© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-bhweb22 Recent reviews written by member bhweb22 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_406470299268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - One of the more prolific epinioneers (Bryan Carey) got it right when he mentioned that SkyMall is overpriced. He also got it right when he said that most of the inventory is really stuff you don't need... so why do we keep going back to skymall.com?... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406470299268 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:44:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406470299268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_360440106628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - StewLeonards.com is actually a brochureware store that tells you about the amazing history of a Connecticut institution. Stew Leonards is the World's Largest Dairy Farm, and features one of the best in-store experiences of any food store I've ever been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~360440106628 Fri, 11 May 2007 12:58:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_360440106628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_268443356804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - I thought that I was going to write the next great epinions expose here. In the past, I've found stores with tons of sparkling reviews that I just didn't believe. Some stores were obviously badly constructed sites and some had other problems that even... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~268443356804 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:33:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_268443356804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_261876846212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - When I first saw the North State XT Gate, I was a little upset. It looks like a smaller version of what Big John Studd and Hulk Hogan wrestled in about 15 years ago. I couldn't see why I'd ever want to stick my kids in it. But, as I often do, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~261876846212 Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:41:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_261876846212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_251081363076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - I used to be able to control my Quiznos intake. There was only one location that I could only visit occasionally. And it was there that I would treat myself to the height of fast food epicurian delights... the Classic Italian. While it's hard to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~251081363076 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:43:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_251081363076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_250155077252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - I love knowing about those sites that really save you money. Sites that I can spring on my friends and really impress them with. Sites like Restaurant.com. About the Company Restaurant.com does two things - coupon sales and just recently... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~250155077252 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:25:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_250155077252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_248616881796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - I've been knocking around the online world for almost 11 years now. I start off with that statement not to impress upon you my level of knowledge, but simply to show you that I've been around long enough to make tons of mistakes. I've found the wrong... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~248616881796 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:32:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_248616881796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247687712388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - The Online Insider recently changed jobs and needed to get business cards done fast and cost effectively. Where did he turn? Iprint.com, of course. About the Company Iprint is a dotcom survivor. They started life in 1996 and are still at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247687712388 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:48:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247687712388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247479832196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - One of the most important things that companies must do for their online customers is to make them feel that they're buying from the same store they've walked through offline. To do this right, the images, the colors, and the text needs to flow... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247479832196 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:58:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247479832196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247278702212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - After a while, all the online travel sites start to blend together. They all promise the lowest prices, and furnish the consumer with equally toothless guarantees to that end. They all have the same pictures, the same comments, and even sell the same... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247278702212 Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:15:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247278702212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247079669380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - I've talked a bit in the past about Insider v 2.0(the current version)'s love of basketball. It is all encompassing. I hear about basketball when he wakes and when I put him to bed. We've got about 7 hoops in various and sundry places throughout our... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247079669380 Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:48:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247079669380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246820867716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - Every so often, the Online Insider remembers a company that was a one hit wonder around the time the bubble popped in 2000. And when those company names come back to me, I make a mental note to go and visit their site again to see what happened to them... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246820867716 Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:41:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246820867716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246647787140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - One of the biggest problems online stores that have large inventories face is making those products navigable for consumers. It's fine to have millions of items, but if no one can find them, you're really not helping anyone. So stores like Amazon and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246647787140 Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:50:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246647787140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246460550788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - I'm writing this review in homage to Bryan's 2000 yr/2000 review write off, and I'm in even straying from the relative comfort of websites and services to do it! As part of this exercise, we were asked to think back to the year 1999 and the millenial... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246460550788 Sat, 5 Aug 2006 13:20:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246460550788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246305754756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - Barnes and Noble is a fine bookstore. I like to browse the aisles there and love the fact that they've got comfy couches and good coffee in the store. It's a great experience. The reason it works is that the folks from B&N realized that buying books... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246305754756 Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:21:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246305754756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246113537668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - As I've written before, sometimes product trumps interface. If you've got a compelling inventory, you don't need bells and whistles to sell online. You just need to have remarkable items that no one else has. In the words of Seth Godin, you need a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246113537668 Thu, 3 Aug 2006 17:00:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246113537668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245912276612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - I've used the USPS site since it was found at www.usps.gov... conveniently located where no one could find it. In about 2000, someone at the PostMaster's Office finally realized this, and moved it to www.usps.com - so that everyone could finally use the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245912276612 Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:41:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245912276612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245710491268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - Sometimes technology makes things so easy that you actually become mad or feel sad for the folks that don't use it to help them with their daily lives. This happens to me every time I go through a toll booth and look to the right of me at the people who... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245710491268 Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:39:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245710491268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245455031940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - Fashion, footwear and clothing are a few of the last retail strongholds that the net has not successfully breached. Sure there are stores online that cater to this market - bluefly.com, landsend.com, and any of the myriad online extensions of offline... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245455031940 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:17:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245455031940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_243125292676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - Sometimes the web can do amazing things for local merchants. Companies that have a strong following in a community because they serve their particular niche with strong proprietary knowledge, style, passion and great customer service can really benefit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~243125292676 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:08:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_243125292676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_241543646852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - One of the major problems with any cell service in NY, NJ and CT centers on the roadways and tunnels that folks that live around here have to deal with on a daily basis. Most of the time, you're forced to drop your call before you go over one of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~241543646852 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:05:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_241543646852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_240725823108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - There are some sites that bring tears to the old Insider's eyes - in a good way! A few months ago, as I was fishing through the bottom of my dishwashing machine to find a baby spoon that had jumped through the grates on our flatware rack, I thought to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~240725823108 Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:30:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_240725823108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_233046773380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - CleanFlicks is a business that the Insider loves (but not because you think!). I have no intention of ever joining the service, it's just not for me. But I love it because you could only do this sort of thing online. Let's take a look at what it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233046773380 Thu, 25 May 2006 21:27:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233046773380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_232863075972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - Looks like I'll be the last person to review Lodging.com. I've been aware of this site since early 1999. It was a small company that started in Florida. They sold wholesale hotel rooms on their website and through the telephone. In about 2002 they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~232863075972 Wed, 24 May 2006 18:06:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_232863075972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_232695631492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bhweb22 - Every so often I'll comb through the nether regions of epinions to find a site that I've never visited. As I spend most of my time on the Net, that's generally not easy. And it's certainly not the norm for me to have never heard or visited a site with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~232695631492 Tue, 23 May 2006 18:10:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_232695631492?linkin_id=8003929