Lawnware 363 Pink Flamingo Lawn Figures (2)
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Lawn & Patio
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There are those of us (and we know who we are) who need pink flamingos on our lawns the way salmon need to swim upstream and morning glory thirsts for sun. For the flamingo lovers of the world, a pair is certainly better than one. These graceful and glaringly pink flamingos are fashioned out of durable plastic, with feathery patterns on the body, black hooked beaks, and soulful black eyes. They can be planted anywhere you like with sturdy yet slender steel posts, adding a subtropical flavor to your surroundings--no matter how much snow or how little rain actually falls on your lawn. You may not have the proper swamplike aura to attract a live flamingo flock, but at least you can simulate the flamingo look with these plastic counterparts, without the otherwise requisite humidity and mosquitoes. ... Read more

Features

• Realistic looking
• Overall height: 34"
• Mounts easily in your lawn and garden with metal stake legs
• 21 3/4" L x 4 1/2" W x 12" H

Reviews (28)

Let Flamingos Migrate In Your Yard!
Over the past couple of years I've had differnt lawn flamingos in my yard. The Don Featherstones were hurled away in a tornado, the Artline's shattered in a hail storm, and those cheap little Whirl-A-Gig ones can't be seen without a magnifying glass. The Lawnware Flamingos have held up to 5ft of snow,2 hailstorms, and 3 tornadoes. They will last along time and will look great for decades. That is why I give them a 5!!

The classic--what else can I say?
For some reason pink lawn flamingos are synonymous with bad taste and what became known as "kitsch," such as glass coffee tables held up by vinyl, rubberized, swimming dolphins, like I saw once. In the old days you just knew that anyone who put them on their lawn was NQOS, "Not quite our sort," and no-one ever invited these people to neighborhood block parties or let their kids play with their kids. How such a graceful bird became associated with the ultimate in tacky I don't know, but there it is. So for those iconoclasts out there still dying the show the world you have no couth or taste Lawnware still makes these lawn flamingos. They also work for discouraging burglars from breaking into your house and stealing your wide-screen TV and other things, because they'll assume you're too clueless to have anything of value, especially if you also have a couple of old cars on your front lawn missing a wheel or two. Works for me, anyway.

Funny Flamingoes
I really like flamingoes.They're funny birds.For some reason, I was really excited when I saw that I could get a set of my very own pink flamingoes.They're very durable and cute too!When people say they fall apart, all they mean is that the legs slide off the body piece.It's really not a problem and easy to fix. My flamingoes are residents in my hallway, butwoul dlook great outside. They are a great buy and I'm glad I got themIf they look remotely interesting to you, I'd suggest that you buy them.They are an enjoyment! ... Read more

Asin: B00004RA4O
Subjects:  1. Plastic    2. Birds    3. Flamingoes    4. Statues    5. Outdoor Décor    6. Lawn & Garden Ornaments    7. Yard Art   

Bone Games: Extreme Sports, Shamanism, Zen, and the Search for Transcendence
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Paperback (01 August, 1996)
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Outstanding read
Also an old favorite of mine.I recommend this book for anyone who wants to get more juice or joy out of their sports and/or adventures.I'm an endurance runner and when my running gets stale I pick up Bone Games and re-read it for a refresher on how to keep my running interesting and exciting.Anyone who enjoys sports, including hiking, running, climbing, adventure racing or whatever would get value out of this one.Anyone who enjoys a good adventure story would like it as well.It's well written, interesting, and therefore, easy and quick to read.

an old favourite
This book is an old favourite of mine. When I came across it on sale a few years ago in the Daedalus catalogue, I bought a bunch of copies to give to friends, mostly martial arts types. This book is not about martial arts per se, I can't help feeling that what Mr. Schultheis has to say is important to all martial artists and those involved with peak athletic performance. While mainly focused on high-risk sports and survival situations, I think most readers will be fascinated by his obsessive search for the consummate mind-set in which the seemingly impossible is accomplished with ease.

