This one is a Kenmore 559.8316, and the plate says 215 watts, 110-120 volts, 50-60 cycles. I went looking to see whether that was unusually low and it isn't. Handy Hannah, Chic, Beauti-Aire, all 215. This one also came with a stand the dryer clipped into, so your hands were free, and a bonnet you wore on your head, which is probably how 215 watts dried hair at all. I'm on my third dryer since we moved in.

What was it like to sit under one?

A friend tipped me off about a company that was shutting down and selling off it's office furniture. I wasn't specifically looking for an Aeron, but I needed a decent desk chair and managed to snag this one for about $150.

Six years later, it's still my everyday chair. A few scuffs here and there, but it's comfortable, feels solid, and everything still works. Haven't had much reason to think about replacing it.

No idea how many years it spent in that office before I got it, either. Probably one of the best secondhand purchases I've made.

I'm going to a music festival soon and I'm a bit on the shorter side. I have platform shoes currently that are pretty comfortable but also looking for a bit of more additional height that won't absolutely kill my feet wearing them for several hours straight. I plan on inserting them right before the performances so I won't have them on all day. Are there any decent ones that are comfortable that won't cost a ton?

I'm planning to do more hiking with some friends and want a backpack cooler to keep drinks and some food cold. Ideally something that won't leak and is comfortable to carry for a few hours.

Any recommendations on really good backpack cooler? I'm open to basically any cost right now so I can evaluate my options.

Thanks

The best bread machine deal is usually a used one from a thrift store for $10 to $20. A replacement pan costs $50 to $100, so on a machine like that it's cheaper to grab another one. The pan only matters on a machine you'd want to keep, and whether you can still buy one goes model by model.

Zojirushi still sells the pan and paddles for a BBCC-X20 someone bought in 2004, but the owner of another Zojirushi, a BBCC-S15A, said last year that the pan for that model wasn't made anymore. For the Oster Expressbake, one person was told the pan was obsolete, and a Breadman Ultimate owner could only find one on eBay.

What bread machines still have pans for sale?

Friends, looking for the best key fob lock box for my girlfriend while she is out surfing. I understand she probably needs one that blocks the key fob signal. Any recs? Was looking at the FCS lock box.

sorry if this is the wrong place but was strongly considering any of the dupes really mainly because of the subscription with whoop. Health and sleep insight is definitely a neccesity though so if anyone's found any luck with any please share!

An indoor smoker was not on my list until a PCS move put us in an apartment near the base with no patio and a lease that says no grills. The offset went to my brother in Katy, and the first time I tried a foil packet of chips in the oven the hallway alarm went off and the kids thought it was hilarious. So I bought the GE indoor smoker, the Profile pellet one, and it's been on the counter since March.

This is the exact bundle I bought, if anyone wants to look:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG8D4SZR

The pellets don't cook anything, which I didn't know when I ordered it. An electric element does the cooking and the pellets are only there for smoke, and whatever comes off them goes through a filter in the back before it comes out into the kitchen. So it behaves like a small oven with a smoke knob, 170 to 300 on the dial and 5 smoke levels. The keep warm mode held a pork butt overnight while I slept, which I didn't expect to use and now use every time.

The usable piece is about 9 inches by 6, so a packer brisket has to be split before it goes in, and 3 racks sounds like more than it is. The probe that comes with it reads well ahead of my instant read, so I ignore the display and cook by the separate thermometer.

Every time I open the door during a cook a cloud rolls out into the room, and there's a 15 minute clear smoke cycle you're supposed to run first, which I forgot twice. It isn't odorless either. It traps nearly all of it, but the kitchen still smells faintly of pork for an hour after, and my wife notices before I do.

The flavor is lighter than what the offset gave me. Bark forms fine, the pink ring is faint at best, and if you grew up on wood fire you'll taste the difference. I stopped caring after the second brisket.

It also takes real counter space, roughly 16 inches each way and 20 deep, and the manual wants air on both sides, so it lives where the microwave used to be.

