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I don't have ivory but I have NF jackets in pink, light blue, and light grey. They wash and wear very well. If it is a waterproof type fabric, you can get stuff at the outdoor store (EMS, REI, etc.) to redo that. However, I wouldn't put it in my washing machine. It can make a funky coating in there. The waterprof material in the fabric is generally good for about 25 washes on most good quality products like North Face, Mountain Hardwear, Arc Teryx, etc. My kids have North Face Denali's and they have no stains. One of them is 6 years old and worn by two little boys for a total of 4 or 5 years so far and it still looks very usable. (My hubby's a crazy mountaineer and we have a thing for coats here, so this is a topic near and dear to our hearts, lol.)

Great price!

I'm glad my ds6 was on his game. When we went to WalMart last week he started saying he needed Hannah Montana 3D glasses from the back of the store. We were in the electronics department (as usual with my dh) and ds6 saw them right there hanging up behind the electronics counter! He got 3 - one for each of my kids except the baby.

Thank you! I ordered 2 because my ds11 uses one to bring his work back and forth between school and home. :)

To add more memory, all you have to do is unscrew 2 screws, pop a cover off, and snap in memory. Someone who has never done it before can complete it in less than 10 minutes, including time to find a screwdriver. Someone who has done it before can do it in less than a minute. Unless you can't unscrew and screw in a screw, I would totally recommend this as a DIY project! My hubby says if you want to bring it here, he'll do it at a discounted rate. How does $35 sound?

Me too! Thanks!

I have it, too, and I love it! Great buy!

I just compared the two and it seems that they're almost exactly the same. The only difference I see that might have been better about the Vaio is that it comes with MS Works 9.0, which could be handy. The Compaq was $30 less, too. I have never personally had a Sony, but I like the Vaio's and eye them quite a bit, lol. We have several HP/Compaq products in our household and have been pleased with them all. Customer service has been relatively good. I just went back and checked ratings and the Vaio has a customer rating of 3.9 and the Presario has 4.7 starts, so I think we made the right choice. :)

Actually, I didn't get that one because I couldn't order and pay for it online. This is what we got her: Compaq - Presario Laptop with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2370 Reg. Price:$599.99 You Save:$180.00 Sale:$419.99 Product Features Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core mobile processor T2370 with 533MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 1.73GHz processor speed 1GB DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to 2GB Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible media 15.4" WXGA high-definition LCD widescreen display with BrightView technology and 1280 x 800 resolution 160GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm) Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 251MB shared video memory; S-video output; built-in Altec Lansing audio 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (with RJ-45 connector); high-speed 56 Kbps modem Weighs 5.8 lbs. and measures just 1.6" thin for easy portability; 6-cell lithium-ion battery and AC adapter Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled; software package included with HP Photosmart Essentials, muvee autoProducer, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more Colleen is going to send her extra memory that she has and we also got her a Linksys router. Tokanm will be sending along an older laptop for her children and I'm going to dig around to find one of our wireless cards for that so that it will be able to have internet access, too. :) We were able to do the whole thing, out the door including the modem and tax, for $498.19, which was within the budget. Woohoo!

I found a deal. :) I didn't post it here because I don't want anyone snapping it up before we get it, lol. I will post it here after I buy, though, which will be in about an hour due to some logistics we're trying to work out.

Walmart HP 15.4" Pavilion dv6809wm Laptop PC w/ AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TL-60 $598 (Rollback from $698) http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=9720310 This one is really nice, but a bit too far out of budget. So far I see a few that are do-able, so we'll definitely find something in our price range. :)

CompUSA Acer Aspire 5520-5912 Refurbished Notebook PC - AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile TL-58 1.9GHz, 802.11b/g Wireless, 2GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.4" WXGA, Webcam, Windows Vista Home Premium $519 http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3883604&CatId=17 Specifications Condition: Refurbished Operating Systems: Windows® Vista™ Home Premium Platform: Notebook PC Expansion Ports: 1 - Express Card Slot/54 PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: N/A PS/2 Mouse Connectors: N/A Serial Communication Ports: N/A Parallel Ports: N/A USB Ports: 4 FireWire Ports: 1 Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): 1 - Consumer IR LAN Ports: 1 Modem Ports: 1 Audio Out Jacks: 1 - SPDIF Line In Jacks: 1 Microphone Jacks: 1 VGA Ports: 1 S-Video Connectors: 1 DVI Video: N/A Port Replicator/Connector: N/A Processor Brand: AMD Processor Class: Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-58 Processor Speed: 1.9Ghz Processor FSB: up to 1600MHz Processor Cache: 2 x 512KB L2 Additional Technologies: HyperTransport™ Technology Memory Type: DDR2 Memory Size: 2GB (1GB X 2) Memory Speed: DDR2 667 Memory Slots (Total): 2 Memory Slots (Available): 0 Maximum Memory Supported: 4GB Capacity: 160GB Optical Drive Type: DVD±RW Supplemental Drive Type: Media Reader Capacity: 5 Media Types: SecureDigital Memory Stick xD-Picture Card Memory Stick PRO Multi Media Card Audio Description: Integrated Audio Graphics Description: Integrated Graphics GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7000M Communications Description: Integrated LAN Integrated Modem Integrated Wireless LAN Interface Type: RJ-11 Phone Connector RJ-45 Ethernet Connector 802.11b/g Wireless Networking Data Transfer Rate: 56Kbps Modem 10/100/1000Mbps Network 54 Mbps Protocols: V.92 802.11b 802.11g Width: 14.4" Height: 1.7" Depth: 10.8" Weight: 6.2 lbs Mouse Type: Touch Pad Display Type: WXGA with CrystalBrite Technology Viewable Screen Size: 15.4" Maximum Resolution: 1280 x 800 Battery Type: 6-Cell Lithium-ion Battery Life: Up to 3 hours