Schultheis is a runner and a climber, and when climbing in the Colorado Rockies, he had a bad fall which triggered a kind of peak experience. As he describes it: "Something happened on that descent, something I have tried to figure out ever since, so inexplicable and powerful it was. I found myself very simply doing impossible things: dozens, scores of them, as I climbed down Neva's lethal slopes. Shattered, in shock, I climbed with the impeccable sureness of a snow leopard, a mountain goat."

This experience sets the author off on a quest to find the key to this altered state of consciousness. And what a quest it is! He ranges from Shamanism to long-distance running, mountaineering in Nepal, Plains Indian vision quests, and survival at sea. He doesn't specifically deal with martial arts, but the state of consciousness he seeks is known by various terms such as "muga-mushin" and "heijoshin" in the Japanese Martial Arts. More recently Mihaly Cziksentmihaly has researched what he calls the "Flow" state and written extensively on it. While Schultheis doesnft seem to come to any firm conclusions, it's certainly not through a lack of effort, and it sure is fun being along for the ride.

Excellent
I found this book very intresting and would recommend it to anyone intrested in "the search for transcendence".The reading is easy and flows well. ... Read more

Isbn: 1558215069
Sales Rank: 373220
Subjects:  1. Martial Arts & Self-Defense    2. Psychology Of Sports    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Sports Psychology   

Waring MBB518 Bar Blender, Stainless Steel
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Kitchen
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Bandleader and inventor Fred Waring introduced the first blender in 1936; more than 60 years later the Waring blender remains the standard for the field. Tall and old-fashioned looking with a plated metallic finish on its base, this blender will crush ice and blend frozen fruit beautifully in a few seconds. This blender feels sturdy: the lid, with a cap that doubles as a 1-ounce measurer, fits securely, and the pitcher, made of thick, ridged glass, won't wobble. Many chefs prefer a blender rather than a food processor for soups and creamy sauces--the blades of a good blender whirl more quickly than those of a food processor and will refine a thin liquid such as cream of tomato soup to an incomparably silky texture. This blender is definitely up to that task. The fixed, self-cleaning stainless-steel blades on the base of the pitcher mean the lid is the only separate part to wash. --Maria Dolan ... Read more

Features

• Measures 16-1/2 by 8 by 7 inches; 1-year warranty, 5-year motor warranty
• 40-ounce glass jar holds 5 cups of mixed drinks, soup, or sauce
• Powerful 350-watt motor crushes ice fast
• High and low speeds cover mixing, chopping, and pureeing
• Dishwasher-safe glass jar and lid for easy cleaning

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Don't waste your money
I bought this 2 weeks ago. Used it about half a dozen times and the motor's busted. It's smelled since the first use. Other reviewers reported the same. I'm buying one of these instead
KitchenAid KTA-KPCB348PPM Pro Line Chef's Blender with Polycarbonate Jar, Pearl Metallic

The blender of the 4 I've owned in the last 2 years.
I make smoothies every morning, and so I wear out blenders fast.I've had this one for two weeks, and I *love* it -- it is way better than the Oster and Cuisinart models that I have gone through.

This is the easiest to clean, least messy blender I have owned.In particular, having the blade and gaskets as part of the glass jar is a huge plus for not allowing any leaks to seep out at all, and for making this extremely easy to clean.

I also love how quiet this is compared to other blenders of the same power ratio.Note well, I'm not saying this is all that quiet, but compared to the others, it is not as loud as they are.(You still wouldn't want to be on the phone while blending.)

Also, this blender does a better job at circulating the contents than the other blenders I've had -- so that even in just 10 seconds of blending, all my frozen fruit is cut up.In the Oster blenders I've had, even after 30-40 seconds there are sometimes big chunks.

The only bad thing I will say about it is that the jar isn't huge, but I still give it 5 stars because the jar is big enough for smoothies and for margaritas, and it does a better job than any other blender I've used.I love how cleanable it is in the dishwasher too.

Much better than the Kitchenaid
I had a Kitchenaid blender quit on me(second time with the same problem) and found out that they have changed the style and don't make replacement parts for my model.I would have had to buy an entire new blender.From the looks of it, they didn't make the new ones any more robust so I decided to look at other brands.Stumbled across Waring and did a little research.Found out that Waring sells every part for every blender that it has made in the last 60 years.That level of support combined with the favorable reviews led me to take the plunge.After eleven weeks with my new blender, here are my observations:

Noise - I think this one is slightly quieter than my Kitchenaid and definitely quieter than my parents old Oster.Even so, don't plan on trying to watch TV or carry on a conversation with the thing running.Luckily it does it's job pretty quick.

