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Dark Ages is a 2D fantasy MMORPG based on Celtic mythology. The game was released way back in 1999 and was well known for its player involvement. Dark Ages puts a strong emphasis on religion, player-run politics, and game lore.
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Itinerary: day by day
Day 1 – Alice Springs to Kata Tjuta and Uluru
DEFAULT PICK UP: Haven Backpacker Resort, 06:10am
Kick off your adventure on top of a camel! Our first stop is an authentic outback camel farm where you can choose to take a ride and experience the best in desert transport (at own expense). From here it is off to Uluru (Ayers Rock) for lunch. Explore the 36 domes of Kata Tjuta as you get up close to this ancient geological formation during a Valley of the Winds hike. Fall in love with the desert sun as it sets over Uluru. Tonight you can sleep in a permanent tent or curl up in swag (Aussie bedroll) and enjoy a night under the stars. (LD)
Day 2 – Uluru to Kings Canyon
An early start is rewarded with the sunrise over Uluru. While the morning's fresh enjoy an unguided walk around the base of Uluru. You will then deepen your understanding of the land and the Mala people as you embark on a cultural interpretive walk with an Aboriginal guide (and interpreter).* It is a unique opportunity to share experiences, and to connect with and learn about the oldest culture on earth. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to see more Aboriginal arts and crafts at the Cultural Centre before we travel to our exclusive campsite within the Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon) where we sleep for the night. (BLD)
Day 3 – Kings Canyon to Alice Springs
Get your hiking shoes on today as we head out to explore the formations and rock faces of King's Canyon. You will be left breathless by the sheer size and beauty of the canyon, as we trek through the Amphitheatre and discover the Lost City, the lush Garden of Eden, and the North and South Walls. Enjoy a well-deserved lunch before we make our way back to Alice Springs. (BL)
B = Breakfast | L = Lunch | D = Dinner
Travel Insurance is compulsory for all travellers on all tours and details must be presented to tour guide before departure. Please refer to terms and conditions for more details.
Departure location : Select Alice Springs accommodation from 5:40am - Default pick up: Haven Backpacker Resort at 06:10am.
Arrival location : Alice Springs accommodation early evening Day 3
This tour departs daily.
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- Meals as indicated
- Accommodation transfers
- 2 nights camping including fees and equipment
- Aboriginal cultural interpretive walk*
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- Sturdy walking shoes (ankle high)
- Hat and sunscreen
- Towel
- toiletries
- Warm clothing in winter
- Water bottle
- Torch/flashlight
- Insect repellent
- Camera
- Pillow
- Sleeping bag (can be purchased for $30)
- Itineraries may vary and/or attractions be substituted for any cause including seasonal conditions, weather extremes, traditional owner and national park requirements. Please see terms and conditions of travel for full details.
- *Where Aboriginal guide is unavailable an Adventure Tours Australia/Intrepid guide will lead the interpretive cultural walk.
- Children aged 8-12 are eligible for a 10% off child rate. Must quote promo code 10699 at time of booking.
- From October to March it is likely that you will experience temperatures of over 35 degrees Celsius, and sometimes well into the 40's. Be prepared to endure extra physical stress due to the heat at these times, especially while on walks. These extreme outside temperatures can also place stress on the air-conditioning units within our vehicles which can make travelling uncomfortable. Your tour guide will assist with regular breaks and information to assist keeping hydrated. Conversely, in July and August, very cold temperatures can be experienced in the outback, especially overnight. Please come prepared for all extremes.
- A STRICT luggage limit of 15kg applies. Excess should remain at your Alice Springs accommodation.
- You may be travelling in either a minibus or 4WD vehicle
- This tour requires a sleeping bag. You may bring your own with you or pre purchase a sleeping bag from us.
- Travel Insurance is compulsory for all travellers on all tours and details must be presented to tour guide before departure.
- It is your responsibility to advise Adventure Tours Australia/Intrepid if you have any special dietary requirements or medical conditions (including allergies) well ahead of departure.
- It is you or your clients' responsibility to contact Adventure Tours Australia/Intrepid with your preferred accommodation pick up point. Please contact our inside sales teams for information on other available pick up points. If we do not hear from you, we will assume you will make your way to our default pick up point as listed on this document. We will not be responsible for missed pick-ups (and a missed tour) if we do not receive notification from you or your travel agent, and if you are not at the default pick up point at the appropriate time.


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6. Pursuit
He lay for several moments. He could feel the sunlight pressing against his eyelids. He could hear the soft lap-lap of the water, freezing wet against his feet and up to his calves. He remembered little of yesterday. But finding himself on the eastern bank reminded him of the painful retching, the endless paddling. Had it been any other situation, he would have chided himself for sleeping cold, wet and exposed. But his views had changed considerably, so that he was instead more annoyed to find himself still alive.
Finding himself alive meant, however, that he had to push on. The elves. He needed to find the elves. And if he died with this goal in mind, perhaps he would acquire some speck of honor in death.
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He arched his head up, looked back. The boat was gone.
For a moment, he wondered if someone had come upon him as he slept. But he did not truly care. If some thief had come in the night, stolen his boat, and paid him with a blanket, so be it. His mind was too fuzzy to feel any alarm. Only one clear thought rang through: he needed to find the elves.
Several moments passed as he labored to stand. His shield, sword, bedroll and pack were strewn about the riverbank, further up on dry ground. He crawled to these, arranged them. Movement seemed to reawaken the deathly chill, and so, as he worked, his teeth chattered loudly and periodic tremors shook through him. With bluish, slow hands, he put on his shield and scabbard. The strap dug into his wounded stomach, and so nausea and pain added themselves to the list of discomforts.
When everything was ready, and he was in a near-standing position, he surveyed the woods in front of him. Foreboding grey trees, no sound, an overgrown path. It was not very welcoming.
Merciful Valar, at least let them have followed the path.
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During this slow, stumbling hobble, he tested how far he could straighten his back without his gut blazing hot with pain. By mid-afternoon, he found that, if he kept his left arm against his stomach, and used his right to move aside the maze of vines and branches, he could almost stand straight. But this personal triumph was quickly washed away by gloom: he turned back to see that, after nearly a day of walking, the Anduin waters still glinted nearby. He groaned aloud. At this sorry pace, he would never reach the elves.
