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Basic Health is a great, cheap insurance plan that you buy through the State of Washington. Anyone can apply for it, and they're a typical health insurance plan. It's run by the Washington State...
Basic Health is a great, cheap insurance plan that you buy through the State of Washington. Anyone can apply for it, and they're a typical health insurance plan. It's run by the Washington State Health Care Authority. It's a cool deal, because you pay premiums based on your income. It is meant for people who can't get insurance through their workplaces, like me. It's a long wait list to get onto it if you don't have another "easy way in" like being a previously pregnant woman who had the free state health insurance (DSHS Healthy Options) for pregnant women. Here's the website...I'm pretty sure that no other state has anything quite like our health insurance here. Maybe Oregon, but I can't think of any other state that's as socialized as ours that would be so cool as to fund this program. http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/
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Petsmart
Category:
Tropical Fish Wholesale
10210 59th Ave SW
Lakewood, Washington 98499
(253) 584-7920
This is a big, clean pet store in the Lakewood Towne Center. It's a good location, and a nice store to shop in. We bought a hamster here. Unfortunately, it had wet tail and died. I think that...
This is a big, clean pet store in the Lakewood Towne Center. It's a good location, and a nice store to shop in. We bought a hamster here. Unfortunately, it had wet tail and died. I think that they hamsters are pretty poorly bred. They are cared for ok, but they don't care for them the way that they tell you to (no two hamsters in the same cage, while they have 3-4 in the same cage). They make you sign this long list of dos and don'ts to hamster ownership so that if your hamster dies in 15 days, you can't get your money back to trade for another one. It's a pretty crappy deal, because buying all of the accessories that they tell you that you NEED to have is $65 along...and the hamster is $8! It's a con-game....ours died and I took everything back to the store and got my money back (except for the hamster).
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Nothing special about this Kmart, other than the good location. It's right behind the Schooner pub on 100th SW and Bridgeport. Right in the think of things in Lakewood. It's definitely a KMart...
Nothing special about this Kmart, other than the good location. It's right behind the Schooner pub on 100th SW and Bridgeport. Right in the think of things in Lakewood. It's definitely a KMart though - dirty, gross, and lots of confusing pricing and bad placement of products. If Kmart was so good, there would never be a need for Walmart, right? Lots of military go here for the cheapo prices, but they're not necessarily cheaper than going to post or the BX. It's just closer to home and other off-post activities.
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Old Navy
Category:
Sportswear
3500 S Meridian
Puyallup, Washington 98373
(253) 435-1143
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that...
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that some seasons, NONE of the jeans are made for my womanly body, and some seasons that's all they have. Old Navy has gotten trendier and I'm finding less and less jeans that will fit my body or are of good quality. I will still shop here first, but it's getting hit and miss for jeans. Even their regular clothing has gotten a little cheaper in quality.....hmmmm. The layout of this store is confusing and hard to maneuver in. It's in a weird location in the mall. Like it's triangular....bad feng shui.
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I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that...
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that some seasons, NONE of the jeans are made for my womanly body, and some seasons that's all they have. Old Navy has gotten trendier and I'm finding less and less jeans that will fit my body or are of good quality. I will still shop here first, but it's getting hit and miss for jeans. Even their regular clothing has gotten a little cheaper in quality.....hmmmm. This location in Lakewood Towne Center is a good one because it's never crowded. I don't know how they stay in business. And there's hardly any employees who work here. Hard to find someone to help you out.
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Old Navy
Category:
Sportswear
4502 S Steele St Ste 1018
Tacoma, Washington 98409
(253) 471-3068
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that...
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that some seasons, NONE of the jeans are made for my womanly body, and some seasons that's all they have. Old Navy has gotten trendier and I'm finding less and less jeans that will fit my body or are of good quality. I will still shop here first, but it's getting hit and miss for jeans. Even their regular clothing has gotten a little cheaper in quality.....hmmmm. Not as good as they used to be. I like this Old Navy because it's in the Mall.
