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Honestly, this site has been an absolute disaster lately—just constant, grinding slowness over the last month. It’s driving me nuts. At the same time, every other site I visit loads instantly, so I know for a fact it isn't my connection. Right now, it’s taking me anywhere from 30 seconds to a full minute just to pull up a single page... it feels like I'm trying to browse the web on an old x386 with 32 MB of RAM and a dial-up modem running on a shaky landline in some small town in rural America😁. It seems pretty obvious that the servers just can't handle the sheer amount of traffic this place gets these days. I don't usually bother posting about technical gripes, but this has become too much to ignore.
wanderingheron7 said:Hey there,
does anyone happen to know if there's somewhere else I can pick up those kinds of random little things—you know, similar to what you'd find at Wish? Just looking for that whole variety of odd trinkets and stuff...😁
Well, give this a shot... just head over to www.dealextreme.com and check out their "hard to find gadgets" section... they have all sorts of stuff and the prices are practically nothing. I think they even offer free shipping here in the States, and you can just use PayPal to settle up.
You’ll want an LED bulb in the 2700 to 3000 K range—that’s what gives you that warm, yellowish glow. If you go with 6000 K, you’re looking at a cold white light, which might feel a bit clinical, I guess. You might want to check out Unitrgu in Chicago—they import a lot of those Chinese LED "toys," and they usually ship them via fast delivery. Now, if energy efficiency is actually a priority for you—though maybe it isn't—you could look into a Commel energy-saving reflector on a stand. If you browse their site, they have a set of three warm-colored bulbs. You can usually find them at most big-box retailers for about 240 to $100 USD
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