If you want to have an experience of the - I'm so hip and cool, I only wear vintage clothing, meat is the fruit of the devil, and Sandra Bullock films are a form of terrorism crowd...then Foundation is the place for you!
I'm sorry...but this crowd…More »
Category:
Furniture Stores
Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands
What a dump....why is it some used furniture places think that it's ok to just stack it up everywhere in huge piles??? How can you possibly tell what's in there??? Chairs thrown in a pile..then stacked with picture frames..then topped with some…More »
Category:
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
It breaks my heart to have to say anything bad about a liquor store..and today my heart is broken....
So I get it...this is not a government liquor store, it's an independently owned one..awesome..more power to you..but riddle me this..why is…More »
*sigh....this is where shoes go to die....when no other store can sell them...and no consumer really wants them...they go to Shoe Warehouse....and die a slow painful death...
I stopped in the other day just to see what they had to offer...these day…More »
Categories:
Canadian (New),
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown
I went to Section 3 one night with a big group of friends...it was during Gay Pride so we were a big group of gay guys and one straight girl...you always need at least one;)...so we are ordering lots of drink and food..laughing having a good time…More »
What a friggin' dump...if I could give negative stars this would be my first....Sears Metrotown is where broken retail dreams go to die....God is it depressing...dirty...messy...I am getting the creeps.. just thinking about it...I felt like I needed…More »
Category:
Department Stores
Neighbourhoods: South Cambie, Oakridge
Nothing says " gee, I wanna buy lipstick" like the smell of roasted hot dogs in a cosmetics department....I'm not kidding..they were roasting hot dogs and giving them away to clients as a "cosmetic event"..huh??? What is this....Moose Jaw?? I was…More »
Categories:
Men's Clothing,
Women's Clothing
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I am soooo annoyed with H&M right now...so..I had to return a jacket I bought..I liked it but it was not something I needed so I thought I could live with out it...I headed down to H&M on my way to work..I gave myself about 30mins to get in and…More »
Do you remember when H&M was cool?? When you would brag to friends that you bought the coolest stuff… Read more »
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Restaurants
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I'm just gonna put it out there that Take 5 may want to reconsider changing it's name to We Take Our Sweet Ass Time Making Your Beverages...a little long..but catchy no??
I ordered a medium non-fat latte..simple enough right? I was the only one…More »
I have to say I'm not surprised by the incredibly terrible service from Brooklyn..they are after all a small independent men's clothing store in a pretentious neighborhood in a pretentious city....I am very disappointed though..
Vancouver is very…More »
Categories:
Accessories,
Women's Clothing
Neighbourhood: Riley Park
You suck...and you know what you did Eugene Choo..you know what you did....
Is it just me or is this the most expensive grocery store ever??!! I have stopped in a few times in the past week just to pick up some staple items for the kitchen..you know..mayo, Peanut Butter etc..and every time it costs me like $50...not matter…More »
Along with Tim Hortons..Roots is another Canadian institution that I am not a fan of....call me crazy but sweat pants and sweaters covered with the word "Roots" everywhere doesn't thrill me... does that make me a bad Canadian??
Literally everything…More »
Categories:
Men's Clothing,
Women's Clothing
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
I don't get Mavi...nor do I really care too...their denim is a horrible fit and they have out dated styles and washes..the rest of the clothing is really boring and looks like something that a Bootlegger may sell but some how is double the…More »
Kiss & Makeup...oh why oh why did you have to scorn me....I have never been treated so poorly in all my retail adventures...the girls that work at this store really seem to have the pretentious West Vancouver attitude down to a fine art....being that…More »
Categories:
Bars,
Steakhouses
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
This place is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooo over friggin' rated....my cat could grill a better steak and you could buy eight bottles of the wine for what they charge for a glass....I really don't get this place???? The interior is really…More »
Categories:
Men's Clothing,
Women's Clothing
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
So..I walk into my local American Apparel in search of a plain white T-shirt or maybe some retro shorts for summer...no need to really describe the setting as if you have been in one American Apparel you've been in then all....
