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Asian Drama of the Week 7
I decided to post this late because when I came to write about these dramas, I had to scan through it again to make sure that I didn't in fact missed something and confirm with other kdrama watchers. I had finished Vampire Detective and from what I heard it either had the same writer as Vampire Prosecutor and/or that it was loosely based on it. I agree that it is the same writer as all 3 of dramas had ridiculous cliff hangers.
"Prosecutor Min Tae-Yeon (Yeon Jeong-Hun) is bitten by somebody he doesn't and becomes a vampire. Tae-Yeon rejects the life of a vampire and he survives by drinking the blood of dead people and still lives as a righteous prosecutor .
Tae-Yeon also uses his new found abilities as a vampire to prosecute powerful persons normally thought above the law. A mysterious case then occurs and the evidence points to a vampire as the perpetrator. Tae-Yeon now knows that he is not the only vampire. He also ponders why he became a vampire and what truths may lie behind their motives." – Asian Wiki
Starring: Yeon Jeong-Hun, Lee Young-Ah, Lee Won-Jong, Jang Hyun-Sung
"Min Tae Yeon (Yun Jung Hoon) isn't your typical vampire or prosecutor. Rather than drinking blood from innocent strangers, he opts for blood sold on the black market in the posh bars of Seoul. He also has the uncanny ability to tell where the victim of his cases died, and how they died based on their blood's smell and taste. The only person who knows his secret ability is Detective Hwang Soon Bum (Lee Won Jong), and both end up working together in a new joint department between police and prosecutors solving murder cases. Joining them are rookie prosecutor Yoo Jung In (Lee Young Ah) and intern Choi Dong Man (Kim Joo Young).
Together, they solve murder cases, and each time Tae Yeon uses his "powers" to find leads on cases that seem unsolvable. But the one thing he can't solve is: who was the vampire/serial killer that turned him seven years ago? And what happens when Jung In becomes suspicious of Tae Yeon's "questionable" tactics in solving cases…" Drama Wiki/Drama Fever
Starring: Yeon Jeong-Hun, Lee Young-Ah, Lee Won-Jong, Lee Kyoung-Young, Kim Joo-Young
"Private detective Yoon San (Lee Joon) suddenly becomes a vampire. He solves various cases for his clients while also trying to uncover the mystery surrounding himself." – Asian Wiki
Starring: Lee Joon, Oh Jung-Se, Lee Se-Young, Lee Chung-Ah
With the both shows (Vampire Prosecutor & Vampire Detective), they both had cliff hangers at the end where you would assume a next season which is what bugs me about this show. At the same time, I loved it because again each episode had its' own cliffhanger and the crime investigations where highly interesting. The crime investigations had twists in it that most of them you wouldn't expect. Vampire Prosecutor, you flat out knew he was a vampire. He drank blood and turned into a vampire every now and then but in Vampire Detective, you know the main character was turned into – I guess you can say – "Super" vampire, but his eyes just changes colour. You rarely see the transformation throughout the show. A lot of times, I forgot what he was and just though he just had super powers. I only wished that there was a little more attention to him figuring what happened to him. I guess they know he is a vampire but he is the only one that can walk in the day so that would raise flags for me. The doctor guy in the show did mention that his blood was weird…. then that was kind of it. In Vampire Prosecutor, while he was solving crimes, he was searching for the person that made him into a vampire.
Other than that, if you like crime investigation type shows, these are very good to watch. Every episode or two is a new crime. The interactions between the lead and supporting actors are also funny so it helps lighten up the series.
*SPOILER ALERT* With how the second Vampire Prosecutor ended you would have thought there would have been another season. Fast forward 3 years later and Vampire Detective comes out. They had a cameo and did mention the main character from the prosecutor series but I never heard much about it again for the rest of the show. Both endings of Prosecutor and Detective both have a cliff hanger where the two main characters disappeared. I am not even holding my breath for a second to see if they come out with another season. *END OF SPOILER*
I truly enjoyed Vampire Prosecutor over Vampire Detective. Everything above about story line and the characters are just much more interesting and fun compared to Vampire Detective. Let me know if I got anything wrong about the show. I did get lost a few times in Vampire Detective and it's been years since watching Vampire Prosecutor but I still remember it enough to recommend it to others!
Listen and Learn: How to Learn Through Music
Learning anything from scratch can be incredibly daunting, and learning a new language is even more so. There's a difference between casually trolling through Wikipedia, reading every article on the mass marketing of chocolate, and proclaiming yourself a pro in the field. This is a language, a whole other mode of communication. This is different than impressing your friends with vagrant knowledge of cocoa beans. This is impressing your friends with vagrant knowledge of cocoa beans in Spanish. Or, you know, whatever you decide to pick up.
For a complete beginner – and I mean complete beginner (aka you're not even sure how to say the name of the language you're learning in that language) – getting exposure through music as a gateway is absolutely perfect and, in my opinion, ideal. It's accessible, it's casual, and it's fun – which is the most important thing. Many of us enjoy learning languages for fun. How sad would it be to have the fun factor immediately slashed before you even start? Not so much.
When I was initially piecing together info for this blog, I came across other blogs that said "yeah, it's 110% possible to learn language through music", but they never illustrated how. I'm someone who appreciates a good how-to guide, so I put this together based on my experiences as a language learner. How well does this resonate for you?
