Archive for October, 2010

We purchased this vacuum TWICE and are sorry we wasted our money! The first one worked very well the first year and then, suddenly, it lost suction and just started blowing all the debris on the ground all over the floor as we tried to vacuum. Figuring it may have been a fluke and considering that it did work so well at first AND that it was a nice, reasonable price, we purchased another. After about 6 months we now have the EXACT same problem! This may be at a great price, but paying this price x 2 over a year or so adds up to $150/year, and then $300/2 years. Not so reasonable now…

I want to add that if I had written this review a month or so after getting it, it would have rated 4-5 stars, however in my opinion, lightning doesn’t strike twice, so I would advise not purchasing this vacuum if you want it to last at least a year, and you do moderate vacuuming (I must sadly admit, I vacuum only a few rooms a month, so this vacuum did not withstand any vigorous use).
Bath Market Sugared Grapefruit

I know this toy has won a bunch of awards, though I don’t get it. My son (7 months) didn’t get it–examined it for a few seconds and threw it over his shoulder. Gave it to a friends 2 year old, she apparently didn’t get it either and was quickly bored.

Tiny Love Spin Ball

This cleaner is very easy to use and works well – It is a little heavy to move around but only when full of water (and if the tanks were smaller you’d have to keep refilling – so better to be heavy than have to refill every few mins. and I guess you could fill it half way if it was a big deal). The biggests downside is the brushes underneath. They are round spinners and the are are turned by one of the brushes so I’m waiting for that to break and the rotating brushes to stop working. Best part about the machine is the suction – it has a strong suction and leaves the carpet fairly dry.
Nature s Waiting in

This is our second Wii. We bought our first one second hand. This one works great and we can even watch our Netflix instant movies through it with a special CD from Netflix. The Wii remote is the tv remote, too! Many games from Harry Potter to Wii Fit Plus keep everyone entertained and some even keep you active! A great way to entertain and learn.
500GB HP HD5000s External

I bought this card to use in a Canon T2i. This card works just like I expected it to. No complaints.
2 Speed Quick Stick

We have a rescue dog, of unknown origin, with loads of fur……….this product definately did the trick. Her coat is now shiney, silkie and thinner and she doesn’t shed as much.
10 FT RJ45 CAT

I was given this book because I asked a friend to help with something to listen to while I was working. Note: I said listen to. I had the audio version which I think erased many of the problems that people had with the first person and the dialect. There were different voices for each of the characters and it was easy to figure them out. The dialects were not unusually off for me but I only lived in the south for about 4 years. I heard each one of these speech patterns but maybe that is the problem, maybe the speach patterns changed a lot since the 60’s. I also did not notice that the black women were portrayed with bad speech and the white women had good speech as some reviewers commented on. It seemed to me to be more associated with the amount of schooling they all had. One negative review commented on how everything worked out just right. I didn’t see that at all. I also did not think that Skeeter walked off unscathed from what had happened. I did get annoyed at her simple minded focus but I also thought that was a little more accurate for the time and situation. I thought she grew up a lot in the story and took her knocks with the rest. I thought there were many nuances to the characters even though some say they weren’t developed enough. I wasn’t interested in a civil rights narrative. I was interested in the complicated and interesting day to day events that shaped the average persons life during the 60’s. I saw the book as Minnie and Abileens little rebellion. All in all, the story is good and really good on audio. Like others have said some of the historical facts are off but so what? The main idea is on day to day life and “complicated relationships”.
Hudson Baby 4 Piece

Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card TS8GSDHC6 I’m very dissatisfied – I have never received the items and there doesn’t seem to be any customer service available to help me. I’ve been billed no problem.. They tried to track it and no one knows where it is.. So I’m not to happy and I cannot rate or give a review on a item I never received.

HELP!!!
Sunpentown AC 3000I Magic

Although I did not necessarily like the ending, the rest of the book was very well written. It kept me reading way past the time I should have stopped each time I picked it up. It’s easy reading and not particularly a long story. Enjoyed it very much.
Baby G By Casio

Way before the blockbuster movies came out my sister and best friend recommended a book called Twilight. A fan of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and big young adult fiction reader, they thought I’d really like the story of a shy girl sent to live with her dad in a small town who accidentally falls in love with the local vampire. I gobbled this book up the way Edward desperately wants to sink his teeth into Bella. The story is simple but so enjoyable. Bella is a girl I can easily relate to and who doesn’t want their own perfect Edward? Stephenie Meyer’s idea isn’t that original but the way she tells the story, through Bella’s eyes, makes for a really great love story with an interesting twist. Meyer’s perfectly sets the scene, with her super descriptive style. Thank god this is a series because I couldn’t get enough!
Kun Original Mini Blue