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Preschools - enlighten me please!
My son is now 2y3m, goes to a toddler program, which is actually part of a private school. Today we saw his school overflowing with applicants for preschool registration, and it got me all panicky - was I supposed to fill out a form and stand in line? Since he is enrolled in the school already,I suppose he'll automatically be moved to the next class next year? I'll check this with his teachers. But what if I wanted to change schools? Should I have already prepared for that? And some general questions -
What age does preschool start?
What kind of preschools do you look for? Private or public or it doesn't really matter?
I have seen preschool programs in churches, local community centers - how are they better/worse than the private ones?
This makes me feel so unprepared! Any suggestions and advice welcome!
UPDATE: So it turns out I panicked unnecessarily - how typical!
I called the management office to figure out if we need to register, and we didn't need to. Because we were already enrolled in a full time program, he will automatically be moved up to the next level, as he grows older. Only the part timers need to re-register every year. This explains why I never got any kind of notice!
Thank you, Asha, Dotmom, GTN, Indosungod and Seetha for explaining the preschool
process in great detail. It will come very handy should I choose to change schools next year!
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- Asha said...
In US, nothing moves forward on it's own! You have to renew or re-register every school year even in public schools,so they know your kid intend to continue in the same school next year as well, even though kids do graduate to the next class. Ask his teacher about it and fill the form to enroll him for preschool(from 3 to 5yrs).
Usually, public schools do not have preschools and in some states they do. They enroll 4yr olds to preschools, since K starts when kids are 5yr old and yes, there is a deadline for everything!
Private schools are always competitive, so earlier the better to apply. Public schools send a form to fill to the parents every year, so we can tell them that kids will continue in the same school. Public schools cannot reject any kid who applies for any reason unlike private schools.
Both my kids go to public schools and are doing well. It depends on how we raise our kids rather than reputation of a public school in your area.I love the public school teachers who are well qualified. You have to make a decision of course and soon!:)
My daughter went to preschool in UK but my son in US didn't go at all due to our country hopping but he did very well in K without any problem.
For Public school K, there are Charter schools which expects regular parental involvement and Magnet schools which specializes in particular area and expect you to stay in that school for atleast for that year, but you can always move after that year. Regular Public schools are very flexible, can move anytime. Private schools have their set of rules. Make sure you talk to them about moving out of school once you commit yourself.
Hope it helps!:)
- January 9, 2008 at 12:00 PM
- DotMom said...
asha did a fantastic job of explaining the system... but i'll add my 2 cents anyways. preschool (and pre-K) in our county starts from 4 yrs of age. some private schools do label programs for 3 yr olds with a preschool tag though. If you are enrolled in a private program for toddlers (Chip is 2.5 and he is in a program that is a part of a private school). I am not required to formally enroll him. It is understood that he will continue until I give a notice of withdrawl. So he will automatically graduate to higher classes. check with your school. Every private school has a different set of rules.
As far as public preschools go, some states/counties do have part-time programs, but VA does not. As Asha says getting into public schools is easy, since they cannot by law refuse any child. Private schools and especially those that have stellar ratings can be very, very competitive and their enrollments start as early as feb. for fall.
- January 9, 2008 at 1:07 PM
- GettingThereNow said...
Asha and Dotmom did a very good job explaining this so I will skip that part.
You can call your town's City Hall and ask them to send you a list of all pre-schools that are registered with them. The list they send has their phone numbers, hours, programs w/ages, cutoff dates for registration etc. Some even provide references so you can call other parents to see how satisfied they are with the pre-school's program. Mostly, pre-school starts at 4 but some start at 3 or even 2. The younger age groups will ususally have a shorter day.
I agree with Asha that ultimately what matters the most is how you raise them and kids who don't go to pre-schools aren't any worse off (academically) than kids who do. But one advantage to sending them to preschool is that they learn coping skills for being away from you and they get some much-needed social interaction which helps develop their social skills. But you already know all this, I am sure.
Don't panic. In my opinion, if you can't get Kodi in a pre-school this year, you can just sign him up for some mommy-and-me classes and then try for the pre-school when he turns 4. He won't miss out on anything. And Asha is right - most pre-schools don't re-register you automatically. Heck, I just paid 200 buck to re-register baby M for the summer and fall 2008 sessions! Some of it is legitimate (like they need to know who is returing in the next session so they'll know how many seats are available) but it is also a money-making tactic in my opinion :P
- January 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM
- indosungod said...