1. Start with a song/artist you actually like.
I started learning languages when I was about 10 or 11. I can tell you now that, as an 11-year-old whose favourite thing to do was swap Pokemon cards and not wash my hair, sitting at a textbook and doing grammar exercises was not the first thing I did when I decided I wanted to learn Japanese (it was, however, the second thing). The first thing I did was download a set of songs from my favourite shows and just listen to them. I chose these songs because I was already invested in the show, so an inherent interest was already there. Do not torture yourself by listening to a French song just because it's in French if you hate it. You'll get nowhere. You might as well go straight to the textbook method, to be honest.
2. Listen, listen, listen – no pressure.
If you're like me, you might want to dive in right away and start writing vocab lists with a tab open on Chrome about the writing system and sentence order and an article about grammar and the future tense ugh. Don't do it. Do not do it. You have to listen to the song, listen to the music, and honestly just relax. As the amazing Khatzumoto says, you don't just learn a language, you get used to it. The first thing you should do is literally just get used to the language, get used to the sounds, the inflections, how words are put together, the sentence order, etc. It's not about you being a boss right away. Don't worry!
3. As you listen, write.
So you've listened to that song about a thousand times and you can sing it at will, if asked (note. try to get to the point where singing it wouldn't be a problem for you. This has nothing to do with your singing ability, but with confidence in what you know). Now, the next few times you listen to the song, try writing out a few words that pop up often and translate them into English/your native tongue. You might start noticing patterns with vocabulary or even entire phrases. This isn't unique to any one language – I'm sure in English you can pinpoint about 500 songs between the years 2011 and 2013 that overused the word "swag". Same thing. Sort of.
4. Translate!
With your new, shiny vocabulary lists, now's the time to try your hand at translating this song you love and have essentially memorised. Do not look at an English (or your native tongue) translation of the song until you've had a decent chance (struggle) at translating it yourself. Translating is hard work, and even more so with music. Lyrics are poetry, so it's naturally more difficult to get the tone and intention behind a song, especially if this isn't your native language. By translating, you will:
learn sentence order (is this language subject-verb-object or subject-object-verb?)
become more comfortable with your vocabulary (if someone asked you to say 'no, please don't leave' a la Korean ballads, could you do it?)
continue to familiarize yourself with the language (have you gotten used to numbers in French yet or is eighty still four-hundred-and-twenty when you close your eyes?)
understand how the language is written/spoken (are people more prone to saying 'good one, that is' or 'that's a good one'?)
All very, very important things when you're starting out – and it's possible once you try your hand at translating a few songs. The more you do this, the more you'll improve. When I did my first translation, it took me a few hours (with breaks) and that was with a looooot of gaps in verses. Don't worry if there are some sentences you don't understand. Go to the translation, find the trouble verses, and try to understand how they came to that meaning.
5. Repeat, repeat, repeat!
Now that you've mastered one song, it's time to move onto another! Do this until you feel comfortable moving onto watching programs with subtitles or the like. If you don't feel comfortable moving on, then continuing with song and vocab work is not considered failure. Keep trying and your comfort level will increase.
Here's a soft note/nudge: being comfortable doesn't mean being able to translate every word in every song ever. Growth only happens in places of uncertainty, so once you find your general comprehension has increased, that would be a good time to move forward.
Sound good?
Remember that only you can gauge your improvement and, while I think language learning should be more fun than it is blood, sweat, and tears, if you don't feel as if you're being challenged by a certain song, or a certain method, then it's up to you to find one that is of a higher level.
A few tips on picking songs:
- Songs associated with animated shows or movies will always have easier vocabulary because of their target audience, so maybe try checking out a radio station and sampling songs from there.
- Try to stick to current (1980-present) music, because vocabulary has changed throughout the years and you want your language learning to be fluid and progressive.
- 'I can't find anything, XXXX music sucks': No. Just keep digging! In every language, there are lame songs. You just have to find the good ones.🙂
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions – or maybe if you found there's a step in the middle that worked well for you – let me know! Now go forth and sing.
MV Review – Matilda – Macarena
So I stumbled across this the other day and it was breath of fresh air for me. I also thought it was a nice change to review a group that is more recent and not as popular yet.
This group just debuted and the song and concept has me being hopeful! A lot of girl groups for me using the same style that GFriend, and GuGuDan uses so I am always looking for groups that fit outside that mould. I think group has some series potential as the video was bright and refreshing and the song stood out.
As I am new to this group, I am assuming that there are two main vocals and the other two can rap and sing. The two main vocals can really sing and this song doesn't hide it. The rapper both of them rapping had a great tone and it's definitely a bonus when they can do both. I also found out that there is a member that was formally in Kiss&Cry and another group before so I hope this group works out best for her.
The dance is fun and bouncy. There's a lot going on and it fits the song very well.
The music video was fun to watch. It's mostly a dance video but had lots of colour and weird sets. There was no story to this video so it was great to watch as a performance. Sometimes after watching a music video, I would have to watch a live performance to peak my interest but this video did it on its own.
Hwaiting, Matilda!
MV Review – U-Kiss – Stalker
Ahhhh my beloved group, U-Kiss, that I have loved since I got into Kpop! They finally have a Korean comeback since "Playground"… which I didn't know about until a few months ago. U-kiss fan fail…..
Now U-Kiss is one of those groups that has been around for years but hasn't really had that big hit but they will still have a place in my heart. They are one of those groups that I saw improve with each comeback and has been able to showcase different styles. *Sigh* I really which they were more popular…
The song has a nice groove and as usual, is different from their other title tracks so far to me. I haven't looked up the lyrics for this song but it's called, "Stalker". I can only imagine what this song is about….lol It's unfortunate that there isn't really a rap part in this song so Eli can have an official part but his whispers and screen time will do, I guess. I learned from this song Jun's voice is not bad and he dances really good.
