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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 1:24 pm
Thank you Escapee for the lol at your chonis remark, which new one are you referring to, is it differnt packaging I should look out for? I ask as they are my brand of choice. why do comments insist on taking perfectly good products and "new and improving" them all to crap. I can't tell you how many products I've stopped using when they made them "better".
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 2:49 pm
Green box, yellow stripe. I am guessing that is the regular with wings. They don't absorb anything. I have 3 pairs of pants and some sheets to wash now. Miserable and embarrasing if you ask me.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 8:20 pm
Been there. I recommend using "rocks, paper, scissors" for any type of disagreement between you and your better half. My BF and I have successfully used RPS for six years now, resolving everything from 'who feeds the cat?' to 'who does the dishes?' to 'who's going out to get ice cream?' to 'who's calling the landlord to tell him we're late on rent?' and everything in between. Best two out of three, no excuses, no bargaining, no begging, no wavering. You lose, you lose. It's wonderfully simple to follow the rules, and a simple, no argument way, to get expedient results.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 7:22 pm
Can't recommend this enough -- it has saved me SOOO much embarrassment. W/O giving TMI, I had to literally run out of a class one day about a year ago to avoid embarrassment a mere 15 min. after using a "super absorbency" tampon. A friend online recommended this, I've used it for a year and have NEVER had a leak. Getting older certainly sucks big time (if it weren't for hormones, I'd just have the darn thing removed since I'm definitely not having more children) -- but this little gem has made life much less stressful each month AND it's cheaper!!! http://divacup.com/
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:43 pm
dh got blue permanent marker on one of his favorite surfer shirts from new zealand. it's 100% cotton/olive green. i tried windex (read about it here?). sprayed windex on about 5 different times in about an 8 hour period. then wet the spot with cold water/mild soap. that just spread the color a bit. then i sprayed hair spray on it. no luck. any suggestions? the spot has now been on there about 5 days (i let it dry naturally every time i tried something new).
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:46 pm
Some lady in the gocery store one day, told me that vinegar works on everything...now don't blame me if it doesn't...but we were discussing a stain in dd's brand new River Rat Tshirt, and she just happened by.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:51 pm
thanks Scooter for the quick reply. i take it she meant white wine vinegar. darn, i need to remember to have that stuff on hand. i've heard it works for lots of things too. don't think i'll try the red vinegar or the balsamic vinegar. lol eta: i think i remember something about polish remover. i'll have to google. wonder if non-acetone still works.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:54 pm
Abby, if nothing works for ya, how about stopping by a dry cleaner establishment? Do people actually take things to the dry cleaners anymore? lol
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:54 pm
Abby...lol...no stick with the white wine...she was a really nice mature lady, with a British accent...I'm thinking she knows what she's talking about...I haven't tried it yet..I keep forgetting 
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 5:59 pm
rosie, i didn't even think about that! duh. there is a cleaners on the property where i live. about 500 feet from my door. i'll drive there tomorrow and ask them. (just kidding about the driving! if you ever saw the movie "LA Story", i love the scene when Steve Martin drives next door to visit his neighbor). eta: lol Scooter. yes, i find people w/British accents are the best to ask about stain removal. dh has a kiwi/aussie accent and he knows nothing about stain removal. :>)
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 6:00 pm
You really had me going there, Abby. lol
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 9:22 pm
Abby7, I have great luck with Zout getting stains out. But the dry cleaner is probably an excellent idea.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 4:00 am
The Sharpie web site recommends this: http://www.amodexink.com/
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 4:43 am
Have you tried Lestoil? THat really gets ink out for me when nothing else will. Only tried it on ball point ink though so I cannot guarantee anything. Lestoil is kind of hard to find in some areas...
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 10:09 am
Julieboo, I can't get Lestoil on the west coast.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 8:04 am
I ordered a top from QVC with Bronze sparkles on it. (Glitter) It was beautiful. Last night we had a big 65th birthday party in a fancy restaurant for my BIL Michael and there was glitter everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE, even in my food, everyone's clothes had it on them, the whole floor was full of it, and it is all over my house. I called QVC and am returning it, and told them they need to take this off the market, it could get in someone's eye, etc. I was not happy about this.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 9:56 am
I've had similar results from some Dress Barn items.. luckily I tried them on and everything in the dressing room got "glittered". I had a tshirt from the Lion King that did shed some glitter but it settled down and I love the T. QVC is great about returns, at least.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 10:12 am
I'm looking for a "sequined" or sparkly top (gotta' have petite sizes) for Christmas. Has anyone had trouble w/ the sequined stuff from QVC? They had a bronze mock turtleneck that was all sequins that looked like a fun party top.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, January 12, 2007 - 3:42 pm
I recommend Vaseline Intensive Care Healthy Hand & Nail. It makes my hands feel so good an my nails are definitely stronger!
