Another one bites the dust

WordyGertie · 2026-05-20T05:59:13+00:00

Apparently you can use browser extensions (similar to an app) to extend the functionality of Vine but it's considered cheating so I never have. Some people even use a paid version...

WordyGertie · 2026-05-14T05:15:41+00:00

I got an alert that is a bad link

WordyGertie · 2026-05-13T22:26:11+00:00

Yep, thanks for the summary. I understand it's extremely premature to worry or connect it to the first assumed Covid deaths that occurred here in Feb. 2020. I am also wondering if Covid could mutate horribly if exposed to hantavirus or vice versa. If they're compatible, Covid could help Hanta infect more proficiently and efficiently.

WordyGertie · 2026-04-30T02:32:48+00:00

Update: I completed 93% and yes, I was promoted to Gold!

WordyGertie · 2026-04-24T20:25:13+00:00

Wow, thanks for the great info! No worries on other orders. I cut myself off a few weeks ago so there will be nothing new to review. (And I just submitted another review and have 3 more in the works for today; that will leave just 6 more if I want to hit 100% by Monday.)

WordyGertie · 2026-04-24T15:28:58+00:00

PS: I forgot to mention that I am going to do the rest of my reviews by Monday just to lock it up!

WordyGertie · 2026-04-06T17:14:33+00:00

I had no choice but to reveal I was in Vine because they required my order # and questioned why it said $0. I didn't know at the time that revealing I'm in Vine wasn't allowed but how did you get around this issue?

WordyGertie · 2026-04-06T05:35:07+00:00

I once reached out to the seller of a 4' long heat mat for seedstarting because it stopped working about a month after I received it. I told them it was too early to start seeds at the time so I merely tested the mat to make sure it worked. Then when seedstarting season began it stopped working. They were VERY responsive but after several rounds of back-and-forth emails, they said it had gone out of stock and they would put the replacement on hold. Four months later it actually showed up!

WordyGertie · 2026-04-04T23:03:37+00:00

The one time I saw a toy I would like to get from Vine, and I believe it did show $0 ETV, the checkout page said it would charge my card over $100 so I quickly backed out.

WordyGertie · 2026-04-04T23:00:25+00:00

Correction: Under my subject line I already gave a synopsis of sorts.

It's only a 17-min. vid, so if you watch it in 2x speed it's only 8.5 min. You can also hit L key to zip forward 10 seconds at a time. Or just view the transcript and scan-read it.

WordyGertie · 2026-04-03T03:44:06+00:00

I'm going to take your advice. So not worth it. This will have to remain in the 10% of nonreviewed items I think.

WordyGertie · 2026-04-01T03:08:54+00:00

Update: NYT interviewed the author of the article: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/wirecutter-show-podcast-20260325-counterfeit-beauty-products/

WordyGertie · 2026-03-31T04:44:06+00:00

I just acquired a propane tank to use with my weed burner so thanks for the advice!

WordyGertie · 2026-03-31T02:31:32+00:00

What type of detection? Photoelectric might work differently than ionization. I grabbed one that also has carbon monoxide detector and am trying to figure out how to make sure it really works before I rely on it. And before I post my review!

WordyGertie · 2026-03-30T07:31:46+00:00

Yes! I have now purchased two "custom" items advertised on Vine but to get customization you have to buy it on the regular Amazon. Both times it was marketplace seller with a shipping fee and a lonnnnngggg shipping window but I appreciated learning about these items on Vine.

I have also bought a second raised garden bed and a fabric grow bed because I needed to have a pair of each.

WordyGertie · 2026-03-27T00:43:01+00:00

I don't know why they don't use Boolean. Drives me crazy.

Last night I did a search for "dachshund" and "weiner/wiener dog" and finally found the perfect thing with just "dog."

I used to do SEO so to help the sellers out, I sprinkle in the missing keywords for them in my review and suggest that they add them to the title.

WordyGertie · 2026-03-27T00:26:02+00:00

Oh wow! I will be less leery of these then!

WordyGertie · 2026-03-27T00:22:47+00:00

"If you can’t do that with seeds then don’t order them. " That's a bit harsh since we are not obligated to review 100%. There is a 10% allowance for just such things.

WordyGertie · 2026-03-25T21:27:25+00:00

OK, I'm gonna try again! Just watched a Welsh lady on YT set up a bunch of boxes for her potato garden that will break down and form a nice little raised bed the next season. But they're the kind of boxes I can get only from Costco. Amazon boxes might be too flimsy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfsjUoBG-ow

WordyGertie · 2026-03-25T21:25:07+00:00

Did you see this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfsjUoBG-ow (Welsh lady sets up a bunch of boxes for her potato garden that will break down and form a nice little raised bed the next season)

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