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SQ May Have A Chance It's more likely Speed Queen's top loader will be tested by CR; the magazine is more responsive to reader requests than it used to be. In the past, "Consumer Reports" based their decision to test products on market share; it was necessary at a time when the magazine's...

According to the website fundinguniverse.com: "In 1957, Lever Brothers acquired the Monsanto Chemical Company's line of "all" detergents, which included Concentrated "all," Liquid "all" and Dishwasher "all." This transaction resulted in an anti-trust suit by the U.S. Department of Justice which...

Just One Question... Used for WHAT?

I Miss The Old Sears Too When I was a boy growing up in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, my parents were die-hard (pardon the pun) Sears customers. Most of our major purchases came from Sears--color TV, stereo console, electronic organ, washer, dryer, fridge and range. Our tires...

When I was growing up in Southern California, our home had the washer in an alcove away from the kitchen and next to a bathroom. It also housed the water heater (tucked away in a closet), but made no provision or space for a dryer. My father eventually ran a gas line and vent from the garage to...

Stewie's Outing Is Nice... But can we see a few more non-cartoon 'mo's in prime time? Just a suggestion.

Costco House Brand Worth A Try Too Bruce, you may also want to consider Costco's house brand, Kirkland Signature. I don't know if the Australian version will be similar to the American version, but the US Kirkland Signature liquid cleans well, rinses out completely, and can be used in both...

Price Rules For me, it's the cheapest 2-ply I can find (usually White Cloud, Angel Soft or Kroger's house brand). I've tried Charmin Ultra--it's soft but it doesn't dissolve well. The best TP I've found is Quilted Northern 3-ply; I'll stock up when it goes on sale again.

Another Endorsement For Squeak'n Clean At my last job, we went through pots of coffee every day. And at least a few times a week, someone would leave the pot sitting on the warmer, until the coffee burned on the bottom of the pot. I had tried everything to get the gunk out until our coffee...

Finally Disposed Of My First CFL I finally said good-bye to my first CFL: I installed them in my living room and bedroom lamps--back in 2002! The lamp on the left side of my bed got the most use, and it held up well. I finally decided to dispose of it after it began making noises--a safety...

Surf And Sun Products Several years ago, Unilever sold its American and Canadian detergent brands (All, Wisk, Sunlight and Surf, along with Snuggle fabric softener) to the former Huish Detergents (maker of Sun detergents and private label products). The deal created a new company, Sun Products...

Mystery Date Thanks for the reminder, Jeff. Here you are--and I'll take one dud to go, please!

The Frigidare Logo I saw the new Frigidare logo this weekend at both Lowes and R.C. Willey (a regional appliance/furniture dealer) when I helped my ex shop for a new fridge to replace his 15-year-old Amana side-by-side. Didn't matter. I told him to steer away from Frigidare because of its...

The Vel Commercial Sandy, I think the ad was supposed to prove that Vel was "tough on grease" yet gentle enough not to ruin a flower. But who washes dishes with flowers? I can say that in 1971, Consumer Reports top-rated three Colgate-Palmolive dish detergents--Vel, Ajax and Palmolive--for...

A Tribute To Vel Spotted that lonely bottle of Vel among your finds...so I thought I would bring you its costar in one of its more famous commercials...the one and only Ethel Merman!

Watta Frittata! Just like my traditional Italian grandma used to make. Except she made hers with vegetables and left out the so-yummy and not so healthy sausage and cheese. My mouth is watering just looking at that golden brown beauty....Serve 'em up, Joe!

UHF Converter My grandparents had a 1950's Sears Silvertone B&W swivel console with just VHF. They attached a UHF converter on the set so Grandpa could watch the bullfights on Los Angeles' Spanish-language station (channel 34). Of course, he also loved Roller Derby and Lawrence Welk. I loved to...

I Love The Lifelongs! Proctor-Silex had a great concept: Design the appliances to be easily taken apart, so that you can replace only the part that's broken or no longer working. The idea was right-on, but Lifelongs never sold as well as they should have--and the idea wasn't copied by other...

I Agree With Lawrence "Bruno" is satire--sometimes tasteless, most times right on. It's a movie with a message--though I have to admit, my ex and myself, along with the other ubergays in the theater, were laughing the loudest. (Of course, we picked up on the jokes faster!) One lesson I came...

I'll Be Seeing It Saturday My ex and I will be going to check out "Bruno" on Saturday. Loved the previews; hope the film lives up to the clips. Nice to see a mainstream film about ANYTHING gay this summer.