Cleanup - FAR better than the kitchenaid.No disassembly required; just put some hot water and a little dish soap in and run it a few seconds.Rinse and you're done.Dishwasher safe if you feel like it too.Kitchenaid has the jar, lid, jar base, blade assembly, and gasket to fool with.Lots of crevices for food to get stuck in.

Performance - Simply a better performing blender.Blends drinks to a much smoother consistency with no big ice chunks left behind.With the Kitchenaid I frequently had to pop the lid off and give things a stir to get them mixed up and worked down to the blades.I rarely have to do that with the Waring.I don't have anything scientific to back this up, but I think it is a matter of geometry.The Kitchenaid is a wide, squat jar where the contents seem to be able to find refuge from the whirling blades.The Waring is taller & skinnier and it seems that nothing gets away from the blades.The Waring has only two speeds while the Kitchenaid had five, but I don't really miss them at all.I haven't found anything the Kitchenaid could do that the Waring can't do at least equally well.

Durability - The problem I had with the Kitchenaid was the blade assembly.The metal "gear" on the bottom is a press fit onto the shaft that connects to the blade.When this loosens up (such as when an ice cube jams up the blade) there is no way to repair it.New assembly costs about $15.If the Waring had a similar failure, the thing does come apart, the replacement part is about $4, and it is widely available.Other than this, they both seem to be durable and rugged.The glass jars on both are thick and sturdy, and they really give the blender some mass.

So far I've had my blender 11 weeks and have been using it mostly to make frozen drinks and milkshakes.The Waring is by far superior to the blender it replaced.It looks great, performs nearly perfect, and comes from a company with an excellent reputation and parts support.Can't ask for much more than that. ... Read more

Asin: B00004S8F8
Subjects:  1. Barware    2. (Bar Ware)    3. Bartending    4. Small Appliances    5. Electrics    6. Blenders    7. (Osterizers)   

The Beatles 1
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Audio CD (14 November, 2000)
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Proving yet again their willingness to dice 'n' slice their burgeoning legacy into new--if not exactly fresh--product, the Fab Four Minus One have released this single-disc compendium of their No. 1 hits. Though obviously superfluous to the faithful (who may also find themselves quibbling over the precise definition of "No. 1 hit" and the exclusion of seeming contenders like "Please Please Me" and "Strawberry Fields"), newly arrived visitors from the Pleiades star cluster and other neophytes will find it a concise and generous (nearly 80 minutes) single-disc introduction to the band's career-spanning, unparalleled dominance of pop music in the 1960s. But beyond being a mere trophy case of commercial success (and it won't be hard to find critics who'll argue that these singles aren't even the band's best work), it's also a Cliff's Notes take on a remarkable seven-year run of musical evolution, one that stretches from the neo-skiffle of "Love Me Do" through a remarkable synthesis of R&B, rockabilly, Tin Pan Alley, gospel, country, and classical that still defies efforts to effectively deconstruct it. This is the pop monument equivalent of the '27 Yankees and '90s Bulls; it's every bit as obvious and dominating--and just as essential. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

Reviews (959)

the beatles ROCK!
this compilation is simply superb most of the great beatles songs like ticket to ride,yellow submarine,i want to hold your hand are featured on one compilation.hugely recommended.
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The Beatles SUCK!
This album sucks! the only good song is Daytripper! THE BEATLES
are one of the stupidest bands of all time! The vocals never show
up.

THE BEATLES, THE BEATLES, THE BEATLES, THE BEATLES, THE BEATLES,
THE BEATLES, THE BEATLES, THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK
THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK
THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK THE BEATLES SUCK

Honestly, Was This Collection Really Necessary?
Before I start, I would like to state the only reason I am giving this cd a five star rating is that it's because it is quite possibly the finest rock and pop music ever written. However, if I were to judge this cd on quauntity rather than quality, this would be a one star cd.

