Reviews by ssevers

ssevers says "Netflix.com is awesome!!" about Netflix

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:27:52 GMT

My husband and I signed up for Netflix.com about 2 months. In those 2 months we've probably watched a dozen or so movies. Before that I don't think we had watched a dozen movies in the prior 2 years!!! It was so expensive to rent movies and it was VERY inconvenient to have to go and take them back to the video store. I never remembered and with the price of gas, it wasn't worth an extra trip into town just to return a movie so I wouldn't be charged a $2.50 late fee. We discovered Netflix.com and signed up for the 2 movie at a time plan. Awesome!! I get a movie I want and he gets a movie he wants. No more fighting over who gets what. The movies arrive at our house within a day of them being shipped. I can watch whenever I get around to it and then put it back in the mail, at my house! No extra trips! I love it!! Also I guess you can also watch some movies through their website. My husband has used that feature. I haven't.

We totally love Netflix.

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ssevers says "The only company I use!" about Enterprise Rent-A-Car

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:17:12 GMT

My family and I take a vacation every summer. We typically fly somewhere...which means we have to rent a car when we get there. I always, always use Enterprise. I have used them several times and have never had a bad experience with them. We have always gotten a very nice car (sometimes even an upgrade without even asking). Their service people are very nice and helpful and will answer any questions we might have. Also, if you're going to have the car for a while and you're going to be doing a lot of driving, I highly suggest purchasing a tank of gas from Enterprise. It's much cheaper that way! Their prices have always been competitive and are typically cheaper than anywhere else. And they almost always have a rental facility right in the airport we are flying into.

The only downside I have ever encountered with Enterprise is the long lines you have to wait in sometimes to check-in and get the car. That is expected, of course....but it doesn't seem to ever be the case...

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ssevers says "It's all we use!" about White Cloud Diapers

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:11:06 GMT

I have 2 kids....ages 5 and 3. My 3 year old is still in diapers. So, I have been buying and using diapers for 5 years, consecutively. For those 5 years I have been buying mostly White Cloud diapers. With my 5 year old I found out in a hurry that they did not work for newborns. Up until he was about a month old, I had to buy Pampers because the White Cloud newborn diapers leaked....bad. But after he was a month old, I bought nothing but White Cloud. Same thing with my 3 year old. I used Pampers for about a month and then I switched to the White Cloud.

I did stop using White Cloud for about a year about 2 years ago after they started making the White Cloud Supreme diapers and not just the regular White Cloud diapers. There were fewer Supremes in a box and they cost more. Then I think Walmart wised up and started putting more diapers in the Supreme box so I started buying them again. I think they are just as good as any "name brand" diaper.

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ssevers says "Super cute little show!" about How I Met Your Mother

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:04:34 GMT

I didn't watch the first season of this show. I don't know why. I just didn't. I started watching during the second season. Now I'm hooked. I DVR it every week and watch religiously. The "family" dynamics between the five characters is awesome. Every week they come up with something new and entertaining. It's never, ever a dull show. Of course Barney is my favorite character. He is so funny! Yes, he is a total womanizer, but in a funny way. Not offending in the slightest.

And, like everyone who watches, I too want to know who is the mother??? Yes. I thought it was Robin for a while. Then I thought it might be Stella. Now, I really have no idea. I just have fun watching the show! It's so humorous and entertaining and really with the times. They are a bunch of young, successful adults who enjoy hanging out and having a good time....and occassionally getting into a little trouble now and again! Who wouldn't love that???

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ssevers says "Good to deal with." about American Family Insurance

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:04:26 GMT

My husband and I have been with American Family since 2002 for our auto and homeowners insurance. We've only filed one claim. That was for a pretty bad car wreck, involving 3 vehicles about 18 months ago. The wreck was my husband's fault. We had no problems getting AM Fam to pay the bills. We were able to take our car to wherever we watned to get it fixed. I believe the other 2 vehicles involved had no issues either.

I love the fact that I have a local agent that I can call up whenever I have a question or have an issue with something. That is why I have stuck with AM Fam and not tried to switch to someplace like Geico where you never know who you're going to talk to or where they're located. My agent knows me personally, knows my family and my family's needs. He never tries to talk me into any type of coverage he knows I don't need. Their rates have always been very competitive. I will stay with American Family Insurance as long as I keep getting good service at...

