I received Eden's Garden (clary sage, lemon, cinnamon bark, ylang ylang, clove, aphrodisiac synergy blend) as a gift after I expressed interest in learning more about and using essential oils. The oil was shipped with adequate padding to prevent breakage of the glass bottle and came with a 59-page product guide from the company that describes each oil's properties and uses along with tips for use and descriptions of assorted blends. It also came with an insert titled "101 Ways to Use Essential Oils" that includes how to use essential oils for home, aroma, health, beauty, kids, emotions, spiritual needs, and travel. I am just beginning to learn about essential oils so I appreciate having both guides. I'm very pleased with this product!


In Woody Allen's 2014 annual European set film, he goes back in time to the Roaring `20's.  Colin Firth plays Stanley Crawford who is a famous magician who goes by the name and disguise of Wei Ling Soo.  Stanley is approached by his good friend and fellow magician, Howard Burkan (Simon McBurney) to go to England and help him expose a supposed medium who he believes is hoodwinking the wealthy Catledge family into investing a fortune into an organization that promotes supernatural contact with the deceased.
Stanley agrees, but like Howard, has a hard time finding the secrets.  In fact, he becomes convinced that the young American, Sophie (Emma Stone) is the real deal after she advances secrets about himself.  Marcia Gay Harden plays Sophie's mother, but really doesn't have much to do.  Jacki Weaver plays Grace Catledge, the widow who is trying to contact her late husband.  Hamish Linklater plays Brice Catledge, the playboy son who is smitten with Sophie and courts her with song and ukulele.
This is lightweight stuff to be sure, but Allen offers a fine script and compelling characters to make it enjoyable.  Some of the best scenes are with Stanley and his Aunt Vanessa (Eileen Atkins) who lives near the Catledge's.  In one particular scene, Stanley argues with himself as to whether he should pursue Sophie.  Vanessa provides one liners that bounce back Stanley's own arguments.  It's funny and sweet.  Granted, we know all is not what it seems but I won't spoil the Agatha Christie-like reveal.  To be sure, this isn't one of Allen's masterpieces or even one of his best.  But I enjoyed it and recommend it, especially to Allen's fans.
The Blu ray transfer comes in a 1080p video resolution with a 2.40:1 aspect ratio.  The technicians do a serviceable job transferring the film to the digital format.  The filmmakers chose a light hazy, sepia tone to the picture and it is nicely replicated here.  Close-ups are particularly good with fine detail and excellent skin tones consistent with the overall limitations.  Black levels are generally good.  Light grain can be seen throughout.  I was a little surprised to see a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track with this movie.  I seem to remember Allen almost always goes with stereo.  In any case the audio is very good, although the surrounds are mostly in play with the musical score and an early scene when Sophie and Stanley get caught in a thunderstorm.  The dialog centric movie is very clear with most of the audio coming from the center speaker.  The package includes subtitles in English SDH, Spanish and French.  Extras include a piece called "Behind the Magic" and another "On the Red Carpet" as well as a trailer.


All I needed was an extension of about 40 feet to connect a soaker hose. I went to several bog box stores and found the same unit for around $30. I returned home and ordered this one at more than 25% less than the ones in the stores. however I did take the white hose instead of the green and that was not my best decision as the white color really stand out along side the foundation. This hose is actually for the transportation of drinking water and is actually an overkill for my purposes. The fittings are excellent and it absolutely does not kink.


This also went with the lens my friend bought for his wife.  I have it love it and works as great as one that has Canon on it.  Works great on the canon EF 28-135mm lens.. Cheaper than canons works as great as theirs and I'm a true die Canon user..


I was quite disappointed with this product.
With the filters I was hoping that clean up would be easier than my .  -- Alas it was not.
This Melitta system also does not hold as much grounds as the Ekobrew --  it is a very small amount however makes a BIG difference in the taste / strength of the coffee.  So I suspect it is both the amount of grounds the cup holds as well as the Ekobrew being able to extract more flavor due to  how water passes through the grounds.
I also like the Ekobrew better because it is 100% reusable.  This Melitta system while initially a lot less money does use disposable filters which add to extra cost.
While the Ekobrew costs a bit upfront it is worth it.  I have an Ekobrew for over a year and have had no problem with it (note I have about a 12 and use 2-3 every day).  Even with heavy daily use they all still have held up well.


The morning routine is just the right amount of stretching and strengthening.  The evening one helps me wind down but also keep toned and in shape.  I have been doing these for 6 months and have noticed a drop in dress size and my upper body is stronger.  I gave my daughter in law this yoga tape and she also loves it.


I like this item because I can remove dust around small areas that I can't get with my duster & it removes dust quicker than dusting & I don't need to shake out this afterwards like I would with a duster. When you use this continuously the can becomes freezing cold, so you should probably where gloves if you use it in the Winter.


This collection is a MUST for anyone! It includes so many great games at such an awesome price...who in their right mind would wanna pass this up???? NARC,Primal Rage,Total Carnage,Mortal Kombat II(the best of the series in my opinion),Arch Rivals,Rampage World Tour....and many many more games...all perfect arcade ports! I HIGHLY recommend buying this collection of arcade greats! Twenty games total!


I do a lot of work in large auditoriums and these units don't have the coverage I'd like but I understood that when I bought. Works well for DJ venues.


I cannot write anything bad about this item... Have you looked at the price ? All the parts work and it's very convenient to have chargers everywhere.


You'll notice a significant improvement in what you see on your display, to what your prints look like with this product. Easy to set up, auto calibration - takes about 5 minutes. Then the diffuser monitors your display automatically until it requires another calibration (typically 1 month - but can be adjusted to your liking).


These are excellent and very British. They aren't very sweet which I like, they are unique here in the USA as there is not another cookie (biscuit) like these available in the US.  These are way better than the shortbread Duchy biscuits in my opinion.


I purchased this for my ex-husband for Father's Day as a gift from our three children. He has always loved dragon designs and he has been needing a watch. The design was definitely something he would like so even though I was not at all familiar with the brand, I went ahead and purchased the watch hoping the quality would be acceptable. The watch arrived yesterday and I was very happy with the purchase. The watch has a quality, heavy feel to it but not so heavy that wearing it would be uncomfortable. The band isn't so wide that it looks immature, making it suitable for a grown man. In fact, the band was thinner than I thought it would be and gives a fashionable, refined look to it. I have to say it is a very nice looking watch. It is also unique, which is a plus. A great watch for someone who does not like to wear the same old same old when it comes to accessories. I will definitely look into other designs by this brand for future gift purchases.


I used it to interview a person for a job Turned it on, set it on the table and just let it go. worked perfect. Very clear. I will have no trouble transcribing from it. Plus if I want to save anything I can just connect the earphone jack to the mic jack on my computer. For the price I don't think I could do better.


Very impressed with the quality, fit & finish, and for the price!  Very well made knife with great fit & finish .  Ergonomics are decent - not the best, but certainly not the worst, and for the price it's certainly nothing to complain about!  The blade is extremely robust and made from Japanese AUS8a stainless steel.  The knife however is made in Taiwan, but in my personal experience, I've found that blades made in Taiwan sport the same quality as USA made products.
The only negative I can say about this knife is that it's on the heavy side for an EDC folder.  But otherwise, it's a great hard use folder for outdoors and self defense.  Amazing blade for $20  Recommended!


Smaller version of the standard weetabix wheat biscuit cereal. Healthy and tastes great.
Ingredients
Wholegrain Wheat (84%), Sugar, Plain Chocolate (12%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Flavouring), Salt, Flavouring, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid.


These Wasabi batteries are higher capacity than the OEM Canon LP-E8 battery and work perfectly in the Canon Rebel T3i, T4i, and T5i series of cameras! The charger works well with both the Wasabi batteries as well as with the Canon battery.  I found it helpful to label the batteries using a Sharpie.  Now I mentally note which battery is freshly charged "C", which battery I just took out of the camera "A" and which battery was used just for those few last shots "B".


🎥 Video review. 🎥
*UPDATE*  I went onset today and actually saw a professional crew using these lights.
Personal tip: Get this light from Selens instead of the "Neewer" ("best seller") here on Amazon.  (Link here: )  They're essentially the same price, but this one from Selens is much brighter and has more features.
Pros:
✅ Stunningly bright.
✅ Solid, quality feel.  Not like the Neewer light, which felt pretty cheap and plasticy.
✅ Easy to adjust brightness using dial. (see my video)
✅ Gels (filters) are very useful. Cuts the glare.
✅ Versatile: You can use lots of different kinds of batteries.  I personally use my Canon 70D batteries, since I have a lot of those already.  You can also use 6X AA batteries (not included).
✅ Hot shoe mount fits my Canon 70D beautifully.
✅ As far as I can tell, there's no high-pitched whine like I hear on other LED lights.
✅ Very nice people at Selens. They actually sent me this light to test and video review.
Cons:
🍅 Does not get hot.  My bacon stayed limp and never crisped whilst laying upon it.  Though it still smelled like Christmas.
Summary: 5/5 stars. The best bang for your buck when it comes to a portable lighting system for your filming.


Nice bag and excellent value.  Still got the "new" look but hoping that the patina will develop with use.  Practical layout.


This bath set is pretty standard, with a tooth brush holder, liquid soap/lotion dispenser, and bar soap holder.  I find the combination of two soap holders redundant and would have preferred an extra holder for things like toothpaste.  The design is great, with a classical shape and pattern that would fit most bathrooms.
The material is not metal, but it is thankfully not ceramic either.  Instead, it uses the rugged plastic resin that is common with new sets.  The paint color works well with chrome or nickel fixtures.  Because it is plastic, there is no need for maintenance to avoid rust.  Unfortunately, the pump mechanism is made of a cheap-looking plastic.  I can understand the main components being resin, but using a standard metal pump would have added some class and durability.
Overall, I am very happy with this bath set.  Apart from the pump, it adds to the look and functionality of my bathroom.


