Customer Reviews for Talstar P Professional Insecticide

Guys, this is no joke, this thing works. After I used it the first time I haven't seen a roach yet. Since I got it I sprayed my apartment three times now and still no roach. I had roaches in the kitchen cabinets, kitchen counter tops and bathroom. The roaches were coming from the garbage dumpster which is close to my apartment, they were so disgusting. I was buying these products at Home Depot and basically wasting my money. Guys spend the extra money and buy this product, you will not regret it. It is worth the money

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I work in my yard & garden every day and since I have used Talstar P, I haven't gotten bit once! I used to pay for a pest control company to spray my yard for mosquitoes costing me approximately $100 initial fee & $60-$80 per month. Now I am saving a bunch of money by doing it myself. It is so easy to use. I purchased a sprayer from a big box store for under $10 and followed the directions on the Talstar bottle. This gallon will last me 10 years or more! Even my neighbor hasn't had mosquitoes since I applied it to my yard!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I checked my yard an house for any places mosquitoes could lay eggs or be nesting/ seeking refuge from heat. I applied the product per the directions, under and on top of leaves of all shrubs,trees,plants. The garden beds, lawn and patio areas, umbrellas, you name it. I sat down outside for a hopefully mosquito less evening. Not mosquito free. I received 17 bites in 5 minutes and every night since. I re applied per instructions. Zero results. This was a complete waste of time and money. Save your money for a screened enclosure.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I needed to control mosquitoes around my home in Orlando. I used a chemical sprayer from Ryobi for around $80 and wore a respirator with P100 filters. I needed to control mosquitoes around my home in Orlando. I also used Tekko Pro Insect Growth Regulator and dunks for larvae around my pool deck drains and nearby water retention pond. I treated my everything about 2 weeks ago. And am extremely happy with results. It was also effective with roaches, beetles, and other insects. Bottle comes with a builtin measuring cup for easy mixing dilution with water. I haven't been bitten since.

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All summer long I have done battle with chinch bugs in my lawn. Frequent trips to Home Depot to purchase the latest consumer products from Ortho and Bayer proved to be a waste of time. I had a terrible infestation and the consumer-grade permethrin, imidacloprid, and B-Cyfluthrin had no effect - I could still spot the bugs. But when I tried the Talstar One at a rate of 1 oz per 10 gallons in my hose end sprayer (1 oz per 1,000 sq ft) the bugs were eradicated. I didn't even have to make a second application. The easy-measure bottle simplified mixing and the product works wonders.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

AFTER GETTING EXPERT ADVICE FROM THE STAFF AT, " DO MY OWN " I HAVE BEEN MIXING TELSTAR & TKKO, 1 0Z/ GAL OF EACH TOGTHER. ONE PRODUCT KILLS THE INSECT'S; ROACH'S, AINTS, SPIDERS, ETC. THE OTHER STERILIZE'S THE LITTLE BUGGERS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN USING IT, I CAN SAY WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE MY RENTALS ARE INSECT FREE FAR CHEAPER THE THE EXTERMINATING COMPANY'S & MY TENANTS ARE HAPPY NOTE: I DO DO GIVE A COPY OF THE PRODUCT SPEC'S TO EACH TENANT'S

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Rating applies to flea control effectiveness only! I bought this product specifically to treat a major flea infestation in my home. I followed the directions meticulously, re-spraying as needed to treat flea larvae as well. Unfortunately, the pesky little critters must have slurped this stuff up like an energy drink as they were still hopping around and biting with enthusiasm! I finally resorted to the home remedy of placing shallow pans of water around with squirts of dish washing liquid to break service tension. Voila! I've been killing fleas by the score in the soapy stew ever since. Not flea free yet, but the army's advance has slowed to a crawl!

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0 of 3 people found this review helpful