Boromir continued, nonetheless. As he walked, his mind drifted on in a dreamlike haze. Images crowded his vision, blocking the path ahead. Remembered shame burned fierce in his heart. I am too strong for you, halfling! Give it to me! Again and again, scenes from the Fellowship. Frodo's eyes, wide with shock and fear. Or the little ones. Merry and Pippin, both weeping as they watched him bleed. Go! Run! Gandalf's tiny form swallowed up by an impenetrable darkness. Fly, you fools!
As Boromir pushed aside a thin branch, he dropped his hand too soon, so that the branch snapped back to slap him in the face. He sputtered and caught his foot on a stone. With only enough time to damn the stone, the ground rushed up to meet him. He fell against his wounded shoulder. In the same breath, he cried out in pain and damned this wretched existence.
He lay there, panting. Suddenly, this pursuit seemed entirely foolish. How could he ever reach the elves? They were nimble creatures, moving fast and leaving no trace along the path. With a full night's head start, it was likely they were miles and miles away. Boromir would never catch them, especially in his current condition.
No one could hear him, and so he moaned with despair. Childish tears blurred his vision. All tests failed. He had failed the Quest, ruined any hope Gondor had to defeat Sauron's ever-growing darkness. And now three elves walked dangerously close to Mordor knowing everything of the Ring's secret fate. Death or exile. The only true option was death. Boromir sniveled miserably, his face pressing against the damp earth, his nose buried in the dead leaves. Any honorable Man would have ended this pitiful half-life days ago. He was a fool to think he could have caught the elves.
Whimpering quietly and pulling in his arm, with every intention of unsheathing his sword to fall upon it, Boromir's fingers brushed against something cool and solid. He recoiled, startled. But, turning his head, his heart jumped to see a familiar vial: miruvor. Without thinking, he wrenched himself forward, uncorked the vial, and drank. The warm liquor coursed through his weary limbs, spreading wide, cleaning him, invigorating him.
He did not bother to think of why a bottle of miruvor was placed neatly along the path. He was simply thankful for it. Further up ahead, arranged in a little pile of clean leaves, was some lembas. From this, Boromir shrank. His stomach bubbled up in sudden turmoil, he felt again the cold sweat on his brow. Nay, not again. Please. He crawled on hands and knees away from the path. Part of him wanted to mull over the lembas and miruvor, to consider their origins.
But now he had to concentrate on the nausea. He coughed several times, he spat, he heaved and nothing came. His stomach wound was screaming with pain, his shoulder could not hold his weight as he crawled, and so he leaned lopsided on one elbow. Yet the nausea superceded all other discomforts. He tried again. Nothing. But the revulsion was there, egging forward.
He waited.
He spat.
He closed his eyes.
It passed. Just enough to let him know that he would not be sick now, but perhaps later. And so Boromir shoved himself to his feet, steadied himself against a tree, and continued along the path. The miruvor helped substantially, he could lift his feet off the ground, he could almost straighten himself. As he walked, his thoughts lingered on the forgotten items. Were they really forgotten? Were not elves ever watchful?
With a sudden, jerking halt, Boromir stopped. And then he groaned. The elves had left the miruvor and lembas for him. Intentionally. They knew he was following them. They were even patronizing him.
This revelation fueled his anger, so that he began to limp along the path with renewed fervor. Plague take them! It was so clear. Leaving food and drink for him along the path was a message. It meant they knew he was following them, and they desired for him to know that they knew. It may have also been a jest, a barb at his fruitless hunt. Something to tease him with. For surely they imagined him incapable of truly threatening them.
Boromir growled. Then they are fools. He had fought wounded before. He had defended Osgiliath to the last bridge with an arrow in the thigh. He had survived fever in Henneth Annûn, poisoned darts in Pelargir, an orc blade to the shoulder along the Harad Road. And all his life, he had fought on. The elves were fools if they thought two poisoned arrows would forestall him.
Yet he could help but think of the similarity between his current, poison-riddled situation and that of his ancestor…
"Come, boy, I will tell you of your namesake."
"Yes, father?"
"Boromir the First, son of Denethor the First. He was a powerful warrior, a strong soldier, a leader of Men. He retook Osgiliath after it was attacked by the Uruk-hai. They were a new breed then, none knew of them. And there was Boromir dreadfully wounded – Morgul-wounds, they say, with the dark magic. Foul wounds, they did shorten his life and leave him in constant pain as he aged. And yet, remember this, my son, Boromir the First continued – he fought on, never did he stumble."
"He must have been very strong."
"Yes, my son. As you will be."
Boromir caught his foot on a root and stumbled. He grabbed a nearby branch so as not to fall. Nay, the elves should not have underestimated him. He would yet continue. He was not the first Boromir to suffer poisoned wounds at the hands of Uruk-hai. And he would fight on, just as his name beckoned him to.
With this in mind, he forced himself upright. He would meet the elves with head held high. He would challenge them.
"He is quiet now. I heard something earlier."
"Aye, so did I. He did cry out."
"Perhaps he fell."
"I should think so."
"And now?"
"He is perhaps three hundred paces away. Shall we wait for him here or go to meet him?"
"Let him come to us."
Second One looked to First One and chuckled. Late afternoon light spilled onto the small clearing. Few trees grew in this part of the wood. Most had fallen, lying on their sides as decaying trunks. The ground was muddy and flat, indicating that at some point, there had been a pool. Lizards burrowed themselves into murky holes. Worms squirmed under the elves' boots.
The elves were all three turned west, waiting for the arrival of the wounded Man. Throughout the day they had heard his muffled cries drifting with the wind. They had heard each fall, each pained moan, each branch being shoved aside. And while First One and Second One had found the entire ordeal highly amusing, Third One had grown increasingly irritated with his friends and worried for Boromir.
Now, as the Man dragged himself closer to them, they could hear also the gasping breaths and shuffling boots. Third One kept shifting his weight and looking worriedly at his elf companions, yet the other two seemed unperturbed. They waited for the steps to get closer, for the noise to grow louder.
