people that YELP are scumbags

Google in talks to purchase scumbags

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is in discussions to buy Yelp, the Web site that lists and reviews local businesses, according to three people who had been briefed on the negotiations. The talks show how intently the biggest Web companies are setting their sights on the smallest neighborhood businesses, where they see a large and untapped group of advertisers.

Google and Yelp have not signed an agreement, the people said. The people would not disclose the proposed price, but one said it was more than $500 million.

Google and Yelp declined to comment.

The return of Yelp reviews to Google Earth would make me use Google Earth again, so I'm for this.

Review of the Day 1/6/2010
Jennifer C P.

San Francisco, CA
12/5/2009
4 star rating

Good Vibrations

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Nice girls don't. . . Bad girls DO!

Right. Who made those stupid rules?

I walked into Good Vibes to pick up a couple of gifts for my friends because that is how much I love my friends. Can you fault me for wanting them to lead happier, healthier adult lives? I had to buy their big girl toys from somewhere mainstream where I knew if they had a question, they would not be ashamed to ask. Even better, if they wanted more toys, they could go to this place.

This store is well appointed with various lubricants, books, mild toys (strong emphasis on MILD), and a nice selection of luxury vibes. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. . . really helpful for the clueless. No, really. I hear people ask the craziest questions in this store. Body - everyone has one, master yours. This might be the place where you can get that all important education started.

Bonus Points for carrying Jimmy Jane luxury line of vibrators. I have the 24KT one thanks to this shop. . . and now so do a number of my friends. Well I didn't buy those novices the 24kt one but I did get them stealthy colorful Jimmy Jane vibes all the same! Faaabulous! I love giving the gift that just keeps giving . . . and giving. . . .and giving. . . and giving! ::laughing::

In closing - this is where good girls and bad girls DO. Clearly I am a bad, bad girl to tempt my good girl friends!

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okay, i'm gonna call dibs on this one, but i am thinking of doing a DJ night called : "USEFUL FUNNY COOL" sometime in the next couple of months.

your poster has to be slutty chicks holding a plate of appetizers

that chick is so large and gross btw.

also, omar you are a great Yelper! ^___^

;-)

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/yelp-facing-class-action-suit-over-extortive-ad-sales.ars

When I was a very small child, an old woman gave me what would become my favorite childhood toy. A green knitted bunny, whom I aptly named Bunny-Bunny. Well, for the past 20 years or so, I have had an unshakable fondness for bunnies. Love them and their twitchy noses and bizarre hops.

So imagine my distress when I see that there are dishes featuring Bunny-Bunny's family members here! WHY GOD WHY? I shook my fist, cried, vomited a little, then I ordered a Bloody Mary.

For those who don't know (and don't act like you don't) I'm a freaking boozehound, and a Bloody Mary is like the breakfast of champions. At 1pm. Our waiter was friendly and he talked us into trying jalepeneo-infused vodka, which wound up being an excellent choice.

The food was decent, too. Not as good as the drinks. I ordered the Chicken Milanese and it tasted wonderful, though it was almost TOO fried. Yikes. My dining companion ordered the sandwich of the day, which was a BLT. It scared me majorly, because the bacon was giant and fatty and salty. And this is coming from a bacon lover, so for me to be scared of bacon, you know it's some serious shit.

Later that night, I found myself here again for cocktails. The bartenders were pretty and nice. Save for the creepy leering man who had blatant disregard for the fact that I am NOT SINGLE, it was a great place to hang out.

In the daytime, this place is very light and airy. At night it's transformed into an artsy hangout. Either way, heck yes. Just please don't eat my Bunny-Bunny :(

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For those who don't know (and don't act like you don't) I'm a freaking boozehound

who the fuck are these deranged, attention-seeking scumbags?

what's extra lol about that is the user's location is listed as seattle but the review is of a place in louisville

from a review of a local bar:

"I don't care much for drinking whiskey in bars. When I am in a bar I want to get drunk fast and easy."

UH

IRONING DO U SEE

who the fuck are these deranged, attention-seeking scumbags?

― on in the b.g. while you're grouting (stevie)

people who are considered the extroverted comedian in their small group of friends, and use sites like Yelp to take the show on the road. the real scumbags are the people who flag reviews like that as 'useful', 'funny', and especially 'cool'.

this thread title bothers me so much

people WHO yelp

that's what's good about this thread imo, whenever you hear/think about yelp you think "people that yelp are scumbags," it sticks in your mind

ppl yelpin ppl

i use yelp to find restaraunts near places i'm going, but make it a point to never read a word these worthless clowns have to say

should be 'disgusting savages' imo

http://officialblog.yelp.com/2010/03/additional-thoughts-on-last-weeks-lawsuit-or-how-a-conspiracy-theory-is-born-.html
in other words, sure our site works in a total counterintuitive method and our ad reps suggest obliquely that advertising will help you on the site but it's not like we're UNETHICAL exactly...

Truth: Our entire sales department is prohibited from creating any review content on the site. No member of the sales department has the administrative capability to remove reviews.

what a non-denial...so the sales rep who calls the businesses doesn't do the dirty work themselves? What does that prove?

I don't think it's a conspiracy that all these businesses have the same story about shady Yelp tactics, I just wish that someone in a one-party consent state could actually record a call, or that someone at yelp could be dumb enough to put it in an email.

maybe it's because they are being sued but I did not see any real denial in that post anyway

reviews that start "Ahhh, [place's name]," and continue to address it in second person, worst type of review?

I have never ordered anything from Pho Basil which I have not devoured in a single sitting.

