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nerdicus
03-14-2012 at 11:13 AM.
03-14-2012 at 11:13 AM.
Quote from wolfiegirl :
lol now i wish i bought some. i dont like coconut water either, but if it helps recovery after running... i might have to try again and like it.
they're kinda expensive tho wolfie - since ur in my area, you should go to an asian supermarket and pick up a coconut there - it should be cheaper and taste better! try it after exercise sometime!

they're a PITA to open tho. i'm always scared i'm going to chop off a finger or something.
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wolfiegirl
03-14-2012 at 11:15 AM.
03-14-2012 at 11:15 AM.
Quote from annicus :
they're kinda expensive tho wolfie - since ur in my area, you should go to an asian supermarket and pick up a coconut there - it should be cheaper and taste better! try it after exercise sometime!

they're a PITA to open tho. i'm always scared i'm going to chop off a finger or something.
laugh out loud yeah, its so much work to carve it open! plus, im not very good w/ the knife. i actually have a white coconut in my fridge that someone gave us a while ago. maybe i'll have that tonight Big Grin

is there a difference between the brown hairy coconuts and the hairless white ones in a weird shape at the supermarket?
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ALVSGIRLY
03-14-2012 at 11:33 AM.
03-14-2012 at 11:33 AM.
http://www.express.com/woven-wide.../index.pro

Love this one! It's a must if you like big summer hats for the pool or beach.
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nerdicus
03-14-2012 at 11:59 AM.
03-14-2012 at 11:59 AM.
Quote from wolfiegirl :
laugh out loud yeah, its so much work to carve it open! plus, im not very good w/ the knife. i actually have a white coconut in my fridge that someone gave us a while ago. maybe i'll have that tonight Big Grin

is there a difference between the brown hairy coconuts and the hairless white ones in a weird shape at the supermarket?
i always thought the white ones are just the brown ones with the hairly part cut off. but i am not sure.

doh, i sold some samples on ebay and misjudged the weight. it is going to be over 13 oz. i only charged 2.xx. booooo! Facepalm
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kurips
03-14-2012 at 12:13 PM.
03-14-2012 at 12:13 PM.
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I shall keep those in mind after I finish my 1000 creams. laugh out loud I get so elated when I finally finish one of the products I've been hoarding laugh out loud
me too... even those little teeny jars! takes so long, especially when it is in rotation with others. i probably apply 2x more than i would just to finish them up!
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kurips
03-14-2012 at 12:15 PM.
03-14-2012 at 12:15 PM.
i think the hairy darker coconuts are older coconuts... and the lighter ones are young. i might be wrong. you buy different coconut for different purpose. i don't do groceries or cooking at home so i don't know what they look like when they buy them.

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http://www.express.com/woven-wide.../index.pro

Love this one! It's a must if you like big summer hats for the pool or beach.
pricey hat! i don't wear hats.
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03-14-2012 at 12:20 PM.
03-14-2012 at 12:20 PM.
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Did anyone watch Fashion Star last night? I was intrigued by the fact that we can purchase the winning looks after the show. The dress that H&M bought was cute. In fact, the jacket H&M bought was tight also. I would purchase it if I was in a relationship.
I recorded it and plan to watch tonight. I caught the snippet of the sequin black dress and I thought it was cute, but it would be a shirt for me. LOL. Why was it sooooo short? Confused

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i'm wondering now if these rollers are just too big to get good curls (even loose ones) unless your hair is down to your waist. let me know if blow-drying helps! i tried a bit but then my hair was flying out of the roller when i did that so i stopped. laugh out loud maybe i stuffed too much hair into some rollers.
I meant I will my hair dry then use them. Not dry my hair with the curlers in, sorry should of been more clear. nod

