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COAL-MINE CANARY: ILUV HD RADIO IN HEARTLAND CATALOG

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Savage

Congratulations to HD Radio for having graduated to the elephant's graveyard of iffy, restocked and refurb'ed consumer products - the "Heartland" catalog (by mail and online) which features the iLuv HD table radio on page 30 of the latest issue.

Heartland is a great source for stuff like bulk AAA & AA batteries and drill bit sets. But they also hock knockoff clothing and cheesy "designer" watches, "re-man" restocked items like vacuums, food processors and radar detectors, and outright hooey like some doodad called a "Fuel Doctor" which you plug into your car cigarette lighter and which is claimed to improve gas mileage 25% - JUST LIKE THAT!

The iLuv, interestingly described as a "Hybrid Digital" radio, is offered at $79.00 (but that includes a $20 mail-in rebate. Claimed MSR is $129.99 (sure.) Today's HD talking point of "no monthly fees" which limply tries to assail the success of satellite radio, is dutifully parroted by the ad copy. Also possibly significant is the absence of the usual Heartland "may have cosmetic blemishes or style variations," suggesting the iLuvs are not "re-mans" or refurbs but new stock.

Unsolicitied advice to Heartland: stick with batteries and Chinese power tools. A C-note for a plastic HD Radio? Rotsa Ruck.
 
Savage said:
Heartland is a great source for stuff like bulk AAA & AA batteries and drill bit sets. But they also hock knockoff clothing and cheesy "designer" watches, "re-man" restocked items like vacuums, food processors and radar detectors, and outright hooey like some doodad called a "Fuel Doctor" which you plug into your car cigarette lighter and which is claimed to improve gas mileage 25% - JUST LIKE THAT!
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The "Fuel Doctor" may work better than the iLuv HD radio does...
 
Hey, at least the "Fuel Doctor" most likely doesn't make the car stutter around and drop out or require restarting every so often just because the device locks up :).
 
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