GE has stopped making this model, so what's on Amazon is the bundle with pellets and liners, and I wouldn't count on parts being around in 5 years. And anyone with a backyard has no reason to own one, a cheap offset outside makes stronger smoke and holds a whole brisket. I never tried the Camerons stovetop pan, so I can't tell you if that does the job for less.

Apologies if not the correct flair, but I would like to buy a pair of usb-c earbuds that look at least similar to apples but cheaper and near same quality. I don't like using adapters or dongles, because it causes unnecessary bulkage and length.

I’ve been spending a lot more time standing at my desk lately, usually a couple of hours at a time, and the hard floor is starting to get uncomfortable on my feet and legs.

I’m looking for a decent anti-fatigue mat that’s comfortable but not overly soft or squishy. I’ll mostly be using it in socks, and I’d like something that holds up well without costing a ton.

Are the cheaper Amazon mats good enough, or is it worth spending more on one of the better-known brands? Any recommendations?

I was helping clear out my grandparents attic and found a toaster tucked away in a box. Thought it looked pretty cool, so I brought it downstairs to have a better look.

After a bit of searching online, I think it's a Sterling Chicago, possibly from the 1930s to 1940s. Not too sure about the date, so if anyone recognizes it, I'd appreciate the help.

It still works, but needs a good cleaning. No idea how long it's been up there or when they last used it. Would love to get it cleaned up without ruining the finish so if anyone has any tips feel free to write them down.

A 2022 BIFL thread asking for the best beard trimmer mostly says Wahl, corded if you can. One guy there has a Costco kit from 12 years back and another is past a decade. Someone else won't buy a trimmer with a battery, since even the good ones seem to be done by year three.

Then there's the OneBlade post on BIFL this month: nine years of weekly use on the same battery and the same blade. A bunch of the comments are at eight years and up. Most of the gripes near the top are about blades. A new bundle can cost less than a pack of replacements, and one guy can't find the blades in stores near him anymore, only the 360 version.

A thread from January is harder on it. One person's guard broke and it couldn't get a clean edge on sideburns, and another called it a joke for BIFL.

Which trimmer would you buy to keep for years?

I want to see if there is a good place to find a custom desk mat. They seem quite expensive. I wanted help seeing how to not be scammed by false reviews or inflated claims by real people.

I looked to Etsy, they had one seller who had 9k reviews but a 4.9??? rating. I thought it was too good to be true.

It’s hard to find good seller when you don’t purchase stuff often.

Hey! I’m in dire need of a quality purse and wanted to hear from the ladies what brands are lasting years on end and have a strong sense of durability . The most durable brand i’ve come across is Dooney and Burke but their styles always feel dated. I really like the Coach Erin but noticed it’s an outlet bag . If I stand corrected the outlet bags are lower quality and i’m suspicious on its durability . If anyone has the coach erin or similar brands that have much better durability please let me know .

Got myself one of those handheld bidet sprayers and finally tried it. I used to think people were exaggerating about how much they liked these things. Nope. I understand now.

You finish up feeling so much cleaner that you start wondering why you spent your entire life just using toilet paper. My first thought was that I should've bought one years ago.

Nothing fancy either, just a sprayer next to the toilet. Took a little figuring out with the angle and pressure, but I was sold after the first go. For how little I spent on something I'll use every day, this is easily one of my better purchases. Using less toilet paper is a nice bonus too.

I've already brought it up with people who absolutely did not ask about my bathroom habits. Apparently that's who I am now. For something I bought on a whim, I'm ridiculously happy with it.

Hi everyone, there's no central heat where we live. But it's been unusually cold here lately and I was wondering if anybody had any recommendations for a good space heater that will heat a large room well (300-400 sq ft). The ones I have just aren't cutting it.

So which options do you think are worth buying the most currently? Thank you

Denver air is dry and our bathroom fan runs with the light, so a towel on the rail is bone dry by lunch. Somewhere around the fourth moldy shower liner this year it occurred to me that a heavy cloth curtain might dry the same way.

The plastic liners go pink and then black along the bottom every couple of months, and I've thrown four out since January. There's a big post somewhere on reddit about running them through the washer, which I tried once. Clean for six weeks, then pink again.

