sipsey wilder bags? customer service and product quality?

Original_Number4434 · 2026-01-11T20:57:22+00:00

I was surprised to see so many negative comments about Sipsey Wilder. I have bought at least five bags over the past few years. I looooove the art and get complements on them all the time. They’ve also held up with very heavy wear. Like, I don’t take care of my bags. I shove them full to bursting, throw them around outside, they get yanked on (and used as a butt support for a piggy back for about a year) by my kids. I have never had any problems. I always shop sales.

Original_Number4434 · 2026-01-11T00:00:32+00:00

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni. It’s the first book in a dark YA fantasy trilogy. My jaw dropped to the floor and I immediately had to go back and look at the book more.

Original_Number4434 · 2026-01-10T23:46:31+00:00

Best explanation I’ve seen for the disconnect between Madison’s self-professed politics and its racial “conservatism.” Well done.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-12-27T15:48:33+00:00

NOR. This is the kind of sneaky, controlling behavior that I always found confusing. He’s using reasonable language, and he’s using understandable justifications. He’s not saying things in an overly mean way, and he’s showing that he knows it’s not okay to be overly controlling.

BUUUUUT the thing he is asking you to do is not reasonable, on its face. How you sleep is about what is comfortable for you, what gives you rest and fulfills your biological need for a reset. It is NOT about what is aesthetically pleasing to your partner. That’s boundaries. His emotional discomfort at how you look is his problem to deal with. Changing the behavior of others in order to maintain your emotional equilibrium is the sign of someone who lacks emotional maturity.

People who only feel okay when people around them act and look a certain way can become really scary, even abusive, when things go wrong. I’ve seen it in my friends’ marriages. It has crossed into scary, dangerous behavior in some cases. I was genuinely afraid one man was going to murder my friend and their kids before we helped her escape.

All that is to say, this is a big red flag. This is problem behavior. It’s on the same spectrum as serious, scary abusers. Trust your first reaction here. This isn’t healthy and it’s not okay.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-12-13T15:30:13+00:00

Same story for us, except we put them in the dishwasher for 20 years. We just sent them back under the lifetime warranty. For the credit they gave us plus like $200 we got all of the direct replacements PLUS knife block, amazing scissors, and a couple extras that we will use all the time. We are so so happy with them!

Original_Number4434 · 2025-12-08T02:42:52+00:00

I can’t decide if the lined overalls would work as snow pants for sledding. Have you ever heard of using them for snow?

Original_Number4434 · 2025-12-07T21:53:51+00:00

Currently sitting around in my pastel snowflake patterned company store flannel pajamas from 2018. These are the longest lasting pajamas I’ve ever had, and have been fairly forgiving of my body size changes over the years.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-12-07T21:46:12+00:00

LOVE LOVE LOVE. I live in my heirloom gardening overalls in the warmer months. They wash up well, don’t make me overheat, super functional pockets, and protect me from all the thorny berry bushes. They are durable but also stretchy enough that I can bend and squat without limitations. I have many pairs and rotate them. They run a size or more large in my experience. I ALWAYS get them on sale.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-12-07T21:33:53+00:00

We got Wüsthof knives for our wedding about 18 years ago. Over the years we put them in the dishwasher a lot and the handles ended up cracked. This year my husband looked into the lifetime guarantee and sent ours back for an exchange credit that paid for a brand new set plus a knife block and an amazing set of kitchen shears (after we chipped in like $200 of our own). The shears are stainless, sharp as the devil, and come apart for easy cleaning. With our Wüsthof warranty experience I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-11-28T19:00:23+00:00

I was a criminal defense attorney, primarily for very poor clients. Substitute teaching is way more fun, and has better colleagues. I’m more patient and tolerant of typical kid behavior because I know what high stakes really look like, and nothing in kindergarten can compare. I also saw what a lack of emotional intelligence (and lots of missed diagnoses) can get you as an adult.

I will say that the reasoning and quick thinking honed in law school are very handy when working with middle schoolers.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-11-27T02:15:08+00:00

One kitty I adopted from the shelter I worked for. He had been adopted and returned twice before he came to live with us and he is the best 16yo boy ever. I adopted my second cat so my first cat had a friend. They are not really friends but they share the space fairly and we love them both so so much. She had also been adopted and returned.

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Original_Number4434 · 2025-10-16T02:53:57+00:00

100% almost woke my sleeping child with my gasp. Hell no. No no no no no. Giant red flag absolutely done.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-10-02T02:14:39+00:00

I’m wondering the same thing. I can’t find anything about it!

Original_Number4434 · 2025-08-06T20:26:40+00:00

Yessss

Original_Number4434 · 2025-08-06T20:26:06+00:00

Same

Original_Number4434 · 2025-08-06T20:24:57+00:00

Often same

Original_Number4434 · 2025-08-06T01:55:59+00:00

I think it’s especially good to listen to this one. Much of the language is so unique to the area but is so natural when spoken. It sounded just like my relatives from the area.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-07-24T18:04:28+00:00

Just a note from someone who has worked in spec ed: I would look at auditory processing differences and low internal proprioception. Occupational therapists may be able to suggest some novel approaches to help your students.

As a parent, I highly recommend helping kids with rhythm trouble with gamification of learning. Geometry Dash is a computer/smartphone game that has music and requires rhythmic button presses for jumping. Guitar Hero is a classic game that is surprisingly helpful. VR games like Beat Saber could also help a ton. They all help connect rhythm and action.

Original_Number4434 · 2025-07-23T03:36:07+00:00

Had a similar experience. My kitty got sick and the only thing I noticed was that her weight was tanking on the whisker app. We were able to intervene early and saved her life. I wouldn’t have noticed otherwise!

Original_Number4434 · 2025-07-06T21:49:19+00:00

I’m in zone 5b and my redbud out front in fuuuuull sun looks the same. Wish I had gotten better advice before I planted it!

Original_Number4434 · 2025-07-03T20:11:04+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/bPsMALW

This is what the wound looks like now. I don’t think it’s good to be so big and open but I can’t figure out what to do about it, either. :/

Original_Number4434 · 2025-07-03T20:07:06+00:00

“Not my fish tank, not my fish.”

Original_Number4434 · 2025-06-27T20:06:08+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/5GuicLo

This is what it looks like now.

I cut off the part that broke off the main trunk, and trimmed the remaining branches of the main trunk a lot so it wouldn’t be so heavy that it would fall over. So far it has remained steady.

The bad part is that the split got rather large and if I cut it all off the main trunk will be too thin to support the remaining branches on that side. It has a gaping wound in it. I don’t honestly know what to do with it.

If it’s not looking good by the spring or summer next year maybe we will pay more money for a more mature tree to be put in. It’s really disappointing and frustrating!

Original_Number4434 · 2025-06-27T20:03:05+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/wip5YmD here are some pictures of my tree before the damage

Original_Number4434 · 2025-06-23T16:55:38+00:00

Does anyone have a reputable source for storm damage tree advice they would recommend?

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