bought this machine locally, and it is absolutely wonderful. My knives and the knives of family and friends have never been sharper. | 981 | [
"DO NOT buy this product if you live outside the USA, or if where you live uses a different electrical system to the 120V used in the US.",
"I made the mistake of assuming that because Amazon stated quite clearly that this product shipped internationally, and they happily sent it to me, that it would be suitable for use in my country with a 240V system.",
"The plug would not fit into the electrical outlet and even if it had, plugging it in and turning it on would have blown the appliance's motor.",
"Amazon should include this kind of information in the specs on the appliance, or else not ship it to a country where it won't work.",
"Whilst I have received a refund, I am still substantially out of pocket, as Amazon have only refunded a very small portion of the cost of posting it back to them.",
"An expensive lesson learned.",
"That being said, I have since bought this machine locally, and it is absolutely wonderful.",
"My knives and the knives of family and friends have never been sharper."
] |
1 | LOUD!!!! | I hope there is something wrong with the one I got. I can't imagine anything this loud ever being sold. Ran it for about 30 minutes and had to take it back out. Makes a high pitched whining sound that can't be ignored and doesn't blend into the background, super annoying. It doesn't make that sick sound a fan makes when it is damaged, its running nice a strong, just loud as heck. The pitch even cuts through loud video game sounds, pathetic. Going to try to get it replaced, but not willing to risk paying any more for shipping.EDIT: Amazon replaced the fan at no charge, I am sad to say the new one is no different. My SPL Meter shows it around 35-40 dBA, not the 16 advertized. Trust me on this, I have used a lot of PC fans, always stick with the quite ones because my computer is in my bedroom. This fan is unusable. Even watching videos or playing games at full volume you can still hear the fan. I can't think of any scenario where this fan would be usable. Don't buy it!! | 981 | [
"I hope there is something wrong with the one I got.",
"I can't imagine anything this loud ever being sold.",
"Ran it for about 30 minutes and had to take it back out.",
"Makes a high pitched whining sound that can't be ignored and doesn't blend into the background, super annoying.",
"It doesn't make that sick sound a fan makes when it is damaged, its running nice a strong, just loud as heck.",
"The pitch even cuts through loud video game sounds, pathetic.",
"Going to try to get it replaced, but not willing to risk paying any more for shipping.EDIT: Amazon replaced the fan at no charge, I am sad to say the new one is no different.",
"My SPL Meter shows it around 35-40 dBA, not the 16 advertized.",
"Trust me on this, I have used a lot of PC fans, always stick with the quite ones because my computer is in my bedroom.",
"This fan is unusable.",
"Even watching videos or playing games at full volume you can still hear the fan.",
"I can't think of any scenario where this fan would be usable.",
"Don't buy it!!"
] |
1 | Very hard to set up | This tub is very hard to set up and I had to try a few times. The instructions given were lousy, I almost clipped my own fingers in between the moveable part while trying to slide it open fullsize.The base of this tub is also uneven, I'm not sure if it's 'friendly' to newborns as it could scratch the baby's skin. The fabric slide is also flimsy when set up at the edge of the tub, it moves! This slide DOES NOT snap on as claimed, it simply just sits at the edge of the tub.. don't be fooled.Overall, I think if you have to use this tub, it may be better for a toddler since it has the bath ring.For newborns, this tub may not be suitable. I'm stuck with it and I don't even want to give it away as a gift because I don't think it's an ideal product. I am thinking of getting another tub when my new baby arrives.Although the tub itself is 'Made in US', the plastic quality is poor. The slide is 'Made in China' and the quality is acceptable.If you have a choice, don't buy this. | 981 | [
"This tub is very hard to set up and I had to try a few times.",
"The instructions given were lousy, I almost clipped my own fingers in between the moveable part while trying to slide it open fullsize.The base of this tub is also uneven, I'm not sure if it's 'friendly' to newborns as it could scratch the baby's skin.",
"The fabric slide is also flimsy when set up at the edge of the tub, it moves!",
"This slide DOES NOT snap on as claimed, it simply just sits at the edge of the tub..",
"don't be fooled.Overall, I think if you have to use this tub, it may be better for a toddler since it has the bath ring.For newborns, this tub may not be suitable.",
"I'm stuck with it and I don't even want to give it away as a gift because I don't think it's an ideal product.",
"I am thinking of getting another tub when my new baby arrives.Although the tub itself is 'Made in US', the plastic quality is poor.",
"The slide is 'Made in China' and the quality is acceptable.If you have a choice, don't buy this."
