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A friend of mine babysat for Joe Theisman in the '80s and they apparently didn't want to pay her because it was such a privilege to do work for them. Because of this I have always been interested in...
A friend of mine babysat for Joe Theisman in the '80s and they apparently didn't want to pay her because it was such a privilege to do work for them. Because of this I have always been interested in going to the restaurant but have never made it. It's more of a novelty than a good restaurant.
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I went here once because a friend loved it and I thought it was okay. We had the spaghetti on a pizza crust and salad on a pizza crust. It was a pretty nice location, family friendly and the food...
I went here once because a friend loved it and I thought it was okay. We had the spaghetti on a pizza crust and salad on a pizza crust. It was a pretty nice location, family friendly and the food was pretty good. I'm not sure I'd rush to go there again, but I don't have a bad memory of it.
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I've been here a couple of times, once for dinner and once for a snack. It has a nice atmosphere. I don't recall the food being amazing but for some reason my husband and I have fond memories of...
I've been here a couple of times, once for dinner and once for a snack. It has a nice atmosphere. I don't recall the food being amazing but for some reason my husband and I have fond memories of going here. Maybe it's because Old Town is so nice itself.
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I have been to Gifford's before and I admit I wasn't wowed, but we recently went back to the Bethesda store and were impressed! The coffee chip ice cream is to die for! The staff was really nice...
I have been to Gifford's before and I admit I wasn't wowed, but we recently went back to the Bethesda store and were impressed! The coffee chip ice cream is to die for! The staff was really nice and gave us huge scoops (even the kids scoops). I would definitely go back and try their fancy cones like pretzel and cookie!
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I'm visiting the D.C. area from California, where we have tons of Apple Stores. My DH bought my Ipod at the Palo Alto Apple Store, and his Nano there too. When I went on vacation, I brought the...
I'm visiting the D.C. area from California, where we have tons of Apple Stores. My DH bought my Ipod at the Palo Alto Apple Store, and his Nano there too. When I went on vacation, I brought the Nano, but no charger. So I decided to go to the Bethesda Row Apple Store because that was where we got the Nano and I didn't realize you could get Apple products at other stores.
I went in on Thursday afternoon with my kids, hoping to run in, get a charger and leave.
The setup of the Apple Store is counterintuitive and annoying, but I didn't realize how much until I had a problem.
When I first walked in I saw an employee with his black t shirt and Apple I.D. He looked at me as if to help, so I said I had an Ipod Nano and I needed a charger for it. He walked me to the back of the store, handed me the plug, and walked away.
I stood where I thought the register was for awhile, and looked for a car charger while I was in "line". There were two older women talking about their computers but I sat and waited. I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend $30 since I have the charging equipment at home, but finally this person behind the counter said "Are you just buying that?" and rang me up.
I got to my friend's house to charge it up, opened the box, undid all the wrapping, and realized it was *just the plug* -- no cord to attach it to my Ipod, so it was $30 for _nothing_!!! I was furious! I felt like I was not taken seriously because I was a woman, a mom, not 18, who knows. And I had undid all the wrapping so I wasn't sure I could return it.
The next day my dad and I were close by and he suggested I try to exchange the plug for a car charger. I would have wanted a car charger to begin with but I didn't see it while I was waiting. We went into the store and the three employees there were all busy. So we hovered around in the store, close to the "register" area. As we were waiting, we discovered that this "register" is actually where you talk to a "genius" (stupid marketing crap) for computer help, and not a register at all. So this person was actually helpful the first day for even stopping his work to ring me up for my $30 useless item.
Luckily the guy I had had the day before was the first person free, so I went up to him and tried to explain to him that what he had recommended to me wasn't enough -- he didn't even spend 1 minute with me the first time, so he didn't understand until I told him the next day that I was visting and I have all the other stuff at home but not locally, and I just wanted to charge up my Nano, nothing fancy. Since I had found that there was a car charger (and it was *$20* -- less than the useless plug and what I had expected to pay), I asked him if I could return the useless plug and get a car charger. To his credit, he said "no problem" and rang me up. I got a credit to my card for the difference.
The "car charger" is actually the cord I was missing, and a plug for the car -- so if I had kept the useless plug I could have had the whole setup for $50, including car charging and in home charging, rather than just in home charging for $50 with the useless plug and the USB cord that I was missing.
Here's the kicker -- I think because I have an iTunes account attached to my credit card, my email address and phone number appeared on my receipt and I was emailed an online receipt as well as an opportunity to do a *20 minute* online survey. The survey didn't even give me space to air my grievances about the store's layout and the dismissive employee, it was just an opportunity for them to promote their useless (to me) demos and tutorials about their products.
Long story short -- buy your Apple equipment, if you must, at a big box retailer or online.
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I stopped by with my son who is in a stroller, opened the door to be confronted with at least 20 stairs!!! I had to leave the stroller outside, but I have no idea what someone in a wheelchair would...
I stopped by with my son who is in a stroller, opened the door to be confronted with at least 20 stairs!!! I had to leave the stroller outside, but I have no idea what someone in a wheelchair would do. They had a pretty good selection (including Koigu) and were nice to me and had toys for the kids, but I wasn't interested in buying anything and am not interested in climbing the stairs again. It's too bad.
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This is a competitor for Mrs. Fields (probably predated her too) and is so good! They have really different cookie combinations and are amazing! I bought a "domino cookie" which was a dark chocolate...
This is a competitor for Mrs. Fields (probably predated her too) and is so good! They have really different cookie combinations and are amazing! I bought a "domino cookie" which was a dark chocolate cookie with white chocolate chips. It was so good, I'm really glad I don't live close by or I'd go again and again!
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I just found this store in "The Mall at Columbia" and wanted to try it out. My impression is that beach candies should stay at the beach. There are other stores in Ocean City and Baltimore. I tried...
I just found this store in "The Mall at Columbia" and wanted to try it out. My impression is that beach candies should stay at the beach. There are other stores in Ocean City and Baltimore. I tried the milk and dark truffles, dark marshmallow, heavenly hash and chocolate covered oreo. How can you mess up chocolate covered marshmallows? Well, they did. It was tasteless, like the truffles. The heavenly hash was okay. I wouldn't go back.
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I was so excited to discover that Waffle House was as far North (but South of the Mason-Dixon Line ...) as Frederick MD! I love Waffle House and never seem to be South enough to find one. No more!...
I was so excited to discover that Waffle House was as far North (but South of the Mason-Dixon Line ...) as Frederick MD! I love Waffle House and never seem to be South enough to find one. No more! Frederick is now the home of 3 different Waffle Houses!
What I love about Waffle House, besides their amazing waffles (and pecan waffles), is that everything is so fresh! I know usually in a restaurant they make everything for you, but in Waffle House the kitchen is front and center so you can see them make your waffle, eggs, bacon, etc. I can't wait to come back!
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I really thought this was a toy store from the outside, but inside it really appeared to be more of a gift store. They had some baby gifts, cards, adult stuff and a huge amount of Playmobil stuff,...
I really thought this was a toy store from the outside, but inside it really appeared to be more of a gift store. They had some baby gifts, cards, adult stuff and a huge amount of Playmobil stuff, but not anything too interesting. I wouldn't go back.
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