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Qwest
Category:
Home Electronics
Seattle, Washington 98101
(800) 244-1111
I only have a barebones line with Caller ID. I chose this after my Vonage service that I'd had for a year proved to be unreliable...the modem kept pooping out and no one at Vonage would do anything...
I only have a barebones line with Caller ID. I chose this after my Vonage service that I'd had for a year proved to be unreliable...the modem kept pooping out and no one at Vonage would do anything about it. Since I live down by the water where there are few towers, I get spotty cell reception.
So I chose to get a standard landline with Qwest. You have to be VERY firm and upfront about only wanting a basic line though (no LD, no packages) - the packages are RIDICULOUSLY overpriced for what you get. I have been a USWest/Qwest customer on and off for many years (before cell phones - whoa!). While the landline reliability is unbeatable, the profiteering that they do is just plain old BAD. It's absurd how much they charge.
I pay about $20 per month. The ONLY pro is the reliability. The many cons include: outrageous cost for return; you are in their directory service so anyone can call you, including wrong numbers; not all telemarketers are covered by the DoNotCall list, so they CAN call you 10 times a day; they recycle their numbers in under 3 months, so even a year later, I'm STILL getting calls for the person who used to have my number; and you have to pay to get unpublished. I like my cell for the anonymity & privacy of it and loved the Vonage service for that too. Only people who I had given my number to called me.
I use a dial-around long distance service (when I need to and my cell has poor reception) called OneSuite.com. I've only used $21 in LD *total* since January (it's 2.5 cents per minute, no hidden or extra charges). Qwest is a dinosaur, no matter how nice those commercials are. That's what they're spending the money on! I'm eyeing Vonage again, now that they have better modems and are a little "older." Vonage is looking sweeter now that I've written this review!
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Gamestop
Category:
Uncategorized
3814 Bridgeport Way W
Tacoma, Washington 98466
(253) 460-6130
My kids finally dragged me into Game Stop here in UP. This is in Green Firs shopping center next to Trader Joe's. We went in looking for Game Boy games, and I was amazed to see that they had an...
My kids finally dragged me into Game Stop here in UP. This is in Green Firs shopping center next to Trader Joe's. We went in looking for Game Boy games, and I was amazed to see that they had an extensive used collection that was pretty inexpensive! I got two games for $25 for the boys, when one new game costs that much or more. Being a "newbie" to this gaming thing, I thought my wallet would have a built-in sucking noise when I walked in the door. Nope! They had refurbed Xbox systems for $100 and tons of other systems, games, etc. They buy and sell used games. I will *definitely* be coming back for Christmas shopping!!! So glad that they are in UP - they are like the Half Price Books of games!
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I finally took my kids out to eat here. I had heard good things from my local friends. It's a small place in the Green Firs shopping center, right near Trader Joe's. They were really nice to my...
I finally took my kids out to eat here. I had heard good things from my local friends. It's a small place in the Green Firs shopping center, right near Trader Joe's. They were really nice to my kids, everything was clean, and the waitstaff was really sweet, very helpful and patient with a mom and her 3 kids! The food was delicious - really good Mexican food! I had the chicken fajitas, and they don't skimp like other places do - I got a LOT of food). I ordered a taco combo for my boys, and we had plenty of food to go around for all of us...at the great price of only $22! They gave them placemats and crayons to color, chips & 2 dips (their tomatillo sauce was delicious!). Best of all, they only use 100% canola oil and NO MSG! I'd definitely go back!
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This is a new place, right next door to the Baskin-Robbins on Bridgeport in UP. A friend and I went to lunch here with my baby daughter. The place is clean, service is fast, and the food is...
This is a new place, right next door to the Baskin-Robbins on Bridgeport in UP. A friend and I went to lunch here with my baby daughter. The place is clean, service is fast, and the food is decent. They gives you LOTS of food!
I don't know if I'd choose to go back to this one, as the fare is just ordinary, not as good as some other teriyaki places. The Chinese that they have on the menu is not as good as a regular Chinese restaurant. I should have ordered some Japanese food (teriyaki, yakisoba or don buri), but I ordered the broccoli chicken instead. Nothing to write home about.
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