Epinions Recent Reviews for louisd

I love the taste of the coffee from this machine!

Sun, 9 Mar 2003 19:16:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - The Bodum Electric Santos makes coffee in about half the time of an ordinary drip machine and yet the coffee tastes much better.

This coffee maker uses the vacuum method of coffee brewing. In the past this was method was limited to complex...

Flowerbud.com: Incredible flowers and service at a premium price

Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:58:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - Flowerbud.com delivers the highest quality flowers I have seen from a delivery service but you have to be prepared to pay premium prices.

The selection at flowerbud is just about the best I have seen everywhere. While they have all the...

Proflowers.com: Normally excellent, can be hard to deal with if something goes wrong.

Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:48:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - Proflowers.com has a bit of a split personality. I have always been very happy with both their prices and their selection, but when they have issues their customer service is lacking.

I have ordered from Proflower 14 times now. 12 of the...

T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition: Good First Shot at Converged Device

Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:00:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - I have been looking for a good converged device that would work on a GSM network. I travel internationally and wanted a phone that would work when I went overseas. After researching the various GSM options available in the US (the new AT&T GSM network,...

Nice Bubbles, No Warmth

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 20:44:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - The reason I bought this item was because the box claims that while it doesn't heat water, it will keep it warm. Then upon opening the box and reading the directions the inside says that the water will cool, even on the high setting. So much for...

I love it, best TV in price range

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:54:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - This review is of the Toshiba 65HX81 which is one of the two models (the other being the 65H81) that replaced the 65H80 in late 2001.

Looking for a new TV, considering an HDTV? This may be the set for you. Let's start with a few terms:
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Americanized Tapas are umm umm good

Sat, 29 Dec 2001 11:36:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - The concept of Tu Tu Tango is borrowed from Spanish Tapas restaurants. Although the concept is the same (all appetizer sized portions) the food is not Spanish tapas. You can get everything from lasagna to spanish meatballs to asian chicken egg rolls...

Good Prices, Interesting Service

Fri, 28 Dec 2001 16:49:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - Rail Europe has an online booking interface that allows travelers to log-on to their website and price and buy rail tickets for travel in Europe. These tickets include point-to-point rail, rail passes and rail/drive passes. The prices are generally...

Cafe Maison: Excellent Coffee, Great Service

Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:06:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - I have purchased about 50 pounds of coffee from Cafe Maison in the last year to eighteen months. All of the coffee has been of excellent quality and tasted wonderful. Their flavored coffees are delicious and wonderfully made. For instance the praline...

Love it in my digi cam

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 22:30:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - UPDATE: Based on the continuing price drop in the Flash RAM area this card is no longer the great value that it was. I'm still thrilled to have it and it works great, but for about $125 you can get the almost as much storage on a Flash RAM card.
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Nice Hotel, Not work the $

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:27:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - I have been to Bermuda about 7 times and have stayed at 4 different hotels. Of all the hotels I have stayed at the South Hampton Princess was the most luxurious and expensive and also my least favorite.

This hotel has a number of positives...

Short Hills Hilton: Beautiful Hotel, Lovely Location

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:10:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - I am a frequent guest at Hilton Hotels around the world and I can say, without question, that the Hilton Short Hills is one of the nicest Hilton Hotels in the continental US. The Short Hills Hilton is more like an Intercontinental or Ritz Hotel than it...

Magnificent Historic Hotel

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:41:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - My wife and I had the great pleasure of getting married at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel during April 2000. The Willard is a marvelous hotel, staffed by marvelous people. The rooms in the Willard range from small city-center sized rooms to...

Hotel Astoria: Central Location, Loud Trains

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:21:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - There is no more central of a location that the location of the Hotel Astoria in Copenhagen. Having lived in Copenhagen for a year I can safely say it is one of the best located hotels in the city. There is also no hotel with a worse location, this is...

A bit much for home use

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:32:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - The Panasonick TG2000B is a fully features 2.4GHz cordless answering system. Clearly designed for small businesses the system can be a bit complicated for home use.

My favorite things:

1) Sound quality greatly surpasses any cordless...

Hilton Paris: Great Location, Large Rooms

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:56:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - The Hilton Paris has one of the most desirable addresses in the city of Paris. Quite literally sitting in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower the location couldn't be better. The hotel is also only a 3 minute walk away from the RER "C" line and the Metro's...

Incredible location, great hotel

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:23:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - First let's get it out there... The best thing about this hotel is its location. Strasbourg is a great walking city and the Hotel Beaucour is in a great, easy central location. Now that being said, on to the hotel itself.

This hotel is a...

Boyer Les Crayeres: A Place to Remember

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:59:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - During April/May 2000 my wife and I were lucky enough to get to spend five weeks travelling throughout France. During this five week trip we stayed at 11 different Relais & Chateaux hotels in France. Of these, Boyer Les Crayeres was certainly one of...

Pac-2000.com: Talk the talk, but don't walk the walk

Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:50:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author louisd - In early September I ordered a Toshiba 65HX81 HDTV from Pac-2000 (approx $3k). The set had not yet been shipped by Toshiba so I was looking for a place that would get them in stock first and at a decent price. I selected Pac-2000 after a lot of...