Who am I? Why am I authorized to judge others? Oh, yeah I am a consumer!! I enjoy posting reviews and giving kudos to those who deserve it and hand slapping those who need it. I like to think I am fair, I tend to give places more than one chance and I know the world does not revolve around me. However, it would be nice if we each got our moment to be the center of attention! I rely on other people's reviews as well! If some place has mixed reviews, I will give them a try. However, if somewhere has consistent bad reviews, I tend to stay away. Everyone has different levels of expectations and mine seem to be high, but everyone should have a basic level of expectation when paying for a meal, experience or service. Kindness, timeliness, cleanliness, value for what you get and manners are just the basics. I also tend to appreciate reviewers who post just as many good reviews as bad, not everyone is excellent and not everywhere is horrible. I try to remember to post good reviews and not be super harsh on bad reviews, because maybe it was just an off day for that particular individual or businesss. Bad reviews tend to roll off the fingers much easier than good ones, because venting is easier to do than it is to praise others for a job well done! I encourage you to let others know when they do a good job and to post reviews when you have the time. I enjoy learning from other consumers vs the businesses trying to make a dollar. I love to shop online for clothes and I rely heavily on the reviewers that state too large, too tight, no shape, cheap fabric, must buy great deal, order in every color - So far consumer reviews have been right on and I tend to order the correct size, one up, one down or right on depending on what others have already learned. Life is too short to not take good advice and save the time later of returning something for being too tight or too large. Yelp is also requiring that businesses to do business differently, and businesses that care tend to monitor reviews and reply to them. I have enjoyed the interaction I have had with business representatives who have responded to my bad and even good posts. If you haven't yet, start yelping and sharing your reviews with people like me so I can learn from your experiences!
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