I purchased this coffee maker sixteen months ago after using one at a friend's house.  They raved about it and I needed a new one so I took the plunge and didn't even shop around for other models.  One of the biggest selliing points was the absence of a glass "pot" or any glass for that matter.  We are a military family and move a lot.  So anything we can b...

My daughter recently celebrated her 7th birthday.  She has developmental delay and couldn't be convinced that she was too big for the one gift she insisted she NEEDED.  Not wanting to spend the full retail price (usually around $250) I searched Craigs List for one in good shape for a month.  I finally found one the week of her birthday.  To say that it has exceeded our e...

My mom had a KitchenAid mixer while I was growing up.  After I got married I really wanted one of my own.  Even though I was frequently asked by friends and family memebers to bake cakes etc for various occasions I could never bring myself to spen upwards of $300 on a stand mixer.  I resigned myself to a cheap hand mixer.  One day I stopped into a kitchen outlet store and sa...

I owned a family size original Foreman and liked it a lot.  But, when I used my mom's grill, similar but made by a different company, I was no longer satisfied with my Foreman.  My mom's had removable plates that were dishwasher safe.  I found this to be a stroke of pure genius and hoped that Foreman would follow suit.  When this grill came out I couldn't wait to...

I purchased this toy for my son.  He was getting to the age that he wanted to play video games...but I wasn't ready to let him.  I purchashed this product as a happy medium.  He had quite a bit of fun playing with it...when he could.  It is a real pain to get it all set up and ready to play.  The system acts as a remote control for your DVD player so it has to be pr...