Reviews by johnc106

This review is for MrTrax, Hallam VIC

verified email - 05 Jun 2020

MrTrax and MrSlotcar, Hallam, Victoria, Australia

Having checked the product online and spoken with Peter via email and then phone I am completely at peace to consider my decision to be a long term customer and client of MrTrax and MrSlotcar.

Having purchased the Four Lane modular system as a full Turn-Key system I was then advised by Peter that he and his partner Debbie, will be delivering the track in person , from Hallam, Victoria. Nice and wow!!

The excitement had built and what a wonderful delivery it was and has been to not only meet Peter and Debbie but to see and touch my awesome new slot car track.

The attention to detail, professional products and professional business practices that Peter provides are astounding, having had a few issues with the track that were completely out of Peter's control (a supplier issue) Peter has taken it upon his own back and expense to rectify the issue at a 100% cost to himself, OMG!!! and WOW!!!

Now that is after sales service and support (many other businesses can learn many excellent business practices from Peter)

Peter has been open to all discussions and compromises along the way, actually, I can not even think of ever, so far being told "sorry, I can't do that", ever, if anything he has gone way above and beyond what he should do, this is one of many reason's I will always be a long term client of him.

Terrific per sales support, damn excellent and terrific after sales support, customer support, product support, 100% professional all the way while being an extraordinary down to earth business person.

So easy and relaxed to deal with, always open to offer assistance where and when asked for.

I highly recommend the MrTrax modular Slot Car race system (and Peter and Debbie) that Peter sells and supplies not just in Australia but over in New Zealand also!!.

Competitive product pricing, extremely limited slot car track builders left in Australia, however Peter owns this industry with his products, imho.

If you are looking for a modular slot car track that can be assembled and disassembled in minutes by one person, be it a full ten module system such as mine or simple three module system, MrTrax is THE system to get.

Pricing is best to contact Peter and Debbie directly via their website contact form or email:

MrTrax
web: https://mrtrax.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (03) 9796-3830
Address:
Unit 3/42-46 Hallam South Rd,
HALLAM, 3803, Victoria, Australia

MrSlotcar
web: https://www.mrslotcar.com
Phone: (03) 9796-3830
Address:
Unit 3/42-46 Hallam South Rd,
HALLAM, 3803, Victoria, Australia

I am available for questions from any person interested and also will make my track available for inspection and trial in person by you if you are interested, for further details, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

John Clinch
Taree, NSW, 2430

This review is for Port LapSurgery & Hernia Centre , Port Macquarie NSW

verified email - 12 Oct 2018

An unsolicited post for Port Macquarie Lap Surgery and Hernia Centre follows: The bariatric VSG surgery has been the best decision I have ever made in my life to date, hands down!!! I can only ever strongly suggest and recommend this to those who are beating themselves up for being fat and have thought or are thinking about this surgery. I highly recommend Port Macquarie Lap Surgery and Hernia Centre unconditionally for this surgery, if you opt for a surgeon closer to yourself, I wish you the best of luck regardless and only hope that that surgeon and staff are as great, as supportive and as professional as Port Macquarie Lap Surgery and Hernia Centre. Stop thinking, pick up that phone and make that inquiry, you won't regret the decision.

This review is for CouriersPlease, Sydney NSW

verified email - 11 Jan 2016

I can not recommend this courier company in any way.

I had 2 parcels come from Queensland, they sat in the Sydney depot for 4 days before being registered on the track and trace site, then I go down stairs to check street mail box ( where delivery was to be sent to ) and I find a " collect parcel " with a date and time on it stating to collect after 4pm from my local Post Office.

Delivery was NOT even attempted by the courier service as I had the external doors open from 7am.

I have paid for this delivery to my street address NOT my Post Office. I have been told of other elderly people having to lug home heavy parcels that have been processed in a similar way. If couriersplease.com.au is a subsidiary of Australia Post then no wonder why Australia Post has had its day.

Laziness and lies as this from couriersplease.com.au are just not acceptable.

NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE FOR DELIVERY and DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS WERE COMPLETELY IGNORED

Approximate cost: $360

This review is for Harvey Norman, Taree NSW

verified email - 26 Apr 2015

Harvey Norman Stores, Taree and Forster

To Store Owners, Store Managers, Department Managers and All Store Staff

I would like to drop a quick Thankyou for the exceptional service that was offered, organised and delivered by 2 Local Stores with only 1 small fault of wrong product provided at initial point of sale, which was corrected as below timeline of the entire sale for the Nokia Lumia 1520 Smartphone.