Kodi's mom, if you are already registered in a school and the school has higher grades/programs you do not have to submit a new application but like the others have pointed out you have to re- register for the next year. The forms are sent home during Feb/Mar and have to be returned with a deposit which is usually deducted from the tution for that year. So in effect you have to react unless you want to change schools. If you do change schools it is best to start the appliction process as early as possible. Nov 2007 is a good time frame to start for admissions in Sept 2008. Most schools make the decisions by late Feb/early March. I am talking about the ultra competitive DC area, it might be better or worse in your area/county :)
Preschool starts at 3 years of age and in the Montessori system 3-5 yrs is considered a complete preschool/kindergarden program.
Most Public Schools in my area do not have a preschool programs, some schools do have programs called Head Start for kids from households below a certain income level and usually for kids who do have English speakers at home.
Lot of kids stay in Private school through KG or till KG and than move to a Public school.
It definitely is a good idea to check your son's school if you have to reapply if you have to do it now :)
- January 10, 2008 at 7:23 AM
- Seetha said...
Preschools in US: Ages 2, 3, 4, 5 (Sometimes)
Preschools in the US are mostly private and they come in all price ranges.
Choices of preschools in each US town are offered by:
1.Local church communities
3.Montessori schools (Special system of ages 3 to 5 in the same class)
4.Few other National chains: Goddard school, New Horizon, Kinder care etc depending upon the state you live in.
Some preschools act as Daycare/Preschool. Others offer just preschool programs, which usually are weekly 2 or 3 days with a school time ranging from3 to5 hours.
Criteria's in choosing a preschool:
1.Student teacher ratio should be 10: 1
2.Visit the preschool before hand to make sure it is clean and well maintained. Most of them offer tours before registration.
3.Some Local church communities have really good preschool programs and they do not preach their religion. My 3-year-old son attends one and it is very good.
4.If you can manage with just half a day of school twice or thrice a week try to choose a preschool, which is just a preschool and not a Daycare/Preschool.
5.All preschools have registration starting in Jan/Feb with a Deadline Dates or the applications. So call them up and check the details.
6.Some preschools have lottery systems depending upon their popularity in your area. So it is important that you register ASAP.
Public schools usually start at the Age 5 with Kindergarten and you can choose a Public or Private school depending upon the neighborhood you live in. You can get a review of the schools in your county/neighborhood at http://www.greatschools.net/
I hope this helps.
- January 11, 2008 at 1:23 AM
- Kodi's Mom said...
Everyone: Thank you SO much for your very detailed comments explaining the whole process to me.
Seetha - you broke it down as if to teach a preschooler! And I totally appreciate that.
I have updated the post with what I found about Kodi's registration. I am saving the rest of the comments for future referral. once again, thanks a lot! You guys are the best :)
- January 11, 2008 at 12:08 PM


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200 N. Pearl St., Wernersville, PA
Former CARRIER MANSION available to the discerning buyer. Gorgeous Greek Revival Plantation Style Home stands proudly atop ~6 Acre knoll overlooking
5BR/4+1BA Single Family House
offered at $675,000
Year Built
Sq Footage
4 full, 1 partial
4 Car garage
Lot Size
253,083 sqft
$0 per month
An opportunity of a lifetime awaits! Southern hospitality dawns this gorgeous Plantation style home as it stands stately & proud atop its 6+ acre knoll overlooking rolling hills. Stately columned porch enters into the Grande cross-entry marbled Foyer which elegantly displays the dramatic curved Grande staircase. Feel the magic of the Formal Ballroom & massive DR. Enhanced with enormous medallions and beautiful crown molding. 9 marble FP's adorn the Ballroom, GR, 5 bdrms, & DR. The 9th FR warms a newly ren. kitchen full of cherry cabinets, granite, and oversized Center Island. A lrg sunroom adjoins the kit. to enjoy meals w/ its expansive windows.This home has been painstakingly renovated and preserved with some new additions & comforts carefully blended w/ the timeless beauty of yesteryear.The MBR has a Jacuzzi and lrg sitting rm, all of which is near completion, but awaiting its new owner to make the final selections.Come see this true and rare treasure!
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- Central A/C
- Central heat
- Fireplace
- High/Vaulted ceiling
- Walk-in closet
- Hardwood floor
- Tile floor
- Family room
- Living room
- Bonus/Rec room
- Office/Den
- Dining room
- Breakfast nook
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Stove/Oven
- Microwave
- Granite countertop
- Stainless steel appliances
- Attic
- Basement
- Yard
- Swimming pool
- Large garage with office above
- additional land available (3.8 acres)
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Kathy Hawkins
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Equal Opportunity Housing
Posted: Aug 30, 2010, 2:33pm PDT
200 N. Pearl St. (google map) (yahoo map)
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By Pfc. Thomas DaySpecial to American Forces Press Service
MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2003 What was once nothing more than a boxed collection of books became Iraq's first 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) library here today.
