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Conair Curl Fusion Ionic Ceramic Styler Hair Dryer is quieter than my wife's last hair dryer which was promoted as being very quiet.   This hair dryer has a much larger fan area than her previous hair dryer.   She has not noticed any difference in the quality of the drying.    She does feel that some way of narrowing the air flow to direct it to more specific areas would be handy.   Overall she is happy with the dryer and hopes that the ceramic heating really does cause less hair damage.   Oh, it does include a volumizing attachment that she said would only work with hair longer than hers.    I guess the biggest reason I like it is that it is quieter.     if reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

Slick little system that enables you to use your own coffee in a Keurig type coffee maker.    It comes with two little cups with lids that you can wrap with a filter and put your own inexpensive coffee into it instead of the grossly priced coffee pods.    If you are truly economical you can even cut about four of these tiny filters out of an ordinary coffee filter.   It works, just not terribly elegant.   I haven’t bought replacement filters yet so the cutting of the large ones comes in handy.    At $8.99 you can replace your cost of purchase after about 12 cups of pod coffee.     ·                      Includes 2 reusable filter holders and 30 single serve coffee filters ·                      Simple to use; Ready in seconds ·                      Economical; Saves money, approximately 50 percent per cup when you use your own                              favorite coffee or tea ·                      Quick and easy to clean up; Just remove and

I didn't even know these things existed until I was recently planning a flight and realized I had no idea what my suitcase weighed.    In the wonderful world of airline ripoff add-ons you can't go blindly through the night wondering how much they are going to gouge you for your suitcase.    This will save you an overage fee the first time you use it.    A great product, this one is more expensive than some of the competition but it is more durable than my friends.   It is very sturdy and I was even able to weigh a small package on it.    A very good purchase that has the potential of saving you some serious cash. If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

If ever there is a day where you need to find a bargain, it is today!  May we all survive our congressional gridlock! The Shadow Man by Mark Murphy--.99 cents for one week! Author Mark Murphy has dropped the price of his  ebook that has everyone talking  to .99 cents from  April 15th-April 22nd.  Boasting 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon and GoodReads,  The Shadow Man  is a quick, deliciously creepy, fun read. Deemed "an enjoyable, well-written and twisty thriller with gruesome aspects balanced by warmth, believable relationships and a likable hero," by  Kirkus Reviews , it follows surgeon Dr. Malcolm King, whose “perfect life” is destroyed as he is named the prime suspect in a serial murder case. But he’s not a killer. (Or is he?) The  Seattle Post Intelligencer  says  The Shadow Man  is  “…downright creepy. . .particularly the ending. You will live Dr. Malcolm's physical and mental distress trying to piece together sliced up evidence before you and he are cag

This is a tale of customer service or lack there of, Hilfiger the hero vs. Ecko the goat.    I got two belts at the same time.    Both belts were reversible.    One belt was a belt suitable for jeans and the other was dressy.   I am now aware that reversible belts are dramtically less reliable than a normal belt.   I have one other reversible belt that is going on it’s fourth year of use so it isn’t cast in stone that they are unreliable.   However in th is case reliability is certainly questionable. I got both belts as gifts and thus have no receipts or awareness of where they were purchased.   The Hilfiger belt’s buckle separated from the belt while putting it on one day.    The Ecko belt extended on first wearing, by extended I mean the small post that allows the buckle to swivel extended full length and would not retract after swiveling as the other two reversible belts do.    I had no concerns regarding that as the extended post was concealed by the buckle whe

    American Optometric Association says there is no recommended daily intake for lutein and zeaxanthin, most recent studies show a health benefit for lutein supplementation at 10 mg/day and leaxanthin supplementation at 2 mg/day. Lutein (LOO-teen) and zeaxanthin are important nutrients found in green leafy vegetables as well as other foods such as eggs. Many studies have shown that lutein and zeaxanthin reduce the risk of chronic eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts. AMD and cataract incidence are growing. Worldwide, more than 25 million people are affected by age-related macular degeneration and the formation of cataracts. AMD is the leading cause of blindness in people over age 55 in the Western world and the incidence is expected to triple by 2025. This is captured from the American Optometric Association website.   I wasn’t sure how to rate something like this as how do you know that it is working unless you cond

This is the advanced seal, professional version.    These strips do a remarkable job on whitening your teeth.   My wife and I use them every six months and see a discernable difference each time.   My only complaint would be that every box seems to have one or two strips that when you pull it off of the plastic backing it takes the backing with it.    It is very difficult to then separate the adhesive strip from the plastic backing.    Otherwise this is a comparatively easy and so far as I have seen safe method to whiten your teeth.  I might add that you can find some pretty wide ranges between prices on this product.   Amazon often has the best price but I have had some luck on eBay as well.   You can get them in the $25 range if you shop around.   Considering they seem to sell for $40 in the drug store, it is worth taking the time to shop around.  If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recomme