I would never have seen myself as ever wearing a Tilley Hat; in fact, this brand has been a bit of a joke between my husband and me, because we tend to think of these hats as hats for old people. In Western Canada, there are Tilley Endurables stores …

I put up with my big, clunky, awkward binoculars for years, because I just hadn’t seen the need to spend money on a newer pair when I didn’t use them very often. I mainly used them while hiking or fishing, but while traveling they were just too inconvenient and …

I’m always buying crayons for my son because he keeps on breaking them. Although it was getting to be expensive, I had no choice but to buy him some. It’s a good thing I discovered Chubby Crayons. These crayons are thicker. It’s maybe twice the diameter of the regular …

From 1995-2003 I participated in the Boy Scouts of America’s Cub Scouting program. It was the best time of my life. I had two sons involved and found myself having to volunteer as a Den Leader because they were learning great things I wanted to be part of: tall …

The only plant I have ever been able to keep alive is a lucky bamboo plant. Maybe it’s because it’s lucky but they are the only plants that never die on me. I have never had much for a green thumb it’s more like a black thumb. Every plant …

The K700 Digital Postage Meter is a small machine that I use at work to put postage on all our mail. The machine itself is rented from Pitney Bowes, so we pay a fee for it every month, and refill the postage amount whenever needed.. Set up …

I like using Bic because it’s I usually have good experiences with these pens when it comes to writing (and of course only when it comes to writing because that’s what they are used for after all). With other cheap pens I’ve used, which I have no idea where …

Over Christmas time, I purchased a Reflections for Every Body candle. All of the candles of this kind are made of soy. They were available in the big jars, in a few different scents. I picked out the pine scent and the ruby red holly berries …

I remember the school days of mine when I had got the first prize for my good handwriting. I have been the fan of the cello gel refill pens. My handwriting becomes so free and smooth when I writing using this pen. I am a press …

I’ve had a few bad experiences with the different types of canvas throughout my career as an oil painter. Although my career so far has only been very short, about two and a half years, maybe one and a half actually, I have learned what kinds of canvas are …

Who doesn’t like watercolor pencils? Every now and then, I really like to waste money on art materials even though I don’t use it as much. What can I say, I just love seeing them neatly stacked in one portion of the room, ready to use if need be. …

I am a huge fan of soy candles in general. For the most part they burn slower, last longer, are better for your health and smell one hundred percent better. I’m not saying that Beanpod candles don’t follow some of the guidelines listed before, but certainly not all.
As a …

Bic Velocity Gel Pen is a great pen that so far has done quite well for my standards. I’m a fairly picky pen-user, and I prefer roller pens that are inky rather than ballpoints which I find often run dry quickly and make my marks look faded. Here’s a …

I’m reviewing my favorite childhood toy, a stuffed animal called Chubbles. Chubbles was a semi-popular children’s toy manufactured in the early 1980’s, and discontinued after only a few years. I loved Chubbles because to me, he looked like a little, cream-colored furry Ewok type creature. I …

I have gardened for several years and I am always looking for the best gardening products to make my garden better. Schultz Take Root Rooting Hormone is a new product that I found to make my job of growing flower cutting a lot easier. Take Root is meant …

I am a voracious reader and that is why my cousin bought me a book light as a present from Japan. This is very useful to me as I share my room with my mom, and we often argue as she wants all the lights off in the …

I have been fishing with Ugly Stick Fishing Rods for about 10 years and I have to say that I love them. For the price, I have never found a better rod. For reliability, they are very hard to beat as well. Made by Shakespeare, the Ugly …

There’s a new kid in smoking town. The name is cone-smoking tube, an innovation that aims to make the smoking experience great from the first puff to the last. A company called Cyclones has pioneered the idea. Reportedly, the company has been making waves in the smoking …

These are the nicest biscuits and I never really tire for them, I have eaten them for years. They are excellent to eat as a snack on the go, with coffee or with tea. Parle Glucose biscuits is the original brand from India although there are a lot of …

I am a big calendar girl as I love schedules and knowing what is going on in my life. It seems throughout the year I constantly need to remember dates, holidays, and special things going on in our life.
I live far away from family so I need to remember …

I bought a container of this paint to make a bulletin board type surface for my mom. She wanted somewhere to display the little school pictures of her grandkids that she has in magnetic frames, besides the refridgerator. I fixed up a 30 inch square piece of hardboard …

When I was young, I started smoking a brand called, —˜Cadet’. That was back in the Sixties and I can still remember the taste. Like most cigarette smokers, I have tried all kinds of smokes, ranging from unfiltered to filtered, menthol-tipped to French, Spanish, Turkish and American cigarettes. The …

This is not a typical coffee that you can just order outside. It is a very delightful coffee that is good for health and it can also be taken by people who have diabetes because it is sugar free. I personally like the taste of cappuccino flavor of Tiens …

I am always looking for the perfect pen that will make my writing smoother, neater and pretties. Therefore, I was very delighted when my brother brought home the ”Cello Sleek 0.8 Fire Ball Pen”, and then when I tried it out, I was determined that I would get one …

Plastic bottle are growing in trends these days, they come cheap, are good to look and are really what every household require. Steel utensils and bottle are bloody expensive and they loose their shine just after few months of use, so we prefer using plastic ware for storing of …

I had to buy some black ink for a project I was working on where the intricacies of writing in ink would improve the aesthetic. I had never used ink before (the kind that is used with a fountain pen,) so I went blindly into an art store and …