Finally, they saw his form moving among the overgrown path, perhaps a hundred paces off. He moved slowly, visibly drained, and often used the trees as support. Yet when he looked up and saw the elves watching him, he straightened and hid all sign of discomfort. He strode forward, chin jutting out angrily, hand against the hilt of his sword.
"Greetings, Boromir of Gondor," Second One said as Boromir approached. "'Tis a surprise to see you again."
"Did you forget to tell us something?" First One joked.
Both First One and Second One barely concealed their mirth, and this seemed to galvanize the Man. He glared.
"Elves, I am an honorable Man," he began, "and I seek you out to deal justice. For you three have heard what was not meant to be heard, and I cannot be sure you are not spies of the Dark One. Therefore, I do challenge all three to a duel."
At this, First One and Second One dissolved into shaking laughter. Third One stepped forward.
"Boromir, please," the elf raised his hands. "We cannot fight you."
"You can and you will," Boromir dropped his pack and shield on the side of the path. He unsheathed his sword. "Come. Who shall meet my challenge first?"
"We are not spies!" Third One exclaimed, desperate.
"And yet you travel East in a time of war."
"Where we travel is our business," First One retorted.
"Why would three elves guard their true names, then? You three did tend my wounds enough to learn every secret I carried, only to promptly turn East. And what that I should find you on the very path to Mordor? 'Tis suspicious, I should think."
"These are our names," Second One insisted. "As they have been for three thousand years."
"We are not going to Mordor!" Third One said. "This path leads to all eastern places, not just the Dark Land."
"Enough!" Boromir burst. "Fight me now, as honorable elves, else you will force me to commit some hasty act!"
Second One and Third One backed away with palms displayed. Boromir seethed, sword shaking in his grip.
"Very well, I will humor you," First One cut in. "Yet, I am no swordsman, Boromir of Gondor."
The elf loosened his pack and dropped it on the ground. Boromir leered.
"Then this will be quick."
A faint smile creased First One's lips. He unsheathed his sword, a bent elvish blade, and took a defensive position. Both Second One and Third One watched in hesitation, unsure as to whether their leader was serious in fighting the wounded Man.
Yet they knew that honor forbade them from intervening, and thus they hovered uncertainly at the sidelines.
"It will be a fair fight," First One said. "An elf who is unaccustomed with the blade against a Man who has seen better days."
Boromir's anger flared visibly. He began circling First One, keeping his sword at the ready, and revealing no sign of injury. First One held his gaze and also began to size up his opponent. The elves had to admit that the Man was convincing enough; he seemed much healthier than he could possibly be. Strength and nobility resounded from his person. A fierce, animal-like quality flashed in his eyes.
The fight began. Boromir was the first to attack, and he lunged at First One in a sudden thrust. First One parried, danced back, raised his sword. The blades clashed, fell back, met again. First One fought quickly, his movements elegant and graceful. Boromir swung wildly, sweat already pouring down his temples. Second One and Third One, as the unlikely spectators, admired the Man's stamina. For someone so wounded, he was doing quite well.
But First One was clearly winning. For he sidestepped blows with ease, while Boromir was wearying fast. The fight would not last very long. The elf began to tease the Man with feigns and near misses. He threw his sword into his other hand, began fighting with his left hand. The Man flushed, snarled angrily, swung the blade again and again. It never touched the elf, and, by now, First One was laughing.
Yet in his arrogant mirth, First One had left himself undefended on the right. Boromir found the weakness and he pushed forward with his blade. Although the elf dodged the attack easily, still the sword nicked his shoulder and blood was drawn.
Second One and Third One nearly gasped in shock. Boromir stumbled back, smiling, sweating, breathing hard. First One touched his ripped tunic. The wound was not deep, it was barely a scratch. The elf grinned, unfazed.
"Well done, Boromir," he said. "Have we finished?"
"You give up so easily?"
"Nay, I simply do not want you to injure yourself further. This is quite entertaining, indeed, but if we continue, I shall be forced to fight in earnest. And that will only finish in a death."
"That is what I intended."
First One raised an eyebrow. Boromir smiled.
Third One, who stood at the side, could not contain himself any further.
"Friends, stop this! I cannot bear it! First One, leave the Man be. He is not serious in his threat. Come, let us end this foolish duel before someone is hurt."
First One sighed theatrically. "Third One, silence your worries, I beg you. I will not injure Boromir any more than he already is."
"Are you sure your friend is not worried for you, proud elf?" Boromir muttered.
First One cocked his head.
"I highly doubt it."
"Friends, I do not jest," Third One continued. "Sheathe your swords. Boromir, we did help you on Amon Hen, and you must trust us now. We are not spies. We have no desire to – "
"Come then, elf," Boromir said to First One, ignoring Third One. "Are you ready?"
"Boromir, please," Second One raised his hand. "This is some folly borne of despair. Do not think that, by attacking us, you recover whatever honor you have left on Amon Hen. We have nothing to do with your personal failings."
Boromir seethed. He turned towards Second One, was about to speak, when First One suddenly acted.
The elf brought his sword down, catching the Man off-guard, so that the latter had to raise his sword from the ground swiftly to meet the descending blade. Metal clashed loudly, but all three elves heard also the sound of fine thread ripping, of a wound reopening. Dark spots of blood appeared on Boromir's midsection, and he stumbled back, face pale and sweating, clutching his gut with his free arm. First One lowered his curved blade to allow the Man a moment to regain his composure.
Boromir leaned against his sword as if it were a cane and kept his shield arm clasped protectively against his gut. His legs wobbled uncertainly. He grimaced and held his breath, and all three elves watched him - waiting for the logical conclusion of either surrender or loss of consciousness. When Boromir pulled his arm away to check, the garments were soaked in blood.
"I underestimated you," he choked. "You are cleverer than you seem."
First One grinned slightly and, feeling that victory was very near, swung his blade around carelessly. "Well, thank you. I am surprised you have lasted this long."
"Oh?" Boromir cocked an eyebrow and, just as First One was twirling the hilt of his sword against his palm, lunged forward with a sudden, desperate energy.
The elves were taken aback by the Man's surge of strength, but First One responded with agility and ease. Before Boromir's blade had reached within centimeters of his face, the elf grabbed the hilt of his sword as it spun in the air and, in one swift movement, knocked the Man's sword away, sliced him lightly on the cheek and held the blade against his neck to finish.
