Alba Shave Cream Review
Review by Product: • Alba Shave Cream (Amazon) • What’s Good: • It actually made me enjoy shaving for the first time • What’s Bad: • ?? • Writing a review of shaving gel strikes even me as a little odd, but I really feel it's worth the ink. I hate shaving. Seriously. I hate shaving products too …
Not For Tourists Guide (Chicago) Review
Review by Product: • Not For Tourists Guide - Chicago (company site) • What’s Good: • Nice clean design, great maps • What’s Bad: • Addresses aren't clear at all, many cool spots missing • Just after I found out I was moving to Chicago, a friend of mine bought me this guide to the city to help …
Threadless T-Shirt Review
Review by Product: • Threadless T-Shirt Review (company site) • What's Good: • Excellent customer service, very cheap, good website. • What's Bad: • Nothing really. • After I wrote a review of my first American Apparel T-Shirt, several people responded mentioning Threadless.com and their …
Time Atac Alium Pedals Review
Review by Product: • Time Atac Alium Pedals (company site) • What's Good: • Excellent retention, very sturdy, progressive tensioning. • What's Bad: • Heavy, a little expensive. • I first braved switching to clipless pedals way back around 1996 when I bought a bright-red pair of Ritchey Logic’s …
Minolta DiMAGE Xt Review
Review by Product: • Minolta DiMAGE Xt Digital Camera (company site) • What's Good: • Amazing industrial design, very fast, good interface. • What's Bad: • Lousy default settings, hard to keep in focus even in medium light. • This is my third digital camera, and I've reviewed my Kodak DC3800 …
Zoom Airlines Review
Review by Product: • Zoom Airlines Flight (company site) • What's Good: • Very cheap international flights. • What's Bad: • Light luggage allowance, typical bad airline food. • I've flown several budget airlines in the past ten years (Ryanair, EasyJet, WestJet and even Greyhound Air) and when I …
Octodog Frankfurter Converter Review
Review by Product: • Octodog Frankfurter Converter (company site) • What's Good: • Well constructed, hilariously well designed. • What's Bad: • Hard to make it work right, cutting edges too dull. • This is perhaps the silliest review on the Stuff site so far, but this product nonetheless …
IBM ThinkPad T20 Review
Review by Product: • IBM ThinkPad T20 with 256Mb RAM, 700Mhz P3, 14.1" 1024x768 display (CNet Review) • What's Good: • Excellent case design, good features, great value. • What's Bad: • Weak video card, one USB port, only 1024x768 monitor. • Three years ago, just before leaving on an extended …
Bravetti Platinum Pro Deep Fryer Review
Review by Product: • Bravetti Platinum Pro Deep Fryer (Amazon) • note: it also seems to be called the Euro-Pro F1063 5-Liter Stainless Steel Deep Fryer • What's Good: • Looks great, easy to clean, very safe to use. (around $100 USD). • What's Bad: • Lid window is a bit useless and gets dirty …
Sidi Rampa Mountain Bike Shoe Review
Review by Product: • Sidi Rampa Mountain Bike Shoe Review (company site) • What's Good: • Very snug fit, great value ($109 USD MSRP). • What's Bad: • Retention could be even better. • I've owned several different pairs of bike shoes over the years, but my current pair of Sidi Rampas have lasted …