Samuel Owen

Reviews

Review of g2

Was very easy to use and intuitive

Was very easy to use and intuitive. I don't get a lot of free time so when things are configured to maximize my time and provide me a platform to provide feedback you just have to do it.

5
Date of experience: Mar 21, 2023

Review of g2

A good place for reviewing and having…

A good place for reviewing and having your software reviewed.

5
Date of experience: Jan 17, 2024

Review of ecosia

5/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact.

For functionality, I think Ecosia deserves 4 or 5 stars. Let’s face it: it’s hard to beat Google. However, for social and environmental impact, I think Ecosia deserves 5/5 Green Stars, blowing Google out of the water (read on for more info on the green stars rating). If you make Ecosia your default and you want to occasionally use Google for a specific search then just include the tag #g after your search term and Ecosia will bring you directly to the Google search results for that term. So it’s easy to maintain use of Google search for times when you think you need it (which isn’t that often, I find). There are other useful tags on Ecosia too – here’s a sample of them:#i for images#m for Google maps #n for news #tw will take you to the twitter results for your search#v for videos#w will take you to the related Wikipedia article#yt will take you straight to the YouTube results for your searchI’m awarding Ecosia a score of 5/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact based on the following:1. Ecosia uses 80% of revenue (after operational costs) to fund tree-planting operations.2. Advertising revenue from around 45 searches is sufficient to fund planting of one tree.3. It’s certified by B-Corporation for social and environmental impact, with a good score of 113.4. Ecosia's servers are powered by company-owned solar plant.5. These solar panels produce twice the solar energy required for search; excess electricity is supplied to the grid.6. They do not use tax-avoidance strategies, unlike most other tech companies (like Google).7. Ecosia has better privacy terms and supplies fewer ads than major search engines like Google.There has been some confusion generated by a few people online suggesting that Ecosia is less green than Google. It’s based on an argument that Ecosia’s search algorithm is adopted from Microsoft Bing and therefore has a larger carbon footprint than Google’s. However, even though Ecosia's search does partly rely on Microsoft's servers (as well as Ecosia's own solar-powered servers), the fact that Google is a little closer to carbon-neutrality than Microsoft pales into insignificance compared to the impact of tree-planting. Here are some numbers to explain this:• The carbon cost of a single web search: around 0.2 grams CO2, according to Google.• Carbon saved by tree-planting funded by Ecosia: 1 kg CO2 per search.• So the carbon captured from Ecosia-funded tree-planting is 5000-times greater than the footprint of a search.For more detail on all of this, please check out the Green Stars Project (greenstarsproject.org)

5
Date of experience: Oct 25, 2019

Review of dsw

Not military friendly

Not military friendly. They refuse to use USPS for shipping to APOs so it goes through Fedex Smartpost and takes months. Their customer service on the matter is shocking - they really don’t care at all. Makes me not want to use them even when I’m back stateside.

1
Date of experience: Dec 15, 2019

Review of co

Very misleading delivery information

I ordered something with a delivery today by 10pm. At 9.59 it was still delivery by 10pm. At 10.01 it was delivery within 3 days. Clearly there was never any chance of delivery by 10pm and if there was no chance they must have known before 10.01. I tried Rufus, their 'AI' assistant. It is an entirely pointless service.

1
Date of experience: Dec 10, 2024

Review of co

Amazon were difficult to understand and their empathy was extremely poor

Despite three call handlers and one lost call to a manager and one further call to a manager I was left with the instruction that I had to re order the product. Amazon were difficult to understand, and their empathy was extremely poor. I am terminally ill.

1
Date of experience: Jan 17, 2025

Review of adidas

This company is complicit in keeping…

This company is complicit in keeping the #GlazersOut kin power I will not be purchasing any other products until the Glazers are gone

1
Date of experience: Jun 28, 2023

Review of philips

Original shaver would not shave

Original shaver would not shave - Phiilps sent me new blades - oops wrong blade - finally sent me the correct blades - no better - phillips finally replaced my 140.00 shaver with a 50.00 shaver and told me that i had purchased the wrong unit - replacement shaver worse . useless to try and shave with these things . SUGGEST NO ONE BUY FROM THIS COMPANY .WOULD GIVE MINUS REVIEW IF POSSIBLE

1
Date of experience: Apr 20, 2020

Review of deepl

Region blocking

Translation quality has become worse, the limit on the amount of text also caused problems. But they solved these problems perfectly and simply blocked the site for my region :).This service is just garbage.

