They can put a man on the moon, BUT...

infinite monkey · 06-21-2011, 09:30 AM

I know. You can't believe the box that reads "whisper quiet" any more than you can believe Wal-mart "How May I Help You" vests.

(But I shouldn't say that...a lady running the self check out lanes stopped me and gave me a discount on a case of diet coke because it was on sale somewhere else. They say they'll match the price if we see one lower elsewhere but I never think about it or ask. She just did it to be helpful. I just like my vest jokes.)

glatt · 06-21-2011, 09:57 AM

We bought one good fan in a variety store like 20 years ago. It just works. You can hear it, but it's not too loud. It's a fan. It blows air. Cools you down. What else can you say? It works.

So recently we wanted a second fan, and went to Target, and bought one. Figured it was a fan. It would do the stuff fans are supposed to do. But it makes a hell of a racket and if you step more than 3 feet away you can't feel a breeze unless it's on high. But then you need earplugs.

I guess fans are becoming like toasters. You need to research them to find which ones are good. If you just go buy one, it will probably be crap. Why does it have to be this difficult? It's just a damn fan.

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06-21-2011, 09:30 AM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I know. You can't believe the box that reads "whisper quiet" any more than you can believe Wal-mart "How May I Help You" vests. (But I shouldn't say that...a lady running the self check out lanes stopped me and gave me a discount on a case of diet coke because it was on sale somewhere else. They say they'll match the price if we see one lower elsewhere but I never think about it or ask. She just did it to be helpful. I just like my vest jokes.)

06-21-2011, 09:57 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We bought one good fan in a variety store like 20 years ago. It just works. You can hear it, but it's not too loud. It's a fan. It blows air. Cools you down. What else can you say? It works. So recently we wanted a second fan, and went to Target, and bought one. Figured it was a fan. It would do the stuff fans are supposed to do. But it makes a hell of a racket and if you step more than 3 feet away you can't feel a breeze unless it's on high. But then you need earplugs. I guess fans are becoming like toasters. You need to research them to find which ones are good. If you just go buy one, it will probably be crap. Why does it have to be this difficult? It's just a damn fan.

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