This was a christmas gift for our almost 3yo son from his aunt - He LOVED it - all present opening stopped for about 30 minutes since he simply could not wait for us to get this out of the box so he could play with it - we had to let him play with ½ of it b/c he was so excited!!  It was hands down the best gift this year.  It did take his dad a few minutes to assemble (like 10 minutes maybe) - but once put together it's worked almost flawlessly - my son LOVES using the elevator (& closing the gate every time) - then taking the car over with the crane - & he was able to use all of this entirely on his own after the first time we showed him.
The only thing about this that could be designed a bit better would be the police car ramp (at the top of the elevator there's a ramp that holds a car - it's designed so when the car in the elevator is released onto the top level that ramp releases the car it's holding - so you end up with the police car chasing the yellow car).  It's a bit of a pain to load - I have to use both hands to keep the release in place (since otherwise the ramp doesn't stay up) - or I have to hold it up while my son puts it in.  This is the only bit he struggle to do on his own (he gets lucky every once in a while though).
The pull out extension of the road on the bottom level is kinda weird - not sure why it's even necessary & can be a bit uncooperative at times when it comes to getting it back in - but it's not like that has any effect on the overall functionality of this product.  I will admit - I am concerned about how long the crane will last - the spring is quite strong - so when my son pulls it over to the other level it snaps back quite quickly.  Not concerned about it hurting my son - but am concerned that it will eventually crack the molded plastic or something....we'll see.
But overall we're totally thrilled with this toy - as is my son.  Even we've had fun playing with this thing...it's great.  I imagine there may be some people who get some duds - whenever you involve mass production of molded plastic & a lot of little moving parts, that happens - but fisher price has always been pretty good at providing replacements for us when this has happened (can't speak to this specific product - but if you have trouble with yours I suggest just contacting fisher price - they'll probably send you a new one).  Definitely recommend this for any toddler who loves cars.


Excellent quality for a cheap price. I used these as my main ear pieces until I upgraded to Beats. The only thing I didn't like is not able to change volume on my iPhone with these.


I have a Poulan weed wacker and needed a clutch tool to repair it.  This tool fit the clutch fine and was able to remove it.


We have two Yorkies, age 11 and 6. They both love this food. I usually feed them a half cup a day (divided into two 1/4-cup servings), mixed with about 1/4 cup of water (a thinner oatmeal-like consistency). I like how it's made it real ingredients and is grain-free. I usually buy it at our local pet store where a 4LB box is around $30 or so.


I live in a rental unit - but that doesn't stop me from swapping out their terrible fixtures with some of my own!  I've swapped out light switches with dimmers, crummy low-flow shower heads with nice big ones that have much better water pressure, etc.  I plan on taking it all with me when I leave - it's easy to swap out stuff like that.  Hence my desire to replace that god-awful 1980s thermostat with something like this - a digital, programmable modern-day thermostat.
I swapped out thermostats before.  They're about as simple as it gets.  At least for old homes - there's only two wires to worry about.  Kill the power to the unit (use a power or line tester if you have one - they're cheap and come in handy) and stick the wires in the correct holes.
The instructions were a little wordy / confusing.  It includes one giant sheet that shows all these different possible configurations of wiring your home may have.  If you've never done this before, it may be a little daunting.  But I managed to figure it out without destroying my apartment, so you probably will too!
This unit has some neat functions to it, but they're not exactly intuitive.  Me, I don't need them;  I live alone (for now) so I just set it to the temperature I want when I walk in the door.  I turn everything off when I leave.  I told a friend recently that I do this, and they told me it may actually be cheaper to leave it on all day, rather than have the system fight to bring the temperature down at the end of the day.  So, with that said, I'll take a deeper dive into the programming features.  I like things to be simple - dead-easy to figure out and use.  This device is a little on the complex side, being that you have to hit several selections just to choose one option.  BUT - for me?  For the price?  I like it.  It's cheap - and it's modern - and it shows the temerature of my apartment versus the temperature I want it to be.  Living alone, I don't need much more.  I was hesistant to use this thermostat being that I'd never heard of "Lux Products" before - but I'm pleased with it.


There have been many attempts to create educational "games" over the years. During the early days of home computing, most kids saw right through this (though I admit to quite enjoying Where in the World is Carmen San Diego before realizing it was teaching me stuff). Beyond those early days, I have very little exposure to learning games, but like many parents, I feel better with my child running "educational" software rather than midless space shooters. With that in mind, here are my impressions of this LeapFrog title...
Last year, I got my then-3 year old son a LeapPad 2, and earlier this year I got to upgrade him to a LeapPad 3 so we could review it for Amazon. Since then, he has accumulated a small variety of cartridges for it, and he spends time on his "green iPad." He still prefers to watch YouTube toy review videos on his mom's real iPad, though.
For his 4th birthday, he received a new Thomas the Tank Engine playset and this Rainforest cartridge. He was thrilled at the new Thomas set, but I managed to get him to spend a bit of time with the LeapPad. The game spends some time with cute animations an narrations explaining what it is about. He was not in the mindset to focus on all the talking and was trying to skip through them. Once the actual game began, it appeared to be a platform-style game. My son has not become video game obsessed yet (he still prefers real world play), so I helped him a bit with basic controls. The character walked through the rainforest until it touches an animal. Then, icons come up and dialog plays describing attributes of different types of animals. It then asks the player to choose what type of animal they just found. It followed up with a similar thing about types of feed (webbed, bird claws, etc.) and asks about that. At least in the first stage, it appeared to be a simple "I'll tell you something, then ask you a question" quiz program, disguised as a platform game.
Ithought it was neat (though as a child, I would have found it a very un-fun video game, but certainly a more entertaining educational title). My son, however, soon went back to moving toy trains around his new multi-level playset. I expect he will revisit this title in coming months/years (it has a good age range), but it is clear that right now, video games won't pull him away from the Island of Sodor.
I don't find anything particular bad about this title, and it seems an entertaining way to learn about animals and such. I suppose if you child is more in to rainforest stuff than trains, they would find this far more interesting.


Excellent kit. It comes with a daily use cleaner/polisher, and wax polisher for a once per month or so heavier polishing, and a cloth to perform both. I've used this on both acoustic and electric guitars and it keeps both of them looking shiny and smooth. I highly recommend this kit to all guitarists, as it only sounds as good as it looks :-}


This watch is an eye catcher.  It's big and beefy and heavy... you know you are wearing a timepiece.  Everyone who noticed my new watch was asking about it and it really sets off a casual outfit.  Pros: Cool composite band - very trendy, but cool black. Skeleton see-through is very detailed and jeweled Waterproof, so no worries in common usage around water.  Cons: Big -- not for tiny man arms. Must wind....  Perhaps I've gotten too used to self winding Clasp can be difficult to open, but it never accidentally pops.  Update 6/2015 -- I've had this watch for a long time now and it still keeps time and looks like it did on day one.  It's striking -- I get a lot of comments on this watch, much more than any other watch I own.   It really has a great look and complements casual and business casual well. I've had to maintain the band's screws to keep them tight, recently using a threadlock gel to ensure they stay in without risk.  The bezel has zero marks on it and the glass is unscratched.    That's saying a lot -- with its size, it has taken a few impacts catching edges or doorframes.   The Skeleton nature of the face is intricate with its gems and must be what draws people to the face... either way, I don't have its equal on my nightstand and it brings me to looking at some of the Invicta Reserves as a future investment.   I'm very satisfied with this watch.


The song was dirty. This movie is based on the song. This comedy features the scorching hot looking Barbara Eden(I Dream of Jeannie) playing the role of a single mom living with her daughter in a town that they just moved into. She is treated unfairly by the local women becauseof her obvious good looks. The PTA threatens to expel her daughter from school if she does not leave town. Stella, played by Barbara Eden, has a friend named Alice and they have different plans. What happens next is hilarious! There is nothing too sexual in this film but, once again, Barbara Eden is one...hot...mama.


This is a large pad which is good for babies and toddlers.  You get a bag dispenser with this which allows you to add a few more needed items, e.g. added supplies.  The mesh pockets are nice and big so as to allow you to stock up on other essentials.  The GoPad is light and extremely portable, so you can use it wherever you go.  It is also easy to clean as you can unzip the pad when you need to do laundry.  This pad is a Godsend.


Excellent. Mine shipped fine. I hope that you decide to continue carrying it.  In the meantime I will order from Vitacost directly


Great baton. Takes a beating 5 days a week in a junior high band setting. Balanced and sturdy. Would buy another if and when the time comes.


I've changed from 5 stars to 3.
Pros: I like almost everything about this. The musical accompaniment is sweet, helps with practice to keep in time and key. So many presets, likely several will be good for anyone's individual tastes.
Cons: It's not a guitar, so think of it as the unique device that it is, and you'll be happy with it. The muting bar at the base of the strings doesn't always work, although I'm sure this can be tweaked.
Batteries: about 5 hours of playing time for each 4 AA battery set. Seems a bit expensive. They could have made it use much less juice by auto-light dimming. Engineers can't foresee everything...
Construction: I think 10:1 this is built in China. Oh... where to begin. The first one I had was with major issues. The CPU somehow was not operating, or the control board, and the device would reset during play, or not stay on one preset. Amazon was good enough to send me another one. Alas, this one has issues too. The whammy bar is a bit wobbly, and it can easily be activated even when it is not desired. I know this because the last one had a whammy bar you could set perpendicular to the device, and it would not activate at all. I'm debating whether to take it off permanently, or just return the device and forget about it. That said, I love the idea behind this device, it is an ideal. Although their manufacturing process seems to have quality issues. You might get one that has no issues. If you do, I'm happy for you.