Second One and Third One could not help but smile at the spectacle: Boromir was still leaning forward as if to strike, though his hands were empty and First One's blade was pushing dangerously hard against his neck.
After a few tense moments, Boromir finally asked: "Well?"
First One shrugged and dropped his sword.
"However much you may desire it, you will not die today. My apologies."
Boromir's face flushed. He was about to respond when his arm shot up to his stomach and he doubled over with a cry of pain. The other elves stepped forward to help him, but he drew back. First One stood over him and made no move to help.
"Do not fear, Man of Gondor," he said. "The secret of the Ring is safe with us. We too are foes of Mordor, and we desire neither weapons nor power."
"Nay," Boromir grunted through clenched teeth, "I cannot let you w – walk free. You – you know too much."
"Then walk with us," Second One suggested.
"Aye," Third One concurred. "And let us help you."
The elf had already retrieved needle and thread from his pack, but Boromir knocked them away with a sharp backhand.
"I need no help!" Boromir hissed.
The elves gave each other mixed looks, but did not argue as he retrieved his things and slung the shield over his shoulder. After that, without a word, Boromir hobbled away into the woods, his round shield disappearing amongst the bushes. Once he was gone, First One sheathed his sword and retrieved his pack. Third One bent down and picked up the thread and needle which had fallen among the muddy ground. He sighed and wiped them clean.
"The Man is bold," Second One mused.
"The Man is foolish," First One corrected.
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Use these handy tips for a night out to blend in with the local lingo. Whether you're on vacation in Ireland, or just down your local Irish bar, these choice phrases taken from the Irish Conversation Guide will give you the gift of the gab.
1. Popular greetings for when you meet your friends
How's the craic?
How's the form?
How're ya keepin'?
How're ye lads?
2. Greetings for when you are about to eat
I'm starved with the hunger.
I'd eat the back door buttered.
It is going down well?
I'm so hungry I'd eat a nun's backside through a convent gate.
3. Compliments for the food
That meal was very tasty!
The lickings of the pan is all that's left Mam
4. Some conversation starters for the bar
You're not a local, I take it?
Where ya from at all?
You're new around these parts?
5. Some chat up lines for the bar
You're looking well.
You've a lovely pair of eyes.
You've great teeth, are they your own?
6. Buying someone a drink
What are you having?
Will ya have a pint?
Will ya have a hot half one (a hot whiskey)?
7. When someone tries to go home early.
Take it easy, what's your rush?
Sit yourself down, take the weight of your feet.
8. Inviting someone on a date
Would you fancy a quick one (a drink) some other time?
Are ya on for a pint?
A few pints wouldn't go astray at all?
Will we go for a few scoop?
9. Bidding someone farewell for the night
Is that the time? I'll be seeing you.
I'll be heading off now, but sure I'll bump into you again some time!
Twas nice talking to ya, good luck and God bless!
10. Explaining your hangover the next morning.
I'm in a heap!
I'm in an awful way.
I'm as sick as a small hospital.
I 'm as stiff as a poker.
For a humorous insight into how to speak like the Irish, check out Tadhg Hayes' book Gift of the Gab.
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Nearly all of the contracts are legacy deals that were signed before the new CBA, but teams still must deal with those contracts under the new reality they helped create. Look at these deals, including those of some superstar players reaching the tail end of their careers, and you'll see why owners needed built-in protection.
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Joe Johnson's 2013-14 salary: $21.5 million
Brooklyn GM Billy King is carrying the load for the terrible contract the Hawks handed to Johnson, which still has three years and almost $70 million remaining.
In King's defense, acquiring Johnson helped convince Deron Williams to stay with the Nets last summer, which set up the acquisition of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Andrei Kirilenko, moves that should make the Nets contenders. But for all the money they pay Johnson, the Nets got 16.3 points on 42.3 percent shooting (a PER of 14.1), and a first-round playoff exit.
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Andris Biedrins' 2013-14 salary: $9 million
Biedrins is a fascinating case study in the way a soft psychological makeup can crush a pro sports career. The Warriors gave Biedrins a six-year, $54 million contract in 2008 after he averaged 10.5 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting a league-high 62.6 percent from the field at age 21.
He followed that up by scoring 11.9 points with 11.2 rebounds the next year, but when he hurt his ankle in 2009, it set off a string of injuries that, along with constant criticism from coach Don Nelson, sapped Biedrins of any will to play NBA-level basketball. Last year, he averaged 0.5 points and 2.9 rebounds, shooting 30.8 percent from the free-throw line. The Jazz absorbed the final year of his salary this summer.
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Andrea Bargnani's 2013-14 salary: $11.8 million
Injuries played some role in diminishing Bargnani's numbers (he averaged 12.7 points and shot an abysmal 30.9 percent from the 3-point line), but for the most part, he was a guy who just did not want to play in Toronto anymore and did nothing to hide it.
Bargnani was frequently out of shape and his unwillingness to conform to the offense was topped only by his unwillingness to display any defensive effort whatsoever. The Knicks traded for him, hoping they can re-light his fire, and they will pay him $11.5 million for next season as well.
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Rudy Gay's 2013-14 salary: $17.9 million
Similar to Johnson, Gay was awarded an outsize contract in the Summer of 2010, a deal he was never going to be able to match with production.
He did average 18.2 points and 6.1 rebounds last year, but he was not very efficient, and had a PER of 15.6, only slightly above average. The Raptors are hoping that offseason eye surgery will restore Gay's shooting touch. They need it—he has a player option for $19.3 million next year.
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Richard Jefferson's 2013-14 salary: $11 million
Three years later, it is still difficult to figure why the Spurs—normally so prudent with their contracts—handed four years and $39 million to Jefferson. He was bounced to the Warriors, where he served as a mentor to Harrison Barnes last year and averaged 3.1 points while shooting 31.1 percent from the 3-point line.
Getting the Jazz to take on Jefferson and Biedrins was a key for Golden State's signing of Andre Iguodala this summer, and Utah wound up with Brandon Rush and five draft picks out of the deal.