The dance fits the song perfectly especially the shirt sniffing and peeping through the eyes. The overall routine is definitely in U-Kiss' style. I would say I want to learn it but every other song I want to learn!
Soooo….. is Kiseop a vampire or something? There was only two visuals on this matter but he looks very good, I must say. So obviously, the video fits. A bunch of guys stalking this one girl. In this video, it wasn't over done and lots of dance scenes. Any more creepier, I don't think Jun would be able to watch it lol. Is he even legal yet?
I enjoyed this comeback and I wished there was a little but more love for them!❤
Asian Drama of the Week 6
If you like dramas that make you think and be on the edge of seat, then this week's drama for you! Mind you, I really still don't understand fully what happened at the end but I will still happy with the overall show. I also have a bad habit of skipping (even though I don't remember skipping…) so it could be something I missed.
Because this show has so much information, I don't want to give away anything so I will just say: there are a lot of twists. There were many times where I was thinking it was one situation but it turned into another. If anyone understands what happens in the end though, let me know. I was so into it and then the end I was like, "What just happened?!?!" I kept going back but it didn't make sense.
"A time-slip drama about a mother who goes back fourteen days in time to save her daughter from being kidnapped and murdered. " – Drama Wiki
Starring: Lee Bo Young, Jo Seung Woo, Jung Gyeo Woon, Kim Tae Woo, Kim Yoo Bin
MV Review – EXO – Monster
So this is done being promoted but I can talk about this video for DAYSSSSS. I really enjoyed this song WAY more than their other title track, Lucky One.
I think the reason why I ended up loving this song so much is because SM kept doing songs in the same genre as Lucky One. So after listening to Luna, Tiffany, and Jonghyun and whoever else went back in time, I was kind of tired of it. The first two seconds of the song, I thought to myself, "Is this something new I hear?" Then it became a song that was replayed over and over during more than one car ride.
Exo – Monster Performance Video
Since I am still mind blown about the dance I will start with that. HOLY I was so happy when a dance version of the music video came out. Usually if the dance is good, I can like a song a lot faster than if it was a slower song. Both normal and dance version started off with choreo so it peaked my interest from the go. (Hello Kai's hands on DO's butt ahaha). This dance is basically strictly hip hop and there are a lot of transitions. Each chorus is also not 100% the same so you couldn't tell what they were going to. Some of the dance parts that stood out (besides Kai): The X they make during the chorus, Xiumin in the middle and Kai standing on the other members in the first pre-chorus, Suho's verse, all the choruses (Especially, the last chorus where Kai and Lay high-fived and went hard for the rest of the dance and when they were sitting on the floor and it looked like sorcery when they turned) and last the creepin' part. Looking back at what I wrote…. it is pretty much the whole video. Like I am going there by saying this is the best choreo along with BTS' Fire this year… just saying.
Exo – Monster MV
All now I wonder why I still do MV reviews because most of the time, the Kpop music video doesn't make sense but I still find a way to love to it. As usual, I have no idea what is going on and I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with the lyrics but I found myself loving it. It is darker throughout the whole video than Lucky One and it looks like a protest gone horribly wrong. They were all beat up and fighting with what looked like police or SWAT. I would consider this darker than most of their videos because everything is dark. The song in a way, clothing, the set. Everything. Some fashion choices were questionable again.
Love the beat, love the melody, just love the arrangement. I am pretty sure it has a vibe of older RnB songs with a hint of today which makes me attracted to it that much faster. When Lucky One came out, I was thinking it was nice but it wasn't the type of song to draw me. I was watching an encore stage that they won and to my surprised the station played the WHOLE encore stage. By watching this I realized, these guys can REALLY sing…minus Chanyeol forgetting his part but he was cute and it wasn't an actual performance so it was okay. I am pretty sure at least 3-5 of them were singing the first half of the chorus and it sounded EXACTLY like the track and the harmonies were on point. This is really bad but I didn't know how well Suho, Xiumin, Lay, and Chanyeol can sing. I felt the song really matched the voices and was able to highlight it. I really think that they all improved including Kai since I remember him never really singing, just rapping. So if people think, they don't sing well, then they crazy because I can barely sing and dance at the same time. Let alone THAT choreo.
Yes, so this will definitely continue to be replayed. I have already repeat this song for a whole car ride twice… maybe more…. so I am hooked🙂
Asian Drama of the Week 5
This week's post is a day late but I had to post it this week! I wasn't letting procrastination get the best of me. This week's Asian Drama of the Week for me is…..
I loved Eun-Hye in Coffee Prince so it's what fuelled me to watch this show. I'm probably boasting this show a lot more than I should but I really enjoyed it. It's always on my list of recommendation. Yeah Eun-Hye's character lies a lot and it kind of rolls into something messy but I think she plays the character quite well and the character wasn't over done.
I also liked the chemistry between the two characters. The scene that I remember to this day (because I watched this closer to when it came out) is the coke scene. There's no subtitles on this clip so if you don't understand it… it's not a spoiler in my opinion but watch at your discretion.
Why I love this so much was that this show was one of the first few dramas that I had ever started watching so I was really used to those Korean "ppoppo" kind of kisses. (Which is a peck… but in Kdrama… more like their lips touch and nothing else which looks so awkward half the time.) So this show had like REAL kisses that came practically out of nowhere, so imagine how surprised I was when watching it.
I also believe this was my first encounter of Sung Joon and where I became a fan of him. I didn't expect his voice to be the way it was at the age he was during the show and he is quite witty to a point where I think he is like that in real life. I am pretty sure that I had second lead syndrome in this show.
