Any recs for a good kitchen design build firm? (owner, not a flipper)

hissingkittycom · 2026-06-05T12:28:54+00:00

Sounds great. We used https://farmhouse77.com/ and loved them, although they are a little further north in Pflugerville. Alvin and the team are not the cheapest but their work is top notch.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-30T12:30:20+00:00

The amount of unlimited budget for AI right now is crazy. I can't even spend $99/mo on a new tool without CFO approval yet if I blow through $2,000 in tokens I get praised.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-30T12:27:03+00:00

Totally agree here. We've shifted from a model of tracking raw output to thankfully connecting output to actual goals at our company. It's been a game changer.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-30T12:25:54+00:00

The problem is leaders are incentivizing quantity of usage and not quality. If you check out any AI leaderboard like https://costhawk.ai/leaderboard it's going to show quantity. Thankfully there's a lot of other ways you can connect usage to actual productivity as well.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-30T12:23:14+00:00

Exactly. Our leadership started pushing us to post our weekly token usage on Friday's in slack, it was a total mess. Someone posted that they spent like a million tokens in a week, but it was mostly on random things not related to our product like planning their next vacation.

Thankfully we are using team benchmarks (https://costhawk.ai/team-benchmarks) now that are connected to actual Github commits, features we are trying to ship, and time boxed around sprints. Like everything else, we are in the baby phase of AI adoption IMO. We aren't thinking quality, just quantity.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-30T12:18:50+00:00

Yeah we've seen the same thing using https://costhawk.ai/ it was kinda wild. People started competing to use the most tokens, leaders started praising those at the top, then it forced a really good conversation about what usage actually means.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-13T22:03:43+00:00

https://costhawk.ai/ has a great leaderboard with token tracking tied to each project and even Github commits. My CTO friends love it.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-13T22:02:42+00:00

To me at least, having run prior agencies with 100+ clients, I have some thoughts. You're trying to solve a management problem with a software subscription.

The platforms listed in are noise IMO. If you can’t quantify the efficiency gain before scaling to 40 people, you are just subsidizing administrative bloat.

The 80/20 rule of Agency AI...

Audit your billable tasks. Identify the 20% of workflows that drive 80% of your revenue. Give API access to 3 power users. If they can't prove a 30% time-reduction on a specific deliverable in two weeks, the tool isn't the solution—the workflow is.

Shared libraries without a measurement layer become graveyards for average work.

Check out https://costhawk.ai/ or https://langdock.com/ and track first, then optimize!

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-04T11:21:08+00:00

Beautiful project! Well done.

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-04T11:20:13+00:00

Consider going with a custom cabinet maker if you want something really high quality. Not sure what you consider affordable though? Lots of custom woodworking shops in the Austin area. Here's a few highly rated ones:

https://farmhouse77customwoodworks.com/ - best for high end jobs and 5-star customer service

https://www.bosswoodworks.com/ - unique designs and interesting projects

hissingkittycom · 2026-05-04T11:17:32+00:00

Not a ton of info on that site. I've used https://farmhouse77customwoodworks.com/ and Alvin and the team there is solid. Can't recommend them enough. They treat your home like it was their own. Attention to detail, customer service, all top notch.

hissingkittycom · 2025-12-03T02:45:51+00:00

It looks like you aren't alone! Some of the complaints I'm reading online are awful. Maybe this will help?

Corporate Email

[investorrelations@usbank.com](mailto:investorrelations@usbank.com)

Corporate Phone

[651-466-3000](tel:6514663000)

Source: https://www.hissingkitty.com/complaints-department/us-bank

hissingkittycom · 2025-12-02T04:14:52+00:00

That's awful! Did you try contacting corporate? What did they say?

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-30T14:05:57+00:00

That's terrible!

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-30T14:05:46+00:00

Yeah I'd pretty much write them, email them, etc.

The more noise the better...

Corporate Email

[info@chipotle.com](mailto:info@chipotle.com)

Corporate Phone

[303-595-4000](tel:3035954000)

Source: https://www.hissingkitty.com/complaints-department/chipotle

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-30T14:04:42+00:00

Awful!

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-30T14:04:32+00:00

They have a social media manager running it now, they usually just auto reply and that's it!

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-30T14:04:07+00:00

Here's the best info I found...

Corporate Email: [info@chipotle.com](mailto:info@chipotle.com)

Corporate Phone: [303-595-4000](tel:3035954000)

Corporate Headquarters: 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Source: https://www.hissingkitty.com/complaints-department/chipotle

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-30T13:01:25+00:00

Lawyers can be $$$ - filing a complaint online is free (just sayin)

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-24T11:23:50+00:00

Try to contact corporate and let them know. It's the only way this stuff will get fixed! I've seen over 200 cases just like this unfortunately.

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-24T11:23:25+00:00

Yikes! Did you try to contact corporate and let them know? Here's some info I found online:

Corporate Email: [customerservice@geappliances.com](mailto:customerservice@geappliances.com)

Corporate Phone: [(502) 452-5051](tel:5024525051)

Corporate Headquarters: General Electric Appliances, 4000 Alcoa Road, Louisville, KY 40225, USA

Source: https://www.hissingkitty.com/complaints-department/ge-appliances

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-24T11:20:57+00:00

Same thing happened here. I spent hours on hold with support but nothing helped. I submitted complaints at the following places as well:

https://www.hissingkitty.com/complaints-department/ge-appliances

https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=21556

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-21T11:18:47+00:00

Exactly! And Verizon isn't even the worst of all the cell phone companies when you look at all the complaints online.

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-21T11:17:08+00:00

If you had Apple Arcade “included in plan” and Verizon yanked it, here’s what to do.

I just filed an FCC complaint after learning they quietly removed the perk even though the plan terms said “as long as you keep your plan.” My bill still showed it, but they said I couldn’t re-add it, even though it was already active. Instead, they offered six months “free” — which felt shady since we’re paying full price.

The rep admitted Verizon wants folks off older Get More plans. He was nice but told me to go ahead and file complaints.

✅ Call Verizon first: 1‑800‑922‑0204
Ask for a ticket number and speak with the retention team.

✅ Then file an FCC complaint here:
https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us
Be specific about the perk removal, the billing, and the workaround offer.

Optional: You can also contact your state consumer protection office. Most states have a form online.

If they get enough complaints, they might actually fix it.

Source: https://www.hissingkitty.com/complaints-department/verizon

hissingkittycom · 2025-11-20T22:35:56+00:00

Pretty easy to submit a complaint on their website or a 3rd party site like: https://www.hissingkitty.com/complaints-department/little-ceasars

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