Matt "X-Marine" L.'s Profile

This place doesn't look like much on the outside (almost like a warehouse) and sits off a main road in Abington/Weymouth but inside it is absolutely loaded with everything to do with Xmas. It is only open from mid October to end of December. I never even knew the place existed if I didn't look online for a place to buy Xmas decorations.

A short ride down Route 3 and you hit this area where this is located. The inside is like a Xmas wonderland of every type of moveable display and decoration including a forest of fake lighted trees, an entire room dedicated to outdoor decorations, and a huge ornament and light and gift department along with a garland and wreath area and even a cafe and fudge shop. The displays are awesome and there is a Playmobile display in the front window that is cool. Every nook is covered with something for Xmas and stuff hanging from the ceiling. It is a good place for kids to see!

I have been to a few of these at various locations and have to say this one is small, but the service is fast and friendly and helpful and the food is really pretty good. With a mall that is full of some higher end sit down restaurants, this place is the only place that is neither high end nor mall food court style and has decent prices. Plus with Cheesecake Factory being an hour wait and Joes being just average...this place can really be quick and to the point.

After my horrible Dick's experience yesterday I decided to venture over to the new City Sports location at Legacy Place. I have only been in a City Sports once and don't know too much about them.

The place is really nice inside and although smaller then a overwhelming Dick's, it is loaded with all sorts of stuff for fitness, outdoors and all types of sports. There is a very nice shoe department and the staff is very helpful and dedicated to finding you the right product. It is a very easy going experience and it felt good to go to a local chain instead of a big national chain of stores. I highly recommend this place!

This store is gigantic and sits in the Dedham Mall complex but is rarely crowded. I never go in to this place unless I really need something fitness related. Usually this place has little to no sales people to help so I try and stay away. On this occasion I went in to buy some new sneakers and some work out clothes.

There was one guy in the shoe department and he had seriously the worst customer service I have ever seen. He rolled his eyes when I asked him a question and he acted like he was doing me a favor when he went to get a shoe size from the back. I was so turned off that I wanted to get the shoes and get out there as quickly as possible.

After getting my size and me choosing a style, he had the gall to try and sell me a sneaker warranty?? I took it and then walked to the front, but the whole experience threw me off so badly that I dropped the shoes, stopped looking at clothes and left the store. I will never go back into a Dick's again and I will recommend to anyone not to go to Dick's either until they at least hire some decent sales people. No wonder the place is not crowded. And with City Sports just opened down the street, they will surely lose business. Unbelievable!!

So you want to join a gym eh? The pain and burden of the sales talk and the hidden fees and contracts. This place blew me away. First off there is no sales talk and no pitch since you can sign up right online.

The place in this location is so new that all the equipment is brand new and the place is really nice. Plus the cost is pennies compared to any other gym I have ever belonged to. The upfront yearly cost is usually what I paid for a monthly fee at Bally's and Golds and worse WOW. Plus no contract?? No way. I had to ask a few times about that. But it is quick and easy and the staff is helpful and really nice.

There are TVs everywhere that you can plug into and the best thing is the moto "no judgement". I would highly recommend this place if you want to save money and not be roped into a contract.

Okay I would not write about a random D&D but felt I had to with this one.  The two times I have been here, they are usually out of everything!! I mean out of particular kind of donut, bagels, munchkins and even tea for crying out loud. The place has 5 staff members standing there trying to aimlessly help people and they have no clue.

Come on people it is Dunkin Donuts...keep your stock up to date!!

So let me start with the good: This place has okay food and okay prices in a fun vibrant setting, good for crowds and kids. Thats about it. The bad is: The parking is a nightmare seeing there is no public parking lot or what you would call one, in the vicinity and the ones that are close are usually packed. The waiting time for a seat in this place especially on a Saturday night can be upwards of an hour. The worst part of your whole experience may be the service. It is SLOWWWWWWWWWW. I mean really slow. It took us 2 an half hours to get through an entire meal and this is just Mexican food.

I won't go back to this location since trying to navigate a parking space is like trying to find one at a mall during Xmas. Do yourself a favor and if you are trying to get in a quick meal before a movie, look elsewhere.

This is an unbelievable experience. Your doctor will only give you a standard Ultrasound and not even compared to this place. This wonderful establishment will take care to give you not only gender determination, but will take care to give you a 3D/4D picture and even DVD of the entire Ultrasound giving you close up pictures of your new baby.

It is awesome and the staff is excellent and really easy going and knows exactly what they are doing. The prices are very moderate and reasonable and worth every penny. I would highly recommend this place to get a off medical insurance preview of what is soon to come...

Oh my...I visited this place only after seeing on the Travel Channel as one of the biggest Halloween stores in America. They were exactly right!! It is situated in a very bad part of Worcester off Boylston St near the Greendale Mall and it is in an old abandoned building.

It is huge!!! It even has people directing traffic it is so busy. The place has a kids area for the faint of heart but has a main entrance that will even scare the bejesus out of you!! The place is loaded with every single type of Halloween thing you could imagine including hundreds of props that are decorating the place!! It is unreal and a must see!! I could not believe my eyes that this place has so many masks and even a rental costume area.

AWESOME!!!

So I wandered into this place one busy Saturday afternoon and found it was an array of now Halloween decorations and numerous costumes and all sorts of party stuff. But then it is split into a scrumptious bakery with all sorts of fancy decorated cakes and chocolates and baked goods. The cookies here were awesome and the staff is, well somewhat helpful but I will give them a break since the place is small and crowded.

I will say you must visit this place once. It has decent prices and it is pretty cool to see. Can't wait to see what they do with other holidays!