] |
1 | Lost his jazz soul. | In the early 1990s, when he first gained acclaim, Joshua Redman was one of the bright hopes of jazz. He played with a fresh energy and fire, yet maintained touch with the jazz tradition in a way that all music fans could appreciate. In the last five years, however, he seems to have lost his moorings, and this latest overhyped album is merely another sad example of his musical drifting -- and our loss. I'm astonished by the rave reviews other reviewers here and elsewhere have given Redman's latest. This record is little more than rehashed funk, with a saxophone overlay that is miles short of the ability and inventiveness Redman displayed when he was playing so-called "old-fashioned" acoustic jazz. The tunes are nothing special, the thumping electronic rhythmic accompaniment is boring and heavy-handed, and Redman seems to have nothing interesting to say. Here's one (former) fan who hopes Redman will find his way back, if not to mainstream jazz, at least to credibility. | 981 | [
"In the early 1990s, when he first gained acclaim, Joshua Redman was one of the bright hopes of jazz.",
"He played with a fresh energy and fire, yet maintained touch with the jazz tradition in a way that all music fans could appreciate.",
"In the last five years, however, he seems to have lost his moorings, and this latest overhyped album is merely another sad example of his musical drifting -- and our loss.",
"I'm astonished by the rave reviews other reviewers here and elsewhere have given Redman's latest.",
"This record is little more than rehashed funk, with a saxophone overlay that is miles short of the ability and inventiveness Redman displayed when he was playing so-called \"old-fashioned\" acoustic jazz.",
"The tunes are nothing special, the thumping electronic rhythmic accompaniment is boring and heavy-handed, and Redman seems to have nothing interesting to say.",
"Here's one (former) fan who hopes Redman will find his way back, if not to mainstream jazz, at least to credibility."
] |
1 | low quality rubber hose. | For those shopping hoses, it's my opinion that a real rubber hose is far superior to any vynal based hose, regardless of how much advertising the vynal brands splash on their packages - non-kink, etc.So when my ten year old se ars brand hose got cut by a plow this winter (yes, I leave the hose outside, Buffalo NY frozen, not drained, and aside from the plow cut, it looks like NEW) I knew I would replace it with rubber.However, this Gilmour brand really dissapointed - I will return. Its rubber thinkness and quality is low. The connectors at end remind me of old pop bottle screwtops - It's clear this Gilmour company went with the absolute cheapest option available with ever choice they took.So, I went to se ars. Got a 100 ft length for less than forty bucks: Plated Brass connectors that you can drive a truck over, substantial rubber stock that doesn't telegraph the fablic weave like the gilmour did. This is a case where that classic retailer is still carrying the best. | 981 | [
"For those shopping hoses, it's my opinion that a real rubber hose is far superior to any vynal based hose, regardless of how much advertising the vynal brands splash on their packages - non-kink, etc.So when my ten year old se ars brand hose got cut by a plow this winter (yes, I leave the hose outside, Buffalo NY frozen, not drained, and aside from the plow cut, it looks like NEW) I knew I would replace it with rubber.However, this Gilmour brand really dissapointed - I will return.",
"Its rubber thinkness and quality is low.",
"The connectors at end remind me of old pop bottle screwtops - It's clear this Gilmour company went with the absolute cheapest option available with ever choice they took.So, I went to se ars.",
"Got a 100 ft length for less than forty bucks: Plated Brass connectors that you can drive a truck over, substantial rubber stock that doesn't telegraph the fablic weave like the gilmour did.",
"This is a case where that classic retailer is still carrying the best."