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Ecoop
Member
07-07-2005
| Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 10:06 am
I haven't been to this forum in a long while and as I was catching up, I read that Gilda, in an August 2006 post, told of several little known uses for bananas. Well, I have another use. If you have a wart, rub the inside of a banana peel on the wart or, better yet, place a small piece of banana peel under a bandaid for a couple of days. I can tell you this works from first hand experience. For years I had a tiny wart on the knuckle of one of my pinky fingers . Well it started growing and became very unsightly. I had a dertmatologist freeze it to get rid of it. It went away, or so I thought. However, a couple of months later, TWO warts started growing where one had been before. I read about this hint in Hints From Heloise, I think, and thought I'd try it. Well, it did work, and the warts never came back.
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Ecoop
Member
07-07-2005
| Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 10:24 am
Another hint: My daughter has convinced me that apple cider vinegar, applied to nails daily for 4 months (long enough for a whole new nail to grow) will get rid of nail fungus. Anyone try this, and if so, did it work? My doctor would not recommend the pills; she said they were VERY expensive and not proven to work anyway.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 5:39 pm
i purchased a phone card online a couple of months ago. tel3Advantage. it's great. no hidden charges. 1 cent a minute within your state. i think within u.s., but not sure since we have just used it for long distance within california. to call new zealand from california, 3 cents a minute. you don't have to punch in all those numbers either. new sign-ups get free minutes. here's the website: http://www.tel3advantage.com/index.aspx?AgentNumber=036333&CID=123 i know many of you get free long distance w/your telephone plan, but if you don't this is a great buy. don't ever use those phone cards from the post office. i did. i was happy paying the 8 cents per minute they were charging. but then, w/o notice they changed the plan. i was suddenly paying 25 cents a minute to call long distance within my state. also, if you renew minutes by phone there is a charge. so, i checked online and found a new card. tel3Advantage, no extra charges and great customer service. you can add minutes online or have them add minutes automatically. so, if you don't have free long distance or if you have family/friends out of country, check them out. the rates are listed.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 5:42 pm
eta: if you pick an access code to dial the number you want, you get a bigger saving. if you use their toll-free number, it's a penny more per minute. also, it's not really a card (since it's all done online or by phone) and i might being paying 1.9 cents a minute. (instead of 1 cent as i mentioned above).
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 7:24 pm
Still sounds like a great deal. We've used the AT&T card from Sam's Clubs for YEARS as long distance and about two months ago, they suddenly TRIPLED the cost of calling long distance within the state. Out of state is still 3.4 cents a minute, but instate long distance is now over 10 cents! I immediately switched my cell phone plan so I can have more minutes and we use it instead. Tel3 sounds like a great alternative.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 9:17 pm
Costco phone card at 3 cents a minute is the only long distance service I use. Well, that is interesting. I just looked the phone cards up at costco.com because i was thinking you can purchase from costco.com without being a member, unlike their stores. But i got distracted while there, so I don't know the answer, LOL. Costco's card used to be through MCI, and now it is Verizon. And its ad says PINless. Huh! I wonder how the PINless works. That sure would be nice.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 10:18 pm
call customer service. all the info. is on the website...but there is lots to read. call the number and ask all the questions you want. customer service 24/7. it really is simple and no added fees. if international rates do go up, it's posted on website. i've used this for about 2 months and no problems. if you don't want to spend the time reading all the info on the website, just call and ask. i checked again...i'm paying 1.9 within u.s. and 3.3 to new zealand. i live in los angeles. check the rates. eta: i had the same problem w/triple rates (plus fees to add minutes by phone/credit card) within state. has to do w/ fees. that's why i changed. this site does not apply those fees within state. juju, check the website. they explain how the no numbers work. you just need the access number or toll free number. there are many access numbers that won't cost you anything. pick a access number instead of their toll free. you save some money that way. the access number costs nothing. those numbers depend on where you are calling from. frequent numbers/phone numbers calling from can be "logged in" beforehand so you don't have to do it each call.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 06, 2007 - 7:27 am
Cool, Abby7! I have a zillion minutes on my current card, so I will use that up first. But I sure am glad they have figured out a way around the PIN, although, of course, I now have mine memorized.
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