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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 9:12 pm
What I wondered about the Guardian Angel is that they tell you not to pour water on electrical fires. Wouldn't most Xmas trees catch on fire from the bulbs? I think the bicycle hanger was great. You're supposed to hang bicycles (or store them off the tires, upside down). They just didn't get it. Trying to hang a bike on a hook is a real pain, as the hook sways. It could be used to hang other stuff, too.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 1:42 am
KL, the judges kept saying that, too. What makes us certain that our smoke detectors work every time? We buy them, hang them up, change the batteries, test the batteries...but who knows whether they will work when an actual fire starts? The last apartment I lived in the smoke detector went off every time the shower was used or water was boiling in a large pot, but when I had a waste basket fire that filled the apartment with smoke, it didn't go off.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 7:39 am
yikes
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 27, 2007 - 1:12 am
I had the same queasy thoughts about the Guardian Angel thing. What if it didn't work? Or, what if it "worked" when it wasn't needed? What a mess. And, uh, if you are that concerned, you could spend less on a timer to make sure you didn't leave the lights on and for heaven's sake, don't leave it on overnight or when you aren't home. If you have a live tree, give it plenty of water or soak it in fire retardant. I mean they had retardant stuff in the FIFTIES and my dad would soak the treee for days and when we took our tree down and sawed it up it was not easy to have it catch fire in the fireplace. All I can think is the people who have tree fires, out of laziness or neglect, aren't the ones who will pay for that giant "package" to put under the tree. The hook, I guess it is ok. The wrap dispenser, well, see above.. that sort of thing has been available for many years. The bra is very cool and I love the designer too. I could see them selling like hotcakes on QVC (but to be fair, with the right pitch anything sells on QVC).
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 7:42 pm
I want that dadgum bra. Like NOW. I have some of the ones with clear straps, but when it's hot out, they get sticky and you sweat like the dickens under them.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 11:03 pm
Two words: Artificial tree. I mean, I like the guy. I like his sincerity. I like his work ethic. And the product may be good, too, but it just doesn't grab me. Maybe I'm a bit of a scrooge. I want one of the bras, too! I bet even if she doesn't win, the Spanx gal will work something out with/for her. It's a perfect match with the Spanx product line (which is great).
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Monday, July 30, 2007 - 12:00 am
I want the bra too. I don't wear backless anything, but with arthritis it's sometimes hard to hook a regular bra and at my age I cannot leave the house without a bra, gravity does terrible things to women.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 30, 2007 - 8:01 am
stupid gravity 
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, July 30, 2007 - 10:16 am
I don't think gravity affects ketchup much at all. Can hold that damned bottle upside down all day and it won't come out until ya smack it one.
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 6:58 am
LOL, hukd!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 7:56 am
Ketchup:the anti gravity condiment 
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 8:33 am
...can we therefore conclude that a bra made out of ketchup might keep those puppies from migrating South?
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 8:29 pm
Talk about odd looking stains and trying to explain... I'd need one of those creepy "Everything... is... going... to... be... all... right..." dolls. {shudder} LOL
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, August 03, 2007 - 5:10 am
I'm finally caught up on this show. Looks like Mom and I had pretty much the same thoughts as everyone here. Food wrap dispenser guys....I don't care how "great" their product was. I didn't like them enough to even think of voting for them. They were annoying enough on their own. But when they started showing such glee and pleasure over other contestant's painful focus group experience, they lost me for good. If I'd been standing up at the time, I would have jumped up and down for joy when they were eliminated. I was queasy thinking they'd get in the top 3. The tea-maker people bugged me too. Their attitude seemed to be that if someone didn't like their invention it was cause they just didn't "get it." I have a big problem with someone who blames their potential customer with being too ignorant to like their product. I was very happy neither of them made it to the top 3. My top 2 choices actually were the top two. My edge went to the bra invention. But I can live with the Guardian Angel winning. Especially cause all three finalists will get to see their products get developed. I have the same problem as Puzzled does though, with the mixture of water and electricity. I don't understand why that wasn't addressed.
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