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- Picasso Tapas in Hillcrest
Last night Kristen and I discovered a fun little place in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego called Picasso Tapas. Walking around the neighborhood we settled there purely because it was busy when nothing else was. (Little travelers tip right there.) After wiggling our way past the door we found a nice seat and settled [...]
- A few new customer service annoyances
It seems like every day I either have great customer service or horrible. Here are the last few that I’ve encountered.
#1 Delta Airlines. To say that our flight from San Diego to Atlanta on Monday was a disaster is an understatement. We’re a family of four traveling together. Do you think you’d seat children with [...]
- Fact check everything
Sometimes we think that computers can solve all of our problems. Obviously, in this case the sign got printed because a person trusted that a computer had translated their business name into english correctly.
There will never be a time when human touch isn’t needed to fact check the computers. Communication and commerce are simply too [...]
- $200 Asterisk for the iPhone 3G
If you are like me you didn’t notice the tiny asterisk in this image. But there is one. Do you see it?
This morning I intended on lining up at the Partridge Creek Apple Store to upgrade both of my AT&T phones to the smoking hot iPhone 3G.
Since I’ve been a loyal AT&T customer since 1998 I [...]
- Online Car Buying Stinks
Kristen and I are in need of a car. We haven’t completely decided on the model, but we are fairly certain our new car in San Diego will either be a compact car that gets good gas mileage or a hybrid.
Since we’ve not bought a car in over 10 years I was expecting that the [...]
- 2 Weekend Retail Annoyances
Just thought I would share two annoying things that happened to us over the weekend from local retailers.
Ritz Camera I’ve not been shy on Twitter about my desire to buy Kristen a killer camera. We finally decided on a lens/body package and headed over to the mall to pick it up. This wasn’t a small [...]
- Bank Robbery: Why banks rob consumers…
Walking into a bank is like walking into a casino. You walk into the building and think to yourself, “Where did they get all of this money?” The answer is simple: They make it from people like me.
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- CSR: Youngers Irish Tavern
It’s St. Patrick’s Day! So it’s time to cover the only “Irish” place in town. We’ve lived in Romeo nearly 5 years and this location, 120 S. Main Street, there has been at least restaurants. Younger’s is the only one good enough concept to truly make it.
Location: Downtown Romeo. With ample parking in the rear [...]
- CSR: The Crazy Loon Cafe & Pie Company
With Pepper’s, the Doghouse, and Sempre` now out of business, I am looking for a new spot for my lunch rotation. This gives me the chance to revisit some old favorites that just didn’t make my rotation before.
Location: 66850 VanDyke Washington Township This is one of those diamonds in the rough kind of things. The [...]
- K Mart saved Christmas
Without sounding overly dramatic, K Mart saved our Christmas day. After the service last night I took a gander at our food situation. Let’s just say the cupboards were bare and the day had been so insane that we hadn’t had the chance to get groceries.
A quick search on Google maps determined that every grocery [...]
