Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

Big Office Supply Store Coming To Town

Monday, April 26th, 2010

For the last few years, I have been running an office supplies store and now there is a big office supply chain store coming to town. All of our customers keep telling us that they will still continue to use us, but I am not sure that they will be able to resist those lower prices.

I know for a fact that the big office supply stores can get better prices that they pass along to their customers. I have come up with a few ideas for combating that, and I have introduced some incentives for using our office supplies store. I am hoping that they free delivery that we just implemented will be a big hit. If not, then the big Monday madness sales should help us out.

Only Able To Find Toddler Footie Pajamas Online

Monday, December 28th, 2009

My only hope for finding some winter toddler pajamas still for sale was to look online. I had been to every store within seventy five miles of our house and found that everyone had clearance out what they had left shortly after the holidays. They had put out the spring pajamas in early February.

I gave up on the search for toddler pajamas around our area and got online. I really had my heart set on footie pajamas and was not going to stop searching the internet until I found them. I knew that since the big stores had actual stores up north, they would still be selling footie pajamas if they had them in stock.

I typed toddler pajamas into the search bar and then modified it to only include footie pajamas. I was able to locate four different places within about twenty minutes of starting my search that had them in stock. I ordered four different pairs that my son would fit now and then bought a few for when he grows a bit so that I do not have to ever search like that again.

My son loved his new footie pajamas that I had gotten him to wear when we had those few cold nights here and the temperature dropped below freezing. He stayed cozy and warm in them.

My Office Supplies Company May Be Closing

Monday, December 28th, 2009

I may be on the lookout for a new office supplies company; the one that I have used for about six months is going out of business. I immediately asked them if they could recommend someone else and they told me to just hold out, because they may only be closing their stores and still working out of the warehouse. I can understand that the overhead for the many stores that they had might be just too much.

The world of discount office supplies was growing more and more with companies figuring out that most people would rather order the things that they need and then have them shipped to them instead of driving to a store, it saves the consumer time and money to order it and have it delivered. I am only going to give the office supplies company two weeks to figure out what they are doing and then I am looking for an online discount office supplies company that I can start to use.

I would love it if my current company stays in business and there is no interruption in my deliveries but something tells me that they might not be around for too much longer even if they do try the whole warehouse thing.

I Unwrapped The Prada Tote Last

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

My parents told me to make them a list of thing that I wanted for Christmas so I did. I am not sure if they will really get me anything on the list because I am not sure if they even know where to find some of them. I have Hogan shoes at the top of my list and also I asked for a new Prada tote bag for school.

I cut out a picture of the pair of Hogan shoes that I want and put it with my list to help them out. The Prada tote is not as specific, as long as I can fit my laptop in it, then it will be fine. If I get a knock off, I will not be too happy with either of them.

On Christmas morning, awoke to find about ten different gifts under our tree with my name on them. Most of them were way too small to be the Prada tote but a few could be the Hogan shoes that I wanted, so I started unwrapping very quickly. When I unwrapped the Hogan shoes, I asked my mother where she had found them, and she said that everything she had bought me this year, she had purchased on the internet.

I unwrapped the Prada tote last, because it was hidden behind the Christmas tree, but it was beautiful and big enough for my laptop, so I was very happy. I am thankful that I taught my mother all about shopping on the internet.

Best Cleaning And Janitorial Supplies Prices Around

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

I found several cleaning products companies in the phone book but none of them are still in business. I guessed that I would have to turn my search over to the web. Once I typed janitorial supplies into the search engine, I was able to find hundreds of them. I had to narrow down the list by getting rid of the ones that did not offer speedy delivery.

The next thing that I did to make the list even smaller was to get rid of the companies that had too high of prices. I was able to get my list down to four companies and I chose the janitorial supplies company that also had a list of testimonials on their site. I recognized one of the names on the testimonials and called them to make sure that this site was legit and that he had really said those things about their company.

My friend assured me that he had been using them for the last four months and would never go back to the old company that he was with. He said that this new company gets everything to him on time and that their prices are the best that he has seen.

I Accidently Bought Offensive T Shirts

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

I bought some funny shirts for my son, and then realized that they were a little offensive. I should have checked the section on the website where I got them from. After going back, I realized that they were under the offensive t shirts heading. I would have never clicked on them if I had been paying attention.

I am thinking that I will give him the offensive t shirts anyway, and see if he wants to keep them or not. If he ends up liking them, then I will not have to deal with returning them, but if he does not like them then I will box them up and send them back.

I truly thought that the company only sold funny shirts, and did not realize that some of what other people think is funny, may not be funny to others. The next time that I decide to order any shirts, I will have to make sure that I do not click into the offensive t shirts section.

I do know that my oldest daughter’s husband likes funny shirts that are offensive, so if my son decides that he does not want them then maybe I can just pass them on to my son in law, and get something else for my son.

I Sent My Daughter to summer camp with Cheap Funny T Shirts

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

I wanted to get something cool for my daughter to wear for the first day of summer camp. I was not sure where to start, but I thought the internet was a pretty good place to begin my search. I started by looking at the fancy online boutiques and could not believe the ridiculous prices. I then came across a site that had funny t shirts. I sat on the computer for about an hour looking at the funny t shirts trying to decide which one to get her. I ended up getting three different designs because they were also cheap t shirts in addition to funny. I was very happy with the quality of the t shirts when we got them. I was glad my daughter liked them and she was proud to wear them at camp. She came home and said that everyone commented on the funny cheap t shirts that I had picked out for her and they wanted to know where I had gotten them. I told her that maybe if she kept in touch with them, she could send them the web address of the company I had gotten her funny cheap t shirts from. She wants to help me pick out the ones she gets next year for camp.

A Photo Puzzle 1000 PCS of our Entire Family is Really Neat

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

I was looking for a small photo puzzle shop online and found one that did quality work. I ordered a photo puzzle of my dog and it was so cool, when I got it that I decided to order a photo puzzle 1000 pcs of my whole family.

I sent them a picture of my entire family that we had just taken at a family reunion. I could not wait to get my photo puzzle 1000 pcs back and call my mom and sisters to see if they wanted to try and put it together with me.

It arrived about two weeks later and it was awesome. I could not wait to call everyone, and actually started it by myself right away. I sat there for about three hours just putting the photo puzzle together and was happy with the progress I had made. I then called and told my mom and sisters to come over later in the day and check out my cool new toy.

My mom thought that my photo puzzle 1000 pcs was the coolest thing since sliced bread. She and my sister jumped right in and helped me put the photo puzzle completely together before the end of the night. We were all exhausted and just wanted to go to bed but we could not stop looking at the quality of the photo puzzle. It was just like a giant photo, I loved it.