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Didn't expect much for the price and as is said, you get what you paid for. Received them on time and as expected, cleaned with warm soap and water and filled them up, placed in the freezer. Next day, ice was hard as stone, unable to push it out with silicone bottom as described, unless maybe you can lift 200 lbs with each finger. Tried a little warm water, still no luck, had to let thaw for about 15 minutes and still some of the ice stuck. It is now day 10 and several of the trays are cracking and breaking across the top and around the the top of the ice cube hole. Bending the tray as shown in the picture will case it to break further. Chef Craft 21552 3-Piece Ice Cube Tray Round Push Out, Colors may vary, 11-Inch

I bought this on a whim from the local supermarket. I should have left it there.



I did one tray of ice. I was only able to push out about 75% of the cubes. The remainder stuck. So I got the bright idea to use a rubber mallet I had. The cubes still stuck, but the tray ripped. Yes, literally ripped in the middle. A rinse under warm water finally got the last cubes out. Unfortunately, they were about half the size of the others.



On a positive note, the cubes are small enough to fit through the neck of a bottle.

Wow, thank God I got a couple of these things on clearance at the store for $3 a piece. I am a big guy and I use my hands for a living. To use this thing, I have to use the base-palm of my hand to get these cubes to pop out. My wife can't do it at all. Thanks to just emptying a tray, I skinned my knuckle on the tray and feel a little frustrated right now that a company would release garbage like this. I mean, what the heck were these guys thinking by trying to sell the crap!?!? Noe if you plan on making ice-fruit treat... go for it. This is not for ice and it should not have been sold for it. Hear that Chef Craft? I will make darn sure nothing I buy again has that name!

Terrible. Don't stack and you break your thumb or other fingers trying to get each one out of the tray. The usual "twist" action for ice trays doesn't work, so each cube must be forced out one at a time. GET SOMETHING ELSE - You're not making an ice sculpture; you just want ice....

The first tray crack during the first use. The cubes could not be released with the touch of a finger tip as shown in the pictures. You can not twist the tray without risk of cracking. Additionally, once it cracks or break, it becomes as sharp as s kitchen knife and cut my handles in several places.



do not buy this product

These ice cube trays are absolutely worthless. Oh they're "PRETTY" but they don't have any function. You can't stack them, there's no offset so all the water in the tray below pushes out. What a waste - more plastic for the landfill.

I've seen all the bad reviews here and I had to chime in. Here's how to make these work:

-Don't over-fill them

-Let them sit on the counter for a minute after you take them out of the freezer

-Don't twist them...there's no need to

They're great because the ice stays put until you pop it out, instead of scattering all over the place!

The more you use them, the easier it gets to pop the cubes out.

This ice cube tray is terrible. The concept seems simple enough, but when it freezes, the ice cubes don't come out and the blue rubber bottom becomes frozen solid and hard as a rock! I even tried running the tray under hot water to loosen up the cubes, but it was no use. Don't waste your money. - Ice Cube Trays - Kitchen Gadgets - Gadgets - Ice Cube Tray'

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This was the least expensive 16" I could find. Also the build quality gets cheaper and cheaper every time I buy a new chain saw. I had a WoodShark that was as cheap as I would put up with and did not want to replace it with the newer Poulan model. Husqvarna's build quality is decent so it has sufficed in that department. This saw ran perfectly out of the box but needed to have the low fuel adjustment altered in warmer temperatures. You need a special splined screwdriver to do this or there is the hack of tapping a piece of 1/4 inch steel tubing over it.The later method worked well enough. The choke is designed to shut off by squeezing the throttle so you can't accidentally leave it on. If the carb is adjusted perfectly this is not a problem but allowing to leave the choke on is better. Leave it to the EPA to make a chainsaw harder to use. It does not have the tool-less tension adjuster but I don't believe that it is a deal breaker. I did not experience any chain oiling problems that other purchasers have stated. The oil tank is a little too small so you just have to not completely fill the fuel tank so the fuel ends up running out before the oil. This saw has about the same power as the poulan I replaced it with. If you want a inexpensive 16" saw of acceptable build quality you should be satisfied. Husqvarna 235 16-Inch 34.4cc X-Torq 2-Cycle Gas Powered Chain Saw

This is a first chainsaw I have owned. It works rather well for my needs around backyard taking care of tree limbs at least 3-4 inches thick. I have also tried a similar chainsaw model from Stihl which costs more with very little differce in general cutting. I think I have made a right choice.

