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Archive for June, 2010

I initially purchased this watch a month ago. After charging it as described in the manual, the watch was dead. No amount of charging or button pushes could bring it back to life. I notified Amazon and there was an amazing response. They scheduled UPS to pick up the bad watch and sent me a new watch, just one day later. Very good. Sadly after about three weeks and six usages, this watch also failed in the same way as the first one.
The watch either has a design flaw or is just poorly made for two to fail like that.
Inspiration eight lectures on

Works just as it says on the tin. Clip in the unit, put it on the dash, and it’ll stay there. Much easier to position than the screen mounts, and far easier to hide. I pull it from the central bin, dump it on the dash and there is stays.

It is a little larger than the screenmounts, but we have plenty of space, so that isn’t an issue. It’s very stable, I’ve never seen it move even slightly. Now my wife can grab it and help program in new destinations, etc, then put it back. Much more usable.

Couldn’t be easier to use, or better value.
New Orleans Saints 18in

I have 5 cats and a dog living in my house. I deep clean my carpets once a month to remove pet odor and was looking for a deep cleaner that really worked. I am extremely happy with the Hoover with Clean Surge. And the upholstry attachment with the beater brushes clean my furniture better than anything I had before.
Music Box Biographical Collection

I purchased this scale a few weeks ago and when I received it, it was defective. I emailed the company and with 1/2 hour they called me on the phone. They told me they were so sorry that I received a defective product (happens with less than 1% of their scales). They told me to throw away the defective scale as they did not want me to incur any expense by sending it back. They put a new scale in the mail the same day and I received it less than a week later. The accuracy of the scale is amazing! Very easy to read display and it is very attractive too. I have NEVER recieved this kind of customer service (not even in the days of “customer service” in the 80’s). This company was a true pleasure to work with. I wish I needed 10 more scales as I am just so impressed I want to give them more business. Great company…great scale!! I just really can’t say enough good about this.
Large Rainbow Dog Harness

This book was a favorite of mine in my early childhood, and still holds together now. A truly fantastic world is created where magic and technology are blended together, and where both can be triumphed over by brainpower. Enjoyable by more than just children, Artemis Fowl is a truly excellent work of fiction.
Canvas Print Three Men

This is one of those recordings that are so great that any comparison is meaningless. But I try anyway. Interpretation-wise Caetani’s account is very similar to Haitink, broardly paced and well crafted. At the same time Caetani follows Bernstein’s golden rule that in Mahler symphonies every climax should be executed in full force, and manages to beat even Bernstein by earth-shattering bang in each movement.

Robert Schumann Philharmonic is a top-class orchestra which plays just like Chicago SO or any great orchestras in the world.
Most amazing of all is the final apotheosis. I thought it was impossible to capture the sheer volume of overwhelming sound as real as in concert hall – often volume level drops suddenly in the existing great recordings (the worst one is Ormandy’s RCA stereo recording where engineers made mess of the otherwise greatest performance!) – but Alexander Jero has done wonderful job to accommodate the gigantic dynamic-range. The sound of DTS-HD Master Audio is not only big, but astonishingly opulent, open and detailed.
If you have 7.1 surround setup, it’s a no brainer. Even if you’re not hi-fi freak, Jero has power of conviction that is only matched by Mahler’s magnificent ‘Resurrection’ score.
MAHLER Symphonie No 2

I’ve purchased 5 — count ‘em, five — Kindles, the last one 40 days ago. That falls 10 days outside the refund period, and Amazon has refused to do anything for me even though I paid $70 more 40 days ago than I would pay for the same kindle today. Most of the Kindles I bought were gifts. I’m selling my kindle on ebay. I’m reading on my iPad from now on. Amazon customer service sucks. 30 days is random. The Amazon era is over … Hello Wal-Mart.
Thunderbirds Collector s Edition

The Bracket Cradle fits my Nuvi 255W perfectly. The configuration of the ball is a little different from the one that came with the GPS, but this doesn’t make any difference that I can see. Snug enough to hold the Nuvi in place while in use. I think it’s a little expensive for a stamped out piece of plastic, but it won’t break the bank, and gives me the confidence of knowing I have a back-up should the original get lost and I couldn’t use the 255. I’m not rating the price, just the item – and the item does it’s job quite well. As good as the original.
Garmin Original OEM Nuvi

I have gone through about 5 vacuums in the past 7 years. I have a combo of hard wood floors, tile, and carpet and rugs. I was nicely suprised that it had so much sucking power! Low pile rugs are a problem with this vacuum because it just sucks the rug up. Great on carpets and high pile rugs though. Not good on hard surfaced floors. As I was vacuuming the hard floors debris start to fly under the vacuum and hit me in the leg…ouch! I even adjusted the floor setting to bare floors and in between to see if it would help…nope. Using the attachments work better for sucking up things on the hard floors. Cord is a bit short and the vacuum in heavy. The main hose is a bit tough and doesn’t reach to far without the vacuum falling over. So far, I like the vacuum for the carpets but not for the hard floors. I have mixed reviews about this one…not completely happy but not completely dissapointed. If I were to give hoover advice I would say make the cord longer, the vacuum less heavy, the hose more flexible, and make it better on hard floors. I would give hoover kudos on the price and the suction power that it has. If you ONLY have carpet and high pile rugs I would highly suggest this vacuum!
KitchenAid KUDD03DTPA Dishwasher

I have a 50 lb mixed breed with medium length, very thick fur. She sheds a LOT, and I have always used a Zoom Groom to brush her fur out. I thought it was a great tool and it did get a lot of fur so when my friend got me a FURminator as a gift, I really thought it wouldn’t do much more than the Zoom Groom. I could not have been more wrong. After the first use the FURminator took out so much of her thick undercoat that she looked thinner and her coat even felt so much nicer! I have noticed less fur on my bed and carpet since using this product and my dog seems less itchy, too. I would recommend this product to pet-parents of dogs with thick fur.
Casablanca C5U63A Barolo Ceiling