© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-inspectortb Recent reviews written by member inspectortb en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_485947444868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Thank you, Mother Nature, for zapping my old TV in a freak electrical storm. It was a nice set – a 24” JVC flat tube model that I purchased only six years ago and I felt bad about disposing of it so soon. It’s just that with LCD flat... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485947444868 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:35:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485947444868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447528078980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - The on-screen prompt from my Norton Internet Security 2005 kept nagging me to renew my subscription. And I procrastinated. Why Because with each update to my now-three-year-old Dell rsquo;s security software, it seemed that the performance of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447528078980 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447528078980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442164547204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - What’s the big deal about vacuums? So many models from which to choose. And the prices! Why, I wondered, should I spend hundreds when I can get a Hoover Tempo Widepath for $69 at Best Buy? Considering the number of reviews this model has already... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442164547204 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:58:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442164547204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441854299780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - I’m coming a little late to the party with this review. Thirty two other reviewers have offered their thoughts on this Goodyear tire. Anybody in the mood for another point of view on one of Goodyear’s premium models? Here’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441854299780 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:58:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441854299780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441718509188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - What am I running for &#150 or from? I&#146m a fitness runner. No marathons or other competitive events for me; I just like to go out and get a good runner&#146s high. That, plus the cardiovascular health benefits of running, provides me with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441718509188 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:00:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441718509188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400813821572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - If the 1970s album &#147No Secrets&#148 was your last encounter with the music of Carly Simon, this latest release, &#147Into White&#148, will come as a mild surprise. And the word &#147mild&#148 fits perfectly. Mild is what this CD is all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400813821572 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:43:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400813821572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399644724868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - As a single guy who’s a microwave newbie – yes, you read that right – I discovered that I had few microwave-safe utensils suitable for the single portions I cook so often. My cabinets bulge with Corning Ware casseroles capable of cooking up a storm for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399644724868 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:06:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399644724868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_388081553028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - That old furniture dilemma My sister practically burst out laughing a while back when I told her that I wanted to reupholster some of the aging living room furniture I inherited years back from our parents. I didn&#146t think it was such a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~388081553028 Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:55:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_388081553028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_371317968516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - How did something as simple as choosing a vacuum cleaner get so complicated? Bagged, bagless, upright, canister, stick&#133on and on the choices go. I have a traditional Hoover upright which, although getting along in years, works okay on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~371317968516 Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:32:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_371317968516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_332145921668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Simplicity. That quality has become so rare in today&#146s audio/video marketplace. Imagine &#150 a receiver that emphasizes music over home theater! If you feel like a relic when you walk into an electronics store and find yourself overwhelmed by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~332145921668 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_332145921668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_323649506948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Brick-and-mortar stores seem to have given up on corded phones. Apparently, in today&#146s cellular-crazed world cords have no place, even on land line phones in your home. Yet you need only so much cordlessness, I figure. The one in my kitchen serves... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~323649506948 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:08:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_323649506948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_322045644420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Forty years ago the less-than-charming dental technician in my elementary school chewed me out (forgive the pun) for not brushing well. This, despite the fact that my father had recently bought what was a rather trendy and expensive item at the time: An... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~322045644420 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:28:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_322045644420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_318867869316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - When you live in Western New York state, you have to deal with snow. Either you shovel it, have someone plow your driveway or you buy a snow blower. I had gone the plow route for a number of winters but I figured a snow blower would eventually pay... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~318867869316 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:23:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_318867869316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_318845521540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Years ago &#150 in the seventies, to be exact &#150 I worked in an electronics store that carried high-end audio equipment. Talk about feeling like a kid in a candy store! Only in that case, the musical ear candy consisted of Marantz, JBL, Harman... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~318845521540 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:34:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_318845521540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_294276796036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - I&#146m a little late with this review, seeing how five others have already provided detailed, informative evaluations of the SanDisk Cruzer Micro 1 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive. I&#146ve owned the thing for three months and I use it just about every day for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~294276796036 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:40:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_294276796036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_293771447940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - The need&#133 &#133or should I say &#147I wonder if the old one will flood the basement or burn the house down first?&#148 The twenty-two year old Whirlpool washer that served me well for so long had started making a disturbing noise, best... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~293771447940 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:30:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_293771447940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_292824256132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - As I learned years ago, it isn&#146t a question of if your computer&#146s hard drive will fail; it&#146s a matter of when. Given that grim reality, this not-quite-geek has had many a sleepless night wondering what he will do when disaster... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~292824256132 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:09:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_292824256132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_277632028292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - &#147Not your typical bank&#146 says the Citizens bank slogan. Indeed. Their customer service lags well behind the typical bank, which isn&#146t saying much. I&#146ve dealt with Citizens ever since they acquired the former Charter One Bank here in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~277632028292 Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:35:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_277632028292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_272142929540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - I hate raking leaves. I hate it, hate it, hate it! And cleaning gutters ranks a close second on my list of detested outdoor jobs. So what do I use to relieve all this stress and hate? My Toro 51573 Rake & Vac. It makes quick work out of these two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~272142929540 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:00:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_272142929540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271092387460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Just a few months ago this kitchen Luddite said that he didn&#146t need a microwave and that he didn&#146t want to tie up valuable space with another appliance. Visitors would look around my kitchen and ask incredulously, &#147What, no microwave?&#148... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271092387460 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:53:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271092387460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_248915005060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Trying to break the burger habit, I first visited a Bob Evans restaurant in Medina, Ohio last December. Wendy&#146s and the usual collection of me-too fast food outlets cluster around the exit from I-71, but I wanted something more substantial and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~248915005060 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:21:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_248915005060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_248818798212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - If you&#146re traveling to the Columbus, Ohio area and need reasonably priced accommodations for a night or two &#150 but no more &#150 consider the Red Roof Inn at OSU. I phrase it that way because this inn, located at 441 Ackerman Road, will give you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~248818798212 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:58:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_248818798212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_248597941892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - This review continues the saga of my search for the perfect piece of toast. In my recent review of the Black & Decker TRO390 toaster oven I said that I wanted a versatile, reasonably priced appliance that wouldn&#146t hog space in my kitchen. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~248597941892 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:59:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_248597941892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_244312936068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - The Black & Decker TRO390 bears the name &#147Classic&#148, a designation borne by many other toaster ovens from this well-known manufacturer. The &#147classic&#148 part of this model lies in its basic architecture &#150essentially the same simple... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~244312936068 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:08:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_244312936068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_237599493764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inspectortb - Tracfone has received a lot of attention here &#150 both positive and negative. By this time, just about everyone knows that this prepaid cellular service allows you to buy minutes as you need them, rolling over the unused ones for another 60 or 365... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~237599493764 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:37:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_237599493764?linkin_id=8003929