Chaplain (Capt.) Fran Stuart of Derry, N.H., 526th Forward Support Battalion chaplain, opened the Camp Performance Library with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, followed by cake and coffee.
"Our library started with about 200 paperback books in boxes, in sand on the side of the chaplain's tent," Stuart said. "Now look at us."
Stuart and her sister, Robin, a writer in New York, have worked on the library for several months. They contacted publishers and the New York Public Library, and lobbied them successfully to donate books to the cause.
The library's shelves are now loaded with fiction and nonfiction readings, from spiritual selections to a book covering the 75-year history of the New York Giants football team.
The chaplain also got help from the R.F. Sink Library at Fort Campbell, Ky. "The librarians there have been tremendously helpful," she said. Stuart said she hopes to add more selections to the library's collection.
The library includes a reading room with new magazines, CDs and a DVD selection. Steve Wariner, a country music artist, donated several hundred copies of his album "Steal Another Day" for soldiers to grab for free.
"It's going to have a huge (morale) impact when it's completely finished," said Maj. Steve Leonard of Lewiston, Idaho, 526th FSB executive officer.
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Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV, the interactive "2-way TV experiences" for Microsoft's Kinect, are both getting a new season of content starting on January 7. Both the Sesame Street and National Geographic packages will receive eight new downloadable episodes, available either as a bundle for 2400 MS Points ($30) or individually for 400 MS Points ($5) each.
If you need a refresher on what exactly Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV are, check out the video above.
After a glowing reception earlier this year from families across the country, Microsoft is excited to announce it will launch season two of its innovative 2-way TV experiences, "Kinect Sesame Street TV" and "Kinect Nat Geo TV" on 7th January 2013.
Eight additional episodes for each title means even more interactive content and opportunities for kids and their families to jump inside their favourite television shows. This gives everyone more opportunities to engage, interact and learn in ways only available through Kinect for Xbox 360. "Kinect Nat Geo TV" season two will be hosted by reptile expert and host of Nat Geo WILD's "Dangerous Encounters," Brady Barr.
Season two of "Kinect Sesame Street TV" and "Kinect Nat Geo TV" will each cost £29.99 (ERP)/2400 MS points for the eight 30-minute episodes and will be available via download when you purchase a Season's Pass on Xbox LIVE. Individual episodes can also be purchased for 400 MS points.
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Mariah Yeater, the woman who claims to have gotten pregnant by Justin Bieber.
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Some moms and their teenagers took a technology test. It asked about new apps that allow kids to call, text and send pictures for free, as well as the latest teen lingo. Parents didn't score too well!
Carol was surprised to learn "LMIRL" means "let's meet in real life".
Michelle successfully guessed what "GYPO" means: "Get your pants off."
Smartparents is a service that allows parents to monitor their children online, to show you what your teens could be saying on their high tech devices.
Gerry Polucci is CEO & founder of Smartparents. He says, "There's been kind of an arms race between parents and technology and parents are losing."
You may think you're on top of it, watching what your kids text using the plans you pay for, but did you know there are new apps out there that allow teens to call and text for free? They don't even need a data plan. There are apps that allow people to text pictures, which disappear from the receiver's phone in seconds.
Hailey says though she's never sent a revealing picture, it happens. "I'm not going to deny that pictures that are really risqué go through that too."
28% of teens report they've texted naked photos of themselves.
What teens don't realize is that the picture isn't always gone for good.
"The receiving person can take a screen shot of that on their iPhone," Polucci says.
Speaking of risque, the very latest chat terms are anything but innocent.
Few parents knew that:
"GMRN" means "get naked right now"
"IMEZRU" means "I'm easy are you"
Teens use these abbreviations and hundreds more to "KPC": "Keep parents clueless".
They're not alone. Polucci adds, "Sexual predators use these terms for much the same reason."
Tim Woda says an online sexual predator used teen chat abbreviations
Like "AL", "age and location", to target his 14-year-old son.
"I was terrified," Tim exclaims.
Tim told police, and the man chatting with his son was arrested and pleaded guilty to sexual solicitation of a minor.
"This particular predator had over 250,000 lines of sentences in code written in his computer where he was targeting and grooming children," Tim explains.
Smartparents suggests you monitor the apps your child downloads and stay on top of the tech lingo. Odds are your kids are.
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ROUND ROCK, TEXAS -- Less than 3 years ago we purchased appliances at Lowe's (washer and dryer). We also purchased the extended warranty offered. On July 2nd, my dryer quit heating so I called the company on the brochure to submit a request for repair. I was told that the next available appointment wasn't until July 12th so I scheduled for the 8-12 time slot. Having a family of 5, I wasn't thrilled with the idea of going so long without a dryer and having to haul my 8 month old BABY to the dirty laundromat but I didn't have any other options..
