caitlin_s reviews

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Brother TZe-231 ruban pour étiqueteuse, 12mm (0,47"), noir sur blanc, compatible - Moustache® - 1/Paquet

I like the cardboard packaging because it stacks easier, dislike that there's still plastic packaging underneath so it's just the appearance of being slightly more eco-friendly... definitely dislike that the pack I got (which of course was a 10 pack) seemed to be defective or something? All the labels peeled off within a week (the old labels sometimes right beside them on the same surface are still going strong) and need to frequently be smoothed back down. Overall this has made things a real s**tshow to deal with, especially since I've gone through about 8 packs in the past month. Also worth noting, anytime the cartridge "sits" and isn't used for a few days, it seems to form a dark line across the width of the tape. They all seem to do this, but the other off-brand ones don't.

05 oct. 2020

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Câble de chargement / synchronisation USB-C vers USB 3.1A - PrimeCables®

5/5

Nice snug connection, big THICK cable ("like 90s thick", as my husband puts it). Seems well-made.

16 avr. 2020

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Album fait main bricolage, 50 pages noires, couverture rigide en cuir

5/5

This thing is really pretty and a great price! Hoping to get past my procrastination and actually create that wedding scrapbook I've been meaning to do for years.

16 avr. 2020

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Grand et Haut Chaise à dossier haut en cuir reconstitué, Capacité de support de 400,brun- Moustache®