I have seen videos of people getting curl in lengths that are the same or even shorter than mine. think it was because I just straightened my hair before I tried them and I didn't heat them long enough. I watched Youtube videos and they say the section you roll shouldn't be longer width wise than the length of the curler. Does make any sense to you? Ermm
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nerdicus
03-14-2012 at 12:20 PM.
03-14-2012 at 12:20 PM.
Quote from kurips :
me too... even those little teeny jars! takes so long, especially when it is in rotation with others. i probably apply 2x more than i would just to finish them up!
i know!!! this has been the year i've finally finished some products... and i'm SO DANG PROUD. hahaha. i will have a few empty stuffs for trade-in at origins this year for earth day! i'm so excited! but ur right, i have trouble with the tiny jars also... like, i never have to buy eye cream kuz 1 tiny jar will last me 2-3 months and i accumulate them faster than that. i already have about 4 jars waiting...
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i think the hairy darker coconuts are older coconuts... and the lighter ones are young. i might be wrong. you buy different coconut for different purpose. i don't do groceries or cooking at home so i don't know what they look like when they buy them.
the ones at the grocery store are sliced to be sort of cylindrical, but with a cone top. they are wrapped in saran wrap material... which leads me to believe that they are just the hairy coconuts with the hair removed. if they were in their original shell form they would not need to be wrapped. but again, i have no idea - it's just a guess.

btw smashbox fans, my friend ordered last month kuz it was her bday - but they ran out of the brush that's supposed to come in your bday gift. so she called and complained and they sent her another softlights. she got 2 for her bday gift! she said she got 2 of this one [amazon.com] (which i think most of us have from an LDL last year) but that's a great bday gift!

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http://www.express.com/woven-wide.../index.pro

Love this one! It's a must if you like big summer hats for the pool or beach.
i can't wear hats. they're almost always too small for my giant head. Frown cute tho!!
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Tizzylicious
03-14-2012 at 12:25 PM.
03-14-2012 at 12:25 PM.
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kurips
03-14-2012 at 12:30 PM.
03-14-2012 at 12:30 PM.
coconut water story:

so i put 3 boxes at a time in the fridge to chill. then one afternoon i saw dh drinking, so in the evening, i was looking for some and there's none. that means dh took the last one and didn't bother putting another batch in to chill!!! this stuff annoys me. so i told him and he had the sheepish smile, he knows he was wrong. he tried to reason out by telling me i can always put ice OMG i told him, then he should put ice in his, because i don't like diluting mine laugh out loud
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azn1x6flame
03-14-2012 at 01:10 PM.
03-14-2012 at 01:10 PM.
Quote from annicus :
i don't like it either. but i don't hate it, so i drink it bc i know it's good for me.
Thanks for the review. I was just lamenting about how I missed out on the deal. You're probably right, better to just buy from 99 Ranch. Last time I had juice out of the coconut was when I was little!! I loved scraping the meat too!

Quote from kurips :
me too... even those little teeny jars! takes so long, especially when it is in rotation with others. i probably apply 2x more than i would just to finish them up!
Yes! I stopped my rotation so I can just finish mine faster. I try not to apply too much more than needed because it takes forever to soak in! laugh out loud I guess my skin sucks or something
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longislandgirl
03-14-2012 at 01:50 PM.
03-14-2012 at 01:50 PM.
Quote from annicus :
oh i forgot to mention here - i got my vita coco from amazon. i've had 2 of them so far. thoughts:

-liggy was right! it does NOT taste like the yummy coconut water straight from coconuts found in restaurants/supermarkets here... those must be the sweet thai coconuts. Sadwalk i love the juice from those coconuts!

-i think it's a GREAT rehydrator - i drank one last night after a run (and my calves were KILLING me) and today, my calves are not sore! i am thinking maybe the extra potassium helped!