July 12th, the technician finally shows up at my house shortly before noon. I had to run and pick up my son from swimming lessons and when I returned the tech said that he had figured out the problem - it was indeed the heating element. I thought "well duh" - THEN he proceeds to tell me that he has to order the part!!!! When I questioned him as to why they wouldn't carry the parts with them he said that the "company" doesn't want to spend the money to ship the parts until they know what part they are going to need because if it wasn't the heating element, the "company" would have to spend the money to return the part!
The poor guy probably feared for his life at this point, he said that he "emergency ordered" the part and that it would ship directly to me in 2 days or perhaps 1 week... he didn't know. THEN he told me that the next available appointment in our area wasn't until August 2nd. This would mean that I will be without a dryer for an entire month. Are you kidding me????
He told me that I would have to call the "company" to try to get the date moved up. He also indicated that A&E Factory Service is actually owned by Sears... so on the days he works on a product purchased at Lowe's, he wears his A&E uniform and hands out those business cards, but when he works on Sears items, he wears that uniform/business cards.
After he left, I called the number on the A&E card. Spoke with three different people (repeating my story three times) about my disappointing situation.. the final person being a "manager" at some call center in who-knows-where who basically told me that there was no way to speed up the process, track the part, etc. I mean seriously, these people could not care less. I then find out that the part (remember the "emergency order"?) won't be here until maybe July 20th. Maybe before but no guarantees.... Ugh! I'm so frustrated by this point.
The lady tells me that she can't even schedule my appointment until tomorrow (July 13th) and that I would have to call back then. I asked her if there was a way I could contact her again so that I didn't have to go through the agony of explaining my situation another 5 or 6 times. No of course not. So today (July 13th) I have spent a great portion of my day trying to get somewhere with these crooks. I have called Sears, and then they transferred me to A&E because I'm sure they got tired of listening to me complain and ask such pesky questions about the service I paid for but wasn't getting.... A&E (call center again) was no help either.
Meanwhile, the laundry piles up and I have to make another trip to the laundromat. As I read other reviews about this company I'm just saddened by the fact that we as consumers are being ripped off by these huge companies like Sears and Lowe's. We go there because they offer a better deal than the smaller hometown guy but we end up paying MORE in the long run because these big companies don't CARE about us.
The absurdity of the situation is insane. I have no idea where the technician had to drive from because we live in outstate Minnesota (rural) but how efficient is it for him to have to make this journey TWICE? I'm guessing that it would have been cheaper to pay the shipping for the part and then they'd actually have a slightly-less-offended customer. I really can't say enough about how disappointed I am by this company's service. I should add that in defense of the technician... he was very nice and professional. It's not his fault that these companies have no idea what they are doing.
(To start I have way more disappointment with A&E customer support than I do with the techs that installed the broken tub while being watched and timed by a QC lady. I would never use this service again since they feel no need to correct problems they make.)
Called for service because our front-load washing machine was making noises and is under warranty. A&E shows up a week later and said they needed to order a new half tub & new basket to replace bearings. Parts showed up at my house 3 days later. Called A&E to let them know parts are here and they made us wait almost another week to send the guys out to repair the washer. Day after the techs leave we turn on the washer to find out the thing is dumping water all over the floor. Called A&E again and was told it was just a loose connection they would send a tech out next week to look at it.
I pulled off the front cover to see if it was a loose connection just to find ground wires hanging, they never hooked back up and the side of the NEW half tub they put in had a chunk missing along with big cracks. (No pieces in the washer so it was broke when they installed it.) Called A&E again and told them what the problem was and the lady got very rude and said it was not the techs problem if the parts were broke out of the box. (They installed them & this is no small piece or crack.) They set up another day for 1 week later after I requested a different tech they sent out the same guy again. He looked at the washer said "I'll order more parts" and left again.
Next day we get parts I called A&E again and was told they would send someone out in a week to repair the washer. I then asked the lady why it was that A&E's repair people took my washing machine from making a little noise to not working at all and it's taking them weeks to fix it? Without missing a beat she asked if there was any other appliances I would like them to repair when they came back to fix the washing machine they put broken parts in. I told her I would never use there service again.
I have also called Maytag about this and was told once I purchased the machine it was not Maytag's problem but the warranty service provider's problem. (Spent $1000.00 for a washer that's always broke.) The lady at Maytag told me they make a very good product and when I pointed out the 1,000's of complaints on the Internet I was told "that's just people opinions and has nothing to do with the quality of Maytag".