Revolving around four lost souls and set in two parallel worlds, Franklyn certainly isn't the Dark City/superhero movie it was rather misleadingly sold as but a rather more ambitious variation on that old arthouse favourite, the apparent strangers who are gradually drawn to the same place and event that will impact differently on each of their lives. There's probably no more to it than meets the eye, but Gerald McMorrow moves and shoots his pieces so well that it's surprisingly satisfying to see them come together. If anything, despite its impressively designed if sparingly used fantasy scenes, the film is probably more influenced by Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire with its hints of people, possibly real, possibly not, who come into your life at the right time and then fade away.
Eva Green is a troubled performance artist whose art project is built around filming her meticulously planned suicide attempts; Bernard Hill a church warden searching London for his missing son; Sam Riley an incurable romantic just jilted at the altar yet again and searching for his childhood sweetheart; and Ryan Philippe a masked atheist in a city of religious fanatics seeking revenge on the cult leader who killed a girl he was hired to protect. Gradually stories and actors (though not their roles) start to overlap, fantasies punctured and old wounds reopened or cauterised. Think about it too much and you'll probably be way ahead of the filmmakers, but go with the film at its own pace and it's surprisingly rewarding. McMurrow has a real visual sense that too few British filmmakers have: it's not just empty style or good looking shots for the sake of being good looking but in service of the story, characters and ideas. Those ideas may not be particularly deep or profound - ultimately little more than the need to acknowledge reality, however painful, rather than hiding in fantasy before you can move on - but they're delivered with sincerity and imagination and, with the partial exception of Riley's rather typically milquetoast turn, convincingly played.
It'd be stretching it to say that Franklyn is a great film, but it is a great and encouraging directorial debut. It'll be interesting to see what McMorrow comes up with next.
The Blu Ray has a decent selection of extras for a film that made so little impression at the box-office, including making of featurette and deleted scenes but not, sadly, McMorrow's 2002 short Thespian X which inspired the film.


The coasters are really great at soaking up the water from a glass. As for the colors, yes, they are a little more pink and somewhat purple than the picture shows, but still very nice. I am baffled as to why they aren't shipped with any padding in between the coasters (they are just in a box). A couple of them have small chips, but not enough to go through the hassle of sending them back.


Originally found them on our Disney Cruise honeymoon. But thought I could pick them up at Downtown Disney later in our trip. Well, I was wrong, which led to me searching high and low.  I found them on Amazon.  I love them.  I am wearing them on our one year anniversary this year!!!
Every bride should have a pair!


These are the most beautifully colored beads!  The two tone beads are fuchsia and lemon with hues of pinks because of an ombre effect.  They have a lovely shine from the Czech Fire Polish.  These beads are on the smaller side (6mm), and there are 25 beads in an order.  High quality, beautiful beads....I recommend them.


Similar problem to earlier reviewer.  The control triggered the protection circuit in two of my amplifiers.  One of which I had to take to a service center to get reset.  Not sure whether it was a rogue unit or what.


We rely on our Pilot pens to get us through the day and always have refills on hand.  These are handy to have on hand and work so well.


This is a nice sound bar for the money.  It is very easy to set up, and has 3 HDMI inputs for your added convenience.  It comes in an attractive glossy black finish.  The sound quality is very nice, and the bass is incredible.  However, I have trouble hearing dialog when watching movies unless I turn the volume very high.  When you are using this on low volume, you can only hear the sound effects, and it is very difficult to hear the dialog.  I tried many different settings, but still have same problems.  However, when I blast it, it sounds great.  Very movie like quality.  It works especially great when I am playing games on the PS3.  I get so much bass and it sounds incredible.    If you have a smaller room, this sound bar will fill your room nicely.  It doesn't really replicate surround sound very well, but good enough to get a better movie experience.  You do have a lot of wires when connecting this.  There are about 6 speaker wires and then you have the HDMI in and out and power cord.  I guess we are just so spoiled with this day and age of wireless.    It does not come with any HDMI cables, so make sure you buy some before you install this.  All in all, for the money, it is worth it.


My audio/visual connections are usually nothing short of chaotic, but this RCA Y-adapter has made my life much easier.  My cable box has only one RCA-style audio output, but now I can listen to high quality sound from this one output on both my TV and through my stereo system.  An inexpensive little adapter doubled my listening pleasure.


Personally I did not care for this camera when combined with my compatible Panasonic TV. Quite simply the quality was terrible. I stream other video content on my TV but when talking to my brother in Japan, the video quality was just terrible. I realize this is more a function of the TV, not the camera, but since there's so few models it works with, and I am not about to go out and buy another TV to try it with, this is a big consideration.
I also didn't like the wide screen view it uses at all. Great I guess if you have a big family, but my couch is at a distance that I end up being barely visible to the caller. I didn't see an easy way to zoom in or adjust the angle when I am sitting on the floor for instance.
Overall, it just didn't give me any benefits over using Skype on my iMac or iPad or iPhone, etc. Really the only reason I guess you would get this is if you routinely want to make calls with a large number of people on one camera.


I've used plenty of winged corkscrews in the past, and they're usually somewhat flimsy, need to be pulled on a lot, and the letral stress form the twisting motion you have to apply to get the cork out eventually breaks the corkscrew. This one is solid. While I can't claim I've used it enough to see if it stands the test of time, the cork comes out much easier, and the whole unit is built very solidly. It also fits snugly on the top of the wine bottle, and the screw is long enough that it pulls the cork out the whole way the first time so I don't have to apply any lateral pressure. If you want a winged corkscrew, this is the way to go.


It's a stable keychain, smaller than it appears, with a bit of weight, and functional.
OH State fans won't be disappointed.


We ordered two of these and both came in damaged.  The material was torn and the wood was warped and bent.  Would not recommend.  Even if the chairs turned out to be OK, the carrier was so careless than these were not usable.  If I can figure out how to post a picture, I will.


DOES NOT kill ants. DOES NOT help get rid of them. I sprayed inside and out. Sprayed again about a week later at the site where they were coming in. Both times, the ants were back the very next day. I even cleaned their "trail" and let that dry before using this stuff to stop them from coming back. It didn't do a thing for the ants. HIGHLY disappointed.


Looks great and is very, very heavy. Holds the umbrella great...I go barefoot and unpacking it, dropped it on my foot O.O...it's healing now and I hope that this product with lead, doesn't cause health issues for me. I did not read that in the description when I ordered it. There are several pieces to put together and easy to do.


This is not a sensational account of the ax-murder of eight innocent people in the town of Villisca, Iowa, in 1912. If you are looking for lurid graphics, you'll have to look elsewhere. This is more the story of a typical, turn-of-the-century rural town.
Villisca was a Thornton Wilder "Our Town" of a place, but one whose gentle clickety-clack through time got derailed by a bizarre murder. The town's railroad and its comfortingly scheduled passings indeed set the tone for this sober account. However, the train might also have been instrumental in delivering a killer to the Moores' doorstep one dark night.
It's strange how some murders, like the Lizzie Borden ax-murders, remain in our collective memory and even become part of our vernacular, our common pool of referenced happenings. Meanwhile, other much more shocking and mysterious murders, such as this one, are forgotten by everyone except local people. Some of the film's commentators speculate on such disparities in sustained interest. This documentary brings the tragedy of Villisca out of the shadows, but in the context of the town's larger life.
A number of Villisca locals, children at the time of the murders, appear in this documentary, filmed through the 1990's and early 2000's. These elders give first-hand accounts of the days preceding the murders - and the whirlwind of days that followed it. They talk about the heightened suspicion and prejudice that infected the town, reinforcing laws against members of minority groups being allowed to stay there overnight. They talk about the sequence of people who were suspected of the crime.
The killings had some distinctive ritualistic, sexual aspects. So the town's primary suspicions might seem ludicrously misguided to us today. We've been well-informed by CSI shows about the likely psychological profile of such a killer - and that profile hardly fit the man upon whom the town settled their conviction of guilt for a while. It's also hard to understand why a series of similar killings in other towns eventually came to be deemed irrelevant to the Villisca case. However, the elders who appear here tell about the business rivalries and the illicit romances that were tacit common knowledge in 1912 Villisca - and which then got hung out on the clothes lines as what seemed like obvious motives for murder after the fact.
These first-hand accounts and the accounts of researchers are generously interspersed with sepia photographs of that 1912 time and place. "Villisca" becomes reminiscent of a Ken Burns documentary.
There are a lot of good extras on this DVD.  These include two excellent commentaries. The commentary by local researcher-historian Edgar Epperly provides an especially literate, evocative accompaniment to a crime that is at once so far-removed from us, and yet so affecting. This is an intelligent, absorbing film on all levels.


Used this for a ceiling for my porch.  Stained lightly it looks great.  Good value for the money.
The wood was fairly well packaged -- ends reinforced.  Yet even still we had about 3-4 boards in each box that were unusable because the wood had flaws, or the tongue/groove was damaged in shipping.  Didn't end up hurting us, but keep it in mind that you should get extra if you can.
At the end of the day the porch looks great.


Well never a issue with any of the cables I tested.  My only advice is if you use a coated cable rub with light grit sandpaper or emory cloth the area that will get cinched down by the locking screw.  Got this advice on a bike forum that has held true.  Great cable and should do one fine for the job.


I wanted this to add to my collection because of the reputation of Ron Lake.  It is not what I anticipated getting.  It is cool looking, a very handsome bit of knife engineering.  However, I could barely open the blade using two hands.  As far as using the thumb assists...that was impossible.  I tried the suggestion of pushing the thumb pieces "straight up", but nothing budged.  There are many other knives made by Coast and Ron Lake that must be better.  As a rapid response blade-assist knife...NOPE...NOPE...NOPE~


I have NEVER found "magnetic tape" that worked worth a "darn," and this is no exception.  I bought this because the ratings looked okay and "Master Magnetics" was different name than the brand I know doesn't work, "The Magnet ******."  Upon receiving the item, I find that it's two different names for the same brand.  This might be okay if you want to glue glitter to the magnet and hang the glittered tape, but as far as holding anything beyond it's own weight -- forget it.


I bought these to use for my Etsy business and they've worked out wonderfully! I've noticed some people complaining about the online templates, but I haven't found this to be a problem. I found the templates were easy to navigate and I had good results printing from the Avery website.
The labels themselves come out looking very crisp and professional. The quick peel backing makes it very easy to remove the labels, and I've had good results with the adhesive sticking to plastic and metal.


Good quality for the price. It looks identical to the store bought ones. My daughter is slightly disappointed the eyes aren't purplish as shown, but has declined my offer to color them.