"The Beatles 1" is a collection of all 20 of their American singles as well as seven that went to number one in Britain. While it's no lie that these songs are classics, but really, exactly how many times does this stuff have to be rereleased before everyone is tired of The Beatles?

The burning question is, why don't The Beatles have their own boxed set? I mean, seriously, they are the most important band that ever existed, and yet they haven't gottent their own seven or even eight disc best of with all their hits and the classics that weren't. That's a sin. It would probably take years to put together, but for The Beatles, it would be worth it.

My advice is to only purchase "The Beatles 1" is if you're a beginning fan. Other than that, this cd is not necessary in the least. ... Read more

Asin: B00004ZAV3
Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. Britain    3. British Invasion    4. British Psychedelia    5. Folk-Rock    6. Merseybeat    7. Pop    8. Pop/Rock    9. Psychedelic    10. Rock    11. Rock & Roll    12. Singer/Songwriter   

Sixpence None The Richer
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Audio CD (10 February, 1998)
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Some songs define moments in our lives we will never forget. They're songs that years later can evoke the sights, sounds, and even smells of the time we first heard them. "Kiss Me," the red-hot, irresistible single from this self-titled release, will probably be one of those songs for the many who've by now experienced its charms. The culprits? A trio of youthful central Texans, by way of Nashville, called Sixpence None the Richer. On the rest of this Grammy-nominated gem, Sixpence serve an airy blend of Abra Moore-meets-Sundays acoustic pop. It's beautifully rich and constantly augmented by Leigh Nash's earthy vocals, Matt Slocum's songwriting genius, and steady rhythms from Dale Baker. Like Jars of Clay, Sixpence have "raised the bar" for the rest of late-'90s contemporary Christian music. --Michael Lyttle ... Read more

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A Melancholy, Acoustic Journey
Bittersweet, a lot of that you'll be hearing lyrically, musically, and vocally throughout this album. Perhaps that is what makes this cd such a passionate standout. The whole vibe of this cd is pretty magical, one you can really loose yourself in. However, these are the songs I found to be the biggest standouts.


1. We Have Forgotten-I was drawn into this song from the very beginning. Starts out with an entrancing beginning, then softly melts into Leighs dreamy sounding vocals. Beautiful lyrics written here as well.."Horses bred with starlaced wings but it's so hard to make them fly."

4. Kiss Me-The shiney guitars at the beginning. The sparkling romantic lyrics, to the sweet breathy vocals, as overplayed as this track was on the radio, it still tastes of summer in every drop.

5. Easy To Ignore-I adore the violins in this song. You can really hear the emotion echoing out through Leighs voice.

8. The Lines Of My Earth-Really impressive, and it's great to know the lyrics match up with it's brilliant beat. A lot of emotion and passion from vocals, to the fainting guitars softly heard in the background.

10. I Won't Stay Long -Leighs vocals are so sad in this song. Its a bit softer and short, almost seems like an introduction to the next track.

11. Love -The mysterious vibe of this one you might find yourself setting on repeat. The way Leigh sings out "It is rain after the dryness, I need love." You can sort of feel your emotions right next to hers.


I enjoyed the rest of the songs as well. They certainly draw your attention, but my only complaints is that some of them don't draw me in enough to play the whole way through. "The Waiting Room" is a haunting song, but I find it dragging out a bit too much. The song "Anything" didn't really seem to reel me in all that much eitheir. The rest of the songs really ligh it up though. From the angelic sadness of "Sister Mother," the upbeatness of "I Can't Catch you," "Pudeo Escriber," is a unique track, but takes an aquired taste to listen to, and "Moving On" was an inspiring track to me as well, was a great ending finalie on the violins.

THE WARM SOUND OF SUMMER
Picked this album up on impulse because I've always loved those radio-friendly songs There She Goes and Kiss Me, which featured in the film She's All That and TV's Dawson's Creek.
There's something about this jangly American guitar band and their upbeat summer sound - plus singer Leigh Nash has that cutesy, girl-next-door voice that adds to the happy feel good factor that singles out Sixpence None The Richer.
Guitarist Matt Slocum is such a fantastic songwriter - he composed most of the tracks himself. I especially like the song The Lines Of My Earth with its haunting melody and lovely line "This is the last song that I write, 'til you tell me otherwise."
I don't know if the band are still going, as I haven't heard anything from them for ages, but I do hope so otherwise.
Beautiful album that I just can't stop playing.

