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Brenda B.

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5 Reviews by Brenda

  • Thehawaiianleicompany

12/5/23
• Updated review

When I have been traveling, I order fresh flowers to be delivered to my home within a few days of returning. I ordered my favorite flowers - a tuberose lei from The Hawaiian Lei Company.
Although they state, on their site, that their tuberose flowers were in short supply, the flowers were just as generous, just as fresh & fragrant as ever!
Because I understand the process of getting the flowers, packing them well for the overnight trip, I ordered the flowers to be delivered 3 days after getting back from my trip.
I think it was "Robin?" who phoned me, letting me know that the flowers could be delivered a day early - even better!
The flowers arrived, expertly packaged, fresh, just wonderful!

Tip for consumers:
You can order from The Hawaiian Lei Company with confidence that your flowers will be just as fresh as if you were in Hawai'i.

True Aloha Spirit
4/5/22
• Previous review

Having ordered from this company many times over decades, their fresh flowers have always arrived looking as well as with the same fragrance as if they were just picked. The care with which the flowers are packed with cold packs & absorbent paper assures freshness whether they are picked up in person or sent overnight express thousands of miles to their destination. There has rarely, if ever, been any problem at all with the flowers arriving right on time, though they have, every time I ordered, arrived pleasantly earlier than expected.
When there were questions about my order I was contacted immediately by the company's helpful, courteous, professional staff.
Most recently, March 23,2022, a very sweet woman, Helen, contacted me immediately after placing my order to be completely certain that the arrival date & type of flowers were correct. My dear friend, in Michigan, was completely thrilled with the beautiful lei she received. She remarked that the flowers were so fresh, so perfect, that they lasted for a week!

Tip for consumers:
If you want to order leis or other flowers, it's best to order on a Monday to give it time for the lei to be created, expertly packaged, sent via overnight express to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday. Weekend deliveries are an option, for an additional $20. + fee.

Products used:
Fresh plumeria, Hawai'ian lei.

  • Osf

12/5/23

The Old Spaghetti Factory is a chain restaurant that doesn't feel like a chain. Having been to several in different areas of the USA, it's really really good every time, in every location. My most recent experience was on November 2,2023, in Oklahoma City, OK.
The restaurant was in a dicey location & I was going there in the evening. There was high police activity with sirens & lights every 5 minutes or so.
The restaurant itself was beautifully furnished, very clean. There was a large party going on, which actually added to the fun atmosphere.
There were only 3 servers as it was on a Thursday evening. Even with this, my server was very attentive, professional. The service was just as good as always.
I ordered my favorite, Potpourri, DEE-LISH-US!
My own dinner & the take outs that I ordered were perfect just as it has always been every time I visit an Old Spaghetti Factory in every location. The place is the OSF closest to me even though it is a 4-hour drive, I will be passing through there for the next couple years on my drive to Canada.
I will definitely stop off!

Tip for consumers:
I love this chain!

  • Bonefish Grill

5/9/22

Having been to a Bonefish Grill in several locations, it is the very best. Recently I went there at the location in Colorado Springs, CO. We were a party of two, it was a Wednesday night. It was just to stop in for drinks. Their fare is so diverse, always changing, we ended up ordering more. I had a Strawberry Citrus Martini. The other person had a glass of classic Red. Both were so delicious! We also ordered their signature Bang Bang Shrimp & for me, their always delicious Maryland Style Crab Cakes.
Our server was very attentive, very personable.
The other person in our party took one sip of my Strawberry Citrus martini & ordered one, too!
The bathrooms a every Bonefish I have been to have always been sparkling clean, well stocked. For the great food with constant new offerings, sparkling clean dining area, bar & restrooms, I will always go back!

Tip for consumers:
Bonefish has food that everyone of all ages can enjoy.

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  • Swagbucks

4/5/21

When I started using Swagbucks, in 2012, it was fun. The surveys that said they lasted a certain amount of time would almost always stick to it. Now? A survey that is listed as lasting 10 minutes usually lasts 30 minutes, then, participants will often get disqualified instead of the points listed. This means that the person just wasted 30 minutes with nothing to show for it.
Whereas the "search wins" used to pay out in higher amounts, usually 50 - 75 SB, sometimes as high as 200 - 500 SB. Now? It's usually 4 SB - 9 SB. When Swagbucks has what is called "Collector Bills" or CBs, the payout will temporarily be a higher amount for a short time.
I left Swagbucks for a couple years, deleted my account, went back in 2017, establishing a new account. It seems to have further deteriorated.
The site, itself, while it has many activities that pay out, has more problems than a math book in that many featured ways to earn stop working, with no notice.

The section of the site where you answer one question for one point has a comments section that has become a cess pool of trolls, scammy posts. In the past year, I have emailed Swagbucks about this, four times to help to make them aware of the problem.
Nothing was done, not even the courtesy of a reply. The scammers were gone, the trolls remained.
The trolls spend all day every day making snarky, nasty, downright mean comments, attacking others, driving the people who actually act like adults, away. I had to change my name on my account as the trolls used my information to find my other social media accounts, went there to further harass me. Swagbucks was made aware of this, STILL, did nothing.
Finally, I decided to never go back to the comments section, which is a shame, I enjoyed posting information to help others struggling to make ends meet in the eco downturn. I was driven away by trolls.
There is another feature called The Swag Button. Although I have uninstalled it then installed it, is still not working. I sent a message to the Swagbucks site, asking for help. That was 2 months ago. No reply.

The bottom line on Swagbucks is that you can make money from the site if you are very patient. However, the money is cumulative, if you are looking for overnight wealth, you have better chances if you buy a lotto ticket.
Swagbucks could be better if the site mangers did a better job at addressing issues when they are reported.
I gave it 2 stars because I'm still able to put $$$$ in my Paypal account on a steady basis even with the glitches, frustration, trolls.

**** AS PROOF**** this is a link to my SB Page showing my activity:

https://www.swagbucks.com/profile/jetwhisper*******

  • Dailybreak

6/22/20

Dailybreak often has it's facts wrong as well as often skewed "facts". The activities show points offered while not delivering, 20% of the time. Whoever is running the site also allows scammers to post in the comments section. The site had what they erroneously called a "Rewards Store" that offered no reward for several years until finally fessing up that there were no rewards to give. In the daily spin activity the "winner" of 40,000 points is often only referred to as dailybreaker. If you have time to waste, don't mind being lied to, enjoy truckloads of BS, this site might be just what you're looking for.

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