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The Five Best and Five Worst Holiday Gift Ideas

August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Buying Online, Holiday Gifts, Jewish Gifts

With holidays coming up to many cultures and religions, I thought it best to start the season with a 5 Best & 5 Worst list of Holiday Gifts to give you some ideas, help you make the right decision and avoid unpleasant mistakes… Best: Bacconaise — stock up on this new hot seller, bacon flavored [...]

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Cow Over The Moon Chandelier

March 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Buying Online, Fun Stuff, Home Decor, Opinions, Unique Gifts

I am fond of our little online shopping stops, Most Original and Amulet Gifts, but sometimes I look at an item that a fellow shopping junky has chosen and I do a double take. This is why I bring you other kinds of stuff – to show you another side to all the happy-sappy product [...]

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RADIO GAGA: The New Solar Powered Radio

January 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Buying Online, Geeky Gifts

It’s been a while since I’ve covered any new and exciting products. Maybe that’s because it’s been a while since I’ve seen any new or exciting products. Well here’s something…Check this baby out! Introducing the FR150, Eton Solar Emergency Crank Radio! This solar powered emergency radio combines the hand- crank technology with a built-in flashlight [...]

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Thank You Netbook

December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Geeky Gifts, Unique Christmas Gifts

It is easy to pinpoint the disadvantages of Netbooks – they have limited disk space, the keyboards are small making accurate typing nearly impossible at normal typing pace and watching movies on them is no good. So besides for compactness, what are the advantages? Well for starters, they are driving down the price of laptops. [...]

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Black Friday Results Are In: How’d You Do?

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, In the News

As predicted, Black Friday was HIGHLY successful for retailers. In the predawn darkness of post-Thanksgiving shopping mayhem, both online and in stores, millions of dollars were spent and millions of dollars were made. Throughout the country shopping centers reported year-over-year sales increases on Friday. In stores, the hottest categories on the shelves, or flying off [...]

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A Spin Around the Aisle

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Gifts for Her, Holiday Gifts

Hello shoppers, readers and friends! Doing your holiday shopping from home this year? So caught up in your daily affairs that you haven’t quite had a chance to pick up on what the hot items are this year? Since we are so grateful that you are reading our blog, which is becoming hotter and hotter [...]

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Shopping Online

November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Customer Stories

This is a little shopping online humor we received from a customer

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Black Friday Comes Early This Year

November 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online

Black Friday has apparently come early this year, with big name retailers offering generous discounts well before Nov. 27th! A tradition breaker and a pocket pleaser this is! Traditionally the day after Thanksgiving is the biggest bargain bomb shopping day of the year. This year Walmart, Kmart, Sears, Toys “R” Us, Best Buy, CVS, Target, [...]

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All Hollow’s Eve 2009: A Retailer’s Guide

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Tips

I love this time of year. The days get shorter, the weather brisker and Halloween lights a fuse in people’s imaginations. One question on the minds of both consumers and retailers is what will be the hot Halloween costumes this year? There are two main cultural influences in analyzing Halloween costume trends. One is Hollywood [...]

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Want to Make Some Dried Fruit?

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Fun Stuff, Reviews

Here’s a gift for that do-it-yourself friend of yours. It’s, quite simply, a food dehydrator. Use it to make jerky, trail mix, dried fruit snacks, even potpourri by sticking a few flowers in it. It’s powered by a 240 watt engine, low-medium-high settings, and is pretty much idiot proof. Get this though: it comes with [...]

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