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Catherine O.

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10 Reviews by Catherine

  • King Arthur Flour

9/6/22

I have used KA flour for years, lived near the company store in VT for awhile, have compared their flour with other brands. No comparison. Very high quality. Their baking book is superb, online classes and wide variety of flours and related products to choose from. An added bonus about this company is that it is employee owned. A plus in my book. If you like to bake and like to support environmentally conscious and clean companies, King Arthur Flour Company is the one to chose.

Tip for consumers:
King Arthur is the best, and their website posts a ton of great recipes and helpful hints.

Products used:
All purpose Flour and specialty flours.

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  • Indigo Wild

3/30/21

I love, love, love the products made by Indigo Wild. Zum bar soaps, laundry detergent, massage oil, hand soap, body wash, body lotion and body spray are the cleanest and most aromatic I have ever used. All products are plant based ingredients. I am partial to their Frankincense and Myrrh scented products although they have such a amazing selection of scents to chose from. I sometimes add a little more essentail oils to them. I am often stopped and questioned about what I am wearing, as they scents last a long time. Now I see they have dryer balls too. I also purchased a little travel which is loaded with products for great price. Always well packaged in convenient containers and produced in their Missouri plant. Great shipping, and customer service is impecable. I would love to include my latest receipt, but pdf and copy of emails do not transfer from my laptop to the required box as they are not jpegs.

Tip for consumers:
The category should be "Personal Care" products. Whatever scent you love like lavendar, or mint, sandalwood etc, you've got great selections to chose from. The oils are pure, no synthetic products. They ship very fast and email your receipt and tracking info.

  • Chewy

3/11/21

Chewy has great products for my cats from litter, food, toys, pheromones and collars. Great selection of products, good prices, fast shipping. Only once in 5 years was there a product problem and they made right immediately. I love to have home delivery rather than schlep products from pet stores and markets. So convenient. Great communcation and smooth transactions always. I would love to add copies of receipts and images of products I have ordered, but the format is always in a email, not a jpeg.

  • Classmates

3/10/21
• Updated review

After writing a not so nice final follow up email to Classmates.com (my 6th) and opening a new claim with paypal, I received an email this morning that they would refund my money and I could keep a free membership. Since they knew they had not provided me with the product they promised, they decided it best to refund and have the claim closed. I am persistant when I am right and will not allow others to take advantage of seniors. However, no one should have to jump through hoops, send 6 emails, to get any company to fulfill their obligation to consumers. I still recommend avoiding this company.

Scammers-Run the other way!
3/9/21
• Previous review

If I could give these scammers a minus star, I would. False advertising and bait and switch tactics. I rec'ed email from them that I could look at my yearbook. So I paid initial fee, but they never delivered the yearbook. My yearbook wasn't available as promised. Seriously, these guys need to be put of out of business. I contested my Paypal. Please tell your family, friends and acquaintences to run away. Don't get manipulated by these criminals. I tried to attach copy of my receipt below, which is in word format as they sent to me, but it's not a jpeg. What is also dishonest about "Classmates", is that you are not informed until they send you a copy of your receipt that the "fee" is non-refundalbe. What kind of a business does this? A complaint to the BBB is next.

Tip for consumers:
Don't waste your money. This is a dishonest company which only wants your money but doesn't deliver.Too many peoplle have been scammed as company refuses to refund your "membership" fee, let alone deliver the products.

Products used:
Nothing received as advertised. Yearbook was not available as they claimed.

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  • Sun Oven

3/10/21

I purchased my Sun Oven awhile ago and have found it to be the most useful appliance I own. Living in the desert makes this my primary cooking/baking appliance to keep my house cooler and save money on air conditioning bills. Cooking with the sun is an awesome experience and it's FREE! The sun never charges us. The Sun Oven gets to 350-375 degrees inside so you can make everything in it as you do on a stove or oven. Casseroles, breads, cakes, hard boiled eggs, dehydrate foods, roasts, chicken, etc and you don't have to worry about food drying out or burning. When weather disaster strikes and the power goes out, Sun Oven is your savior to prepare food and sterilize water, if necessary. Outside temps don't matter. I keep mine on a chrome wheeled waist high cart so it's easy to move around and I don't have to bend down on the ground. When not in use, I keep it in my garage with a vinyl cloth on it. The Sun Oven is well built, sturdy and will last a lifetime. I love that it's made in the USA too so it provides jobs here.The company website has recipes and helpful tips and there are many YouTube vids on the Global Sun Oven too. Every household should have a Sun Oven. There is nothing like cooking with the SUN. This is the best I have ever seen on the market and company is great too.

Tip for consumers:
Being prepared is not an option anymore with weather changes. Be ready for when disaster strikes or just use a Sun Oven to save electric bills. The Sun Oven and the company which makes them is concerned about our environment, our need to be prepared and using a smaller footprint to redujce environmental impact. The fact that the Sun Ovens are USA made is a 100% benefit too.