Circuit City Acer Extensa EX5620-4020 15.4" Widescreen Laptop Model #: ACA EX56204020 $569 http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/207714/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do Specifications Acer Extensa EX5620-4020 15.4" Widescreen Laptop Processor Processor brand Processor brand: Intel® Refers to the company that manufactures the processor. View full glossary Processor brand: Refers to the company that manufactures the processor. Intel® Processor type Processor type: Pentium Dual Core The generation/basic model of the processor. View full glossary Processor type: The generation/basic model of the processor. Pentium Dual Core Processor speed Processor speed: 1.73GHz The number of calculations that the processor can handle in one second measured in millions of cycles (MHz). View full glossary Processor speed: The number of calculations that the processor can handle in one second measured in millions of cycles (MHz). 1.73GHz Bus speed Bus speed: 533MHz The maximum rate of communication between the processor and the rest of the system, measured in millions of cycles (MHz). View full glossary Bus speed: The maximum rate of communication between the processor and the rest of the system, measured in millions of cycles (MHz). 533MHz Level 2 cache 1MB Memory RAM 2GB RAM expandable to: 2GB Memory type (RAM) 533MHz DDR SDRAM (PC-4200) Storage/Drives Hard drive speed 5400RPM Hard drive size Hard drive size: 250GB Hard drive space is typically measured in Gigabytes (GB) or storage; the larger the number, the more programs, games and data you can use on your computer. View full glossary Hard drive size: Hard drive space is typically measured in Gigabytes (GB) or storage; the larger the number, the more programs, games and data you can use on your computer. 250GB Burns DVDs Yes Graphics and sound Screen size (diagonal) Screen size (diagonal): 15.4" TV screens are measured diagonally, from corner to corner. HDTVs often look smaller than SDTVs with the same screen size because of the wider 16:9 aspect ratio. View full glossary Screen size (diagonal): TV screens are measured diagonally, from corner to corner. HDTVs often look smaller than SDTVs with the same screen size because of the wider 16:9 aspect ratio. 15.4" Maximum screen resolution 1280 x 800 Video memory 358MB Video memory type Shared Ports TV tuner TV tuner: No A TV tuner lets you watch broadcast TV on the system. View full glossary TV tuner: A TV tuner lets you watch broadcast TV on the system. No Express card Yes S-video out Yes Media card slot Yes VGA Yes USB 2.0 USB 2.0: 4 USB is a standard connection port on most PCs. This will allow you to quickly and easily connect and sync the device with your computer. View full glossary USB 2.0: USB is a standard connection port on most PCs. This will allow you to quickly and easily connect and sync the device with your computer. 4 Firewire Firewire: 1 FireWire (or IEEE 1394) is a type of data transfer. Devices with FireWire output can transfer footage directly to a PC with a compatible cable. View full glossary Firewire: FireWire (or IEEE 1394) is a type of data transfer. Devices with FireWire output can transfer footage directly to a PC with a compatible cable. 1 Infrared port Infrared port: No This port uses an infrared sensor to wirelessly transfer information to other computers. View full glossary Infrared port: This port uses an infrared sensor to wirelessly transfer information to other computers. No PC card Yes Internet/networking Dial-up modem Included Ethernet Yes Wireless 802.11b/g Bluetooth No Built-in webcam Yes General features Operating system Windows® Vista Home Premium Fingerprint reader No UPC 099802481575 Manufacturer's part number EX56204020 Dimensions Height 10.5 inches Width 14.2 inches Depth 1.7 inches Weight 6.4 lbs.

