A particular source of frustration to me it knowing what to purchase if I’m looking for a particular item. Everyone claims that they are the best in their advertisements and sale flyers. How do we know what to believe?

The best source for honest reviews are the ones written by customers who were not paid to write them… your neighbors! While there are dozen sites where you can look up reviews about businesses, there are two that I like best. They both generally provide a wide range of reviews, so I can usually spot a good trend.

One is yelp.com, which I’m sure we’re all fairly familar with (thanks for your great reviews about Let’s Dish!, by the way!). The other, however, may be new to some, and, trust me, it’s a gem! It’s myneighborsnetwork.com, developed by Sharon Rainey (a long-time disher!). Members can search and sort through over 10,000 referrals all divided up in hundreds of user-friendly categories. Need a window cleaner in Ashburn? Looking for a math tutor for your first grader in Alexandria? You can find it all. The referrals are all generated by the thousands of members, and are credible and honest.

My Neighbors Network is active with thousands of members in all parts of Northern VA and Montgomery County in MD. A year of membership costs $65, but Neighbors has generously offered a FREE year of membership to Let’s Dish! customers! Just enter promo code V555 when you sign up. You’ll need to enter a credit card but you won’t be charged and you’ll be given several opportunities to opt out a year down the road if you’d like (but, I bet you won’t!). There is no obligation and you can cancel at any time.

As you navigate through commercials, sales flyers and testimonials that seem to good to be true, I encourage you to take some time to read the reviews written by your neighbors (and write some, too!). It truly takes a village to get through life these days! Thanks to my neighbors who help me navigate.

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Here are a few of my favorites from each of our stores.

Alexandria, VA:

Ashburn, VA:

Fairfax, VA:

Baltimore, MD:

There aren’t any comments about our Columbia, MD location yet, but I can say from first hand experience that there are bunch of fans!

Thanks again for the great reviews and feedback.  Keep it coming!  We love to hear from our customers (all of it - the good & the bad).  And, whether you send us a comment through our survey, website, or post it on another site like yelp.com, you better believe we read it!  It’s how we learn to serve you better and keep our business strong!

Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day,

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Now through Saturday, purchase any Ready Made brunch item of $25 or more and get a FREE order of our delicious Signature Scones! 

Our scones make the perfect addition to any brunch – they’re warm, sweet, and cook right from frozen in 15 minutes!  

Print this blog post out and bring it in to any of our Maryland or Northern Virginia stores through May 9^th* to receive your free order of scones with brunch item purchase. 

*Limit one free order of scones per customer.  Must present this blog post as coupon to receive offer.  Only items specifically designated as brunch items by store management qualify. Brunch items vary by store and are subject to availability. Expires 5/9/09.  Stores hours vary – call store for hours.

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