This show is a good show to watch if you are not looking for something with action or seriousness. This was just a feel good drama to get good laughs out of.
Have you watched this? What are your thoughts on it?
"A woman in her late 20's is always asked "when are you going to get married?" On a whim, the woman then lies that she did get married.
Kong Ah-Jung (Yoon Eun-Hye) is an administrative official for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. She then co-ordinates a meeting for government officials. The meeting appears to flow smoothly and she is even praised by the minister. Disaster soon strikes when bees attack the meeting place and the meeting turns into chaos. Taking responsibility for meeting, Ah-Jung is ordered to submit a written apology. That evening Kong Ah-Jung goes to a club and drinks away her sorrows.
Meanwhile, Hyun Ki-Joon (Kang Ji-Hwan) is the president for conglomerate "World Group." He is handsome, smart and from a rich family. But, in his teen years due to an accident he lost both of his parents. Since that time, Ki-Joon and his younger brother were raised by his aunt. Ki-Joon has a responsible character as an older brother but his younger brother Sang-Hee (Sung Joon) is more carefree. The younger brother Sang-Hee then comes back to Korea and meets Ah-Jung at the club, while she is drinking away her sorrows. Ah-Jung and Sang-Hee start to chat and Ki-Joon shows up to looking for Sang-Hee. He misses Sang-Hee. in front of the club Ah-Jung passes out and Ki-Joon takes her to the hospital. In order to ask Ah-Jung about Sang-Hee's whereabouts, Ki-Joon stays next to Ah-Jung's bed all through the night. The next day, they go their separate ways.
On the following day, Ah-Jung meets So-Ran (Hong Soo-Hyun) who stole away her first love Jae-Beom (Ryu Seung-Soo). So-Ran and Jae-Beom eventually married. After So-Ran and Jae-Beom became a couple, Ah-Jung studied hard and passed her government official exam to impress Jae-Beom. At the hair salon, Ah-Jung on a whim lies to the couple and tells them that she is married. Ah-Jung then goes to a hotel to pay Ki-Joon for the other night's hospital bill. An accident occurs and she spills tomato juice all over her sweater. Ah-Jung is so embarrassed she pretends to pass out. Ki-Joon picks her up and takes her to his hotel room. During this time, Ah-Jung's friends watches and a rumor soon spreads that Ah-Jung and Ki-Joon are married …." – Asian Wiki
Asian Drama of The Week 3
The good thing about these posts is that there may not be many or any spoilers because I never usually remember the full moments. I do remember if I thoroughly enjoyed it to the end and if I felt satisfied at the end. There are quite a bit of dramas where I really felt good about and then the ending ruined it.
This week's drama made me bawl my eyes out, kept me on my toes (or rather confused), and completely satisfied. That is:
It's Okay, That's Love
"Jang Jae-Yeol is a mystery writer and radio DJ. He suffers from an obsession. Ji Hae-Soo is going through her first-year fellowship in psychiatry at a University Hospital. She chose psychiatry because she doesn't want to perform surgeries. After she meets Jang Jae-Yeol, her life goes through big changes." – Asian Wiki
This show is starring Jo In-Sung and Kong Hyo-Jin but have also other notable people such as DO from Exo, Lee Kwang-Soo and Sung Dong-Il.
I originally watched this show because of Kong Hyo-Jin because I enjoyed her role in Master's Sun. I thought the chemistry between the main characters were great and they made the roles really believable. There was a scene where Jae-Yeol was in the hospital…not going to explain why but it was probably the most heart-breaking scene between the two characters and I literally bawled which is usually rare. I may tear up now and then but I cried. The support characters were hilarious and made sense in the story. I don't think there was anyone that I didn't like in the show. If you have watched Coffee Prince or the Reply Series, you know how funny Sung Dong-il can be.
I give props to the writer. This story kept me on my toes! As usual, the main characters had issues or something that they always have to get over, whatever you would like to call it. I wasn't as confused watching it. It was pretty straight forward but then things start to unravel and THEN the confusion sets in because then you would be like, "Wait! This isn't actually what went down?" Followed by a big, "OH" at the last episodes of the show. The ending is the way I like endings. When everything is pulled together and there are no cliff hangers. I also like when you can kind of see what is in store for the characters. There have so many endings that I felt were rushed or just didn't make sense because it just… ended. The ending was so cute and happy.
So this definitely something to put on your list! Did you watch, "It's Okay It's Love"? What did you think? No spoilers though! ^.^
Asian Drama of the Week – May 10/16 – Classics Part 2
Because it's classics I couldn't fit it all in one post. So here is part 2.
Drunken/Fated to Love You
I grouped these two together because they have very similar in story ideas.
DTLY -"Two strangers, both proposed marriage to their respective girl/boyfriend, were rejected on the same day. They decided that the best way to deal with the rejection was to get drunk, real drunk. During the 24 hours of their crazy drunkenness, these two stranger became fast friends and got married… to each other. When they finally sobered up, they embarked on a mission to undo every crazy thing they did while they were drunk and prayed that their girl/boyfriend don't find out." – MyDramaList
FTLY – "A really unfashionable working class girl Chen Xin Yi has the desire to tie down her handsome boyfriend to be with her. Due to certain reasons, her boyfriend gets her to go on a love cruise and she started to ponder on how to lose her virginity and tie down her boyfriend. Xin Yi ended up taking cold medicine which made her drowsy and went into Ji Cun Xi's room. Cun Xi is the sole male heir to his family's company and has been in love with his girlfriend, Anna, for a long time. He planned to propose to Anna on the boat but she didn't turn up on the cruise. An island owner added drugs into Cun Xi's drink and Cun Xi became disorientated and returned to his own room. Xin Yi and Cun Xi end up having a one night stand. Xin Yi later finds out that she's pregnant and Cun Xi's grandmother forces them to get married. Will a couple forced to marry for the sake of their unborn child find love with each other?" -MyDramaList
There is a Korean remake of Fated to Love You but I found that I thoroughly enjoyed the Taiwanese one more. I am pretty sure I bawled my eyes out more than a few times in the Taiwanese rather than the Korean one.