Talstar P is my go to treatment. Dispensing, mixing and application is easy and effective. Be sure to mix well initially and after the solution has sat idle for any length of time. We have seen effective results on ants, spiders, fleas and ticks, silverfish, flying insects and grubs. An odorless, non staining solution that works and can be applied indoor and out. I am not sure what the shelf life is but I had a quart for a couple years and it was still effective when I mixed the bottom of the container.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I've been using a fogger and liquid from a big box store the last couple years and noticed there are very few bugs for about a day or two after use but then they all come back in full force. I can't fog the whole yard every two days and I wanted to find something longer lasting, so I gave this Talstar a try. We live in coastal SC so it's very wet and marshy and we have a lot of problems with no-see-ums and mosquitoes from about March through October that make it very unpleasant to sit on the porch or play with the kids in the yard. It's nearly impossible to remove all standing water because we get the near daily southeast thunderstorms in summer. I already have a backpack sprayer and the Talstar was pretty easy to mix up, though it is thicker than you might expect and wouldn't drain nicely through the sprayer filter. I also added Nyguard but I expect it'll take longer before I know how effective that is. I sprayed all the shrubs/hedges and a few low hanging trees last weekend. It's been a few days and it is generally a lot less "buggy" in the yard and on the driveway. I've noticed very few mosquitoes. They're not completely gone, but it's more like "Oh, there's a mosquito" and not "OMG there's a cloud of mosquitoes in this bush". I expect this will even improve over time as they fail to breed or develop - gonna spray the Talstar again in a month. We do still have some small biting bugs. It's not as many as we had which is great, but I probably need to figure out where they're coming from or just treat the entire yard and not just the bushes. Overall I've been pretty happy with the Talstar. It's much cheaper than hiring a pest company, you can treat when and where needed, and it seems to be pretty effective.

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The process of getting ready to use the product is clearly spelled out in the instructions, but involves being completely covered, using eye and respiration protection and applied at a time with minimal winds. Being fully covered in 90 degree heat in the summer is not fun. But the product does seem to work effectively. We have applied a second coating and our perennial problems with biting flies and mosquitoes seems to be solved. We will continue to use the product, despite the prep work that needs to take place.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I live in heavy woods with a swamp close by. I have tried just about everything from mosquitoes zappers to bug catchers. It was hard to do yard work without getting eat alive from mosquitoes and biting insects. I bought talstar and applied it to about 2 acres. While applying for the first time I had clouds of mosquito coming up from the under brush in the woods. After just one hour I could walk through the woods with no mosquitos. Now I'm able to enjoy the outside without being eat up alive.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is my first order from this company, and my first experience with full on bug spraying. The ordering process was quick, smooth and easy. The product arrived early, actually, and in great shape. The mixing instructions are clear, I did have a small issue when pouring the pre-measured amount from the container into the sprayer, but that's probably my clumsiness! Once mixed, it's just a matter of spraying, being aware of the wind, and going backwards so as to not walk through the just sprayed area. There was really no noticeable smell, the sprayer cleaned up easily, and most important, a whole lot fewer bugs!! Definitely recommend!

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I got this with the intent of eliminating the mosquitos that used to terrorize us in our backyard. It is a relatively small yard in LA, around 40'x20'. We have some bamboo, yew pines, and palm trees as the largest foliage. We are bordered by two very unmaintained yards - one with lots of dead leaves/storage and one with a lot of stray cats, one of them I suspect is the main source of mosquitoes. We have 0 standing water sources, so I'm pretty confident that they are not breeding in our yard. Normally, I get bitten within 2 minutes of stepping outside into the back yard, no matter what time of day it is, full sun or shade. We have both the regular brown mosquitos as well as the invasive Asian tiger mosquitos. Sick of not being able to enjoy my own backyard, I decided to get some of the Talstar P to tackle the issue. I sprayed up and down the full height of our 6' tall wood fences that border the yard as well as in all of the bamboo and yew pines. As I was spraying, I saw a lot of mosquitos that must have been resting on the fence and bamboo fly away so I knew it must be working. I have a dog, so I avoided spraying the ground and kept him indoors while spraying. We don't have grass in the backyard, and instead just have "turf" for half of it, and I did not spray anything on it. I also did not spray anything on the side of the house, since it just didn't seem necessary since we don't have too many bugs inside the house, and I just care about protecting the yard. That weekend, I noticed a huge reduction in mosquitos, but was still getting bitten. About a week later, I noticed that I could see the mosquitos resting on the palm tree trunks. I filled up another tank of the dilution and sprayed down the trunks of the palms as well as some of the smaller foliage that I didn't spray initially. Now my backyard is almost entirely mosquito free! I can spend an entire evening outside and only get one bite! That is a huge win in my book, since normally my legs and arms would be covered in bites. For those wondering if this works as a barrier to nearby unmaintained yards, it absolutely does! Eliminate those resting spots and you will be well on your way to reducing your mosquito population. Be sure to wear a respirator/mask and latex gloves when working with this chemical.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The only wish I had of my order is that the shipping could be a little faster. But I use this chemical at my work and it has so many applications that I had a hard time believing we only used it for one. I sprayed my entire tree line i have about 1/4 acre of tree line and around my house plus the grass up against the tree line and have see very few bugs since doing it. Have been impressed with this chemical, plus it's a long lasting residual so the more you build up the more efficient and effective it is. Make sure not to apply to much at a time as this will have a repelling effect and you want bugs to land on this chemical not repel them away. 1oz. Per gallon should only be used every 4 to 5 weeks. Wouldn't do it sooner and dont wait till later.

