What are the top products currently making headlines in the news and why?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around various consumer products that are currently making headlines, with participants sharing their personal favorites and experiences. The scope includes food items, household appliances, grooming tools, and more, reflecting a mix of opinions and preferences.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express strong preferences for specific food items, such as Nutella, which is described as both delicious and misleadingly marketed as healthy.
  • Several participants share their experiences with household products, like the effectiveness of Formula 409 cleaner and the convenience of Keurig coffee makers.
  • There are mentions of various brands and products, including Dell computers for their customer service and the Furminator deShedding tool for pet grooming.
  • Some participants discuss their experiences with different types of batteries and chargers, highlighting the reliability of Eneloop batteries.
  • One participant introduces polymer clay and its artistic applications, contrasting it with another material, Polymorph.
  • There is a light-hearted exchange about personal grooming and colognes, with participants sharing their favorite scents.
  • Tools and workgear are briefly mentioned, with a participant listing specific hand tools and work clothing preferences.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share their individual preferences without reaching a consensus on which products are superior. Multiple competing views and experiences are presented, particularly regarding food items and household products.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes subjective opinions and personal anecdotes, which may not reflect broader consumer trends or product effectiveness. Some claims about product performance are based on individual experiences and may not be universally applicable.

  • #31
Zout!

Got stains... don't pout, Zout gets the stains out.
(Even that tasty sauerkraut, and that liverwurst made from pigs' snout).
It works so well, you'll want to shout.

Clothes looking so good you can tout about some clout,
Without getting called a lout...
As long as you don't spout so much to get in a bout.
(Remember to act like an Eagle Scout!)

Unfortunately it can do nothing about your gout.
(For that -- you should consider that fact you're too stout...)

It also won't help you snare a trout,
it won't help you repair your grout,
And it won't help your veggies sprout -- when there's a drought.

For those tasks, you'll need to go some other route.​

Seriously, I use about a third of a bottle for every load of "baby laundry," but it does get almost all stains out (excepting the felt-tip ink pens I like to use... and that little E likes to steal off the edge of my desk and use to write on herself -- augh!). I've suggested this to all kinds of other people -- including my mom, and they agree it's the best clothes stain remover on the market.

I also couldn't live without my steam generator iron.
 
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  • #32
physics girl phd said:
Zout!

Got stains... don't pout, Zout gets the stains out.
(Even that tasty sauerkraut, and that liverwurst made from pigs' snout).
It works so well, you'll want to shout.

Clothes looking so good you can tout about some clout,
Without getting called a lout...
As long as you don't spout so much to get in a bout.
(Remember to act like an Eagle Scout!)

Unfortunately it can do nothing about your gout.
(For that -- you should consider that fact you're too stout...)

It also won't help you snare a trout,
it won't help you repair your grout,
And it won't help your veggies sprout -- when there's a drought.

For those tasks, you'll need to go some other route.​

Seriously, I use about a third of a bottle for every load of "baby laundry," but it does get almost all stains out (excepting the felt-tip ink pens I like to use... and that little E likes to steal off the edge of my desk and use to write on herself -- augh!). I've suggested this to all kinds of other people -- including my mom, and they agree it's the best clothes stain remover on the market.

I also couldn't live without my steam generator iron.
Try the new clorox 2, I haven't found anything (including ink) that it won't get out and it doesn't affect color.
 
  • #33
Ivan Seeking said:
Had an issue without newest Dell computer. Suddenly I got the blue screen of death upon boot, even in safe mode. Being that I have a full warranty, I just called and let them talk me through it.

Since then, they have called twice just to make sure everything is still working properly! Now THAT is great customer service!
HP will call you for weeks after a service call making sure you're still happy and everything is ok.

They came out and installed a new motherboard when mine was initially defective. They wanted to come out in 3 days, but I wasn't available and had to postpone them.
 
  • #34
Evo said:
HP will call you for weeks after a service call making sure you're still happy and everything is ok.

They came out and installed a new motherboard when mine was initially defective. They wanted to come out in 3 days, but I wasn't available and had to postpone them.

To me, this is more important that one brand having a slightly better failure rate than another. As long as they fix it fast and make things easy, I'm a happy customer. This assumes of course that I don't see excessive failures or persistent problems, which I've never seen in 7 Dells. [yes, a "Dell" is now a measure of time]

Same with Dell: If its an easy thing to install like a removable drive, they ship it Red. If it gets more involved, either a tech shows up your door with the parts, or a special courier shows up with a box for shipping. We had to ship something once - I think it was Tsu's last computer, when it was new. The turnaround time was about three days, including shipping!

PS, I am really hard on my laptops. When I do field work, the laptop is often exposed to highly unfavorable conditions - temp extremes, humidity extremes [a few times, rain], vibration, air contaminents, ambient pressure changes.
 
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  • #35
Finally! Someone made a jog bra that is ***awesome***! Damn, this thing is so amazing I think men should wear them too.

The Shock Absorber Sports Bra. Unbelievable. Spendy, but worth it, if you really need a sports bra.
 
  • #36
lisab said:
Finally! Someone made a jog bra that is ***awesome***! Damn, this thing is so amazing I think men should wear them too.