] |
1 | A dud (albeit rare for M&D) | My experience is exactly the same as the "Not Impressed" review. Yes, I'm the dummy who bought this despite a negative review that pointed out obvious flaws. Hopefully you will not be the same.I usually love M&D; products, and in general, they offer a much cheaper alternative to traditional items for those interested in Montessori, Waldorf, etc. I'm here to buy a child's M&D; flute and this came up, so I'm compelled to share my experience:This product is so bad that I've just left out the shapes for imaginary play and put away the rest of it. It probably IS ok for younger kids to practice threading and stacking, but to use it properly to learn patterning is probably more detrimental to a child's development than nothing at all. The colors and shapes don't match the control cards at all, which of course is The Point Of This Game.M&D; needs to find a new vendor for this one. It's a hot mess, which I recommend that you side-step around. And that's how I really feel :-). | 981 | [
"My experience is exactly the same as the \"Not Impressed\" review.",
"Yes, I'm the dummy who bought this despite a negative review that pointed out obvious flaws.",
"Hopefully you will not be the same.I usually love M&D; products, and in general, they offer a much cheaper alternative to traditional items for those interested in Montessori, Waldorf, etc.",
"I'm here to buy a child's M&D; flute and this came up, so I'm compelled to share my experience:This product is so bad that I've just left out the shapes for imaginary play and put away the rest of it.",
"It probably IS ok for younger kids to practice threading and stacking, but to use it properly to learn patterning is probably more detrimental to a child's development than nothing at all.",
"The colors and shapes don't match the control cards at all, which of course is The Point Of This Game.M&D; needs to find a new vendor for this one.",
"It's a hot mess, which I recommend that you side-step around.",
"And that's how I really feel :-)."
] |
1 | Ridiculous! | When I saw Robert Barefoot on TV, I couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry. If he's a biochemist, scientist, research etc., then I'm Abraham Lincoln. The reason that the medical community doesn't people like him is because their explanations of health and disease are utter nonsense. If he eliminates 90% of disease in his patient cohort, he will most definitely win the Nobel Prize in Medicine. It's nice to see that magic elixir salesman can still fool the medically disenfranchised.The one thing that he hasn't talked about is the horrible ionizing electron radiation from the space aliens that live on the moon. My dog has talked with the space aliens, and he found out that they don't know about the healing powers of Coral Calcium. My dog advises taking all of your money out of your retirement savings, building an underground bunker, and stocking it with Coral Calcium.I also believe that ebay has great auctions where you can buy a piece of the Brooklyn bridge for cheap! | 981 | [
"When I saw Robert Barefoot on TV, I couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry.",
"If he's a biochemist, scientist, research etc., then I'm Abraham Lincoln.",
"The reason that the medical community doesn't people like him is because their explanations of health and disease are utter nonsense.",
"If he eliminates 90% of disease in his patient cohort, he will most definitely win the Nobel Prize in Medicine.",
"It's nice to see that magic elixir salesman can still fool the medically disenfranchised.The one thing that he hasn't talked about is the horrible ionizing electron radiation from the space aliens that live on the moon.",
"My dog has talked with the space aliens, and he found out that they don't know about the healing powers of Coral Calcium.",
"My dog advises taking all of your money out of your retirement savings, building an underground bunker, and stocking it with Coral Calcium.I also believe that ebay has great auctions where you can buy a piece of the Brooklyn bridge for cheap!"
