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Re: The Quandary of YELP!

by Jenise » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:30 pm

Jeff Grossman/NYC wrote:
I don't think I've ever seen a yellow pages that lists "Gay Florists". :wink:


It doesn't! But hotel concierges know where they are. :)
My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov
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Re: The Quandary of YELP!

by Dale Williams » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:22 pm

Robin Garr wrote:Yes, you can buy good stuff at Home Depot, and I do. But mega-corporate management and profit focus do make a difference, and when I want sound, friendly advice on a hardware problem, and a personalized and fair deal, I'll walk up to the corner and hit Oscar's Hardware, Serving Louisville Since 1884, every time.


Sure, I'll always choose Readers (my local hardware store, what they have available in a comparatively small space boggles the mind) over HD if I have a choice- in last 5 years other than Sundays (when Readers is closed) I've probably been to HD three times- twice for LED recessed lights, once for a particular toilet.

But in an unfamiliar market I'd prefer to judge from a variety of choice/sources. My gaydar might not be correct for interior designers or florists :)
Actually I don't find "impeccable taste" translates from the visual to the alimentary. I know of at least 3 friends who have great visual taste, and that is how they judge restaurants. I prefer someone who really cares re food. Plus there is some truth to the reality that taxi drivers, hotel concierges, etc tend to send you to
"friends", and I'd assume florists do the same.
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Re: The Quandary of YELP!

by Jenise » Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:21 pm

Dale Williams wrote: Plus there is some truth to the reality that taxi drivers, hotel concierges, etc tend to send you to
"friends", and I'd assume florists do the same.


That's why I never ask a concierge for a restaurant reccomendation. The ploy worked well for us twice: in Auckland, NZ, it got us into a great B & B and then into a neighborhood of cool cafes and bistros, and another time it worked out great in Florida. But those were pre-social networking; now, there'd be no need.
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Re: The Quandary of YELP!

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Re: The Quandary of YELP!

by Jeff Grossman » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:20 am

I wonder who is paying for those vids.
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Re: The Quandary of YELP!

by Robin Garr » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:33 am

Keith M wrote:Dramatization . . . the future of Yelp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEdXhH97Z7E

This is great! :lol:
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Re: The Quandary of YELP!

by Dale Williams » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:41 pm

And the August Link(s) of the Month award goes to......Keith M!
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