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Ben Gordon's 2013-14 salary: $13 million
Gordon is one of two members of the ill-advised Joe Dumars shopping trip back in the summer of 2009 on this list. Now with the Bobcats, Gordon is 30 and the little in-the-lane floater that was his signature with the Bulls has abandoned him. He is essentially a perimeter specialist now, with 63.6 percent of his shots coming from 16 feet or beyond. He averaged 11.2 points and shot well from the 3-point line (38.7 percent), but his overall shooting was just 40.8 percent and his PER was 12.7.
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Kobe Bryant's 2013-14 salary: $30.5 million
It's not that Bryant is not still an elite player, and it's not that he is coming off an Achilles tendon tear. Bryant must appear on any list of the league's most overpaid players simply because he makes $30.5 million, and only one player—LeBron James, with the possible exception of Kevin Durant—is worth that sort of payday.
Bryant's numbers are excellent (27.7 points, 6.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 23.0 PER), but considering he alone occupies 52 percent of the Lakers' cap space, he is clearly making more than he is worth.
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Emeka Okafor's 2013-14 salary: $14.5 million
Okafor turns 31 at the end of the month, and he continues to post decent numbers to round out what has been a solid career. He scored 9.7 point per game last year, with 8.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks.
The problem, though, is that the Bobcats—who missed out on Dwight Howard in the lottery in 2004—badly wanted him to be a star on par with Howard. They paid him like one, giving him a six-year, $72 million contract in 2008. Okafor has always been a useful player, but he has never come close to living up to his paycheck.
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Kris Humphries' 2013-14 salary: $12 million
The Nets gave Humphries two years and $24 million after he had big numbers for a bad team, but soon realized they were a much better team with other power forwards on the floor—yes, even Reggie Evans.
So Humphries' averages sank to 5.8 points and 5.6 rebounds last year, and the Nets looked for anyone interested in him. Finally, the Celtics had to take on his contract for the year in order to make the Garnett-Pierce deal work, but Humphries is hardly part of Boston's long-term plan.
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Eric Gordon's 2013-14 salary: $14.2 million
Gordon played in just 42 games, so there was an injury factor at play for him. But he struggled even when he was on the floor, shooting 40.2 percent from the field and only 32.4 percent from the 3-point line.
Gordon is a one-dimensional player, and if he can't score efficiently (he had a very average 15.4 PER), he is certainly not worth his paycheck. The Hornets are hoping that changes this year—Gordon is in only in the second season of a four-year, $58.3 million contract.
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Dirk Nowitzki 2013-14 salary: $22.7 million
Nowitzki gets a slot on this list for much the same reason Bryant does—he is aging and, in the last year of a long-term max contract, his declining production can't keep up with his increasing salary.
Nowitzki did have some injury issues last season, and his numbers (17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 47.1 percent shooting, 41.4 percent 3-point shooting) were not bad. But when you compare the 19.8 PER he posted to the amount he takes in, it is obvious he is overpaid.
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Amare Stoudemire's 2013-14 salary: $21.7 million
The first thing to acknowledge about Stoudemire is that, yes, injuries have played a role in his demise. The second thing is that, yes, when he has been on the floor, he has been productive (14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 57.7 percent shooting, 22.1 PER). But all of that wilts in the face of Stoudemire's monster salary. Even when he is healthy and playing, the damage he does to the Knicks' payroll is still a big-time problem. And unless he opts out next year (he won't), he is slated to make $23.4 million.
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Charlie Villanueva's 2013-14 salary: $8.6 million
Gordon's former teammate in Detroit, Villanueva actually breathed some life into his flagging career by becoming a 6-11 power forward who almost exclusively shoots 3-pointers.
Hard to believe, but Villanueva is only 29 and if he can stay healthy, he can probably come back next year on a much more appropriate contract and maintain a place in the NBA. He wound up last season averaging 6.8 points and shooting 34.7 percent from the 3-point line, with an adequate PER (14.0).
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Arron Afflalo's 2013-14 salary: $7.75 million
Afflalo is a study in the contrast between being a contributor on a good team and being the offensive star on a bad team. He shot 40.5 percent from the 3-point line in the first five years of his career, but as the main perimeter threat of the Magic—with defenses keying on him—Afflalo shot just 30.0 percent on 3s last year.
His 16.5 points per game look nice, until you get to his PER, which was 13.0. Afflalo is a very solid defensive player, and if he were still with a team that had him as a complementary player, his contract would not look so bad. As a focal point, though, he struggles.
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Zach Randolph's 2013-14 salary: $17.8 million
Like Nowitzki and Bryant, Randolph is here mostly because he is at the end of what had been a sensible contract given to a star player, and has seen age take its toll before the contract was up.
Randolph was 31 last year, and his scoring average was 15.4 points per game, with 11.2 rebounds and a PER of 17.9. Most anyone would take that production from the power forward spot, but at Randolph's salary, that's just not enough.
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Just spectacularly bad 'customer service.' You would not BELIEVE what scumbags this company is! I called three weeks ago to find out what it would cost to get the sensor of my Lumix DMC-LX5 cleaned. I mean, take a look how dirty this camera is:
And the camera is only two years old! It started with one splotch and then, BAM!, all of a sudden, one day I turned it on and it looked like that. I've owned cameras twice as long and never had a problem like that.
So I called their 'support line' at 800-211-7262 and suffered through the stupid automated 'help' system until I finally talked to a live human who told me it would cost $50 to get the sensor cleaned. He gives me this address in McAllen, Texas where they do the work and tells me to mail it there. But he won't give me a reference or case number, instead telling me to just put a letter int he box with the camera. I thought that was weird but just in case I paid extra for tracking and insurance. So I mailed it that day to Texas.
Yesterday I got a Service Authorization Form letter from Panasonic stating it's now $156.50 (!) with absolutely NO EXPLANATION as to why the additional costs are required. So today I called Panasonic 'customer support' at the same number (and suffer through the automated 'help' system--God, WHY do companies use these stupid things?) and they basically tell me to f&%$ off. Then I get "Larry,"--if that's his real name, who knows--who interrupts constantly and isn't much help and tells me, basically, tough, that's the price. And since I don't have a CASE NUMBER (See how they scam you now?) they can't prove I was quoted that price.
