Sam J.

I went in for an initial exam as a new patient because my former dentist left the network. I was referred to Cypress Crossroads by my provider. At the time of my initial appointment more x-rays were taken than in any other exam in my entire life. A consulation with the equivalent of an "in house sales rep" came in and explained that I needed 2 quadrants in my mouth deep cleaned or that my teeth would soon fall out. I was told that 30 years ago by another dental group, too, but so far so good. The in house rep told me that my out of pocket cost for deep cleaning would be $1,100. I told them that I was not prepared at that time to spend $1,100 so I was sent on my way WITHOUT the customary 'regular" cleaning that is included in the initial and 6 month follow up exams. I consider this conduct to be extremely inappropriate, and unprofessional. I did not return and promptly found another dental group who examined and cleaned my teeth in the initial exam and said nothing about my teeth falling out if I did not have deep cleaning. BEWARE OF UPSELLING WITH this dental group!

I am with Cigna Healthspring, a Cigna Medicare Advantage program offered by Cigna. I have recently developed severely swollen lymph nodes. My primary Cigna physician ordered a CAT scan thru a network hospital. I waited 2 weeks for the appointment before being told that the procedure was being disallowed by Cigna. Their reasoning: there was nothing to indicate that I can cancer. Of course the CAT scan was ordered in the first place to see if I had a tumor or mass in my pelvis, chest, or head that was causing the lymph nodes to swell. I was referred to a Cigna network Oncologist who then examined me and ordered a CAT scan and an ultrasound. Again, Cigna disallowed these diagnostic tests that were ordered by an Oncologist that is part of their network. Their reasoning: until there is a diagnosis of cancer, they will not authorize the tests. In my opinion the REAL reason is that they are looking for reasons, in line with accepted medical practices OR NOT, to disallow diagnostic treatment that is costly to them. So, before you purchase a Cigna Medicare Advantage Plan, be advised that Cigna apparently engages in deceptive trade practices and does not follow normal medical protocol. In my case, I will not be able to secure diagnostic tests unless or until I am diagnosed with cancer, a diagnosis that will have to be made without benefit of CAT or ultrasound imaging because Cigna does not want to incur that expense. I recommend that if you are looking for a Medicare Advantage Plan that you do NOT consider purchasing one offered by Cigna.

My doctor referred me to Houston Colon and Rectal Surgery. That was 3 days ago. They have 4 offices in the Houston area located in Spring, Willowbrook, Humble, and The Woodlands. All locations are served by a central message center. I do not know if it is a 3rd party answering service or just a separate part of their offices. But, be advised that you will NEVER be able to call one of their locations directly. The drill is that you call, listen to a 3 minute spiel (no joke) about their services, locations, etc. and only THEN are you able to enter a message for a live person to take a message for you. You leave name, date of birth, and what you are calling about. At their convenience, their office will call you back. I have tried to contact them for 3 days without success. So, maybe the services provided ARE excellent once you get an appointment and get in front of a doctor. But proceed only if you are OK with the fact that you will never be able to contact any of their offices directly. And if you have a criticial condition that warrants expedient attention, go elsewhere. Because there is a good chance your condition will deteriorate or you will die before you can successfully contact them.

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Well, here it goes! After years of refusing to participate in Facebook, I was finally persuaded to open an account by my son for the purpose of accessing Facebook Marketplace. My refusal to join Facebook up to this point had been based on what I had read about their invasion of privacy, sharing information with other sites, and their corporate philosophy of indoctrinating minors with their slanted views. So I researched how to open an account and then limit the personal information displayed in the profile and shared publicly and with other sites... which I did after setting up my account. To my surprise, I received a notice later in the day that my account had been suspended because it did not conform to Facebook's policies. There was no explanation as to what policies it violated but it did give me an opportunity to disagree with their decision... which I did. I was asked to send a photo of myself to clearly show my face. After doing so, my account was reinstated. But overnight, Facebook decided to suspend it again and said that I could send another photo of myself and disagree with their decision to suspend but that this was the last time I could contest their decision. I had to submit another face photo which I did. After waiting 24 hours, I received the notice that I am permanently banned from Facebook with no explanation as to why my new profile and account violates their policies. I tried to contact customer service but there is no such thing in the Facebook world. Well here's the deal, Facebook. I could kick myself for falling into the trap of opening an account with you after not having one for so many years. Hell and be damned Facebook Marketplace! I am a 71 year old retired military veteran and have no criminal record or questionable life event at all. Zukerburg and cronies, bend over and kiss my rosy pink nutsack. I am ecstatic to resume my life as a non-Facebook participant.

