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Purveyor

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4. Right and by then the water is tepid and one would want to get the hell out without the wait.
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 05:17 PM
Feb 2012

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Maybe they are prone to leak? siligut Feb 2012 #1
so are many seniors Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #7
Bwah! nt valerief Feb 2012 #8
So bad siligut Feb 2012 #11
I just can't see getting into one of those, closing the door and then have to sit there and Purveyor Feb 2012 #2
And have to sit and wait for it to empty! siligut Feb 2012 #3
Right and by then the water is tepid and one would want to get the hell out without the wait. Purveyor Feb 2012 #4
Well, I guess you answered nadine's question. siligut Feb 2012 #5
I noticed the commercials tout "fast drain" marzipanni Feb 2012 #16
Ive never noticed it quakerboy Feb 2012 #19
They take forever to drain. So you have to sit there getting cold until all the water is gone applegrove Feb 2012 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #9
Bah - I keep forgetting that very practical reason nadine_mn Feb 2012 #13
They're pricey. They're inconvenient. Little kids can drown in them. Moondog Feb 2012 #10
how do kids drown more or less easily based on whether the side opens or not? dmallind Feb 2012 #25
They're deeper, as much as 3-4' versus ~18" on a normal tub. Chan790 Feb 2012 #26
I've heard they've rather popular with brothels and sex-clubs... Chan790 Feb 2012 #12
Sigh - between the forever to drain, drowning little kids and now seedy sex nadine_mn Feb 2012 #14
If you want one, don't let the creepiness of other people dissuade you. Chan790 Feb 2012 #15
Yeah, and if you want to have seedy sex nolabear Feb 2012 #17
I think they are Medicare scams just like the power chairs and scooters csziggy Feb 2012 #18
Scooters are scams? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2012 #20
See my post below csziggy Feb 2012 #23
Power chairs aren't scams. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #21
The way they are sold on TV is a scam csziggy Feb 2012 #22
I have no doubt that there are shady operators. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #24
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