This is an album that requires repeated plays
If you're looking at this in hopes of finding 12 immediately catchy tunes like "Kiss Me", forget it...this is an album full of delicately textured modest somewhat folkish alterna-rock whose charms aren't immediately apparent. If you're willing to spend some time with Leigh Nash's childlike soprano and Matt Slocum's soundscapes though, it could be YOU that comes out the richer for it.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Besides the effervescent "Kiss Me", the brisk "I Can't Catch You" shows a man (Slocum does the writing primarily that Nash sings) who's struggling to discard past mistakes and really embrace intimacy with a new love, "Anything" is a bitter tirade about the music industry ("We're all told to dance, but we never picked the tune/Hanging like puppets, they feed us from bent steel spoons/But we're sealing our lips for the someday when the needle and the vinyl play all the songs of the pain/songs that explain all our circles and strains"), "The Waiting Room" is a look at the vagaries of existence in a world that's far from ideal ("Fight til' your fists bleed,baby/Beat the fate walls enclosing you/maybe God will unlock the cage of learning for you"). "Lines of my Earth" complains of a loss of creativity ("This is the last song that I write/until you tell me otherwise/and it's because I just don't feel it anymore") "Love", relegated to the B-side of the "Kiss Me" single when it was available, has perhaps the most intriguing imagery to describe spiritual reawakening, comparing the process to a "Harvester" who cuts open your skin to "plant a new beginning". Truly beautiful. SOME versions (it was re-issued with the song added after the first several runs of CDs) also contain a lovely version of 90s alterna-hit "There She Goes" (first done by the Las in a fairly similar rendition)

LOWS:
"Puedo Escribir" is obviously a stab at experimentalism and musically it's excellent. But for me, the Neruda poem set to music here seems a bit too pretentious. Reading it (in English) over a small "bridge" section as an intro to "I Can't Catch You" would have been plenty. In "We Have Forgotten", Leigh Nash sings a duet with herself and each voice has a different lyric. Having two voices of the exact same timbre and quality singing two different verses simultaneously makes it difficult to make out the words. Having Matt Slocum take the counterpoint probably would have alleviated that problem. "I Won't Stay Long"'s portrait of depression is a bit trite.

BOTTOM LINE:
This is NOT sunny pop..."Kiss Me" is an anomaly. But give this some time in your changer and it will begin to sink in. The best songs on here are NOT the radio fodder.

3 1/2 stars ... Read more

Asin: B000006FAV
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Twister
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Toy
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It's "the game that ties you up in knots"! Twister has beenaround forever, and it's still as much fun as you remember. The gamebox contains a spinner, a plastic mat marked with colored circles, andthe rules, which are brief. You don't need anything else except a groupof friends. A referee spins the spinner to come up with a color andwhether a hand or a foot is to be placed in a circle of that color.It's easy at first, but after four or five spins you'll be more tangledthan a plate of spaghetti. If you fall, or if any part of you except ahand or a foot touches the mat, you're out, and the last player left isthe winner. If you're looking for something to break the ice atparties, this game is it. ... Read more

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A classic for all ages really
Surely everyone knows Twister? My first encounter was when my sister got the game for her birthday in 1976.
She and her friends had a ball with it at her party, then the adults had a go; or rather the Dads.
The Mums all seemed to wear frocks in those days and they didn't want to disgrace themselves at my Sister's party! The Dads on the other hand, would be really dumb at the drop of a hat to make us kids laugh.
I remember it being fun whatever age I was (I played a lot of games at college and we were all pretty giddy with wine then, much like the Dads back in 76!).
You can't fail to enjoy it, just be careful if your back is troubled or you have any injuries that are healing. Oh and be careful if you play with someone with stinky feet! the game really is a "shoes off" number, This is a fine idea but I remember back in 76 one of the Dads was not so sweet and one of my college buddies was rank! This means the mat needs a wipe down occassionally, otherwise there is a unfortunate lasting pong every time you open the box!!

