PUR CR-6000 2 Stage Oval Water Pitcher

I purchased the PUR CR-6000 2 Stage Oval Water Pitcher recently and have a few opposing opinions overall about the product.

The pitcher itself is rather small, but works great for me as it fits better in my over-crowded fridge. The downside about the size, however, is that it needs to be refilled almost every time I have a drink.


The flavor options are great, but to make the taste noticeable, you have to give it more than one pump of the flavor, thus making that '75 serving' cartridge that costs around $8 end up being more like half or one-third of that amount. Although these can be found in 2-packs for cheaper sometimes. I did find a 2-pack for $8.99 for the strawberry from Amazon.com. PUR FC-500S Flavor Cartridge - Strawberry (2-Pack). Although, the 2-pack for the raspberry flavor seems to be about $14.99, so do your research.


I would say the overall rating would be a 6/10 for this product. The size of the pitcher is its greatest advantage. The downside, as mentioned above, is having to refill the pitcher every time you have a drink due to the small capacity. The flavor options, once modified by PUR to compensate for the usage, are a bit disappointing. I would like to see the Flavor Options replacements at a lower price point to keep me buying them. Possibly better options for purchasing in bulk at a more affordable price would be the tipping point in me buying the refills.

Fallout New Vegas - PS3

Fallout New Vegas, developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks has a ton of great gameplay. The only major issue I have found so far would be that it does like to freeze up. I have only played on the PS3, so I can't compare on other systems. Also there are quite a few glitches which cause the game to freeze up. If you don't remember to save often, you will likely find yourself frustrated and possibly giving up on the game.

A tip I offer is to save several game files. It is very easy to accidentally kill the wrong person or make them hate you and therefore you fail a quest.

The Speech and Barter skills are extremely important as they control how well you negotiate and influence characters in the game. Other than that, the game is pretty much open to however you want to play it.

You can side with many or few factions, or with zero if you want to go at it solo and piss everybody off. Siding with NCR, the New California Republic, makes the game the easiest. If you're looking for a real challenge, go Hardcore mode. here you have to keep an eye on Food, Hydration, and Sleep meters to make it seem more realistic.

There are many optional parts of quests offered, which should almost always be completed. Otherwise you're going to piss off the wrong person for having lied and then become hated by their faction when you have to kill them.

Unlike many games, the Collector's Edition was not that impressive. It comes with a few items but nothing too impressive. Here is a list of the items that come in the CE according to Amazon.com:

• "Lucky 7" poker chips. Each of the seven poker chips was designed to represent chips from the major casinos found on the New Vegas strip and throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
• A fully customized Fallout: New Vegas deck of cards. Each card in the pack has been uniquely illustrated to depict characters and factions found within the game.
• A recreation of the game's highly coveted "Lucky 38" platinum chip.
• A hardcover graphic novel "All Roads", that tells the story of some of the characters and events that lead up to Fallout: New Vegas. "All Roads" was written by Chris Avellone and created in conjunction with Dark Horse Comics.
• The Making of Fallout: New Vegas' DVD. This documentary DVD will contain exclusive video content, including interviews with the developers in which they take you from concept to creation.

Overall, I'd give it an 8/10 due to the freezing and glitches, but once those are worked out, I would go up to a 9.