Epinions Recent Reviews for ncsuprof

I may never have anything but a Jag ever again....

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:07:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I have had my 2006 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas now for just over 6 months, and have held off writing a review of it until now because I wanted a fair amount of ownership time on which to base stable opinions about the car. It is black-with-chrome, bought it at...

Sweet Spirit Farms Online Store: Quick, easy ordering, nice people, GREAT Kona coffee!

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:05:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - Sweet Spirit Farms is at http://www.sweetspiritfarms.co
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and is a direct-from-farm vendor of 100% Hawaiian Kona coffee and other food and small gift items via the internet. This is all well and good, but keep reading to understand why I say you shoul...

Location, location, location!

Sat, 30 May 2009 09:50:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I am finishing a stay in the Hilton Embassy Row, Washington DC, and find myself torn re: how many stars to give the place in my Epinions review (by the way, there's another entry called "Hilton Washington Embassy Row" that doesn't have any reviews; I...

It's been a little over a month, and I think I love my computer :)

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:04:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - First note right off the bat-- why does Epinions have a gazillion different reviews for "Acer Aspire One, model (insert one of 500 different specific model numbers here)?" Basically, Acer makes the 110 and the 150 models, and then the last four digits of...

A Pretty Good Choice for DC Business

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:45:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I've just finished a three-and-a-half day stay at the Hilton-Springfield (VA), on Loisdale Rd. in... well... Springfield (d-uh!). In fact, technically I haven't checked out yet, which is useful in reminding me to mention certain things in this review!...

underwhelmed, but it'll stay around my house

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:01:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I got a PS3 console (after having used a PS2 very happily for ages) as a "self-serve Christmas present," since I was visiting my parents in a location at which there was a Sony outlet store and they had the 40 and 80 GB models on sale at respectable (but...

A Worthy Competitor to Other Medium-High End Coffeemakers

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:39:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I have had my Cuisinart Brew Central DCC-2400 (actually, the Starbucks version, DCC-2400STR) for ALMOST two years now and have been very happy with it. Just the other day, after struggling with the odd new coffee maker purchase over the holidays (see my...

A Disappointing Venture From A Big Brand Name- the Bunn BTX

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:41:20 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - For Christmas 2008, I bought a Bunn BTX from my local Target store-- figuring that my old Cuisinart had seen better days and that it was time to treat myself to a new coffee maker given that I couldn't think of anything else I wanted for the holidays! I...

a good, if not overwhelmingly "maxi-Vegas," recent experience

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:22:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - My wife and I recently stayed at the LV Hilton for the first time in our many annual (sometimes semi-annual) jaunts to Las Vegas. We were attracted by a good room rate, decent reviews, the chance to whack up HHonors points and an immense desire to avoid...

She's been better, but good as "legacy" carriers go these days...

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:52:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - This review, I should note from the outset, is based largely on a recent first/business-class flight taken on Delta to Vegas from the East Coast and to a lesser extent on a few smaller jaunts I've had with them over the last 18 months in coach. I've...

I'm impressed-- and I FULLY didn't expect to be....

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:50:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I'm not the kind of person who usually gets truly EXCITED about kitchen appliances, and the closest I suppose I've gotten in the past to that is a really cool KitchenAid burr grinder I bought a few years ago that's built like a tank and grinds coffee...

Decent Stay- But Where Was That "Hyatt Feel?"

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:55:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I recently concluded a stay at this hotel for a three-day professional conference I was attending. The primary conference hotels over at the Hynes Convention/Pru Center were booked, so I wound up taking advantage of a special (well, not-so-special....)...

Never again on Continental for international OR business class flights

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:55:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - After reading some of the recent reviews on Continental, I decided to try them out on a couple of domestic business flights in my search for a new "loyal flyer" airline, having given up on two other large domestic carriers that I have sworn never to fly...

Great concept; bad execution by SmartCat

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:15:44 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - We had a SmartCat Cat Climber for all of a week after being excited by seeing it as a new item in a major online retail pet store's inventory; it was pricey (range at the moment= about $160-180), but we've never let reason get in the way of our desire to...

elegant and high-quality in their simplicity!

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:54:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - We recently bought a large quantity of the low-profile Durapet stainless steel bowls for our cats from a major national retailer online, after having used a few of the regular (standard profile; higher lip) bowls that we picked up here and there at...

Vonage Online Service: very good, cost-effective and reliable service

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:21:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I haven't needed the online store, per se, but this review is about our experience with the Vonage service generally. We are incredibly happy with price, quality and features offered for our monthly fee. We started with one Vonage line as a test of...

Personally, I'm happy with it!

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:30:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - After scanning some other reviews of this phone, I get the impression that there's some love, some hate and a lot of in-between on this phone system from AT&T. I think we're in the former category (love), and the only thing I can chalk up some of the...

Definitely one to consider for the price

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:56:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - I'm adding my review of this projector after consulting the first helpful one in-store, via my iPhone, at a major electronics retailer when my wife and I were looking for a data projector recently. I have university classroom-type uses for one, whereas...

Biloxi Isle of Capri Hotel and Casino: All In All, A Good Value for Money

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:45:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - My wife and I are semi-regular visitors to Biloxi/Gulfport, partially because I grew up down in that area (southeastern Louisiana) and partially because we think it's a nice and easy-to-get-to beachy-casino-ey- resort-y kind of place for quick weekend...

pretty good car; we think better than "classic" Accord

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:59:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - We've had our 2007 V6 Accord Hybrid (known in abbreviation on the web as a "HAH" for "Honda Accord Hybrid") for about 6 months now, as we got one of the last two on the lot from our local dealer in mid-late 2007. So far, so good, and we're very happy...

even if cheapest fare, do yourself a favor and avoid like the plague

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:44:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - Let me start by saying that I am a regular air traveler, a semi-new epinions member, and brand new to the airline section of the site. I'm glad this section is here, because it gives us all a chance to explore aggregate opinions about various airlines...

Yep, the majority here is pretty much on point....

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:47:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - We've had our LG Tromm Steamwasher (midnight blue) and matching dryer, inclusive of pedestals and remote laundry monitor, for a couple of months now. Got them on special (in fact, online and then arranged delivery) at a major US electronics store, which...

wow. just.... "wow."

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:59:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - Between Epinions.com and Consumer Reports (as well as some other online sources), I do a pretty obsessive-compulsive kinda job researching stuff that I buy before I buy it these days. It's worked for coffee makers, cameras, tires, resort hotels and a...

post-Katrina, still the Belle of the Ball

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:46:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - My wife and I are multiple returnees to Beau Rivage, which struck us some number of years ago on our first visit to it as the easy winner among Biloxi/Gulfport casino/resorts in the top-class overall experience category... and which, in our late 2006...

A Vegas Favorite, Though Not Without The Odd Issue

Wed, 30 May 2007 18:56:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ncsuprof - SEE 11/07 UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF PAGE When my wife and I go to Las Vegas, the Gold Coast is now our "default" hotel of sorts because of the value offered, the variety of games, the respectable table/slots prices and (best of all...chuckle) the BINGO!!!...