Curiosity killed the cat

Reviewer Comments: A lot of people gave good reviews on this Duo Eye Shadow Cream that’s why I was tempted to try it.I have tried different eye shadows but this Duo Eye Shadow cream was the WORST….Its very greasy, it’s gooey, the color fades and it even smudges and to top it off it CREASES MAJORLY few minutes(less than 30 mins!) after applying.
Don’t be a victim!!!Put your [$] on more worthy products.

Originally posted at EyesLipsFace.com (legalese)

Yankee Stadium Seat Numbering System

Reviewer Comments: I have never seen such a goofy seat numbering system in all my life. When you buy 2 tickets in section 610, row A, seats 5 and 6, you would think that the two seats would be next to each other, right??? Well they’re not! One seat is directly behind the other! Yankee stadium has two rows per letter! Hence there is one row A with seats 1 through 5, and directly behind there is another row A with seats 6 through 10. So seats 5 and 6 are in different rows! [...] Who dreamed up this seating system, George Castanza?

Originally posted at TicketsNow (legalese)

If only the radio worked!!

Reviewer Comments: I THOUGHT I had found the perfect alarm clock when I bought this on Wednesday. Nice slim stylish design, sound is decent for the small speakers, plays my iPod, pleasant soothing nature sounds to fall asleep, relax around the house or wake up to, the light on the clock is a cool blue and can be dimmed or even turned off completely, and even the basic alarm beep is gentle and not jarring like most alarms.

UNFORTUNATELY however, the RADIO reception leaves a LOT to be desired. I took the first unit back today and exchanged it for a new one, but this one is just as bad. It will pick up a station fine, and then if I touch the unit or even walk around the room it will develop not only static, but horrible feedback noises that are INTOLERABLE. The first one I bought was worse - when trying to tune in a station, I got really weak signals and then another station’s music playing loudly over the top of the station I had actually selected - in fact, it played the same music over the top of every single station, so it was basically untunable.

I’m really sad because otherwise it’s a great little unit. I don’t understand why after 100 years it is so hard to make a basic radio that just WORKS! It’s like the fancy cell phones that take photos, send email, etc. but the actual phone reception and sound is lousy. I guess some people don’t care about a radio if they can play their iPod, but if you’re going to include a feature on a product, just make it work for crying out loud! I was even thinking of trying out the iSound Spa Max model, but I just read some reviews on here that the radio reception is just as horrible on those models, too. Arrrghh!

I’m thinking at this point I will keep it, but I am really frustrated that I have to sacrifice the radio functionality just to have the other features that I like.

Originally posted at HoMedics (legalese)

What a waste of money….

Reviewer Comments: I feel compelled to write this review especially after reading so many POSITIVE reviews for this toy. There are several reasons why I believe it is a waste of money, but will try and keep it to a few main reasons why I think the box/instructions mislead the buyer into thinking that this toy is fun and easy.

First off, if you enjoy charging your toys repeatedbly each time you want to play with them, then this is for you. The manual says, “charge for a minimum of 20 minutes with a charge lasting approximately 7 minutes of fly time”…yes, 7 minutes. Next, it says it can fly easily in small spaces - this is absurdly false. I don’t know what their definition of a ’small space’ is, but if it isn’t in a room 20×20 without furniture, then forget about it. Now, if they mean fly it in small spaces for less than 2 seconds of fly time before it crashes, then this would qualify I suppose. The fact of the matter is, this toy can’t just ‘hover’ which I thought it might since it bosted it flys just like a dragonfly. Nope, if you don’t clear a long runway before you launch it, expect it to crash within a couple of seconds, pick it back up, and repeat….this was very frustrating and quite honestly, no fun at all.

We then proceeded to take it outside to test it out. Ha! If you have ANY wind > 3 or 4 mph, then expect the wind to take it and do whatever it wants to do with it - it simply isn’t heavy enough or powerful enough to overtake the wind.

All of these positive reviews must be coming from people associated with building/inventing it.

