beauty

Saturday, November 27, 2010

9' Downswept Hunter Fir Pre-Lit Artificial Christmas Tree - Multi Lights


9 Foot Hunter Fir Artificial Christmas Tree 
By GKI/Bethlehem Lighting 
Item #1811721
Features: 
6935 branch tips made of hardy PE/PVC needles 
1250 multi-color mini lights, safety certified and UL listed. Locked in their sockets lamps will not come loose. String stays lit even if one lamp goes out. 
Multi-color lights consist of: red, purple, blue, green, orange, and yellow 
79" base diameter (at widest point)
Tree is sprinkled with lifelike burr cones 
The pine cones add further realism to this hyper-realistic tree. 
Comes with a FREE metal tree stand and a FREE light tester 
5-piece easy assembly with hinged branch construction 
Dramatic down swept long branches bow gracefully toward the ground 
Material(s): The branch needle is made of a combination of Polyethylene (PE) and PVC. The molded PE creates a realistic Christmas tree while the PVC creates a fuller tree at an acceptable price range
The manufacturer supplies a 3 year warranty on the lights and 10 years on the tree.

Levi's Men's 501 Jean


        While much of the negative commentary concerned Levi Strauss's move away from domestic manufacturing has focused on the button-fly 501s, the bigger problem I have seen is with the old 1970's standby, the 505, which has a zipper as opposed to button fly. The variability on sizing and sew quality with the 505s is an issue if you are going to buy them online or mail order. You really have to try them on to see how they fit. The 501 are much easier to buy online or by mail order because the sizing is much less critical on the waist, which is the so-called "anti-fit" waist, meaning there is no curve to the rise (the distance between the crotch and the top of the waist), because the original 501s were merely cut down bib overalls which were made to hang, rather than be fitted to the waist. The biggest problem I have noted on the 505's is the variability in size in the thigh area, meaning that some fit baggy and some seem rather tight, even though they are theoretically the same size of a label. Since the 501s are more forgiving as far as sizing, if you are buying online you might consider them instead of 505s, unless you don't want the button fly.