Have you ever had it happen where you've seen a product and said to yourself, "I'm very curious about that, but I would like an objective review the likes of which only Tracy can give"? No? Oddly enough, that happened to two of my friends/blog readers.
Specifically, in the past couple of weeks, two (different!) people asked me if I'd be willing to request a Simple water bottle and a pair of Zaggora Hot Pants. So I did! And they were sent to me!*
I haven't used either yet, but I will this week and I'll write about both.
With the water bottle, I'll try it out on a couple of runs and let you know. It could be great - a hands-free option for carrying water? That said, it could be awkward. Specifically I'm wondering if it can hold enough fluids to make it worthwhile, if it's comfortable, and if the fluids will either make my back quite cold or (more likely) adapt to my body temperature quickly and be warm and yucky to drink.
With the pants... well, I'm skeptical. I'll leave it at that before I offer a full review, but just to be fair to Zaggora, I will be doing their 2-week challenge:
Yes, I do realize that the key to success here is not in the pants but instead in moving every day and that any weight I lose will be water weight that I sweat out. And no, I will not be doing Zumba. But expect loads of awkward photos anyway, and a pair of smelly pants by the end of the two weeks. (I'm just going to use my weight as a gauge. I don't own a tape measure and I have no interest in facing my measurements.)
*Yes, both of these things were sent to me free by the companies. At my request.** I didn't make any promises that I would blog about them (although I will), and I certainly will not write an overly glowing review just because I got them for free.
**Call me a blog sell-out if you wish. I didn't start a blog to get free stuff, and I don't regularly abuse the fact that I have a blog to get free stuff. I'm just dedicated to my reader(s), you see, and they genuinely wanted me to test these things.
Specifically, in the past couple of weeks, two (different!) people asked me if I'd be willing to request a Simple water bottle and a pair of Zaggora Hot Pants. So I did! And they were sent to me!*
I haven't used either yet, but I will this week and I'll write about both.
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| Evidently you tuck the bottle into the back of your pants. |
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| The pants are supposed to make you lose weight by sweating more. Martin Lawrence, anyone? |
Yes, I do realize that the key to success here is not in the pants but instead in moving every day and that any weight I lose will be water weight that I sweat out. And no, I will not be doing Zumba. But expect loads of awkward photos anyway, and a pair of smelly pants by the end of the two weeks. (I'm just going to use my weight as a gauge. I don't own a tape measure and I have no interest in facing my measurements.)
*Yes, both of these things were sent to me free by the companies. At my request.** I didn't make any promises that I would blog about them (although I will), and I certainly will not write an overly glowing review just because I got them for free.
**Call me a blog sell-out if you wish. I didn't start a blog to get free stuff, and I don't regularly abuse the fact that I have a blog to get free stuff. I'm just dedicated to my reader(s), you see, and they genuinely wanted me to test these things.
Interesting...that water bottle seems cool, but of course one of the reasons I like my fuel belt is so I can carry all the OTHER stuff (Gu, keys, etc.)
ReplyDeleteAs for the pants...I eagerly await your review. *giggle*
That's a good point about the water bottle. I hadn't considered that.
DeleteAs for the pants... oh, the pants. Just wait.
Did you see the storify of the guy who got a vibrating dildo stuck in his butt?
DeleteNOOOOO PLEASE SEND IT
DeleteTracy, that water bottle looks like a dildo.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I guess it does! It's really wide, though, so more like a tongue.
DeleteMy first thought was absolutely, dildo. I loved the use of "whilst" for the pants directions. In fact, I love everything about this blog post.
ReplyDeleteI'll die of dehydration before I'm caught sticking a phallic piece of plastic down my pants.
ReplyDeleteI never took you for a homophobe, Mike. Don't knock it until you've tried it?
DeleteFair enough. But if that thing chafes, I'm blaming you.
DeleteI was going to say, as a qualified fitness professional, I can take your measurements and keep them secret, and just tell you how many inches you lost overall ;)
ReplyDeleteNO. But I will let you run with me, as long as you don't mind the pants. Or the water bottle.
DeleteOh THANK GOD other people saw a dildo too!
ReplyDeleteSo. You are going to wear extra sweaty pants with a dildo looking water bottle stuck down the back of your pants? Get pictures so we can we have a caption contest. I have few good ones in mind.
I'm not sure how it is that I didn't anticipate this blog post going this direction.
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