Very disappointed that Amazon would carry a defective product assembled in the USA. The Chain saw arrived with the Brake on permanent locked position. Something that should have be caught at the factory inspection before packaging for shipment. The $193 chainsaw can't be used. I have 4 trees that need to come done this weekend. That is not going to happen. I have ordered from Amazon for years, never had a problem until now. This will definitely be a final test for their customer service department. I will keep Amazon customers informed as to the outcome.'

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The Belly Belt is awesome and I rate it five stars, but only when used in conjunction with a Bellaband. (I'd rate it three stars by itself). Use the Belly Belt to hold your pants closed allowing the extra space you need, then fold the BellaBand down over it. Voila! Smooth and secure, your pants stay up, are bigger to fit your growing belly, and the BellaBand covers the unzipped zipper (and looks like a layered cami). This combination has allowed me to wear all of my regular clothes comfortably through my first trimester, and unless my hips widen considerably, I think I can do the same through part or most of my second trimester.



You can use this product alone and it's comfortable, but it causes the open zipper area to bulge and crinkle, so you definitley want to wear a long and possibly voluminous top over it. Or perhaps a long cami to smooth the zipper area.



Specifically about the Belly Belt combo: I love this set. It has three colored panels (black, white, denim) to fill the v left by the open zipper. There are four belts, a small and large, each in two styles. Style one: buttons for use with jeans, khakis,and other zip/button pants. Style two: hook/sliders for use with slacks, dress/work pants. Each belt has three size settings so the belts can grow as your belly does. It's a great invention, I recommend this (and the BellaBand) as your VERY FIRST maternity clothes!! Maternity Belly Belt Combo Kit - Affordable Versatile Maternity Wear

The idea is great, however I rarely used it. I used the smallest button one a few times and the rest of them not at all. Even the small one is still too big. I went back to using a hair tie around the button and through the loop. i never used the fabric pieces either. I think the problem is I'm small(size 2) so my hips get pretty big when I'm pregnant(size 9) and therefore I can't really wear my pants too long before I have to get another size. It might work better for someone who stays in their pants the whole time and just needs more room for their belly.

My wife is 5 months along and really likes this extender. She had been using a rubber band to wear some of her pants but this is nice as it has multiple settings and covers the underwear.



She's been using it pretty much every day to keep wearing her old pants.

This works awesome!!! The belly bands go around the body so they slide or roll up often. This belt extension kept my pants up where they belong after sitting and standing which the bands didn't. This stays in place and is hard to notice. I would've saved money over my pregnancy if I bought this first! You can stay in normal, versus maternity, clothes for many months!

Material is not rough on the body and is pretty soft/silky! Has not fallen off but it does not always feel that secure because I'm quite petite. Colors are not the greatest, but they more than work. Panels cover the abdomen adequately and as advertised. Note the belts only come in two sizes of both button and hook/eye, if you are small you might need a safety pin to help attach them securely. Overall a useful product if you don't want to buy maternity pants all you have to do is cover the top (i.e., wear tops over your trousers)!

This is nice when you are too small to fit into maternity clothes (or you just hate them like me) but I'm carrying my baby in my hips apparently, since I could not get most of my pants over my hips past 5 months (but still had no belly).

There is no way I would walk around with my zipper open even with the panel thing on, it still does not match your clothing color 100%.

I just ended up using the belt without the panels and using the 2 lace bella bands that I got from ebay to cover my open zipper.

The slider type button belt did not fit all my work pants (only the ones from Banana Republic which have a large slider) so if you have pants from say for example "Express" that have a small slider, the belt won't work.