I was on the fence about putting this on the list because I am not sure how well known it is. I do know it's one of the older ones and is one that I still enjoy to this day. It's fun and quirky and can tug at the heart strings.
"The drama draws a love story between two co-workers at an insurance company, with Kim Ji Hoon playing the company's whip-smart lawyer. Because he carries the hurt of having been abandoned by his birth mother, he doesn't easily open his heart to others. Jin Pal Kang (Choi Jung Won) is a 25-year-old employee of the company who becomes responsible for her five younger adopted siblings after her parents meet with sudden deaths." -DramaWiki
I actually haven't watched this yet but it has been on my list for years. (Darn my short attention span!) When I first got into Dramas, it was up there with Boys Over Flowers and Coffee Prince. My mom watched it recently and she swears by it! She loves this drama.
"The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies." -DramaWiki
I feel like a part 3 is in order… there are too many that I am thinking of as I write these posts! Have a mentioned any favourites?


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9821 Business Park Drive, Sacramento CA 95827
Phone Number: (800) 321-2752
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Business ManagementMr. Ben Heaps, Owner Marilee Wigginton, O. Manager
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Blinds Draperies & Curtains - Retail & Custom Shutters
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Blind Magic/Sierra Services specializes in blinds, window coverings & glass door services.
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N Highlands, CA 95660 (916) 983-5555 (916) 349-0916 (916) 919-8385 (916) 349-0555 Directions
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Complaint: On 4/8/2016 Blind Magic came to my home to clean 4 sets of blinds. During the process an end cap from one set was lost and another was broken. Also a valance clip was lost. The worker did not have replacements for these parts. He took the broken cap back to the shop to get a replacement. Days passed with no contact. Upon my calling them, a different worker was dispatched to mu home but the part brought did not fit or match. He returned to their shop with the promise to return with the proper parts. Days passed so I called and was told by ******* (the manager) that ******** would come out with the new parts. ******** only brought one end cap instead of two. She did bring a replacement for the broken/missing valance clip. ******** said she would drop off the other end cap the next day on her way to work as she lived close-by. That was over a week ago and calls to the shop, talking to ******* and ******** only produces promises each time I call, to bring this cap, the same day and then the next day and so on. This has gone on now for 4 weeks and I see no end to this delaying. This business seems to be run by amateurs who do not care about customer satisfaction and lack honesty.
Desired Settlement: Replace the missing parts by NEW parts.
Business Response:
The cleaning was done on 4/8/2016 and *** complained on 4/11/16 about missing valance clips and 1 end cap. On 4/20/16 ******** came to his home replaced the valance clips and gave him 1 end cap. He then requested a second end cap and we did not have another one to give him at that time.
*** signed a disclaimer on the day of the cleaning (attached) that stated, "Most materials can lose original intensity after long exposure to the sun, & may yellow, discolor, crack, delaminate or come unglued. Blind Magic is not responsible for any of the above, plus damage due to oxidation, corrosion, rust, rotting, peeling, shrinkage, color fading, etc., which may not be apparent until cleaning and repairs are done. We accept no responsibility for old, defective, misused or abused merchandise. All repairs will be warranted for 30 days. It is understood that the customer has read, received a copy of this agreement, & understands these conditions."
We provided *** good customer service by returning to his home 2 times to give him that parts he needed at no cost. On 5/4/16 @ 8am ******** put the additional part he requested in his mail box per his request. As stated above parts are brittle due to old age and can break during cleaning. We are not responsible to replace those parts for free but we did for ***. This complaint has no value as we followed through with all his requests.
Consumer Response:
Albeit some facts are misrepresented and not fact, in the response, I choose to let it be. This complaint was written originally the night before the part was left in my mail box. That part AGAIN had been promised to be delivered the preceding day but was not. This business promises things on a TIME TO BE basis, but in all cases does not do what they promise.
The parts (end caps) in question; one was lost in the cleaning and one was stepped on in my house and broken. 1+1=2 caps lost to Blind Magic's .............whatever!
Guaranteed no more business, while still under the current management, even though we have used them in 5 prior years.
