While I generally stay away from consignment shops, this one is great for recycling your old clothing. You’ll most likely find yourself buying much more than you dropped off. The shop offers everything from shoes, clothes and jewelry to furniture and picture frames; most of it is name brand …

I sold a lot of stuff before leaving the African continent. If my husband had his way, he would have left everything. Even my dishes such as plates and glasses were not spared. I know that they were already old having served us nearly 10 years in a …

I discovered Calvin’s Farm Market quite by accident on my first day in my new home in Delta. I had gone to a strip mall about five minutes from my home to pick up a few items for dinner and to tide me over until I could find a …

When I first heard about 168 and that it was located in the Divisoria area, I didn’t want to go there ever. I thought the place was cheap, crowded, and dirty.
My friend got me to come with her there one day, and I was surprised to see that it …

This Leon’s is located on Main Street in Kentville. Considering the small population they serve, they have a good selection and the store is large.
This store offers good deals and sales, and we find them to have items at much lower prices than the other local furniture stores. Plus …

I’ve always liked Walmart stores, and this one is no exception. It’s clean, which is unusual for many places on the south side of Fort Wayne, Indiana. It has both the food section and the regular store part to it.
The produce section is the first place …

My husband bought me this wonderful Puma shoes at Planet Sports because I really wanted to have something new for my outdoor activity. The store that day was running their sale promo and it was an opportunity for us to grab and see what is available to buy.
We ended …

I have shopped at this store many times for several years. Unfortunately, I won’t be returning anytime soon. While the prices and deli items are okay and better than many of the competitors they recently had milk on sale for just 99 cents with a store coupon. They were …

Nike Free is a type of shoe released by Nike a few years ago. The sales pitch was basically that the shoe simulates barefoot running while wearing a sneaker. The shoe is very flexible and can even be bent in many directions when it is off your foot. …

I just love this convenience store. It’s really so convenient since it’s just downstairs of where I live. From the looks of it, it seems this store has been here far longer than I have been in this apartment building.
It’s so useful when you need something at …

This is the only Toys R Us that I know of in the province, so it’s always a treat for our kids when we go here while shopping in the Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth.
It is quite a big store and has a small Babies R Us section in …

There was a time when my wife and I did almost all of our shopping at Family Dollar. It was close to our apartment at the time (we could walk there) and the prices were very competitive when compared to the other stores in the area.
In fact, we once …

Yesterday while we were out my daughter broke her shoe and we needed to get some new sandals for her.
I stopped in at the Payless to see if we could find something for her because we were in a hurry. As soon as we walked in we were …

For the past 2 weeks, I have spent time each day preparing to go to the flea market. I finally made it last Sunday. We got there and it was a bit misty outside and looked as if it was going to rain. We figured that it would get …

The Al Madina General Store doesn’t look very promising from the outside. The store front has some brick, most of the glass (including the door) is covered in steel bars, which make it look a bit shady. The entrance door is also blocked by what seems to …

I am overweight. I know that, my family and friends know that. I DO NOT need to be reminded of that by snotty teen age girls who work in a store that is made for woman who have no boobs, butts or hips. I have been losing the weight …

Potomac Mills mall is located in Woodbridge Virginia.It is about 30 miles South of Washington D.C. I have been going to this outlet mall for years. At one time I lived a ten minute drive away from this shopping center. This mall is very large and stretches one and …

Fischer Hardware is a friendly place where the employees make a big effort to find out exactly what your needs are and give you excellent advise. Unlike big box hardware stores, this makes a big effort to find the right solution. I needed a plastic connector for a …

JoAnn is known as a chain of craft stores that specializes in fabric by the yard. About a year ago, our little local JoAnn closed down, then was reopened in a new, bigger store off of Route 1 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This new store has a more …

We did quite a bit of shopping this holiday season, despite not having a whole lot of money to spend. Since I have a good chunk of extended family that has just about everything already, we ended up looking for presents that were more on the perishable side; basically …

I lve finding great bargains, and the national retailer known as Dollar Tree carries a wide assortment of name brand products for the everyday low price of $1. I have visited a lot of different locations of the chain store; unfortunately, shopping at the East Gadsden, AL location …

The Kidderminster branch of Staples is one of the better ones, I think, and I am quite pleased that it is fairly well within reach of where I live. It is situated on the Crossley Park retail estate, and is just across the road from a large Sainsbury’s supermarket. …

This vibrant, vogue shop is just what a “plain Jane” such as myself needs to feel sexy. Considering that eighty-five percent of women wear the wrong size bra, you might be in this uncomfortable majority. This place is definitely better than buying your bra at Wal-Mart or …

For me to be a size 18 top and a size 14 pants I find that Jay Jays is a fantastic shop to shop at. They have stores all over Australia. Compared to other stores like Valley Girl, and Sports Girl, its very hard to find tops that would …

Tesco’s in Goodmayes, Essex is a 24 hour out of town store with some 30 checkouts. As is the norm it has plenty of parking spaces and areas set aside for disabled and wider bays for people with children to use.
There is nothing different in the stores layout …

