tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post1908010077980341298..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: Choice Overload (or how I became a man…)Marilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-74850215556369642872010-06-22T21:47:32.921-05:002010-06-22T21:47:32.921-05:00I did not realize my friends had so much informati...I did not realize my friends had so much information to share about toilets. <br /><br />And I knew Maven Linda doesn't fall into this category!Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-86221013267452614462010-06-22T18:21:48.860-05:002010-06-22T18:21:48.860-05:00I agree with you there are way too many choices. ...I agree with you there are way too many choices. when I built my house a few years back I started going with classic and simple that was my motto. If it had to be special ordered I didn't want it.<br /><br />Good luck!gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340695421297618723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-228279011775369412010-06-22T16:26:54.971-05:002010-06-22T16:26:54.971-05:00I'm the odd ball out. I enjoy shopping, whethe...I'm the odd ball out. I enjoy shopping, whether for my home or me. I generally have an idea of what I want and don't settle. Recently I put a white comforter, bed skirt and shams on my bed. Need some toss pillows and found some very pretty ones to give it a pop of color at Target at a reasonable price.<br />Lowe's is my best friend, probably too much so...<br />robertsonreadsrobertsonreadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030659336161679069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1304846899778882532010-06-22T11:30:33.865-05:002010-06-22T11:30:33.865-05:00Yeah, there is a reason I am alergic to home impro...Yeah, there is a reason I am alergic to home improvement projects. I have enough chaos in my day-to-day life...I do not need it when I shop for toilets. <br /><br />InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-54295815135812978702010-06-22T10:49:31.179-05:002010-06-22T10:49:31.179-05:00I can remember, once upon a time, when you were ex...I can remember, once upon a time, when you were excited about this. :) Funny how times change.<br /><br />I never would have thought there was much difference in toilets either, except for height (I notice this because I'm only 5 foot tall, and I go into stores that have those tall toilets that are difficult for me and my children to use.). But then my husband started complaining about the toilet at our old house. Guess what? He's 6'4" and proportional, so a toilet with a smaller seat is uncomfortable for him to sit on. Our old house was one of those cookie cutter models with the cheapest of everything available, and they'd put in the smallest, cheapest toilet they could find in bulk.<br /><br />I didn't notice, but he certainly did. So now I know, let HIM pick the toilet. :)<br /><br />AngelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-78677456976559910932010-06-22T10:17:30.145-05:002010-06-22T10:17:30.145-05:00I call it Shopper Anxiety, and yes I get it all th...I call it Shopper Anxiety, and yes I get it all the time. Except with shoes. Funny, huh? (DG, she's right. Shush about the shoes.)<br /><br />Jean, I know all those stores of which you speak! The lighting guy still has my Venetian chandelier because I need to get someone to install it. He's had it for two years at least. What a great place!<br /><br />I do freak out with choice, but I'm not sure the toilets would faze me. I'd pick the elongated bowl, not the lowest water because, like Linda said, they don't always flush right. And I'd pick the toilet seat that closes itself (have one in the master bath and love it). That should narrow it some. :)<br /><br />But yes, choice is the reason I still haven't replaced the chairs in my living room. I go into the store and have a meltdown. :/Lynn Raye Harrishttp://www.lynnrayeharris.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-8286844949594249552010-06-22T09:56:26.832-05:002010-06-22T09:56:26.832-05:00Aaah...PC. Welcome to my world. We spend more ti...Aaah...PC. Welcome to my world. We spend more time in home improvement stores than anyone can imagine. Right now Hubby's still focused on the outdoor kitchen so I'm safe from the toilet aisle for now. :-D Good luck!Sherry Werthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411488573654323096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-22596826970782159362010-06-22T08:03:35.472-05:002010-06-22T08:03:35.472-05:00This is an alien topic to me. Too many choices? ...This is an alien topic to me. Too many choices? Hard to make a decision? I don't understand those words; they must be a foreign language.<br /><br />Toilets: definitely go with an assisted flush. If you don't, you'll end up flushing an average of three times per serious usage, which uses MORE water than the old so-called "inefficient" toilets which actually worked. You'll also become very good friends with your toilet plunger. I speak from experience. We replaced all of our low-water usage toilets within five years of building the house, because they simply didn't work very well -- and we used less water after we replaced them.<br /><br />And don't fall for the "Energy Star" sales pitch. Turns out they were awarding an "Energy Star" to every manufacturer that requested one, without doing any verification.Maven Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191207825985417403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-36747832091867087722010-06-22T07:38:44.940-05:002010-06-22T07:38:44.940-05:00For home items, I pick a store and I pretend there...For home items, I pick a store and I pretend there are no choices outside that store. Neither of those stores is Home Depot or Lowe's. I simply cannot cope. I've been known to cry in Bet Buy. For light fixtures, I go to a dear little shop downtown. The owner buys antique fixtures and rewires them. He never has more than a couple of hundred. Narrow it down by size, color, and style and I have maybe twenty to choose form. If I don't line any of them I wait a few weeks and go back, during which time he's been looking for what I want. He knows I'll bring him homemade peanut brittle.<br /><br />For toilets and such I go to Gobble-Fite, where they know my name and send me a bill in the mail. They will also mix my paint and offer me a Coke. Are they more expensive? Not that I can tell. And there's something to be said for service. When my solid surface sink cracked, I went in all set to pay the thousand dollars it was going to cost to replace it. Susan Fite said, "It hasn't been ten years since we put that sink in!" And it hadn't. She booted up her computer and in three seconds we knew it had been nine years and 49 weeks. Free replacement.Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-19623029755703516822010-06-22T07:32:13.951-05:002010-06-22T07:32:13.951-05:00Ha-ha! I did the "throne review" at Hom...Ha-ha! I did the "throne review" at Home Depot last winter! But, I was very surprised at the other three couples standing there with me, staring at the row of toilets with the same slack-jaw look on their faces! But, a friend had given me some great advice: don't choose the cheapest OR the most expensive. So, then I used my hallmarks: water usage and flush power. Then the hardest part was loading it on the cart and into the car.LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462467778213463088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-3532165702015652772010-06-22T00:16:55.726-05:002010-06-22T00:16:55.726-05:00Just ask Smarty Pants and Instigator what it was l...Just ask Smarty Pants and Instigator what it was like to go sofa shopping with me. And there weren't 750 sofas to choose from! It's that possibility of buyer's remorse (though I have absolutely NO remorse for the moss green sofa they helped me pick out).<br /><br />I remember building my second house. Oh. My. God! Do you know how many different kinds of door knobs there are? And how many phone jacks did I want? And where? And then there was paint and wall paper and carpet colors. <br /><br />I feel your pain, though I do recommend a fast flush quick recovery toilet. Great for the environment.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.com