-DBF (or i guess i should call him DF now?) took 1 sip and made a face. he apparently hated it. probably bc it's not sweet and has that mildly sour taste. it tasted really funny to me at first as well, but i got used to it after a few sips.

so, icey & alvs - you may not like it and sorry for recommending if you don't! but it seems to help my body heal itself. and GH - it may taste like that coconut you had in mexico after all... tho you should definitely try a thai one. i have ordered fresh coconut water in thai restaurants here, and it has been yummy every time.
i got vita coco i ordered too .i ordered the small ones in batch of 12 , and immediately opened one to drink. it was yellowish in color, (the best coco water will look be almost like water with very faint hint of white) and tasted bit sour. the one i usually buy from store here is in pack of 1 liters and it never tasted this sour. I am suspicious at the quality of this order/deal of water. It is also true that each coconut water will vary in taste a little (by tha age of coconut tastes get sour i think - young ones are the best) but at least i was expecting this one to be same in taste as the pack of 1 liter i buy Sadwalk

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i always thought the white ones are just the brown ones with the hairly part cut off. but i am not sure.

doh, i sold some samples on ebay and misjudged the weight. it is going to be over 13 oz. i only charged 2.xx. booooo! Facepalm
shake head K is right broan coconuts are order if you shell brown one the inner coconut will be solid ( not jello type as in young coconut) and water will be less .
for cooking purpose brown coconut is used while for coco water green coconut is best. the younger it is the greener it will be and better water too ! white ones are inside of r green coconut.

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i think the hairy darker coconuts are older coconuts... and the lighter ones are young. i might be wrong. you buy different coconut for different purpose. i don't do groceries or cooking at home so i don't know what they look like when they buy them.
Who does cooking and groceries then? I am already jealous laugh out loud
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ALVSGIRLY
03-14-2012 at 02:13 PM.
03-14-2012 at 02:13 PM.
So the ones from amazon are bad liggy?
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nerdicus
03-14-2012 at 02:26 PM.
03-14-2012 at 02:26 PM.
Quote from longislandgirl :
i got vita coco i ordered too .i ordered the small ones in batch of 12 , and immediately opened one to drink. it was yellowish in color, (the best coco water will look be almost like water with very faint hint of white) and tasted bit sour. the one i usually buy from store here is in pack of 1 liters and it never tasted this sour. I am suspicious at the quality of this order/deal of water. It is also true that each coconut water will vary in taste a little (by tha age of coconut tastes get sour i think - young ones are the best) but at least i was expecting this one to be same in taste as the pack of 1 liter i buy Sadwalk



shake head K is right broan coconuts are order if you shell brown one the inner coconut will be solid ( not jello type as in young coconut) and water will be less .
for cooking purpose brown coconut is used while for coco water green coconut is best. the younger it is the greener it will be and better water too ! white ones are inside of r green coconut.


Who does cooking and groceries then? I am already jealous laugh out loud
oh ok, so they're different! the white ones we see are actually green on the outside? Coverlaugh i learn something new every day!

yes mine are yellowish also - i got the 12-pack of the small ones also. i couldn't find vita coco in my local asian store but i only checked 1. i'm curious if the less yellow ones will taste better! but also - if you look at ingredients, it says 'coconut water, vitamin c' so i was thinking perhaps the vitamin c made it more yellow?
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03-14-2012 at 02:41 PM.
03-14-2012 at 02:41 PM.
Quote from ALVSGIRLY :
So the ones from amazon are bad liggy?
I think so Frown
If some one orders pack of 1 liters may be they can confirm it is the same sour taste in those too or if i get the small pack from store someday i can compare the same container and same brand water may be Scratchhead
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oh ok, so they're different! the white ones we see are actually green on the outside? Coverlaugh i learn something new every day!

yes mine are yellowish also - i got the 12-pack of the small ones also. i couldn't find vita coco in my local asian store but i only checked 1. i'm curious if the less yellow ones will taste better! but also - if you look at ingredients, it says 'coconut water, vitamin c' so i was thinking perhaps the vitamin c made it more yellow?
It says vitamin C on all packs of vita coco.

oh and BTW, I was telling DH about the coco water containing high % of potassium and then detective inside him woke up laugh out loud and the other day he showed me that orange juice (no pulp) has just 1 % less potassium than coco water per serving size. So those of you who do not like the taste you have better option out there Stick Out Tongue
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