I need to say:
Excellent Work Ean, Monique and Nathan - Taree
Excellent Work Tileah? sorry thankyou and Nathan - Forster the back staff; such as administration that were also involved. Thankyou all so much.

terrific, I have my Nokia Lumia 1520 Smartphone..... WOOHOO... Ok so people do need to take a look at the service that are being offered by Harvey Norman to them.

The work, communication and organisation to arrange all the above ( done and dusted ) within the timeframe of 2hrs ( 5:38pm to 7:28pm ) was extraordinary, well thought out, organised, delivered and updated promptly.

Fantastic Service for a walk in Store.

The team mentioned above and that worked to pull this sale together have certainly set the bar for Service in Taree exceedingly high. I challenge any other Taree business to have a go.

Sad that no accessories are held or offered for sale anywhere, including the original sole trader of the Nokia Lumia 1520 in Australia, Harvey Norman.. sad... oh well.

Timeline:
Friday 30th May 2014, approx. 5:20pm

First contact was with Ian sic* Ean was on Friday 30th May 2014 regarding the Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Smartphone, he suggested that perhaps I give Forster to see if they have Nokia Lumia 1520 Smartphone Black handsets in stock.

I rang Harvey Norman Forster and spoke to Teleah? sorry for spelling if wrong, she said that they have 2 of each the, 1320 and 1520, I said that I would get Taree to arrange with you directly for a store transfer from Harvey Norman Forster to Harvey Norman Taree, I rang Ean back at the Taree store and advised him of what I had found / organised with the Forster Store.

Ean had to arrange for transfer of the 1520 Black from Forster to Taree which would be over the weekend of ( 31st May and 1st April ) hiccups somewhere, time frame and wrong phone ( a Nokia Lumia 1320 had been brought into Taree when it was the 1520 that was required.

Monday 2nd June 2014, Time 7:55pm

I walked over to Harvey Norman Store just on 5pm and paid for carried out the product Nokia Lumia 1520 ( Operator: 20 Monique Hughes 6615 ) it was not until I got home, that I noticed the product in hand was the Nokia Lumia 1320 Smartphone.

I rang Hravey Norman Taree back and Monique answered ( same sales person Operator 20 ) I explained to her what had gone down and the phone in my hands being the Nokia Lumia 1320, when in fact I purchased the Nokia Lumia 1520, close, missed it by that much LOL

Monique ( Operator 20 ;-) hi ) asked me to leave it with her for a bit so I did. Monique rang me back and said that she has got a staff member coming from Forster to Taree and that it has been organised that the Nokia Lumia 1520 Black will be brought into Taree and dropped off at my residence around 8pm with a simple swap over needed.

I also asked Monique if she could throw in a car charger ( not full Hands Free cradle/Kit ) and Monique did provide the:
Soul Universal USB Charger, so Thankyou for that as well.

Monday 2nd June, 7:30pm

Awesome, my phone rang and it was to go down and meet 2 males that had my actual purchased product being the Nokia Lumia 1520 and it was WOO HOO Finally I get one.... lol, it came to my notice that the SERIAL/IMEI would be wrong as the ones I have are for the 1320 box that was scanned.

Nathan, one of the males, that swapped out the phones said that was what they, the 2 males, were going to do right now, Nathan gave me his business card and asked me to mail him the SERIAL/IMEI details from the box

I sent every detail that was on the base of the Nokia Lumia 1520 box.

Nathan mailed me back with new and correct SERIAL/IMEI for the Nokia Lumia 1520 Smartphone including:
36 month Product Care Replacement

Great Service - simply above and beyond.
Thanking You all again
John Clinch

Approximate cost: $747

This review is for Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens, Taree NSW

verified email - 26 Apr 2015

Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens
Address: 183 Pampoolah Road Taree NSW 2430
TEL: (02) 6550 0755
FAX: (02) 6550 0309
EMAIL: [email protected]

We are located about a 3.5 hour leisurely drive from Sydney on the beautiful Mid North Coast.

If you are travelling from the south you will get to the Taree City turnoff (also the Old Bar turnoff) which is a large roundabout. Turn right over the overpass and then left to go towards Old Bar.

Pampoolah Road is approximately 3.5km along this road on the left side. Drive approximately 1.5km along Pampoolah road to reach us.

