Q: Pricey, but the quality and variety of the spices are amazing!

A: positive

Q: $6.50 for a 6 oz glass of 'house wine'??? $9 for a 9 oz glass & $15 for a pasta dish? No thanks..

A: negative

Q: You know when you go out and you see a guy and your eyes meet across the room, there's that rush of energy and you just know that you're meant for each other? Yeah, I've never felt that either, but I would imagine that it would be something like what I felt when my eyes met my room at Encore. At $160 a night, it was a steal at the end of summer. Everything was gorgeous and perfect from the friendly doorman to the immaculately clean room. We arrived and there were three people opening doors for us, greeting us and directing us to the registration desk. The girl at the desk was super friendly and gave us an upgrade to a high floor room with a strip view because we were there for my bf's birthday. The elevator does this great gust of wind thing that blows your hair back when you get on, although it's probably not the best if you've spent hours doing your hair. We go up to the room and we have an amazing view of the Wynn hotel and the golf course. The strip view is a little bit obscured because of the Wynn but you can make out some of the hotels and things. I loveeeeeeddddddd that the windows were floor to ceiling with power curtains. The lights, the curtains and the privacy light are all controlled from a little panel near the bed and all operate at the touch of a button. I could spend another hour describing this room for you, but then that's another huge chunk of text you'd have to read and another chunk of time you're spending NOT IN VEGAS AT ENCORE. Stop debating and just book your room already. It's so worth it.

A: positive

Q: Fine. I'll admit it: I am a sucker for the holidays. I've always had something of a fondness for Hallmark. Whether it's buying a card, browsing their "Peanuts" stuff, or mostly in selecting my new purchases from the given year's selection of Christmas ornaments, most of which are based around some pop culture moment that triggers some random life moment or interest. I'm probably one of the few people who starts looking forward to setting up the Christmas tree again come February. This Hallmark is very nice. It's in a good location, I enjoy chatting and joking around with the staff, and it's not that far from home so when I start getting twitchy for the annual ornament sales during the Summer and Fall, I don't have far to go. Something about the store is very "homey" (not the little plastic figures). It seems like Hallmark designs their stores with an air of "comfort" in mind, and it bodes well. Seriously, you're largely in there to cheer someone else up, aren't you? It's the cards that you give to family and friends as a thoughtful reminder, or a "pick me up". I do the cards and gifts for others. I go the "Pimp My Tree" route for myself. And voila! Everyone wins. With quite a few Hallmarks having closed in the greater area in the last few years, it's nice to see that this one is still going strong. Almost done with this year's additions. Now to start planing the tree layout....

A:
positive