tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757513576461874148.post885552425028498606..comments2023-06-27T08:02:27.513-04:00Comments on Say you will love me forever...: the agency questionjulia @say you will love me foreverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473074895033790568noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757513576461874148.post-48285986548977927882016-07-01T15:15:44.486-04:002016-07-01T15:15:44.486-04:00thanks so much for this! working on picking our a...thanks so much for this! working on picking our agency now and have been overwhelmed. this was super helpful!!Jenny Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599636393485894780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757513576461874148.post-59258080437661872222011-08-12T09:09:03.943-04:002011-08-12T09:09:03.943-04:00So glad you chose madison. If we adopt again that...So glad you chose madison. If we adopt again that is who we will use. Right now we are with Gladney and LOVE them but their fees are on the higher end.Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770006190889419876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757513576461874148.post-91857343056290878862011-03-30T12:37:54.081-04:002011-03-30T12:37:54.081-04:00Hi Julie,
Just saw your email on the beijing group...Hi Julie,<br />Just saw your email on the beijing group and wanted to say welcome, and best of luck. We seem to be operating in reverse. Our first adoption was from Beijing, but our second which we are working on now is through Madison. So we may have spoken online through that group.<br />Ruby<br />http://gentleyears.weebly.comChina Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501593747405465770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757513576461874148.post-42763911166390306232011-02-03T12:51:27.503-05:002011-02-03T12:51:27.503-05:00Thank you so much for putting this info together. ...Thank you so much for putting this info together. Sadly I have to agree with the comments on Great Wall. There are exceptions-some of their people are gems- but overall this agency leaves a lot to be desired. Everyone in our travel group was fed up with them by the time we left China. Of the 8 families in our group NONE said they would use Great Wall again.Lori @ Five of My Ownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073176721280820516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757513576461874148.post-27590234605712947422011-01-08T10:57:27.428-05:002011-01-08T10:57:27.428-05:00We used Great Wall adoption for 2 adoptions and I ...We used Great Wall adoption for 2 adoptions and I would not use them again. I had to call and call and call to get an answer. Also, their staff has a high turnover. When we started having problems with our 2nd adoption the support was non existent. They never called to check on us in China.ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602551828502680193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757513576461874148.post-29820468742209829712011-01-06T14:07:28.921-05:002011-01-06T14:07:28.921-05:00Thank you so much for compiling these comments. Th...Thank you so much for compiling these comments. They were very interesting to read. I would only caution other readers that each adoption experience is individual and there are so very many variables that can affect an adoption experience. <br /><br />We are in the process of completing our second adoption (we are currently waiting on TA) and we are using Madison Adoption Associates. We have been pleased, thus far, and yes, they are expensive. For our first adoption, from China, we used Americans Adopting Orphans. We were extremely pleased with the level of service they provided and, no, we did not just sit back and let things happen! We were extremely involved in the process, asked lots and lots of questions and got lots of timely answers and advice. I really liked the fact that AAO was on the west coast and we are located on the east coast so the 3 hour time difference meant I could contact the office when I was home at night. Additionally, AAO's different levels of "do-it-yourself" services meant I could save some money and have some control over the adoption process if I wanted it. So I thought they were great. Just thought I'd I put in another point of view on AAO. <br />Good luck with your next adoption!Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154394215693467653noreply@blogger.com