© 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-rabodzey Recent reviews written by member rabodzey en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_456730185348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Okay, I am back to Epinions and I have couple of new products and new reviews. Just a week ago I got my first NEW car! It was a very tough choice and I'll tell you why I've chosen Audi A4 2009.  Summary (for those who... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456730185348 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 23:05:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456730185348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426662334084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - What I don't get is WHY HOTELS IN PHILI ARE SO EXPENSIVE? I was on a business trip to Phili and wanted to get some decent hotel close to Downtown. But everything was outrageously expensive: Sheraton started at $300 and I am not even talking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426662334084 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:55:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426662334084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425350368900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Executive Summary: It is a great book that makes you think a lot and you have to get it. For those who do not know: Gene Zelazny (also author of "Say it with Charts") is a director of visual communication at McKinsey and Co. For those who do... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425350368900 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:48:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425350368900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425327890052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Hi there, Epinions Community, haven's written a while, been busy, but now, I'll get them with my axe! Due to the nature of my work, I wanted to catch up on questionnaire writing skills. I wanted some kind of a book that would get me up to speed and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425327890052 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:43:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425327890052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413806595716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Amazingly enough, I bought this book without knowing that it was one of the top 75 business books accordingly to Forbes. I had no idea that Robert Cialdini is one of the greatest psychologists of all times and, of course, I had no clue that this book... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413806595716 Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:19:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413806595716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413597142660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I am a negotiator from nature. I always get best deals among all of my friends and always squeeze car dealers and employers to leave them as little piece of pie as plausible. I only had one doubt - how do I know if I got it all? I want it all and I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413597142660 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 00:49:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413597142660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413536849540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - This is undoubtedly the best deal for laser printer ever. For just $63 I bought fast laser printer with capability to print 3,000 pages per $45 cartridge. This is three times cheaper than comparable HP model and is about the same as last-century... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413536849540 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 15:10:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413536849540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412376665732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Mercedes vs BMW - a strategic fight I am a big BMW fun and was very happy to see its sales surpassing those of Mercedes Benz (MB). You may have noticed that MB had a very different strategy from BMW. MB came up with a whole range of low-end... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412376665732 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:44:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412376665732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411988102788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Why is it such a waste of time? This book is poorly written and is not suited as either a managerial reference book or a good reading. Harvard decided to make an easy buck and get away with lousy writing by Mr. Luecke. Why is it lousy?... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411988102788 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:42:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411988102788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411665403524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Deborah's book is based on a Better Communications workshop, a series of seminars her firm offers to teach better writing. This book offers a strategy to improve your writing quality and decrease time spent on writing by 30-50%. But we never trust... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411665403524 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:48:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411665403524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410936315524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I bought this book in a hope to improve my time management skills. Somehow I felt that all those testimonials about the book (at least some part of them) are true. Let's make this straight - you do not need this book. What Is In There Anyway?... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410936315524 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:04:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410936315524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401620635268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Somehow I see B.S. and scam all over the place, it&#146s like they think that we (people) are so darn stupid that we&#146ll buy any B.S. they (con artists) pull. Obviously, the field of diet supplements and self-help is eroded with such people all over... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401620635268 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:09:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401620635268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401575284356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I do not like writing about really big things on Epinions; it is stupid to be #575… At the same time BofA deserves to be written about and I want to get a bit higher in personal finance ranking. I’m not gonna praise BofA, nor will I spread discontent, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401575284356 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:24:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401575284356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401537863300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - The new Delta emerged from bankruptcy to&#133 rip us off. I don&#146t know why, may be because I am so upset with life and the way things are going or may be because I am right, but I feel that most of the companies nowadays are there to rip us off. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401537863300 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:18:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401537863300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401518595716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I wrote this review during my trip to LA and now post it here. When I was looking for a hotel, I had three major criteria: it had to be inexpensive (~$80), decent quality (no cockroaches, no broken showers and no possibility of theft), and pool&#133 As... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401518595716 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:55:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401518595716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401471671940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Saturn Ion 2007. I rented this car to drive from LA to San Francisco during my last trip to California. There was no particular reason for this choice – it was the only compact car available from National Car Rental in LAX. At the same time I would have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401471671940 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:31:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401471671940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401437658756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Regency Inn Sfo Airport I stopped at Regency Inn SFO during my last trip to California. The only reason why I picked this place was that it had most average reviews on Hotels.com. Apparently half of the reviews there come from hotel employees and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401437658756 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:03:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401437658756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401406856836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I&#146ve been to Universal Studios in LA few years ago and I remembered two things from that trip: Terminator 2-3D and $45 ticket&#133 This time it was even worse! Getting There Universal Studious are INCONVENIENTLY located on Ventura blvd in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401406856836 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:47:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401406856836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401403055748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I rented from National on my last trip to California. I always wanted to drive from LA to San Francisco and this time I planned to do so. The major problem was that I did not want to go back to LA from SF. That would have been another 6-hour drive and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401403055748 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:51:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401403055748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400435023492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Noone buys stuff for cash today. There are variety of reasons for that, but the major one is that we think it is cheaper to open yet another store card to pay back slowly. Sometimes there are strong incentives attached to this offer: 10% off or even 15%... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400435023492 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:31:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400435023492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400377024132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I read a number of reviews on Capital One card and I think that people are very biased towards it. I&#146ll try to cover both sides of the question &#150 pluses and minuses. Bear with me&#133 Capital One Controversy If you look at the reviews... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400377024132 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:30:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400377024132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400124382852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - As you might have guessed from its name, Europcar is primarily located in EU. However, they do operate quite a few US locations. I used their services in Milan and found it to be a good choice. History Europcar is a Paris-based company... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400124382852 Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:02:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400124382852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399953923716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - I am a big fan of Japanese cars: I do not care about the looks, all I care is quality. We just bought 2001 Mitsubishi Galant with 105K miles on it and I want to share my experiences. The Car Mitsubishi Galant is a flagship of Mitsubishi cars... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399953923716 Sat, 4 Aug 2007 21:07:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399953923716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399584169604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - There are Some Things Even JetBlue Can&#146t Do Right&#133 I am a big fan of travel: I did about 60 flights this year all over US and Europe on network and low cost airlines. I love JetBlue for the fact that they redefined the notion of low cost... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399584169604 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:28:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399584169604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399326809732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - Air Berlin is for some reason less known in the US then Easy Jet or, say, Ryan Air. This is somewhat unfair as after its merger with another German low cost, LTU, combined airline will be Europe’s fourth and German’s second by size. Airline... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399326809732 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:27:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399326809732?linkin_id=8003929