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I was thinking that it would be good to have a thread that could be used for two things: 1. Recommending products that you own or have used and are worth the money. Especially for things that most people wouldn't normally think of or are hard to find unbiased reviews for, and might make good gifts for Christmas. Please give a link to the web page for the product! 2. Asking for recommendations for things that don't have their own thread. Example: if you want a computer monitor, there's already a thread, as there is for hot sauce, kitchen knives, and bookshelf speakers. But for more obscure things you should ask here! So I'll kick it off with three recommendations:
Okay, and also a request:
SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS (I'll try to update this occasionally with items that lots of people agree are awesome):
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lamb posted:Magic erasers are the best things ever if you have kids. They take scuffs off of walls, hard water stains off of faucets and clean soap scum with only water. They're the only product I can think of that I've bought for other people just because I was excited for them to try it. I pity people who don't know about these yet. Being a huge geek, I had to look up how it worked, and it's really neat, it's like a really fine sandpaper, but made of a soft material so it won't scratch the surface. I'm always amazed by how well they work. Here's another request: What is the best fluorescent light bulb? Based on price, longevity, colour (daylight or incandescent/warm, as long as it doesn't look like a fluorescent light)... edit: Elijya posted:Use a metal cigarette case as a wallet. They're sturdy and classy. I also hate thick wallets in my pants, and the cigarette case I've had for ten years is always the same slim size. It prevents you from carrying too much crap in your wallet, as when it starts to get full, you prioritize and realize all the cards you don't really need. It also is a conversation starter as a lot of people ask about it.
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Nov 27, 2010 04:37
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RaoulDuke12 posted:Wireless Routers: Mine actually was failing (randomly crashing, but it was a soft crash, as a push of the reset button on the back would make it work again, but lose all my WiFi settings) until I installed the Tomato Firmware a year ago. Rock solid since then. You need one of the original-generation WRT54Gs though, since the newer ones don't have enough memory (or something like that) to run Tomato. So yeah, I second your recommendation, and also recommend the Tomato firmware. edit: Which Zojirushi rice cooker is the one to get? I'm intrigued. Sgs-Cruz has a new favorite as of 17:38 on Nov 27, 2010 |
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Nov 27, 2010 17:34
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Reik posted:Request: I need a good laptop stand for work. My laptop gets hotter than hell sitting on my desk, and I've seen those ones with fans that you plug in via USB and such. My wife has the Rain mStand: http://www.amazon.com/mStand-Laptop-Stand-Rain-Design/dp/B000OOYECC It's designed for Macs (same aluminium finish as the MacBook Pro) but it will obviously work with anything. It's very solidly built and looks quite nice when there's no laptop on it. Probably more expensive than it needs to be because Apple people are used to getting hosed on the price. Anyway, use that along with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and you've got a pretty nice desktop replacement.
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Nov 27, 2010 21:12
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Illegibly Eligible posted:You want to use Gillette Aftershave Gel. This stuff is better than anything you're currently putting on your flesh after you rake an ultrasharp blade across it, including A+D or antibiotic ointment. It's very lightly scented and actually smells good, doesn't burn when you put it on, and dries very fast so it doesn't feel greasy or oily. I use it on my head and face after I shave them and never get any breakouts or pimples. Don't bother with Gillette's aftershave lotion though, it's total poo poo. Illegibly Eligible posted:Request: Can anyone recommend a deodorant/antiperspirant that's a clear gel, actually works, and doesn't contain aluminum? Right now I'm using Gillette stuff that I find next to my aftershave - it works great but it has aluminum and from what I hear that may contribute to Alzheimer's.
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Dec 1, 2010 18:00
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Jack Napier posted:LED stuff This is great, really informative, thanks! I have been thinking about getting some LED bulbs. Do you know if anybody makes an LED bulb that is, like, the size of an old-fashioned incandescent bulb, but is, say, 5x brighter? I don't care if the LED bulb even draws a full 60W. My bathroom (rented apartment) has this mega-old fixture that can't fit anything larger than a traditional bulb, but with a single CFL in there, it's way too dim to do any kind of tweezing, makeup, etc. Kind of like they do with cars -- use the new more-efficient technology to give us the same energy consumption as the old style, but way more output. (edit: 'power' was the wrong word to use here, heh) Sgs-Cruz has a new favorite as of 18:07 on Dec 1, 2010 |
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Dec 1, 2010 18:05
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I.T Zander posted:Requesting an umbrella that won't break in the wind/possibly has a warranty. Yes. Christ, yes. I would pay quite a bit of money for an actually strong umbrella.
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Dec 2, 2010 17:18
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Link? Googling gets me this  http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...688&marketID=39
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Dec 2, 2010 17:36
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Bhodi posted:There are so many people here recommending good oral hygene products, but this one beats them all: Haha, when I first glanced at that I thought it was a weird-looking mask or something. It looks like the face of one of the aliens from Star Wars.
