Karen Karenson Reviews Everything

  Rating for Prefab : 9/10 Complaints - Noise, More Noise, Noisy Noise, Couldn't Hear Myself Think Let Alone Order, Crowds, Condescending Rating for Mystic Cafe: 0/10 Complaints : Brioche, Dairy Free Smoothie, Polite, Quiet, Random Clothing Store, Cool My beloved mum Susan had to have surgery recently.  This was a pretty big deal as it was a total replacement of her jaw joint with a titanium part, the original joint was in a bad way from osteoarthritis and basically they had to cut out the damaged joint (yikes) and replace it. She's recovering well now and says she feels better now the arthritic part is gone, but it was pretty scary for her to have to go through such a major surgery. Shout out to Boulcott Hospital for giving her the best and kindest treatment I've ever witnessed at a hospital. How often do you get a nurse asking if you'd like extra ice cream and coming to make sure you received said ice cream?  Following the surgery, she had to return to Wellington a we...

  Rating: 7 /10 Complaints - Inconvenience, Slowness, Poor Quality, Misleading, Price, Annoying, Limited This place replaced two kiosks at Wellington Station that sold tickets, chips and candy floss so I suppose it's an improvement on that. It has a convenient location, decent staff who do their level best against a constant influx of harried commuters and convenient opening hours but I’m afraid that’s about it. It's probably the most expensive New World I've ever been to, and that's really saying something given that New World seems to be aimed at the leisured and moneyed demographic (darling). Expect a basic sandwich with misleadingly arranged fillings to set you back at least $7 and prepare to be sorely disappointed by the selection of items. The choice on offer is between a small handful of equally premiocre brands and if you're after something specific, don't bother they won't have it and you will end up awkwardly leaving empty handed as all the staff s...