All I can say is think twice before you ever buy Maytag or use A&E repair. The customer service at both places is just simple pathetic and it makes no since that A&E can install parts that even the customer can see is broken and they don't feel the need to get the issue resolved without taking 2 more weeks to do so.
The newly renovated home I purchased in September, 2009 came equipped with a brand-new Maytag side-by-side stainless steel refrigerator with water & ice dispenser. Several weeks ago, I contacted Maytag to report that the water line to the ice maker was leaking, spreading ice throughout my freezer. Even with the leak, however, the icemaker was working well, producing and dispensing a great deal of ice. The polite customer service representative scheduled me for an appointment with A&E factory service, with an 8-hour service window on a weekday.
I agreed to the appointment and took time off to meet the technician on the date of the appointment. The technician performed the repair and explained that the icemaker was out of alignment, causing the leak. By the next morning, no ice had been made, nor has there for almost three weeks.
Since then, I attempted to call the technician back on the cell phone numerous times and he has not called me back. I spoke daily with A&E customer service to have the technician call me and fix the icemaker. I booked another appointment with the technician agreed to come by my home to check on the problem at my home at 5PM. At 3:53 PM, the technician called me to tell me he was "done" for the day. I told him that I was in my office and that we had agreed, that day, to meet merely one hour from then. He said "well, I'm done so I'll just order another icemaker and bring it over next Saturday" (a week and a half following that date).
I called ** at A&E escalations and complained about the unprofessional nature of the technician, and said that the icemaker had been working before the initial service appointment. A week and a half later, after daily calls with A&E customer service and taking yet another ½ day from work, the original technician (against my request) was sent to my home and changed out the icemaker which has still not produced any ice.
They then called to say I was scheduled between 8 and 5 (9 HOURS!!!) the next day for service and despite my numerous requests to respect my busy work schedule (how else does one afford to buy new appliances?), a technician who DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH called me at 10 AM on a Wednesday to tell me he would be at my home in a few minutes. I was in a meeting and could not run home to accommodate this man, so I had to call back the escalations department in Texas to reschedule for Friday. At the time of my writing this, this simple repair has still not been fixed.
I cannot begin express my displeasure with A&E factory service, who took a relatively routine repair and caused a complete malfunction of an almost brand-new icemaker. Furthermore, I am extremely disappointed with the professionalism and lack of communication displayed by the local unit here in the Philadelphia area in showing less respect then the cable company in scheduling appointments. I suggest everyone refuse to be serviced by A&E when calling Maytag/Whirlpool, so that may be they can stop contracting with these total wastes of space.
FOLLOW-UP: Maytag corporate and I had a long conversation and extended my warranty as well as sending a locally owned company to make the repair this week. They told me that the A&E contract was expiring soon and they may be "nailing their own coffin" (a direct quote). Coincidentally, ** from A&E contacted me through my post on the Complaints Board website soon after my post and said she'd have someone from the local unit call me (something I had requested through their escalation department over 5 times with no response).
Then, someone from A&E (only identifying herself as being from A&E, not giving her name, called from **), proceeded to got my name wrong twice, and proceeded to get in an argument with me as she took exception with my apparently calling her non-English speaking technician "stupid" while on the phone with their escalations department in Texas. She then told me it was good that Maytag assigned another company to perform the job (why would anyone in this economy want to work?) because she didn't want to call me anyway and hung up on me.
In a time where people are out there looking for work and looking to do a quality job, it's a shame that companies like this can get major contracts. Stay away - they are absolutely terrible.
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE -- This has to be the worst service I have ever experienced. I have a Maytag refrigerator. I recent had both a warranty call as well as a product recall scheduled. The warranty call was scheduled by Maytag who unfortunately uses A&E service. The recall I scheduled through the number given for the Maytag recall. The recall was totally automated and you can not talk to a human and it does not give you a number to call. Both calls were scheduled for the same day. The automated call to confirm the two separate calls was done and confirm to by in the 8 to noon time range.
At one o'clock I called and complained that no one has showed up. The call tech then cancelled the first call and supposedly called the repair person to contact me and put me higher in the later schedule. Two hours later I called again since I had not been contacted. Now they only show the warranty call and try to tell me I was wrong. I again requested to be contacted and still no call. Finally showed up as last run of the day and no parts for the warranty work which show have had a tech follow up call. Next week again and we only got the recall item fixed first 8 hours I waited.
