My bedroom stayed stuffy through the summer, and my old box fan was too loud to sleep with, so I spent three weeks testing five Dreo tower fans to find quiet, real cooling. I ran them in a bedroom, a…
My phone died on a long train ride last month, and I had no charger with me, so I spent three weeks testing five Miady portable chargers to find the right backup power for travel. I carried them in pockets…
I have lost count of the cheap umbrellas that flipped inside out on me in a gust, so I spent a rainy month testing five windproof travel umbrellas to find one that actually survives a storm. I carried them on…
I found a low tire in a dark parking lot last winter, and I had nothing to fix it with, so I spent a month testing five AstroAI tire inflators to make sure that never happens again. I used them…
I have kids and a dog, and my twin mattresses have survived far more spills than I can count, so I spent a month testing five Utopia Bedding waterproof twin size mattress protectors. I fitted them to twin and twin…
I live in a small apartment with hard floors and a couple of low pile rugs, and dragging out my big vacuum for every crumb felt silly, so I spent two weeks testing five Bissell Featherweight stick vacuums and a…
I drive through heavy rain most weeks, and my old wipers had started smearing instead of clearing, so I spent a month testing five Rain-X Repellency water repellent wiper blades in different sizes. I fitted them to two cars, drove…
I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as a kid, and I recently reread it as an adult to see whether the magic still held up after all these years. I compared five editions side by side, from…
I picked up Queen of Shadows after finishing the first three Throne of Glass books in one long stretch, and I needed to know whether the fourth book could keep the momentum going. I read it over two weeks, mostly…
I have been working out for a few months, and I wanted a simple way to make my warmups and cardio sessions feel more productive, so I spent three weeks testing five Sports Research Sweet Sweat waist trimmers in different…