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Complaint: On or about July 1, 2013 I telephonically contacted Blind Magic to determine if they could hang my drapes that appeared to be loose and hanging low to the floor in my great room. I spoke with a person who identified herself as ****** e not further identified (NFI) whereby she indicated she made an appointment for a Blind Magic employee to arrive at my residence between the hours of 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM on July 12, 2013 to see what was involved in hanging my drape since they appeared to be falling off from their rod. I was to obtain a cost estimate for the required work to hang the drapes. On July 12, 2013 at approximately 11:00 AM I again telephonically contacted Blind Magic and again spoke with ****** and stated I had an appointment today with someone from their firm to arrive at my house between the hours of 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM today and review what was required to hang my drape that was falling. ****** indicated she had no paperwork that reflected any such appointment. Being somewhat frustrated that my appointment had been lost and I had lost a full day of work was all a waste of time due to Blind Magic not being able to keep a simple appointment. I then made another appointment through ****** for a Blind Magic employee to come to my residence during the week of August 12th to inspect the work required to hang my drapes. During the week of August 12, 2013 a Blind Magic installer (NFI) came out to my residence to personally view the situation. He got on my ladder and inspected the cornice, the curtain rods and took measurements of the rods and the lengths of the drape. He discussed with me that the best way to hang the drape back up was to first remove the cornice and see if the rod could be reattached to its current rod or if any new hardware would be required on the wall to hold the drapery rod. He stated he would discuss this with the company owner. The Blind Magic representative departed my residence and reported his findings to the owner *** ****es who called me and advised that after discussing the project with the employee who reviewed my project at my home he would have to rent the ladders and have three installers to complete the job and the total cost of the project would be $500. I stated that the price to complete the job seemed reasonable. I was placed in touch with "******" (NFI) who I assumed was their secretary/office manager who asked me to set up a date to have this job completed. ****** asked me if I was in a rush to have this job completed and I stated I was not and let's make a date far enough in advance so all the appropriate preparations could be made i.e., for them to reserve the appropriate ladders to rent, to schedule the appropriate number of installers and for me to schedule another day off from work to be home for this work to be accomplished. I first suggested Labor Day and asked ****** if they were working on Labor Day (September 2. 2013. ****** stated she would have to check to see if the installers were working on Labor Day and would call me back later. About an hour later ****** called me back and advised they were not working on Labor Day so we subsequently agreed to Tuesday, September 3, 2013 the day after Labor Day between 10:00AM and 12:00PM for the Blind Magic installers to hang my drapes. On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 I contacted ****** at Blind Magic at 10:00AM to make sure I was on their schedule. ****** stated she had no paperwork regarding any appointment at my residence. I went over all the facts and she stated she would contact me later. I contacted her about an hour later to see if she found any paperwork regarding my appointment I made approximately three weeks prior. She stated her boss was in a meeting and would contact me when he gets out of his meeting. ****** then contacted me about an hour later. She stated she had found my paperwork and that it was placed somewhere it should not have been and did not know how it got there. She then stated her installers could not come out that day and we would again have to reschedule. This was now the second day of work I had lost. She then stated the installers could come out on Thursday September 5, 2013 between 10:00 AM and 12:00PM to which I agreed. By now I was very frustrated with Blind Magic since this was the second time I had taken off from work and them losing my appointment. I now lost two days of work and I was beginning to question my choice of using a company who could not even properly schedule and maintain appointments. Within about 20 minutes after talking with ****** and making an appointment for September 5th 2013, ******'s boss and company owner *** ***** telephoned me and stated he would like to personally view the project and would be over to my residence within the hour. Mr. ****** arrived within the hour and viewed the windows and fallen drape in question. I showed him that the drape I originally reported was sagging had now fallen to the ground from the wall. I advised Mr. ****** I would like the drape that had fallen to be hung back up. Mr. ****** then measured the height of the window and drape in the same manner his installer had back during the week of August 12th. We agreed that prior to hanging the drape that had fallen the cornice would have to come off to view the condition of the curtain rod that had been holding the curtain prior to it falling to determine the best way he could hang the curtain. I advised *** I was surprised that neither he nor his previous installer ever thought of taking photographs of the project back during the week of August 12th so that discussions on how to proceed with his other installers could have been discussed prior to him driving out to my residence. This would surely have given a more professional appearance as well as something he and his installers could further examine and discuss back at his office prior to coming to my residence. He said he was glad he came out to see the project and his installers would be over on Thursday September 5, 2013 between the hours of 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon. Mr. ****** never apologized for missing the two previous appointments his firm made with me causing me to lose two days of work. Mr. ****** stated that the project would entail to first remove the cornice and inspect the condition of the rod holding the drape and to either use the same rod or provide a new one in the event the old rod was bent or broken then hang the drape on its current rod or a new one if needed. *** stated this entire project would cost $500. I then specifically asked Mr. ****** at his convenience to provide me with a detailed written estimate of all the costs involved in the project to include labor costs, material costs, ladder rental costs and duration of time to complete the project. Neither Mr. ****** nor his installers ever provided any type of written estimate. Mr. ****** refusal and failure to provide a written estimate became entirely clear later on. