Consumer Thoughts

Apparently, many freeware sites give out 5-star ratings indiscriminately to junkware. Check out this article at Successful Software about the awards scam.

In the market for a cute and different suitcase for a kid, or yourself? Check out this Turtle Trolley, a rolling suitcase, $75 at Flight001.

There are several items, including lamps and banks, based on the Titanic. Fifteen hundred people died the night the ship sank. That is half the number of people who died in the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York. In 80 years, will there be banks and lamps that appear to be collapsing in [...]

In the summer, it’s always nice to relax outdoors with a drink, be it a can of soda, a glass of lemonade or iced tea, or something with more, um, punch. Well, there are several ways to protect your beverage from bugs, and even spills. First up are Quik Tops can sealers, which attach a [...]

Hmmm… watermelon-flavored Sigmund Freud suckers! How strange and creepily realistic. You can’t buy them individually… just a box of 24 for $27.95 at Archie McPhee.

This Mini File Cabinet is so cute! It holds 750 business cards and also has a little clock on the front.

Too cute – Dash, Smidgen, and Pinch measuring spoons! No more guesswork, hehe! $4.75 at Spoon Sisters

If you enjoy funny customer service stories, you’ll love Dear Valued Customer. It has tons of stories, from banks crediting random accounts with millions of dollars, to embarrassing e-mails sent around the world. Click to check it out. Also, right now Amazon has a 4-for-3 deal going on. Add any 4 items to your cart [...]

Everyone’s familiar with the folder concept used by PCs… this cute little flash drive that looks like a folder just keeps the theme going. Unfortunately it’s not yet available. via Apartment Therapy’s Home Tech

My dad’s been in the hospital with a blocked artery – nothing contagious. Today around 10am, he was moved out of ICU to a regular room, at which point he asked for some water. The nurse’s aide brought him a small pitcher full of ice water, large enough to hold 3-4 glasses’ worth of water, [...]