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To: raybbr

As a conservative I’m always looking for ways to conserve or save but I also want products that work and can be bought at a reasonable price.


2 posted on 05/05/2013 4:59:24 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek
As a conservative I’m always looking for ways to conserve or save but I also want products that work and can be bought at a reasonable price.

Yes, when I see a new item I will often try it out.

But when I see "Green" on anything I automatically assume it is a low quality piece of junk they want to charge me a premium price for.

So it stays on the shelf.

Is everything labeled that way a low quality piece of junk? Probably not, but that is how they have presented themselves.

12 posted on 05/05/2013 5:14:27 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Join AAAA : Americans Against Acronym Abuse)
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To: cripplecreek

Absolutely! This cannot be a scientific study! Without seeing the samples and how they were scored...this is BS! I also try to save every way I can. There just happen to be some things that are necessary...as in driving a van when you have a large family (especially large in comparison the the lefties NO children). I’m certain they did not evaluate the celebrities households. They are 99% leftie and they preach conservation to the rest of us while they fly off in their private jets, host megawatt galas, etc. Another tool used here to fuel anti-right hatred!


17 posted on 05/05/2013 5:24:00 AM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: cripplecreek

Absolutely! This cannot be a scientific study! Without seeing the samples and how they were scored...this is BS! I also try to save every way I can. There just happen to be some things that are necessary...as in driving a van when you have a large family (especially large in comparison the the lefties NO children). I’m certain they did not evaluate the celebrities households. They are 99% leftie and they preach conservation to the rest of us while they fly off in their private jets, host megawatt galas, etc. Another tool used here to fuel anti-right hatred!


18 posted on 05/05/2013 5:24:51 AM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: cripplecreek
and can be bought at a reasonable price.

Correct-o-mundo!

The conservative knows that it's the entire life cycle that counts, and energy used in manufacture drives a lot of the price of everything. If something is cheap, then not a lot of energy went into the making of it.

28 posted on 05/05/2013 5:35:13 AM PDT by slowhandluke (It's hard to be cynical enough in this age.)
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To: cripplecreek
"As a conservative I’m always looking for ways to conserve or save but I also want products that work and can be bought at a reasonable price."

Bingo. Sums up my feelings exactly. And throw in a little 'I don't like being forced to be told what to buy', while you're at it.

A year ago, I installed two new light fixtures in my kitchen. Each uses six 13-watt CFL bulbs. These are wonderful, we're told, because they'll outlast incandescent bulbs by YEARS!

They began to burn out at 4 months. ALL TWELVE OF THEM EXPIRED BEFORE THE FIRST YEAR! In the store where I purchased the fixtures --- LOWES --- replacements cost 6 to 8 bucks EACH, because they have a 'special' base, unlike the common screw-in base. (Hmmmmm.. think 'screw' is the operative word...)

Oh, now I'm told that CFL bulbs shouldn't be turned on and off frequently. Shortens their life cycle. Swell, so we're encouraged to 'conserve energy' by leaving the lights on longer, instead of turning them off when not needed.

31 posted on 05/05/2013 5:36:48 AM PDT by DJ Frisat ((optional, printed after my name on post))
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To: cripplecreek

I’m with you - make it good and make it less expensive. I won’t drive $2 gas out to use a 25 cent coupon and won’t spend $300 extra on “efficient” devices to save $150 over the next few years.


47 posted on 05/05/2013 5:54:06 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: cripplecreek

I cannot stand being told what to buy. Moreso if it comes with a moral imperative - then I really cannot STAND it. Will never buy those lightbulbs. Have purchased a box of plastic market bags, forbidden here in the ‘Occupied Territory’ of Pasadena, so Cal. Same with ‘raised in the wild’ salmon. I’m even feeling a proclivity towards white bread. Land of the FREE, so let it be.


66 posted on 05/05/2013 6:18:45 AM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: cripplecreek

We purchased LED bulbs for the house a few at a time, we have noticed a huge savings on out electric bill.


72 posted on 05/05/2013 6:23:41 AM PDT by stockpirate (Planned Parenthood, murdering black children one baby at a time.......where is the outrage)
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To: cripplecreek

Amen.

I, a CONSERVative, am just doing my part of conserving energy I assume.


87 posted on 05/05/2013 6:55:38 AM PDT by rlbedfor
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To: cripplecreek

Exactly, you get them to buy by making good products. Don’t try to foist CFLs or plug-in cars on us. That might work on liberal dirt worshippers, but not conservatives.


151 posted on 05/05/2013 3:06:05 PM PDT by stop_fascism (Love your country, but never trust its government - R.A. Heinlein)
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