] |
1 | A truly wretched film | It is hard to believe a film that employs the acknowledged talents and charms of Ms. Knightly could manage to be as dull, trite and devoid of impetus as this disaster. The plot wanders aimlessly back and forth across the wastes of Siberia, and from one improbable assumption to another...for instance, given France's far flung Empire at the time, with secure maritime routes across the Indian Ocean and Asia right up to Japan's doorstep,why on earth is our hero trudging through Siberian icescapes to get there? I mean, on the way back you could assume I suppose the eggs needed refrigeration, but other than that it's just plain silly.In most cases of pretentious B-movie drivel, the presence of a lovely and talented actress such as Keira Knightly acts as a sort of consolation prize. No such luck: she somnambulates through this train wreck as though she herself finds it hard to accept that she is really a part of the fiasco.I can empathize. I can't believe I bought this DVD! | 981 | [
"It is hard to believe a film that employs the acknowledged talents and charms of Ms.",
"Knightly could manage to be as dull, trite and devoid of impetus as this disaster.",
"The plot wanders aimlessly back and forth across the wastes of Siberia, and from one improbable assumption to another...for instance, given France's far flung Empire at the time, with secure maritime routes across the Indian Ocean and Asia right up to Japan's doorstep,why on earth is our hero trudging through Siberian icescapes to get there?",
"I mean, on the way back you could assume I suppose the eggs needed refrigeration, but other than that it's just plain silly.In most cases of pretentious B-movie drivel, the presence of a lovely and talented actress such as Keira Knightly acts as a sort of consolation prize.",
"No such luck: she somnambulates through this train wreck as though she herself finds it hard to accept that she is really a part of the fiasco.I can empathize.",
"I can't believe I bought this DVD!"
] |
1 | Don't Even Bother | There are so many better options out there than this case. First, notice that the corners are completely open, which means that if this accidentally unhooks from your pants (which is shockingly easy) you had better hold your breath that your phone doesn't fall on the corner. Mine did, and it has a rather large dent, which voided my warranty. Further, I found that the Velcro closure came open frequently, often allowing my phone to flip out and fall, completely unprotected, to the ground.I was highly disappointed in the performance of this product and credit it with the failure of my touchscreen, which broke after the phone flipped out from the case. $199 dollars lighter and a new 3G later, I have learned my lesson. Go for the Griffen Elan Form or something similar that hugs and protects the phone tightly. Add on a screen protector and you are in much better hands. Don't waste your money on this case unless you want to be back at the Apple store with a voided warranty. | 981 | [
"There are so many better options out there than this case.",
"First, notice that the corners are completely open, which means that if this accidentally unhooks from your pants (which is shockingly easy) you had better hold your breath that your phone doesn't fall on the corner.",
"Mine did, and it has a rather large dent, which voided my warranty.",
"Further, I found that the Velcro closure came open frequently, often allowing my phone to flip out and fall, completely unprotected, to the ground.I was highly disappointed in the performance of this product and credit it with the failure of my touchscreen, which broke after the phone flipped out from the case.",
"$199 dollars lighter and a new 3G later, I have learned my lesson.",
"Go for the Griffen Elan Form or something similar that hugs and protects the phone tightly.",
"Add on a screen protector and you are in much better hands.",
"Don't waste your money on this case unless you want to be back at the Apple store with a voided warranty."
