Product review: Whole Food bananas / Whole foods grocery home delivery during COVID-19

I ordered bananas as part of a home delivery order (i.e. unseen and not personally selected) and they were perfect.  Not too ripe, no too green, tasted great.  This was my first home delivery and it went very smoothly.

You can find bananas on Amazon by following this link.

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Product review: Renpure Biotin and Collagen Shampoo

This is a giant 32 oz of shampoo, I thought it was a really good deal. This is my first-time purchase so other then the good price I did not know what to expect.

The good:

* It smells great, to me it was some botanical scent, not flowery, not coconut, light and pleasant.

* Very sudsy, feels great when I use it.

* Tightly closed, no spillage during shipping (see related issue under The bad)

The bad:

* Strengthening hair is slow-acting, after 2 weeks of usage I do not see significant difference looking at the drain.

* It is very hard to open. Thanks to that nothing spilled during shipping, but I had to use plyers to open the bottle.


How to open:

The cap of the bottle has three parts.  The bottom part that is screwed on to the bottle, a thin ring, and a pump. To make the pump work it needs to pop up. To make it pop up you need to hold the thin ring steady and turn the pump counter-clockwise while pushing down. It took me a good number of tries to get it open, what finally worked was holding the ring with the thin-nose plyers.  See my video for additional illustrations for opening the bottle.

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You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: Whole Food Native Forest Organic Classic Coconut Milk Can / Whole foods grocery home delivery during COVID-19

This is my first purchase of Native Forest Coconut Milk as part of home delivery from Whole Foods.  It tasted good and the curry I made using it was excellent.

This can was part of my first on-line delivery from Whole Foods, and the ordering and delivery worked well.  6 of the 12 items were out due to COVID-19 and I got texts with substitutions, which I could accept or reject.  The delivery occurred within a promised two-hour period, with the substitution messages happening one hour before.  WholeFoods, of course, is not a bargain. The price of the items and the delivery tip did make it pretty expensive. However, in the current situation, it is a very helpful option to have.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


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Product review: Genuine Instant Pot Silicone Cover Lid for 6 Quart

I got this Instant Pot silicone cover for 6 quarts Instant Pot, so I can store the inner pot in the refrigerator without transferring the content to another container after cooking.  There were several cheaper options that were not made by Instant Pot but I went with a slightly higher priced option to ensure a perfect fit. I am very satisfied. Instant Pot cover is made out of heavy-duty silicone, it is thick and the fit is perfect is closes with a satisfying click.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product reiview: Progresso Traditional Soup, Split Pea with Ham

Split pea soup from Progresso has a nice flavor with small pieces of ham that add a noticeable flavor.  The thickness of the soup was satisfying. Overall, I thought it was one of the Progresso's better soups.  The can has two servings, and each serving is 130 calories.  I also like the easy to open top.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

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Product review: Imagine Creamy Potato Leek Soup, Organic, 32 oz (No! Not creamy at all) Home grocery delivery from WholeFoods during COVID-19

This is my first and last order of Creamy Potato Leep Soup.  The best I can say it was edible.  In general, I  am a big fan of Potato Leek soups, but this one was not flavorful.  It was rather watery and definitely not creamy. 

This soup was part of my first on-line delivery from Whole Foods, and the ordering and delivery worked well.  6 of the 12 items were out due to COVID-19 and I got texts with substitutions, which I could accept or reject.  The delivery occurred within a promised two-hour period, with the substitution messages happening one hour before.  WholeFoods, of course, is not a bargain. The price of the items and the delivery tip did make it pretty expensive. However, in the current situation, it is a very helpful option to have.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★☆☆

Product review: The company store cotton towels - Ripple stripe design - orange and red - hand towels - bath towels

After not being satisfied with the towels I bought on Amazon, I turned to a high-end linens store called The Company Store. The prices on the web site are pretty high, but this time of year they run very nice sales. Over the last several months, I made five purchases. One day I caught a 50% sale, another 30% sales.

The quality of everything I bought is excellent. I am picky about towels: I don't like them either too thin or too thick. The Company Store towels (I know bought three different sets so I feel I can generalize) thickness of the towels is precisely how I like it.

The design of the towels in this review is called "Orange Ripple Stripe Bath Towels." Their primary color is orange, red, and beige.  The reverse side is mostly orange. The first washing generated quite a bit of lint, but now after three weeks, they don't produce all that much lint in the dryer. They are soft and absorbent. They are also colorfast.

You can find The Company Store by following this link. If you use this link you will get a $50 off your order.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★