Reviews by dillzer

This review is for Fruity Fruits, Woodville Gardens SA

verified email - 17 Aug 2016

I've been getting fruit from here for months now and while some of the quality is pretty low, if you pick out the good ones they're not too bad and you can't really complain for the price.
I got three avocado's from there yesterday, and two turned out to be rotten. I took a picture of the rotten fruit and held on to the receipt thinking I could just exchange it today.
The vietnamese woman who was a 'boss' was very unhelpful and rude, she refused the exchange saying I had to bring the fruit back so she could show it to her supplier. I told her I didn't want to keep smelly rotten fruit in my car all day and I offered her the picture to show her supplier but she still refused.
For the sake of giving a regular customer a couple of avocados to replace some rotten ones you wouldn't think she'd rather upset a customer and lose a lifetime of their business but that's exactly what she did.
I will never buy anything from there again.

This review is for Tyrepower, Parafield SA

verified email - 22 Jan 2013

My dad and I have been coming here for years now.

They always have good, long lasting tyres for reasonable prices. They're also able to help with frustrating problems, like seized nuts and locknuts you've lost the key for

10/10

This review is for Saints Tyre And Auto, Salisbury Plain SA

verified email - 22 Jan 2013

If you want a gas injection system worked on here, or any type of diagnostic work, I'd advise you to look elsewhere. It seems to me that they will take on any job, regardless of if they have the correct equipment or expertise. The vendors of my LPG system say that because it's so highly computerized, you can't diagnose electrical problems, or check or change the gas tuning without the proper computer equipment.

This place not only took on the job of diagnosing a fault and tuning my LPG when they didn't have the right equipment to do it, but they charged me for work I never requested and signed off in my LPG service manual on service items that they never actually did. It was only after the job was done and I questioned him about it I found they didn't have the right computer for the job, and they didn't do all the items for the 60,000 km service.
When I took it back to the place that installed the gas for them to do the job properly I was told that everything he did as far as diagnosing the problem and tuning the gas was a waste of time. It turned out the problem was a low battery, and he was fiddling around with the car's wiring and solonoids.

I did try to resolve this with the business owner and I asked for a refund for the 'tune' he supposedly did because he did not have the correct equipment to tune the LPG system, but he continued to debate the point and asserted that checking that the EFI tuning is OK equates to performing and EFI tune and an LPG tune. This is despite the fact that my car's EFI tuning is set by the chip and does not need adjusting, and the LPG has its own computer that can only be tuned with the proper computer software. This guy did not even have the ability to check or adjust the LPG tuning, yet he accepted the job of doing the major gas service which includes tuning the LPG. He did give me a $50 refund for the time he wasted "looking at my vehicle for the LPG intermittent running fault", but he refused to give me a refund for the LPG 'tune' he did.

So, in summation:

1) They accepted the job of diagnosing an electrical LPG fault when they lacked the necessary computer equipment to diagnose the fault.

2) They didn't tell me they lacked the necessary equipment to diagnose electrical faults with my LPG system until the next day when I called to report that the problem had not been fixed, at which time they referred me to the place that installed my LPG system because they would have the proper equipment necessary for the fault's diagnosis.

3) They invested time into trying to correct the fault by working on the vehicles wiring when this was not the problem.

4) They accepted the job of tuning the gas when they lacked the necessary computer equipment to check or adjust the LPG tuning on a Parnell LP Gas System

5) They have charged me for an "EFI tune up" when no such service was requested or authorized, and my car's EFI system does not require tuning

6) They did not completed all the items in the 60,000km service schedule as I asked them to, despite indicating in the service schedule that they have done so

This review is for Ba Guo Bu Yi Chinese Restaurant, Adelaide SA

verified email - 15 Nov 2012

For me, the whole experience was ruined by how rude and disrespectful they were to me and my friends, and for that reason I'll never go back there.
They buggered up our order, 15 mins after the first mains were brought out we were still waiting for the rest, then when they came out they got the order wrong so by the time the right mains came out there was almost 30 mins between the first mains and the last. Also, the staff serving the food were obviously quite annoyed and they were rude to us.
When I asked for a discount, the manager and the waitress were talking about us in chinese right in front of us, apparently blaming us for the mistake, then I was told no discount because it was our fault for not ordering clearly enough. I said I wrote down the order on my phone for them to read and read it out to them, then they said it was unclear because two separate people said what we wanted... Thank god all six ppl at our table didn't order separately or we would have been waiting for our food forever.
When I asked for the check I pretty much insisted that we should get a discount because of the long delay on the mains, and because it was so rude of them to blame us for their mistake, and they reluctantly gave us 10% discount. As they gave me the check, the manager said next time not to write the order down on the phone because some phone screens are too small, so he pretty much blamed it on me again. This is despite the fact that my phone screen is HUGE (galaxy S3) and the last order to come out was ordered verbally by my friend, but by then I couldn't be bothered arguing with them anymore.
All they had to do was say "sorry for the mix up, but i've given you discount and we hope you still enjoyed your meal", but by failing to take responsibility for their mistake and blaming it on me and my friends they made a terrible impression, and I won't be going back again.

Approximate cost: $18

This review is for SA Race Transmissions & Differentials, Holden Hill SA

verified email - 25 Aug 2012

They're not the cheapest transmission place around, but considering the quality of the work they do their value for money is excellent. If you want your transmission done, and done PROPERLY, come here. Don't go somewhere cheap (like Plaza Automatics), you will ultimately regret it

This review is for Complete Exhaust Specialists, Brahma Lodge SA

verified email - 25 Aug 2012

My family and I have been coming here for years, and the service is fantastic. Whether you're after a sports exhaust, a replacement stock exhaust or a routine service, the work they do is fantastic, their prices are very competitive, and the mechanic there (Shane) is completely trustworth, no need to worry about getting ripped off here.

This review is for Aggies Aquariums, Pooraka SA

verified email - 17 May 2012

Very knowledgeable and helpful staff- and if there's something they don't know they will have a book they can look it up in. Excellent range of marine, coldwater and tropical fish, insects (pets and for pet food), amphibians and equipment.

This review is for The Lodge Fitness Centre, Salisbury East SA

verified email - 17 May 2012

I thought the customer service was appalling and the staff seemed very unfriendly- apparently even saying hello or goodbye to their customers is too much trouble, let alone asking how your work out was.

I got a 6-week Scoopon voucher to try out the gym and see what it was like. I asked if I could be quickly shown how to use some the the weights machines properly because of the poor instructions on them, but was told that was not included in my Scoopon voucher, and I would have to pay $50 for a personal training session. When I said it wasn't really safe for me or their equipment if I were to use it improperly, the manager told me not to use the equipment if I wasn't sure of how to use it safely.

Despite the fact they won't show you how to use the equipment unless you pay extra, they have the audacity to put up signs saying if you misuse the equipment your membership will be terminated. Also, making people pay for a personal training session just to be shown how to use the machines seems like a bit of a stretch since a personal training includes a fitness and health review, advice on diet and supplements, the formation of goals, and the development of a gym program of exercises to meet those goals. Clearly, showing a customer how to use weights machines safely does not constitute a personal training session. I got the impression that they were far more interested in my money than my safety.

Some of the weights machines aren't fixed to the ground properly so they wobble when you use them, and some of the seats on the machines wobble as well. They also cram equipment into each of the rooms (except for the 'executive room' which standard membership doesn't get you access to) like sardines in a tin can.

I got a 6-week membership off a Scoopon to see what the gym was like, it was money well spent in that I found out I would never want to be a permanent member there.