  • Vistaprint

3/10/21

I have used Vistaprint for my business cards, marketing supplies and even my online website and everything has been seamless and beautiful. Designing my website with their platform was very easy and the options for designs are outstanding as compared to other sites. Their site is very user friendly and customer service is very helpful, respectful. It is a great company to do business.

Tip for consumers:
You can go wrong with this company. So many design options or you can use your own jpegs for your supplies. They are the best.

Products used:
Business cards (2 types), Large marketing banner, website design.

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  • ThriftBooks

3/10/21

I love this company as I can get almost any book incuding old ones, without resorting to purchasing from big A. I like supporting smaller companies. When I had a problem with a used instead of a new book being shipped, they instantly made it right and gave me a little credit too. Thriftbooks is my first go to company.

Tip for consumers:
It is good to support smaller companies.

Products used:
Books, books and more books!

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  • Universal Life Church

12/2/20
• Updated review

I received 2 emails this morning that the troll who was causing so much harassment and trouble on the Minster's Network will not be posting anymore. The one with the foul name of "MF'er" spelled out, was removed. Finally after 2 months of complaining, ULC has taken action. No minister should have to go on for 2 months of notifying an organization about trolls on a private network. For now, it is resolved.

Be warned if you are sincere about being a secular minister
12/1/20
• Previous review

First off, I was ordained 3 years ago through the ulc.org website which is the "ULC Monastery" with an address in Seattle, WA. They maintain a decent website and have a "Minister's Blog" which is open to the public and a so called "private Minister's Network" for ordained ministers to communicate with each other. There is no leadership, no one to actually speak to who is in charge other than someone to process supply orders/issues. Over the past 3 months a so called minster using a fake name, has spent each day trolling, harassing, name calling other minsters, uses foul language, posted 3 racist memes and denigrated Native Americans who are Democrats of which I am a Native American who is a registered Democrat. The Minister's Network is a place of inspiration with us posting spiritual quotes and jpegs and religious quotes as well. It is not a place for political rants. It has turned into a cesspool. Notifying the *******@ulc.org has been useless as minsters are advised to just block or mute the troll. What? ULC allows foul language, harassment, trolling, racism, etc. and we should just put up with it? The Minster's blog is almost as bad, but people are at least mostly civil. Political issues become excuses for poor behavior, name calling as well. To be told to "calm down" by *******@ulc.org because of the holiday is outrageous as I have forwarded the troll's posts since beginning of October 2020 and they have not taken any action. So here is what I now believe. The ULC.org, The Monastery, is complicit, has no leadership, no way to contact the supposed minister in charge. Only people at a remote center to process orders. I am not the only minister who is disappointed about their inaction. Any techie should maintain a website to immediately remove trolls. I have contacted the original ULC-the Universal Life Church Seminary in Modesto, CA. Much more relevant with actual people at a church in Modesto CA as well as online classes. I have spoken to the office manager, who is receptive and knows about the problems of ULC.org and problems of nasty trolls. ULC Seminary in Modesto, CA is the organization and real church to be aligned with, not just some online platform to collect people's money and send them minster paraphernalia. I am sorry, but I believe for me to be silent would be complicit. Be forewarned. Every word is truth.

  • Nuts.com

12/1/20

This is a first class company! My orders, including gift orders, have been fulfilled with 100% satisfaction. Great variety of nuts, dried fruit, jams, gifts, etc. The only place I can get organic crystalized ginger with no sulfur dioxide or other preservatives. Great variety of organic products, which is a plus in my book; no preservative or junk additives. Shipping is prompt even during holiday period. This one is a keeper.

  • Nextdoor

11/23/20

I have seen over the past 1 1/2 years a total erosion of this platform down to a cesspool. People post nasty comments, attack others and get away with it. Right wing extremists have taken over and the leads are just as bad, even participating in snide comments which are nasty. When people "report" our lead gets upset and bashes those who report rather than him stepping up, stopping hateful rhetoric, reminding people of the guidelines. I have been called a "Liberal" for expressing my views in a diplomatic manner as if its a cussword. When someone moves to our neighborhood from California, the right wingers jump at the person and say "go back home, we don't need your type here, we don't need Arizona to change because of you." As a professional woman of color I have been the target of racist attacks and when I stand up and call out their BS it's worse. Contacting ND is useless. Yes I am a Liberal Democrat and proud of it, My people have survived all attempts to kill us all off and I speak up and don't accept mansplaining or racist attacks. So within a 2 week period I had to confirm to ND that I still lived in my development. The 2nd time I was a bit put off and sent an email to ND asking them to look into harassment. I got suspended for 14 days! What? They claimed I violated their "national/local politics" guidelines. I posted information about November is Native American Heritage month. That is hardly political, It is cultural and historical. Racists. Stay away. They act like a bunch of FASCISTS.

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Catherine O.'s review of Classmates earned 7 Very Helpful votes

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