Numbers game

Do 100 tools really fit into this kit? Sure, if 50 of them are tiny terminal connectors, used to join wires.

Never mind!

Hoover's claim (including the "56% more" that resembles 100 percent more) is undermined by the message revealed when you follow the asterisk. It says: "The Hoover Cleaning Performance System is for comparing the relative progressive performance of Hoover uprights only and not for comparison with any other brands."

Fresh news

Arm & Hammer's Web site says "change your Fridge-n-Freezer box every 3 months." The box itself says to do it every 30 days. Does that mean you have to buy the product three times as often? An Arm & Hammer customer-service rep seemed as puzzled as we were. "It's every three months," she said. "I'm going to report that to our marketing department. They have to do something with that box."

Misdirected

And once you're let up, you can tell your new GPS device where to go.

Repels-Some

A New York reader says she left a nearly full bottle of Repels-All outside her house one night. This was the result.

Give 'em a raspberry

The flip side of this packet of Prime California Produce lists the country of origin as China. The front says "eat natural," but the back lists color (FD&C Red 40) as an ingredient. And no wonder the strawberries are "sweet": The second ingredient is sugar.

Tasty bubbles?

An observant soldier and CR reader discovered this product in Iraq, where he was stationed.