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Interesting - Rike's in Dayton, Shillito's in Cincinnati and Lazarus in Columbus were all operated by Federated Department Stores, parent company of Bloomingdale's in NY, Bullock's and I. Magnin in California, Burdine's in Florida, Abraham&Straus in Brooklyn, Filene's in Boston, Foley's in...

I too am getting tired of the print issues of CR looking like a "cliff notes" ratings summary. The old format where there were fewer topics but were covered in depth were much more informative. Probably that is so you will get an "on-line" subscription. Also, their ratings are no longer as...

Actually, I recently needed to have the pump replaced on my SQ AWN432 washer, and the tech informed me that mechanical timers for those washers are no longer available so is it possible that the advertised 25 year life may be cut short due to lack of available replacement timers? Anyone aware...

Well, Robert, it doesn't seem like 25 years... but we all appreciate every second of hard work you put into establishing and maintaining this website. Truly a labor of love, and you have made this such a wealth of useful and fun information, there isn't much more I can add to what has already...

Interesting, I am also seeing Tide Matic liquid at our local Latino market - there seem to be two versions. One for top loaders and one for front loaders. Haven't tried them yet as I don't much use liquids and while I don't remember the price, they seem to be rather pricey for the size and...

It seems that P&G also discontinued Tide Free and Gentle Ultra Stain Release Liquid. That was only available at Target - at least around here, but haven't seen that in a long time. Would occasionally use that on my sister's stuff, but generally don't use liquids much anyway. P&G loves to play...

Yup, it's true. Two weeks ago and very much by chance, I did a search for Tide Free and Gentle and found this re-launched version on Amazon. The last time I did this, there were a few random boxes of the stuff on Amazon but at ridiculous prices. So when I saw the "clean and gentle", I picked...

Drive, I believe was a "controlled sudsing" product when it was introduced in the late 60's as part of the initial push for enzyme detergents. Each major manufacturer had their first new offering (P&G with Gain, Lever with Drive, Colgate with Punch and even Purex with Brillo). I think it might...

I liked how large department stores sold major appliances back in the day. In Brooklyn, Abraham and Straus downtown flagship store had a separate building called "The Annex" connected to the main store via a skybridge across the side street from the store that sold Appliances, TV and Stereos...

Eric Shea also played the beleaguered "Phillip North" in the 1968 Lucille Ball/Henry Fonda movie, Yours, Mine and Ours... I also recall seeing him in random episodes of Dragnet or Adam-12...

Truly amazing - I have literally no mechanical aptitude, so while a lot of the detail was confusing, I well understand the difficulty, skill and patience you must have to complete this labor of love. And the results are truly so worth it. Congratulations on another excellent restoration!!!

I haven't even seen that variant in our local stores - might not be available here in New England yet. I have however, seen the cherry vanilla version of Dr. Pepper. But in some ways I tend to be a purist so wouldn't be interested in even trying that. Not a fan of sodas with high fructose...

Well, Dove has become the "Tide" of personal care soaps. There are at least seven versions of Dove in bar form, not including the Dove Men collection and the liquid body washes. Then we get into the Dove hair care and deodorant line. So Unilever has flooded the market with Dove products and...

Nope, the last time I saw Gleem was sometime around 2002 on the bottom shelf of a WalMart. Kind of like Colgate's Ultra Brite is now - bottom shelf at WalMart for $.99 per tube.

Yup, the belt is where I would start. My SQ top loader goes through a belt every four/five years.