When I first got into sewing and fashion design, I didn’t realize how expensive all the necessary equipment and notions would be. Because Joann’s Fabrics was rather expensive, I ended up going to Wal-Mart where I heard they had a sewing area with great deals. One of the great …

I used this backpack for my last year of school, and can say that it was a pretty nice backpack. I really liked it when I saw it in the store, even though it ended up costing me $100. Unfortunately, the bag didn’t last me very long, and I’ll show …

I don’t know if it’s just here in the Philippines but there’s not a student I know who hasn’t ever used a Mongol pencil. It is a household name when it comes to pencils. From nursery to grade school, Mongol is what students use. It’s even what some teachers …

As someone who is around office supplies all day 5 days a week as part of her job, it is fair to say I know the best and worst products of office supplies on the market. There are so many versions and brands of white out, correction tape …

Some of us deal with problems in our body that at times seem to never go away. One of those problems is the presence of dry, flaky, or cracked heels. The cause can be multifactorial. It could be due to inadequate moisture in our feet or it can also …

I like to keep a box of wooden kitchen matches on hand in case the stove doesn’t want to light. It does this on rare occasion, generally after you wash it. Yes, you try to be careful but I guess sometimes the wrong thing gets wet. That happened today …

We have been in our mobile home for a year now. We bought it brand new. It is a single wide, 1140 sq. feet mobile home, made by cavalier.
Overall, I am satisfied with the home. It took me a good 4 months to get used …

I love yarn. All the different colors, textures and fibers are amazing. I was looking for purple variegated yarn for a scarf to match my new purple coat. I prefer soft yarn, with a bit of cashmere or other softening fiber.
When I was at the yarn store, …

I love this pen. It was easy to use, it produced quite good looking writing, it was smooth to write on and the price was tremendously cheap. For such a cheap pen, the ink did not spill easily, and generally, it could last me for quite a long period …

For the past seven years I have been an avid smoker, unfortunately for me. Because prices always seem to be rising, I often try to buy the cheapest cigarettes I can find. I also tend to look for two for one deals. One day I noticed some cigarettes on …

I’ve always used those Papermate erasers for all of my erasing needs, but one day, a horrible thing happened.
…. London Drugs was out of stock of them.
Well, I needed an eraser badly, and I didn’t want to waste time going to another store to hunt for them, so I …

I fell in love with this feminine handbag when I was browsing at Zappos, that I ordered it fast before telling my husband first. As soon as it was delivered to me, I was very satisfied with the look and feel of this bag. I ordered the bag in …

Sanitary napkins are a girls monthly necessity. During the first few months that I had my period, I tried several brands to find out what suits my needs. So, even before my teenage years I’ve been using Modess napkins. My mom would buy me the regular Modess with wings, …

I always thought this backpack was cute and adorable! I got it for myself a month ago because I wanted something cute and portable to carry my things. I tend to have a lot of things to carry when I walk from class to class. It can be very …

I purchased the High Sierra Ergo Fit Backpack on clearance this past January. In my opinion, this is an excellent product. The backpack is designed to be used for hiking and stores a lot of different things. It has several pockets, including a pouch for extra shoes, …

Pilot G-Tec Pens are the best sign pens I’ve ever used.
This is actually my favorite sign pen because, as a typical student, I constantly need a pen which does not fail to write every time I am going to finish my school stuffs, such as taking down notes, …

Tru-Rite Sketchbook is a drawing book that I found at Staples while searching for art supplies. There were other sketchbooks that I was interested in; however, none of them compared to the price point offered by Tru-rite sketchbook: $3.99. I ended up buying five because the price was to …

This rotary trimmer is the perfect accessory for my HP 7960 printer. After I print pictures, I normally need to trim the edges of printed photos to suit my preferences especially if there are no borders to demarcate the printed areas. This trimmer is pretty straightforward and is hassle …

My husband is some what of a horse trader. When we moved from North Carolina to Tennessee he sold his truck to his friend Donnie. Donnie paid us half the money on the spot and promised to pay the rest in a month. Well a month turned into several …

The Colonial Inn of Norwood, NJ is a catering facility that hosts weddings, company events, fundraisers, etc. My husband and I got married there and it was the best experience ever!
We’ve been to many “upscale” expensive weddings that don’t even compare to the Colonial Inn in quality. …

I actually rather enjoyed this comic. It opens with the two in therapy to try and work out their issues. It leads to some rather amusing banter as well as a flashback to when they tried therapy under their real names.
Out of nowhere, everyone in …

Summer is a great season to enjoy the vacation and activity that most people do when summer is outing. To suppress the irritating heat of summer most of us go to beach and swimming pools.
Swimming activity needs gadgets too, most of which are the goggles, swim suit, sunscreen …

I usually keep Bic style pens round the house for everyday list making (I am obsessive about making lists) and letter writing but I recently found that I had used every drop of ink in all of them. I could find no stray pens down the back of …

Oh my, oh my!
I had originally had such high hopes for this product when I purchased it! It was, after all, a cleaner that had cost me in excess of $5.00 and I had expected it to perform. Perform it did, with some serious consequences!
I purchased the Arm …

When I was going back to school in the beginning of September, I had a very small amount of money to buy my new stationery with. For example, one of the things I knew I needed was an eraser, but most of the erasers in the store which I …

