Q: Items Selected: Buttermilk Bar Strawberry Raised Blueberry Cake Apple Fritter Stepping out of Babystacks well aware that the next eight hours would be spent amidst mountains of boxes and unpacking Dee's simply proved too convenient to pass-up, a quartet of donuts for $3.54 and a "Thank you, happy holidays" our reward for a three minute visit...though in reality only one of the heavily glazed and fried treats would prove "rewarding" at all. Apparently one in a quartet of Dee's and without anything truly 'novel' it was with little effort that I selected four of my typical favorites and aside from the surprisingly supple though admittedly artificially sweet tasting blueberry cake ring I can only assume one of two things: #1) The oily fritter, spongy strawberry, and crumbly, tangless buttermilk were really that mediocre, or #2) Everything was a day old, the blueberry was so heavily glazed that it somehow had maintained its texture, and the fritter was awful either way.

A: negative

Q: I will admit, I was skeptical, no...I downright thought this would be cheaply done, hokey and boring. I am glad I was wrong as I caught myself saying "cool" and "impressive" almost as many times as my girlfriend and kids! The facility itself isn't anything special and itself didn't have a "Wow Factor", but the 3D miniature gulf course was fun! The holes were typical and if it had been any other course I would have been disappointed, but the introduction of 3D really changed things. The painting, layers and lighting really do add a whole new dimension to the game. There were times when you couldn't tell where the hole really was, and then depending on where you ball landed and it's color, it looked like it was floating. The theme changes and they really did do a good job on making it 3D. The Lasertag course is standard with standard equipment and obstacles. The gun and vest worked as expected so don't expect to get perfect shots or hits every time, because it just won't happen. We used a Groupon, so the whole evening was pretty cheap and well worth the investment. We have already talked about coming back without the kids and with a group of friends to do the miniature golf again.

A: positive

Q: I stayed at the Luxor when it first opened and it was wonderful. i stayed there this week and it does not appear they have updated or kept up the maintenance on the rooms in years. First off the room was $170 a night for a room in the main pyramid room section. This was a weekday price that had been jacked up because a convention was in town. The room was maybe worth $70 a night. In addition to the $170 they charged the $20 a night resort fee. Not sure what this was supposed to cover as the pool was closed and the wi if wasn't working. Oh, they don't have wi if. What year is this? The furniture was all banged up, there where scratches along the walls and the blanket was thinner than the ones you are given on an airplane. The beds are probably the original from when the hotel first opened; not comfortable at all. Ugh - those pillows. Also the most uncomfortable I have ever attempted to sleep on. i don't think housekeeping do anymore than the basics. The clock not plugged in, the sink plug was broken and stuck in the closed position. The hairdryer only worked on the high setting and my hair got sucked into the fan in the back of it. There was loud banging from 10 in the morning both days I was there. Hotels normally give their guests notice when there will be noise but the Luxor must not care at all about their guests. I could hear showers and toilets flushing from 3am to 10am one night so I didn't get any sleep. There was a thick, black hair with root on the face washer which was just gross. The rooms in the main building have seen better days and the maintenance seems to be zero Basic bathroom amenities; soap, shampoo/ conditioner combo moisturizer and body wash. No q tips, shower cap, sewing kits or anything else. No bottles of water which could have at least made the resort fee less painful. The place could be great with a total overall to bring the rooms into the 21st century. I will not be staying there again unless they make major changes to the place.

A: negative

Q: I had a terrible time ordering flowers through this service. I had ordered Christmas flowers for my grandmother to be delivered the day before Christmas. When I spoke to her on Christmas day, she said she had not received any flowers. I called FTD the next day and got a lady that was very difficult to understand. She put me on hold and confirmed that the flowers that I had ordered were not delivered - no apology, no explanation, and no attempt to correct the situation. Seemed surprised that I wouldn't be ok with the flowers being delivered "sometime in the next week or so". I had to insist on talking to a manager in order to get what I had already paid for. Will not use this service again.

A:
negative