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    10 products to avoid in 2011

    It's the end of the year-time to reflect on our hits and misses. Consumers Union, publisher of ShopSmart, did this with more than 3,000 products and services for their January 2011 issue, to see how the items held up in lab settings and in real life. This year's list of 54 winners and 22 losers has

     

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    • Patricia  •  9 months ago
      what idiot wrote this review? what about for the ppl who have to lug a heavy basket of laundry up and down 2 flights of stairs, plus the heavy laundry detergent and fabric softener? Or for thoes who have to go to the laundry mat? What is easier ligging around laundry detergent, fabric softener and dryer sheets, or one small sheet that does everything? So stupid!!
    • Cristeen  •  1 year 4 months ago
      Are you kidding?! The slap chop is amazing!!! Salsa used to take me an hour to make and now it only takes 10 minutes!!!
    • Sue  •  1 year 4 months ago
      My husband was able to work out in the garden and yard later during the days of this past summer with the help of the OFF CLIP ON. It stopped mosquitoes and small flies from bothering him. Also seemed to deter wasps.
      Whoever tested it didn't know how to use it.
    • Tara  •  1 year 4 months ago
      Purex 3 in 1= inspired genius
    • jabobill  •  1 year 4 months ago
      The ,"slap chop comercial is a good one that is the man selling this antiquated device.
    • Sandra  •  1 year 4 months ago
      I tried it 3-4 times and didn't notice any difference at all in my clothes so I won't use it again.
    • KZ  •  1 year 4 months ago
      We take the Purex 3-1 on the road....saves a lot of extra bottles in the trunk. If works fine for us.
    • eRAT  •  1 year 4 months ago
      Voice actived things are not good for me... they are fun for my parrot, but havoc for me when she plays with them
    • whippetfriend  •  1 year 4 months ago
      I bought and returned Mr. Steamy. It clonked around in my full dryer and it sounded like it was denting it. Never use it at night when people are sleeping
    • DanielB  •  1 year 4 months ago
      LOL @sagehopper: "As I understand natural science...the interior of that drier has to get above 212 degrees to even begin to make steam..most driers operate in the neighborhood of 140-150 degrees F. They work by the heating element de-humidifying the air, and the rushing hot dry air then pulls the moisture out of the clothes inside."

      Dude, water doesn't have to boil to make steam! LOL
    • DanielB  •  1 year 4 months ago
      3 in one? There is only one: Detergent. all I have ever used... Use ultra-concentrated for less carrying and you can control your level of detergent for smaller/larger and messier loads much better.
    • CBF  •  1 year 4 months ago
      My wife is a gourmet cook and when the job isn't big enough for the Cuisinart, she uses this chopper, especially for nuts. So whoever wrote the slam of this product is nuts!
    • tsuri  •  1 year 4 months ago
      Pinning dryer sheets to your clothes works great to keep mesquitos away. We have horrible mesquitos in the summer and I can mow and be outside with no problem. Cheaper than the clip on things. And...the dryer sheets can be a conversation piece - obviously not a fashion statement.
    • christye  •  1 year 4 months ago
      Slap Chop-bwahahahah-I bought one for myself and get one free, so I gave it to my daughter. Hers is still in the box. That is the WORST product I have purchased in a long time! I wouldn't have liked it if it was free!! My hand winds up red and sore-no kidding!!!-and my stuff is NOT chopped up! We will be putting them both in the next garage sale!
    • Heather  •  1 year 4 months ago
      For those of you condemning yahoo or the author of this article, they didn't create the list. A consumer report did. This article is just listing 10 of the 22 fails that the consumer report listed. I cant stand it when someone says "do your research" but obviously hasn't even read where the information has come from, when it's stated right in the article.
    • ernest  •  1 year 4 months ago
      I OWN A 2010 XF AND ITS NEVER BEEN IN THE SHOP. OTHER THAN FOR REG SERVICE.
    • Shirley  •  1 year 4 months ago
      Thank you so much for your blog, Anonymous(Dec. 27, 2010). I, too, live in an area with Mosquitos. Because of your information, I'll go buy Off Clip-On Mosquito Repellent.
    • ChristineK  •  1 year 4 months ago
      I do laundry all the time 24/7!!!! I am a working Mom and I ABSOLUTLY LOVE THE 3 IN 1 LAUNDRY SHEETS!!!!! Smells good, cleans great!! No fuss, no mess, and who wants to lug in those big containers of laundry detergent?? Will never go back to the old laundry soap.
    • john  •  1 year 4 months ago
      all these gimmicks are garbage its mental housewives that buy this grabage
    • john  •  1 year 4 months ago
      anything that bill mayes sold is garbage this guy was the osy annoying turd on the planet plus he was a cokehead

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