Category Archives: Don’t Buy This!

Fisher Paykel Dish Drawer: A Review

Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin

Because the repairman will be here this afternoon, and not, as I was told yesterday, this morning; I find myself with a little time to burn in which I’d like to write about my experience with the dishwasher that warranted … Continue reading →

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Smart Choices?

Posted on September 9, 2009 by admin

The only true shorthand I can think of that might be worthy of such labeling practice is this: Don’t eat anything with ingredients that your grandmother wouldn’t recognize. But the food industry wouldn’t be very gung-ho on that one, would they? Continue reading →

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Simple Shoes: A larger footprint than I expected

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin

Recently, I bought a brand new pair of toddler Simple Shoes for the Little One.  They are stinkin adorable, and I liked, at first blush, the philosophy of the company…..at least the one printed on the box: It starts “with … Continue reading →

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The Shocking Truth about Cat Food

Posted on July 23, 2009 by admin

an orange tabby, he looked like a basketball. For one year, I fed him only a dry, premium brand “lite” food. Rather than lose weight, he actually *gained* it. I just resolved that he must be genetically programmed to be that large. Surely the food that I’d so carefully selected would have otherwise done it’s implied job, right? Continue reading →

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