Product review: AirArtDeco 5 Inch Mini USB Oscillating Desk Fan

AirArtDeco fan is 5" across.  The fan has a metal cage, the body and the blades are plastic. The fan has two speeds, and it oscillates. It comes with a USB cord that has a round connector (not a mini USB connector). The round connectors are harder to replace if they get lost or go bad.  The fan also can run on four AA batteries (batteries are not included).

The best feature of the fan that it is small but provides good airflow by oscillating.


You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★☆

Product review: Progresso Soup, Traditional, Homestyle Chicken Soup (food review)

Progresso chicken noodle soup is my "emergency" meal when there is no time to prepare anything else.  Progresso has a large number of chicken noodle soup variations.  In this review I evaluating homestyle chicken noodle.  This is a pretty thick soup, not watery.  The base of the soup is pretty flavorful and not too salty.  The chicken pieces are fairly bland.  t is chunkier than the traditional version of the soup. The soup does not taste as good as home-made soup but a pretty good emergency meal.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★☆☆

Product review: AirArtDeco 6 Inch USB Portable Desk Fan

AirArtDeco fan is 6" across and made out of plastic. It looks well made, the button and controls operate smoothly. The fan has two speeds, they both provide good air movement. It can be tilted 90 degrees, including pointing up. It comes with a built-in non-removable USB cord.  The cord is 5 feet long.

The best feature of the fan that it is very quiet, with no rattles on either setting.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: Riapow Solar Fountain for Bird Bath

   

We have a lot of wildlife in the back yard so adding a solar fountain sounded like a great idea.


Riapow solar fountain comes with 8 different nozzles.  It fits nicely into our birdbath sitting in the center while leaving enough room for birds and other creatures to drunk from the sides.



However, we did not get a lot of height out of the fountain on its best days it just bubbles from the nozzle as you see in the video.  Some days it does not produce any water even after sitting in the sun all day.  It is still fairly cold here (45 degrees Fahrenheit ) so maybe the batteries will perform better in the summer.  As of right now, I found it disappointing. I will post an update when the weather gets warmer.

I contacted the seller and she confirmed that the issue is related to temperature. I will be keeping an eye on the fountain as the weather gets warmer, stay tuned.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review (rating is pending)

Product review: Blood Pressure Monitor by COOCEER

I was looking for a small blood pressure monitor to keep at work. My Omron blood pressure monitor is relatively large but has been calibrated by taking it to my doctor's office to check against her measurements a couple of times, so I know it is accurate within a few points of her instruments. I compared COOCEER blood monitor against it and that they both gave a similar reading (a few points apart). I took the measurements several times, and they were fairly consistent.

It is quite small in size, its base is 2.5" x 3.5", and it comes with a carrying bag to keep everything together.

COOCEER monitor has several other features that I liked:
- I like that it came with a USB power cord, so I don't need to feed it batteries. It does have a battery compartment and can run on four AA batteries.
- I like the latching mechanism; it is easy to operate with one hand. I like it better than Omron's mechanism.
- It has a memory for 2 people so that each person can keep track of their history. This way if co-worker wants to borrow it, I don't have to mix them up with my readings.
- Large size sleeve, the cuff has the length to accommodate 8.7" to 12.6" arm.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: MOOSOO Cordless Handheld Vacuum

This handheld vacuum exceeded my expectations. It has strong suction, it is light, it is narrow so I can get into small places, and it is easy to clean. What do I mean by light? It weighs 1 pound and 1 oz on my digital scale. It comes with a narrow and long crevice tool that fits nicely in the grooves of my sliding deck doors, my old hand vac (Black and Decker PHV 1810) could not do because its crevice tool was a little too thick get into the grooves of the sliding door.

In addition to the crevice tool, it also has a retractable brush that works quite well in the car dislodge small stones stuck in the car's rug.  Its motor has two speeds.

The vac runs on a 2500mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery. It takes 5 hrs to recharge the battery. I fully charge it after use and then keep disconnected.

It comes with a HEPA filter with a stainless steel mesh cover that goes over the filter.  It can be washed to minimize the number of new filters I will need.  I found that replacement filters are being sold on Amazon (current price is 10.99 for three filters):

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

You can find filters for this vac on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: Replens Long-Lasting Feminine Moisturizer, 35g Tube with Reusable applicator

Meh. Not my favorite moisturize.  Discharge is unpleasant.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★☆☆