I’m a bit of a bargain shopper you could say. I’m originally from RI where I was born and raised, but I now live in Florida. Whenever I get home to RI for a visit, a good deal of my time in Rhode Island is spent seeking …

Last year I bought my son a 19″ flat screen “Haier” Television set for Christmas at ABC Warehouse in Chesterfield. Along with the Television I purchased the extra warranty in the event something happened. I mean I’m buying this so he can play his video games and such. …

I am reviewing the stuffed animal store called Estes Ark, located in Estes Park, Colorado. This building is very uniquely constructed to look like Noah’s Ark, shaped like a wooden ship, complete with planks and sea memorabilia. Inside, the ship theme continues, with different labeled sections of all kinds …

The Goodwill store is much more than just your regular store . When you shop or donate clothes to Goodwill , then you can be assured that you are helping people . Your money or donations goes to help Goodwill’s job training and placement programs for people with disabilities …

I love smell good bath supplies and lotions. So every so often I go to my local Bath & Body works store and stock up on my items. I have never had a problem with this store in the past. However, I had a very bad …

ALDI is a food store that also carries some non-food items like household and gardening items all at a reduced price when compared with other grocery stores and supermarkets. The reason this store can sell for less than what other stores charge for such items as milk, canned foods, …

After shopping at Target.com, I quickly realized that this was not a site I was interested in revisiting at any other time. This site does have a lot to offer, don’t get me wrong but it is not worth wasting your time or money.
What they offer:
At this web site …

This Lush store is located in the Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is in a great location as the mall is large and there is plenty to look at here.
We like Lush because the ingredients in their products are natural and meant to be gentle on …

As you probably know, Lane Bryant caters to the plus women of the world. I have never been in the Plus world until I had been on prednisone for five years. Really, I like to dress well. But, when I look at some of the stores, the clothes for …

The spring is in full swing now and the number of tourists in Saint-Petersburg is increasing with every day. That really makes me want to tell more about interesting places here and there is more than enough to visit new every day for 10 years. This time I want to …

MMMMmmmm….elephant ears.
Now before you call your local animal rights organization - this is NOT literally what they are! For those of you not familiar with what an elephant ear is, think of a very large flat churro - which incidentally - happens to look like an elephant ear. If …

I have for a fact visited Bangkok before, and I must highlight some places of interests for shopping. First, there is the Siam Discovery Center. This is a cool and awesome place. I really love checking out this place.
The operation hours are from 10:00 - 21:00, …

It looks like an ordinary night market found around Asia quite comparable to the night markets in Patpong (Thailand), Chinatown in Malaysia or Singapore.
We arrived here around 6pm; and some of the stalls were still setting up. The street is closed to traffic until the …

Walmart gives me more options and varieties to shop from at bargain prices. The store has all the products that are necessary to sustain life. Popular products that I shop for are clothing including pajamas and pants, food items including pizza and fruits, home decor including candles and vacuum …

I go to craft stores all the time and this one by far is my absolute favorite. The staff there is very friendly and helpful and they have such a wide selection of products. I don’t do a lot with fabrics but anyone who lives in the …

Humboldt County, CA is about 85 miles South of the Oregon border. Eureka, is in Humboldt Co., and we have many coffee from which to choose our delights. My husband owns a retail store in Eureka, and I keep the pot of coffee on for our customers at all …

When it came time to find a new suitcase for an upcoming trip, I knew that I wanted something that was fairly cheap. It didn’t matter if the suitcase was that durable because I only needed it for one little vacation. I thought about trying Wal-Mart or Target, but …

If you think Las Vegas is just a city of extravigant multi million dollar casinos full of high rollers with money to throw away and losers who think they’re going to hit the jackpot on the one-arm bandits that are everywhere in the city (including McCarran airport) then you’d …

I’m a sucker for fresh baked bread and pastries. When a friend told me that Atlanta Bread Company was coming to Memphis, TN, I was so excited because I had heard so many good things about their food. It’s located in a plush area of town at
the corner …

I am a huge shoe lover! I have at least 30 pairs of high heels because there is nothing better than walking in a nice pair of heels. Before DSW came to Gainesville I was limited in the types of stores I could shop for a nice pair of heels: …

I am a huge Vera Bradley fan. For those who are unfamiliar with VB, she is a designer of purses, accessories, duffel bags, etc. with very funky, creative and seasonal designs. My latest VB gift my husband got me for Christmas is the Hipster Style Purse in …

Because I live just a few short minutes from this particular Wal-Mart, I find myself going on weekly trips. It’s Wal_mart…not a Super Wal-Mart, but it has things that keep me coming back. Well, except the rude employees, including the managers! Now, that is not to …

Shopping at the Publix grocery store in Phenix City, Alabama, was a refreshing experience, especially when compared to my previous shopping excursions in this area. The store is immaculate, and the manners and professionalism of the staff and clerks reminded me of exactly what grocery store service was originally …