I thought this was a nifty product but it left gaps between the belt "flap" piece and the pants. If I could have ever found maternity shirts long enough for me, that might not have been a concern, but it seems this summer was the season of fashion designers thinking all preggo mom's are 5 foot 2 or want to bare their belly for the world. Anyways, this product was not as useful as I hoped it would be, but I do intend to wear it postpartum for those days at home before I can completely get into my pre-baby wardrobe again. It is adjustable, well made, and can be useful. However, it wasn't AS useful as I'd hoped. - Maternity - Gifts For Pregnant Women - Pregnancy - Belly Band'

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I haven't played to much of PES until this years edition. I remember loving it on ps2 but that was years ago it was classic. i have fifa 2011 and enjoted 2010 but these games are completely different. no bashing either or and i wont tell you which one is better because its all based on your preference. I have 2011 because when friends come over they dislike pes 2011. they havent gotteb used to the controls, to them it's to tactical, and the passing is hard/anoying. but for me its the complete opposite. Onve you get the controls down pes 2011 is by far the closest thing you'll get to real futbol. I wont post no youtube videos but you cant look em up yourself. go see the build up to a goal from barcelona or brazil. look at how the players move. they dribble up field, start fainting slightly right, than cut back in, and booom they place a perfectly placed throughball. in PES 2011 the gameplay is dead on with how futbol is seen. i watch alot of south american futbol. and pes 2011 plays both styles. in fifa the scoring plays are like designed by the computer. its becomes a bit predicable. pass, pass, run run run. hope the backfield messes up a pass, striker picks it up runs and scores. its more like arcade. though its alot of fun. heres an example, in fifa messi cant cut up 3 guys and while hes slashing in place a ball into villa. 1st of all, the way fifa runs it doesnt allow for that type of gameplay. in pes the players twist,cut,and turn really fast. if you try to hawk dawn the ballhander he will SLIGHTLY CHANGE DIRECTION and he's past you. as it is in real life. again watch a live futbol match and you see what i mean. or Maradonas centery goal. i promise you the gameplay is amazing. compared to fifa i like it a alot better. u ask most people out there. the popular vote would be fifa its a much easier game to play, graphics are better, and they are licensed. however scoring in pes 2011 is hard yet rewarding. and they have all the teams. champions league and copa libertadores. just some teams like Chelsea will be called East London, but not many just a few.



Pros:

-I'm telling you these players move like they do on the pitch. realistic movements.

-passing is spot on when you get to understand the controls

-the faints and moves actually work and need to be used to score ( unlike fifa)

-realistic gameplay by far

-customizing team to play your style of futbol in formations and placing players literarlly anywhere on the field. ( remember when arsenal would place Thierry Henry offsides like 20 yards ahead of everyone on the upper right field) well u can do that here as well.



cons

- needs to license more stadiums and teams. though all players are present and the players look like they should its kinda anoying that brazil plays in a green jersey. almost all the other teams are with the official jersey though.

-not as great a presentation as fifa.

-graphics are a bit better on fifa but i guess that has to do more because of pes 2011 smooth gameplay.

-online is no where near fifas.

-penaltie shots are weird.



all in all an excellent game. if you and ur buddies are die hard futbol fans than get this. if you've liked ea's fifa and like the arcade type of futbol. go with that. its also a fun game with excellent graphics Pro Evolution Soccer 2011

The controls of this game is so different than the old PES. it is more realistic so no more easy goal scoring, reminds me a bit of FIFA's realistic play experience. online community on xbox live is not so big but still matchmaking works fast enough. simply a great game but you need sometime to master the controls and get used to them.

I'll just start by saying that I really like this game. This game and FIFA really are two very different approaches to a soccer video game. FIFA is pretty easy and straight forward to pickup and play, but there can be some decent depth to strategy and tactics. It's not "pass it to the fastest player and let him out-run everyone else to score a goal" anymore. But at the same time, FIFA doesn't really create a truly realistic soccer experience. While Pro evolution 2011 isn't a perfect game, and still doesn't recreate a completely realistic professional football experience, in my opinion, this is the most realistic soccer video game I've ever played.

