Middletown: 60% Say They'll Keep On Buying Sign In  •  Register   Home   |   Newest Topics   |   Latest Reviews   |   Entertainment   |   Food   |   Shopping   |   Services   |   Search   |   Members   |   Contact       Total Votes: 69 Total Comments: 37     Keep On Buying: 58% Not Worth Trying: 42%     Last Login: 10/24/2008 Joined: 2/28/2008 About Me   User Name: scottyboy Age: 22   Recent Comments (37)    Recent Votes (69)    Recent Topic Submissions (8)    Recent Photo Submissions (0) Olan Mills - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying "I just had a horrible experience at Olan Mills... which I should have expected because it is inside K-Mart... here is the letter I just sent to them: To Whom It May Concern: My family had an appointment at our local Olan Mills studio this past Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 6:30 PM. The photo was to consist of myself, my wife, my 20 month old daughter, and my mother and father. We had paid for a "promotional" package that cost I believe $13 or so, plus a $6 sitting fee was charged at the time of the shooting. I want to tell you how unpleased and actually disgusted we were with the service we received at this studio. We arrived at 6:25 to find the studio still in use by another family. The one employee working looked at us after 10 minutes or so and stated, "it's going to be just a few minutes." We didn't get started shooting until 7:10... 40 minutes after our appointment time. The photographer asked us what type of photo we wanted and we said, "we want a photo with all 5 of us." She said that was fine... but then proceeded to take photos of my daughter individually... she said she was just trying to get her warmed up. Next, she took photos of my daughter with my father, then my mother, next she tried one with me. By this time it was 7:30-7:40. My daughter was quite fussy, the entire session was a disaster... we attempted to finally take a full family shot, and got several, but they were all horrible because... 1. The photographer had no personality and clearly was not experienced in photographing children even though she claimed to have one herself. 2. The photographer would never tell us when she was going to snap a photo, so in a good majority of the photos 2-3 of the 4 adults aren't even looking at the camera. 4. The photographer was clearly done. She didn't want to be there or be doing her job. 5. The backdrops at this studio were filthy and drab, literally the WORST I have ever seen. After the shoot while reviewing the train-wreck set of photos, I asked the photographer how long she had been with Olan Mills. Her exact words... "Oh, a little while now... lets see.... I guess it's been about a montha and a half." We had planned on getting lots of photos, as well purchasing the Hi-Res CD of them... but after the photo shoot, needless to say we only took what we'd already paid for and left. I am really frustrated by this entire experience because we have had professional photos taken a lot over the years, 5 times just since my daughter was born, and never have we had such a horrible experience at ANY of the other studios we went to. Sears, Portrait Innovations, or the in home service by Our 365 Portraits... they all had experienced, good, professional photographers who got us photographs we loved. I am not asking for a refund, nor another photo shoot. I just want you to know how disappointed we were with the photo studio that used to be "top of the line" in our books." - 10/24/2008 1:32:27 PM   Josh Tirey Roofing - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying "I had Josh Tirey out to give me a quote on roof and gutter work, and when first meeting him I too felt like he was a straight up honest guy, but then after getting his quote I realized, he was soooo overpriced it was crazy. He was the most expensive bid out of 5 I got." - 10/9/2008 11:24:55 AM   Lamb and Webb Carpenters - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying "I contacted Alex Webb about doing some drywall work. He told me he would be out to quote it at 2 PM. I took off work, waited at home for him, and he didn't show. Finally I called him around 3 PM and got the "oops, I'm running late, I will be there in 15-20 minutes." When he finally did get there, he looked at the work (which wasn't much, just two walls of drywall and boxing off a furnace) and told me he would "get back to me" with a quote in 2-3 days! 2-3 for a quote??? WTF. I had already gotten 3 other quotes that were given to me on the spot! Needless to say, it's been 3 weeks and I've not heard from Alex. So while their website may so "No job is too big or too small.", that's a lie. Obviously my job was just too small. My $600 went to another contractor." - 9/2/2008 9:10:48 AM   Dillards - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying "Yay! It's closing it's closing!!" - 4/3/2008 9:17:26 AM   Gemstone Computer Services - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying "Totally agree with toni69, these guys SUCK." - 3/5/2008 2:22:46 PM   Atrium Medical Center - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying "I've only been to once, but it was very nice and staffed well." - 3/5/2008 2:09:52 PM   Towne Grill - Towne Mall - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying "Great food, all freshly cooked. One of the best places at what is left of the Towne Mall!" - 3/4/2008 5:06:30 PM   I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying "awesome place, staff is usually good. hate it when they are out of peanut butter cup topping though!!" - 2/29/2008 4:34:45 PM   Wendy's - Breiel - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying "Never had a bad experience." - 2/29/2008 4:22:30 PM   Kroger Marketplace - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying "wonderful store. dont care for their furniture or household items, but great grocery" - 2/29/2008 10:21:46 AM   1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Olan Mills - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying - 10/24/2008 1:31:28 PM   Middletown Coin Connection - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying - 10/23/2008 3:10:15 PM   Josh Tirey Roofing - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying - 10/9/2008 11:23:41 AM   Dan's Drywall Repair - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying - 10/8/2008 2:30:02 PM   Dillards - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying - 9/2/2008 9:33:06 AM   Lamb and Webb Carpenters - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying - 9/2/2008 9:06:01 AM   Schlotzsky's Deli - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying - 5/1/2008 9:12:43 AM   Atrium Medical Center - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying - 3/5/2008 2:09:15 PM   Gemstone Computer Services - scottyboy says it's Not Worth Trying - 3/4/2008 5:06:40 PM   Towne Grill - Towne Mall - scottyboy says they'll Keep On Buying - 3/4/2008 5:06:10 PM   1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Olan Mills - Submitted 10/24/2008 1:30:59 PM   Middletown Coin Connection - Submitted 10/20/2008 1:21:13 PM   Lamb and Webb Carpenters - Submitted 9/2/2008 9:05:48 AM   Bar-B-Q Junction - Submitted 3/31/2008 9:34:21 AM   Cincinnati Tan - Submitted 3/11/2008 1:59:06 PM   Towne Grill - Towne Mall - Submitted 3/4/2008 5:05:00 PM   Gemstone Computer Services - Submitted 3/4/2008 5:03:49 PM   Riley's Furniture - Monroe - Submitted 2/28/2008 9:05:40 AM   scottyboy has not submitted any photos.   79 users have voted 1727 times and left 1065 comments about 231 topics. 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