Q: positive

A: These guys were great!! When my car window was broken, they gave me the lowest quote and showed up when they said they would. They guy had the wrong glass and he went and got the correct one. He even worked in the rain. He worked very neatly and was nice and professional.

Q: positive

A: Good location as far as banks go. Nice tellers. See Luz as an account manager. She will take care of you.

Q: negative

A: I went to Bikram Yoga for two weeks straight, attending 5 to 6 days out of the week. Some days I loved it, other days I was counting down the time in my head for the class to end. The same 26 postures can be boring at times, but it's almost nice to have a routine. But then I wonder why the hell am I paying money when I can practice the postures at home. The heat didn't bother me at all; it actually cleared up my skin. The humidity does wonders for my skin during the dry winter months. I was not a fan of the carpet, especially when you're lying in savasana and all I can think about is the stench, bacteria, BO, sweat, and who knows what permeating from the floor. The fluorescent lights in the room were god-awful as well. The studio could definitely improve on their atmosphere. As for the instructors, I had varying degrees of loving them, and hating them. I loved Zeb. He was very nice and encouraging. I wish he instructed all of the classes. There was one instructor who I had a class with at 6am. She kept apologizing for being "bossy," and yes, she was very bossy and rude. She was rude when I walked in and slightly less rude when I walked out. She kept picking on this one poor student. He was older and couldn't do the moves as well. I felt bad for him and her "constructive criticism" of him was distracting. She nit picked even if you were slightly off on your posture (for instance, she yelled at me because I was grabbing my ankles instead of my heels). She had a very type A personality and it did not flow well with my bikram practice. I guess she just wasn't my style of instructor. I'll give the instructors this though: it's nice to have someone guide you to improve your poses whereas I found other studios just didn't give a damn what you did. I just wish they would give guidance rather than rude criticism. The clientele is elitist. People wear speedos and bathing suits, which I don't understand. Yes, it's incredibly hot and humid, but is being half naked really necessary? Meh, whatever floats their boat, but it's another distraction in my practice. And the instructors don't want you to drink water or have hand towels to wipe off sweat because they are "distractions," which is complete BS to me. Water is necessary and I don't care what anyone says. If you're sweating profusely in a 100F room for 90min straight, you need water for your health's sake. It doesn't even matter if you hydrate before class, a sip of cold water can do wonders during practice and your likelihood of burning out or quitting is decreased. The true distractions are the smelly carpet, awful lighting, rude instructors, half naked students, and elitist attitude. I love bikram yoga itself; the tendonitis in my knee is completely relieved. I would practice bikram every day if the studio and people were nicer. I'll probably visit the studio every now and then, but it's not somewhere I would recommend for every day practice.

Q: negative

A:
What a shit heap. The sound is awful, the food is awful, and anything edible or potable is grossly overpriced even by venue standards. Despite the fact they have two huge projection screens, you'll be lucky if they have one of them working, much less both. And the tickets... Dear lord, the tickets. If you've going to pack us like sardines into a 100+ degree venue, without even the courtesy of breathing room, lay off the ridiculous prices and magical fees. There are about a million possible venues in Arizona at which I'd rather see a show than Cricket, and that includes a damp cardboard box on the corner of Van Buren.