When I got my UTG M234 I was pretty excited. The UTG M324 is a spring powered airsoft gun (meaning you have to cock it between every shot.) It is modeled after the army M24 sniper rifle in use by army snipers today. It comes in desert camo or …

My husband likes to find logic in everything. Everything can be explained and everything should be logical. I am not that type of person but over the years, I must admit that I’m beginning to sound like him. As such, we have lots of little gadgets in the house …

i am a big fan of drinking water recently. In the past I definitely didn’t drink enough but recently realized that if I want my body to be healthier, I need to drink more water. Buying the regular sized bottled water is both costly and not good …

Me and my dad both collect air rifles/pellet guns, and we own about a dozen in total. This Beeman P1 Magnum was originally his, and he gave it to me about two years ago. This is, as of now, probably my favorite one. It has a combination of solid …

I have encountered the Orange Post-It Message Note at work. I believe that this message note can be a very quick and effective way to deliver an important message. Kindly let me share my impressions of it with you.
Please let me start this review by saying that I like …

As a runner in Nebraska where winters can be extremely cold on the extremities, let me say that the One Eighties Earmuffs are the way to go! The earmuffs fit nice and tight around one’s head and can be adjusted by simply pulling the two ends to the …

Reynolds Bold is my favourite Ball pen. I like to write using this pen because I always want the pen must write the letters boldly. This pen gives enough bold letters while I am writing. Also it is very simple to handle the pen while I am …

Round Up has long been used as a convenient weed & grass killer. Concentrate plus is normally purchased, as it go farther, and it will kill more of those pesky weeds, plus the grass where you don’t want it to grow. It advertises that it kills right down to …

I was in Kauflandstore the other day and I felt my nose would start leaking so I decided to buy handkerchiefs. They were near the register and luckily I was already done with the shopping so I was at the register.
I took Violeta menthol handkerchiefs. They were rather cheap, …

This is a review for the Memories Direct 3000 piece Scrapbook Kit. I receive this kit as a gift this Christmas. The kits come with everything you need 1 12X12 album,1 6X6 album, 20 sheet protectors, 60 pieces of paper, 7 sheets of die cut …

University Lanes is by no means the best bowling alley I’ve been to. However, it does have two Dance Dance Revolution machines and an extensive arcade. It also has a bar.
While at this bowling alley, it is entirely possible to ignore the fact that there are bowling …

I travel a lot with this bag and I really love it. I purchased this bag over 2 years ago and it’s almost the same as when I purchased it. At the time I purchased this bag for 30 dollars. It was one of the cheapest …

Since it is a smaller company, my place of work tries to save money whenever possible. One of the things they cut corners with is with notebooks; buying the lesser known brand, Norcom.
Normally, you would think paper is all the same; especially college ruled paper in a notebook. But, …

This issue is chaotic to say the least. I honestly don’t even know what was going on in half the issue. Everything gets thrown everywhere.
The good news is that everyone got their hearing back so that crisis was averted. We get some backstory on …

Scotch Tape is the first brand that comes to mind when people think of tape, and for good reason too. Never before have I seen another brand which works this well, and I’d never switch to another one. Firstly, it’s very long lasting and never comes off unless you …

I always try to keep clear packaging tape on hand. It always comes in handy. I use it to seal packages before I send them, keeping dirt and dust out of the package and making sure it is secure. I also use it to tape up …

This is another amazing product by Johnson and Johnson for women that I have been using for years already. I am very choosy when it comes to brands of sanitary napkins because I have this health condition years before that when I have my period, the flow is just …

Here is a pencil I’ve been using ever since I first laid eyes on it. If there is any one mechanical pencil that is perfect for absolutely everything, this is it.
Many years ago, when I was transitioning from wood pencils to mechanical pencils, I had tried various other ones, …

This laughing red nose is part of the range that Sainsbury’s and other UK companies are selling in aid of Red Nose Day; an annual UK charity event in aid of Comic Relief. On Red Nose Day (and during the run-up to it) people do funny things for …

Sage is always the first football card to hit the market each year. They provide collectors with the ability to speculate on which players will be good and who there favorite team will take as they come out before the NFL draft. This year Sage decided to …

I travel to work on the train so I find that a cross body bag works best for me, having the front of the handbag where you can see it does have many advantages. Buy a good leather handbag and it will last you for years, providing you polish …

I was in Munich (Germany) to the Oktoberfest. What is it?…It’s the giant “beer festival” that the city of Munich celebrates every single year. Today, 2005, is the 172nd time, incredible! Every year the Oktoberfest increases its visitors, around 6 million people. Statistics report that these people consume more …

As a small business owner, I pack and ship packages on a daily basis. Most of my business is done using paypal generated or United States post office generate labels that I then tape onto hard mailers or bubble wrap mailers. I use tape because it is more economical …

Now a days bride and groom exhibition is going on at Hotel Taj palace at New Delhi,India from 27th to 29th of August 2005. This is one of the mega shows going on at hotel taj palace (other being 10th International jewellaryexhibition) This show is owesome with beautiful bridal …

These days, all the health and fitness experts tout the importance of keeping your body moving. And one way to make sure you stay active throughout the day is to wear a pedometer, a small device that counts your steps. If you are in to health and …