] |
1 | A HUGE Disappointment | I have never expected Grisham to be some incredible literary giant-just to give us exciting, suspenseful, entertaining reads. He fails miserably with THE BROKER. I found myself at times actually skimming pages, during the overboard Italian lessons and travelogue. I have felt for quite sometime that a Grisham read has become more and more like reading a screenplay, and this one is no exception.It feels like he got stuck in the Bologna details for so long that suddenly he had a publication deadline looming (since we MUST put out one a year-keep the cash machine churning), so let's just put a nice little bow on things and go home! No development of any subplots, strange emphasis on characters who come out of nowhere (the lady on the train), and too many loose ends-ok, the Israelis are gone, what about the RC goon, and the Saudis? Just left hanging...Beginning to get leery of spending my money on his work. Oh the salad days of A Time to Kill, The Firm, and Pelican Brief! | 981 | [
"I have never expected Grisham to be some incredible literary giant-just to give us exciting, suspenseful, entertaining reads.",
"He fails miserably with THE BROKER.",
"I found myself at times actually skimming pages, during the overboard Italian lessons and travelogue.",
"I have felt for quite sometime that a Grisham read has become more and more like reading a screenplay, and this one is no exception.It feels like he got stuck in the Bologna details for so long that suddenly he had a publication deadline looming (since we MUST put out one a year-keep the cash machine churning), so let's just put a nice little bow on things and go home!",
"No development of any subplots, strange emphasis on characters who come out of nowhere (the lady on the train), and too many loose ends-ok, the Israelis are gone, what about the RC goon, and the Saudis?",
"Just left hanging...Beginning to get leery of spending my money on his work.",
"Oh the salad days of A Time to Kill, The Firm, and Pelican Brief!"
] |
1 | Stupid Beyond Belief | OK, I can do Gothic if it's well-written, but this is as far from good as you can get. The heroine is a freaking idiot! Although she is a guest in the scary hero's castle (he, too, is a freaking idiot), she keeps wandering down into the crypt when she hears scary sounds, although she knows that a bad monster/guy/ghost is lurking down there doing evil. The hero is so funny it's detrimental to his manly status--he lurks around trying to convince everyone he's a beast and wears a mask shaped like a leopard or some such silly affectation. Everyone runs around like idiots wailing & moaning about some stupid golden cobra statue, several people almost die, the wrong ones recover, and then at the end the bad guy confesses all in a fit of unbelievable honesty. My personal favorite for stupid scenes is when the girl beats a bad guy with the arm she tears off a mummy and ruins it. If you read this, you are setting yourself up for either a laugh-fest or hours & hours of boredom. | 981 | [
"OK, I can do Gothic if it's well-written, but this is as far from good as you can get.",
"The heroine is a freaking idiot!",
"Although she is a guest in the scary hero's castle (he, too, is a freaking idiot), she keeps wandering down into the crypt when she hears scary sounds, although she knows that a bad monster/guy/ghost is lurking down there doing evil.",
"The hero is so funny it's detrimental to his manly status--he lurks around trying to convince everyone he's a beast and wears a mask shaped like a leopard or some such silly affectation.",
"Everyone runs around like idiots wailing & moaning about some stupid golden cobra statue, several people almost die, the wrong ones recover, and then at the end the bad guy confesses all in a fit of unbelievable honesty.",
"My personal favorite for stupid scenes is when the girl beats a bad guy with the arm she tears off a mummy and ruins it.",
"If you read this, you are setting yourself up for either a laugh-fest or hours & hours of boredom."
] |
1 | I hate it when I'm disappointed. | Today was the first time I tried my new hot lunch bowl. I asked for one for Christmas so I could bring hot soup and leftovers to work for lunch - yum. Well, it didn't come with instructions but I figured I'd put some really hot water in the bowl to heat it up while the soup is warming up in the microwave. I put the hot soup in the thermos, put the thermos - along with the crackers, fruit, etc. in my insulated lunch tote and off to work I went. Well, lunch time came around and I got out my soup, crackers and spoon and couldn't wait to have my nice, hot (I would have settled for warm) soup. Boy, was I disappointed. Ice cold! What a bummer! Even my insullated Thermos lunch tote couldn't keep it warm. Now the problem is, when my grandchildren ask me how I like my hot lunch thermos, am I going to have to lie to them and tell them it's great? I don't want to break their little hearts. I don't give up easily so I am willing to give it another try.... we'll see what happens. | 981 | [
"Today was the first time I tried my new hot lunch bowl.",
"I asked for one for Christmas so I could bring hot soup and leftovers to work for lunch - yum.",
"Well, it didn't come with instructions but I figured I'd put some really hot water in the bowl to heat it up while the soup is warming up in the microwave.",
"I put the hot soup in the thermos, put the thermos - along with the crackers, fruit, etc.",
"in my insulated lunch tote and off to work I went.",
"Well, lunch time came around and I got out my soup, crackers and spoon and couldn't wait to have my nice, hot (I would have settled for warm) soup.",
"Boy, was I disappointed.",
"Ice cold!",
"What a bummer!",
"Even my insullated Thermos lunch tote couldn't keep it warm.",
"Now the problem is, when my grandchildren ask me how I like my hot lunch thermos, am I going to have to lie to them and tell them it's great?",
"I don't want to break their little hearts.",
"I don't give up easily so I am willing to give it another try.... we'll see what happens."