An aspect of Pro Evo 2011 that sets it apart is simply how passing works. This game really does offer 360 degree passing options, so you're not just limited to passing directly to players, more often you'll be passing to space. This added measure of control takes some time to get used to, but after a few exhibition matches you'll be good to go.

Another great aspect of Pro Evolution soccer games in general is how much control the player can potentially have over play. There are about four pages in the manual that just list the different controls for doing, say, a high cross, a low cross, a ground cross, etc. But don't let that deter you, the basic controls get the job done just fine, but there's a specific type of pass or whatever that you want to be able to do, odds are there is a way to do it.

Here's a few downsides: The AI could be better; it's hard to get any player to make a run on their own, you have to pass the ball their direction to get them moving. Player switching is occasionally frustrating, where you keep taking control of players that aren't really the best player to be controlling for the situation.

Lastly, I don't like the feel for playing defense; basically, either you can manually control the player, which in my experience isn't very effective, or you can just hold the "A" (for xbox) button and the player automatically moves towards the opposing player and attemps to steal the ball.

Basically, if you want a very solid soccer game that's more realistic than FIFA, check out Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.

very fun game, harder than the older ones, but its just a matter of playing it enough to get it. you have to be more precised when passing and shooting... the good thing is that when you score a goal.... ITS A GOOOOAL!!!! hahaha. - Video Games - Pro Evolution Soccer - Soccer'

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Very soft and supple leather - much higher quality than other belts in this price range. Solid workmanship. Flexible style makes it suitable for either dress or casual wear. After two months of nearly continuous usage, no evidence of splitting, creasing or wear. Excellent value! Dockers Men's 32mm Feather Edge Reversible Belt,Brown/Black,34

The brown side has a nice appearance, but the black side is not glossy like the brown side. I would buy a size over if you like the extra length at the end. I'm a 34, and bought a 34. I'm somewhere at the last hole/ 2nd to last hole.

Belt feels and looks nice. Changing it between colors requires a bit more effort than other reversible belts I have owned. I was afraid of maybe pulling it too hard but eventually it does move. As others have mentioned, you should buy one size up from your waist size. My waist is a 31, but I am using the second to last hole on the 32 belt. Still good enough, but if I happen to pack on some pounds later it won't follow me :P

I usually don't care about which belt I use. However, this is a very soft comfortable belt.

I travel quite a bit and having the reversable belt makes it easier to have one less item to bring.

It is stylish and holds up well. The edges don't fray like previous belts. I have had it for about 6 months.

Some reviewers suggest buying a size larger than your waist. That wasn't my experience-I measured the belt and it was exactly the size stated at the "tightest" hole on the belt. So even if I was 4" larger at the waist, I would have been fine. I'm more worried that I'll lose a few pounds and have to drill an extra hole in the belt. The belt's quality is very good-no need to pay $30 at other places (I'm looking at you, L.L. Bean) for a belt that doesn't look like it was on special at Walmart. I bought two belts and am very happy with both the quality and the price.

I've owned several reversible belts, none very satisfying. This has well-made hardware, surprisingly supple leather, and I find both sides equally attractive. You could pay $30.00 for this and not feel ripped-off.

I got this for my 32 year old son for Christmas. He really loves it, says not having to search for either a black or brown belt in the morning is wonderful. It is a nice looking belt with a conservative buckle.

It's not a really great belt, but it also does not have the really great belt price. Looks nice, fits well, reverses easily. When I ordered this, I wore a size 40 pants and ordered a size 40 belt, figuring it would fit OK, then I would shrink into it. While the belt does say size 40, I used the middle notch. Now that I am size 38, it's at the lowest setting. So I do not know what the deal is with people saying one should order a belt that is one size up.

It's 100% leather with one side being a nice dark brown and the other side being black.

It's very easy to switch back and forth, takes seconds so it's really nice for any look

whether wearing black or brown. The quality is very good for the price! - Reversible'

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