1
Date of experience: Jun 01, 2025

Review of aaa

Beware! You will be dumping your money into a pit

After numerous miserable calls with AAA roadside assistance, support, and corporate, I felt it was my solemn obligation to do my part to make sure this company survives "one less" day. I attempted to use their service several times this year, each time being an abysmal failure on their part for different reasons each time! For the most part however, the issue is their employees. With no due respect, they are utter trash. They don't know how to deal with their customers, they are apathetic, and they don't deliver any results whatsoever. They WILL NOT provide value to you when you need it. Your wait times will be INSANE, if they come at all. When you request a refund or reimbursement, GOOD LUCK! You will not get updates, you will not get communication, you will get passed around like a cheap ____. And you will take it, or have to call back. And guess what? It's mostly a monopoly, so you don't have much of a choice other than using a third party each time you need roadside assistance. I pray deeply that AAA finds itself out of money and a part of history.

1
Date of experience: Jul 21, 2024

Review of playstation

Many happy years with Sony since 2007

Many happy years with Sony since 2007 – those were the days! Now, it all feels a bit like a right rip-off. Here's the rub: you need a subscription just to play online, and all these so-called "free" games in your subscription are just trials. That means if PlayStation yanks a game from their library, even if it's installed on your console or external hard drive, they can block you from playing it altogether – even if you've forked out for in-game purchases.By their reckoning, all the games you access with a subscription are simply trials because you only have them as long as they're on the service (limited time). There's no point in adding anything to your library as you'll likely lose access to most of them eventually. You'll just see a padlock symbol because PlayStation decided to bin the game off their subscription. It doesn't matter if you're halfway through or splashed out on in-game stuff; this all feels like a ploy to pressure folks into buying the games again.This is a far cry from other gaming companies that prioritise you owning the games. They let you keep playing installed games even after they're removed from the store or subscription service, like with Game Pass. Unfortunately, I learnt this the hard way. After years of loyalty and paying what feels like extortionate prices for tech and games, I feel utterly mugged off and frankly, scammed.

1
Date of experience: Mar 15, 2024

Review of playstation

Absolutely pathetic customer service

Absolutely pathetic customer service. Sent my limited edition controller in for repair for the 3rd time because it keeps getting drift. They tell me it cannot be repaired or replaced as they do not have stock of this design any longer. My only options were to have the faulty controller returned to me unusable, or to accept a replacement of a basic controller. After weeks of fighting, they eventually offered me a replacement with another Limited edition controller, but that would mean losing my GoW one. I eventually caved and took this option, and received my replacement controller this morning .. it's a 2nd hand, unboxed controller. Are you kidding me?! You're selling faulty/poor quality goods and think it's acceptable to replace with a second hand controller? Absolutely pathetic. If it wasn't for exclusive games I'd sell my PS5 and go to Xbox.

1
Date of experience: Jun 18, 2024

Review of playstation

I made an error purchasing and…

I made an error purchasing and downloading a game, and now I can't get a refund. Are you kidding me?!!!!!

1
Date of experience: Dec 26, 2024

Review of pexels

I find this website quite valuable…

I find this website quite valuable because it provides beautiful free photographs that people can use for free, even for commercial purposes.

5
Date of experience: Feb 04, 2024

Review of org

Shameful National Trust

Shameful treatment of its members and the public by the National Trust. There is no Trust!

1
Date of experience: Jul 24, 2020

Review of coinbase

pure scam

pure scam, will take your money, will allow to buy, but will never let you to cash out !!!!Wasted 6 hours on chat help, nothing sorted. It was second attempt to sort things. User since 2022, but never got sign in bonus and now cant cash out whatever i do. Paypal added, but they dont let, cards are not accepted, despite beeing from good banks and working with any other vendor .... pure scam !!!

1
Date of experience: Mar 10, 2025

Review of Bing

Worst search engine EVER

Worst search engine EVER. dontuse

1
Date of experience: Feb 05, 2020

Review of americanexpress

Worst experience ever

Wow. Should have looked at these reviews before applying. Worst company I've had to deal with ever wish I could give them less than one star. Made the application and the postal code was wrong 4 calls later verifying who I was. 5th call I threw in the towel. No wonder they're close to being out of business

1
Date of experience: Mar 28, 2024

Review of alibaba

I want to express my sincere gratitude Hangzhou Zhiqinghe Tea Tech Co., LTD.

I want to express my sincere gratitude for the excellent product quality and high level of service! The matcha powder exceeded all expectations — fresh, vibrant green, with a rich taste and wonderful aroma. The packaging is secure and neat, perfectly suited for retail.I would especially like to thank Cissy for her attentiveness, prompt communication, and support throughout the entire ordering process. It’s a pleasure to work with a professional who genuinely cares about the customer. All my requests were taken into account, and communication was smooth and friendly.I’ll be happy to order again and highly recommend this supplier to anyone who values quality and reliability!

5
Date of experience: Jun 17, 2025

Review of facebook

Meta Crimes

This criminal corporation now arbitrarily decides which people you know and which you don't. If Facebook thinks you don't know the person, you can't send them a friend request, even if you actually know them. Such corporations must be immediately expropriated without compensation and placed under the democratic control of the population.

1
Date of experience: Mar 21, 2025