Lutema Avatar 2 Hovercraft review

My son received the Lutema Avatar 2 Hovercraft as a birthday present. We were really excited to try it out. Unfortunately this the one of the worst toys ever designed. Lets start with the fact that there are three instructions manuals that all give a different set of instructions on how to sync the controller with the helicopter. None of the manuals are actually for the model we have since the descriptions in the manual do not match the controller or the helicopter. The box claims that the unit comes with a wall charger adapter, which it does not. The instruction manual also states to charge the hover craft to plug the USB into the wall charger that doesn't exist. It also sort of mentions that you can charge it by plugging it into the controller, but it is not clear on this. The instructions also state that there should be a red and green light to indicate the Lutema Avatar 2 Hovecraft is either charging or fully charged, which it has neither. After following the vague instructions for syncing the controller from three different manuals, we finally got it to sync ONE time. We were able to fly the hovercraft for about 5 seconds before it lost contact with the controller and began to fly on its own. It crashed. After repeating the same sync instructions a dozen times we could not get it to sync again. I read through the instructions one more time, repeated the SAME steps as before and it sync again. This time I was able to fly it for about 5 second before it became unresponsive to the controller and landed and crashed again. After trying to sync it again for 5 minutes we gave up. I followed the QR scan code in the instruction for "How to sync your hovercraft". This took me to a video of a different model of hovercraft as the controller looks nothing like mine. The instructions are the extra steps we are doing to sync it. So we try again and guess what it syncs. We fly it for about 5 seconds before it again loses contact with the controller and begins to fly all around on its own until it crashes. We are now unable to get it to sync at all. We are trying to charge it again in case that is the issue but really, this toy and the instruction are a piece of crap. If your products has the following issues, its a piece of crap: Doesn't have what the box says is included. Has multiple manuals for the wrong model. None of the instruction fit your model. The instructional video is not for your model. The instructions are written by someone in China. If the Lutema Avatar 2 Hovercraft actually worked I think it would be really neat. Unfortunately we will likely be taking it back since we can not get it work in the least.

Jake's Wayback Burgers Irving

A new burger restaurant called Jake's Wayback Burgers opened in Irving.  This restaurant is located on Riverside and Royal next to the 7 Eleven gas station.  This burger restaurant opened only a few days ago.  I work about a quarter mile from this location so I decided I would give it a try.

Before I give you my review you must know that I went into the restaurant with extremely high hopes.  The food looks amazing and I was sure this was going to be my new favorite burger joint.  I went to the restaurant July 15th.  The first thing I noticed was that I was the only person in the restaurant that was a customer.  There were about a dozen Wayback Burger executives that were admiring the restaurant, taking pictures and discussing business.

I stood in front of the cash register for about 2 minutes while an employee was doing something with the cash register.  It was awkward because she never acknowledged me.  I could see that she was busy doing something but I felt like I was being ignored or that she just couldn't even see me past whatever she was doing.  A simple smile or something like "I'll be with you in a second" would have been nice.  No big deal right.

Next I ordered the Burger of the Month the All American Burger.  I got the combo 2 which is a side of fries and a medium drink the total was 11.64.  I started to regret my order as I saw two fairly small patties hit the grill.  I got my drink and watched as my burger cooked.  After cooking for about 4 to 5 minutes they put the fries in the fryer.  The burger was done but the fries were not.  I had to wait an additional 3-4 minutes for the fries to finish cooking.  Timing these a little better would have made me a lot happier.  Instead of about a 5 minute wait time, I had about a 10. When I got to work I find a pretty average sized amount of fries, nothing close to what you would expect for almost 12 bucks.  The fries were pretty tasty, cooked just about perfect to my liking.  They are soft medium thick fries.  The burger was good but nothing special.  In fact the extras such as the friend jalapenos were lacking flavor and used sparingly.

So how do I rate Jake's Wayback Burgers in Irving?  The food by itself was pretty good.  It wasn't what I hoped for but it was tasty.  The fries were just perfect for how I like them.  The price was too high for what I got.  I would happily return if what I got was around 9.50 but for 11.64 I just simply cant see my self going back often.  Plus there are atleast half a dozen burger restaurants within a few miles that are cheaper or better.  Five Guys, In and Out burger, Wendy's, Steak and Shake and Whataburger are some that come to mind.

CGPGallery Review

After Bubblews took a hit with a pay rate change I started looking for another similar website to earn money on.  I was told the CGPGallery was the closest alternative.  I signed up and started writing.  The rules are almost identical, in fact some users believe it is the same company.  Further research shows it is not the same company.

I wrote 10 articles to see how the website would work.  I earned a couple bucks within a few hours of my joining.  I felt like their was some potential with CGPGallery until I completely stopped earning.  I waited an entire week and never earned another cent.  So it looks like the only way to earn money is to keep post as many articles each day as possible.  There is no passive revenue at all.  At least not in my experience.

I am looking for passive revenue sharing websites.  I don't want to write and article, earn 20 or 30 cents and then never earn from it again.  Maybe in the future CGPGallery will change but for now I don't recommend it.