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ThinkGeek and the Foreign Service

17 June, 2009 (16:32) | reviews | By: MrZaius

I recently made a purchase from ThinkGeek, shipped to my diplomatic pouch address at the relatively isolated, xPO free post in Kathmandu and was *gasp* charged Virginia sales tax in spite of the pouch zip code’s long-standing exemption. They deserve kudos, however, on three points:
1: Unlike most of their peers, they had a clear email [...]

Conrad & Chateau de Bangkok review

25 April, 2009 (07:12) | reviews | By: MrZaius

I decided to move when my employer’s money ran out after a two-day training session in Bangkok, seeking lower rent and an internet bill I could pay without feeling sick with rage. What follows is a comparative side-by-side review of the Chateau de Bangkok and the Conrad Hilton:

CONRAD

vs

Chateau de Bangkok

Offensively obscenely expensive Internet, a slap [...]