Archive for June, 2010
This gets 3.5 stars… I had done extensive research for my baby. We have hard wood floors on an 2-story open floor plan so there is really no safe place for my 9 month old to wiggle around on the floor. I thought this would be great! It’s worked well and done what it is supposed over the last month or so but it is not as nice as I would have hoped. I bought two to cover a large area so rolling and crawling could be easily accomplished. Within the month my little one discovered the connecting pieces (the “x”s) could easily be ripped up and the whole mat can come apart. She now knows where to go to get the pieces moving. I’m not sure how to prevent this on my own. If the manufacturer made a more jagged edged playmat that had an interlocking edge piece to fit around the outside of the mat, it would work better. The “x”s look nice but they don’t hold the pieces together as well as they could. Overall though, it’s been a great purchase. Just obviously, not something to leave baby on too long!
Skip Hop Playspot Green
This book is now among my all time favorite books and will always have a place on my bookshelf. However, I have to say that I am absolutely DISGUSTED that Robert Pattinson will be playing the lead in the movie version. If there was ever a way to ruin a great work, it is to place a talentless Twilight actor to represent this book. Hopefully Christoph Waltz playing August will save it because he is an amazing actor and he will fit the role perfectly. Aside from my extreme dislike of pathetic, teen heartthrob Pattison, the book is a must read.
Madame Claude 2 Uncut
This pedometer is great. It is small enough to easily fit in a pocket. Counts steps accurately when placed in pocket, purse or bag. Pedometer also indiates number of steps that are aerobic. I have not had any problems with this falling out of a pocket. The leash with clip that comes with the pedometer works very well. I have carried pedometer several times all day with leash clipped to clothing (outside of a pocket) and clip has not come off. Have worn the pedometer in pocket with least clipped to clothing while working out in cardio class and leash stays attached.
Crumpler 7 Million Dollar
My scale started out working fine but then after 2 weeks, it wouldnt even turn on. I tried everyting to get it to work.
I thought I couldn’t possibly go wrong after I saw so many glowing reviews.
Turns out I should have read the 1-star and 2-star reviews better. Other
people have had this exact problem. The minority was SO RIGHT.
I’ve only had this scale for an hour, but I’m sending it back TODAY.
The trouble comes at step 1. You can “tap here” all day long and the scale will
not turn itself on. The way to actually turn it on is to pick it up, reach
underneath, and wiggle one or more of its feet. It’s hard to imagine a more
fundamental failure of design. Even the crappiest scales on the market can be
used without bending over and picking them up.
Quite often I read a couple of books at the same time (one book in the living room, one by the bed)and always take a book with me when we travel or pick up a book at the airport. Now with my Kindle, I can take my whole library with me anywhere I go. One of the best features is the built in dictionary…no more wondering what “that word” meant or hunting for the heavy dictionary and it is amazing how quick the books get downloaded. The advertising on Amazon about the Kindle was a big help in answering all my questions before I made the purchase, just wish I would have done so earlier. My wife is “old school” and was not sure about not having pages to turn,or having a cover to hold open. I orderd a hinged cover, which she said helped,and when she needed to read a book for her book club discussion and could not get the book from the library or ordered in time, I downloaded it to my Kindle and she was reading it within minutes. I think she might be coming around to becoming a Kindle reader too…But I think I will make her get her own!!!!!
Casio Women s LW24HB
This mount is so easy to use, and allows the garmin to sit on the dashboard with ease. It stays in one place without moving around. If you have a garmin not mounted in your car, then this is a necessity for you.Thanks Amazon.
Cresting Tide of Light
Although this is a nice looking, sturdy basket, the velcro is not long enough for any bicycles with adjustable speed and brake cables running around the front and to the back of the bike. This basket is strictly for single-speed bicycles that have regular sized handlebars to accomodate the short velcro straps.
Avenir Wicker Bicycle Basket