It's a blast!
I have played this for years at birthday parties, but finally got one of my own last summer. So I took it to a Summer Youth Camp with me...and about 25 of us teens took turns on there. It was such a blast!
The only thing I would say is, if you have back or neck problems, you might want to skip this one. Or you could always be the spinner person. Either way, this one's tons of fun!

Twister-4 1/2 Stars
Twister is a very nice, fun, calm game. If you have any sort of party with friends this is a great game to play. And it's not really any age limit, just as long as you know your right from your left. ... Read more

Asin: B00000DMBK
Subjects:  1. Games    2. Board Games    3. Family Favorites    4. Classic Games    5. Party Games    6. Grownup   

Sharp MD-MT15S Portable MiniDisc Player/Recorder
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Electronics
list price: $179.99
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Sharp's MDMT15 minidisc player provides 7.5 hours of recording and 15 hours of playback from a single NiMH battery or two AA batteries. You can digitally record your favorite songs from various sources, including CD players and satellite broadcasting tuners, thanks to the sample rate converter. Then, play your selections back in 24-bit ATRAC sound. The Sharp MDMT15 also features editing functions and text input for your minidiscs.

The compact design, about the size of a minidisc case, features a clamshell opening mechanism. There is a three-mode extra-bass system and 10-second antishock memory so your music won't skip if the player is jarred or knocked about. Headphones, an AC adapter, an RCA connection, and carrying case are included.

Sharp offers a one-year warranty on parts, 90 days on labor. ... Read more

Features

• Runs on 2 AA batteries or a single NiMH battery
• Minidisc player/recorder with clamshell opening mechanism and 24-bit ATRAC sound
• 7.5-hour recording and 15-hour playback capability with batteries
• Sampling rate converter allows multisource recording
• Compact design slips into your pocket

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Price gouging????
I bought a Sharp MD MT15 from Circuit City in August 2000.I paid $179.99 for it.There is absolutely no difference between that unit and the one shown here.Why is this one so expensive?

As far as the product goes, it was a very handy tool for a working musician.I kept it in a padded, waterproof container in my briefcase.It worked great for 4 years, then it suddenly quit working in July 2004 for no apparent reason.I got a "TOC Error" on every single disk that I loaded.I might consider buying another one - but not without an extended warranty... and I certainly wouldn't pay more than $150 for it!!

MISLEADING PRICE
I saw this unit listed for 49 dollars used. None to be found! I am so sick of misleading ads!

A great little player
I've had this player for almost 3 years now and it still works great.It has good battery life, it's moderately easy to use, it makes good recordings too.The headphones that come along with it are really awesome too.They feel great and have a good sound too.The piece of plastic that clicks when you adjust them broke, but that was after extended use.

I guess I kind of don't like the bulkiness of it, but back when I had it that was about the standard thickness.It's not that great looking either.As far as the sound goes it's nothing spectacular.I think it could be a little bit louder, but maybe all of my recordings are too quiet.One thing is obvious though, the bass boost button really doesn't do a whole lot.I can barely tell a difference when I push it.

I wanted to give a full review so I threw in a few "cons" but overall it's a great player. ... Read more

Asin: B00004SY5N
Subjects:  1. Portable MiniDisc Player (Personal Mini-Disc, Minidisk)   

If your kid can't pass a wastebasket without pausing to shoot some hoops, you might think about getting this collapsible, indoor/outdoor Aim N Shoot arcade. Made of purple nylon and black net, its spring-steel-loop framework pops it into shape with ease. Unfolded, the unit is 30 inches long, 30 inches wide, and 70 inches tall. Take any of the four lightweight balls (3 inches in diameter) and aim for the basket (almost 62 inches from the floor), a midlevel target (40 inches high), or the lower target (28 inches). If you make your shot, the ball travels through a net funnel and returns to you so you can shoot again. For near misses, a net platform will hold the ball for you to retrieve. Comes with a purple nylon carrying bag with handles (19 by 19 inches). --Louise Carter ... Read more

Asin: B00000IROM
Subjects:  1. Activity    2. Sports    3. Basketball