Travelling from the North is the same only turn left off the roundabout.

Thankyou to Sandy and all the Staff from Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens.

The compassionate, skilled and thoughtful services offered by all Staff during our time of need has been beyond excellent.

The Chapel services and Staff were all professional from start to end.

Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens offer a catered service after the funeral service if required and again, all Catering Staff offered excellent service and finger foods ( sandwiches, scones, tea, coffee, child friendly juices ) of high quality and professionalism.

Thankyou to Sandy and All Staff for excellent skilled and compassionate service.

John Clinch

This review is for WT Howard Funerals, Taree NSW

verified email - 26 Apr 2015

Business: WT Howard Funerals, Taree, NSW, 2430
Address: 5 Flett Street, Taree NSW 2430
Phone: (02) 6552 1057
web site: wthowardfunerals.com.au

Firstly, a huge Thankyou to all Staff from WT Howard Funerals for your recent excellent and compassionate service provided.

This review ( be it short ) is for WT Howard Funerals, Taree, NSW, 2430

It was with regret and sadness that myself and my family had to call upon WT Howard Funerals for arrangements for my father that passed away 2nd April 2015.

Cheryl, Lloyd, Paster David Abbott and all the back end staff showed and offered tremendously compassionate, skilled and thoughtful staff for their help in this stressful, sad time for everyone involved.

All staff went above and beyond of all expectations, before, during and after with follow-up visits for paperwork and other necessities of the services that they offer.

I highly recommend WT Howard Funerals for your family requirements during the sad time.

I would also like to Thank all Staff from the Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens for again, excellent, compassionate and skilled services provided.

John Clinch

Offering Pre-Paid Funerals and Bonds that take a tremendous amount of stress away from these hard times.

From WT Howard Funerals website:

Welcome To WT Howard Funerals. Taree Office.

WT Howard Funerals has been serving the communities of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales since 1922, and
remains one of the most respected and trustworthy funeral services in the region.

With compassionate, skilled staff and continued growth and innovation, WT Howard Funerals will be here for the community long into the future.

WT Howard Funerals Mission Statement

"WT Howard Funerals is committed to providing quality care and service to all families in need, and to assist in the recognition of the value of a life well lived. In doing so we will care for each family with the same respect and dignity we would have afforded our own family in time of need."

We are pleased that you have taken the time to visit our page, we extend an invitation to you to make an appointment or call us to visit and take a private tour of our funeral home.

"The recognition of the value of a life well lived"

This review is for BecexTech Australia, Point Cook VIC

verified email - 11 May 2014

Well, there is need for a 3 Part Review:
Part 1 - will be the Ratings ( up front for easier reference )
Part 2 - Review for the Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone, and
Part 3 - Review for becextech.com.au ( which I will be glad to update once order is complete, for now, it stands as is below )

Date Product Ordered: Friday 04 April, 2014
Date of Requested Review: Tuesday 29th April 2014 ( becextech.com.au asked for review at this date )

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Part 1 - Ratings
a. 4 out of 5 Star Rating: to the Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Smartphone ( I am personally biased towards Nokia products due to their reliability, and this is my first Windows Smartphone, so in all fairness I can not give it 5 out of 5 )

b. 2 out of 5 Star Rating: to becextech.com.au ( STILL waiting for missing items and ZERO updates from becextech re these items )

I defiantly recommend the Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Smartphone. A total breeze to learn and operate on a daily basis

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Part 2 - Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone Review

a. - this is my first Smartphone ever, and my first Windows Phone,
b. - this phone is H U G E the 6inch ( 150mm / 15cm ) screen is an absolute pleasure to use, and it is very thin,
c. - I am still playing with the phone and its many features, I have only had the phone for 3 weeks approximately so far.

I find the phone easy to navigate and operate, either with one hand or two ( a few people have said it is hard to use one handed due to its size only ) and think that an elderly person switching phones or upgrading their existing phone would find it easy to switch to.

The wireless connectivity found my Static Wireless 5G Home network without fuss and has had zero issues using wireless for updates and accessing OneDrive and Windows Store to download and Install apps.

Installation of phone apps is an absolute breeze to do, simply swipe left, tap the magnifying glass, type like a simple google search then tap the Windows Store text and bingo!!!! you are there with apps that have your search string.

Windows Store Apps are increasing nicely with availability and vastness of Apps varied and interesting.

