Reviews by Mdharper

Mdharper says "Looks Can Be Deceiving.." about Whirlpool Conquest Refrigerator

Mdharper — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:51:32 GMT

We have had this fridge for about 5 years. My biggest complaint is the amount or the lack of space in the refrigerator. There are only 3 shelves, but it has 3 drawers. I thought the drawers would make up for the other shelf and they do not for me. I put things in the drawers and then I forget it's in there. Out of sight out of mind. It's nice that you can adjust the temperature in the drawers. This refrigerator is deep and things get lost in the back so easily.

I do love the looks of this Conquest on the outside. We bought it in the stainless and it is still just as beautiful as it was the day it was delivered.

It took me two years to learn that you do not have to replace the water filter until water will not pass through it. You do not have to replace it just because the light tells you too. That's the best kept secret out there in my opinion because we drink a lot of water and were replacing that dang filter about every 3 months at $30!

Our ice maker also stopped working after...

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Mdharper says "Big Mistake! They messed up with this one!" about Mr. Coffee 12- Cup Model DRX20 Coffee Maker

Mdharper — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:07:38 GMT

I must agree with everything the previous reviewer stated about this Mr. Coffee Maker. It is by far the worst coffee maker I have ever owned and hopefully ever do own. The noise does not bother me so much as I am far away from my kitchen, but all of the other things mentioned are so bothersome that I am in the market for another coffee pot after having had this one for only 5 months. The pause and serve is useless because it drips the entire time. I can't tell you how many times I have accidentally hit the buttons and changed the time. Very frustrating.

It states that it is a 12 cup coffee maker. There are two holes in the back of the coffee maker where you pour the water to prepare the coffee. These two holes are at the top and if you fill the water too high it will leak out of the holes. I also can't fill too close to these holes because I have to pull my coffee pot out from the wall to fill it and when I push it back against the wall after wards, the water will spill out if...

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Mdharper says "Uniden Goes The Distance" about Uniden - DECT 2080-5

Mdharper — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:14:00 GMT

We have had this Uniden phone for about 8 months and have not been disappointed at all. We have had Uniden phones for years and have usually had great results with all of them. I also have a Panasonic 5.8 in the house and this one does not interfere with it at all. This Uniden set is upstairs and it has been taken outside and walked all over our yard (which is very large) by teenagers that like to talk in private. It is constantly left off the charger for a day or two and there has never been a complaint about low batteries. Although I wish it were so it would teach them to put it on the charger at night like I tell them.

I have nothing bad to say about this phone. I love the lighted key pad, the speaker phone, the timer, the ring tones, the volume is the easiest to control of all the phones and the numbers are big and easy to read on the display.

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Mdharper says "Best Buy for your Buck!" about Hewlett Packard Deskjet All-in-One F2210 Printer

Mdharper — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:04:35 GMT

I bought this Printer-All In One - a few months back for $24 at Walmart. It does a great job at printing, scanning, making copies and printing photo's. I love it. It was very easy to set up and install and it comes with two cartridges- one black and one color. Just the cartridges alone are worth more than $24. The settings are very user friendly when scanning or making copies. It walks you through each process so that anyone can use this printer to its fullest capabilities.

The ink cartridges are not at all expensive. I used to have a Lexmark and paid an arm & leg for cartridges. These ink cartridges are also the easiest to have refilled at your local Walgreen's also. I have had each of my cartridges refilled without problem and paid around $10 for the black cartridge and $15 for the color cartridge. You just can't go wrong with this printer. It's the best buy for your buck.

It does use a little more ink than normal. But you can also set it to print in "economy mode" to save on ink...

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Mdharper says "Poor Quality and Disappointing Customer Service! " about Sears - Goldsboro, NC

Mdharper — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:06:57 GMT

I grew up with Sears and I have shopped this Sears store for over 25 years. I have watched it re-model several times and make many improvements. I've watched them struggle over the years as many new stores arrived in Goldsboro and offered the same items for less money.

With all the competition for business going on all around us today, you would think that every company would stride for quality. This has declined with Sears. I have noticed their quality of clothing has changed in the past few years. It may have happened when they acquired Kmart. They seem to be one in the same now. At least they do in Goldsboro. Instead of bringing Kmart up, they have brought Sears down.

But, the one thing that brings me to write this review is their customer service. It's awful! The cashiers could not care less if you are in the store. They will not offer to assist you with anything, and act rude if you ask them to help outside of their boxed off register. Even as you are checking out, they are...

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Mdharper says "It does it's job, but a pain in the rump to open and close!" about Black and Decker Toaster Oven - Classic Toast-R-Oven

Mdharper — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:29:03 GMT

I would definitely not have even bought this oven if I had not gotten it so cheap because the box was gone and I had discount coupons on top of that.

When you pull open the door of this oven it pulls out the wire rack and when you close it the rack is pushed back in. Here lies the problem. Because it does not go in and out smoothly, it takes two hands. It has enough resistance that it feel as if it's rusted. You have to put one hand on top of the sometimes "hot" open to pull the door open and then to close it. You absolutely cannot close it with one hand without feeling like you are going to either tear the oven up or burn your hand. I am now going for option one!

There were several of these ovens when we bought this one and noticed this problem. We opened the boxes and checked out 4 others. All of them were just like this. For some reason we were certain that we could fix this when we got home and started using it. At least try some WD-40 on it. I have now tried everything...

