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Mixed Quality
Cascade Kennels is an interesting place. They have Becky's Puppy Manners classes - which are widely considered to be top-notch. Their facilities are great. The grooming service is great and they...
Cascade Kennels is an interesting place. They have Becky's Puppy Manners classes - which are widely considered to be top-notch. Their facilities are great. The grooming service is great and they recognize and adjust to the pups. And they audition their groomers with great care - once dismissing a trial one because she tethered down our dog. (He's a bit of a drama queen, but non-violent and well-behaved.)
However, outside of training the doggie playtime for boarded dogs is limited and everything seems a la carte. So while we go to Cascade for grooming, we instead go to Doggie Haven for boarding.
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Supercuts
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Barbers
14211 NE Woodinville Duvll Rd
Woodinville, Washington
(425) 483-5399
You Almost Get What You Pay For
I've had my hair cut at this SuperCuts twice. Both times have been bad. I've had mixed experiences at other salons - HairMasters and Great Clips on the same street, for example, although Gene...
I've had my hair cut at this SuperCuts twice. Both times have been bad. I've had mixed experiences at other salons - HairMasters and Great Clips on the same street, for example, although Gene Jaurez always does a good job - but SuperCuts seems to subscribe to the weed-whacker theory of just get it short fast and move on.
Years ago another hair chain advertised "We Fix SuperCuts". This is why.
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It's about the ambience and the heat
I've been to Dixies many times over the years. Seldom by my choice. I mostly agree with the other reviews, but feel something is missing...
Dixies is in a converted garage (car mechanic shop)...
I've been to Dixies many times over the years. Seldom by my choice. I mostly agree with the other reviews, but feel something is missing...
Dixies is in a converted garage (car mechanic shop) near where the 520 and 405 meet. Essentially under the 405. Parking can be problematic when it's crowded (nice days). You then get into line - again, often long - and select your food from a cafeteria-style line. This is very different from, say, 3 Pigs or Texas Smoke House where you actually place an order.
After getting your food, you find a place to sit. At some point, the proprietor comes by asking if you want to "Meet The Man". This means, do you want some of the hot BBQ sauce that makes VampFire sauce seem like hollandaise? The answer should typically be "No", because you're there for the ambience, not the suffering.
Note that I didn't say you're there for the food. It's okay, but not really worth the effort. I think Texas Smoke House is better, and of course many places out-of-state.
Will I go back? Yes, when a group of friends or co-workers insist. But not for the food.
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OK if you really need the cut
I've been to this Great Clips several times. The haircuts are definitely better than SuperCuts down the street, but on average the cuts at HairMasters are better.
This location is a standard...
I've been to this Great Clips several times. The haircuts are definitely better than SuperCuts down the street, but on average the cuts at HairMasters are better.
This location is a standard long-and-narrow layout. The manager is a bit prone to forcing unpleasant music on everyone, as opposed to HairMasters where I never even noticed it. The stylists vary quite a bit - I've had a bad haircut but some, such as Alex, do a good job, although a bit less personalized than HairMasters (again, stylist-dependent probably.) Cost for a haircut is a bit lower if you skip the shampoo, a bit higher with it than HairMasters.
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Excellent Spa Service
I have given my wife gift certificates for various massage places and spa experiences. By far her favorite place to get massages is the Lynnwood Gene Jaurez - for both relaxation and for pre-race...
I have given my wife gift certificates for various massage places and spa experiences. By far her favorite place to get massages is the Lynnwood Gene Jaurez - for both relaxation and for pre-race (she runs long-distance races, for which a massage before can be good.)
It's professional and not at all mystic. They're on time and the facilities are excellent.
Gene Jaurez is quite a bit more expensive than some of the other places I've sent her, but from her reactions it's clearly worth it.
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Always great service and prices!
I've been buying from the Magnolia Hi-Fi chain for over ten years. I don't buy expensive electronics (TVs, receivers, DVD, speakers, etc) elsewhere. The reason why is, I bought an expensive...
I've been buying from the Magnolia Hi-Fi chain for over ten years. I don't buy expensive electronics (TVs, receivers, DVD, speakers, etc) elsewhere. The reason why is, I bought an expensive receiver from their Beaverton (Oregon) store a long time ago, and then suddenly moved. After the move, my receiver didn't work. I called the Bellevue store up, they looked me up and told me to bring it down. I did, they tried to turn it on, and simply handed me a new one they'd put behind the front desk for me. Five minutes of them tapping serial numbers into the computer and I was done.
I go back regularly, and have tried the other stores, but Bellevue, and especially Duane, keeps me coming back. He's been there forever and has a very loyal "clientele". The reasons are that he'll ask you the relevent questions, even suggest you draw up your room, and make suggestions and tell you why. He'll talk you OUT of spending more than you need to, even if you were planning to. And if you ask him to give you a discount, he will - a "prestige sale" or something like that. It can be a pretty decent discount, just for working with him. Which means, of course, that next time you go back to him again, so I'm sure it works out for everyone.
Even though Magnolia is "owned" by Best Buy, I've had lousy experiences (and hard return issues) at Best Buy. I have only positive experiences at the Bellevue Magnolia.
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Mostly fine job
We've used both Coit and Stanley Steemer for carpet cleaning at different times. They seem about the same in most ways. In both cases the cleaning was adequate but not much attention was paid to...
We've used both Coit and Stanley Steemer for carpet cleaning at different times. They seem about the same in most ways. In both cases the cleaning was adequate but not much attention was paid to stains or problem-areas.
The cleaners arrived in a big yellow van and power-shampood everything. They moved furniture as needed, and "pre-spotted" areas that were pointed out as having stains, but the cleaner also stated that the cleaning would get everything out without that step - which turned out not to be the case.
Stanley Steemer had less of a hard-sell for extra services than the other company, but for all practical purposes the two services seemed indistinguishable.
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Okay cleaning, too many sales calls later
We've used both Coit and Stanley Steemer for carpet cleaning at different times. They seemed equivalent and about the same price, with about the same equipment. In both cases the cleaning was...
We've used both Coit and Stanley Steemer for carpet cleaning at different times. They seemed equivalent and about the same price, with about the same equipment. In both cases the cleaning was adequate but not much attention was paid to stains or problem-areas.
Coit did move all furniture and put small blocks under the feet, and they were polite and efficient. Perhaps a bit more professional than the Stanley Steemer folk, but that may be just variation of which truck we got. There was a bit of a hard-sell on some extra services. We wanted the stain resistent coating anyhow, but haven't noticed any difference with it.
The only real problem was the calls, in the evening usually, months later offering us "specials". Since they had my cell phone number, these were extremely inconvenient.
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