Products I wholeheartedly endorse

Clodfobble · 02-14-2008, 02:16 PM

I swear we had a thread like this a long time ago, but I have searched and searched and can't find anything. At the risk of ruining a four-year, 5,000-odd-post reputation as a non-spammer, I sometimes find there are certain items that I am eager to recommend to my friends as unexpected gems in the dirtpile of commercially-available items.

First off, Breathe Right nasal strips. These things are amazing. Initially they look like a gimmick, but I've been congested (and disrupting Mr. Clod's sleep with snoring) for so long that I was willing to try anything. Holy cow. They really, really work. The first night I wore one I woke up feeling more rested than I had in months, and I'm told the snoring has stopped. I've used them every night since.

Anyone else have a recommendation to share?

lookout123 · 02-14-2008, 02:20 PM

Bruce, can we get rid of this spam?

aimeecc · 02-14-2008, 02:26 PM

Wigwam Ultimax Cool Lite Socks. My feet always sweat, and by the end of the day they are soaking wet and stinky. Until I found these socks. My feet really appreciate me spending a few extra bucks on socks that keep them dry.

glatt · 02-14-2008, 02:39 PM

The Aerolatte.

It seems like a gimmick, and it is, if you don't like lattes. But with this little battery powered frother you can have better lattes at home than you can get from $tarbuck$. Fill a coffee mug an inch or two deep with milk. Microwave that milk for 30-45 seconds. Froth it for 5 seconds with the Aerolatte. Immediately rinse the Aerolatte under the faucet for a second and give it a short spin to get the water off. Pour the coffee into the frothed milk. Enjoy.

Since you aren't brewing with burnt coffee, it tastes better than what $tarbuck$ gives you.

lumberjim · 02-14-2008, 02:51 PM

uniball 207 gel pen

Griff · 02-14-2008, 04:54 PM

Heh, he said uniball.

Flint · 02-14-2008, 04:56 PM

If you take luberjim and re-arrange the letters, it spells uniball.

classicman · 02-14-2008, 05:15 PM

Lube-er-Jim

Cloud · 02-14-2008, 05:21 PM

My little label printer. I luvs it! It's a Brother P-Touch QL-500 and it works so much easier and more conveniently than trying to do labels with a regular printer (or a typewriter). I asked for it at work, and they're like, why do you need that? You have a printer. (My printer SUCKS at labels). So I finally bought the damn thing myself, and I'm sooo glad I did.

It's the little things, ya know?

lumberjim · 02-14-2008, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

If you take luberjim and re-arrange the letters, it spells uniball.

lumberjim

rim jumble
rumble jim
mumbler ji.... ji.... jinx's favorite answer out of these three, i'll wager.

kerosene · 02-14-2008, 05:51 PM

Gamblin oil paints. They are like painting with warm whipped butter.

euphoriatheory · 02-14-2008, 05:52 PM

Crest White Strips. Seriously. Mah teeths is so shiney!

And Toyota. You can't kill these things. I am currently driving a 14 year old Toyota Carolla, and the thing barely even has rust. This is New England, where snow and salt are chewing away at it for 10 months of the year. It amazes me daily how well this thing has served me. I wish I were MORE embarrassed by it, but I'm just not.

jinx · 02-14-2008, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

uniball 207 gel pen

That pen is crap. Zebra J Roller all the way.

Griff · 02-14-2008, 09:55 PM

Heh, she said J roller.

lumberjim · 02-14-2008, 09:57 PM

pah....not even retractable.

besides...if you're going to go zebra...you go all the way

zebra jimnie gel, baby...... :chills:

02-14-2008, 02:16 PM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Products I wholeheartedly endorse I swear we had a thread like this a long time ago, but I have searched and searched and can't find anything. At the risk of ruining a four-year, 5,000-odd-post reputation as a non-spammer, I sometimes find there are certain items that I am eager to recommend to my friends as unexpected gems in the dirtpile of commercially-available items. First off, Breathe Right nasal strips. These things are amazing. Initially they look like a gimmick, but I've been congested (and disrupting Mr. Clod's sleep with snoring) for so long that I was willing to try anything. Holy cow. They really, really work. The first night I wore one I woke up feeling more rested than I had in months, and I'm told the snoring has stopped. I've used them every night since. Anyone else have a recommendation to share?

02-14-2008, 02:20 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Bruce, can we get rid of this spam? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-14-2008, 02:51 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	uniball 207 gel pen __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-14-2008, 04:54 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Heh, he said uniball. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-14-2008, 04:56 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	If you take luberjim and re-arrange the letters, it spells uniball. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-14-2008, 02:26 PM	#3
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	Wigwam Ultimax Cool Lite Socks. My feet always sweat, and by the end of the day they are soaking wet and stinky. Until I found these socks. My feet really appreciate me spending a few extra bucks on socks that keep them dry.

02-14-2008, 02:39 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Aerolatte. It seems like a gimmick, and it is, if you don't like lattes. But with this little battery powered frother you can have better lattes at home than you can get from $tarbuck$. Fill a coffee mug an inch or two deep with milk. Microwave that milk for 30-45 seconds. Froth it for 5 seconds with the Aerolatte. Immediately rinse the Aerolatte under the faucet for a second and give it a short spin to get the water off. Pour the coffee into the frothed milk. Enjoy. Since you aren't brewing with burnt coffee, it tastes better than what $tarbuck$ gives you.

02-14-2008, 05:15 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Lube-er-Jim __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-14-2008, 05:21 PM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	My little label printer. I luvs it! It's a Brother P-Touch QL-500 and it works so much easier and more conveniently than trying to do labels with a regular printer (or a typewriter). I asked for it at work, and they're like, why do you need that? You have a printer. (My printer SUCKS at labels). So I finally bought the damn thing myself, and I'm sooo glad I did. It's the little things, ya know? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-14-2008, 05:51 PM	#11
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Gamblin oil paints. They are like painting with warm whipped butter.

02-14-2008, 05:52 PM	#12
euphoriatheory Sealed for your protection. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Hampshire. (It's a real state. It's north of Boston.) Posts: 71	Crest White Strips. Seriously. Mah teeths is so shiney! And Toyota. You can't kill these things. I am currently driving a 14 year old Toyota Carolla, and the thing barely even has rust. This is New England, where snow and salt are chewing away at it for 10 months of the year. It amazes me daily how well this thing has served me. I wish I were MORE embarrassed by it, but I'm just not.

02-14-2008, 09:55 PM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Heh, she said J roller. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-14-2008, 09:57 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	pah....not even retractable. besides...if you're going to go zebra...you go all the way zebra jimnie gel, baby...... :chills: __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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