Book Reviews and Money Saving Tips

The review below still stands as it is a beautiful watch and in the just over two weeks it worked, it became my favorite.  I have attached a photo to show the problem.  The red sweep hand has somehow become loose and consequently jammed the hour hands stopping the watch. The watch has a five year warranty and you must pay the freight to the watch company plus include a $15.00 check to cover shipping back.  Frankly I am sorely disappointed that it failed and that it will cost me out of pocket expenses to have a watch repaired that did not make three full weeks of ownership.  Incidentally I did not play any sports, do any diving or do any thing untold to break the watch.  It was worn while dining or playing bridge which is hardly strenuous.  So I will be tossing it in the drawer and wearing other watches as I refuse to pay to have a new product covered under warranty. This is a very attractive watch.   It has the same confusing band that I ...

The only down side to this tape measure is it's packaging.  The  price at Walmart was $4.77 which is very reasonable.   The quality seems quite high.  I really like the stay  put feature and it retracts smoothly.  However the packaging is daunting.  It shows a schematic on how to cut it to get the tape out.  The plastic is so tough I broke a razor blade trying to cut it.  It took a serious pruning tool to get it open cutting where they suggested and I still had issues getting the darn plastic off.  A good product and lousy packaging. From the vendor:   The Komelon 16' x 3/4" Self Lock Tape Measure features a revolutionary design and makes a welcome addition to any toolbox. The nylon-coated blade automatically stops itself when it's pulled out. The Komelon tape measure retracts with the push of a button. Use it for several applications such as carpentry, construction, home projects, hobbies and much more. Ko...

First impression as I opened the blanket was it felt like a great big navy blue kitten or bunny.  It is really soft!  I doubt this blanket will ever see a stadium but it will most definitely see a lot of  TV shows.    It appears to be well made and did I mention it is really soft, really really soft.  This is an ideal cuddle up in front of the fireplace or TV blanket.  On the other hand, this is so soft you wouldn't hesitate to drape it over the fender of your priceless classic car to work on the engine.  It's that soft. ·                            100% polyester ·                            Imported ·            ...

If you have a Total Wine store in your area, I strongly recommend checking it out.   My first visit was jaw dropping.  Of course, coming from Pennsylvania where you can't buy wine or liquor anywhere but the state run monopoly may have colored my reaction.   The quality and selection at Total Wine is just amazing.   They have bottles of decent wine for as little as $3.50.  They have their own house wine which is quite palatable.  But get this,  THEY TAKE RETURNS!  Yeah, you read it correctly, they take returns.  They will recommend product and then add that if you don't like it, return it!  Flabbergasted, I say I was flabbergasted!  My wise acre personality had to ask the guy,"how much has to be left in the bottle?"  I meant it jokingly but he said, we prefer at least half a bottle remain if you  don't like it.   If it takes a half a bottle to determine whether you like something, you...