Great tasting peanut butter! This is a very good  brand. I love the flavor and the creaminess. Great on sandwiches, crackers and in recipes like peanut butter cookies and brownies. Yummy!


I love all the Fisher Price Little People books,but Iam not happy that the size of these books is so small,and not like the other books of Littke People.


I use Proactiv Solution Refining Mask at least 3 times a week, I also use it as a spot treatment if I have new breakouts. The sulfur dries the pimples out over night and absorbs excess oil from my skin. I highly recommend using it!


These reeds are hard and thick for the 3.5 size, which varies by brand. For example, it is comparable to the 3.0 size of the Grand Concert Select Traditional and to the 4.0 of Plasticover.
My nephew prefers is using these reeds with a narrow to medium tip. He likes it.


Disclaimer: I didn't purchase these at Amazon, I review products not sellers - unless reviewing in a sellers' area.
I saw a basket of these at the local Red Apple Store in Toledo, WA. I was visiting there with family over the Christmas vacation. They were $0.99 a for a single serving bag and I thought they look cool so I picked up one. They weren't bad, but they weren't what they claim either.
They didn't taste like "Birthday Cake." When I think of birthday cake I think of a chocolate or vanilla cake with thick whipped frosting and sugar sprinkles. I expect a vanilla and cream or chocolate and cream taste. However, all I got was the chocolate. They did taste like chocolate cake, I will give them that, but not like a chocolate birthday cake. They are larger than other MMs, and I'm not sure why. I really hope that MMs continues that flavor next year, but that they call it something more suitable like Chocolate Cake, Cake, or Brownie flavor instead.
Positives
-Larger Than  Normal
-Chocolate Cake Taste
Negatives
-No Frosting Taste
-Go Stale Faster Than Others (learned the hard way)
I would suggest that you only purchase these if you simply want a large or more chocolate MM not a birthday cake flavored one.


We purchased this tablet for our 10 year old granddaughter. Our decision on this one was because her best friend has had one for quite some time and has good results.  She "Tango's", Skype's, gets books and music, watches Netflix, on and on and on.  Woudl have given it five stars except the power supply wire separaged from the transformer/plug portion to where bare wire was visible and the charger stopped working.  My wife is in the process of contacting Amazon so if there are any problems with getting a replacement power supply, I will update this post.  Usually Amazon is outstanding at taking care of these type issues.


Arrived early and it's very cute!  I read the reviews, and I did not figure it would hold much.  It's mostly for decoration in my daughter's room- and to watch all the other Rilakkuma stuff.  Read the reviews, pay attention to the dimensions, and you on't be unhappy.


Love the flavor of this and used to eat it quite regularly.  However, if you look at the ingredients list, it includes corn syrup which nutritionists recommend avoiding.  Seems like they could create a healthy cereal with oats and almonds without the corn syrup.  Here's the full ingredients list:  Corn, Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Brown Sugar,Almonds*, High Oleic Vegetable Oil*(Canola Or Sunflower Oil), Rice Flour, Wheat Flour, Rice, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Corn Syrup, Whey (From Milk*), Honey, Malted Corn And Barley Syrup, Cinnamon, Artificial Flavor, Natural Flavor, Caramel Color, Annatto Extract (Color). Bht Added To Packaging Material To Preserve Product Freshness. Vitamins And Minerals: Reduced Iron, Niacinamide,Vitamin B6, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Zinc Oxide (Source Of Zinc), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D. Contains: Wheat Almond, Milk. *Adds A Trivial Amount Of Saturated Fat And/Or Cholesterol.


It's a shower cap that doesn't smell. Eco friendly so they say. The size is perfect for me, not a lot of hair and has room to spread. I am happy with it. I had to return other caps for they had a strong odor.


This shampoo is really great!  It gives your hair a true clean feel without a strong smell.  I've been buying it for years and will continue to do so as long as they make it.


This lightweight travel duffel bag from BAGO was an instant hit in our household. Our daughter grabbed it as soon as it arrived, unpacked and unfolded it, stuffed in some of her clean laundry (she was home from college and brought laundry home to wash...) and packed the bag into her car to take back with her.
This folded bag is so deceiving -- it truly folds up into a pouch about 11 inches square, and just under 3 inches thick... but it unfolds into a bag that is about 27 inches long, 12 inches wide and about 15 inches deep. Excellent size for a sports or gym bag, or even for carrying two weeks worth of laundry!
Both the handles and the shoulder strap are easy and comfortable to use, and the zipper is decent quality.
The Amazon listing states that this duffel bag is covered by the following warranty "If you are not 100% satisfied with the duffel - Simply Return It For A Full Refund !... which seems to be an outstanding commitment to customer satisfaction. If an issue ever occurs I would return here to update the review and let you know what the issue was and how resolution was handled. We did receive this duffel bag gratis from the seller and our daughter put it to use to objectively find out how well it performed. My statements here reflect that testing.
We found this duffel bag to be better than expected, nicely stylish, affordable and quite roomy. If you are looking for a lightweight bag for your on the go needs, for use as I have described above, then our daughter would recommend giving this bag from BAGO a try based on her experience with it.
Very recommended.
Go for it.


I am using this in conjunction with the Petunia facial serum (I also reviewed). Use it under eye area and around eyes. I don't use it on browbone area (but that's just me, perhaps). This is light, has a pleasant faint fragrance and is silky smooth. The ONLY thing I will note is that you have to be very careful not to dispense too much. It only takes a wee bit to do the job. I don't know if the dispenser can be redesigned but that's a thought. Not a problem--just a caution. The product itself does just what it claims; improves the appearance and texture of that delicate under-eye skin. I'm glad I tried both of these Petunia products. They deliver.


Quality is not up to par as this product is something from 2003.  Come on Sylvania, it is 2014, make a quality product that is for this day and age.  It does the job, but, come on...


I was a bit skeptical about trying the Earl Grey Black tea using a Keurig. I'm a bit a tea traditionalist and make it the old fashioned way I learned years ago. To my surprise, this makes a very nice cuppa. For those times when you just want one (or two) cups, and are in a bit of a hurry, this is especially nice. The lemon & bergamont flavors are well balanced. I've always been a Twinings Earl Grey fan; I think the Capital Teas brand is also delicious. Yes, it's a bit pricey. It's also organic which is probably why.


Great to have if you have to much sun on the subject.  Easy to hold the reflector on and over the person.


I bought this Weed Eater because I had a corded Weed Eater that broke & it was kind of a hassle to carry around the cord. This battery powered Weed Eater was very easy to assemble, the operation instructions are easy to understand & charging the battery for many hours lasts for about 90 minutes of continuous usage, plus I can go anywhere and use it instead of only going as far as a cord could reach. I consider this item to be terrific even though you should clean it after each use like I do to keep it running properly as suggested.


This book collects the Tenth Doctor's first comic book stories, with all but the last one having Rose as his companion. The strips originally appeared in Doctor Who Magazine Issues 365-380 and the the 2007 Doctor Who Story Book.
The Betrothal of Sontar (365-367): The first 10th Doctor comic book story and the titular story from this collection finds the Doctor on an arctic world where a bunch of deviations in the Sontarans have a base far from the action of the war and under the command of a purebred Sontaran who ends ups using the Doctor to find a doomsday weapon. This is actually the weakest story in the book. It's a Sontaran story where no one acts like a Sontaran. The purebed Sontaran has a mustache and sits around alone with his chest plate off revealing a hairy chest and wears fur shoulder pads. Even with a generic alien, this would be an average story. For bungling the Sontarans, it's a notch below that. Grade: D+
The Lodger (368): The Doctor is stuck on Earth and living with Mickey for a spell. The story is fun and does a nice job putting the Doctor into a unique situation. Roberts would later take the idea of the comic and make it a TV script for the 11th Doctor. You'll find the barebones of the idea here but other than the Doctor being good at soccer, little of the plot crosses over. Grade: A-
F.A.Q. (369-371): This is a story that actually is reminiscent of "Fear Her" (a story that aired in the same series as the comic strips),  so it's weird the magazine ran this one.  The story is better than "Fear Her" but the similarities are striking. At any rate, the Doctor and Rose arrive in a block where weird things are happening and people are disappearing and strange things start happening including mysterious disappearance and three boys being turned into trees. It all seems to center on a boy and is sister. This story twists around like a pretzel, it's very clever and rich with a lot of emotion, psychology, andmisdirection at work. The commentary in the back reveals the real life modeling of the characters which makes the story even more enjoyable. Great concept and really good execution. Grade: A
The Futurists (372-374): This is the type of story you see in comics, audio, and novels, but never on the TV series as we have a story based on an obscure fact of history, sprinkle in sci fi and enjoy. In this case, the Doctor and Rose land in Italy between the Wars where the Futurists are beginning a movement that would become Italian fascism. An alien transports one of these Futurists back in time and gives him the chance to conquer the world. This is a wonderfully researched story that has several great twists in the final parts. Mike Collins art is great throughout the book (excepting some of the Sontaran designs in the first story of course.) but this is his best work in the book. I love his drawings of 1920s Italy and the clothing for the era is superb too. There's also a few nice humor bits sprinkled throughout.I loved Rose showing the psychic paper to an illiterate soldier. Grade: A+
Interstellar Overdrive (375-376): The TARDIS lands on a tour ship featuring a zombified singer leading a band of misfit has-beens. Of course, there's a murder mystery and a few nice end-jokes. The Time Loop that's a big plot device for the cliffhanger is a bit weak as the Doctor and Rose remember everything which serves to expedite the time loop solution but also isn't really how those things should work. Still, this is a fun story. Grade: B+
Opera of Doom (2007 Doctor Who Story Book): This story finds the Doctor taking Rose to the opera where strange things are afoot and an alien eats music. This is a story that's too short but that's really the fault of the BBC which demanded a shorter length to protect its Doctor Who Annual and that hurt this tale. It could have done with a few more pages, but it's okay as is with a nice comic and some good lines. Grade:B
The Green Eyed Monster (DWM 377): In Rose's final comic story, writer Nev Fountain decided to play with the idea promoted by many that Rose and her crew were kind of poor and trashy where Rose's adventures with the Doctor and one adventure in particular are fodder for a Jerry Springereseque Daytime talk show. This strip not only gets Mickey in, but also Jackie and in a quiet unusual way. Fountain manages to gently poke fun at some of Doctor Who's tropes as an alien princess tells the Doctor, "Our scientists have been mystified as to why our planet is solely populated by stunningly attractive with physical ages of eighteen to twenty." The strip does a lot in 10 pages, playing with Rose's jealousy of other women around the Doctor, perceptions of the Tyler family, and even works a riff of Peter Davison's famous line from the Fury of the Deep. Nicely done. Grade: A
The Warkeeper's Crown: The only visual teaming of the Brigadier and a revived series Doctor finds the Brigadier kidnapped from a Remembrance Day ceremony in full uniform. He arrives to find he's being asked to lead a war-like species into battle because he's the greatest military leader the Doctor knows. They also kidnap Mike Yates, however instead of the Brigadier's former UNIT aide, they kidnap a back bench member of parliament whose kind of petty. There are a few confusing points in the plot, but this is ultimately a love letter to the Brigadier and it works. It's a great dynamic between the post-time War Doctor and the Brigadier as the Brig realizes that the Doctor has been a war. Good stuff.  Also, a key moment from the Series 8 finale may have had its genesis in the last page of this comic. Grade: A-
With the exception of the first story, I found most everything else in the book to be thoroughly enjoyable. There are some great concepts. Even though, many of these were planned with very little known of the 10th Doctor they captured the character well. Rose was usually pretty good, though she did occasionally become a bit of a comic foil. This is a very solid volume of comics from Doctor Who magazine that's a must read for fans of the 10th Doctor.