I saw this site which said it would send a set of Dewalt tool bits for signing up and would follow with additional offers for "free stuff". I don't usually fall for such sites, but I needed the tool bits and thought I would give it a try just this once. BIG MISTAKE! Within minutes of signing up I started being flooded with spam emails, texts, and phone calls... literally MINUTES after signing up! Nothing I could do would stop them, and I have received an average of 10 emails, texts, and calls from robo marketers since that fateful day that I had a brain faXt. Do NOT give this site your personal information under any circumstances! All I have received from them to date (2 months later) is daily misery... no toolbits, no offers, just misery! It is a scam pure and simple. Be forewarned... DO NOT SIGN UP!

I was with Verizon for about 19 years. I needed a new phone and a lower price on my monthly bill so I called to see what Verizon could do to retain my business. They said they could do nothing on lowering the monthly bill even if I agreed to a long term contract. And their "discount" on a new phone was very insignificant. Hence, they lost my business. I bought a phone thru Affirm and went to a re-seller named "Visible", a company who uses the Verizon Network but charges $40 for unlimited talk, text, and data... all fees included in the $40 per month. There is NO monthly contract with Visitble.
Then, in today's mail I received a flyer from Verizon saying that if I would "come back" they would give me up to $700 toward the cost of an iphone 12 Pro AND pay up to $500 to help cover the cost to switch back to Verizon. I find that tact insulting and as irritating a a new hemorrhoid. I attempted to call Verizon customer service to expressly state my displeasure in no uncertain terms, but as usual I could not get through. So I am writing this review instead.
My recommendation: Any and all Verizon customers would be better served to move their service to Visible. I can tell no difference in the quality of phone service but I DO notice a huge difference in my monthly bill.
As far as the idiot who made the policy of not working with long term customers to retain their service while offering all kinds of incentives to ex-customers to come back to Verizon... he or she needs to lose their job. All I wanted was some reason to stay with Verizon. Now I will never consider coming back. I see that there are much better alternatives service-wise, quality-wise, cost-wise and customer-service wise.
I am NOT being paid for this review; I have no connection to Visible or to any company at all. I am just happy to be rid of Verizon and I find their business strategy to be extremely distasteful..

I joined Planet Fitness in February 2021 after having been a member of a competitor (that starts with "24") that went out of business at the location I used. Planet was a good alternative due to location. So here are some observations, both good and bad, after my move to Planet.
Positives:
1. It's clean. Staff maintains a level of cleanliness that is really impressive. Hand sanitizer, paper towels, and cleaning stations are abundant. Signage is good to point out location of stations. Staff helps clean equipment and periodically 34rd party contractors come in and professionally wash, mop, and dry the floor.
2. It's well lighted and well ventilated
3. There are minimal announcements over the music system to interrupt music or interfere with concentration during workouts. (a very pleasant change after my experience at their competitor!
4. Staff is friendly, courteous, and professional. Planet sends out emails for surveys of customer satisfaction occasionally
5. Their phone app for touchless check in and features to gauge traffic at the facility over the app is very nice.
Negatives:
1. They have much signage regarding customers' responsibility to wipe down equipment before and after use. However, their policy is totally disregarded and is not enforced AT ALL!
2. They have the ability to track the demographics of their customers at each location and could base their music playlist on those demographics. Or they could even implement a system (at little cost) that would adjust the playlist to the average age of the clients inside the facility at any given time. But do they do this? NO! And if you are not 18-30 years old, the music on their playlist will make you want to puke. For anyone over 30, the playlist can be considered cruel and unusual punishment.
3. Customer concerns are not addressed in any objective form. If a complaint or concern is registered, do not expect to receive any feedback as to what consideration was given or what action was taken
Overall, I would neither say Planet is outstanding nor would I say it is terrible. It's adequate or maybe even a little ahead of other national chains.

What a waste of time this site is! The profiles of women on this site are obviously written by scam artists who are attempting to phish email address and phone numbers to resell or to try to hack legitimate members' personal information. Avoid ALL profiles which start with "Am" and routinely omit "I". Avoid ALL profiles who include a first and last name as part of the profile. Avoid ALL profiles which are obviously written by someone who has no grasp of the English language. Avoid ALL profiles who give some idiotic description of "occupation" with job descriptions never heard of. Avoid responding to ALL people who routinely ask for personal email address right off the bat. Avoid ALL people who cannot or will not agree to Skype first so that personal information does not have to be exchanged. In short, be prepared to waste a LOT of time dealing with freaking idiots who live in 3rd world countries and misrepresent themselves in these profiles. 9 out of 10 are fake on the women profile side. I have been on the site long enough to accurately state that. Why I don't know!