Olga V.

We've got Murray's 'Classic Cheese of the Month' 3-months subscription as a gift from someone, $175. It's $58 per month.
Each month we received 3 tiny pieces of cheese surrounded by excessive number of large ice packs in a large box. The cheeses were not ripen properly and tasted terrible. We had to through half of them out. The first shipment also contained piece of slate and a chintzy book to "write down our tasting experiences". This was a complete ripoff. Spare your loved once from this terrible gift.

I ordered several garden tools from Garrett Wade online, order #*******857. It was a gift for a relative who lives on the West coast, and I am on the East coast. I specified the delivery address as where the item is supposed to go, and had give my address separately to go with my credit card payment for security reason, as usually. This was my first order from Garrett Wade, and the company seemed reputable.

To my surprise the box with the tools was dropped on my porch today. I called GW to see if they can correct their mistake. The answer was that the only solution is for me is to place a totally new order on their web site. They didn't offer to correct THEIR mistake, e.g. to ship another set to a right address and have me return the box for free. Nor did they offer me to ship the box to a correct address myself and comp the shipment. When I placed the order I used a coupon code and a discount. The discounts have now expired and I'd have to pay more for the same items.

I did not want to pay for shipping of heavy garden items across the country in a first place. Needless to say this will be my first and last order with GW.