There a bag of shelf pins that are well made and
a fraction of the cost of these things at some locations.
I use these a lot when I build cabinets.


. . . my goldfish are alive!  My two large goldfish (about 5 inches nose to tail) live in a 10 gallon tank with a waterfall filter.  We went on a two week trip and I was worried about how they would eat.  I'm glad I found these 14-day feeders.  When I got home, the blocks were gone, but the water was clear and the fish were healthy.  It worked exactly as promised.


I love salt scrubs.  This one is a little pricy but the container is huge so it will last you a long time.  (You really don't need to use salt scrubs every day, anyway.)  I generally only use them on my upper arms, because that's where I'm least happy with my skin, although there's no reason you couldn't use this all over.    It has a lovely citrus (lime) scent.  It separates a little when stored but the container does mention that you should mix it up before using.  Shaking will not be effective -- you'll want something stiff like a knife to stir it, because it's pretty thick. Or just take the shortcut I've been using and try to get a little of the oil and a little of the solid part and mix it in your palm.    I can really feel this working.  One thing to watch out for -- this may sting a bit if you use it right after shaving.  I use it typically at the end of a shower, after shaving under my arms, and if a little salt migrates down there, it can hurt.  So just be careful where/when you apply it.  (It's not bad, but it was somewhat surprising the first time I experienced the sensation, so I thought I would mention it.)    The salt dissolves as you rub this around.  When you rinse it off, there's a bit of residue left over, but this absorbs pretty well into the skin within a few minutes of getting out of the shower.  And it's very moisturizing, even if you don't follow with a lotion.    In the end, I definitely think the appearance of the skin on my upper arms has improved since I started using this.  Plus, I love the smell.  I'm torn as to whether to buy a different scent (so I can try them all) or get the same one again, when I run out.


This is a guitar I've had for, oh, at least 12 years now.  And it's held up.
It's first important for me to mention that this is a very good guitar ***at this price point***.  Indeed, parts of this guitar certainly exceeded my expectations, with the fit and finish of the wood being really quite good.  On mine, some hardware (switches, dials, etc) was wobbly in the fittings so I did need to take some time to address those points.  On the other hand, the tuners were nice right out of the box.  So go figure.
It also bears mentioning, clearly, that this is a Chinese product.  Sure, it says "crafted" in China, but it's still not of this shore so if that bothers you, well, there you go.  I don't have a problem with it as this is not a keepsake instrument, but even that said this instrument has surprised me at times, making it easy for me to overlook the country of origin.  However,  like other Chinese "crafts," sometimes you can see the choices they made that gets you to that attractive price point.  For instance, this has a rosewood fingerboard.  Rosewood in and of itself isn't bad, but I don't think it's the best choice on this style of guitar (my opinion, don't shoot me).  It's cheaper than the alternatives though, so that's probably why it's there.
I've seen some consistency issues across the line as well.  For instance, the color of mine is more of a washed out blue, approaching a bluish lavender in fact.
Tone on this is VERY surprising.  It sounds great!  Seriously, it's got this kind of timbre to it that I can't describe.  It reminds me of the kid that grew up poor but ended up going to high school in the rich part of town.  It's going to try harder and it brings something unique.  Ditch the factory strings and put some good 'uns on there, and I think you'll be happy with the result.
For an informal instrument where you don't feel like spending the green for a name brand, this one works quite well.  Again, it's fun for me to just jam on without worrying about turning heads because of the name on headpiece.  I like this instrument.  A lot.


This review is for the 31" Long Curly Gold Yellow Wig
Free product provided for evaluation and review.
Wow, this wig is gorgeous.  It is a very nice sunny blond.  It should work for blond yellow cosplays.
It is nice and full, and the wig-cap inside it is tightly woven and lace at the crown, making it an easy wig to sew into if that treatment is needed for a costume. I also like that they made the interior a light beige and that really helps it look more natural. It does adjust inside.
The hair is quite natural looking - my natural blond hair is in picture beside it - it compares very well to natural hair, it is just a bit shinier.
It’s easy to comb and work with.  The waves are loose and the cut is long layers, which give it some added volume.
It can be styled with setting lotion and a hairdryer on cool or no heat, or set and curled and left to dry.  It has retained it’s out of box waviness well for me.
It should fit most adults.  It fits me perfectly and I am a cap size MEDIUM with a head diameter of 22.5.”  It would stretch a bit more if needed.  It does have straps so it will adjust down to about a 21”.  I think any smaller than that would need a smaller long wig.
It can be pinned if needed as the hair is a bit weighty from length, but generally it stays on very well, but it might need a few pins if you plan on being active.  That’s normal for long wigs. You’d want to use blond ones with this wig.  The bangs cover the hairline well.
As I mentioned, it is a bit weighty in the back from length - blonde bobby pins will help secure it if needed.  I recommend them for us with this wig.


This Sony DVD player is a very inexpensive option for a second or third home DVD player. We put in in our children's playroom for movie watching and it works fine for that purpose. This is not the choice for a main DVD player as it lacks any wifi capabilities for streaming Netflix, Pandora or You Tube. It is also ideal for a vacation home or furnished rental property. When it comes to DVD players today this one is as basic as it gets.


I bought this for my Canon 7D and have had it for over 5 months. I wanted to protect my camera from nicks and scratches since I regularly bring my camera on my hikes -- and this skin does a good job of it.
Pros
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- Protection
The skin is very thick, which will not only protect the camera from nicks and scratches but help dampen the impact from bumps. (The thick skin does make the already large 7D a little pudgy.)
- Durable
The skin's held up very well to all the frequent handling I subject it. There are no rips, tears, or any form of degradation. The previous skin I got for my Canon XSi held up to years of heavy use. This one looks to be equally durable.
- Accurate Cutouts
The cutouts (for the screen, mode dial, lens mount, battery compartment, etc.) line up perfectly. Unlike my previous skin, this one lets me change lenses easily because the skin doesn't obstruct the area where the lens meets the mount.
Cons
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- Hard Screen Protector Slides Around
I'm worried the hard screen protector does more harm than good since it slides around and could potentially scratch the LCD screen (even if the LCD had a regular "soft" screen protector on since the very edges of the LCD aren't covered). Forget the Hard Screen Protector; a regular screen protector (included) will do the job just fine.
- Buttons Not Clearly Labeled
This problem seems specific to only the skins for certain camera models. On the 7D, the labels on the buttons are imprinted as part of the molding, but they are barely legible.
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The Bottom Line: The Delkin Snug-it Pro is a well-made and durable product that offers the camera very good protection. The only shortcoming (for the skin for the Canon 7D) is the labels for the buttons are not clearly labelled (not a problem for me personally because I already know my way around the camera).


This pad reminds me of a very high quality "Magic Eraser" if you are familiar with those. It is designed to work with the Griot's Garage system.  It's 6 1/2 inches so it covers a good bit of area making the work go fairly quickly.
Alone, it will get scuffs off as well as very minor scratches, and with some rubbing compound, it will take out most fine or a tad bit deeper scratches.  It is machine washable and made in the USA.  It doesn't leave swirls or streaks at all.
It is very easy to remove what I call scuffs.  My truck is a pewter color and had some black scuffs on it. Using this pad, they were gone in just a few minutes and very little work.  It gives a really nice finish.


It's a Fossil. Pretty hard to go wrong - but, the watch arrived running. Doesn't that make it "used?" Everything inside the face is brown, so it's kind of hard to read, especially at night. That's my only real complaint.  It would be nice if it had luminous hands, or a back light (like Timex's "indiglo") to compensate for the lack of  clarity.  The watch band is stiff - will take some breaking in, like new shoes. I had a cuff watch band that works beautifully with this watch, making it a striking looking watch. But, again, it would be nice to have greater clarity in the watch face.  I have several Fossil's and they are well made. The vendor did finally get back to me regarding shipping. So, overall - I will give it a 4, but not a 5.


The Play-Doh that comes out of the tubes is not regular Play-Doh! It easier for kids to squeeze with the gun. Sadly it's not reusable so you will need to buy more but of course this means they have art work they can "keep" (for as long as mom and dad want to have it around!)


