Reviews by gregk

This review is for 5th Element Restaurant & Bar, Charlestown NSW

verified email - 22 Nov 2012

I thought that the service and meal were excellent when I used my voucher. I'd certainly recommend from my experience! We were even treated to a complimentary after dinner cocktail.

This review is for Walk On Wheels, Warners Bay NSW

verified email - 20 Mar 2012

This Newcastle company is the agent for CTM mobility scooters in this area. They seem to be very pleasant and reasonably efficient when performing low intensive cosmetic servicing (as long as you are prepared to pay the $85 call out fee).
I would not recommend them for any mechanical work and from experience would never trust them with my scooter again. After the first service I started to have problems and then after a succession of further services, my scooter got progressively worse. First they tell me now that the motor is broken and I will need a new one. Then I'm told that maybe they could open the motor, clean it out and it might be OK. But that might take 4 hours labour or more! New motor - quoted over $800 to supply and between $100 - 200 to install. I suspect that they actually caused the problem in the first place. I've already paid several hundred dollars on servicing over the past 12 months.
I'm now being billed $70 for them to tell me that I need a new motor after being told that they would call me with a quote before they did any work. I've also been told that if the bill is not paid they would keep the scooter!
Be warned - servicing disability equipment is a cash cow for these companies.

This review is for The Newcastle Knights, Lambton NSW

verified email - 16 Sep 2011

I took advantage of the Hunter Sports Groups season tickets offer this year and ventured to all the home games. Win or lose the experience was great. Whilst I think that spending so much money on new grand stands might have been better allocated to rejuvenate other parts of Newcastle, it was great to be seated in such a great facility in my home town. The team put up a great performance despite all the off-field dramas. Well done team - and a special mention to Adam McDougall for his fabulous contribution over the years AND - Kurt Gidley - your commitment and effort is unsurpassed in the NRL!

This review is for Terry White Chemist, Hamilton NSW

verified email - 16 Sep 2011

Always fabulous service and advice. The prices are very competitive. There's a huge amount of choice with pharmacies all over the place. This one is hard to beat.

This review is for Qantas, Sydney NSW

verified email - 16 Sep 2011

I recently travelled to Hong Kong and China with Qantas and had bad experiences with check-in staff at Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. The check-in at Sydney was a predictably high standard. Admittedly the check-ins at Shanghai and Beijing were not Qantas staff.
My numerous complaints to Qantas and requests for compensation remained unresolved for several months. After many phone calls and emails, Qantas has finally offered me a small value travel voucher.

This review is for Rees Real Estate, Hamilton NSW

verified email - 16 Sep 2011

Raymond Rees would have to be the most helpful and relaxed estate agents I've come across. I'd highly recommend him for buying or selling.

This review is for Jordan's Bakery Cafe, Newcastle NSW

verified email - 16 Sep 2011

First time here. Excellent food and fabulous bread. Could have a little more shade in the outside dining area.

Approximate cost: $13

This review is for Foxtel, Macquarie Park NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2010

When Selectv stopped there pay tv service, Foxtel offered to provide a "similar" service for a similar price. I've often steered clear of Foxtel because of there monopolistic position. The only way for me to get Fox Sports was to subscribe to Foxtel - what a shame. Far too expensive. It'd be nice to have a little competition in this area.
The sales staff are very pushy and the "deals" are never as good as they seem.
Lucky the Jets are now performing well - it's ALMOST a good reason to pay $44 per month ... hmmm

Approximate cost: $44

This review is for Matthew Bartley Tiler

verified email - 16 Dec 2010

Excellent tiler, very obliging and very reasonable.
Highly recommended.
Matthew did an great job renovating my bathroom.

This review is for Domayne, Kotara NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2010

This is in reference to the electrics section only as I have had no experience with other departments. The prices are always very competitive and I've always found the service to be excellent. I use a mobility scooter when shopping. This proves to be difficult when negotiating aisles and shelves - this Domayne store is reasonably disability friendly with the fitout.