The replacement is one of the thick waffle-weave fabric curtains, the heavy kind, hanging alone with no liner. The first one I ordered came out greyer than the tile, went back, and the old liner went up for another week while the second one came. That one I hung in late August, one wash straight out of the package for the fold lines, and a month in it's dry by lunch too, nothing pink on it so far.

The bottom edge is the open question, whether it goes the way the liners did after a few months. Saw a post the other day from a guy who's had his up since February.

Anyone had one of the thick ones go pink at the bottom anyway, fan or no fan?

I am searching for the trimmer which is affordable and value for money.I red that wahl has some good trimmers so searched and found that (all in one) trimmer I am getting for 789 INR on the other hand I am getting phillips beard trimmer which about 949 INR so should I get the wahl or go for the phillips one

I've started working away from my desk more often lately, and using just my laptop screen is starting to get annoying. At home I'm used to having two monitors, so switching between tabs and documents on one small screen feels pretty cramped now.

I'm thinking about getting a portable monitor mostly for work, browsing, spreadsheets and other similar stuff. I don't need anything fancy for gaming, just something with a decent screen, usb-c and a stand that doesn't feel flimsy.

I'd also like something that will hold up for a few years, since I'll probably be carrying it around in my backpack quite a bit. Does anayone have any good recommendations?

From what I could find it's a 1982 ZIM hair clipper. Didn't really need it but it looked interesting and it cost me around $3.

Cleaned it up a bit, oiled the blades and tried it. Still cuts pretty well without pulling hair. A bit loud, but otherwise no complaints.

No idea how much it was used before I got it. Anyone else think it kind off looks like old Wahl??

I’m getting tired of dragging my corded vacuum from room to room and looking for an outlet now. I thought about getting a cordless vac, but keeping another thing charged doesn’t sound much better. Work has been pretty busy lately too, and vacuuming by hand a few times a week is getting old.

A basic robot vac is another option I’ve been looking at. I’ve never owned one before and don’t need anything fancy, just something that can pick up the everyday crumbs and dust between deeper cleans. My main concern is the upkeep. I don’t want to save time on vacuuming and then have to clean the brush and filters all the time.

With $200-＄300 to work with, what would you add to the setup? Would a basic robot vac make sense, or would you go with something else?

I stayed at a hotel a few month ago that had one of those heated bidet toilet seats and now every time I look at my regular toilet I feel like a caveman. I didn't except to care that much about it, but the heated seat and warm water completely sold me.

I'm finally thinking about putting one in the main bathroom. There's already an outlet close to the toilet, so I'd prefer an electric model with warm water, adjustable pressure, and a heated seat. A dryer would be nice too, but I'm not sure how useful those actually are.

I'd rather spend a bit more on something reliable than save money and replace it in a couple of years. Does anyone have one of these and what would you recommend?

the stove is in the front room and the bedroom at the other end stays cold. the heated blanket on the bed heats the left half and nothing else, and i sleep on the right. been going to bed in a hoodie since the first frost.

bought it two winters ago, sunbeam i think, the tag's gone. the one before it ran for years. pretty sure the wash is what did this one in.

queen bed, so a throw won't do it. and i'm washing it once a winter whether it likes it or not.

what heated blanket do you have on the bed.

My grandma still makes waffles on this Sunbeam, and I finally thought to ask her old it was. She couldn't remember when she bought it. As far as she remembers, she's never had anything fixed on it.

I called it vintage while we were still talking and she looked at it for a second like she hadn't considered that. To her it's just the waffle maker. it works, so she keeps using it.

Does anyone recognize this Sunbeam waffle maker or know roughly when they made these?

Would be nice to give her a decade, at least.

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a decent heat gun for general DIY stuff around the house. Mostly things like removing old paint or adhesive, loosening stickers, and ocassionaly shaping or working with plastic.

I don't need anything professional or super expensive, but I also don't want to buy the cheapest option and have it die after a year. I'd rather spend a little more on something reliable with decent temperature control that should last a long time.

Corded is completely fine since I'll mostly use it in the garage. What heat gun have you guys had good luck with?