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ssevers says "It's just alright" about Sleep Number Queen Bed

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:55:52 GMT

My husband and I have had our queen sized pillow top Sleep Number bed for about 3 years now. When we got it I expected it to be the best thing since sliced bread. It was super easy to get set up. Took it out of the box. Unfolded the mattress part. Put the inflatables pieces inside and hooked them up to the pump and inflated them. Then hubby and I got in bed and adjusted the mattress to our "sleep number." Then it was time for bed. Yay!!! I thought I was going to have the best nights sleep ever!! I was wrong. I didn't sleep any better, or any worse for that matter, than I had any other night on any other bed. I spent the next couple of weeks adjusting my side up and down to see if that helped, but it didn't. So, I really felt kind of duped by the people in the commercials. I won't say it feels like sleeping on an air mattress....because it doesn't. I feels like any other bed. But it doesn't feel like the best night sleep I've ever gotten either.

Next time...

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ssevers says "Outstanding coverage" about Bare Escentuals Well Rested

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:43:50 GMT

Bare escentuals well rested is one of the best make up products on the market. I use it every day to cover those lovely dark circles under my eyes. It also works well as a base for your eyeshadow. Sometimes I don't even bother putting my eyeshadow on over the well rested and I just wear that alone....or with just some simple black eyeliner. I'm not sure how I ever lived without it!

I put it on with the maximum coverage concealer brush. I got both of mine from QVC.com. Very reasonable priced, I might add. Most of my bare escentuals products come from QVC.com. I use most everything Bare Escentuals these days. It's the only make up that doesn't make me look like I'm wearing make up. It's doesn't leave that wonderful make up line around my chin area. You know what I'm talking about, right?? It goes on so smooth and silky....you'd never know it was in a powder form. That's the great thing about it.

Something else that covers good is the bisque concealer. It does a...

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ssevers says "I am in love with a vampire." about Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:35:45 GMT

Twilight is not anything I would have ever picked up to read on my own. I just happened to start reading it because I have lots of friends who read it and who were just in love with it. So I bought it on a whim last week and read it over the weekend. Well.....I am in love with Edward Cullen. I ended up buying New Moon and I'm now about halfway through it. I will be purchasing Eclipse in the next couple of days. And I will be seeing the movie very soon.

What can I say? It's definitley not just a book for teenagers and it's definitely not just a "vampire" book. It's really more of a romance book with a little bit of aciton thrown in for good measure. Edward is the perfect boyfriend. Perfect. I wish more men were like him....well, minus the vampire stuff, of course. I absolutely love this book and as I said before, it's definitely not in the genre that I ever read.

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ssevers says "Totally death defying and freaky!! But absolutely love it!!" about The Deadliest Catch

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:29:38 GMT

I've seen the last 2 seasons of this show. It's definitely not a show I would have sat down and watched normally, but after we got HDTV I was flipping through the channels and the graphics were amazing so I stopped to watch and I totally got sucked in! The job these guys do is amazing! Every second they are out there in the water they are in danger. Every year someone dies.....they all know it, yet they are all back out there year after year after year doing the same job. And for most, it's a family tradition going back generations. Discovery has done an excellent job with their camera placement and interviews. I also love the behind the scene stuff with the captains. When Phil got sick last season I was truly, truly worried about him, as if I had known him my whole life. This is certainly not a job I would ever want to do, but it is definitely a show I love to watch!!...

ssevers says "Drama....Drama....Drama" about Jon and Kate Plus 8

ssevers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:24:44 GMT

I've seen every episode of this show. It's like a trainwreck. I just can't stop watching! At the beginning, I absolutely loved the show and couldn't get enough. Now, I just watch to see what they'll do next, where they get to go for free, what people give them. Yes. I do see a lot of love between the Jon, Kate and the 8 kids and between Jon and Kate themselves. And I would be a total nutcase if I had to raise 8 kids. But yikes!!!! It's gone from them having to stay home because they couldn't go anywhere to them flying off to Maui for 2 weeks, getting manicures and pedicures and having an elaborate 2nd wedding. And didn't they just go on a 2 week vacation over the 4th of July? And I do belive that this wedding was filmed sometime in August. So in a matter of a month they were gone on 2, 2-week long trips. Goodness. Those kids need some down time. The show is a good show if you don't get too into it, like I obviously have!...