https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/shopping/Recent content in Shopping on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usFri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/ideas/the-return/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/ideas/the-return/<p>I ordered a mandoline from the internet in April, and last week I finally admitted that I wasn&rsquo;t going to learn to use it.</p> <p>The mandoline came with a finger guard. I know this because the first thing the instructions said was &ldquo;ALWAYS use the finger guard.&rdquo; The instruction was in red. Instructions in red are serious instructions. I used the finger guard three times, decided the risk was manageable without it, and within about forty seconds understood why the instructions were in red. Don drove me to urgent care. The mandoline was returned to its box. The question was now what to do with the box.</p>