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Let’s do something a little different today! I recently got some feedback from a reader who wanted to hear more about the products that have left me cold. She had a great point. You guys have heard plenty about the products I love, and I have no problem talking about why I hate the products I hate, but between those two extremes lies a whole universe of things that aren’t holy grail material (at least not for me), but aren’t horrible, either.

The reason I don’t publish a lot of reviews in the 2/5 – 4/5 rating range is pretty simple, and Snow White and the Asian Pear explained why perfectly when she presented her own “meh” list: products that are neither amazing nor godawful are boring. Boring to use, boring to write about, and, I worry, boring to read about, too. That’s why I’ve been putting this off. But then I read Snow’s latest post, the one about taking control of one’s stash, and I realized I’ve got some long-overdue review queue purging to do. So let’s get down to it! Here are the good, the bad, and the blah about five products that failed to make me fall in love, from my most liked to my least.

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