So I ask to speak to a supervisor and he puts me on hold for half an hour. That's "Andrew"--if that's his real name--gets on and is unfriendly from the start. Here's a tip, 'Andy,' when somebody greets you with , "Hi, how are you doing?" You don't respond with SILENCE. It's rude. Didn't the dog you call a mother teach you that? Anyway, I tell him what my problem is with the quote and the unexplained up-charge in the estimate and he responds, "So what I'm hearing is you are saying you don't want us to repair it and to box it up and ship it back to you." Uh, no, that's not what I said AT ALL.
And it pretty much went downhill from there. He didn't make one single attempt to resolve the issue in ANY WAY shape or form. Basically, "Andrew" isn't really somebody who's hired to RESOLVE an issue. He's hired to anger you until you either start screaming or use profanity and he's justified in hanging up on you, or he waits you out until you just hang up. Either way, they win. Because what Panasonic is doing can be described in three words:
It's literally a used car lot tactic that's be adopted by a multi-national electronics company. Their phone line gives you one price and then, when you mail it in, they quote you another.
Panasonic 'customer service' is the WORST I think I've ever dealt with. It's unbelievable. I'll ask you the same thing I asked "Andrew": Does Panasonic really think that by institutionalizing service THIS BAD that I will EVER buy another Panasonic product again?
Because I won't.
I am DONE with Panasonic. Never again. That company can DIE. I'll buy another camera but NEVER a Panasonic camera again. Or a DVD. Or ANYTHING.
Wow. Spectacularly bad 'customer support.' In the end he put me on perma-mute (You know, where they don't actually hang up, they just leave the line open until you hang up) for over TWO HOURS AND TEN MINUTES. That's when I wrote this review and POSTED IT.
Die Panasonic. Just die.
PS: As of this posting I'm STILL on perma-mute!
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Beware of shipping charges
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Lisa in Miami
If you order from PanasonicDirect on their website, be sure to watch the final status of your order to make sure they don't try to add on shipping charges later. It happened to me.
I ordered a new telephone and headset for my home office; we've had good luck with Panasonic electronics before, and it was one of the few two-line cordless phones that is compatible with my AT&T voice mail account (it shows a blinking light on the charging base when I have a voice mail, which I like), and it wasn't terribly expensive...$79.95 + $24.95 for the headset. My husband actually ordered it for me; he's better with shopping for the electronic gadgets than I am, and he was quite excited to get free shipping - something they called "UPS Next Day Regular," whatever that is. I've shipping with UPS many times, and I've never heard of it. But it was free, so I said good. I got the confirmation e-mail which showed the costs of both items, local sales tax, and zero for shipping. Saved a copy, which I always do. Contrary to what the confirmation e-mail said would happen, I never got any further e-mails saying my order had been shipped, or anything else from PanasonicDirect. So, I checked the order on their website, mostly to see when to expect delivery, so I could be home to sign for it. As it happened, my order was delivered that day, which was much sooner than I had expected it to arrive (usually free shipping is by slow boat to China).
To my surprise, the total charge on the website included a charge of $25.75 for shipping, which then increased the sales tax amount by $1.25 - a total of $27 more than the amount that was confirmed in the e-mail I received. I went ballistic, printed the page from the website, printed off my confirmation e-mail, and gave them to my husband. I told him he'd better call them, because if they got me on the phone, I was just going to lose my temper. He did so, explained to the CSR he spoke to what had happened--that I had been overcharged $27.00 for shipping, which according to my order confirmation was supposed to be free. She told him to fax both pages to her attention, and she would call back after she received them. He did so, and we were both thinking, "OK, we're getting somewhere!" She called back, and said there was nothing she could do about it, that my order had been shipped UPS 2nd Day Air, and that is what I was charged for. My husband said that was not what he had selected when he placed the order, that what he chose was free, and the order confirmation I received via e-mail proved it. He asked to speak to a supervisor, which he did. The supervisor he spoke to told him this: "There was a glitch on the website; the shipping option you selected should have shown a charge of $25.75. It should not have shown a charge of zero, and there is nothing we can do about it." My husband told the supervisor, "Oh, yes there is; I have an order confirmation that quite clearly states in black and white the shipping charge is zero. I'm sorry if there was a glitch on your website, but that is not my problem. I paid for this order with a credit card, and I am not going to pay for these charges, and I will be disputing them through my credit card company. And you can forget ever getting my business again."
I am an extremely savvy consumer when it comes to my knowledge of consumer credit laws; I have availed myself of them many times throughout my life, and I have never lost a dispute yet. That is because I document everything, save my receipts (especially for major purchases), and keep an eye on deadlines. The laws were enacted to protect consumers, and that is exactly what they do. If the consumer can show that the merchant was in the wrong, the merchant will lose, and the credit card company has to support the consumer. It's as simple as that.
So after the charges posted to my credit card account, I went to the credit card's website, and started the dispute process online, this past Sunday. I had to fax my supporting documentation to their dispute resolution center, and had to type a brief description of what had happened, and what I had done to try to resolve it with the merchant (they like you to try to resolve it first, but it's not a requirement). All I had to do was fax the copy of my confirmation e-mail showing zero shipping cost and the copy of the charge from PanasonicDirect's website showing the higher shipping charge. Complete documentation is a necessity in these cases.
By Monday morning, I had a response from the credit card company telling me they had opened the dispute case, and would be getting back to me as it progressed. By Monday evening, I had an answer from the credit card company. They said, "We have posted a credit to your account for $27.00 for the amount of the charge you are disputing. We have also charged this amount back to the merchant. We now consider this case closed. We thank you for contacting us to resolve the issue with the merchant."
By Tuesday, the credit had posted to my account. What really surprised me was that they said, "We now consider this case closed." Typically, how these things go is the credit card company posts a provisional credit to the customer's account, and a chargeback to the merchant's account, in order to give the merchant time to respond to the dispute (they have 30 days; the consumer has 60 days from the date the bill was received on which the disputed charge appears). The credit card company will typically wait for the merchant to respond, in case the customer's dispute is invalid. If it is, the charge comes back to the customer, and they have to respond, or pay up (another 30 days). If the merchant can't substantiate the charge, they eat it, and the customer prevails. And that's how I Win these things: I only dispute charges that I know FOR SURE are the fault of the merchant. If it's my fault, well then, it's my fault and I eat the charge.
