Andre A. Alforque's profile

Sturdy Wedding Band, July 9, 2010

Worried about losing your wedding band? Want a stand-in that takes abuse? This is the ring for you. The ring retains its shine and luster even after working with tools over the weekend (installed a garage door opener while wearing the ring). Only after careful inspection am I able to find minor scratches. The ring is lightweight. The size is true to fit.

In the picture uploaded, you can see the ring compared to my sterling silver wedding band. Three items to note: 1. the tungsten-carbide ring holds its luster well, 2. the tungsten-carbide ring has a metallic-gray color to it, and 3. the tungsten-carbide ring is slightly thinner (it does not have as much girth).

Small and Strong, May 11, 2010

These are small, but definitely strong. It's difficult to separate the magnets from the stack, and difficult to peel a magnet off a refrigerator door.

Just one magnet firmly secures a 4x6" picture to a refrigerator, but they are small enough that you may use four in the corners without covering much of the picture.

I used gaffers tape to secure magnets to a souvenir; the magnets worked strongly through two layers of tape! I used four magnets to keep the souvenir balanced on the refrigerator, but just one is capable of holding it.

Such a bargain, I am buying more for crafts or items I wish to display on the refrigerator.

Perfect Accessory for iPhone 3G, April 16, 2010

These are my first buds with a microphone. These arrived today and I gave them a quick spin. I've used Shure and Skullcandy buds in the past that have worked well. The Kicker's default silicon buds do not seal as well as the Shure, but better than the Skullcandy. The cord is covered by a woven cloth, which makes it tangle free and hopefully less susceptible to nicks. The microphone does a good job of picking up my voice while just dangling. The button works on the iPhone 3G as advertised: one push to play/pause and answer/hang-up, two pushes to advance song, three pushes to go back. And they come with a pair of Comply Foam buds, along with the standard small, medium and large silicon… Read more