My son got the Radio Flyer Retro Rocket for Christmas last year when he was two.  We needed to assemble it, and it took a bit of effort and time, but overall the assembly was not difficult.  My son loved it right away.  I think his favorite part of the rocket are the interactive buttons on it.  There are three buttons that engage children in the make-believe world of rockets...

LUSH Quinquereme of Nineveh Retro Soap is part of retros, new yet old collection of Lush soaps. Its an oldie that has been brought back for new customers that have never gotten to experince it before. When I first got a glimpse of LUSH Quinquereme of Nineveh Retro Soap on the official Lush.com website I was pretty excited, because not only were there tons of new soaps and products from the Retr...

I remember from my childhood days that we had a pair of these chairs in our backyard and have always wanted a set for my yard.A few years ago I was garage sale hunting on my lunch hour when I happened upon these retro looking vintage metal chairs.  They were in excellent condition with only one coat of paint of them and very little rust.I immediately sat in them so no one else could claim ...

The Radio Flyer Retro Rocket is one of those toys you wish they made for adults also.  It is just "cool" anyway you look at it.  From the retro-futuristic styling to the lights and rumble to the astronaut voice - it's all a homerun. There is some minor assembly required - basically just attaching the rear wheels and hubcaps.  There are three buttons on the cont...

At first glance you'd think the site is a bit fishy with its very basic appearance but Nintendo8 is a great place to relive your classic gaming experiences. It includes tons of 8 bit NES games that you can play absolutely for free online through your computer with keys on your keyboard functionining as the controller buttons.Some games available include Contra, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario ...

I don't know what possessed me to buy Lush's Retro soap, Soap Sod. The description of the soap should of kept me away, but something about it said BUY ME. Soap Sod is descibed as smelling like grass, and meadow flowers. The soap itself is nearly the same color as grass, and for some reason I thought it would make for an excellent summer scented soap. Well, Soap Sod did not lie. It arriv...

When I first took a look at Lushs Melomint Bubble Bar on the website I was captivated by its appearance. It looked like a fresh slice of watermelon. With a crisp dark pink middle, and a beautiful green colored rolled around the pink center. It reminded me of those watermelon ice cream rolls. After reading the description though, I learned that Melomint would not in any form smell like watermelo...

There is nothing that starts my day better than to have a slice of toast with jam or toasted raisin bread.  The toaster is, probably, one of the most utilized products in my kitchen. So, I was extremely disappointed after a string of bad luck with other well known name brands led to the purchase of three toasters in nine months, to say the other's had longevity problems ...

Play-Doh has been around for many, many years so it is not a new product.  This set comes with a variety of colored dough and many implements for the children to use and manipulat the dough.  My kids love to  pound the dough and use the "cookie cutters" to create the shapes.  With all their shapes then they play school or house with the shapes.  What I've ...

Timbuk2 bags are very trendy where I live. All my friends who ride around town on their old ten-speed bicycles or fixed gears have a messenger bag from this company. So I thought, why not? & I got one too- peer pressure. Anyway, I really like this bag. I don't use it for riding around much, because this "Special Edition Retro Bag" is pretty big and it makes it more difficult t...

The third entry in Nintendo's Metroid Prime trilogy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption offers one of the best gameplay experiences on the Wii and illustrates the right way to implement first-person controls on the little white box.As in previous games in the series, you step into the armormed powersuit of Samus Aran, intergalactic bounty hunter. Where Prime 3 differs from previous games is that r...

When Lush released their Retro line of products, I hopped on board and ordered up a bunch of their soaps. Honey Waffle was one soap from the collection that I honestly thought I would love above and beyond all others. I was wrong!Honey Waffle arrived to my door a near sopping dripping mess of honey! The soap uses real honey in the ingredients, however my particular cut was half soap, half actua...

As soon as Lush.com added a slew of new products to their Retro collection, I could not wait to try all of their new soaps. I should re-state that though because the Retro Collection is actually a collectuion of old products that many new members have never seen before. So while Banana Moon may be old to some, its new to me. The soap is made with actual banana in it as an ingredient. The soap i...

If you need a dependable, heavy duty light source, you can't do any better than this lantern. The rechargeable 12V sealed lead acid battery operates the light for up to nine hours. The 11 watt fluorescent spiral U-tube gives you a brighter, whiter light that functions in as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures for outdoor use. Recharge time is about 16-18 hours and is done with the inc...

My last car was my favorite car that I have ever owned a new VW bug. When my children got older and bigger, 13 and 6, we out grew the VW so it was time to find something larger with 4 doors and more cargo room. I searched for months for a car that fit the bill and was affordable and finally settled on a 2007 PT Cruiser. I love having 4 doors and all the extra cargo room although it is not nearl...

Dot-S toys are quite interesting. If you like building things and later admiring your work you will probably like Dot-S. Especially if you have ever sprited, or played old classic video games. Dot-S are little boards that you place pixel-like pieces into. The different sets you can buy at the stores are just more boards and new colored pixels, always specifically made for one specific retro vid...

After decorating my lounge a pale lemon and cream colour - i thought a few red accessories would look stunning against the pastel background. I decided on a red retro clock, which i had seen on a previous occassion while surfing E Bay. I double checked with Amazon to see if the clock was available, and any cheaper - it was. The clock made by Karlsson is glass and quite heavy, and great value fo...

[Super Nintendo (SNES)] Super Metroid Metroid is a truly phenomenal series. In the games you must use lots of logic or just plain chance to discover the secrets to certain areas and find the solutions to many, many puzzles throughout the series. All the hidden items are also a great, Metroid-specific addition whose effects leave me speechless.Puzzles - 5/5There are most definitely plenty of p...

When we saw the Madison swivel office chair in antique black on clearance at Target, we were very excited. It was the perfect match to our desk that we needed a chair for and at only $64.99, it was the best deal out there too.The chair is made of solid wood and is heavy. It has an adjustable base, a 360 degree spin and casters for easy mobility. We have ours on carpet with no chair mat under it...

Some say that the Metroid Prime games doesn't live up to standards set by earlier games in the venerated Metroid series. They might have become bored with the backtracking and fetch quests that plagued Prime 1 and 2, they might have disliked the use of the 1st person perspective, or maybe their views on the games, which are almost universally seeb as masterful by critics, were tainted by no...