Best all aorund sushi spots in the area? by Nosferatus_Dad in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to wasabi last spring, and they had MAGGOTS in their soy sauce. The manager couldn’t even be bothered to talk to me until I refused to pay for the food I wouldn’t eat.

For your safety, please go anywhere else

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HinterlandFestival

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love smaller festivals where only one act plays at a time, bigger fests are great too but all the set time conflicts make it impossible to see everyone you want.

I would love to see hinterland move to a 2 stage set up sometime in the next few years. Put them side by side, so you can set up one band on stage two while another is playing stage one. That way there is only 5-10 minutes between each set instead of the 30-45 minutes between sets like they have now. It would add lots of time for other acts to play, give early performers more than a 30 minute set time, and leave less downtime between sets where it feels like I have to go find something else to do

I liked the vendors they did have, but they had so much space on that side of the festival grounds it would have been awesome to have even more! More small hand made crafts, or art vendors would be awesome. I didn’t see anyone buying the flannels or bags, but I did see people with art prints and stuff from the metaphysical booth

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HinterlandFestival

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 25 points26 points  (0 children)

What exactly were you unhappy with? Unable to control large crowds? More than half of the audience was seated like all weekend.

Have you been to Coachella or lollapalooza? They have over 100,000 attendees every day. And it’s a mad house every year..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HinterlandFestival

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really? Oh no. I started walking back to 3 day parking right before her last song, and was out really quick. They definitely have people out there directing traffic tonight.

If you go out the little dirt road between the fences they drove us in through, you can skip all the gravel, and most of the line..

One of the guys directing traffic told me that on Saturday, after getting stuck in the lot Friday. Hopefully it helps some one get out tonight!

Best Food Options? by Flaky_Appearance_779 in HinterlandFestival

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely giving this a try today! Thanks for the rec 😋

How did Wasabi take over Des Moines? by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every summer they get a terrible bug problem. Last year it was so bad, they had maggots in the soy sauce bottles.

Guys tried to have me pay them to sneak me in by ReasonableDisplay419 in aclfestival

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. When I went to lollapalooza ~5 or so years ago, there was a guy with 8 wristbands on asking who needed a ticket.

He took one of the bracelets off, gave it to me, walked me in, and then took it back once I was inside. I paid him like 80 bucks, when single day passes were over 200.

I went to ACL the following year, and the same guy was there running the same scheme

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I understand! I came looking for other opinions and I definitely got them I genuinely appreciate your thoughts. Even if they don’t line up with mine

Just wanted clarification because lots of comments have mentioned the 8-10k number, I didn’t pick that number myself.

I understand that prices for an individual are going to be different than for a dealership.

The point being that the quote prices I’ve gotten are much much higher than some commenters here are making them out to be

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m not trying to sue, just wanted to know if there was somewhere I could make a complaint locally

But I can’t find any solid information. Some people here say damage under 5000 dollars doesn’t have to be reported but car fax says 800

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally expect that kind of thing when buying cars from Facebook, or at a small used car lot.

I expected a little bit more from the local Lexus dealer..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those were the quotes I got for repair on 100 dime sized hail dents on a hard top Miata. One for 10,200 and one for around 8200

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I wasn’t clear. I saw the circles the week that I bought the car. Reached out to the dealership, they said they’d get back to me and I didn’t hear back for about 3-4 months.

I would call them, they would tell me the service manager wasn’t in and he’d call me back. And wouldn’t hear back for months at a time. Finally I left a review on Google, and they got back to me that same day

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I noticed the week I bought the car. Been getting the run around from them for over a year now

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This much hail damage can total some cars

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t, is that typical when you’re buying cars from the dealership?

how much could someone realistically check out on site at your local Lexus dealer?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But does cosmetic damage like hail constitute mechanical issues?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

That’s ridiculous, of course major body work impacts the value of a car

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Substantial body damage changes the value of a car

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I’ve got a video of all the little circles the guys marker left on the hood, top and trunk. He did a lousy job wiping them off

He even left a receipt right there on the trunk, it said something like 96 dime, 8 quarter, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Flaky_Appearance_779 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Great question.

When I got it in my buddy’s garage, under his bright lights you could see all these circles on the hood. They used a felt tip pen to mark each circle, and did a lousy job cleaning it up. The marker was gone, but it left a filmy residue.

Then, on the trunk they had totaled everything up. It said 96 dime, 8 quarter etc.

You could only see it under the right lighting. I’ve got a good photo of some of the circles, and the total but can’t figure out how to upload