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in many instances.. ...particularly with consumer products, I believe it is 'hidden inflation.' Nobody wants to raise prices. I'd rather have the price go up and I can still get stuff that is good.

tax AFAIK, the new tax on medical products from the affordable care act or whatever it is called helped to cinch moving the production. What I thought was so funny was the news folks said 'oh there are no job losses.' Well, GE had X headcount before and X headcount after but more of X is...

some of the old front loader ads... ...are very prominently saying 'Saves Water!' so I can well believe that low water usage was very important.

No, They still seem to do that. I always set for an extra 3 rinses, due to wife's allergies to detergents.

No, They still seem to do that. I always set for an extra 3 rinses, due to wife's allergies to detergents.

since phosphates stayed in food service detergents.. ...maybe Staples will continue to carry it?

I'm seeing some odd behavior. The machine DOES clean well. But I'm seeing some odd behavior that I think might be a hardware bug. 1. Sometimes the machine 'hangs' while pumping and just .. pumps. Until you shut it off. 2. Sometimes the machine does not open the door at end of cycle...

Here here! I agree completely. Okay I do succumb to McDonalds fries occasionally (but they are doing something odd as they are way saltier than they used to be). I don't buy organics all the time - I can't afford it - but I do believe in cooking from scratch using simple ingredients (e.g...

I still have a BOL car. I have 2 vehicles: a tarted up pickup truck and a BOL Toyota that I drive back and forth to work. Bought the Toyota Yaris new in 2006 -- 40mpg! Manual windows 5 speed engine, 1.4 litre 4 cylinder (oooh :) ) It does have a radio and air conditioning though. Hatchback...

IIRC Manufacturers USED to rate tub cubic feet as "Cubic feet in the tub for laundry plus the amount you'd use IF you had an agitator in it." For example, if a top loader was 6 cubic feet but 2 cubic feet were taken up by the agitator the capacity was 4 cubic feet. Now enter front loaders...

Actually it was... Actually Mr. Coffee was touted by Joe Dimaggio. God, I feel old :)

Yes, some things. Yes, there are some things I cannot wash. My Wiggy's sleeping bag (http://wiggys.com/category.cfm?category=6 ) was a stretch even in the Duet. If I had a King sized polyester comforter I don't think it'll fit. Everything else seems fine. I've actually had Askos before...