I have been using these blades for about two years now, and find that I get an excellent shave from the blades.  I have a very tough beard, and find these blades do well at cutting, but I do have to make two or three passes in some areas to get a good shave, but I have this issue with other razors also.  I use the power razor with the vibration on.  I was skeptical of this idea, and never tried it before purchasing one of the razors about two years ago that was a great deal, and found the vibration was more beneficial than I expected.
I also wanted to point out that the area above the blades flips back allowing you to shave the area above your lip directly below your nose.  I did not read the instructions and was initially concerned that the razor would not shave that location, but it works well once you know how the razor blade operates.
Obviously, these are not cheap disposable razors.  One of my top concerns whe purchasing razor blades is how long will they last.  I generally shave 5 - 6 days per week, and can get at least 5 to 6 weeks out of one blade.  I have purchased disposable razors, which still cost about a third of the cost of these razors, but I am ready to toss them after half a dozen shaves, which, in the long run, I find more value in purchasing these razor blades over disposable razors.
I've used many different blades over my thirty some years of shaving, and would rank these blades among the top.  I would definately recommend this blade to anyone who wants a good shave, and is mindful of the value in buying good blades over cheap blades.


I bought these because I had never cleaned my tongue before & these work very well. I just scrub all of the gunk off my tongue, not too hard though & I can't get all the way back otherwise it triggers my gag reflex. But these tongue brushes do get most of the gunk off, it's cleaner than it was before I started using this brush. I can replace these every 3-4 months, the same for toothbrushes, so they will probably last me for about a year total before I have to order them again.


Received this just today and it looks really good. A bit short (I am 5'6). Way too flimsy to be used as a cane or walking stick. Attractive design and will keep the rain and sun off.


It is made out of sturdy wood and works well on certain baking projects but, I just prefer a regular rolling pin with handles for most pastry dough.


Great solution for getting started in home automation.  I've tried the Iris system (fail), i've looked at others, but this is a nice system with lots of growth potential.  I am already using it with door sensors, door locks, and getting ready to set up a garage door opener with the system.  There are no stupid monthly fees to use all the features, like some other products. It works with Zigbee and Z-wave devices.  Setup is easy, and the "scripting" process is fairly straightforward.  Some of the more advanced features take a little time to figure out, but stick with it and it will make sense.


my grand kids and my daughter uses it they borrow lol i had a 35 mm camera she borrowed 27 years ago  lol i made sure i got this one back took a yr its a great one the bag carries it all but make s it easy to borrow beware


Works well for small dogs and puppy. Our dog is pomeranian. Keeps her safe and secure when we leave home knowing she can't get out and get into anything.  One thing I would recommended as they get older,  flipping upside down . ours figured out if she dug at the bottom she could find the spot between velcro and scoot out .  It is a great short term solution for training puppies.


I transport a lot of electronic equipment for my work, often cross-country. Courtesy of careless baggage handlers and drivers, I have watched my precious equipment thrown to ground from baggage holds, tossed into trunks and simply dropped – once into a pool of Philadelphia slush. No harm came to my equipment, though I can’t say the same of my heart which stopped beating during these incidents. I have come to appreciate hard cases.
 Xsories is a new entry into a market dominated by Pelican. Pelican is a premium brand and you pay for its stature. But you get an excellent case.
 Xsories offers three cases, all of which are worthy competitors to Pelican and have lower prices for equivalent sizes.
 The XSories Big Black Box 2.0 Shockproof Waterproof Storage Case feels as sturdy as a Pelican case. Made of “ ultra high-impact ABS plastic”, it doesn’t flex much when pressed. At some point, I will figure out a kind of torture test like dropping it with an unused camera inside on to a concrete floor. But visually and to the touch, the case feels strong. The latches are positive and there is a hasp for a lock. The case may also be fitted with a strap which is a definite advantage over any of my Pelican cases. There is also a grip handle.
 The inside of the Big Black Box is not particularly commodious, measuring about 10 x 7 x 3 inside.
 The interior is fitted with a foam insert that has been pre-cut into small cubes. You just pluck out the cubes to create a space shaped to fit your components. This means putting some effort into designing your inside to get maximum utility from the space. There is a foam layer on the bottom of the case and inside the lid. Your equipment inside is going to be well protected from shock.
 This is an all-climate case with an operating range of -40f through +176f. The case is described as “water-proof”, though I am not sure just what the limits of that claim are. I do know t7hat heavy rain and winter slush will probably not penetrate. There is also an air pressure compensation valve, though I have never knowingly used this feature on a case.
 Overall, Xsories has created a very worthy and less expensive competitor to Pelican and other “premium” brands, though you might want to consider the next step up in their line, the “Huge Black Box” which offers more interior space. It all depends on your needs. The “Big Black Box” weighs less than 2 pounds, the “Huge Black Box” weighs slightly over 4 pounds, which is also a considceration.
 I like this case. So far I think it compares very well to the more expensive Pelican.
Jerry


ooofta.  i'm surprised how many people actually like this thing.  over long, predictable pacing are two reasons to hate this book.  i hear this has been made into a series.  for tv this might work as this is nothing but a script set out like a novel.  what's frustrating to read is all the characters and backstories.  each character story starts out and then when something dramatic is about to happen, it goes into another story.  while this works for televsion commercial placement, it's horrible reading.  you never get into the characters, the characters are not likeable, and the action sequences are taken right out of the Buffy universe.  and this is part one of a trilogy?  ugh.  i got this for a buck at a used book store.  get it from the library, garage sale, or used.  if you pay full cover cost, you'll want your money back.


I ordered this to replace my older system, which had suddenly died on me.  So far, this one is working great.  I like that the controller makes sounds as you play.  I just wish the price of the system would go down a bit, especially since it's essentially the same device as the old console.  Hopefully, this one will hold up for a long time.


I got this onesie for my mom to break the news to her that we were giving her another grandchild (our first). She was so excited she screamed :) Great product.


My son is 11 yrs old and likes to play guitar hero and a 6 year old who is typically in the room while the video game is being played. I was surprised to find that most of the other guitar hero games are rated Teen for lyrics; suggestive themes; violence. Because this game requires you to sing songs to get past levels. I didn't like the idea of my 11 year old singing songs over and over again that were inappropriate This game however is rated E for everyone.  Not only are the songs great but there is a fun Lego themed game element.
Lego Rock Band's 45-song soundtrack was selected to be "suitable for younger audiences", unlike those of other Rock Band games.


After going through many sights and spending up to $300 for a single red dot style sight, we ended up with these.  Its for a semi-automatic shotgun and as a result most sights can't handle the the repeated recoil from.  These stay secure and flip up easy with the flick of a finger.  Would always recommend these.


Using this wall mounted in my man cave.  Using this with an apple tv, and a dvd player.  The picture quality is very nice.  It is light weight and easy to mount too my wall mount.  Setup was easy and intuitive.  Matching the setup protocol on my other Samsung tvs.
The sound quality on this tv is outstanding.  It is one of the first I have every bought where I have no desire to add a sound bar or external speakers.  The sound is very crisp and quite loud.
I wish tv manufactures placed all of the inputs on the back.  When the hdmi and usb plugs are on the side it creates cord clutter.
I have had good luck with samsung tv sets.  I also own a 52 inch plasma and a 42 inch lcd.  The first is now two years old and the second is three years old.  Both have worked just fine without any issues.  It is because of my two prior tv sets that I chose this one.


I got one to try,and let me say this combination 18 inch sub combined with the 15 inch sub in a 3/4 inch thick carpeted tower cabinet sound awesome.and for the prime free shipping no one can match then add the quick shipping in,i don't know how amazon pulls it off. ALL I CAN SAY YOU BETTER GRAB EM,IM FIXING TO ORDER TWO MORE FOR MY SYSTEM


Pioneer Elite BDP-80FD
3D-Compatible Streaming Blu-Ray Disc Player
. . . . .
This device works quite well - easy to set up with a remote that's well laid-out and easy to understand. The big attraction is that the BDP-80FD has wireless Internet capability so you can connect your TV to your home wireless network and watch stuff on YouTube or other video sites on your bigscreen TV, as well as project photos or other computer projects. I can't comment on how much (if at all) using this device may make your private network vulnerable to hackers or the NSA, but it is a pretty cool feature. It is compatible with both standard DVDs and BluRay, and also has 3D capability, as well as the ability to play audio-only CDs, if you so desire. The HD video resolution is quite good, better than our previous DVD/BluRay player, with very vivid colors and sound. A nice step in the evolution of a universal entertainment device!


Maxwell House has another great International Coffee to enjoy and that is the Hazelnut Flavored Instant Coffee.  The flavor is not overwhelming with the taste of Hazelnut and that is good because some products out there (mostly creamers) can be overwhelming if you add it to coffee.  Maxwell House did good by the nice flavor but also you can taste the rich coffee as well.  I am very pleased that over the years Maxwell House has improved the flavor and the varities of their International Coffees.  In the 1970's and 1980's, there were only a few flavors of International Coffee and they also tasted very weak.  Well, they are now a pleasure to purchase due to the wide variety of flavors and the richness of the coffee's they sell.  Hazelnut is great to enjoy during the morning or whenever you want a good tasting coffee during the day or night.  Highly Recommended!


Let's be honest... this thing is really chintzy. It's much bigger than I expected (I was expecting something the size of a book, but it's really the size of a poster), but the fabric is really thin and flimsy, and the printing on it is atrocious- it looks like someone tried to stencil on the Hufflepuff crest but the paint bled under the stencil. It's pretty ugly, to be honest. If I had known how poor the quality was, I would have never have gotten it.
However, my 9 year old is a loyal Hufflepuff (she got sorted into that house and has been obsessed ever since) and ANYTHING having to do with Hufflepuff makes her happy, so the banner was a welcome addition to her room. Just not front and center.


Very sturdy jack foot and includes a pin with retainer as shown in the picture.  Instructions say to remove before towing but I don't see why you would need to if you crank the jack so there is plenty of clearance.


Finally........... a cover that covers and stay's put.  I cant tell you how many of those hard foam  "cups" I've tried over the years.  For some reason, I just cant seem to get them to stay put.  You pull it tight against the house and the strap comes loose, or breaks, or it leave gaps against the siding.  This "sock" fits SNUG against the entire faucet and house. You can tie it as tightly as you want and it's not unsightly. Stores flat, not taking up much space.  Just what I was looking for.  Small size fits out outside spigot perfectly too.  I put the string side down, then crisscross the strings, pull up and tie in a bow. No way it can be blown off or come apart.  PERFECT, EASY AND PROTECTIVE.