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Not only were the customer service team on top of their game, they know what they were talking about in how to use the product best. I was blown away by the product knowledge of your information crew there. Thank you for employing people with the consent for the home owner and our ability to protect our home as well as our pocketbooks. Understanding the technical aspects of the products that I was needing and purchasing for our home meant so much to me. Instead of wasting our limited income on worthless guesses of what might work to kill insect pests. We were able to make an informed decision about how to proceed with the product that worked. As well a long term product that will keep working without breaking the bank. God bless your company. Please keep up the wonderful work.

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I have a paralyzing fear of spiders, and when we could no longer afford the expensive pest control service the spiders returned and I was finding them in the house regularly. Been using Talstar P for one year and I have yet to see a spider in our home or any bug for that matter. We also live in an area of black widows and have seen them in the tack room and barn so this product is a godsent. The yearly ladybug infestation has stopped as well. The lasting power of this product is a definite plus and holds up in the heat and rain. Talstar P will always be in our inventory.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

The order of Talstar P and the gallon sprayer came in surprisingly quick. I was using them in less than a week from date of order. I have spider and scorpion issues at my house so I sprayed this product (using the website's instructional video as a guide) around the perimeter of my house and then again along the baseboards inside my house. Mixing the sprayer twice was enough to do it and, and it began working immediately. 99% of the insects are found dead outside the house, or in the garage. I've only had 1 spider found on the inside (and it was in the process of dying). One ounce of Talstar per one gallon of water in the sprayer means that this quart bottle will last a long time. I'm very pleased with this product and the service provided.

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I was provided this professional grade insecticide by a buddy who is in the pest control business. I was tired of paying for someone to spray every month or so. It's been about 3 weeks and this has done the trick in my yard and garden. Primarily I was having issues with spiders, ants, beetles and silverfish. That is not the case anymore. Now I can put my kids in the flowerbeds to pull weeds and not have to worry about bugs crawling all over them, biting or scaring them. Just used in my house last week for ants and haven't seen a single ant since. Next I'll be spraying the eves of my roof since now I'm seeing spiders and webs in those areas. This is so worth the money! DIY!

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For the past several years my family and I were bombarded by stick bugs. Our whole house was covered twice a year, spring and late summer to early fall. They were in our house, in our garage, everywhere. A friend of mine who owns a lawn care business told me about Talstar P. I managed to buy 2 qts. at a local farmers feed mill. I mixed 3/4 of an oz. to 1 gal. of water in a hand sprayer. After mixing and using 5 gal., I had my whole house and garage and even my yard sprayed by 1 pm. By 5 pm, I noticed hundreds of stick bugs laying on our back porch and front deck and only a hand full still on the side of our home. Can"t wait to see them all dead.

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127 of 137 people found this review helpful

The endless rain over the summer in the mid Atlantic left my dogs in agony - worst infestatiion of fleas ever. I chose Talstar P, noting that some reviewers found it helpful with stink bugs too. Not only has it cleared up these problems for me, but spiders and wasps too! It was tricky to treat the dogs' areas because shady spaces just wouldn't dry, but I moved many around to areas that had been treated and dried. Then I closed off the shady damp spaces and treated them. Others had their houses treated, dried & replaced, with ground outside of their areas treated. They also all got a spot on treatment. It's worked very well! A side benefit was eliminating the spiders that dwell under & inside of their wooden houses. Was shocked to see that black widows like to hide underneath! I sprayed the exterior of my home as well, in anticipation of stink bug season. For the next few days, drunken looking brown recluse spiders began revealing themselves. Ack! I no longer had white faced hornets and wasps buzzing my porches. When the stink bugs began arriving, few were finding their way into the house. Most that did died quietly on their own. They used to cover my porches, too numerous to count. Very few are visiting now. I didn't think there was any solution for stink bug infestations, so am thrilled to have found DoMyOwn & Talstar P - thank you!!!!