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Dec 2, 2010 23:23
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hello ladies
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Dec 2, 2010 23:51
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PirateDentist posted:I know a lot of people who use those, "gaming" mice are usually just highly accurate. Works just fine. You can't go wrong with anything Logitech. The only downside is their loving drivers. 70 MB for a mouse driver? What could it possibly be doing to two analog signals and six or so logical signals that requires so much code? I use the bog-standard Logitech wheel mouse and it's great. I wouldn't even install the Logitech drivers at all, except I am addicted to having my middle mouse button (wheel-click) be a double-click, and for some reason Microsoft has never offered this as a standard feature in Windows.
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Dec 6, 2010 05:10
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It also makes a great trap for people stealing your stuff. I once ran out of contact fluid so 'borrowed' some Clear Care from my housemate Dan. Put it in my ordinary plastic contact case. Go to put the first one in the next morning: I'd never had my eye involuntarily clamp shut and feel like there was hot coals in there like that before... or since.
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Dec 6, 2010 06:03
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uG posted:Seeing that MasterCard just pulled the plug on WikiLeaks I think i'll pass on this. Not that I don't agree with you, but I think we should try to keep politics out of this thread. Cell phones are made with "conflict coltan", motorcycles contribute to carbon emissions, etc. All good points, but I think this isn't the thread for it.
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Dec 7, 2010 01:36
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I have learned from this thread that the entire epidermis of your average goon — lips, hands, feet, face, everything — is a dried-out husk from October to May.
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Dec 7, 2010 05:28
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Mirena: IUD for you, IED for your partner's dick. Tufty- post a trip report for the Contigo Autoseal, I want to know if others have good experiences as well.
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Dec 9, 2010 01:40
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melon cat posted:Where can you find these? I haven't been able to find it anywhere here in Ontario. I would suggest Shopper's but you already tried that since that's the only place that sells stuff like this in Ontario. So, uh, I suggest trying a different Shopper's. (A quick Google search suggests that Rexall/PharmaPlus stores carry Neutrogena products, but maybe not all their products.)
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Dec 9, 2010 08:08
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Jeffrey Colon posted:So I bought a Contigo travel mug based on recommendation from this thread.. but every time I press the button to open the mouth, it gets jammed and stays open which effectively causes it to lose heat at double speed. Anyone else have this happen to them? Its rather annoying because the only way to get it to close is to open it up and pry it closed. Yeah, it's not supposed to do that. I've had three (got one as a gift, left it on the train, and bought a two-pack to replace it) and none of them do that. Suggest you exchange it for a new one at the store you bought it from.
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Dec 10, 2010 20:00
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DeeDee posted:Well dis fuggin blender is on sale! Holy gently caress, 1560 watts? There are room space heaters that draw less power than that. You almost need a 20-amp circuit just to run the thing! I want one...
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Dec 16, 2010 21:05
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DrBouvenstein posted:If you're willing to shell out a lot more you can get a Saddleback bag. I love stuff like this. When he talks on that page about how they design the bags to last 50+ years of use, like putting rivets in the places where the seams would wear out after 30 years -- I tear up a little. Someday I'm going to buy stuff like this. Do my part to support real craftsmanship and fight against the throw-away society. But yeah, $310 for the medium satchel, that's going to have to wait until I have a real job.
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Dec 17, 2010 17:25
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If anyone wants to be a good samaritan, can you point out some stuff in this thread that more than one person has agreed is worth purchasing, so that I can add it to the OP? I've already got the Magic Eraser, Zojirushi rice cooker, Litter-Robot thing for your cat to poo poo in, and the Logitech MX518 mouse.
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Dec 18, 2010 01:01
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Man, this thread has turned out really well. Thanks goons!!
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Dec 30, 2010 05:30
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doritos posted:So, let me get this right. 100% of a lightbulb's electicity use is waste heat. Presumably the light output is from some other magic energy source. Also, the elements in an electric heater never produce waste light. First, incandescent light bulbs are only about 10% efficient at turning electrical energy into light. Most of it is heat in the first place. Then when that light hits the wall and is absorbed, it's converted into heat. None of the incoming electrical energy ends up anywhere except as heat. (I suppose if you shine the bulb on a plant, you end up with some energy in the chemical bonds in the plant.) So you are both right. Some energy does indeed leave the bulb as radiation (light), not heat. But it ends up as heat eventually, so 10 hundred-watt light bulbs will have the same effect as a 1000-watt electric space heater.
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Dec 30, 2010 19:01
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KublaKhan posted:http://www.amazon.com/Autel-MaxiScan-MS300-OBD-II-Scan/dp/B001LHVOVK/ Ordering this tonight. Thanks, user KublaKhan (and Amazon for giving me free Prime shipping for a year)!
