Dollar stores vs name brand products
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Comments (15)Come to think of it. I try to keep my generics out of the kitchen. My cousin who does the cooking and such, sometimes finds my bags and I just hate that--;). "Don't put food in my baggies--they're for the plants!". So, he buys those high priced ziplocs for the food, which is a good thing. Dale Martens always suggests putting bamboo skewers in the pots to keep the plastic bags up. Another suggestion is to let the bags dry out just enough that the foliage doesn't rot if it touches the sides. This could be accomplished just by opening them for a short while and also draining out any standing water. For a while, I was cutting off the bottom corner of my bags so that I could water without taking the plants out of the bags. The escess water will run out into the tray and evaporate. That works pretty well. I am always looking for low-tech solutions to things. Another technique that light stand growers use is to enclose the whole stand in plastic. IGS, I think, still sells clear plastic covers for their stands with a opening in the front for access. It has either a zipper or velcro closers. I enclosed one stand with white plastic. It really worked wonders in that I not only increased the humidity but also the light, as the white surfaces reflected back much light that would otherwise be lost to the room. But, I was using cheap table covering type plastic--the stuff that comes in 3' wide rolls. It was amazing to see how fast the plastic rotted from the light. On the front I made a very rinky-dink clear cover, that I would lift up and over the top or roll up and tie, so that I could somewhat see the shelf. But, just having that much of a barrier meant that I sometimes would.....ahem.....ignore those plants a bit. One suggestion which I have always meant to use but haven't is to make a front cover with a window shade roller and clear thick plastic, which is often sold in hardware stores by the foot, for use as covers for things. That way one could raise and lower the cover to get to the plants without much effort. Every once in a while I tackle my sea of ziplock bags to see what's in them. I find all kinds of treasures I forgot I had. Once I gave a program for our local club by bringing in a couple of boxes of unexamined baggies and opening them up one by one to take out and show what was in there. Then I passed out leaves and cuttings with labels to everyone that wanted them. The plants got a pruning and I was able to share. Some of those plants I recently found and put down lots of leaves, for the upcoming July convention. I have the pots of leaves under the domes and the leaves are not rotting but rooting and sending up tiny new shoots. They include nautilocalyx, petrocosmea, chiritas, my only aglamyla, kohlerias, and of course, lots of episcias. So far, I have no idea where I will find room to grow on these props. I'm actually seriously contemplating putting up another 4 level stand and replacing a two level stand with a 4 level one. I much prefer 3 level stands but I need the room and am tall enough at 6-0 to be able to see and work on the top shelf. But, I digress, Jon...See MoreDo products from 'Dollar stores' work as well?
Comments (30)I realize that this is an old thread, but I wanted to put a warning out there about this 'Awesome' cleaning product available at the dollar stores, which is actually LA's Totally Awesome. It contains 2-butoxy ethanol which is highly toxic. Please see the link provided to read about the dangers. This product, IMO, should not be used at all. If you do use it, extreme caution should be used. Please don't use it with your bare hands and avoid breathing it in. This product is NOT the same as the Awesome product by R>F> Thompson Company which is an environmentally friendly product and non-toxic, using only citrus based ingredients. Blessings to all Laurie Here is a link that might be useful: dangers of 2-butoxy ethanol...See MoreSinks double vs single & name brand vs store brand
Comments (7)I'm not sure I can answer all of your questions correctly so I will just say what was my very recent experience. I too, compared the store brand to the Blanco that was on display in the kitchen section. I liked the "feel" of the Blanco better. I priced the Blanco silgranit sink at Lowe's...(they would special order it )and it was quite a lot more than what I could purchase it for online. (approx. $200 more) I got the 60/40 sink. My DW is on the left. The large bowl is on the left. The smaller bowl with my garbage disposal is on the right. I would have preferred it to be in the opposite postion, but it wasn't available that way at place I was ordering it from. So I am living with it and it is not really a big deal for me. Personally I prefer a double bowl...but I know there are many on this forum who prefer the single. I like to have a sink for washing and a sink for rinsing/draining/disposing of stuff etc... Good luck and I hope I helped....even a little bit:) Here is a link that might be useful: blanco 441128...See MoreGlass tile: Store brand vs. Name brand
Comments (8)The tile looks very similar to our backpsplash tile (Artisitic Tile's Opera Glass Stillato pattern--we used Wolfgang White). I don't know how much quality difference there is, or who actually manufactures the different tile. When we were ordering our bathroom tile, I think the salesperson told us that there are only a few actual tile manufacturers, who then make the tile for the various "names" or companies. Our floor tile is sold as Atlas Concorde tile, but AKDO either makes or distributes the tile for them (or something like that!). Perhaps you could ask at the tile store who actually makes the tile you are considering (esp the one sold under the store name). Maybe they are both manufactured by the same company. As for vertical vs horizontal, it's really a matter of personal preference. I had it in my head from the start that we should have ours installed vertically, so that's what we did (DH liked it that way, too), but it would have looked just as beautiful hung horizontally. DH especially liked the waterfall effect of the tile coming down from the ceiling behind our hood/chimney, over the range (after I convinced him that we really did need to run the tile all the way up to the ceiling!). Good luck deciding! :-) Either color will look great in your sleek contemporary kitchen!...See Morejannie
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