Ever buy a bed pillow at Bed, Bath & Beyond?

I did about two years ago and got two of them for $20 each. Mostly they have been fine, except the darker brown one that seems to stain things. I will include a photo of it with this post. So as you can see it stained the floor and several different kinds of cleaning agents didn’t fix it: dishwashing soap, Lysol 4 in 1, and toothpaste.

I contacted the manufacture of the pillow and send them the photos. They asked for the UPC of the product and a copy of the sales receipt. I guess to verify if I stole the pillow. I don’t have a copy of the receipt but told them the amount/place of purchase and offered to send them the CC info I used to buy it. So perhaps that is enough. Avoid BrentWood Originals at all costs. They don’t stand behind their product. They are sending me to Bed, Bath & Beyond to replace the item and haven’t told me that they are going to reimburse the damage to the stain on my floor.

I expect that they will refuse to refund the pillow that stains things without a receipt. We shall see.

The bottom photo is the “chocolate” stain on the wall. It also stained a tan wall that was painted in my previous residence.

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Stories from my past: The door opens

Image by altbe19 via Flickr

Today I was carrying some groceries from a public garage.  I had to go down some steps and when I got to the door at the bottom someone held it open for me.  That was an unexpected benefit and of course I thanked the person.

Still headed home, I happened to run into the manager of the apartment complex where I live.  He held the door open for me.  The inner door was held open by another gentleman who works here.  This was the first time that someone had been near all of those doors and choose to help me.  I thanked everyone and felt very grateful.

Sometimes the door opens and your path is clear.

Deck Prism (via PBMO)

These are strangely beautiful. It was a great idea to do this.

A deck prism (sometimes called a deadlight) is a prism inserted into the deck of a ship to provide light down below. For centuries, sailing ships used deck prisms to provide a safe source of natural sunlight to illuminate areas below decks Before electricity, light below a vessel’s deck was provided by candles, oil and kerosene lamps – all dangerous aboard a wooden ship. The deck prism was a clever solution: laid flush into the deck, the glass pr … Read More

via PBMO

ShuffleArt’s Airmail – MacBook Air photo

ShuffleArt’s Airmail – MacBook Air

Originally uploaded by ShuffleArt

Nice work isn’t it? Looks fun doesn’t it?

macintosh wallpaper site

macintosh wallpaper wallpaper.  Lovely shot and other interesting wallpapers here.

the path of bamboo, revisited

the path of bamboo, revisited.  Amazing.  Isn’t bamboo beautiful?  I have a bamboo cutting board and its held up better than any other cutting board I’ve had of natural materials.

These Glasses Are Actually a Personal Navigation Device

These Glasses Are Actually a Personal Navigation Device.  This is amazing.  Could be great for a number of people.  Grandma!  Are you wearing your GPS glasses?

Michael Pritchards water filter turns filthy water drinkable Video on TED.com

Michael Pritchards water filter turns filthy water drinkable Video on TED.com.  You should see the demo where he makes the water almost undrinkable by what he adds.  This is the kind of technology that makes the world a better place.  Not so sure about the iPhone.