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this unit is easy and fun to use, light weight and easy to program even for a 62 year old. Gives me motivation by tracking my progress. Wish I got it years ago!
Braun Hand Blender 600

The iPod Touch arrived as promised and everything went smoothly. It was for my 11-year-old son and he is really enjoying it!
Braun Hand Blender 600

My mom is suffering from macular degeneration and was having all kinds of trouble reading. Books that she could find in large print are very big and heavy as well as limited selection. When my wife purchased a Kindle we immediately thought of my Mom. She does not own or use a computer but she was up and running in a few days, and I do mean running. For people with poor sight this is wonderful thing. The fact that you don’t need internet connectivity is a plus for her. Also the size and weight is another big plus. She has sold several Kindles while waiting in doctors’ offices.
SK Hand Tool 92190

With some sellers offering the 305 with heart rate monitor for $150, it is really hard to beat this device. Using just the GPS and hrm (no foot pod or cadence/speed sensor) this device works well for both running and cycling outdoors.

I’m not a hardcore athlete, but I do enjoy hiking, trail running, and cycling, and the accuracy of this device more than meets my needs for tracking my pace and performance. The elevation data is pretty off, but garmin-connect does a reasonable job of correcting it after the fact.

Learning to use the features of the 305 takes a little practice. Not something I mind, but some might. The bike mount/wrist strap kit works well for juggling it between arm and bike.

I’ve looked at some of the newer devices in this nitch, and I don’t see how any of them justify their very large price gap over the forerunner 305. In fact, you will pay significantly more for some of the newer devices that do less than the 305.

I looked at the FR 310XT, and it just doesn’t do it for me, and especially not at $380 with hrm. I’m not a triathlete, and I don’t care much about waterproof. I would much rather have something like a multisport/watch version of the Edge 500, which tracks temperature and altitude, and would be much more useful for my trail running, hiking, and cycling. If Garmin ever figures this out, I would likely upgrade.

Wolfgang Puck Hand Stand

I needed to replace a scale that I had stored, unused, behind my dresser for so long that it just decided to die of neglect. I’d been weighing only at the doctor’s office, but was now ready to start weighing at home again. I wanted an accurate scale that was easy to read and wouldn’t balk at my weight. Too many scales don’t go up high enough.

I wanted it to be accurate, but more than that, I wanted it to be consistent.

It doesn’t quite match my doctors’ scales, but theirs don’t always match each other, either. It’s close, and that’s all I care about. More importantly, it’s consistent. It doesn’t swing around, I don’t have to balance a beam, I just step on and wait a few seconds for it to do its thing. Then, in a nice, large display that I have no trouble reading, it tells me what I want (or sometimes, don’t want!) to know.

It’s important to read the directions. You’ll have to calibrate it the first time you use it and then re-calibrate it every time you change batteries or move it. I have to move it a lot because my bathroom is small, but re-calibrating is easy. Just step on, let the numbers stabilize, step off, look for a “C” in the display, wait for it to get back to zero, and shut off. You’re ready to go. Then, step on again to see what your real weight is, now that the scale has automatically calibrated itself.

I was so impressed with this scale that when my sister complained about her old scale acting up and giving her a different weight every time she got on it, I ordered another one and had it sent to her.
Viking Professional Hand Blender

Eoin Colfer has earned my undying admiration: He writes a truly entertaining and unique youth novel. Artemis Fowl is complex, it’s unpredictable, it’s imaginative, it has some gruesome descriptions, and it is really, really good.

Colfer’s focal point is the wanna-be evil boy genius. He’s all genius, but he can’t quite bring himself to be truly evil, and the conflict in character is fascinating to read. Colfer latches on to a real problem that so many youth identify with, sadly–the absentee parents for reasons that even they can’t always help. Although Colfer acknowledges this issue, he doesn’t preach, he just lets it be, and allows Artemis to make his own mess and dig his way out.

Colfer’s imaginative LEP unit and Foaly are great fun to read. I can’t wait to get into the second novel, and I would not hesitate to recommend this series to any upper elementary/middle school aged reader, either in years or at heart. Order the series without reserve and enjoy!
KD Tools 2775 Hand

This has the usual KitchenAid high quality we’ve come to expect. Sure, the specs were given, but without getting out a ruler or tape measure I wasn’t able to correctly picture the size of this mixer in my mind. It is quite large, especially when compared to the Braun I was replacing, making the KitcheAide a bit large and “unwieldy” to use. It surely does the job, and the variable speeds are great. It’s a fine product!
KitchenAid Red Hand Blender

I use it to track my running, biking, and canoeing. Does a great job. Locks in on satellites very quickly. The user interface on the device is a bit clunky, but does the job fine.

The data is the reason to have the 305. I’ve really switched my workouts over to more heart rate zone training and the watch is perfect for it. Heart rate function works perfectly. Speed function is almost always exactly what my bike speedo shows.

Overall I’m very pleased with the purchase.

Two possible improvements
1. I wish I could configure the settings from the Garmin software rather than having to use the 305 buttons. For example configuring the disply settings, clearing history, etc would be much nicer in a GUI on the computer rather than the buttons on the 305.
2. If I have the setting wrong for Running, Biking, Other, I can’t see how to change it once its downloaded into the Garmin software. So if you run when the 305 is set to Biking, your workout will show up in biking, calculate calories based on biking, etc.

One word of warning – although the device is called waterproof with an IPX7 rating, I know several people who have had water get in the device and ruin it. When I use mine in the ocean I keep it in a drybag.

SK Hand Tools 4080

I orderd a microsoft product, got a email from Amazon saying it was shipped. Problem is the order never arrived. I then emaile Amazon for help and never recieved a response. Will never use Amazon again. Suggest you do the same!
Carrito Hand Truck Folding

This was a gift to my husband. He found it simple, stays in place, easy to use, remove and set up, does not fall or slide, is not cumbersome or too large. He loves it.
Dualit Professional Hand Mixer