I grow my own herbs year round so I'm prejudiced and use them in most of my cooking.
Mountain Man


I'm not into the earbuds because I can never find a comfortable fit so I decided to go with these regular earphones. Found them at Marshalls for $7.  What a great find.  At first, I absolutely HATED the fit and thought that the erogonomics was totally off but after a few wears they became comfortable.  I listen to alot of bass heavy music so these are perfect.  The sound is so clear and bass-heavy as advertised. They are an absolute gem in the office.  I wear them daily to drown out annoying coworkers.  I love them so much that after a couple months, I decided to get another pair to use on my daily walks in the neighborhood.  Unfortunately, Marshall's stopped carrying them. I may have to break down and pay extra to get them from Amazon.  It's ok because they're excellent quality.  The best I've ever owned.


The CROCODILE DUNDEE TRIPLE FEATURE is a triple feature movie set that contains all three of the Crocodile Dundee movies in one volume.
Although he was a fairly well known tv star in Australia, Paul Hogan was a virtual unknown in the United States. Then, in 1986, along came CROCODILE DUNDEE and Hogan became a huge international movie star who also helped make Australia a dream vacation destination for millions of Americans.
Hogan stars in the movie as Mick Dundee, a part Aborigine crocodile hunter who doesn’t hunt for fun. Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) is a New York journalist on assignment in Australia. Before coming back home she’s trying to track down a local man from the very small town of Walkabout Creek who supposedly had part of his leg bit off by a croc, but managed to survive and crawled out of the Outback several days later. She eventually meets the man who the story is about and he agrees to take her on a journey to retrace the steps of that episode. This leads to some hilarious moments in the Australian wild with Sue, but the story takes an even more interesting turn when Mick agrees to accompany Sue to New York City where he explores the urban jungle.
Hogan was not only the star of the movie, but he also created the story and co-wrote the screenplay. The chemistry between himself and Kozlowski is exceptional and it really came as no surprise that the two eventually ended up in a very long term real-life romance with each other.
CROCODILE DUNDEE was a major surprise hit when it first was released. Other than some 1980s fashions with Sue and the people in New York, the film remains fresh and vibrant a quarter of a century after it first came out. The movie has a great, well-written story with some very colorful characters and some good actors who have some amazing on-screen chemistry. There are some really funny lines that became catch phrases of the time (“You call that a knife?”), but there is also humor that works on several different levels from classic slapstick to wry and witty. Also, although there are a few adult references, CROCODILE DUNDEE is basically a family film. It was rated PG-13 in 1986, but is only a PG movie by today’s standards.
Although the movie might not be a critical darling, CROCODILE DUNDEE was a huge popular success that remains fresh and relevant today and offers something for everyone in a family to enjoy.
It's rare that a sequel (not part of a planned series of films) lives up to the original film; sequels almost always aren't as good as the original films they follow. CROCODILE DUNDEE II is one of those few sequels that's just as good as the original and, in some ways, is an even better film. The movie begins in New York City. Although he has been in New York City for a while, Mic (Paul Hogan) is still ignorant of city life. Sue's (Linda Kozlowski) writing career is bigger than ever. One day Sue receives some photographs from her ex-husband Bob that depict the murder of a man at the hands of the lead of a Colombian drug cartel. Her life is in immediate danger and she ends up getting kidnapped. Mic rescues her, but knows the danger isn't over and that the criminals will not stop. So, Mic takes Sue with him back to Australia so he can protect her and fight off the drug lords on his own turf.
CROCODILE DUNDEE II has some humorous moments, but it's a more serious movie than the original. The audience actually gets to see some real character development with Mic and Sue. The first movie was more of a comedy with some romance thrown in; the romance actually wasn't the main focal point of the story. CROCODILE DUNDEE II is more of an action-adventure movie with a good dose of comedy that's actually tied together by a love story; the relationship between Mic and Sue is the catalyst for most of the plot. I actually enjoyed the more serious tone of the picture and found it gave it a bit of gravitas that the first movie never really had.
I first saw CROCODILE DUNDEE II in a movie theatre as a kid and I remember thinking even then how good of a sequel it was. I've seen both films several times since then and my impression of CROCODILE DUNDEE II has not changed: it's a great sequel to a classic 80s movie that remains as memorable now as it did when I first saw it.
CROCODILE DUNDEE II is a great sequel and follow-up film to CROCODILE DUNDEE. It's got a good plot and finds the right balance between comedy and action-adventure.
The third movie in this triple feature is CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES. After thirteen years in limbo, Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is back. This was a really enjoyable movie that everyone in my family enjoyed watching. The picture provides lots of laughs and the story works rather well.
Mick and the love of his life, Sue, have a son together and are living in Mick's home territory of the Australian Outback. However, a publisher at a Los Angeles newspaper that Sue's father owns suddenly dies and her father temporarily offers her the position until a permanent replacement can be found. Surprisingly, Mick agrees and they move to LA. Once there, Sue begins to investigate the sudden death of the previous publisher and Mick goes undercover at a movie studio.
The critics blasted this film, but like many of the movies they review, they are way off target. The film is funny and family oriented. The plot is more believable than many big budgeted affairs and there is very little violence and no sleaze. The only major drawback about the movie is that it has been thirteen years since the last Crocodile Dundee film. Still, the movie fits well within the trilogy. Overall CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES is a delightful movie that the entire family can enjoy.
Although the Crocodile Dundee movies aren't really a trilogy (they are more like two movies that work really well together and then a third movie epilogue), it’s great to find a DVD set that has all three of these movies together in one package.


Nothing better than adding the JL marine tweeters to your JL 6.5's. It dramatically increases the sound "stage" in my opinion. Sounds so much sharper/crisper. Easy to install as well.


I came down with a nasty head cold a few days ago.
My nose has been like a faucet.
My sister told me to go buy some garlic.
I was worried that I'd get garlic body odor comments from my coworkers but so far no one has said a word.
My nose has finally shut itself off.
So far so good.
Cheap.
Effective.
Recommended.


The box is too small for my cat (a domestic long hair, about 10 lbs). He often misses the box completely and we have to clean up after him. The box is flimsy, my cat doesn't even use the step (which is the whole selling point of this box), and when he digs through the litter, the sides are low enough that the litter just flies out of the box. I do like the color of the box, at least...


I bought this tool to open up some gadgets around the house and it did a decent job.  I will try it a few more times and see how it really performs under duress.....if not...back it goes.


Nicer than expected. Contemporary, stylish, functional rack organizes more than just shoes. De-cluttered my entryway of backpack & shoes without being a space-hog. Already have another in my shopping cart!


Put these on my 2015 Honda Pilot Turning 4X4. They worked great and I saved a ton of money by NOT getting them from the dealership and by installing myself. Look at some YouTube videos for help. Little to no instructions are provided. The bars are direction specific, like the leading edge of an airplanes wing. This gives them an aero dynamic effect that reduce noise and vibration.


“Gone Girl” is a David Fincher thriller, and that will tell you something about the film. This is a story about the “missing Amy,” which is dark, twisted and unpredictable. I am not saying this is one of the greatest mysteries ever filmed. It simply is not, because the script is, if scrutinized closely, full of illogical things. Still, it is darkly entertaining enough to forget these plot holes, thanks to the slick direction and fine acting.
The story starts with Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck), whose beautiful wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) goes missing. The police investigation starts, followed by heavy press coverage. The Nick slowly realizes that despite their five-year marriage, he knew so little about his wife. Not only that; people start to think that Nick is not what he seems.
So what really happened? “Gone Girl” takes time in unfolding its complicated story, and maybe too much time. (It runs about 150 minutes.) But don’t ever expect something like “Zodiac,” or a mystery based on realism. What happens in the last 30 minutes of “Gone Girl” is so incredible.
I’m giving four stars because of some of the effective performances from the cast, including Carrie Coon as Nick’s twin sister Margo. Perhaps her likeable character is the most convincing part of the film.


This is my 3rd exact TV and love them all.  For the size and cost, a 1080p with all the smart features, this is great!


I got on the Modern Family bandwagon a little late and missed the first two seasons.  This blu-ray is great.  The picture and sound are sharp, and I love how most blu-rays will remember where you left off and start from there.  While most shows take a little time to build up steam, this show is funny from the start.  My wife, who told me she didn't like the show, has been laughing non-stop and now will admit she "kinda likes it".  (She's stubborn--I know she loves it).


The workmanship of this razor guard is much better than the one that originally came with the shaver. This one is stronger, and denser. The original was much more flimsy and sheer. This is a difficult product to find in stores and it was slightly less expensive here on Amazon so it was a win-win purchase! Of course this replacement comes with both the new cutting head and the shaving guard.


This was a joke.  The main zipper was already broken on one, the tracks had opened far past the zipper top.  I was able to reset it but still.
I realize these were cheapies (I bought two) but they are definitely made cheap. The mesh outside pocket is so tight that paper or a calculator would fit but nothing thicker.
Also both were hot pink, my husband was especially fond of his.


At this point they have had enough time. The fanboys are covering for a game that has been all but completely broken since release. There some good points but way too many negative points to even think about a three star review at this point. I took my review down to see if they would have this fixed by christmas. Well, that has not happened and the game is still buggy, slow, and has too many problems for it to get anything but one or two stars. Other games have been fixing their mistakes and this one seems like it just cannot get there in time for anything to matter.
This is M's flagship franchise. The reviews all praised it to high heaven despite it being near-broken. That was step one in the problem. No pro reviewer worth their salt ever mentioned how buggy this game was. And you think people are not getting paid to shill on this release? Or in the least they are sent out their own game which they play with fellow reviewers and no one else.... those are the only two options.
Single player still has tons of glitches. Halo 2 is a mess and there was no need to run two engines at once in the game as it isn't even true 1080p ffs. Halo 3 needed a full HD release by itself and instead got some half-assed release that barely looks any different than the 360. There is a huge lack of anisotropic shading to make anything defined in the distance. There are tons of jaggies. I could go on and on.... the biggest problem is the matchmaking which just isn't worth my time. Get Dragon Age or Sunset instead and reward a developer that did their job. Microsoft released this for the Holidays and I am sure they were well aware of its problems. Not acceptable.