After speaking with customer service @ Whirlpool (the makers of Roper) they set up to have a service technician come out at their cost. This was great. The service tech from A&E came out on Saturday Oct. 13th. Well, he was not a stove guy. He worked on washers. After a couple of calls he was able to determine that it was the element that was bad. The cost of the part was $54... labor to replace $180. Seeing as though it was just a couple of screws & clipping a couple of wires on to the element I could handle this myself. One week later got the part & I installed it. The oven still would not work.
I assumed we just got a bad part so I contacted A&E and they set up for another tech to come out at their cost. On Oct 27th another tech came out and found the problem to be a box, I would assume the "brain" of the stove was burnt out. We did not need the element, however since it was their error the part and labor to replace was no charge. The tech said he would order the part on emergency & rescheduled for himself to come out the following Wednesday. The part did not arrive until Wednesday afternoon so we had to reschedule for the next day. At this point not really a big problem. Thursday comes and they are to be there between 8-12 (large 4 hr window).
At 1:30 my mother gets a call that he is 30 minutes away. She waits. At 2:45 she calls the service department to find out what happened and they tell her she was not on the schedule, she was just being worked in & they do not know what happened to that tech but they will have another tech thereby the name of ** by 5pm.
DALLAS, TEXAS -- I recently scheduled repair service via Whirlpool's website with A&E Factory Service to repair a "new" duet washing machine purchased in December 2007. (The problem is the "SUDS" warning followed by a F35 error code. I did research on the internet to discover the error is caused by a faulty W10156252 Switch, Analog Pressure Sensor.) The service was scheduled for 8 am to 12 pm Monday April 6, 2009. At 11 am I called the 800 number to find out when the technician would arrive as I was anticipating a call from him at the last appointment. The operator had the tech call me back at 11:20 am.
At this time he said he would be here "around 2". He called again at 3:10 pm to say he would be here in 20 minutes. At 4 pm he pulled up in front of my house - he left at 5 pm without making repairs as the part would need to be ordered and take 3 or 4 days... at a cost of $159. I had already asked him at 11:20 am call to be sure he had the part. He said he could come back after he got the part to install it for $315... I asked for a written estimate and he said "we do not do that". It was clearly indicated in my confirmation email when I scheduled service that I would get an estimate.
I told him the price of the part was too expensive and he made a call to a local parts store which had it for $115 and I "could go pick it up. But we won't install it." I have since ordered the part from Amazon for $85.95 and it will arrive in 3-4 days. I will install it myself as it only takes a single screw to replace it. All said and done, I paid $86.17 to have no service provided and my washer is still broken. Perhaps Whirlpool should reconsider recommending A&E Factory Service as it clearly is neither "factory" or "service".
DES MOINES, IOWA -- I am writing this review as I am unable to locate a website for the company itself. This has to be the worst service I have ever experienced. My elderly mother has an electric Roper stove. Approx 5 weeks ago while she was cleaning her oven she burnt her hand. The element was heating up though the oven was off. After speaking with customer service @ Whirlpool (the makers of Roper) they set up to have a service technician come out at their cost. This was great. The service tech from A&E came out on Saturday Oct. 13th. Well, he was not a stove guy. He worked on washers.
After a couple of calls he was able to determine that it was the element that was bad. The cost of the part was $54... labor to replace $180. Seeing as though it was just a couple of screws & clipping a couple of wires on to the element I could handle this myself. One week later got the part & I installed it. The oven still would not work. I assumed we just got a bad part so I contacted A&E and they set up for another tech to come out at their cost. On Oct 27th another tech came out and found the problem to be a box, I would assume the "brain" of the stove was burnt out. We did not need the element, however since it was their error the part and labor to replace was no charge.
The tech said he would order the part on emergency & rescheduled for himself to come out the following Wednesday. The part did not arrive until Wednesday afternoon so we had to reschedule for the next day. At this point not really a big problem. Thursday comes and they are to be there between 8-12 (large 4 hr window). At 1:30 my mother gets a call that he is 30 minutes away. She waits. At 2:45 she calls the service department to find out what happened and they tell her she was not on the schedule, she was just being worked in & they do not know what happened to that tech but they will have another tech there by the name of ** by 5pm.
5 comes and no tech. She calls back and is told there is no tech by that name she would have to reschedule for Saturday. Of course she is upset and hangs up on them. I call within 5 minutes to schedule the appointment for Saturday. They can not do Saturday would have to be Monday November 5th between 8-12. A tech would call before coming and she must answer or they will not come. Well here we are, my mother waiting for a phone call. At 10AM she opens the curtains on her sliding door to find a note that says "sorry we missed you. We were here at 10AM." No phone call to her or myself (I am the one they were to call for now on).
