Reviews by davie281

This review is for Smartie Pants Childcare & Kindergarten, Diamond Creek VIC

verified email - 15 Mar 2013

Sooo regret putting my son into this Kinder, if it wasn't for the large expense to take him out and locate him elsewhere I would have removed him at the drop of a hat. This place is run with very young and inexperienced girls now and my son stopped eating at the centre because the food is sooo bad, rice or plain spaghetti, that's the choice, and has been for the 10 months he attended. Look elsewhere as there is Waayy better Kinders out there. If my son had been younger and would have been there longer then I would have definitely removed him, but I stuck it out for the remaining few months and he is now in Prep, what a relief, and he is coming on heaps. The Kinder didn't even teach him the basics and they call you constantly to come and pick your kid up, a sneeze as much and you are asking the boss to go and pick your kid up AGAIN.

Check the fees etc. also as there is no holiday periods or fee reduction for sick days. You pay FULL fees for 50 weeks no matter what, sick, public holiday, anything, and 50% fees for 2 weeks holidays but only if you give them plenty of notice and it can only be taken 1 week at a time per 6 month period. So, basically they make sure they get full fees all year round, when he was with Little Learners you had fee reductions for more holiday periods and you also got fee reductions for X amount of sick days per year which makes a HUGE financial difference to you.

As mentioned he had previously been in the Little Learners Kinder in South Morang which is FAR superior and run by more mature and professional staff, my son loved going to Little Learners and came on leaps and bounds as the staff spend a lot of time being creative with the kids, not just "baby sitting' them like Smartie Pants. Very disappointed in this Kinder on many levels, go elsewhere.

Nearly forgot to mention that when you give notice of removal, in my case to go to Prep, you have to fight for your money back. I was initially told I was not owed any money at the end, but had paid over $800 dollars in bond at the start and other fees as they took over 2 weeks to acknowledge the notice we gave and then tried to charge us another 2 weeks fees. Anyway, after a few weeks of email tennis and phonecalls the amount they would only pay back was still wrong to the tune of being over $300 short.

By this time I had had enough and just absorbed the cost and put it down to a very bad experience for me and especially my son, eventually got a cheque over 2 months after he had been removed from the Kinder. There are plenty more Kinders out there who are MUCH better than Smarti Pants, put it this way, they certainly cant be any worse.

Approximate cost: $over $400 P/W

This review is for Ajantha Indian Restaurant, Mill Park VIC

verified email - 15 Mar 2013

My family and I moved to South Morang around 2 years ago, we enjoy Indian cuisine so hunted out the local restaurant which was Ajantha and have never looked back. We would not even consider going elsewhere, nice settings with very polite and friendly staff, and what can I say about the food, WOW it is amazing, they only use chicken BREAST in their dishes. Ajantha is the most 'authentic' Indian restaurant I have ever tried (and I have tried quite a few over the years), they are always consistent and never fail to impress.

We moved to Diamond Creek about 18 months ago and still drive to South Morang/Mill Park to pickup our takeaway (if we are not eating in). We have also entertained a few friends at the Ajantha and they ALL now don't go anywhere else. Give them a try, I guarantee you will not be disappointed, in fact, writing this review has put me in the mood for an Indian Vindaloo, Mmmm YUM.

This review is for Lube Mobile, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

After reading all the negative reviews I was very reluctant to call Lube Mobile, but I had a car in the drive that would not start. So after checking their website and confirming the call out charges etc. I decided to give them a call, within 5 mins I was booked in for later the same day. The mechanic called me to let me know he was 20-25 mins away, after 20 mins the mechanic was at my door (Anthony), I gave him a quick rundown of what I had checked etc. as I know a little about cars but I am no mechanic.

I knew the callout charge of $109.80 covered the original callout and the first 15 mins of work, so I let Anthony 'do his stuff'. After 30 mins he had got the car started and then spent another 15 mins putting it back together, therefore a total of 45 mins, car started and back together. I then assumed (which makes an ASS of U and ME) that it would cost me more, but it didn't, I was charged the original callout fee of $109.80 for 45 mins work instead of the 15 mins. I was completely satisfied and would use Lube Mobile again without hesitation, which leads me to the fact that I was reluctant to use them in the first place due to all the 'negative' reviews, but then I realised that you have to take the negative reviews with a 'pinch of salt' as people are very quick to jump online and leave a negative review of a company, but not so quick to leave a positive review.

I felt it was my duty to write this positive review as I think it is extremely unfair that a company can be 'tarnished' due to peoples quick reflex's to be negative. Lube Mobile thoroughly deserve this positive review due to my experience of dealing with them, and I thought they (Anthony) went that extra mile and still only charged me the original quoted callout charge. I hope this review helps others make an informed decision and I would have absolutely no hesitation in using Lube Mobile again. I believe a lot of the negative reviews are from people who do not understand the complexity of trying to 'fault find' something mechanical, at the end of the day you could take your car to the local garage and then get 'the phone call' to tell you that they have found 'this' problem and 'that' problem and it is going to cost you 'X' amount more (I know it has happened to me on several occasions over the years, they are mechanics not WIZARDS. Good on you Lube Mobile, I will definitely use you again and may even use you for all my future servicing & repairs due to the convenience, I am very satisfied with your service.

Approximate cost: $109.80