Archive for September, 2010
Im enjoying this very much. The order came on time and with out issues. I walk with this in my pocket all the time now and am getting a better idea of my activiy levels than I had before. I would recommend this pedometer to anyone.
Superstack 3 Switch 3300
I used the Hoover SteamVac yesterday for the first time. It did not seem to dispense very much cleaner or get my carpet very clean. Then I used the stair attachment which worked OK. Today,while trying to clean another carpet I realized the cleaner release button wasn’t working at all. Everything is clicked in securely. I called Hoover. My choices: take it to be fixed (20 miles away) or mail it back to Amazon to get my money back. When I said I was going to write a bad review for the product the “Customer Service Representative” said I was threatening her. So, I’m not threatening anyone – I’m just saying: a brand new appliance should work. If it doesn’t it’s a lemon and I would not give this product even one star!
Amaircare 3000 Portable HEPA
I had an older version that wouldn’t get signal under trees. I run trails a lot so I needed the dependability of the high sensitivity receiver. It only takes a min to lock on the satellite and maintains it under some heavy cover. I love all the training functions that help you stay motivated when you start getting tired. I use the quick workout w/virtual partner a lot. I have not yet figured out how to race against previous routes. I have not experienced any difficulties and am extremely glad I purchased this. The price was also fantastic compared to other places I found it. I am already getting a better idea of my performance and what I still need to work on.
IP V913DNAI Megapixel Network
I am a TOTAL clean freak! I have a housekeeper come clean my place one a week (just a 2 bed apartment) and I still clean ALL the time and am always buying and trying new products. You can eat off all my floors.
I just got this Hoover SteamVac from Amazon, after looking at the others and realizing that the smaller size is better for me than the larger Platinum one because I don’t have a large house and a lot of room for storage.
Well I can’t speak for the assembly because I’m totally clueless when it comes to that and I paid the maintenance man $20 in my building to put it together but it looked pretty easy.
Like I said, I’m a total clean freak and also highly, highly allergic to most pollen, trees, dust, cat dander, dogs etc. I also own the very best vacuum with a Hepa filter ($900 Miele Calisto). I noticed after I would get my carpets cleaned professionally once a month, after I vacuumed and changed my vacuum bags in my Miele they were full of fine white powder. I had no idea what this was and I realized it could ruin my vacuum’s motor. I came to the conclusion, after researching on the web, this fine white dusty powder my vacuum was sucking up and sticking to the nozzle and everything was the carpet shampoo residue when it dried.
So I got this Hoover steam Vac and used only hot water with it, and WOW tons of shampoo, white frothy residue was in the dirty water tank when I was done. I hate, hate using alot of chemicals to clean, especially because I am allergic and I was shocked to see how much powdery crap was lodged in my carpet, especially since I clean my carpets professionally once a month. My carpets are basically spotless to begin with but now I plan on doing it myself with this Hoover Steam Vac using only very hot water. Next time I might add a little of the detergent that came with it but hot water also does the job. Try adding boiling hot water to the clean water tank if you want to kill more germs and dander in the carpets. You will be very happy
Teenagers From Outer Space
Like many other reviewers, I too had a Taylor scale that didn’t work at all. I honestly didn’t know how much I weighed with that thing. Losing motivation to lose weight, I decided to get on Amazon and see what scales they had to offer. The price and great reviews of this scale caught my eye. I read through many reviews and decided on this one. It arrived a week later and it is the real deal. It is so accurate. You can weigh yourself in the morning, eat breakfast, and see the small difference on the scale. It’s that accurate. This scale has helped me out so much in the past month. I have already lost 11 pounds
Don’t hesitate to pick up one of these
RCA D6530 Distribution Multi
Not only does it remove all that loose fur – my dog – Rosebud – loves it. If you scratch her head or back she will stand there forever – this is just as good as far as she is concerned.
Fitness Wellness Luxury Home
Great class TV that is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages! Our family loves watching these old episodes.
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I love this ipod touch.
I use it a lot on the plane and it dosen’t take up a lot of space in my tote bag.
Your Future is Your
Bought Wii for my husband who enjoys video games and thought it would promote more enthusiasm to exercise as I also purchased the Wii Fit Plus, too. He does enjoy this form of exercise.
Baby clothes with Space
Although they haven’t changed the model number it appears the device currently shipping no longer has a reset button on the front. That button would reset the device to zero for today, like if you wanted to measure a particular hike.
If you look at the product picture that Amazon has, that is a correct representation. However, if you look at the user pictures, or google for a manual you see that previously the product had four buttons on the front, one of which was that reset button.
I’m guessing some people were pressing that button by mistake and losing part of their day’s activities so Omron decided to remove it. That’s fine, except now if you want to reset the display to zero you have to stick a pin in the reset hole on the back, and then enter all your data again…time, stride length, weight.
Does this matter. To me it’s a pain in the neck, but to most of the people who use the device it may be just fine since what they really want is to measure their total activity for each day, not a particular walk.
(Of course for a single walk, you just look at the display before you leave and subtract that reading when you are done.)
Seems like Omron could have designed a different reset button that was harder to press by accident instead of eliminating it entirely.
Whatever, it’s not a huge deal, I just thought people should be aware of this.
Aside from that the device seems fine, and that is covered by lots of other reviews, so I won’t repeat them. I just gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of my own needs. I also think they should have changed the model number when they removed that button.
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