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Dan's list of businesses that make his life more difficult than it needs to be.

 1. Bc Spca Animal Shelters

1205 7th Ave E
Vancouver, BC V5T 1R1
(604) 879-7721

Categories: Animal Shelters, Pet Stores

Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant

1.0 star rating
  7/27/2011

A TALE OF TWO SOCIETIES:

It was the best of times it was the worst of times. It was a season of bureaucracy. It was the season of benevolence. There was a king on the throne of the SPCA with a big ego and an ordinary intellect. There was a king on the…More »

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 2. Mac Station

1014 Homer St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2W9
(604) 806-6227

Categories: IT Services & Computer Repair, Computers, Electronics

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown

1.0 star rating
  7/4/2011

I got screwed over by these guys.

The staff are friendly. If Herb Tarlec is your idea of friendly. Were the sales staff poached from a used car lot? Whatever, yeah yeah shake my hand. Ask my name blah blah blah.

I bought a used 19" Cinema Display and…More »

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 3. 1&1 Internet

701 Lee Rd
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
USA
(877) 461-2631
1.0 star rating
  1/19/2011

Holy jeez, this is my conversation with tech support:

ME: Yes, is your e-mail server blacklisted? I'm not receiving e-mail from my address attached to my domain name.
TECH SUPPORT: Yes, we know about the problem. All our servers are blacklisted.
ME: Do…More »

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 4. Ticketmaster

1304 Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1W6
(604) 682-8455

Neighbourhood: Downtown

1.0 star rating
  12/27/2010 First to Review

Ticketmaster is so evil that I considered going back to my handful of one star reviews and giving them all an extra star so that the one star review would remain reserved exclusively for Ticketmaster. The worst of the worst.

These flimflam artists are…More »

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 5. Dressew Supply

337 Hastings Street W
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H6
(604) 682-6196

Category: Arts & Crafts

Neighbourhood: Downtown

2.0 star rating
  2/3/2011

Dressew has all kinds of nifty fabrics and sewing supplies. And their prices are reasonable. Nothing terribly exotic or high end but it's a good place for basic stuff.

However, the old women who work here are exceptionally mean. They are…More »

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"Dessert has two s's. (Desert has one.)"

Review votes:
482 Useful, 637 Funny, and 367 Cool

Location

Vancouver, BC

Yelping Since

March 2010

Things I Love

Mel Brookes, Animation, Funk, Art Galleries, Traveling, Documentaries, Languages

Find Me In

a chocolate, meat or dipsomaniacal coma.

My Hometown

Vancouver, BC

My Blog Or Website

http://manifestphoto-t...

When I'm Not Yelping...

I am stealing people's souls.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

I've reviewed two prisons. And a cult.

My Second Favourite Website

http://www.manifestpho...

The Last Great Book I Read

Siddartha by Herman Hesse.

My First Concert

Sir Mix-A-Lot. (And I still like big butts.)

My Favourite Movie

Blazing Saddles.

My Last Meal On Earth

May have been lethal.

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I collect fruit stickers.

Most Recent Discovery

Boylan's Cane Cola.