I started slowly…More »
Category:
Furniture Stores
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
Methinks this place should change their name to Sofa so Bad...it's totally generic...the selection is completely void of style or originality...I may even dare to say that some place like the Sears would have better option..oh that's right..I said…More »
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
I am usually a big fan of the local independent under dog...but not when it come to a bakery that charges like $3 for a mediocre cookie! I live very close to MacKinnon's and frequently walk by...I am always lured in by the smell of baked cookies and…More »
Categories:
Accessories,
Men's Clothing,
Women's Clothing,
Shoe Stores
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
A hipsters paradise...skinny jeans, plaid shirts, funky hats...1980's neon colored everything...this place clothes nearly all of Main street I swear...
I do like a lot of the fashion here..pretty currant but still not too main stream..but for the…More »
Category:
IT Services & Computer Repair
Neighbourhood: Metrotown
UUUUGGGGHHHHHH...so as I stated in my previous review...after waiting for ever and getting the run around....they needed to call me back with a time the cable man/woman would show up...well guess what...they didn't call...SHOCKING!!
So, I called and…More »
So I moving and I need to transfer my cable. I called Shaw so I can book someone now as they book up… Read more »
I may be the only Canadian that doesn't like T-ho's...the donuts have shrunk over the years yet the prices go up...the coffee..bleck...next time you have some close your eyes while drinking and think of cat pee...the overwhelming comparison will…More »
Category:
Burgers
Neighbourhoods: Kerrisdale, Shaughnessy
I was told that since I was a burger lover I HAD to go to Red Onion...a popular haunt for the Kerrisdale folks..I finally was in the hood one afternoon and thought I'd give it a try..
*sign...I sorta wish I hadn't and just let the hype and idea that…More »
Categories:
Gastropubs,
Canadian (New),
Asian Fusion
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I didn't get it...it looked like a hip chic restaurant....but then I realized it was a lounge and a restaurant...one side filled with dinners and the other with loud obnoxious men watching hockey...??? Relish seems like where Surrey people go on a…More »
Category:
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Neighbourhood: Kitsilano
This would not be my top pick for a wine shop in Vancouver...the selection is fine but a bit limited compared to some others..the service was adequate..the gentlemen that helped me seemed like the typical pretentious Kits type..like his Superior wine…More »
Category:
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhoods: Kerrisdale, Arbutus Ridge
I was in Kerrisdale and had a hankering for a coffee so I headed to Starbucks ..but decided before entering that I wanted a change. I looked down the street to my left and say Bean Brother's..never been..so away I went.
Upon entering I looked over the…More »
Category:
Furniture Stores
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
The day that the furniture in Moe's is considered to be..and I quote.." a modern hipster style".. is the same day that Amy Whinehouse will give up crack.....
Moe's is more on the rustic/antique/asain/indian/ze n...soooo not my thing...but a treasure…More »
Category:
Videos and Video Game Rental
Neighbourhood: Kitsilano
I'm not a fan Rogers...I really don't have a concrete reason as to why...but you just never do it for me...maybe it's the hostile red color of your stores??..or the fact that you actually have due dates for rentals...or tha fact that you try to lure…More »
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Super Great Service. (28)The best service I have experienced in Vancouver,,,in no particular order... |
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Yelping SinceNovember 2007
Things I Lovemint chocolate, mid-century modern anything, musicals, greeting cards, expensive denim, yelp(duh), bbq anything, my family, trash mags, bad romantic comedies, mowing the lawn, andrew lloyd wright, dairy products, cheap white wine, gossip websites, the prairies, frozen cupcakes, paris, lazy sundays
Find Me InThis poses a good question..have I really found.....me??
My HometownKerrobert, SK
When I'm Not Yelping...is there life beyond Yelping??
Why You Should Read My ReviewsI tell it like it is...
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The Last Great Book I Readhmmmmmm...do magazines count??
My First Concertoy...Boys 2 Men
My Favourite MovieAuntie Mame
My Last Meal On EarthIce Cream..cheese...anything dairy will work..
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I own Hillary Duff movies...shhhhh
Most Recent DiscoveryHD TV may ruin some actors careers...WAY to telling for the skin...
Current Crushanyone from True Blood