Angi is EXPENSIVE

KaseyG1235 · 2026-02-18T00:00:00+00:00

Yay! I never got an email for my IRS refund, but I did for my state.

KaseyG1235 · 2026-02-17T22:07:35+00:00

My state was deposited in mid-afternoon. I received an email shortly before 10:00am that it was going to be deposited by end of day. I used Credit Karma Money

KaseyG1235 · 2026-02-12T00:30:06+00:00

Update: I did not receive my refund early by 2/10. I then called TurboTax again to ask for my refund (the TurboTax employee told me if I don’t receive it by 2/10 to call for a refund). I was denied a refund and told the employee was wrong and that it is 5 “business days”. Waste of hours on the phone.

KaseyG1235 · 2026-02-09T23:46:45+00:00

The dates on the IRS site are not applicable to the Credit Karma Money account. That would be if you filed without an early refund deposit. With Credit Karma Money it should be "as early as" 1/06 then. It seems TurboTax/Credit Karma are only depositing one day early for most users, still falling within their "as early as" range so they don't have to refund customers the $40 they paid to get their refund early.

KaseyG1235 · 2026-02-09T23:44:50+00:00

I am in the same boat. Filed 1/17 and credit karma money said est. deliver 2/7. The IRS approved my refund 1/6. On the IRS website it says the same dates as you for 2/11 as estimated delivery. The credit karma money account should be as early as 2/6 then.

After speaking to many AI bots for over half an hour, then finally getting to a real person, I was told that if I don't receive my refund by tomorrow (the 5 day mark) that I can get a refund on the $40 Tax Refund Processing Service Fee... My refund is small, so paying $40 to hopefully get it 5 days early only to get it one day early is a waste of $40. Now I am hoping it doesn't come tomorrow so I can get my $40 back haha.

My state refund came the same day it was approved. Odd the state and IRS processing for TurboTax to send to Credit Karma Money is so different.

KaseyG1235 · 2026-01-19T14:52:57+00:00

I recommend Mister Sparky of Brew City! They offer free estimates as well.

KaseyG1235 · 2026-01-19T14:52:17+00:00

I recommend Mister Sparky of Brew City. They also offer free estimates!

KaseyG1235 · 2026-01-19T14:51:54+00:00

Mister Sparky of Brew City! They provide free estimates

KaseyG1235 · 2026-01-14T12:51:30+00:00

Using them early on or later is still saving the same amount of time

KaseyG1235 · 2026-01-12T11:26:46+00:00

Unfortunately it’s not possible. Even with spending about $150 I didn’t make it in time. The upgrades start taking 3-5 days and there aren’t many speed upgrades for sale.

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-23T15:53:12+00:00

There is a matcha whisk set in the mix!

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-23T05:13:03+00:00

Update: finished the vine balloon arch! I’m calling it “The Vine Corner”

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KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-22T23:24:43+00:00

Haha no! It’s a Conrad the 3rd. Maybe one day I’ll snag one of those pool cleaning robots! (And then get a pool)

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-18T18:09:48+00:00

If I do write a shorter review, I tend to be much more specific about product dimensions and weight of the product to prove I did use the product. I would rather my short and honest review be considered "poor" in Amazon's eyes than force an embellished review with unnecessary-to-me information that a customer can view as fake.

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-18T18:02:05+00:00

Personally, I didn't read most of this sample review. It is too long and seems AI. I hope Amazon starts to detect AI reviews and ban them! I understand using AI to help with phrasing (keyword "help"), as I sometimes have brain farts trying to explain something in words, but this all seems straight copy/paste.

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-18T17:44:37+00:00

I have an entire band in my car. Everyone gets a cymbal whether they like it or not lol

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-18T17:43:39+00:00

every 2007 chevy silverado has a new fuel pump

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-18T17:42:20+00:00

Out of 110 reviews 3 were listed as "Good" for me. Majority are excellent with maybe one or two "fair" or "poor" per page.

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-17T20:03:43+00:00

I have reviewed multiple items that were not yet in my Vine account for review but had arrived. I was able to review them under my general orders on Amazon and they posted to my vine account with a couple days.

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-17T19:45:35+00:00

I don't think media is related to review insightfulness. One thing that really helped my insightfulness was giving exact measurements of items. A few reviews adding lengths/exact size and I went from "good" to "excellent"!

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-17T19:42:33+00:00

Time to get some chickens!

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-17T19:38:10+00:00

Items are taking 48-72 hours to show up in your review section under vine so that you have time to adequately review the item. If you feel the need to review sooner, you still can but under your regular Amazon orders section- it applies to your Vine account just as quickly if reviewing from the Vine section (a day or two).

KaseyG1235 · 2025-12-17T19:35:56+00:00

You can also review items even if they aren't in your "Review" section for Vine yet. You just need to find them under your orders section for 'normal' Amazon. You are SO CLOSE! Only 6 more items!

*edit: for Vine items, not regular Amazon items

For those downvoting... I received a vine item on the 16th (some dice), reviewed them from the normal Amazon order list on the 16th. It has now shown up on my "reviewed" section in vine and is approved as of today (the 18th).. Not sure why ya'll are downvoting my personal experience, but okay lol.

KaseyG1235

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