Hillshire Farm Deli Select Ultra Thin Honey Roasted Turkey Breast

*Packaged in Glad Ware container

*99% fat free

I love turkey, and buying sliced turkey is the best way to have turkey available for when you want a sandwich. I have tried "flavored" turkey before but the standard flavor is smoked usually with hickory or mesquite. When I seen this Honey Roasted flavor I thought it sounded good.

This was the first time I have bought this brand of sliced sandwich meat. The main reason I did was because I had the "cheer" from Hillshire Farm's commercial stuck in my head (The cheer: "I say Hillshire, you say Farm" "Hillshire" "Farm" "Go Meat". I know it is silly but it stuck).

The slices were not super thin but I liked the thickness. I like the Glad Ware container is comes it. My one issue with that is, if they are going to give you such a big container (and charge that much) they should give you more turkey. There is a lot of wasted space in that container which leaves room for air and air is the enemy to freshness. I put the turkey in a sandwich baggie in side the container hoping that would keep it fresh however with the amount of turkey you get it was not around long enough to go bad.

The quality of the turkey was good, and that is saying a lot coming from me. Having grown up vegetarian, I am picking about the meat I eat. It is still somewhat nasty to me, so if it does not look, smell, feel (texture) right I will not eat it. There was not one piece of grit (or anything like that), you could visually inspect the slices and see that there was nothing in it. The color was nice (not too pink, I HATE pink sliced turkey). The edges were not tough but a different texture then the center of the slice.

The flavor was good and it makes a good sandwich, but not real honeyie though. I would like it to have more honey flavor.

I definitely want to try other Hillshire Farm products, now I wish I had signed up for the "Hillshire Farm HouseParty" (click here to read more about HouseParty).

Hershey's Cocoa Special Dark- for baking

“A Blend of Natural and Dutched Cocoas"

“Natural Source of Antioxidants"

“100% Cocoa"

There is nothing better then homemade brownies (the only thing better is when someone else makes them and has to deal with the mess, lol), and I make brownies from scratch quite often. This means I use a lot of baking cocoa; usually I buy the store brand or whatever is on sale. The main reason I do not buy the same brand over and over is because I have not found a cocoa I really like. My default brand just does the job so I am always on the hunt for a better one.

I have tried Hershey's regular baking cocoa and did not like it too much. However, this "special dark" was on sale and I have heard that dark chocolate is better for you so I thought why not give it a try.

I started out using it to make brownies (my recipe), and I learned that if you are using it in a recipe that is not on the container you will have to adjust the amount of sugar you use (you will need more). Because it is dark cocoa it is more bitter then regular baking cocoa. You might even want to use less cocoa then normal. My second batch of brownies (my recipe) came out much better.

The recipes on the container are good, especially the "Dark Chocolate Mousse".

On the container it says that "Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa provides fewer antioxidants than Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa". After reading that I kind of feel lied too, it is as if they put the word dark on it to get people like me (people that have heard dark chocolate is better for you) to buy it. In addition, if you do not like dark (or rich flavored chocolate) you should not switch to this kind of baking cocoa because you will just end up using more sugar, which is not good for you (or anyone eating the treats).

I like the shape of the container (rectangle with rounded edges instead of the usual circle), it makes for easy dispensing.

I am not sure if I like the Hershey's Special Dark enough to make it "my brand". However, I will keep it in the rotation.

Fight Excessive Sweating with CertainDri

AntiPerspirant

* Doctor Recommended

* Prescription Strength

"Fights excessive Perspiration" You have probably seen the commercial for this stuff.

This product was other one that my sisters insisted I try. She lived in AZ, and everyone sweats there, it is so hot. Especially those people that have a dress code at work, yeah most places have AC but when walking from, your car to the office/store you are out in the heat.

Warnings from bottle: Do not apply to: broken skin, on irritated skin, or immediately after bathing. Only use on underarms (where else would people be applying this that they need this warning on the bottle, lol).

Active Ingredients: Aluminum Chloride 12%

Inactive Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, water

I am not to hot about the active ingredient, if I remember correctly that is not good for people (info on Aluminum Chloride). Because of this, I do not use it very often.

Apply sparingly (just a few strokes under each arm) and only at bedtime.

It works; it can be a pain to apply the night before though. Do not try applying it after a shower you will regret it. If you did not do it the night before just use something else and try to remember to apply it that night.

If you do what I have warned you not too, the only way to stop the burning is to wash the stuff off and you really have to wash it (try not to scrub the area, let the soap do most of the work). Even after you wash it off your pits will be feeling it for a while.