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I had recurring issues with Black Widows in my garage corners and in my child's playhouse and in my crawl space. I have three young children and had tried several DIY sprays from Lowes and Home Depot, with no lasting effect. Of course I could Raid the individual spiders but that didn't help really. I have now used this product for three years (have only needed it in the summer) and it is miraculous! I spray the border around the outside of the house and liberally around the problem areas mentioned above. It has ELIMINATED every bug and kept them gone for up to two months. Actually, now I see a small bug now and then, but never black widows, and never a problem like before. This summer I haven't needed to even apply it. A 5 inch long lizard has taken residence right outside (and in) my garage, and he has been keeping the bugs down, but they don't sell those here. :) This spray is so cost effective, I have given some of the concentrate to like 5 different people for their homes. I proselyte this stuff on Facebook and I love DoMyOwnPestControl.com. They provided expert advice and recommended this. I could not be happier.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

We purchased our home last year September, our back porch was so infested with mosquitoes we couldn't even open the patio door it was so bad, not to mention sitting out back, thousands of them swarming around as I was watching thru the window in disgust, I've never seen anything like it. So finally I thought of the "do my own products" and checked specifically for mosquitos, I ordered the 1 gallon Talstar P Professional and what can I say.... the day after my husband sprayed I couldn't believe my eyes, I could open my patio door cause there was no mosquito in sight, now 1 month later there were maybe a couple here and there and my husband sprayed again yesterday, I now can look forward to enjoy many days outside of relaxing and bbq's day or evening without the plaque of mosquitos throughout the summer time, well here it's pretty much throughout the year hahaha The 1 gallon will allow me to spray my kids's front and back of house too to get rid of their mosquitoes! This stuff works and is just awesome.

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At this point, I can't say that the product is working since not seeing bugs is a good sign but not necessarily complete justification. I also used it in the fall when buts were not as active but many are looking for a place to live in the winter. The best review I can give is that received from the persons who recommended it to me and have had no problems. I look forward to seeing the next year's use of the product and the results. We don't have many bug problems but the ones we have are being dealt with in a manner that the cost is reasonable and I have a good level of confidence. Is there a learning curve to the application and use of the product? I believe there is and when I discussed it with my recommender, he mentioned how to use it and that he had contacted the company to get questions answered with respect to mixing etc. The directions are somewhat confusing but once you go through it, the process is not difficult which is good. I also find the safety aspect are clear and you need to pay attention to that. No special chemicals are needed if there is a mishap but good common sense is needed. It is also safe for pets once applied and dried. Good to know if you have cats, dogs or kids.

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With this year's rainy spring and summer, our state has a bumper crop of mosquitoes. We were swarmed everytime we walked out the door of our country home. This product was recommended by a neighbor who has used Talstar annually to control mosquitoes and other insects. We applied it July 3 and the holiday weekend was heavenly! We were finally able to enjoy our yard again. It is wonderful to watch our 2-yr old granddaughter riding her trike in the evenings without wearing a hat and long-sleeved jacket (a requirement before applying this product). Our yard is surrounded by dense woods and I am amazed at how well this works. My son is out mowing the lawn right now (10 days after applying and many rains later) wearing shorts and no shirt and no bugs are biting! We're thrilled to not have to soak ourselves in DEET just to be outdoors. Your company has "Saved our Summer"! (And super quick delivery. I've already recommended your company to many friends who are still suffering from pests.)

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I live out in the country where my neighbor is 2 miles away nearest city is 30 min drive. Out here we had a very heavy infestation of spiders. We (wife , son , & I ) was getting bit every night each of us had 20+ bites on our legs thigh belly and other warm places. I used 6 cans of fogger under house sprayed with talstar p all corners inside the home including ceiling walls and floor. The bites have stoped that same night. However over time seeing how it is a extreme infestation I will have to spray again. After 2 weeks have past we still see them and get bit maybe once or twice in the past 2 weeks. Mind you this is an extreme infestation. Mostly wolf spiders and hobo spiders. I would highly recommend this product. The only complaint I have is I wish it was easier to pour into the water for mixing. Without getting more into the oz part of the container. Causing an unknow amount extra to be the in mix.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This stuff is great! It seems to be very close to a do-everything type of pesticide. I had a bad black wasp problem. Don't know what kind of wasp they were except that they, very cowardly, came from behind me while I was walking by, and stung me on the ankle. Really hurt, though normally I do not pay much attention to a simple wasp sting. Ended up I was on an anti-biotic drug for 7 days, as it became infected. I bought Talstar. Didn't think it would work on something as large as a wasp since I thought it was mainly for ants. Well. it works! Although it does not instantly knock them down and dead like a dedicated Wasp spray, it stopped them in their tracks and took only about 1 minute to kill them. I got the whole hive, about 35 wasps. Don't like to kill creatures of nature, but I will certainly do so for anything that attacks me.