So when the credit card company said, "We consider the case closed," I thought, "Wow, they looked at my documentation, decided, 'Yep, the customer was right, the order confirmation said zero for shipping, so the merchant couldn't just slap on a $27 charge for shipping, even if the customer did luck onto a computer glitch that she shouldn't have. We're not even going to give the merchant a chance to respond, we're just going to charge it back to them, and be done with it.'" So there!
It was only $27, but it's the principle of the thing, and it was also the arrogance of the customer service people. What they SHOULD have said was, "Why yes of course, you are absolutely right, zero means zero. We'll credit that amount to you right away, and we apologize for any inconvenience you were caused by having to call us." But no, they got snotty and said, "It was a glitch, and you shouldn't have gotten free shipping, and too bad, we're not going to fix it." Oh yeah? We'll just see about that. They not only lost $27 because of their attitude, they lost my business AND I'll let everyone I know know what jerks they are, and maybe they'll lose more business than mine.
That is also why I always make major purchases with a credit card. You pay by cash or check, and you are at the mercy of the merchant as to whether you will get a refund. You get a credit card company involved, and those consumer credit laws kick in, and you've got some leverage with unscrupulous merchants. It pays to know your rights; read the back of your billing statements. They are all disclosed there.
Thanks for letting me share my three cents' worth!
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MCALLEN, TEXAS -- I have (or should I say "had"?) a Panasonic DVD Recorder that worked pretty well for about 4 /12 years. When certain things weren't working right, I called Panasonic Customer Service and described the problem. Instead of just listening to me, this guy David took me through all these steps, trying all kinds of different features and stuff. Finally, after over 30 minutes of that, David finally agreed that it wasn't working right.
David said I can send it in for repair. There would be an up-front fee, which would be applied to the cost of fixing the unit if I decided to go ahead with it, but he didn't know how much that was. I explained to him as nicely as I could that I didn't really feel like taking the time pack the thing up and shipping it to them without knowing the terms and conditions of their Service Policy. He said he would have the Service Policy e-mailed to me but I'm not especially surprised that I never received it.
A few days later I went onto the Panasonic website and found where you can put in a model number and a zip code and it's supposed to tell you where you can get your product serviced. A page came up and said that I can send mine in for replacement with a fully refurbished unit and to call in for the price.
All things considered, this sounded like a much more promising proposition to me. If I was going to go to the trouble, I wanted to end up with something I could rely on for a while. Even if it cost more, it seemed like a refurbished unit might at least last a few years. If I just got mine fixed, something else might go wrong in just a few months, who knows? The website says it would be a comparable model, if not identical. It also said that they might choose to repair it instead.
I called the number on the website and gave Nick the model number of my unit and he said they would replace my unit for $140. According to Nick (who is plainly uninformed), someone would call to arrange payment once they received it. I specifically asked Nick to affirm that it would be replaced with a completely refurbished product and he specifically stated, in no uncertain terms, that it would. Nick specifically said it would not be repaired; it was to be replaced for $140.
The Pansonic Exchange Center received my recorder on 8/5, according to UPS Tracking. On 8/12 I called in again, not having heard anything. Chad says it's not going to be replaced, it's going to be repaired. I asked for a supervisor and an explanation as to why 1) the service policy wasn't initially explained to me back on 7/25 and 2) why they are now contradicting themselves about the replacement. This guy was of no help whatsoever.
On 8/20, I got a letter saying, "Panasonic will replace your unit with a factory reconditioned unit" and quotes a replacement cost of $80 plus $15 S&H. But this has a slightly ominous-looking sticker that says to call in before sending in payment.
First try - I got put on hold by the automated voice mail, then got put on hold by some woman who says she has to go look stuff up. She comes back and starts talking and the phone goes dead.
Second try - same thing but now I'm talking to somebody who says she has to try to figure out why my unit got into the "replacement process" when it should have gone into the "repair process". After more time on hold she's now telling me that she's going to send it to somewhere else (very nearby, according to her) and they are going to call me and quote a "diagnostic charge". No, she doesn't know how much that will be. And No, she can't explain why Nick had specifically said it would be replaced, before I took the trouble of sending it in. When I asked about why the website specifically offers an exchange program for my model number, she indicated that that was going to be fixed.
So, I'm back to where I started on 7/25, after they've wasted my time for a month. I still don't even know what this up-front "diagnostic fee" is. If I don't want them to send the recorder off to the repair facility, my only other option is that they can return the unit. We agreed that that is what they are going to do.
Then, I notice that the letter has my address misspelled. Looks like folks at the Post Office knew where to send it because we have been at the same address for many years. But I have limited faith that UPS will make the same connection when shipping my recorder back to me. So, I call in a couple more times - both times I get the usual "our representatives are helping other customer" messages and wait on hold. Then I get a message saying they can't take my call at all.
It must be siesta time at McAllen.
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I purchased a lemon!
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07094, NEW JERSEY -- I purchased a Panasonic plasma TV on November 6, 2011 direct from Panasonic. It was delivered on November 15, 2011. I was travelling a lot during that time, so I didn't turned the set on until December 15, 2011. Well, it played for about 2 hrs. and turned off and would not come back on! After trying several things unsuccessfully, I called Panasonic's customer support. Unfortutanely, no luck with the set. The customer support representative open a claim on the TV because it is still under warranty, since I just purchased it. The TV was picked-up by a local authorized repair center. They have replaced parts and the set is still not working properly. I spoke w/ Panasonic's customer service on January 13, 2012 and was told parts are on back order & may not be received for another 3-4 weeks! I think bought a lemon!
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Obsolete After 5 Months-Customer "Service" Ha!
