While your Valentine’s roses are starting to droop, the kids at The Container Store are still feeling the love of Valentine’s Day. On February 14, Chairman and CEO Kip Tindell kicked off the initiative, National We Love Our Employees Day. However, instead of celebrating just one day, the retailer’s 4,000 employees will be treated to a [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
LG Peels Energy Stars from Fridges1
February 15, 2010 – 10:15 am
Despite advancements over the past 100 years or so, refrigerators still know how suck the pennies from your piggy bank. Appliances decked out with an Energy Star have passed a series of government-approved tests, signifying they are more energy-efficient (and therefore cheaper to run) than ones without the little sticker. But apparently, not all Energy Stars are created [...]
Hearts and Hammers0
February 14, 2010 – 7:45 am
“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” – Zora Neale Hurston But these videos will make it crawl right back into hiding. In honor of Valentine’s Day and all the lovers out there, we take a look at hearts and hammers: where love meets construction. . . .where construction meets dancing . . . [...]
The Wall of Many Moods1
February 11, 2010 – 12:47 pm
It’s always hard picking a color scheme for your living room walls. Eggshell is extra blah, and if you pick something that’s too bold, it’s going to take quite a few coats to erase the awful memory. However, with Change It!, your problems are solved. No decisions. No mistakes. This color-changing wall is comprised of small [...]
Is that a chainsaw. . .0
February 10, 2010 – 1:18 pm
in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? This Pocket Chainsaw - which looks like what James Bond would sling around to decapitate a super-spy – is best stored in a SHIRT pocket, of course. Silly me. But really, this Pocket Chainsaw is a serious, functional tool. According to manufactured Supreme Products, Inc., it can cut through a 3” diameter [...]
OOPS0
February 9, 2010 – 12:24 pm
Toyota isn’t the only company currently experiencing a product recall. It appears that Oxmor House, Inc., publisher of numerous home improvement books, has issued a voluntary recall for several titles. The problem is errors in the electrical wiring diagrams and instructions included in the following publications: AmeriSpec Home Repair Handbook Lowe’s Complete Home Improvement and [...]
Fish and Flush0
February 8, 2010 – 12:23 pm
This is the Fish n’ Flush . The name implies casting out a line, catching something delicious, then swirling it down the toilet, which if you think about it, is the natural way of things – with a little chewing and digesting in the middle. But that is not what this is about. Think beauty. . . while you’re [...]
Big Toys0
February 7, 2010 – 10:00 am
Steamrollers = fun! Well… okay, not really. That’s a lie… But, believe it or not, there are some people out there who have figured out how to have fun with those massive, slow moving monstrosities. Take this guy, for example. He’s not satisfied with the trademark speed of a steamroller at .000000000005 miles per hour. Nor is he [...]
The Brits and a Fridge0
February 6, 2010 – 10:27 am
I’ve laughed belly rolls listening to Karl Pilkington on the The Ricky Gervais Show, a monthly BBC podcast series. Some of the funniest things come out of his mouth. I won’t repeat them here because, well, profanity, but outrageous, believe me. The bald Pilkington has become something of a cult personality and a couple of his more notorious comments on the show have been plastered [...]