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Jan 4, 2011 05:19
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Bloody Mayhem posted:Can someone recommend a good general shopping site for Canada? There are many great recommendations in this thread that I'd really like to try out (especially for dental hygiene), but none of them will ship to Canada from Amazon I don't know of anything. Along with cheap cell phones and air travel, good online shopping is just one of those things that Canada is apparently just too big and spread out to support  (I've been living in the U.S. for 2.5 years but am from Burlington, ON)
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Jan 6, 2011 01:08
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It's a little more than you want to spend (unless you get the really small one), but in my experience, the Bodum Chambord line has been perfect. They're borosilicate glass, so you have to be careful when washing them, but I use it nearly every morning. example: http://www.google.com/products/cata...ved=0CGEQ8wIwAQ (There are lots of different sizes depending on what you want.) There's also the Aeropress coffee maker. It's not a French press, but everyone was raving about it earlier. The link is in the OP now. I like breakfast blend (light roast) coffees, so my tastes aren't for everyone, but my two favourite coffees in the entire world are (1) The breakfast blend from Cooke's Fine Foods in Kingston, Ontario (for some reason they don't sell it online) and (2) The "Cauca" light/medium blend from George Howell Terroir Coffee (apparently the site is down right now). They sell it at True Grounds in Ball Square, Somerville, MA, three blocks from my house, but I'm assuming you can order it online as well. I think most 'coffee people' will tell you that the best coffee is the one you can get near your house, so that you know it was roasted recently. I've found that if you're in a large-ish city, the Chowhound forums (chowhound.com) are great for finding coffee roasters. Yelp is good too. You'll also probably want a grinder (I have this one and it works really well) because (a) you need a coarser grind for a french press than for a drip coffee maker, and (b) it tastes better freshly ground! Actually, if anyone else has any suggestions for good light roast coffee (or really any coffee that doesn't taste horribly burned like Starbucks), I'd love to hear it! Sgs-Cruz has a new favorite as of 06:31 on Jan 7, 2011 |
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Jan 7, 2011 06:22
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This thread has been great so far, but the last couple pages have been mostly people asking for recommendations without suggesting anything. Don't be shy, people, let us know the stuff you use and like! (Also, don't forget to give a link to the product website or somewhere where you can buy it.)
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Jan 7, 2011 06:24
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SuitcasePimp posted:For all your coffee needs you can't go wrong with Intelligentsia: http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/ I know they sell this stuff at a hipster/lesbian coffee shop five minutes walk from my house. Sadly I've never been there, nor had Intelligentsia. I will check it out! I'm liking the sound of their breakfast blend: Intelligentsia Coffee posted:El Gallo Organic Breakfast Blend I think it's the "fruit-like acidity" that I like about the Cooke's breakfast blend. I know what I like, I just can't put it into words like they can.
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Jan 8, 2011 05:28
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Merou posted:Theres lesbian coffee shops? I'm mainly joking, it's not at all just for lesbians. It's just a popular coffee shop for gay people (mainly women) in this area to hang out at.
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Jan 8, 2011 21:25
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BonoMan posted:I'm recently learning some programming and therefore have a few 800 page bigass books. It can get annoying lugging these things around and flicking through them on my desk. Is there like a book-page-holder-propper-upper-thing for very large books to make them easier to handle when you're often following along? Haha I asked for this (well, sort of) in the OP and never got an answer  Also, awesome that this thread is still going! I kind of forgot about it once it got booted out of GBS.
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Feb 16, 2011 04:49
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blk posted:A couple of domestic things here: Go to Bed Bath & Beyond (if you're in the U.S.) and get a Simple Human trash can. You'll pay almost $100 for a kitchen-size one but it's the last garbage can you'll ever buy. (There are multiple shapes available; I have the half-circle one so it sits flat against my wall.) They are fantastic. The bag goes on an internal plastic can that sits inside the main stainless steel can, so you don't see it from outside, and yet it's easy to change... the only issue is that if you get gunk on the stainless steel, it looks bad. But a quick wipe with glass cleaner (Windex etc.) takes care of it. I know it's expensive, but in this case I think it's actually worth it. edit: Here is the one I have. I should also mention that although SimpleHuman sells their own line of bags that are supposed to fit their garbage cans super-well, I just use ordinary Glad tall kitchen drawstring bags with no problem. Sgs-Cruz has a new favorite as of 01:17 on Feb 27, 2011 |
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Feb 27, 2011 01:13
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boondocksts posted:I am looking for a good water flosser, this WaterPik seems to be the most highly rated on amazon. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I have the countertop space so I don't need one of the small ones. That's really funny, the one you bring up here was recommended like a hundred times in the first couple weeks of this thread, to the point where I even included it in the OP.
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Dec 21, 2011 06:06
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