Last night was no exception. I was feeling chickeny, so I ordered the chicken satay skewers with peanut sauce, and the Basil Chicken with vegetables.

The Basil Chicken is phenomenal. Huge pile o steamed vegetables, a delicious savory sauce, and almost-but-not-quite overwhelming basil flavor from the fresh basil leaves.

Yes, so I ate it all. Big deal. Your mom.

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reviews that start "Ahhh, [place's name]," and continue to address it in second person, worst type of review?

y, truth bomb

reviews that start "Ahhh, [place's name]," and continue to address it in second person, worst type of review?

Let's just all keep endorsing this

i got kind of mad just parsing that post

i fucking hate this girl
http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=_aSs5dSAabuwnXUGBPzASw

she seems to review every single restaurant in SF, all of her posts are in that retarded format and all of her pictures are 'hey look at me i'm a yelp slut'

Ahh Han Ah Reum, how I've taken you for granted. Foolish of me to think I'd move to the Bay Area and find bountiful Korean markets. I am so foolish.

Out here, the banchans are not as varied and they run out of kimchee! WTF. However, the produce is just as suspect as your produce. However, you can't beat the frozen mandoos and bi-bim-gook-soo which I cannot find here. Well, I can but they're made in China and I don't like lead in my food.

At least the lines here aren't as ridiculously long as your lines, but that's probably because the selections are as enormous as your's.

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'hey look at me i'm a yelp slut'

pix thread waiting to happen

Vibe: Chill

It's not often that when going out for dinner with friends, i think, "Gee, where could we go for horrible service, a sub-par meal, and maybe even have the waitress forget to place my order?" If I were to think this and was looking for the ambiance of a VIP section minus the velvet ropes, then Cafe Saint Ex would be the place for me!

Although the waitress forget to place my order, she did manage to have a wonderful time sitting and chatting with her friends who were yacking it up at the table behind us. Oh yes, my meal was comped, and it was a good thing because I would have felt guilty paying for such a sad excuse for a hamburger. At least the waitress enjoyed herself!

Ahh gentrification...you bring us such soulless restaurants and bars and make us feel so uncool when we actually ask for respectable service.

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Bria D.

Brooklyn, NY
4 star rating
12/27/2008

Ah, Club Charles. You and your trapeze delivered some of the few bright spots of my Baltimorean tenure. I'd come visit you on a Friday night, cram myself into your teeming throngs, be bathed in red lighting, order a Manhattan, and listen to music that I'd actually want to hear.

There were times when I'd go by and the crowd would be completely dead (once in the heat of summer when your air conditioner was broken, but other times unexplained). The barstaff seemed friendly but I never really got the opportunity to befriend them because Baltimore's version of hipster boys were all throwing their nonchalant fervor into trying to woo them at once. I can't recommend Club Charles as a non-stop all the time extravaganza of fun. But it's head and shoulders above most of the local competition.

You might be saying to yourself: dude, come on. This place looks creepy on the outside and there's a good chance I'll get robbed on North Avenue. And what do I say to that? If you're thinking about that, you don't understand this bar. It's not supposed to be glamorous, it's not supposed to be trendy. It has character and with great bartenders and prices to boot, you should just savor the ambiance. Club Chuck has trapeze artists, for Christ's sake. +50 right there!

This bar isn't for everyone but for those regulars and understanding folks out there, you know how cool this place is. Think of it like a 'Cheers'--- except everyone might not know your name and yeah, you might get jumped out on North Ave. But psshhh, details.

I do like Club Charles, though.

Review of Target - San Leandro, CA by Angel M.

06/22/2007

I really love target but food avenue suck there is a girl her name is ashlee or some like that she had a really but costumer service i went today and i say can i have a large ice cream and she is like you want 1 or 2 scoops i say large she keep telling me 1 or 2 and i say the sing say large or small i dont know how many scoops the large had but i wana large. Ok i also order a soda and the total was 5 dollars my boyfriend went to toll her what flavor and she is like and the other one im like i say let me have a large ice cream and a soda i never say 2 icecream and she is like no you order 2 she say that few time. but anyway this is not the frist time that she give us actitude but i love target anyway.

― svend, Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:42 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark

haaa

I enjoyed a fantastic day of tennis here on a corner court with patio, which doubled as the dining area for lunch. It felt a little Gatsby, except these particular hosts killed me with their over-the-top efforts to prove how wonderful they are @ sports, silently asking me to ignore the couple's combined age of 180. Pathetic display of uber-competition, complete with elbow / knee pads, headbands, etc. and a bit of sniffing when I didn't take the bait and game seriously.

While biting into the chilled prawns I smiled knowing I may be terrible at tennis, but at least still young enough to not only dine alfresco today and perhaps another thirty years, picking up a racket again when I want to; these poseurs will still be..............dead.

And the writer.........still won't be able to construct a sentence.

wtf is that even a review of

congratulation to yelp scumbags for outliving old ppl

Tempted to join Yelp just to write a scathing review of the shitty bar I was in last night with an ATM that would ONLY allow 20 dollar withdrawals for a $2.50 fee, but I remembered that I do have standards.

wait you couldn't get out more than 20 bucks at a time?

Nope, that was the only option. Even if you manually typed in other amounts it wouldn't let you exceed 20 bucks.

fuck yelp, that shouldn't even be legal. i wonder who you could file a complaint with.

I was just pissed because they wouldn't let me start a tab on my card, plus we were there to see a band play and since there was no reentry I couldn't just fuck off down the street to a bank or something.

oh my god--what a horrible set of policies

can't believe a place like that will stay in business..?

the review was for an athletic club, apparently one with dining options

jon - what place was it?