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The SwingAlong Castle - For Most, A Waste of Money

Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:20:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Despite my sons love of swings, due to the quickly approaching winter, we made the decision to not start looking for any play yard or swing set until next spring. While lots of outdoor toys were available, I wanted to hold out for something a bit nicer...

Despite Its Problems, the Best High Chair for the Money

Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:56:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author vein - I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that I was one of those who spent more time searching for a good high chair than a car seat for my son. Don’t get me wrong, I’m such a car seat safety pusher that my son is still rear-facing (and will be until exactly...

A Good Poop Solution - Swheat Scoop Litter

Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:12:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vein - It’s hard to be a cat lover with bad allergies. While I’d been able to deal with the dander and hair coating our house, the single worst problem greeted me every time I went into the laundry room to do a load of the never ending laundry. We had a very...

The Mercedes of Strollers - The Maclaren Volo

Fri, 21 May 2004 13:38:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - I’d suffered through over a year of our horrible Evenflo stroller. The design was so poor that there was very little I liked about it, even though it was used every few weeks at most. Determined to find something better, I quickly came across...

The Punch-N-Drop - Cheap and Attractive Fun for Toddlers

Thu, 20 May 2004 17:29:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - I have a “thing” against most kids toys made today. Aside from the poor value-per-buck (I was forever hearing parents moan about Timmy’s newest $40 plastic toy breaking on the second day of play), most of the plastic junk I saw for sale was in ugly...

The Ergo - the Baby Carrier of My Dreams

Mon, 3 May 2004 12:26:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - For the first year of my sons life, I carried him in a sling carrier - a nice Heart 2 Heart sling. While he never loved the sling like some kids do, he tolerated it for errands, short walks, and hanging diapers on the clothesline to dry. As he got...

A Good Laptop with a Fatal Flaw

Mon, 5 Apr 2004 15:56:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Like many people, I would have simply curled up and died long ago if I didn’t have a laptop. Laptop shopping, much like shopping for shoes, however, has always been a challenge. With selections ranging from heavy desktop replacements to ultra light,...

The "Bikini" Diaper - Wrong on so Many Levels

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:23:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Before my son was born, I had purchased a variety of different styles of cloth diapers to test out after he arrived. Just like with clothing for adults, what diaper worked well for one baby often didn’t work well for the next. In my little diaper...

The Best Safety Gate Ever - No Hands Needed!

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:30:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - When our son started crawling before 6 months of age, we came to that second stage first time parents go through - finding out just how much in our house is absolutely not baby-proof. While we wanted him to have as much space to explore as possible,...

The Humidifier of My Dreams No Longer

Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:09:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Although we’d been dealing with dry conditions each winter here in Detroit, shortly after our son was born, we realized that we couldn’t live another winter without a humidifier. It was a pain to continue boiling pots of water for humidity and...

The Spoon and Fork Turned Teething Toy

Thu, 25 Mar 2004 13:33:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author vein - When my son finally started eating solids after 12 months, I felt as unprepared in the utensil department as I had in the “needed gear” department before he arrived. While much of the time we used regular teaspoons, much of what we ate (and...

The Disappointing SOS Diaper - What is all the hype about?

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:15:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Despite the sheer variety of home-made cloth diapers available for purchase, like clothing or music, even diapers are subject to being the newest fad. A group of people would start talking about a particular diaper, more would purchase the diaper to...

The Hemp Diaper Insert that Works

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:24:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - When first starting my cloth diapering journey before my son was born, I knew little about hemp. I’d heard of people thinking that one could get high off of hemp, which made me snicker each time I saw an advertisement for a hemp diaper or hemp...

The Fuzzi Bunz Insert - Not for Fuzzi Bunz

Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:11:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author vein - When I first purchased pocket diapers for my son which required some sort of absorbent insert, I had no real clue what to look for. I knew I needed something more absorbent than a prefold, since this would be our nighttime diapering system, but I was...

The Best Stainless Cookware Set Minus a High Price

Tue, 2 Mar 2004 16:09:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - We’d been suffering through cooking with the cheap T-Fal set I’d gotten as a broke college student for years. The pots and pans had always heated unevenly, making it a pain to do something simple like pancakes, which required even heating...

The Cheap (Cute) All in One Diaper We Love

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:49:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - When I began searching for cloth diapers before my son was born, I was completely overwhelmed with the choices available. Some options were cheaper than others, but some seemed a lot easier than others. Despite the relatively higher cost, I knew I wanted...

The Diaper that Wanted to Be Good

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:01:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Before having my son, I’d heard lots of rave reviews of Fuzzi Bunz. I thought they had the most annoying name ever, almost enough to make me not want to use them. However, we had a very heavy wetter from day one. His Kissaluvs would...

A Great Vacuum for the Price

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:35:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Time for a new vacuum! We had bad luck with vacuum cleaners. With two cats and four rats, it seemed like we were always bringing out the vacuum to clean up assorted kitty litter pieces, bedding, and little chunks of pet food that had managed...

VisionTek Xtasy 5332 Graphics card: The VisionTek GeForce2 MX 200 Video Card - Worth More Than the Cost

Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:35:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vein - When building a new computer for my parents, I wanted to use the best components for them without breaking the $600 price they wanted to spend. On the lookout for a graphics card that could handle games such as Diablo II, Sim City...

Samsung SPH-N200 Silver: The Upgrade to Samsung's Great 3500 - The SPH-N200

Fri, 21 Sep 2001 02:21:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Shopping Around

In mid-August, my beloved Samsung 3500 began it’s last weeks of life. At over a year and a half old with heavy usage, I figured the time would be here sooner, rather than later. When the speaker of the phone began...

The Sally Hansen Chrome Nail Makeup Let-down of the Century

Sun, 9 Sep 2001 02:07:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Nail polish, in general, is never released with any fanfare. Most people never eagerly wait for a new polish line to make its way into local drug stores. For the average new polish, supply usually keeps up with demand, with no major rush at drug stores...

The FIC AD 11 - The Best Motherboard for a High Speed AMD Athlon CPU

Sat, 1 Sep 2001 23:00:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vein - The Setup

I was recently told by my parents to build them a new computer, with the maximum cost being around $600. Leaving it up to me to choose the configuration, I started ordering all of the pieces to put in the computer that...

The Body Shop's Foaming Gel Scrub - Not Worth the Cost

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:33:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author vein - My last trip to the Body Shop in early May was for one purpose only – to find a facial cleanser that would both work on my dry to oily skin and have suitable packaging to the thrown into a suitcase many times a week. In other words, I...

Outrospective - The "New and Great" Release by Faithless

Sat, 14 Jul 2001 17:25:16 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vein - For those of you who make it a semi-habit to read my reviews, I’m sure the majorities are muttering under their breaths. I can hear it now.

”If she writes one more review about Ireland or that even mentions Ireland, I’m going to scream...

Howth - The Perfect Daytrip in County Dublin

Sat, 7 Jul 2001 01:50:41 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vein - Very few places manage to completely impress me. I am one of those people who always manage to find something wrong with places I visit. Even in the cities I love, I can name at least a handful of negative points.

When I first saw...