Pampered pups are prancing around New York City poised to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club's 137th Annual All Breed Dog Show. Last year a perky little Pekingese named Malachy won Best in Show. Sure, the little furball was handsome but ...
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For some coffee drinkers, there are two states of existence—either "I have coffee" or "I need coffee." If you're someone who wants a coffeemaker without all the bells and whistles, especially first thing in the morning, two of the ...
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A coffeemaker embedded with Swarovski crystals seems a little over the countertop but maybe it takes a little bling to make an everyday appliance seem less prosaic. Fortunately, the Cuisinart Crystal coffeemaker had other attributes ...
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Savvy shoppers know that when it comes to buying consumer electronics products, procrastinators typically get rewarded with lower prices the longer they wait. If you have the stomach for playing playing chicken with Super Bowl TV prices, ...
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Envirocon Technologies says its Lemi Shine dishwasher detergent additive is "the only thing that works" at removing hard water spots and film from dishes. Not so fast, says the National Advertising Division (NAD), the branch of the Better ...
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Typically, double-oven ranges feature one large oven and one smaller chamber. But the new Frigidaire Symmetry Double Oven ranges have, as the name implies, two same-sized ovens. Consumer Reports tested two of the 30-inch electric smoothtop ...
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When we first heard that big orange bottles of Tide laundry detergent were ending up on the black market, we thought it was an urban myth. But turns out, the National Retail Federation called out Tide as one of the products most targeted ...
Maybe you're getting ready for baby, or just perking up your child's sleep or play space. Either way, who has time to paint? Well, it turns out, you do thanks to one-coat, no-primer-needed paints that actually work. We know they do, because ...
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The makers of Charmin believe that we should all stop pretending that we don't read in the bathroom. In fact, in a lengthy new ad running in Rolling Stone magazine, Charmin says "everyone needs bathroom entertainment that goes beyond ...
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If a small appliance is on someone's holiday wish list, be sure to check the latest results from Consumer Reports' tests. Sales of these countertop wares have been robust, despite the down economy, which has kept manufacturers busy vying to ...
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One outcome of the prolonged housing slump has been that when consumers postponed renovating their kitchens and buying large appliances, manufacturers got busy redesigning small ones. The rosy results can be found in the housewares ...
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If you're going to spend five grand for a beefy pro-style range, you'd expect that it can bake evenly and broil burgers well. But that wasn't the case with two new pro-styles from Jenn-Air and Thermador that Consumer Reports tested ...
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GE has pulled no punches in promoting its new 36-inch-wide French-door refrigerator. Earlier this year, as part of an online marketing campaign, the manufacturer strapped the new fridge to the back of a pickup truck and sent it on a ...
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Next year will be a gem if predictions by Pantone, the self-appointed color authority, come true. The corporation recently named Emerald as 2013's color of the year promising that it will enhance "our sense of well-being, balance and ...
Tags: Vivid Colors, home, Realtors, home stagers
Single-serve coffeemakers are one of the hottest gifts of the holiday season. Not only can you make everyone their own special blend of coffee but the perky machines come in interesting shapes and bright colors so they look good on your ...
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