I'm looking for deals and I'll post here as I find them, just to keep track. Circuit City http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/199868/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do Acer Aspire AS5720-4126 15.4" Widescreen Laptop Model #: ACA AS57204126 $529.96 Specifications Acer Aspire AS5720-4126 15.4" Widescreen Laptop Processor Processor brand Processor brand: Intel® Refers to the company that manufactures the processor. View full glossary Processor brand: Refers to the company that manufactures the processor. Intel® Processor type Processor type: Pentium Dual Core The generation/basic model of the processor. View full glossary Processor type: The generation/basic model of the processor. Pentium Dual Core Processor speed Processor speed: 1.60GHz The number of calculations that the processor can handle in one second measured in millions of cycles (MHz). View full glossary Processor speed: The number of calculations that the processor can handle in one second measured in millions of cycles (MHz). 1.60GHz Bus speed Bus speed: 533MHz The maximum rate of communication between the processor and the rest of the system, measured in millions of cycles (MHz). View full glossary Bus speed: The maximum rate of communication between the processor and the rest of the system, measured in millions of cycles (MHz). 533MHz Level 2 cache 1MB Memory RAM 2GB RAM expandable to: Info unavailable Memory type (RAM) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200) Expansion slots Info unavailable Available expansion slots N/A Storage/Drives Hard drive speed 5400RPM Hard drive size Hard drive size: 160GB Hard drive space is typically measured in Gigabytes (GB) or storage; the larger the number, the more programs, games and data you can use on your computer. View full glossary Hard drive size: Hard drive space is typically measured in Gigabytes (GB) or storage; the larger the number, the more programs, games and data you can use on your computer. 160GB Burns DVDs Yes Graphics and sound Screen size (diagonal) Screen size (diagonal): 15.4" TV screens are measured diagonally, from corner to corner. HDTVs often look smaller than SDTVs with the same screen size because of the wider 16:9 aspect ratio. View full glossary Screen size (diagonal): TV screens are measured diagonally, from corner to corner. HDTVs often look smaller than SDTVs with the same screen size because of the wider 16:9 aspect ratio. 15.4" Maximum screen resolution 1280 x 800 Video memory 358MB Video memory type Shared Ports TV tuner TV tuner: No A TV tuner lets you watch broadcast TV on the system. View full glossary TV tuner: A TV tuner lets you watch broadcast TV on the system. No Express card Yes S-video out Yes Media card slot Yes VGA Yes USB 2.0 USB 2.0: 4 USB is a standard connection port on most PCs. This will allow you to quickly and easily connect and sync the device with your computer. View full glossary USB 2.0: USB is a standard connection port on most PCs. This will allow you to quickly and easily connect and sync the device with your computer. 4 Firewire Firewire: 1 FireWire (or IEEE 1394) is a type of data transfer. Devices with FireWire output can transfer footage directly to a PC with a compatible cable. View full glossary Firewire: FireWire (or IEEE 1394) is a type of data transfer. Devices with FireWire output can transfer footage directly to a PC with a compatible cable. 1 Infrared port Infrared port: Yes This port uses an infrared sensor to wirelessly transfer information to other computers. View full glossary Infrared port: This port uses an infrared sensor to wirelessly transfer information to other computers. Yes PC card No Internet/networking Dial-up modem Included Ethernet Yes Wireless 802.11b/g Bluetooth No Built-in webcam Yes General features Operating system Windows® Vista Home Premium Fingerprint reader No Additional Features Video card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 UPC 099802359553 Manufacturer's part number AS57204126 Dimensions Height 10.8 inches Width 14.4 inches Depth 1.7 inches Weight 6.2 lbs

If it's not dual core, it might still be fine, too. We just want to get as much as we can for the money. Hopefully some new deals will come out in the Sunday ads. Thanks!

My mom and sister went there today and got me some wallflowers. :)

I agree. If the guy had taken the time to explain the math and what he was doing for you, you probably would have been calm and bought the tires. I agree that they handled the math part of it properly, but they totally bombed the customer service. I bought appliances for my house 3 years ago and didn't know better, so I went to Sears. They USED to be good products. Not any more!!! This time I went to Lowe's when my 3 year old washer broke. I didn't even want to bother messing with fixing it after the horror stories I read about them. A fellow GD'er had her water heater break and my one piece of advice was to buy from a plumbing supply house - DO NOT GO TO SEARS! I read some horrible, horrible stories (a LOT of them) when researching for my new water heater a couple months ago.

LOL! Some of us just like any reason to do math, too!

I know people are throwing out some varying numbers, but let's set your tread measurement aside and talk about mileage... You had 50,000 mile tires and used 38,000 miles on the tires, which means that there were, in theory, 12,000 miles "due to you" on the tires. 12,000/50,000 = 24% You paid $120 for the tire $120 x 24% = $28.80 What they rightfully are supposed to give you is $28.80, which confirms what Scott said.

You mention that you purchased an extended warranty. Do you have the paperwork for it? What are the terms of that? Who services this extended warranty? How much did you pay for it? While I do agree with the pp's, and treadlife along with time are usually considered, I'm interested to know what this extended warranty you bought is all about. I buy my tires from Tire Rack and they post their generaal warranty info online, although details vary by manufacturer: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=50

I called hubby to ask if he wanted one (they're still in stock) but he's happy with his Xbox and the kids love the wii, so I'm going to pass. Nice deal, though, for someone who wants one!

Just called my local store and they're holding one for me. :)

Did you sign up for email? You may have to. I did and that's how I got the code to enter. I got an email shipping confirmation yesterday but it's still showing billing info received on the UPS website. I'm not really in a hurry so no biggie. I just need them by June 20th. :)

Thank you! I sent one of these to hubby's nieces and nephew. :)

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