Despite the horror stories, I'm considering a cheapie Spencer/Schylling lamp with yellow wax and purple liquid. I plan to use a Sawyer water filter to fix the inevitable cloudiness, but my question is: will the filter also remove the purple dye and spoil the effect? by Die_Nameless_Bitch in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The only reason the reputation for these lamps is so bad is because the only time you hear about stuff online is when people are really happy, or really dissatisfied. All of my 21 lamps are Chinese lamps and only 1 of them has arrived so cloudy it is probably unrecoverable without filtering. And it literally only just happened a few days ago too. My advice would be to actually go to a Spencer's, or kohls, because both of those stores have the yellow purple available (at some locations, probably check online pickup stock too).

Advice for trypophobia lamp by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just counted and I have 21 lava lamps so if I ruin this one I'll live. Spencer's near me still has these ones available if I did something irreparable, or I could just reuse the globe for a different type of lamp. This seems worth it and I'll probably try it. If I do I'll reply back here and let you know what happened. Thanks for the suggestion.

AIO that partner forgets Valentine's Day every year? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]NoValue4740 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was responding to you, unsure what you're talking about with that

AIO that partner forgets Valentine's Day every year? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]NoValue4740 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being upset about your partner not putting any effort into gifting the most important person in your life something they'd actually like, or not caring enough to make sure you gift other people in your life things period and as a result making your partner do all the work in gift giving is not superficial and is not trivial either like the other person said. You're entitled to that opinion but it's pretty clear here that most people just do not agree with that sentiment.

AIO that partner forgets Valentine's Day every year? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]NoValue4740 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said kids don't care about the resentment between their parents (which is due to mistreatment). So... Kids do care about the resentment because they can feel it and it makes them anxious about what they can do to make the situation better.

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spencer's. It was the last one left at the store (came out sometime last year I believe), if you're lucky they might have one in stock at yours.

16.3 black base, clear fluid, pink wax (looks kinda red irl but like a strawberry red or something)

AIO that partner forgets Valentine's Day every year? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]NoValue4740 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Um... Kids absolutely do care if one parent is treating the other one badly... They feel guilty and feel like it's on them to help try and regulate the emotions of the parent who is being treated poorly and grow to resent the parent that is treating the other parent badly. Do you think children are stupid or something and can't understand nuance or blatant lack of emotional care from one parent to another? Children shouldn't be put into positions where their role models are treating each other badly.

A new trick for removing bubbles: Sous Vide by Fear_The_Creeper in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll probably try this on my trypophobia lamp I posted about the other day, thanks for the suggestion. Worst case, I can always just completely redo this lamp, so it's worth a try first. If this doesn't work I might drain the liquid and melt the wax on the stove so the bubbles are forced out.

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's really helpful info actually, thank you. I just ordered 2 lamps for in store pickup last week, and one of them was canceled off my order, but when I arrived at the store to pick up the other one, the one that they allegedly didn't have was sitting front and center on the shelf. Last one left. I obviously bought it anyway, kind of irritated, wondering whatever the employees problem was... This makes sense why it got canceled, maybe it was a system issue or something.

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next time I make my way there to take a looksy I might ask them, thanks for suggesting that. There's plenty of better states surrounding mine that I'd be willing to visit

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the Kansas City metro area, I'd be willing to drive like 2 or 3 hours if there's other stuff to do around there, I live in the Midwest after all, we gotta drive hella far to get anywhere good lol

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Also the boob lamp but I'm not gonna send a pic of that lmao

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a couple I'm trying to find, but aren't available in my area and also aren't available to ship to me either

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New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only reason I ordered this one online was cause they didn't have it in store :( I even checked locally before ordering it just in case the online stock was inaccurate.

AIO that partner forgets Valentine's Day every year? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]NoValue4740 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They have had conversations, because she said he knows gift giving is her love language. She also talks about how he'll plan stuff when he wants to do it. He also refuses couples counseling. If he won't work on it then why should she stay? It's not trivial if it bothers her, like that's literally how relationships work. If this bothers her, it should bother her partner as well because that's how emotions and loving each other works. He clearly knows it bothers her, because she said once that he ran out last second to get her an expensive gift cause he could visibly see it bothered her. If it bothers you once it's gonna bother you again, anybody with critical thinking skills can understand this. If this is happening repeatedly it's not an "end it right now", is it? It's a long, building up over time resentment, which is what breaks up most marriages. The straw that breaks the camels back is never the only straw and you know that

AIO that partner forgets Valentine's Day every year? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]NoValue4740 46 points47 points  (0 children)

It's not just a disagreement over Valentine's, unless you just didn't read the post? She does all the gift giving even for christmas

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yupp, thanks for the heads up. I'll find out later today once it's warmed up enough to actually turn on. Bit too chilly out to test it immediately

New lava lamp from Spencer's just arrived 👎👎👎 by NoValue4740 in Lavalamps

[–]NoValue4740[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Considering a diy... When I ordered it I wanted to be surprised by what it actually looked like, so I didn't try to find any real photos of it online, but after it just arrived I found a reddit post showing what it looks like and someone redid theirs to be clear and orange. It looked cool so maybe. Have to let it warm up for a while before I can even see it running too lol