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I was skeptical of this product at first, but really like it now that I’ve used it. I have a problem, sometimes, with mix colors in the laundry. I’ve pulled out new shirts that have purple stains on them because I washed something read with something blue. I thought all dark colors can go together.

So, to save my sanity and not have to wash 10,000 loads of laundry every week, I purchased the Shout Color Catchers. They look like dryer sheets, but they go in the washer. As your clothes are washing, and those mystery colors are floating around in the water just waiting to cling to the wrong garment, the Color Catchers absorb the color from the water.

When you move your clothes to the dryer the Catcher sheet will not be white. It will turn whatever color it picked up from the water. Now, sometimes I find that there is nothing on the sheet, but other times it is red or purple. Sometimes blue. It’s always a faint color, but there is ink on the sheet. Ink that I suppose would have ended up on my husbands new colored shirt I just bought for him. This sheet saves me a lot of worry. I still sort my clothes, but if I’m in doubt, I toss a sheet in for extra assurance. It’s been working so far. The only downside to the sheets is the price. It’s about $5.00 for a box of $24. It’s not outrageous, but not cheap either.

Get it: Most stores, in the laundry aisle.

All I wanted was a pair of jeans that fit, were comfortable and not the ultra low style that is popular. So I started my quest, I had simple needs, all I wanted was a pair that were not too long, too low or too tight (I mean really how do the country singers sit down in those Wranglers - they have to be cutting off their circulation!).

I was starting to lose hope, I had gone everywhere from The Gap to Abercrombie and then one day I wandered into a Lucky Brand Jeans store at the mall. The sticker shock alone nearly sent me packing from the store, but after what seemed like an eternity of searching, I was willing to pay any price just to have one pair of jeans that actually fit.

The sales associate was great, she immediately figured out what I needed, the EasyRider Jeans, and to my shock and amazement, I found jeans that fit me! Amazing! These jeans are great, it’s like they were pre-worn just for me. Perfect! The price still gets me - but to my surprise I found them at the outlet malls for half price.

The staff at the store provided excellent customer service (but again for the price, they should).

Get em: Lucky Brand Jeans store $108.00, Lucky Brand Jeans Outlet store $49 and BJ’s Wholesale warehouse $42