Foxtel. Independant blog

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Back in 2015 I had decided to get pay T.V as a reward to myself for going a whole year without alcohol. I had a door-to-door sales representative offer me a great tv package deal and a 6 month contract. But now this reward has turned the opposite direction.

I am currently paying 20 dollars a month on this T.V service. I have 2 entertainment packages, a movie package and a music package. They pay me quarterly (55 dollars every three months), which seems like a lot but here is the reality.

• You get the same amount of adds as you’d see on free to air TV
• You have to pay more for add ons such as, adding another Channel, broadband adding another TV Package. This is on-top of your monthly subscription.
• You get expencive late fees.
• Poor streaming quality: Buffering inbetween streams, no reception when it’s raining as water running off satellite dish, playback quality on picture not very clear.

I honestly feel like I am being punished as a customer as a result. I also learned that it is party owned By Rupert Murdoch, Owning 100 percent of Foxtel Sports and partially owning Foxtel itself. (according to my online resources)

Foxtel’s customer service is OK though. However there used to be a number where you would be-able to call 24/7 and get more help. They changed this back in 2014. Why? Seems to be the million dollar question. I tried calling their 131 999 number twice to see if I could get around their trading hours and find another part of the call center to see if I could still disconnect their services. Turns out that if I need help on a Sunday now I guess I am stuck with the service another day. How appalling!

So I look into their competitors, who offer better streaming quality and charge nearly half the price. Complete opposite right?

I reckon that cable T.V is going down the drain as a result of all this. There are far more TV streaming options now. They won’t be able to keep up if they can’t meet with the customers needs.

They have certainly not met up with mine.

“Corked” Aromatherapy pens independent blog

I was scrolling down facebook and saw the adds for “Corked” which are a company that sells aromatherapy pens online. I was curious so I thought I’d read about it and give it a try.

Before you read on Aromatherapy pens look a bit like a vaping pen or a bit like a cigarette that contain these natural mixes from elements that you would have with burning essential oils/sented candles etc that are supposed to benefit your life somehow. They DO NOT contain nicotine or any addictive drugs. You smoke it like a cigarette, which doesn’t make you look like you have a good reputation. I am amazed that there are some people out there who do it and seem to benefit from it.

I tried to research all this to look for independent blogs and videos to see if there were any negative reviews. There are very few independent video blogs on it and almost no written blogs on it. But there is a bit of mixed opinions. Some people believe it is a gateway to smoking cigarettes etc. Some people who have tried the product believe that it has actually benefited their life somehow and their videos seem convincing. This is when I decided to try it to see for myself.

Sp I myself bought this product to try all their flavours so see if it helped me in anyway. There are 6 different ones: You have alive, refresh, ecstasy, meditate, trance and mix of the month (which could be any other new blend that they have made) .

They say that you shouldn’t inhale this in as you’re supposed to draw it IN the mouth a breathe out through the nose...not breathe into the lungs. However I tried this method and felt that I wasn’t getting any benefits at all. Instead I went against what was advised and tried doing a gentle full inhale of each product and had noticed SOME small benefits.

I found out what worked with me was alive, meditate and trance.

I sometimes have a lot of trouble with sleep and anxiety even on my antidepressants, which often leads me to waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, come back to bed and not really get enough sleep or just have a broken sleep. I Found that Meditate and Trance (which contain lavender, valerian etc) helped me because I took it about 20mins before bed. After a few nights of repeated use I started to sleep all the way through the night again.

The next one called “Alive” also benefited me even though I knew I didn’t need it. I’d take it when I am fresh out of bed in the morning and would feel a bit more effective than having a cup of coffee. But it seems to only work I am half asleep.

The other ones such as “refresh” , “ecstasy” and “mix of the month” had NO effect on me so I stopped using them.

Corked is definitely no miracle. But it might be a better alternative to smoking cigarettes and cigars.

I wouldn’t recommend taking this up. But Burning essential oils are more effective. I like the idea this company had. But it’s not a good influence. The product is NOT clinically proven yet and results may vary from person to person. I took part in this without any expectations. I will probably continue the use of this product as needed until proper scientific research has been done that proves that this is not as good for you health has you’d think. But at this stage you don't know unless you give the product a try.