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A Little of This; A Little of That

The Poll Has Ended, a Negative Review and Tachycardia

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Revvell
on 10-20-2009 at 10:17 AM (1528 Views)
This is fun ~ and shows how I've not been paying attention.

I just went to check out how my book is doing on Amazon and saw my ratings had dropped from 5 stars to 4 1/2. Huh??? When I read the review, I was amazed!!! This person obviously can't read! Good she's donating the book to the library!

You don't even have to read the description of the book! It says in the title "... based on the living-food lifestyle". The description states ~ ".. no soy, no dairy, no additives, etc..." So, the reviewer is disappointed because there was too much sugar (from fruit) and no dairy or powdered protein. Huh? I'm confused!

Followed that is someone who says she'll stay away from my book because on Twitter I asked "Why would I want to poison people?" lmao! Oh well. Good laughs for today.

If you're an Amazon member and wish to respond to that review, please do so.

O.k., the contest and the poll have ended finally!!!

The winning titles are (TA DAAAAAA!!!): #1) "Vibrant Longevity ~ Tap Into Your Source" and #2 "Discover the Beautiful Power Within". The winners of these will receive either my 4 1/2 star rated smoozie book OR, an item of clothing of their choice.

The last couple of weeks I've been doing a LOT of coughing. The first week I was getting about 2-3 hours sleep as I was coughing so much. It was a strange cough because it wasn't coming from my lungs (thought it was just a dry cough before going into my lungs) but, two weeks later, still no lung stuff, very little phlegm, etc. I realized that the cough is from my heart, not my lungs although they are affected. Interesting. Now, I've often had issues with arrhythmia (fast or slow heart beat) but, never really looked it up. Last night, one of the class members told me it was the "a" word and I looked that up and then came tachycardia. Cool word, eh?

Well, I got some Heart tincture from Richard Schulze (herbdoc.com) and that seems to be helping. Haven't had a recurrence in a few days; the cough is going away and, life, as always, is good.

Enjoy yours!

Revvell
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‎ All-in-All , ‎ Tap Into Your Ideal Weight , ‎ Contest

Comments

  1. IamLoved's Avatar
    Doesn't it bug you when people don't bother to read about something and then get mad when it is not what they thought it would be? I did not know that you had written a book. Checking it out now.
  2. Revvell's Avatar
    Yeah, it's kind of silly. I put a lot of thought into the description so people would know exactly what's in it so they wouldn't waste their money if it's not what they're looking for. No biggie. Now, someone who doesn't know about Amazon but who's been looking for a smoothie book will be able to find it at the library. How cool is that? :)

    I love the other review where someone who doesn't even have the book; has not even seen it; felt free to comment.

    Quote Originally Posted by IamLoved
    Doesn't it bug you when people don't bother to read about something and then get mad when it is not what they thought it would be? I did not know that you had written a book. Checking it out now.
  3. katchmoleen's Avatar
    So silly. Too bad it permanently impacts your rating, but hopefully most people will read and see how clueless she was.
  4. Revvell's Avatar
    Yes, it does, but no biggie. Finally got through to Amazon and I responded to her. The other negative comment came from a woman who owns a dairy farm. lol Do you think she'd be a bit prejudice?

    Quote Originally Posted by katchmoleen
    So silly. Too bad it permanently impacts your rating, but hopefully most people will read and see how clueless she was.
  5. irishgal's Avatar
    I'm new to this site and have started my raw journey - I think. I was VERY upset by the negative review because it imparts a thinking that you need dairy and 'powdered proteins' to get calcium, Vitamin D, or amino acids. Ignorance is NOT bliss.
  6. Revvell's Avatar
    You're correct, it's not. I've since found out she purchased my book here in my city during a book signing ~ meaning she had a chance to go through it BEFORE purchasing.

    The other person who wrote saw my request for people to counter her review ~ on Twitter and is a dairy farmer!!! She's all upset about my saying dairy is not good for us. I had to finally block her as she kept sending me all this vitriol. Ah well! Those who know, know. Those who wont see, wont.

    Quote Originally Posted by irishgal
    I'm new to this site and have started my raw journey - I think. I was VERY upset by the negative review because it imparts a thinking that you need dairy and 'powdered proteins' to get calcium, Vitamin D, or amino acids. Ignorance is NOT bliss.
  7. Heatherr's Avatar
    I followed your link and found your smoothie book - it looks fabulous so I ordered two copies; one for moi and one for a gift. I can't wait to get them!
  8. islesgirl's Avatar
    Yup, I just ordered your book too, Revvell. I just love Green Smoothies and they are by far the best thing to help me get rid of cravings. Thanks so much for writing it for us!

    xoxo
    Sue.
  9. Revvell's Avatar
    Awesome! Thank you Heather.

    Quote Originally Posted by Heatherr
    I followed your link and found your smoothie book - it looks fabulous so I ordered two copies; one for moi and one for a gift. I can't wait to get them!
  10. Revvell's Avatar
    Thank you, Sue. I hope you like it. :)


    Quote Originally Posted by islesgirl
    Yup, I just ordered your book too, Revvell. I just love Green Smoothies and they are by far the best thing to help me get rid of cravings. Thanks so much for writing it for us!

    xoxo
    Sue.


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