5/5

So as someone who doesn't really fit the "big and tall" category (waiting on "petite plus" to become a thing), I thought that buying a "big and tall" chair could be a good way to end up with a nice big chair with an overwhelming surplus of cushion, and enough room to tuck my legs up on the chair with me. I was actually looking at the other Moustache big and tall chair on here first, but between here and Amazon reviews, this chair seemed like it was the better option. I wish there was one in this price range that was fabric upholstery to keep the cat from destroying it, but alas, there isn't anything that doesn't look like garbage. So the chair arrived, UPS blocked the storm door, the box is larger than I am, this thing is huge (I check later and UPS has it listed as 64 lbs). I somehow get it in the house, without even waking the toddler! But I decided to wait to put it together during work hours, working from home. So the box sits in my kitchen until Tuesday afternoon, when I decide that I'm definitely done with the broken task chair I took from the garbage pile at a call centre 7 years ago. I open the box. The arms are packed on top, and the first thing I notice is, these things are HEAVY. More than a cat, less than a toddler. Not plastic, some chrome-plated steel alloy or something, reminding me of the type of material that a wrench is made of. Husband is at work, toddler is trying to nap... So I take these giant arms out, like "aw yeah this chair is gonna be such a beast". I take the seat and the back out, they're huge! The bottom piece the wheels connect to is that same heavy alloy as the arms, and this thing is beastly, no other word for it. I have the big cyberpunk spider looking wheel piece sitting in front of my oven while I take the pieces out of the packaging, and the oven looks intimidated. One thing I will mention about that piece is that the top is curved and the bottom is flat - meaning in some places the edges were not really filed great and you kinda have tiny chair razors at ankle height, if your chair is in a high traffic area. The instructions/parts leaflet was packaged in with the chair back, btw - at first I thought I was missing it. So I start putting this thing together. I get the wheels on, the hydraulic piece, not an issue. Attaching the seat and back are a bit tricky, I kinda had to crush the cushioning where the two pieces meet. It's as if the attaching piece is maybe a cm too short, or the holes are a cm too close. There's a snug covering over the metal piece connecting the seat to the back, and I had to pull it back to see the second set of holes, so that was my first taste of what to come. At this point, things have gone pretty well, I've been going at it for maybe a half hour, but that's only because I've been trying to do things very slowly and quietly without waking the toddler, and didn't have the foresight to do it over carpet to mask the noise of pieces hitting the floor - someone determined could do this in a few minutes, likely. And then I get to the arms. The arms. Holy hell, the arms. So it's about 3:00 at this point, when I send my husband a text: "So first problem," I say, "The arms don't fit." They're definitely the right arms for the chair, they just... don't fit. I thought to bend them... then remembered the metal they're made of; wrench-like. They're not bending, definitely not with the weight I can put behind them when the chair is rated for almost double my weight. I line one end of the arm up with the hole on the back... the hole on the seat is offset by a cm. Line that one up, the hole on the back is offset. No matter how many little corrections I do, it's just not lining up. I try the other side, same thing. So I'm thinking whatever the heck happened with the back, where it seemed like I had to squish the cushion in and maybe the attachment piece was too short or the holes weren't far enough out from the back... that's the source of my woes now. I thought of loosening it, but I really didn't want to have a wobbly chair back after years of that broken task chair. Nope, I was determined to get those arms on. So I tried putting one screw a couple turns into one side, then forcing the other one in... almost ripped the upholstery right off the chair a few times trying that, since the screw jumped out of the hole. By 3:30, my husband is saying maybe I could just use it without arms, try to stretch the back and seat out that way... and I have the chair on the floor like a tent, straddling it like a capuchin monkey trying to compete in calf tie-down event at the Calgary Stampede, trying to get this behemoth of a chair to ease up a bit and widen the angle between the back and seat, doing a weird balancing act on the turned over chair, and trying to hang down and attach the arm at the same time, without dropping anything or waking up the toddler. I take a break. I go back to wrestling with the chair. I take a break. I take a break from taking a break. I'm getting tired out at this point. I think about giving up. Defeated by a pair of wrenchlike armrests. It's 4:25 and I can't feel my limbs. One last salvo. I flip the chair onto its side, an angle I've tried before several times at this point. I stand the arm up on the floor, and put my entire weight into the top of it to try to bend it downwards. It probably didn't move, but maybe it gave enough of an illusion of working to give me enough hope to continue. I put one screw in halfway, and pull the other end to "close enough" and angle the screw in towards the hole. I get that one sorta in halfway, having to put pressure against the chair the entire time to even have part of the hole visible. I go back and forth a few times so that one doesn't end up more crooked than the other, but for the most part they seem to be going in, not stripping or jumping. I repeat on the other side. I'm not really sure what's just happened. I listen for the angelic choirs of success but there are none. I try to lift the entire chair onto the bottom piece with wheels because I don't think I can lift and tip the entire chair once it's put together. It's heavy and hard to line up. It takes several attempts, but eventually, it lines up, and the entire chair is together. It's 4:45 and I now I don't even want to wheel the chair over to my desk, but somehow, after adjusting the height, I do. I take 3 levels of exhaustion, giving me disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws, halving my movement, and giving me disadvantage on ability checks. I sit in the chair. Okay, so yes, I'm coming from a broken task chair. But, after the building woes, this chair does seem to have worked out the way I was hoping. The padding on the seat reminds me of a HyperX Cloud headset for my butt. Though listed as "high back" I wouldn't call it that AND call it a big and tall chair at the same time. It's more of a mid-back chair. I'm 5'3" and the top half of my head is visible over the top; my shoulders start above the section of the back that looks like a headrest, if I sit right at the back of the chair. If I sit at the back, there's enough room (depth and width) to cross my legs in front of me. If I sit at the front of the chair so that my knees are in the front crease, my toes and pads of my feet can touch the floor at the seat height that is appropriate for my arms/comfortable typing. I can lower it enough that my heels are touching the ground; I assume this is the height that the chairs were "stuck" at in the reviews that mention the chair being too short? I can also raise the chair from the setting I have it on, at which case I really have to climb into it. So I'd imagine it would be good for someone who has more leg height than torso height. My husband, who is "big and tall" but is all torso (I have a 33" inseam he has a 34" inseam) hates this chair, because he can't scramble into the back edge of it like I can, and so, with his knees at the proper place in the front, he's uncomfortably far from the back of the chair. Only other comments I really have are that the tilt feels nice and secure (but again, I'm barely more than half of the weight rating, so I would hope so!), and of course, the ankle blades mentioned above. Overall, it worked out really well for what I was hoping to get out of it, though if you're buying it as a big and tall chair, it would be better suited for someone who is leg-tall rather than torso-tall. I also wish this had a fabric upholstery option since my cat's claws have already started to damage the bonded leather. Gonna have to look into large chair covers now.

16 avr. 2020

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Compatible HP 564XL cartouche d'encre combo BK/C/M/Y - Eco-Saver

5/5

Always work well with our printer, and very cheap.

14 avr. 2020

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Kingston® DataTraveler 100 G3 Clé USB 3.0 - 128GB

5/5

Good, reputable brand. Not a fan of the aesthetics of this particular model, but that's alright. It's a good price.

14 avr. 2020

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Razer Goliathus Speed Edition Tapis de souris de jeu étendu, 900 x 300 x 4mm

5/5

Good size and price, husband was looking for something like this for awhile.

14 avr. 2020

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Brother TZe-231 ruban pour étiqueteuse, 12mm (0,47"), noir sur blanc, compatible - 5/Paquet

5/5

Couple weird things, like 1 didn't have the bars at the end, the tape just ended, and another has had the odd "ripple" in the tape where the backing was creased, but works just fine, and a good price.

14 avr. 2020