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Got it recently, put it into my new camera and voila… pics are stored. Took it out and put it into my computer to download…. No problem. Formated it again in my camera to delete all old pics… Works fine. For the price, well worth it. Bought a lot of cheap ones from China but 85% of them don’t work. If it is too cheap, usually a good reason. With these memory card prices dropping a great deal, don’t buy the fake cheap ones. Wouldn’t want to lose pics of my kids to save another $5 or so….
Ventura Steel Mini Bicycle

I’m sure that this vacuum is indeed the best choice in the $100 or less price range. It does a very good job of cleaning carpet–as good as our old Kenmore Progressive upright vacuum which was $250 or so about 8 years ago–and has a powerful 12 amp motor. It’s inexpensive, and it cleans carpet well.

Yes. This is all true.

However . . . this thing feels CHEAP. I understand that an under a $100 vacuum is not going to be built to the same standards as one two or three times as expensive . . . but . . . I still expect it to be a well designed product no matter what the price. This vacuum is not. The dust bag cover fits poorly and has–I kid you not–a full quarter inch of play between it and the mating surface. When the suction is on, air pressure will push the seal against the mating flange, yes, but when the vacuum is off . . . well, it’s just not sealed. And also this dust bag cover DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTUAL LATCH. You latch it by flexing the whole cover downward enough that the catch clears the top notch in the body that secures it.

Next in the list of poorly designed items comes the back cord windup. It looks and feels like an after thought. There is a top and a bottom “L” bracket around which you wind the cord, but the vacuum hose is right there in between, which forces the cord winding coil to be bulged out and to feel insecure. Don’t get me wrong. It does work. Or it would have if my unit hadn’t been defective, that is (more on this in a second). But even though it works, it’s the sort of thing that would annoy me every single time I used the vacuum. And, in my case, the “C” shaped rubber clip at the base of the plug (molded into it) had so small a channel that there WAS NO WAY that it would actually grab one of the earlier winding loops of the cord so that the whole coiling would remain secure and in place! And, on top of that, the “guide hook” at the top “L” bracket which is supposed to hold the cord in place in a convenient location while yo
Proraso Shaving Cream

I’m normally a leniant guy when it comes to films. I enjoy Arnold Schwarzenneggar films and can sit through Superman films but Entrapment bored me to death. If my bike wasn’t chained to my friend’s I would have left. I recommend this film to insomniacs only. Use the money you would spend on this to chuck at a walll, it would be a better use!

SERIOUSLY THE WORST FILM OF THE DECADE!
Entrapment

an HDMI cable under $10. isn’t that what this is about? I still remember the look on an associate’s face at a big box store trying to sell me a $60 cable. it was hard not to laugh.
I have had no qualms ever with purchasing an off-brand cable. they are so cheap that if it fails after 1 year i do not mind replacing. I think i only have one big brand cable in all my gear and that was a gift.

The cable works as expected. the price was right. end of story.
Nikon Original Lens Pen

Artemis Fowl is a magical action story. In the beginning Artemis goes to Cairo to visit a sprit. He goes to download a book. Next he captures a fairy named Captain Short. The fairies try to get Captain Short back. They send in a troll to kill Artemis to free her, then they send ransom money. They get Captain Short back, but then they want their money back. Finally, they bombed the house, but Artemis and Butler, the butler, survive.
Cuticura Cooling and Soothing

You will only know if you have been totally brainwashed by religion by reading this book with an open mind and ears to hear. If you can then you will be truely blessed by dialogue that takes place between God and a plain old human being that sincerely wanted answers to the hard questions in his own life. This book could possibly change you life like nothing else you have ever read. Take a chance…if you have been considering it…it may just be your time?
Sigma 18 50mm F

The Garmin Portable Friction mount was recommended to us and we are very happy with it. It sits on the dash and does not move at all. It can be put in the console so that no one can see that we own a GPS. It is stable, strong and we are very happy with it. And…. it is much cheaper on Amazon than other sites.
Classic Straight USB Cable

The book Artemis Fowl is a great book! It takes you into a world that you never thought that you world exsist. The book is about a young matermind. He is on a quest to trick the fairy world into giving him their precious gold. During the course of this book, there are true dynamic characters. There are also some very good morals of this as well. You learn that money isn’t everything and that though it might be a little weird a friendship is the best thing that you could possibly have; even when you are trying to trick the smartest technology in the unknown world. The end of “Artemis Fowl is truly remarkable. I won’t spoil it for any of you reader’s thinking about reading it though. It is a true piece of irony. I would recomend this piece of literature to anyone who as an open mind and imagination. This book truly is out of the known world.
Cable Car Transportation Photographic

bought Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card TS8GSDHC6 for Canon Rebel XS. I was using Class 4 and jump to class 6 was a noticeable difference in speed and the number of photos. When in automatic mode this thing took 18 pictures in continues mode and wasn’t slowing down! Class 4 only took like 12 to 18 then it lagged. Love Transcend products especially their SDHC memory cards, I trust them and they have never let me down on ANY of their products.
Super Sensitive Red Label

The Kodak camera was faulty and failed right out of the package. Considering the success of the Flip, I just returned it and went with the better competitor. Unfortunately the memory chip went with it. But i’ve had good results with these SD chips.
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