I contact the service center to get the excuse that she was first on his route and they do not call the first appointment. They did not tell us this, if they had I would have told them they need to call because she may not hear anyone knocking on the door. 10am is their first appointment!
Why tell us between 8-12? Well after 3 request for a supervisor I get a "lead". She tells me she will contact the tech who is at his 2nd appointment, though it has only be 10 minutes since he left the note, to see if he could go back after that appointment instead of end of the day. She will call me right back to let me know what she found out. That was 1hr 45 minutes ago. This has to be the worst service company ever!!! What is a person to do?
SAN ANTONIO, FLORIDA -- I wish I could give them zero stars. Terrible customer service, they canceled my service call 10 minutes before the technician was at my house. He was literally around the corner when he called to tell me it had been deleted from his schedule. He stated that he was unable to come to my house without the schedule and left the area.
They have almost no availability for scheduling. When I called, I was giving the run around and transferred to multiple people. I went through two supervisors with no help whatsoever. They never called back when they promised they said they would.
I have gone almost a month without a working freezer because of their incompetence. If I wasn't forced to use them as part of my extended warranty, I would have given up by now. Unfortunately, I am locked in to them and will be forced to suffer...
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- I had a broken dryer so I scheduled an appointment with them via Sears. First of all, the first appointment available was 2 weeks out. No problem, I scheduled the appointment, they gave me a window from 1-5pm the technician arrived at 6:30pm - 1.5 HRS LATE. Then, he "diagnosed" the problem and he told me it was a bad timer, he orders the timer and it takes 2 weeks for the timer to get home, at this point I had to pay $278.00 USD.
The part arrives, and a few days later the technician arrives to install the part and guess what? The dryer doesn't work. At this point he agreed that he misdiagnosed the first time, I have it in writing if any of you would like to see the receipt. He leaves blaming everything on the low electrical charge. So at the end of a month I still have a broken dryer, I'm down $278.00 USD and he wants to charge me more for the "labor". WHAT??? I requested a refund immediately, so he was only able to refund a portion of the initial amount and I'm still dealing with Sears for the balance of the refund. And yes, my dryer is still broken.
As a customer, this is a nightmare scenario. STAY AWAY FROM THEM, do your homework before scheduling an appointment.
BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS -- I was a regular user of A&E Factory Service. They have repaired my appliances 3 different times in the last 3-4 years at a cost of $129 to $200 per visit (depending on the parts needed). I had a 4th appointment setup to repair my Maytag washer and the repair person never showed up. I booked the appointment over the weekend by calling the same 800 number noted above and they setup the appointment on 7/29 from 1 to 5 PM. I called to find out if they were running late and spoke with the customer service (at 800-905-9505).
Rather than apologizing for missing the appointment the person on the phone told me there was no record in their system of an appointment. They said I must not have called them, and I must have called a different company. This was not the case since I keep a record of their repair visits and simply pulled out the A&E receipt whenever I need to contact them. I told this to the person on the phone and they hung up. A&E management, are you reading these complaints? I promptly went on-line, found another repair service in my area and will never call A&E again. You need to do a better job of monitoring your call center operations.
HOUSTON -- Don't waste your time. Scheduled service 1-1/2 weeks in advance for weekend service since I cannot be home during the week due to work. I was told the technician would be at my home between 8:00 and noon. A & E called twice the day before to confirm that I would be at home for the service. I waited until 12:30 Saturday before calling to get an updated time of arrival, believing the technician was just running a little late. When I called, they informed me the technician had called in sick! They couldn't even call to tell me.
I wasted half my day waiting for someone to show up that was never coming. They wanted to reschedule for a weekday which I had already told them wouldn't work because of my work. So, here it is Saturday afternoon and I still have a new Whirlpool washer that doesn't work with no way to get service. Guess I will have to keep hand washing everything I own until I can find a REPUTABLE service company to fix the problem. I bought a Whirlpool thinking it was a good brand. If this is the type of service company they use for their warranty service, I will have to rethink my opinion of the brand.


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When I first learned to drive, a million years ago, my father (who knew nothing about cars) advised me to always drive a manual transmission because they handle better, are easier to repair, are cheaper, get better mileage, etc. Being an obedient daughter, I have owned and driven only manual-transmission cars all these years. Also, I needed the boost I got from the cool factor of a woman driving a stick shift (men are so transparent). But now I'm older and am tired of all that shifting. I'm getting ready to trade in my 2003 Subaru Forester for a new one, and I want an automatic -- but will I be losing out on all the good things, like control and economy? Or does that no longer really apply, with today's car engineering? I don't want to do anything that might make me any less cool than I already am. Can I make the switch? My father isn't around any longer to advise me, but I know he would trust the opinions of his favorite car guys. -- Nina
TOM: Get the automatic, Nina. You have our blessing.