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9 of 10 people found this review helpful

I've spent approximately $400 pr yr, for 10 yrs, paying an exterminator to "wash" my house (pressure spray) to keep pests out for the spring, summer, and fall in NE Ohio. Right around spring it's extremely important to treat the house as a means of deterring stinging insects from establishing nests on your property. The old adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" ( Ben Franklin) certainly applies here. In June of 2013 I moved to a much larger property and the exterminator's fees went WAY up. I figured that I could buy the same equipment and do the job myself. The theory was a couple of years it would pay for itself. So I went online and found this site on Google, I called the number for advice and read the reviews. It would appear that Talstar P was the way to go.... in fact this $28 product might be what the exterminator was using all those years. I bought a Solo 451 and TS1... the results have been Incredible! I have a one acre lake and creek, lots of water, lots of mosquitoes....not any more. I've sprayed 6 gals of solution over 5 acres and the bugs are gone! I've sprayed my fishing dock, patio, exterior of home, shed , around tree line, ect and I have at least accomplished what I was paying the exterminator $400 for. So, for a mostest investment (you dont need the backpack blower) and $28 I've saved about $600 per year. AND i have to admit... playing with the blower is a lot of FUN. LOL PS in my case a dilution rate of 1 ounce per gallon: It would appear that "6 ounces of Telstar is worth $600 in savings". :)

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Our house is in the woods in Michigan on 5 acres that backup to almost 7,000 acres of State & Metro parks that have lots of water (swamps, river, ponds,& lakes). We joke that the State Bird is the Mosquitoe. Our yard, deck, porch, hot tub, driveway, garage, pole-barn where all un-useable because the mosquitoes would swarm you and you would be covered with bites in minutes everytime you go outside. They would bite through long sleeve t-shirts & clothing, I even used headnets to keep them from biting my head, neck and ears and I was always covered in bug spray (98.1% DEET) and would still get several bites everytime I went outside. After researching several products and companies that offer pest control ($280 for 4 months/applications), I purchased 3/4 gal of Talstar P and followed the directions. I sprayed about 1 acre area to provide a barrier around the areas listed above. By the next day, the mosquitoes numbers where down, by 3 days, I did not see any and we were able to sit on the deck & porch anytime, even the evenings and mornings. My son and I worked outside in front of the pole-barn until after dark on several nights in shorts and short sleeved t-shirts (no bug spray and no headnets), I got one bite on my ankle. TALSTAR P WORKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The directions say it lasts about 1 month and it has worked well very for the last 3.5 weeks, I will apply the second application in a few days and we are looking forward to the rest of the summer being mosquitoe free.

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

OK so here it goes. Mix it according to directions or just a TADD stronger. Then Spray around the outside of the building with a 2 foot spray pattern from the walls. Make sure that all pet foods and water is not in the spray pattern area. I also sprayed all along my fence/block wall line from my neighbors property just in case that they had more bugs then I had. I also sprayed inside the house. When I did this I had removed all contents from every cabinet and drawer. Then I took out the last drawers and sprayed there. Make sure that you wash all dishes just in case I had contaminated the area. Make sure that you have now food in these areas and this includes pet foods. Now I want you to understand that you are doing this because you a BUG PROBLEM. Do not skimpy out on any of the steps. The next thing is to respray about every two weeks after tat for a month total. The reason for this is because you will kill the bugs running around but you wont kill all of the bugs that are in casing / eggs. Some bugs lay them very often and the spray may or will not penetrate them on contact until the bug has hatched from what ever they are encased in. The reason you need to do this that often is because of the mating cycles of these little critters. I have to tell you this is the best stuff I have ever used. When I do spray I usually have to vacuum up and sweep up outside all of the dead varmints that are laying around. It is truly amazing. Good luck and have fun. By the way you are not supposed to do t his but the average exterminator charges are quit high so you can save a lot of money doing this yourself and probably do a lot better job. If you do your friends places it is illegal to charge them unless you are licensed HINT HINT:::::: The bug man I had come to my home was 80 dollars per month and he came out twice a month for only a short time. This can be expensive so you do the math and see what you can save and how much money you can make. Did I SAY THAT OOPS. One more thing. I am going to buy a gallon the next time just in case we get some government regulation that say you can no longer buy this on the net or even at all. At least this will keep me supplied for a very long time. Good luck

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