As a working mom and the family’s bread winner, i sometimes find it hard to make both ends meet. That’s why when buying toiletries or any other products, I do some kind of canvassing first to compare their prizes so I can select which costs less. Even when it …

This is a good home shredder. It is 11.75 x 6.13 x 15 inches with a 3.7-gallon bin and 8.75″ throat. It is able to shred 6 sheets of paper at a time. This shredder takes 6 sheets of paper at a time. It shreds end up being 4 …

Clorox Wipes are disinfectant, multi-purpose cleaning clothes. They come in a plastic dispenser and are supposed to disinfect the area up to 99.9%. I use them in the kitchen, in the bathroom especially, and in nearly every room in my home. I like being able to …

I love this stamp. I work for a newspaper and we have what are called insertion orders that we send to our sister papers. When I fax over the insertion order I can stamp it with the 2000 Plus S360 and it says that …

As far as paintballs go, these are some of the best that I’ve ever had for quite a reasonable price.
I love the fact that these awesome paintballs are available just about anywhere, and are easily available in almost all sporting goods stores. These paintballs aren’t however, available at stores …

I bought a My Brest Friend nursing pillow since it was the #1 choice of lactation consultants, but I was a bit disappointed with it. I tried it out for awhile, then went back to my Boppy.
My Brest Friend does have some features that the Boppy does not …

I love these cute plush magnets I bought at the Milwaukee County Zoo! Truthfully I have never seen anything like them before. They are very distinctive indeed. They are like stuffed animals that have magnets inside of them so they can stick to any metal surface. The tag on …

Of all the pocket tissues, I prefer O’Darling 3 Ply Paper Handkerchiefs.
I like the absorbent power of O’Darling 3 Ply Paper Handkerchiefs. When I had very bad flu, and kept on sneezing, I appreciated O’Darling 3 Ply Paper Handkerchiefs very much. The tissue paper did not …

I have the Post-it Notes in the office at work. I have used them several times to leave notes to my colleagues and have found this to be a positive experience. Please let me share this experience with you.
First I would like to review the design of the notes. …

If you are looking for some good, defensive ammunition for your 9mm pistol, you might be tempted to pick up a box of Hornady Critical Duty shells for a number of reasons. First of all, Hornady is a well-known manufacturer of ammo and has a reputation for cranking out …

For my birthday this year, my sister surprised me with the Parade Rose flower potted in a plant. I was very taken aback. She’d never done anything like before. Besides, I have a very brown thumb. I had one plant which lived for a good …

I used to be able to find my favorite color change battery operated pillar candles at stores like Walgreens and Longs before they became CVS. Now they only seem to have the regular ones with no colors. I was excited when I found color changing pillar LED candles on …

I recently bought the Jet Tec ink jet all purpose color refill kit because I thought I was saving myself a few bucks by refilling my ink cartridegs instead of spending almost double on the cartridges that I’m supposed to get for my printer. I …

ITC private limited has been spreading its wings thick and fast, moving on from FMCG products now it has started producing quality office stationery as well. Classmate is one such product which is what every student likes to pen down their notes on. It really is one of the …

Chris King is one of the names you should know if you love cycling. King is the leader of King Cycle Group, which is one of the leaders of cycling accessories. After building his first headset in 1976, he’s been making them better and better with each passing year. …

Merlyn is imprisoned and all seems well. The officer from last issue reveals his name is Hilton as opposed to Wright, so I guess he was talking to someone else. Either way, we have a name and, hopefully, it doesn’t change again.
Merlyn’s time in prison is cut …

Pepsadent Whitening must me one of the cheapest teeth whitening products available, I bought it at Walmart for only $0.88. Well, what can I say. I guess you get what you pay for. Pepsadent Whitening works fine as a toothpaste, it has a pleasant minty taste and leaves the …

The freebord is marketed as the closest thing to snowboarding without snow. This is a longboard style skateboard with 4 longboard skateboard wheels which act as the boards edges would on a snowboard and two extra wheels in the middle that pivot round allowing the board to slide from …

Max Gold Soldering paste for efficient soldering and De soldering of all kind of inter ground circuits and transmitter in a circuit board. I recently completed my diploma in chip level repairing of mother boards and thus my profession requires soldering and De soldering of these I.C’s and transmitters …

My brother is very particular about the tissues that we use, be it a kitchen towel tissue or the bathroom tissue. I always have to make sure that the tissues that I put on the grocery cart are the thickest I can find. For the bathroom, we usually use …

This review is for the Hauppauge Racing Forum. It’s a fancy off track betting (OTB) place located in Hauppauge, NY over on Motor Parkway near the Long Island Express way. I just have to say that this is one of the poorest run OTBs I’ve ever been to. The …

I have recently discovered these reverse vending machines and think that they are an awesome idea to increase recycling and encourage people to be more aware of our impact on the environment.
Envrio Bank machines are being placed at an increasing number of shopping centers, schools and events to collect …

I bought my first one of these pads in 2005 and was really impressed with the quality and the durability of these saddle pads. I raise and train horses as a full time job and so my tack equipment really gets a work out on a daily basis. …

When I first saw Magnetix in a toy store, my first thought was that this was something my 9 year old nephew would like. So I picked it up for him as a present, and sure enough he had a blast playing with it. But sitting there watching …