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Suave 24hour Protection Fresh Scent

Antiperspirant/Deodorant

Sticker says: More sweat Fighting ingredients Then "Secret"

At first I liked the Suave 24 hour Protection, but after using for a while I had issues with it. I like the scent, it is not bad. That is about the only good thing I can say .

My main problem with it is it stains my shirts. I have NEVER had any problems with "pit stians" but when using this I do. And, this has really mad eme mad, one of my favorite shirts got stians on it. In stead of throwing it out, I only use it when I wear sleeveless shirts. And, it is not "clear" as it claims to be. it leaves the skin with white stuff. This is not really a problem if you make sure that you do not get anywhere but in your pits.

I can say for sure that I will not be buying Suave 24Hour Protection anymore.

Update on HD Converter Box Coupons

A while back, I wrote a post about getting your coupons from the DTVAnswers.com for the converter boxes that you will need after Feb. 2009. I feel I have to warn people that you MUST use them before their expiration dates. They cannot be reissued (at least for now).

I have a big problem with this. First: anyone that bought one before July 2008 had to get an additional analog pass-through thing. My coupons were not expiring until the end of July (08), so I decided to wait. Side note: I would not have know about the "analog pass-through" if is wan not for the owner of my local Radio Shack. When I called ahead like say to he told me too wait until after July. I just barley seen a commercial saying the same thing.

Every time I called the stores that carried the converter boxes, they said they were out and the next shipment would be in next week. However, I got this song and dance the next week (I think the employees were keeping them for themselves or they were not getting enough, which leads me to my other problem).

If people cannot get the converter boxes at any local stores are they expected to get them online. Not everyone has access to the internet, not everyone wants to use his or her bank/credit cards online, etc... And the converter boxes are more expensive online. Topically $5-10 over what the brick-an-motor stores charge plus shipping. Therefore, the out of pocket cost goes from $10 (maybe less) to $20.

I do not remember seeing anything about the coupons "not be able to be reissued for any reason" on the DTVAnswers.com website when I got my coupons but that does not mean that it was not there.

However, Wal-Mart employees told my mother-in-law that they would reissue the coupons when she called Wal-Mart.

Either way, the coupons were not used why couldn’t they reissue them? I was rudely told by DTVAnswers.com customer service that "by Law WE CANNOT REISSUE THE COUPONS", I would like to know what law that is, and whom do I complain too.

I sent an email to the local TV stations, hopefully one of them will pick up the story. Sometimes it takes TV to get things done, lol. *I found a few forums/blogs that have a bunch of other people complaining about the same thing.

Why should we have to pay for something that the masses could live without and is being forced upon us. Issues like this are the reason the last attempt to convert to HD did not happen. Their is a website that allows people to make petitions, maybe I will make one to change that "law" I was told is the reason they cannot be reissued.

Please, if you have the same problem (unused "converter box coupon" due to local stores not having any in stock) leave a comment here. In addition, if you have the time leave comments on the other forums and send emails to your local TV stations.

And, save your "expired coupons" and any paperwork you have. That way if they do ever reissue them you will have proof they are not used!

Controlling Your Online Reputation

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Our goal is straightforward:

• To SEARCH out all information about you and your family throughout the Internet and present it to you in a clear, easy-to-understand fashion
• To provide DESTROY assistance, helping to remove, at your request, inaccurate, inappropriate, hurtful, and slanderous information about you and your family using our proprietary in-house methodology. This same mission extends to your personally identifiable information, like name, address, and phone number.
• To deliver CONTROL over how others are able to perceive you on the Internet

When I first heard about this company, I was mad that I did not think of it sooner. I have not used ReputationDefender.com myself because I have enough time to do it myself.

They have a few different plans: the MyReputation- which is for you (and a spouse), the MyChild- which watched your child/teens activity online, the MyPrivacy- for your and your family's data. Take control on your private info. There are many sites that give away your info without your knowledge or permission, the MyEdge (beta)- is online PR. Control what results come up when your name is looked up online.

The MyChild plan is great for parents that are not real internet savvy but know that their kids could be hurting their future. Kids today do not think about what they are doing online (colleges, future employers, etc.. will do internet searches on your child). And, they do not want to hear about it either, so the MyChild plan is really the only way you can protect their future.

I think the government should offer this for free to parents (at least low-income parents).

I am not sure if they have any plans for businesses, which probably need this kind of service too.


If anyone has used (or still uses) ReputationDefender lets us know what you thought about it and if it really defended your reputation online.


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