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) strongly advises consumers not to accept or do any business or have any service provided by a contractor who does not provide a detailed written estimate of the services he is to provide and to also include the scope of work to be completed and the time frame it is to be completed prior to any work begins. This is so the contractor cannot come later and claim as he did, "This is not what we agreed to." On September 5, 2013 at 10:00 AM I contacted ****** and asked if I was on the schedule to have the work completed at my residence to which she responded I was and the installers would arrive at my residence between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Mr. Heape's three installers subsequently arrived at approximately 11:00 AM. The lead installer was the same individual who came to my house on during the week of August 12th to first review the project. At the time of their arrival I still did not receive any written estimate for the services to be rendered. The installers began by removing the cornice and while removing the cornice another set of drapes located on the far left side of the windows fell to the ground. I now had two sets of drapes that had fallen to the ground. After removing the cornice and reviewing the state of the bent rods the lead installer stated what he would like to do is obtain new rods and attach them to the cornice rather than the wall. In addition he suggested he would like to take down all the other drapes (two additional drapes) and then reattach the cornice. He stated he would now depart and come back at a later date with the appropriate hardware and attach the appropriate drapery rods to the cornice then hang all the drapes up at that time since he could not complete this job at this time. He further stated he would bring a portable steamer to steam out any of the wrinkles in the drapes since they fell to the ground. The installers only reattached the cornice and left the two sets of wrinkled drapes on the floor with the other two sets of drapes still hanging on the wall. The lead installer then pulled out an invoice and asked me what was the price I was quoted. I said $500. The invoice he showed me reflected $500 for the work and a $65 service call charge. This was the first and only time I was provided a written document regarding the cost of this project. He then sated, "What about giving me some money up front so I can at least pay for the rented ladders?" To which I stated what if I give you half of the $500 in good faith? In other words $250 to which he agreed. The lead installer did not ask for any certain amount, it was I who suggested the $250. The lead installer then wrote on the invoice (Invoice #***** with the date 7/1/2013) "Partial payment toward completion" on the invoice along with the amount I paid $250.00. The invoice also stated in the job description area "Service Call Blind Repair - Remove and install cornice box so drapery panels can be reinstalled." Obviously this work as described was not completed since the drapery panels were not reinstalled. At the bottom of the invoice there are signature blocks for the customer to sign after they read the disclaimer and another area for the customer to sign that they agree that the job is completed and the customer approves. I did not sign either block. I was never asked to sign the invoice by the lead installer. The lead installer did not even ask me to sign the invoice because even he knew the job was not completed. The lead installer stated he would return with the curtain rods to hang the curtains to complete the job and will collect the remaining balance upon his return once he had completed the project. He and his installers departed my residence approximately an hour and forty minutes after they arrived. Approximately one hour later after the installers departed my home the owner *** ****es telephoned me asking me why I did not provide full payment. I informed him full payment was not made because his installers did not complete the job. Mr. ****** then replied, "That is not what we agreed to." I informed and reminded Mr. ****** that we agreed the job was to hang the drape that fell to the ground as I showed him when he arrived at my home to review the project on September 3, 2013. Mr. ****** never advised me to what he thought we agreed to only that I should pay him in full immediately regardless if the project was not yet completed. I advised Mr. ****** that he did not complete the job and even his lead installer knew the job was not completed because the lead installer even annotated the invoice that amount paid was paid toward completion of the project and advised me he would collect the remaining balance when he came back and completed the job. Mr. ****** then stated he was not going to argue with me and then dared me to try to find some other installers in the greater Sacramento California area to complete the work or to pay him the remaining balance in full. It was as though Mr. ****** believed there was nobody else that I would be able to find to complete the work. I stated he would get the remaining balance when the job was completed as agreed. I further reminded Mr. ****** his people were supposed to be out at my residence for two previous appointments and his people never showed up for either of the two separate appointments I made with his office and now lost two days of work. Mr. ****** the owner totally dismissed the fact I lost two days of work due to him losing my appointments. I found the owner extremely rude and disrespectful for totally dismissing the fact I lost two days of work because of his inefficiencies. I further stated his office assistant ****** stated she found the paperwork regarding me and my appointment I made. ****** subsequently called me after I spoke with the owner and stated to me she found the paperwork, but that paperwork did not indicate any appointment. I then asked if you found the paperwork that I called and it did not reflect an appointment what did it reflect? She did not answer that question. In an attempt to remind ****** of my call I then asked her if she recalled me calling far in advance and asking to make an appointment on Labor Day and her later calling me back stating they were not working on Labor Day. She said she did in fact recall that conversation. I then stated that it was her that did not write down the appointment I made with her to which she said, "yes". I then stated she should tell her boss *** this information because he thinks I made all this up and I never made an appointment. She said she will tell him. She then called back and stated that her boss Mr. ****** stated that if I want his installers back I would have to pay the full amount. I told her to advise her boss I would never want them back in my house again and I would get other installers to complete the job. It now became very clear to me why the owner never provided me with a detailed fair value written estimate itemizing all charges i.e. labor, material, ladder rentals and scope of work to be completed. It was so the owner could come in later and claim anything he wants to regarding our agreement whereas a detailed written estimate would have reflected exactly what was actually agreed to. I subsequently and immediately obtained a highly recognized professional firm who immediately sat down with me and discussed in detail the scope of the project and provided a very detailed written estimate to which I agreed to. I subsequently paid the firm in full at the completion of the project. When this new competent firm began the work on hanging my drapes they informed me that the cornice was not safely secured to the wall by the previous installers. On December 5, 2013 approximately three months after my last contact with Blind Magic I obtained an invoice in the mail from Blind Magic for what he believes is a remaining balance for the work they never completed. I have no intention in paying this invoice and giving credence to what appears to be Blind Magic's deceitful business practice. I have not heard anything from Blind Magic since I spoke with Mr. ****** on September 5, 2013 who challenged me to try to find another drape installer firm and that had such expertise to complete my project and that he was not sending over his installers until I paid him in full. So to summarize: 1. From the very beginning Blind Magic failed miserably in annotating the dates I called to make an appointment for one of their representatives to come over to my residence and review the project. Not once, but rather they lost my appointment dates on two separate occasions. This caused me to have to lose two days of work. When I brought this to Mr. Heape's attention he totally dismissed it and did not care that his personnel caused me a client to lose two days of work and has never apologized for this inconvenience. His answer to me when this was brought to his attention was, "I'm not going to argue with you." He didn't even care that his front office staff lost my appointments on two occasions and would not even talk about his staff that performed with such incompetence. What owner wouldn't check into this matter? 