Reviews by am791

This review is for Asteam, Balcatta WA

verified email - 17 Oct 2015

A school student or school leaver would have done a better job for ½ of the price.
Did not clean frames
Did not clean fly screens
Did not even clean window corners and bad spots properly
Asked them to clean outside windows and screens with some water. He didn’t even 1/2 do them. He left them hose on wasting water which we did find for several days. And left the hose lying down on the path and didn’t clean up after getting dirt all over path.
Broke blinds twice told us about one but not the other and didn’t seem to care or seem apologetic.
Did a half assed job when asked to do some areas properly.
Wound up tight and not happy or receptive to any request or discussion about the job. Seemed preoccupied with own anger and being internally pissed off. So made us feel we couldnt ask him to do a proper job.
We didn’t clarify the time – only the cost and expected about double the time that was actually spent – so ended up being about $80 per hour. - What a con and a rip off!!

This review is for Bikram yoga, Scarborough WA

verified email - 13 Jul 2015

Amazed at the approach of this style of yoga and the way this business at Scarborough is run. The owner /instructor is a beginner and more interested in business returns than any of the principles of yoga.
Not supportive instructors predominantly rude and dictatorial. Treating participants as if they can make any decision about what or how they do anything. Only exact replica of the instructor – so not permitted to vary, extend or sometimes even contract a pose. Otherwise you are rudely singled out in from of the class and told not to. Room is hot so you’re sweating and floor is slippery and they won’t let you turn your mat to the side to have feet on your mat to protect from an injury from slipping. If your towel is sticking out even an inch from your mat you are told to change it (for no reason – ridiculous!).
You are only permitted to take water on 2 pre-set times over 1 and ½ hours at over 103 degrees - so unsafe!. You are not allowed to wipe away any sweat – if it is getting in your eyes or you need to for correct contact of a pose. You are not allowed to spray water on your face – even if you get migraines if you don’t. Not allowed to spread fingers wide being a common yogi aspect. Forced to have locked knees which is seen by many experts as unsafe or contraindicated. Bent knees may be preferred for a range of reasons - if a beginner, knee injury, older members, or are ok with the varied style of pose/stretch.
The style is empty of any or the true yogi beliefs – that everybody is differently put together, developed, stages of advancement, health, injuries, arthritis, flexibility etc. Each of us are the best judge of our bodies and how we can do and where we are at. Instructors are a guide not a dictatorial dictator. This was not at all non-judgemental or permissive, supportive positive mind body experience as you would expect. (I have 15 years’ experience with almost every different style of yoga all over the world)
It is like a 1970’s school gym class. Which makes sense when you read about Bikram and his style and the civil litigation cases against him over the years for alleged sexual harassment and abusive behaviour (amongst other things). What a shame as many of the poses are have a good base and the hot style is good at times. The owner is rude, arrogant, ignorant and not interested in customer service and most of the instructors follow in this vein – just parrots speaking only word for word from a script – and never any variation. though a few good instructors – though they’re restricted by the rigidity of the set up – which is again needless, unnecessary and completely the antithesis of yoga.

This review is for Hastings Dental Centre, Scarborough WA

verified email - 27 Jun 2015

Very disappointed. Not at all professional. So rude and arrogant.
Told him what I wanted a tiny filling filled on the tooth to the side of a gold inlay. He took off the inlay because he said he couldn’t see the filling. But it was totally clear in the photo. He said he had to take out my gold inlay. The he said would not put the inlay back and I would need a filling over the both areas. I had to get the filling done as everything was exposed and painful.
Very deceitful and misleading in how he went about upselling. When I discussed what I knew and wanted he was patronising and dismissive and about other dentist internationally as well. I had asked him to be clear at the beginning about costs before he did anything.
Then after he finished he added in a consolation fee on top of the work which he did not discuss. He argued loudly and intimidatingly when I said it wasn’t reasonable as it was not discussed. I was new to area and wanted to find a good regular dentist. Did a lot of research to find one with much Australian qualifications and experience. But would not recommend Dr Linforth to anyone.