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I must take some blame because my father always said that a product is only as good as the company that will stand behind it. Had I read the reviews which scores of dissatisfied customers have posted online about their problems with Panasonic's Customer Seervice Department, I would never have purchased anything from this manufacturer. We have a blue-ray subscription with Netflix and about two weeks ago none of the discs played-we get a message that the disc is incompatible with the unit. All discs appear to be in good shape-we clean them anyway-properly and also use a cleaner for our machine. Same result. Try the discs on our friend's machine (not-Panasonic) and they play perfectly. First call is to Netflix which tells us that the newer discs they send out have been encoded with a security feature and our unit needs a firmware upgrade. They suggest we call Panasonic. On Friday, 1/21, we call Panasonic and they instuct us to go on their website and download firmware which they say will correct this problem. We do so. But our discs still do not play. Call Panasonic and the service representative tells us that their product is superior to our friend's player because his is allowing defective discs to play while theirs in more selective! Now I know I've gone through the looking glass and beyond. After an interminable wait to speak with a supervisor, the representative gets back on and says that she was told that we need upgraded firmware beyond which is currently being offered on their website but that it will be sent to us to upgrade our player in 7-10 business days. I ask for expedited service such as Fedex etc because of the trouble we've been through and the misinformation. Wednesday's mail comes and goes without anything from Panasonic. My wife calls and after restating the whole history finally gets to speak to a supervisor who tells us that by buying a SD card our problem would be solved. Paid $12 and it did not work. Call back the next day and after being talked down to as though we were dolts are told that the supervisor who advised us to purchase SD card is on a break but would call us back shortly. After 1 1/2 hours with no callback, we call Panasonic and go through the trials and tribulations of speaking to a supervisor who barely responds to our questions, offers no help whatsoever and repeatedly asks are we in the same room as the player and TV. We have learned our lesson-will donate this player to a school, check out customer service ratings of two companies we had in mind and purchase a player which its company supports with able and courteous service.
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Panasonic Lumic DMC-FZ35
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I have had my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 for four months. I have been very disappointed in the indoor shots that contain the color red. The reds all come out looking pink. After using the camera for four months and discussing the problem with several professional photographers regarding the problem, I noticed that the reds look pink through the viewfinder. Very strange problem. I called Panasonic Customer Service and after being on hold for forty-five minutes I was connected with someone who barely spoke English. When asked if she was familiar with my particular camera she said she was not but would be as soon as she looked at the manual. That was not very comforting, to say the least. She soon said the problem could not be handled on the phone and was a defect in the camera, so to return the camera which would be replaced with a refurbished camera. It would either be the same model or one that had "similar" features. I said I did not want either a refurbished camera with someone else's problems nor did I want one with "similar" features. I wanted my money back or a "new" camera. I asked to speak with a supervisor. Of course, there were no supervisors available. I was told that one will call me back sometime next week. The representative I spoke with said she was familiar with Panasonic's policy and that there was no hope of getting my money back or a new camera. It will definitely be either refurbished or a "similar" model. After reading this site and heard from people who have sent their cameras back to Panasonic only to be told the defect was their fault and would require a costly repair at the customer's cost, I hesitate to send it back. Why do the research and pick the "perfect" camera when it will be replaced with a "similar" model??? I, like so many people who have written reviews on this site, will NEVER buy a Panasonic product again.
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Massage Chair
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IDAHO -- I have an expensive 8 year old massage chair. Panasonic does not make or supply parts anymore. Several thousand dollars down the drain. Called numerous times and emailed 18 times. No one seems to care or want to help.
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Panasonic Customer Service: DISONEST & UNETHICAL
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Panasonic Customer Service are the most DISHONEST & UNETHICAL BUMS I have ever dealt with, they gave me consumerproducts09@us. Panasonic.com and when I followed up, they LIED and said they had no such address. Now I see there are multiple listings online of people using it. And I know it was a real address as the emails did not bounce back. Take a look at the poor guy bilked for 1 grand on Youtube, recording his anger with the piece of garbage they sold him. They are SO DUMB they have no idea of bad PR, strictly in it for the fast buck. Stick with Samsung and Sony, Panasonic are TOTAL LIARS.
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Panasonic Customer Service is the WORST
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We have been a loyal Panasonic cordless phone users for years. We were having a problem with our cordless. So we called Panasonic for assistance. I was on the phone for 45 minutes when I finally hung up. They were total idiots. The representative put you on hold at least 15 times. After she realized that it was the phone with the problem I was on the phone while she or typed her report at least 30 minutes before I was finally transferred to the supervisor who then started the whole thing over again on why I called. Keep in mind I was already going to buy another phone and just needed to pay. She proceeded to tell me that it might possibly be our phone line. Which we had already established it was not. I was so frustrated of being on line for 45 min and be asked to recap why I called in I hung up and told them where they stick their phone
I will never ever ever buy another Panasonic product again!!!!!
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Poor Customer Service
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dnt buy
Customer service here stinks. I purchased a new camcorder directly. It initially indicated that it would ship within 3 days (ordered the day after Thanksgiving). I called a week later - when their web site still indicated that it would ship in 3 days and customer service indicated that they did not know if it would ship in time for Christmas.
I got it in time for Christmas after all but the USB cable in the box did not fit the camcorder - very obviously the end was not compabible with the camcorder. I have spent over an hour with various customer service reps. I also sent photo images to customer service via e-mail. They referred me back to the phone support where I got no help. Finally an agent gave me another e-mail to send my complaint to. He indicated that they would "probably" send me another USB cable free of charge - as if that is doing me a favor.
I like the camcorder. Just hope you don't need customer service!
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DELICIOUS! I followed the recipe exactly, except I took the chicken out of the pan when I added the cream and then added the chicken back in. Also, I used Greek yogurt in place of sour cream because it adds more protein, is a much healthier option, has the same flavor and texture, and is what I had in the fridge. I will DEFINITELY add this as a dinner staple.
I decided to make these on a whim, and I'm really glad I did! Since I'm not a cook in the slightest, it took me way longer than 35 minutes (closer to an 1 hr+); it took me longer because I'm new to cooking and my pieces of chicken were THICK (I didn't tenderize them). However, it was well worth the effort. I wouldn't consider this cheap, but it wasn't breaking the bank either, so it's doable on a weekly/bi-weekly basis.
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I have yet to make this meal, but I read every single review, and it seems to be amazing (to a "t" or with modifications).
However, I'm not a fan of wine in the slightest, and I've noticed people swap it out for chicken stock. So would I add the chicken stock AND chicken broth together?
I'm new to cooking, and I really don't want to mess up something that seems delicious. Any help would be great!
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I hate wine myself but I have to tell you, you wont even taste the wine. You chicken broth overpowers it completely.
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Household issues: cleaning and cooking safely
Also recommended: drought resources from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.