The Shock Absorber Sports Bra. Unbelievable. Spendy, but worth it, if you really need a sports bra.
Years ago I started sleeping in a support bra, the result, I think I am the only woman on Earth my age that has the breasts of a 20 year old.

Evo Child is getting enormous, she now understands the need for tight support, I hope that she keeps those things bound tightly whenever they're not in use. I know women that have to lift their breasts in order to button their pants. It is not attractive.
 
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  • #37
Evo said:
Years ago I started sleeping in a support bra, the result, I think I am the only woman on Earth my age that has the breasts of a 20 year old.

Evo Child is getting enormous, she now understands the need for tight support, I hope that she keeps those things bound tightly whenever they're not in use. I know women that have to lift their breasts in order to button their pants. It is not attactive.

My mom jokes that when she was young, she was a 36C. After 4 kids and years of yo-yo dieting, she's now a 36 long.
 
  • #38
lisab said:
Damn, this thing is so amazing I think men should wear them too.

Unless it comes in 34AAAAA I don't think it's for me :-p
 
  • #39
lisab said:
My mom jokes that when she was young, she was a 36C. After 4 kids and years of yo-yo dieting, she's now a 36 long.

I know those genes. Does this sports bra come with a parachute ripcord deployment system? :smile:
 
  • #40
Where would I be without my Ribao SBC-100? It frees up many hours of work so I have more time to play.
 
  • #41
Jimmy Snyder said:
Where would I be without my Ribao SBC-100? It frees up many hours of work so I have more time to play.

Must be really ruff Jimmy. :!)
 
  • #42
My 25 year old craftsman hammer still works like new.
 
  • #43
The General Tso's vegan tofu at Whole Foods deli has fooled numerous meat eaters I know.
Trader Joe's soy chorizo is awesome in homemade mashed potatoes.
I've had my Henckel's Pro "S" knives almost 20 years now, and they're still as good as ever.
 
  • #44
I cannot live without my Kindle e-Reader. ;_;
 
  • #45
Spam. What other product inspired a comedy sketch and musical? (Who says it has to be favorite based on use?).
 
  • #46
In terms of clothes, the only company I like, even if a bit pricey is RRL as you can
get some good reductions on them if you look around.
NSD powerball is another company that I like for exercise.
I don't really have many companies I like, just ones I tolerate for things.
 
  • #48
Organic vegetables are my favorite product.
 
  • #49
locally grown, locally raised, locally constructed. But also, obscure foreign imports. And sometimes Carl's Jr. or McDonalds, or Safeway Deli, or Domino's Pizza. And Pepsi.

Grundens rain gear, XTRA TUFF boots, Victorinox knives, Carhartt clothing.

XBox, Nintendo

MATLAB, Zebra F-301, Ford, Vizio, Acer, Craftsman, Windows, Macintosh.

Think that's just about it.
 
  • #50
I live in Kansas, so if I went with local produce, I'd have no citrus, only corn, wheat and soy. In other words, I'd die. Thank goodness for the ability to bring in food from other areas, it allows people to live here.
 
  • #51
20 Mule Team Boraxo hand cleaner :smile:. Love the grit!
 
  • #52
Pythagorean said:
locally grown.
And a cannery in every town.
 
  • #53
Titanium eyeglasses with plastic lenses. Small mass. I'd rather use such eyeglasses than having a good vision.
 
  • #54
I love my TI-83 Plus. Been using it since I started university and it's never done me wrong ^^
 
  • #55
I''m pretty much stuck on L.L. Bean flannel-lined jeans for cold-weather wear. They are tough and well-made, and it's a whole lot more comfortable to pull these on than to put on thermal underwear, and then normal jeans.
 
  • #56
I guess I'm pretty stuck on Subaru Foresters, too. My wife totaled ours in a single-car accident, but emerged with no injuries. We have another on order. The Forester was 4 years old, and we'll have to pay an extra $7K (over the value of the insurance check) to move up to a 2013 model with some upgrades.

I love my Honda Ridgeline, but in icy weather, I'd gladly take a Forester with studded snows. Subaru does All-Wheel-Drive superbly. There was really no discussion about what we would buy to replace the wrecked Forester. Foregone conclusion.
 
  • #57
Viagra
 
  • #58
I'm a big fan of the Ron Pompeil hair in a can thing. Watching the infomercial where he used it on himself will bring tears to your eyes. Watching it stoned may result in permanent brain damage.
 
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  • #59
Ultrasonic humidifiers! What a vast improvement these are over the older technologies for humidification. But rather than buying one, I used an ultrasonic garden mist maker and an empty plastic jug. It works as well as units costing over $100, but it cost me about $7.

And it's even adjustable. :biggrin: I had to cut a hole in the jug just above the max water level to vent the vapor. Then, by cutting a hole in the old label on the jug and rotating the label, I can control the flow rate coming out of the jug, from 0-100%.

Very efficient! In less than 8 hours it converted about 20 oz of water to vapor. It has a transformer rated at 29 watts. Also, I had the vent reduced to < ~25% open during this time. So most of the vapor [mist] was going back into liquid.
 
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  • #60
You have obviously studied this stuff, Ivan.