With my apps being available such as: Skype, TeamViewer, PDF Reader, Camera / Video apps, Onedrive, Twitter.

The only two apps that I need which are not available are, one being for Westpac Bank Australia and the second being for Australian Government ( Medicare, Centrelink and eHealth do not have a Windows app as yet )

The camera / video camera are superb to operate and use and the clarity of both is fantastic. Movie playback at 1080p is an absolute pleasure and the 6" screen makes it reasonable to watch a movie on for static overnight work.

Connecting the phone to USB allows the phone to be accessed straight through the Windows Explorer under Windows 8.1 Pro on my laptop PC and copying movies and documents straight over to the phone is again, simply a breeze and worked flawlessly the first time I copied 10gig of movies.

Connection to Onedrive again, worked flawlessly with uploading and downloading of documents ( photos, videos, pdf's, txt files ).

The Live Tiles interface on the main screen is great and appears to be fine the way it comes default setup, with numerous Tiles being able to be added at your leisure, however if you keep the main screen to a minimum and make use of the left swipe to access your apps makes things much easier and cleaner.

My ONLY concern pre-purchase was, how was the Lumia 1520 to use as a " phone ", well it seems awkward to talk with due to its size, however, I think this is just a matter of myself getting used to the size of the device itself ( considering I came over from a Nokia 1610 phone that is like 10cm in size ) still, I find the 1520 nice to use as a standard phone ( to the ear ) and also on speaker phone which I have found at home I use majority of the time. I am yet to try Bluetooth as I am to purchase a Bluetooth ear device.

I will be purchasing other items for the Lumia 1520 such as a Fatboy Charging Mat, Bluetooth Headset, possibly another type of Screen Protector and another type of case.

I love my Nokia Lumia 1520 Smartphone and am glad that I chose it over a Samsung Galaxy XYZ device. Great work Nokia.

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Part 3. becextech.com.au Online Site Review

Sadly this is where my experience with the Nokia Lumia 1520 falls apart, and is extremely sad to say so :(

The initial purchase via becextech.com.au site FAILED due to a credit card verification process that failed and booted me out with no information as to what or why this happened, I contacted my bank ( Westpac ) and they confirmed that the $770 was gone from my account ) I contacted becextech.com.au Support ( only contact is via emails so no point in asking for our phone number when they simply REFUSE to make contact via phone ) and had to wait for becextech.com.au to look into this and in turn supply me with a reference number that I then had to supply back to them via contact email, got to love the Circle Work :), finally got that sorted and product moved to Shipping Stage.

I assumed and was led to believe that this phone was in country ( Melbourne, Australia ), however when things moved along and the tracking information was provided I saw that the product was coming directly from Hong Kong!! Why not state that this product will be shipped from Hong Kong like ebay? oh well the time went reasonably fast as I also needed to organise a nano sim from my provider TPG Mobile.

I ordered a 64gig SD Card and Screen Protector which arrived promptly, however the FREE items that becextech.com.au offered on purchase ( free Car Charger, free extra 12months Warranty and free Case ) still have NOT arrived.

It took me 4 emails ( 3 of which went unanswered and apparently went to becextech.com.au Spam folder ) with my fourth email, I simply threatened return of the product, full reversal of credit card charges and contact to the Department of Fair Trading, to get a reply that the Car Charger and Case simply were not in country and would be shipped to me soon as. Trust me I WILL be chasing these down and will NOT be letting this go until order is complete 100%.

I checked the Lumia 1520 warranty status with Nokia Australia and was alerted to the fact that there was NONE..... so another thing to be aware of that the phone will need to be returned becextech.com.au for repair IF it breaks ( which I doubt being a Nokia and hope doesn't ).

The rating below from Bad to Good is inappropriate at this moment as the order is incomplete and the rating given for service from becextech.com.au is below par and personally deserves a 2 star at the best.

If the product and initial order were completed as a whole without needing me to chase up Missing Items, I would have given 4, maybe 5 stars for becextech.com.au, however, with becextech.com.au failure to deliver what was offered and with initially ZERO updates or communication as to the missing items, sadly, at this time, I would suggest that you give serious thought to purchasing via becextech.com.au or pay half on Order and the other half on 100% Order Completion and Delivery.

Come on becextech.com.au, please improve your communications to your customers and if items are not in stock, in country state so.

Items such as cases and car chargers should at the least be carried on hand, in stock like the SD Cards, as they are cheap items.

Approximate cost: $780.00

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