This Mountain House "Savor the Adventure" freeze dried food bags are freeze dried meals where you simply add boiling water, let sit for a few minutes, and eat. They are convenient for hiking, travelling, emergencies (like power outages, natural disasters, etc). Because they are freeze dried and vacuum sealed, they have a very long shelf life (years). Make sure you remove the oxygen absorption pouch before adding water (it won't hurt if you forget and do it after, it's just more of a pain to find it).
This pouch supposedly has 2.5 servings. You could probably get by feeding two people with this, I wouldn't go beyond that, especially if you are active (out hiking, etc). You get a decent chunk of protein (11 Grams per serving) and unlike the pro packs, the cholesterol is more manageable (100 mg).
The food itself is actually pretty good, especially for what it is. It's not like a gourmet restaurant or anything but it tastes pretty good. If you keep these around for emergencies, it's definitely nice to have something that tastes good.


Great quality, just realize you may need some heavy books to make the poster no longer be curled. I hope the person I am giving this to will enjoy it as much as I have.


Super cute colored film borders to use with the instant film camera Instax. I was surprised that the camera did not come with any instant film, and I had to buy this as an add on. I like that the offer colored film borders as well as the standard white. Great value buying the 2 pack!


This is a delightful children's book about a dog who ends up in France but does not know the French doggie language or culture.  Gradually he learns and makes friends.  I loved reading it and I intend to read it to children whenever I have the chance.


Mine came defective and returned, but what I could see was BAD, real BAD. Hard to believe this won so many Oscars, considering it was up against The African Queen - which is a FAR better movie.


I enjoy these stools so much I got another set for the office.  I use them as a side table, an extra step, and a foot rest.  I also use them as extra seats at the table.  Best price around...you could pay 5 x more somewhere else.


I'm prone to really dry skin which gets even more difficult to manage in the winter time. The best thing I have found is just to use petroleum jelly, however that leaves your skin very sticky and unpleasant. I've tried using mineral oil as well but that is too light for me. So when I was approached to try this, I was enthusiastic to accept. This Argan oil seems like the perfect fit.
The bottle is somewhat small and due to the price, I'm hesitant to use it all over my body. The good part is you need very little to get the job done. One squirt gives you about a pea-sized amount and that is more than enough for hands and even forearms. There is a light, pleasant scent that is natural, and the oil works quickly.
The instructions say you can use it in your hair, which I did, but the result wasn't what I hoped. It made my hair look greasy - as if I hadn't washed in several days - instead of shiny and smooth.
Still, I use it everyday for my hands and love it so far.


This does not play itsy bitsy spider, so don't get it if you want that.  It lets kiddo and you pick sounds to go with each page of the book.  The ants march, the grasshoppers boing, that kind of thing.  There are some lift up flaps.  It's short and not complicated, perfect for 12-24 months.  Grover is in the book too, the combo of Elmo and Grover is super cute as they try to find where the itsy bitsy spider lives and meet other insects along the way.


The Fosmon HD1832 Intelligent 5x1 5-Port HDMI Switcher is identical to a number of other no-brand generic HDMI switchers being offered on Amazon, with the important difference that it seems to be better finished and, most importantly, it includes a power supply adapter. There are a couple of other no-name switchers, that are otherwise identical, being sold without the power adapter. Obviously, having the power adapter is a plus. The unit is easy to set up and install, has the advantage of having the HDMI output on the opposite side as three of the HDMI inputs, and it has an IR remote sensor and a remote. I would worry more about the remote failing than the switch itself. So I would suggest making sure that you enter the remote commands in a learning remote if you have one, and use that remote instead of the supplied remote. In a pinch it has manual switching on the unit also. All easy to setup and has worked just fine for all kinds of HDMI devices plugged into it for display on my TV. RECOMMENDED.


The TAN FURREAL FRIENDS HOP 'N CUDDLE BUNNY from Hasbro is a great toy to give away as a gift at Easter. The bunny runs on 3 AA batteries, a set of which is included when you purchase the toy. The fur on this toy mechanical bunny is very soft, which does make it good for cuddling. When you press down on the bunny's back, it begins hopping around in a kind of circle. It also makes a series of different clicking sounds that kind of sound like the bunny is sniffling or nibbling (though they kind of sound like bunny noises, they don't really sound much like the rabbits I've worked with before-they sound more like Bugs Bunny eating a carrot than anything else). There's a switch where you can turn the bunny off if the noise or the hopping becomes too much of a nuisance. The toy is recommended for children four and up. This would be a good Easter gift for a younger child and it appeals to girls more than boys.


UPDATE - February 2, 2015    After I wrote my review the manufacturer of this bag had the bag redesigned so that the zipper opening runs the full width of the top of the bag (and then a bit) to allow for easy insertion of your computer.  A copy of the new version landed on my porch yesterday. Kudos for a great response!  (Now if they had only changed that lining!)    ORIGINAL REVIEW    I love the look of this stylish black/dark gray denim . Loaded with pockets and zippered compartments, the bag features a diagonal zipper compartment on the top flap and an adjustable strap of heavy duty webbing.  The bag is well constructed of mostly heavy duty materials and features attractive antiqued brass metal fittings.  There are, however, some things that I do not like about this bag.    First, the product page gives the bag's dimensions as 14.8x11.8x4.3 inches and clearly states that the bag will hold a 15 inch laptop.  I know of no way at all that one can fit 15 inches of inflexible material into a space only 14.8 inches long.  Clearly, this must be a typo.  Accordingly, I tested the bag on both my daughter's 14 inch Alienware computer and a 13.3 inch netbook.  The 14 inch Alienware simply would not go into the bag, no matter how we turned it. (The zipper opening is only about 12 inches.)  I did get the netbook into the bag by putting one corner in first and then turning the device, but the case did scrape against the zipper.  Frequently putting the netbook into the bag and removing it would certainly result in a severely marred netbook case.  An iPad does fit adequately.    The exterior of the bag is made of 100% cotton denim, which makes it washable.  The lining, however, is a heavy, brown, not particularly attractive nylon of not-particularly great quality.  The two fabrics have different shrink rates, so while you can in theory wash this bag, you can also expect to find your lining larger than the bag itselfafter you do so.  A cotton fabric would have been much more attractive and easily eliminated that problem.    Grandma's $0.02 - Nice stylish, heavy duty bag.


This is a fairly entertaining retread of familiar territory, and I did find parts to be extremely moving (especially when dealing with loss).
However, the book failed to impress me for a number of reasons:
1/ A slew of cliched situations and plot devices (ancient prophecy, circle of power, unnamed evil afoot, etc. )
2/ The characters were entirely one dimensional, and it was apparent at first encounter who was good and who was evil. No shades of grey.
3/ Each character's motivation was similarly obvious. Greed/power for the evil, and duty/honor for the good.
4/ The major plot line was extremely weak, was resolved with minimal fuss, and ended with a just-as-weak cliffhanger.
This is not epic GRRM, and neither is it even close to the more mass market efforts by Goodkind. What it is, is a lazy read with minimal fuss and excitement, that won't raise your pulse rate as you read it.
I gave it 3 stars for writing style, 2 stars for content, and rounded up.
Happy Reading!


My 5-year old niece LOVED creating her own markers! Kids 8 and up may not need an adult to help, but under that and an adult may need to help squeeze the ink for the child. Otherwise, children can do most everything else themselves. It's easy to use, and surprisingly not too messy at all. The ink is not washable, so you'll want to put newspaper down just in case the ink drips. Kids can learn about colors in a fresh and unique way. They can mix their own colors with a helpful chart or try their own. Plus, they can create labels on each marker to name their colors whatever they wish. And when supplies are low, you can purchase additional ink or markers separately as needed. The wait time for ink to soak into the marker is only a couple minutes.


Very simple to set up and use. The negative and slide holders work well.. Simply load and press one button to scan. I am scanning negatives from my times in Europe and Africa. Then my father will use this to scan slides from his time in the Navy.


This topcoat is great!  It dries really really fast and lasts for more than a week if you apply it every two or three days.  It's extremely hard to chip and although it's rather thick, it goes on smoothly and dries to a very shiny finish.  I've used it for years and usually get it at Sally Beauty Supply, although the last two times I tried to buy it, they were out of stock.  I'll buy it on Amazon instead.  It also lasts a really long time because the bottle is a decent size.  I like everything about this product and highly recommend it.


I purchased this mouse pad to use with my laptop.  It's the perfect size and provides a really nice wrist rest.


Since receiving a vacuum food saver from VonShef (), we have had a blast vacuum-sealing just about everything you can think of from open hot dog packs, to sliced turkey and chicken, leftover grilled bratwurst, and even BBQ wings that will get finished off tomorrow I am sure. Odd... if you open our 'fridge now, everything is neat, tidy and way too orderly with vacuum packs stacked neatly on each side. What did we do before having this machine?
Even with all of that use, this roll looks like we have barely touched it!  50 feet of this stuff is a pretty good amount, and should get us through our first wave of vacuum-sealing addiction!
These bags work very well in the food saver we received. It took us a few tries to get the hang of cutting the right size bags and then using the sealer, but once we figured it all out we became vacuum-sealing fools! The two biggest mistakes we made to start off were cutting the bags too short (not enough room for the sealer to properly do its thing) and cutting the bags to hastily, leaving a ragged edge that also got in the way. Once we took our time and did it right, all went smoothly. While we did receive this roll of bag material gratis from the seller, we put it to use to objectively find out how well it performed and my statements here reflect that testing.
If you are looking for affordable vacuum food sealer bag material of this style and size, for use similar to what I have described above, then we recommend this bag roll from VonShef based on our experience with it. Has worked very well for us so far.
Recommended. Go for it.