2. If you review the invoice Blind Magic provided to me you will notice that the date on the invoice is 7/1/2013. The day the Blind Magic installers arrived to my residence was on 9/5/2013 not 7/1/2013 to conduct their work. In fact 7/1/2013 is the day I originally called Blind Magic to set up an appointment for them to come over and review the project to which they later advised they had no paperwork indicating I ever called and even questioned me if I had actually called to make an appointment. This is another miserable failure by the owner. He could not even get the date correct on my invoice and if it wasn't him who wrote this invoice? Who reviewed the invoice before it went out? This lack of attention to detail reflects directly to management. It reflects not being attentive to detail. 3. A further review of the Magic Blind invoice provided to me by the lead installer on September 5, 2013 was the lead installer's hand written note written on the invoice stating, "Partial payment toward completion". This indicates even the installer knew the project had not been completed. In addition, the invoice also reflected in the job description area "Service Call Blind Repair - Remove and install cornice box so drapery panels can be reinstalled." Obviously this work as described was not completed. At the bottom of the invoice there are signature blocks for the customer to sign after they read the disclaimer and another area for the customer to sign that they agree that the job is completed and the customer approves. I did not sign either block. The lead installer never asked me to sign the part of the invoice that reflected the job was completed and the customer approves. The lead installer did not even ask me to sign the portion of the invoice that reflected the work was completed because even he knew the job was not completed. The lead installer went so far as stating he would return with the curtain rods to hang the curtains to complete the job and will collect the remaining balance upon his return once he had completed the project. It is even obvious to the lead installer who knew what the actual scope of the project was, in addition to what constituted its completion and when to collect the remaining balance. So why did Mr. ****** want to be paid in full when the project was not completed? Why did the lead installer know when the project was expected to be completed and Mr. ****** did not know? What did Mr. ****** believe constituted our agreement? He would never admitted it to me. What possible agreement did he think we had other than to hang up the drapes? Why didn't Mr. ****** inform his lead installer he had to collect the full balance from me regardless if the project was completed or not if that's what he believed I had agreed to? How could Mr. ****** possible believe I would pay him in full after his installers departed my house with leaving two sets of 18 foot drapes lying on my floor after an hour and forty minutes of work when he knew the project was to hang the drape? Why would he think the project deserved to be paid in full when his own lead installer knew the project was not completed? This is another total failure by an uninformed, hands-off, out-of-touch manager/owner who has no attention to detail and no communicative skills. There was a total failure in communication between Mr. ****** the owner and his own lead installer and me. 4. Why wouldn't the owner provide me with a detailed written estimate reflecting all the costs involved in the project to include labor costs, material costs, ladder rental costs and duration of time to complete the project prior to beginning work as was requested? This is simple Business 101. A detailed written estimate is something that should not even be something that has to be requested. It should be automatically provided by the contractor and it is by any legitimate contractor. So in the event this owner wants to pull the BBB card and go off on how he has been a BBB member for many years he needs to realize this: The BBB strongly advises consumers not to accept or do any business or have any service provided by a contractor who does not provide a detailed written estimate of the services prior to beginning any work. The written estimate is also to include the scope of work to be completed and the time frame it is to be completed. The reason for such an estimate is basic. This is so the contractor cannot come later and claim as he did, "This is not what we agreed to." The BBB advises such contractors who will not provide a detailed written estimate prior to starting any work is a strong indicator indicative to the firm being involved in possible unsavory and deceitful business practices. Since Blind Magic is a BBB member it now allows me the opportunity, venue and audience not only to place Blind Magic under the microscope to bring to light and out into the open by displaying their questionable activity, but to also give others who are doing their due diligence on whether they want to select Blind Magic and go through the nightmare I have or select a an actual professional, honest, reputable firm who has an educated, knowledgeable, well informed and articulate manager/owner not like that of Blind Magic. Not providing a detailed written estimate prior to beginning any work is a direct reflection that goes directly to the heart of the honesty and integrity of management. 5. It truly appears this job was far beyond the capability of Mr. Heape's firm. I first became suspicious when he told me he had to rent ladders to undertake this job. This suggested to me he probably rarely if ever had a project like mine where he required tall ladders. My suspicions were confirmed when I spoke to his installers when they arrived at my residence and admitted to me they never worked on windows this high or with a cornice as large as mine. It appears Mr. ****** bit off more than he could chew and probably under bid the project and subsequently wanted me to pay for his uneducated mistake. He should stay in his wheelhouse of ability by only installing small curtains over kitchen sinks. 6. I am now glad I did not use Mr. ****** firm to complete the job. I should have never used his firm from my first suspicions. The above summary suggests severe management and leadership problems. 7. All of the above constitutes activity that is intolerable to me. All the above depicts a constant and consistent pattern of ineptness.
Desired Settlement: So three months later Blind Magic is ill advised if they think they are going to get one cent from me. That is the reason for this complaint. There is no way I am paying Mr. ****** any additional money.
As hard as we try to help and serve, and, as much as we would like to, we cannot please everyone 100% of the time. We have thousands of delighted customers and clients that we have worked with over the years, and have only had five that have been difficult to work with or please in all that time.
Business Response:
We are sorry that ***** was inadvertently billed for the invoice total and for the way his request was handled. Our office manager, who handles all of our appointments and accounts receivable, was out on maternity leave and we had a new person, whom we thought was qualified, working in the office while she was gone. This person is no longer with us, and we are sorry she did not communicate better with our customers and clients as well as those who work here.
We apologize for that billing, as we had no intention of sending that out to him.
We are happy ***** was able to get the job completed by someone else.
We are standing on our first response.
(This was sent online to BBB on 6 Jan 2014)
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