Rose Reed (u/rose_reed)

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Dropped $500 on a Google Ads specialist and got zero conversions in 2 months

I hired a freelancer off Upwork who promised they could get my local HVAC company leads for $2 per click, but after burning through my budget they just sent me a report saying 'the market is competitive' - anyone else had a bad experience with cheap PPC help?

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c/commercial-divers•

rose_reed•1d ago

Had a seasoned diver on a job off the coast of Galveston tell me to always double-check my knife strap after I lost mine on a deep wreck dive.

He said he spent 20 minutes tangled in a loose fishing line once because his strap slipped, and now I check mine every time before I hit the water, has anyone else had gear slip on them like that?

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c/budget-travel-hacks•

rose_reed•1d ago

I think the hostel trend in Lisbon is overrated for solo travelers

I stayed at three different hostels in Lisbon last month and honestly, they're not the budget savers everyone claims. Sure, a dorm bed is like 25 euros a night, but then you're paying 10 euros for a sad breakfast and 5 euros for laundry. I found a tiny guesthouse in Alfama for 40 euros a night with a private room and a mini fridge. All the hostel hype about meeting people felt forced too... most folks were just glued to their phones in the common area. Has anyone else ditched hostels for small local pensions?

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c/creative-pros-network•

rose_reed•21d ago

A client told me my logos all looked like clip art and she was right

I had a client back in March who runs a bakery downtown. She looked at my third round of concepts and said these look like clip art from 2005, not a brand. I was pretty steamed at first. But she was right. I was pulling from stock icon sets and calling it a day. So I started drawing my own shapes in Illustrator, even if theyre rough. Took me about 6 weeks to get comfortable with it. Has anyone else had a client call them out on something obvious they were avoiding?

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c/conspiracy-debates•

rose_reed•23d ago

Saw something at the Denver airport that shifted how I view chemtrails

I was picking up my cousin last Tuesday and noticed this weird grid pattern in the sky. Three planes left trails that just hung there for over an hour, no wind moving them at all. A pilot waiting at baggage claim told me it was just normal contrails but the consistency seemed off. Has anyone else seen these long-lasting trails and wondered what's really in them?

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c/cosmetologists•

rose_reed•26d ago

Noticed a lot of newer stylists skipping the consultation card and just winging it on color formulas.

Had a client last month come in from another shop with orange roots because the stylist guessed her level instead of checking her history, and I spent an hour fixing it - has anyone else seen this shortcut ruin a full head of highlights?

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c/debate-my-take•

rose_reed•26d ago

That $200 air purifier I bought for my warehouse is the best money I ever spent

I work in a dusty warehouse and my sinuses were a mess for months. I kept buying cheap box fans with furnace filters taped to them and they barely helped. Finally dropped $200 on a real HEPA air purifier with a carbon pre-filter. Set it up near my workstation about 3 weeks ago. I can breathe so much better now and I'm not waking up with a scratchy throat every morning. The filters are supposed to last 6 months so I think it'll pay for itself in my quality of life. Has anyone else coughed up for one of these and felt it was worth it?

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c/daily-dilemmas•

rose_reed•27d ago

My washing machine died mid-cycle last night and I had to fish out all my wet clothes by hand

I was just trying to get through a normal Wednesday evening, threw in a load of towels and jeans around 8pm. The machine got about 15 minutes into the spin cycle and just started making this horrible grinding noise before it completely shut off. Water was still in the drum, so I had to unplug it, grab a bucket, and scoop out all that cold soapy water by hand. Took me almost 45 minutes to get everything drained and the clothes wrung out in the bathtub. Now I'm stuck with a giant wet pile of laundry and no idea if it's worth fixing a 7 year old machine or if I should just bite the bullet and buy a new one. Has anyone dealt with a similar sudden death situation with their appliances, and did you go for repair or replacement?

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c/credit-advice•

rose_reed•1mo ago

Got denied for a credit card I was sure I'd qualify for

I was sitting at my kitchen table applying for a store card to get 15% off a new washing machine. The rejection email came in 30 seconds flat and I sat there staring at my 712 credit score wondering what I missed. Has anyone else had a thin file mess up what seemed like a sure thing?

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c/backyard-upgrades•

rose_reed•1mo ago

My neighbor roasted my paver patio and I had to fix it

Installed a paver patio in my backyard in Columbus last spring. Looked fine to me. Pavers were level, joints filled. Then my retired contractor neighbor walked over. He pointed out my edge restraints were all wrong. Said I used the cheap plastic ones that shift after rain. He was nice about it but basically said my whole hardscape would fail in 2 years. I didn't believe him until we got a heavy storm in June. Saw the outer pavers sliding out of place. Dug them up and put in galvanized steel edging instead. Cost me an extra $180 and a full weekend. But now it's solid. Has anyone else had a neighbor call out a mistake that saved you money in the long run?

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