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Mdharper says "Drip...drip...drip....and drip even when the pot is not there!" about Mr. Coffee 12 cup programable

Mdharper — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:39:39 GMT

This coffee pot offered everything I needed. I bought it about 3 months ago and am ready to trash it right now! It was a fantastic price for under $25 and I could smell my coffee when I woke up in the morning. I also love the fact that you can see how much coffee is in the pot. Most coffee mfg's are making the pot so that we can't see how much coffee is left and I did not want one like that. Nothing could be worse than getting 1/4 cup of coffee when you are expecting a full cup. I also loved the clock and timer in green neon so that I can see it at night. I especially love the auto turn off after 2 hours. That is great! It also has the feature of getting a cup of coffee while it is still brewing, I just can't remember the name of it right now. It has a little lever on it to stop the coffee from dripping, when you take the pot from underneath it. I have never used that feature because I am never awake when it is brewing. I always set the timer and wake up after it has finished brewing....

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Mdharper says "You've Got Part Of It Right........." about Pizza Inn - Greenville, NC

Mdharper — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:34:41 GMT

While I do agree with your review of Pizza Inn pizza and their fantastic buffet that also includes a wonderful variety of dessert pizza. I have not seen many Pizza Inn restaurants that are not up to par as this one is. I have only dined there one time and I would not go back even if it were the only one left.

The restaurant itself is in a old building and it's past time to do some upkeep. It just appeared to the naked eye, as not very well kept. The booths and tables were not in bad shape. The walls seem to be too dark and their wasn't enough light inside. The buffet that held the pizza was very small compared to other Pizza Inn's that I have eaten at. It was set up so that two people could not walk around one end of it at the same time. That was pretty aggravating when there were a few people up there at one time.

I'm glad we were just passing through and didn't have to depend on that Pizza Inn to dine out at. We would surely have chosen any other Pizza restaurant over going to that...

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Mdharper says "Wash after wash, year after year, it's still like NEW!" about LandsEnd.com

Mdharper — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:10:03 GMT

Land's End is my favorite clothing to wear. I have purchased everything from swimsuits to raincoats to socks and shoes and underwear. And believe me, wash after wash it all holds up just like it did when I bought it. I have several long sleeve cotton shirts that I have had for a few years. Each time I wear them if I get warm, I push the sleeves up. Later on in the day as it cools off and I want the sleeves pulled back down, they go right back to my wrist and fit perfectly. They are not stretched out from being pushed up at all. As a matter of fact, if I don't get it dirty, I can fold these shirts up and put them back in my drawer and wear them twice each time between washing them. That little 5% of spandex makes all the differece in the world.

Their swimsuits are awesome too. I take an aerobics swim class about 2-3 days a week at the Y. I always rinse my swimsuit out, but they put so much chlorine in the pool that you can still smell it. Before I started buying Lands End swim wear,...

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Mdharper says "Great Card with Perks" about Chase - Amazon.com Visa

Mdharper — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:34:09 GMT

I've had the Chase Amazon Card for a few years now and have really enjoyed using it. I have received several $25 certificates for spending so much on it. We use it each time we make any large purchase and my husband uses it for business. We haven't very often carried a balance and have never been late. I did have to talk to Customer Service one time a few months ago about a problem with a credit that did not show up, and they were very nice.

There is a place on Chase.com that you can set up reminders for yourself. I have mine set up to send me an email if my bill is not paid within five days of the due date. I also have my account set up to call me 2 days before the due date, if it is not paid. They can also call you if a purchase is made above X amount of dollars. (It's a recording)

You can protect yourself with email or telephone notifications from them. That is one of my favorite things about this card. No more accidental late payments!! This is a win, win credit card in my...

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Mdharper says "Life IS good with this little red LG..." about LG - AX5000 Cell Phone

Mdharper — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:40:31 GMT

My husband and I got these phones a while back when we renewed our contract with our cell phone company, Alltel. At that time there was a sale on them for buy one get one free. We decided we liked all the features and especially liked the LG brand, so we choose this phone. It was important to me to have a camera phone and it was important to my husband to have a phone to access the Internet. We both wanted to stay in the flip phone family, which we had always had. This phone suited both of us well. Not to mention the color red appealed to me so much.

We love our LG ax5000. It is a great phone with a lot of side kicks. Some of my favorite features are downloading new ring tones, taking pictures, Internet, text msgs and the speaker phone. I love pressing one button and I have the speaker phone on. This phone is so user friendly. We have never had any trouble with either of our phones. If and when we do have to replace them.....it will defiantly be with an LG brand phone.

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Mdharper says "Takes a lickin' an keeps on giving fun & excitement to all ages!" about Air Hogs

Mdharper — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:11:07 GMT

I bought the Air Hogs- Reflex helicopter for my husband for Christmas. He is a kid at heart and I knew he would enjoy it. Well, it was better than expected. Once out of the package and charged for about 30 minutes, the fun was just beginning. He has played with this every single day. I use the word play very lightly, because he does not think of it as a toy. It must be very easy to operate because my husband does not have very good hand/eye coordination. He was never very good at playing Nintendo games with our kids, but always had an interest in remote controlled vehicles. It appears so easy for him to control the Reflex, that after the first day he was practicing different strategies. Within the first week he has learned to maneuver all over the whole house.

It has crashed several times and the blades are so flexible that you just have to twist them back into their original position. He also found a U-Tube video on line from Air-hogs that helped him in the beginning. I...

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