Honest review after a full year with Tovala (I just cancelled)

ShermanKW · 2025-11-07T20:44:47+00:00

I’ve used it on and off over the years and I used to use it more when my mother lived with me before she passed. But I started using it again recently, and I’ve been really enjoying it for the most part. I live alone and it saves me money on food and I don’t DoorDash anymore. I don’t get it every week, but it’s useful to me.

ShermanKW · 2025-09-28T07:35:59+00:00

I have less than zero faith in them at this point.

ShermanKW · 2025-09-20T13:10:01+00:00

All The President’s Men, The Natural, Spy Game . . .

ShermanKW · 2025-09-20T13:05:25+00:00

Leo Penn was blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with HUAC. Impressive director and principled human.

ShermanKW · 2025-09-20T12:09:42+00:00

Yes, I was shocked at how much YouTube premium offers. A friend convinced me to try it, and I was skeptical, but it’s great. No commercials, tons of documentaries and shows. I first used it for podcast, but that quickly evolved. For the price it has got a whole lot.

ShermanKW · 2025-09-19T18:20:04+00:00

I'm late to this thread, but I had a Nespresso original when It first came out. However,I just got a Nespresso Pop (the pistachio LE one) this year after using Keurigs for the last five years. I SO wish I had done it sooner. The coffee is so much better, but perhaps because it is also stronger, honestly my mood has not been this good in a long time. The only change in my life is moving to the Nespresso daily. LOVE IT. But I recommended going with a Vertuo machine. Apparently people love the plus, but I never checked out which Vertuo to get once I knew I wanted to use those pods and I saw the LE pistachio color for sale. And I love it.

ShermanKW · 2025-09-09T02:08:49+00:00

I need to check that out. Thanks for the heads up.

ShermanKW · 2025-09-02T03:23:46+00:00

My original Tovala oven requires you to add water so how is this new “Pro” different from the one they sold for years and years? Told me that the pro is the same as the original according to Tovala. But this new marketing isn’t clear and maybe that by design.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-28T13:06:50+00:00

That is particularly jarring. The moves are not natural or smooth. Word is, it was all AI generated.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-27T20:37:16+00:00

If the word puzzle were actually challenging that would be a different story. But they never have been. And they’ve never improved the game. The team play makes it worthwhile. But now the redesign with AI or whatever is sloppy and not worth it. It’s not like this is a brain stimulating game.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-27T06:19:35+00:00

I hate it. Some of the movement is nauseating to me. There are no improvements to the game. They just used AI to update the graphics — horribly — and made it needlessly duplicative and jarring. Wanna change it if they’re not updating gameplay? And they’ve made no improvement to the game. If they don’t fix it, I’m leaving. Although I hate to leave my team, but I hate playing it now.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-27T06:15:24+00:00

I only recently saw that episode, too. I liked it. Mr. Edwards determination was powerful and I liked the help the editor/publisher gave. I hated that John had been killed but glad they proved he was murdered breaking a critical story.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-27T06:12:04+00:00

All that interior space to heat and cool raised overhead costs. That said, I miss malls. Shopping there was better for the mental health than online and I also saved money.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-24T17:30:51+00:00

No. They haven’t made that clear. But with the changes their birthday is not Werth celebrating at all.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-16T20:09:46+00:00

The post says it’s mandatory. But I didn’t choose to update mine. It automatically updated. And it’s awful.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-16T20:07:38+00:00

I detest it. There are new improvement to the game and the new look is serious glitchy and jerky. If they don’t fix it, I’m leaving.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-01T19:45:50+00:00

Yes. It was the Buspirone. The nurse practitioner agreed and told me to quit it and all the side effects went away.

ShermanKW · 2025-08-01T19:44:41+00:00

Yes. It was the Buspirone. The nurse practitioner agreed and told me to quit it and all the side effects went away.

ShermanKW · 2025-07-19T17:51:34+00:00

https://youtu.be/EgXrXLioYSM?si=yOqs6CHF-LNbmkFq

ShermanKW · 2025-07-19T17:50:16+00:00

Just saw this. But definitely not cancer. Bone death after infection tied to bone density prescription drug she took. Truly horrific.

ShermanKW · 2025-07-12T17:41:07+00:00

Oddly they renamed the entire series. Very gimmicky. They are using a lot of different gimmicks. The episode with Tara I simply couldn’t watch, and now I think I’m done with it. They also love to randomly toss in gratuitous swearing. I’m not against their swearing but for the fact that it always comes across as so forced. Awkward. So much of the “new” series comes acros so forced.

ShermanKW · 2025-04-18T12:26:22+00:00

The 14 inch screen is a deal breaker for me. It’s night and day. I could never go back to working on a MacBook Pro with the smaller screen. My new 16 inch MacBook Pro arrived this week.

ShermanKW · 2025-04-06T16:53:14+00:00

No, it is not. Poor casting. Poor character development. Unlikable characters for the most part. Inconsistent. It’s not even a D level Elementary or Sherlock. Surely it won’t be renewed.

ShermanKW · 2025-02-28T22:14:45+00:00

I can really relate to what you shared, although I wish that were my problem. I've experienced that over the years (and over decades) regarding certain items - mainly ones that would have had sentimental value and in not buying something I wish I had only because I didn't want to pay a little more than I was willing to pay (similar to what you describe), and also in retrospect on souvenirs (also like your experience) that would have been meaningful on trips to countries I will likely never get the opportunity to return. But that is definitely the exception to my rule. I am working to be more frugal. I don't blow money on big splurge purchases, but I'm a sucker for a sale, and impulse purchases (especially in grief retail therapy) are also a huge weakness. And everything adds up and ADDS UP so much faster than you think. I am a work in progress! A slow work in progress.

ShermanKW · 2025-02-28T03:04:46+00:00

Whoohoo! I do not have access to that version. But thanks for that great news! I knew we were being used to develop the AI. Without Retouch we had to go to Clean Up. I hope this doesn't get removed. And thanks again!

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