by Nindo Mom | Oct 15, 2011 | Food, Product Reviews
We’ve always loved Girl Scout cookies at my house. But the trouble is that Girl Scout cookies are only available for a very short time each year. This means that I end up buying a crazy amount of Girl Scout cookies when they come out–usually a dozen boxes...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 26, 2011 | Food, Product Reviews
On September 18, I ordered a 24-pack of strawberry SoyJoy bars. Amazon shipped the package on September 19. The package arrived on-schedule on September 23. M y order arrived at about 3 p.m., delivered via standard USPS with tracking; the outer carton showed no damage...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 24, 2011 | Food, Product Reviews
Soy is widely considered to be one of the world’s healthiest foods. Soy comes from soybeans–a crop indigenous to East Asia–and is the key ingredient in soy sauce and tofu. The people of Japan consume more soy than anyone else in the world; in...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 17, 2011 | Product Reviews
In 2006, I bought a 2.2 cubic foot Panasonic microwave oven: model NN-T995SF from Best Buy. The microwave cost me $299, which I thought seemed kind of expensive at the time. However, I bought it anyway–for three main reasons: at 1250 watts, it was one of...
by Nindo Mom | Aug 15, 2011 | Product Reviews
Since I first got eyeglasses more than a dozen years ago, I had regular eye exams–if not every year, then at least every other one. But today was the first time I experienced the portion of the eye exam involving pupil dilation. Pupil dilation is one method eye...
by Nindo Mom | Aug 7, 2011 | Product Reviews
I used to have a rule for my family when it came to paid online games: we didn’t do them, even if they were offered through a well-known service like Playstation Plus. From my perspective, the games were expensive enough–not to mention the cost of the...