] |
1 | dated and disappointing | This book really needed an editor. There was so much unimportant information in here, like what type of coffee Mr. Wood had with his breakfast, the amount of flights he took, where he sat in the airplane, or the mention of donors names, for no other fact then they donated money. What happened to modesty?It read like a long acceptance speech with EVERYONE listed who works, donates or volunteers for Room to Read. I could see Mr. Wood thinking, if these names are in the book more money will be spent by these people to buy this book, and more schools will be built.If this frivolous text was removed and replaced with facts and advice for others that may have similar businesses, the book would read better, and be about 1/8 of the size. At the end he mentions that Room to Read publishes more than 200 local language titles, was this anywhere else in the book? I was really disappointed that the nitty gritty details of how a business like this was run were totally looked over. | 981 | [
"This book really needed an editor.",
"There was so much unimportant information in here, like what type of coffee Mr.",
"Wood had with his breakfast, the amount of flights he took, where he sat in the airplane, or the mention of donors names, for no other fact then they donated money.",
"What happened to modesty?",
"It read like a long acceptance speech with EVERYONE listed who works, donates or volunteers for Room to Read.",
"I could see Mr.",
"Wood thinking, if these names are in the book more money will be spent by these people to buy this book, and more schools will be built.If this frivolous text was removed and replaced with facts and advice for others that may have similar businesses, the book would read better, and be about 1/8 of the size.",
"At the end he mentions that Room to Read publishes more than 200 local language titles, was this anywhere else in the book?",
"I was really disappointed that the nitty gritty details of how a business like this was run were totally looked over."
] |
1 | Absolutley Terrible | This book is filled to the brim with wrong facts, terrible sources, and just wrong information. Anyone with any knowledge of this era would see that there are blatant lies in it. It has one of the Worst Anti-Catholic Bias's I have ever seen. It constantly bad mouths the church and tells lies. It is Absolutely Terrible. It is obvious that the person who wrote this has some beef with the church and just want to make everyone else think it is the most terrible institution. It praises anything that is against the church and never says anything good about the church at all. Never buy this or any of it's editions. This book should be boycotted not only by the Catholics around the World but also by the people who don't want their innocent children being lied to in a textbook something that should be trusted!!I am currently working on a paper that shows many of the misinformation and shows the truth. So far I am only 23 pages into the book and I have 8 pages written already! | 981 | [
"This book is filled to the brim with wrong facts, terrible sources, and just wrong information.",
"Anyone with any knowledge of this era would see that there are blatant lies in it.",
"It has one of the Worst Anti-Catholic Bias's I have ever seen.",
"It constantly bad mouths the church and tells lies.",
"It is Absolutely Terrible.",
"It is obvious that the person who wrote this has some beef with the church and just want to make everyone else think it is the most terrible institution.",
"It praises anything that is against the church and never says anything good about the church at all.",
"Never buy this or any of it's editions.",
"This book should be boycotted not only by the Catholics around the World but also by the people who don't want their innocent children being lied to in a textbook something that should be trusted!!",
"I am currently working on a paper that shows many of the misinformation and shows the truth.",
"So far I am only 23 pages into the book and I have 8 pages written already!"
] |
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