RAY: The things your father cites, while true in his day, are either no longer true or are not compelling arguments anymore. Let's take them one at a time.
TOM: Myth 1: Manual transmissions get better mileage. While this certainly was true for a long time, today's automatic transmissions pretty much match the mileage you can get with manual transmissions.
RAY: Older automatics had a lot of "slippage," or inefficiency, built into them. But much of that is gone since there are now computer controls, lock-up torque converters and things like dual clutches. Some automatics now have six, seven, eight or even infinitely variable speeds, giving them an advantage in mileage over their manual counterparts.
TOM: Myth 2: A manual transmission gives you more control over your car. This usually refers to being able to employ engine braking by downshifting or delaying an upshift. But you know what? You can do those things with an automatic transmission, too. And many computer-controlled automatics now have a "manual mode" that allows you to shift up and down through the gears manually anyway. So, if you want to, you can still drive to Duluth in second gear and get seven miles per gallon.
RAY: Plus, with the widespread adoption of computerized safety enhancements such as stability control, traction control and anti-lock brakes, new cars are very well-controlled these days, no matter what kind of transmission you're using.
TOM: Myth 3: Manual transmissions are cheaper and easier to repair. Well, that one's true. On cars that offer you a manual transmission option, it's often $1,000 less than the automatic. And should your automatic need a rebuild, it's expensive, because itlike doing one of those 14,000-piece jigsaw puzzles without the box-top picture.
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Recipe by Lyndell
"This is similar to many canned versions of a bean and bacon soup, only using some fresh ingredients. It goes well with freshly baked corn bread."
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1 (15 ounce) can
ranch-style beans
1 (8 ounce) can
tomato sauce
2 cups
chicken broth
1/4 cup
chopped onion
6 thick slices
bacon, cooked and cubed
The family enjoyed it. My son said it had a little too much bacon, but it was good. I cooked the onions before adding them to the soup.
I know this is not consistent with the other reviews, but I have to be honest. I fried the onions first and used beans in molasses. Not using the ranch style beans may have been where I went wrong, but all we could taste was spoonfuls of tomato sauce and beans with some bacon chunks. The soup was very acidic and the taste was not enjoyable.
22 Ratings
I decided to be creative with this, so bare with me here. I cooked the bacon 1/2 way in the microwave & then put it in the pot and sauteed the onion with it to cook it through, then took it out & cut it up. Since I have not seen ranch style beans since I was in Texas in 1995 and because I thought this was going to be like, maybe, campbells bean & bacon soup, I decided to wing it and use pork & beans (ha). I also had (left over from another recipe) 1/2 can of tomato sauce & 1/2 can of tomato paste that I had mixed together & used that. I did manage to use the regular chicken broth, and added a little water (due to the addition of the paste). Over all it was pretty good, not exactly like any canned bean & bacon that I've had, but it went together well with grilled cheese. Thanks Lyndell.
excellent tasting, added potato flakes to desired thickness, bacon was left as halved - sorry, i didn't cut the bacon up more. but family enjoyed the recipie - i did too and will definately make it again - also added frozen pkg of corn - all in all it was delicious
Very good soup Lyndell! I used pinto beans and instead of the tomato sauce I added a can of diced tomatoes with chiles. Onion and garlic powder, black pepper and a bit of liquid smoke gave the soup a really good flavor. I pureed most of the soup in my food processor to really thicken it up. Thanks so much!
3 stars for being relatively quick(aside from the bacon) and easy. The taste was fairly good but much too salty. If I made it again I would substitute plain water for one of the cups of broth to eliminate some of the saltiness and use pre-cooked microwave bacon to make it a true quick and easy soup.
great base. however, i sauted the onion first in with the mostly cooked bacon. then, did what the recipe said. at the end, i added about a tablespoon of cane sugar (my brown sugar sub.), tabasco and black pepper. was great! esp. with grilled cheese..as mentioned by another reviewer.
I was very pleasantly surprised with this recipe. The cupboards were bare & I didn't feel like going to the store. I had to cook mine longer because my husband doesn't like crunchy onions. Also took another reviewers suggestion & threw in some potato flakes. Served with homemade bread & had an easy, tasty meal. This was only enough for my husband & me (with a little bit left over) so either we are big eaters or this doesn't make a lot.
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Bean and Bacon Soup
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** Calories from Fat: 72
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Assistance in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher is tied to the person, not the unit, and allows the participant to lease any unit that meets the program requirements, including units outside the Miami-Dade Public Housing and Community Development's (PHCD) jurisdiction.
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