Originally posted at Radio Shack (legalese)

Don’t be fooled by the price

Reviewer Comments: For the price of these pots I should be cooking like a professional chef. I have never had so much food stick to the bottom of a pan before. No need to work out my arms at the gym, I just need to try and clean the bottom of these pots. I will never buy them again.

Originally posted at Cookware.com (legalese)

Doesn’t last.. not worth the money

Reviewer Comments: I bought the Waterslide in April of 2008. My kids (4, 5 and 6) used it about 10 times and had a good time. THEN… it started rotting from the inside out. You cannot patch or fix that. It doesn’t hold air and collapses when they climb up the wall and takes waaay too long to dry. It will NEVER fold up in the bag they give you so don’t even try! It is only June, and for 2 months of use it was NOT worth the money. No problems with tears… but I have patched it soooo many times due to holes everywhere and the glue is only good for maybe 2 uses. Needs better material and better quality. And the bees looove it due to the bright yellow and orange colors!!

The blower stopped working the FIRST day. It worked for 15 minutes then shut off. Luckily we had a blower from another inflatable bouncer we had. Never got it fixed nor heard back from the company after I faxed them. (with their so called fax number)

Originally posted at Toys R Us (legalese)

Could make a scout leader red with rage

Reviewer Comments: I had the unfortunate privilege of using this piece of gear during a scouting event out to Joshua Tree. I had three other scout leaders with me, and we wanted a cup of coffee in the mornings. Easy right? No! I’ve had many years of working in a cafe, and have made coffee all over the world… this thing was so frustrating that we ended up skipping coffee. The filter clogs even with minimal grinds inside, and does not create a good seal with the container, so even if you’re being gentle and give the grinds enough time to settle, you will still be drinking the grinds in the final product.
As if your trouble wasn’t over from there, this thing is a pain to clean without running water nearby (and with all the gray water rules this could be illegal depending on where you are). Like one of the other scout leaders said on that trip, “Save your money… you’ll get better results using your sock.”

Originally posted at REI (legalese)

It’s ALIVE!

Reviewer Comments: This washer wobbles and shakes. In time it with burrow itself into my floor covering. I’m going to keep an eye on it for a couple days, but might have to call customer service. I’m scared that it’s going to attack me while I sleep.

Originally posted at Abt Electronics (legalese)

Not Impressed

Reviewer Comments: The best I can say at this time is it does throw tennis balls. One of the reasons for the machine was I have recently had rotator cuff surgery. I was looking for a way to recover muscle memory. I know ball machines are not perfect but I was very lucky to get two balls in a row within 10 feet of each other. This was with osilation off, one notch above level evelation and one notch of top spin from center with a speed of 40 mph. Now to be clear. I received this request for comments well before the machine arrived. It has rained all but two days since receiving it. I followed the instructions to a tee but have only used it one time. After the 10 hour breakin period and being able to use new tennis balls (suppose to use old balls the first 10 hours)I hope I like it much more. If not I will have wasted a great deal of limited resources to no avail. Also, it will not fit in the trunk of my car. I must admit it is very good at wearing it’s seatbelt. LOL

Originally posted at The Tennis Ball Machine Superstore (legalese)

Loud, Smelly, Falling Apart, too much $$

Reviewer Comments: Pro: * It does hold dirty diapersCons: * Difficult to put together, not something you can just open the box and go. * It is top heavy, so when the top is open and there is nothing in it it tips over. * It does not eliminate odors it amplifies them. * We use the expensive tall kitchen bags because they were the only things we could get to fit in it, the ones they recommend fall out and you end up with stinkey diapers everywhere. * Part are always falling off of it, the cone thing that pushes the diapers down the hatch always falls off. The hatch doors that are supposed to lock the stink away always get stuck in the open position - yuck! * It is so loud! I mean really loud! If we change my son at night, it wakes him up and sometime it wakes my daughter in the next door room, no kidding.I definitely would not recommend this diaper pail, I would have returned it, but I felt bad about returning something that I put my child’s waste in. We trashed it and ended up using a [$] trash can from [...], far more economical and less stinky!

Originally posted at Toys R Us (legalese)