It’s not a large supermarket, and some selections are lacking, but a trip to Trader Joe’s is a worthwhile endeavor.
One of the best reasons to shop here is the cheese choices. There is an impressive range, from Parmesan Reggiano to Jarlsberg to Monterey Jack to Huntsman. The …

When my family went to visit relatives in the United States, my aunt asked her husband to bring us around the malls there. Her American husband replied, “Why would they want to visit the malls here when they have those huge malls in the Philippines?”
Indeed, there are a lot …

Sometimes I shop at the Kroger Marketplace on Lexington Ave because I don’t feel like driving to Wal-Mart. I like the Kroger Marketplace, as they carry much fancier cheeses and wines as well as sea food, and the meat is better usually, although I am freaked out by the …

The Milwaukee Artist Marketplace is a great place to shop for a wide variety of art, whether you’re buying for yourself or as gifts for friends and family. This event is held once a year at the Milwaukee Art Museum and I attended the Fifth Annual sale. I really …

The Home Depot in Tewksbury is the best darn home improvement store there is.
The Home Depot in Tewksbury is usually always mobbed no matter what time or day you go on and that can be a little frustrating because I fine it to be a pain the butt …

I don’t know if you get these ridiculous things in your mailbox, but I certainly get them in mine. A thick envelope full of all sorts of coupons addressed to the post office’s favorite person: Resident.
Normally I ignore these things and chuck them right in the trash, but …

Trader Joe’s is not a large supermarket, but what they have properly attracts a discriminating crowd - and their prices are generally competitive, and sometimes better than the competition. It’s hard to know where to begin, and each person would normally begin with the products which appeal to him/her. …

I was here on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at around 2 p.m. This is a plush, sprawling shopping mall in the city of Surrey, certainly the envy of Vancouver, British Columbia’s premier city.
This mall has just about everything. Not only does it look stylish and elegant, glass, …

This is one of the most popular department stores in Makati City. They carry all tat you need to buy, from clothes to shoes, slippers, accessories, school supplies, home furnitures and accessories, etc.
I personally love shopping here, cause their prices are really cheap as compared to other malls …

I discovered the “Ben Franklin” store in Easton, Maryland on the Eastern Shore.
It is probably the only one left in the state. There are so many items (most at reasonable prices). The store itself is older which takes you back in time. It makes you feel like you are …

I have always enjoyed shopping at the local thrift shops. I found one that is truly my favorite. I do not even have to be looking for anything in particular I just love to browse the store. The items are donated to Bethel Bible village. This establishment is great …

I used to go to this store all the time, before I moved across the state. I went to this store for over seven years, and everyone was always nice and remembered me when I came. My entire family would go there, and we never had any problems with …

Qvc’s customer service is second to none. I am sure everyone has ordered something mail order and it didn’t come, well if you have you also know what a pain customer service is and that you have to jump through hoops. In this case I ordered a silver necklace …

I have never much cared for Canadian Tire stores and there are a few reasons: I find that the store is less organized and tidy than other stores like Home Depot, the brands are selection are not great, the line-ups at the checkouts are often long, and it seems …

If anyone has been to Old Town in Kissimmee, they would know that most of the shops in Old Town are tourist traps for people who are visiting the Orlando attractions. One of those tourist trap shops is called the Black Market Minerals Shop. Interesting name, I know, but …

I like going to shopping centers that offer a lot of variety. Places where you can do what is called one stop shopping. This saves me on gas and on time. I want to tell you about the worst place I have ever done one stop shopping in …

This is one of the old shopping mall/center near the area. Located on the heart of Jakarta business activity, this shopping center is usually crowded by the workers who work along the streets nearby. I usually eat here at lunch if i went to my friends or my colleague …

The British Heart Foundation charity is one of the most well known in the United Kingdom, and as such it has a large number of retail stores. One of the problems that such shops often face is that their small budgets do not allow them to accept donations of …

This Tesoro convenience store is located about nine miles out of Fergus Falls, MN on highway 210. It is a welcome and easy stop throughout the winter for snowmobilers and all year long by travelers. The owner has thoughtfully put a little bit of everything that a …

This is a great store that has pretty much everything in it!
You’ll be able to find everything at the tip of your hands, starting with cosmetics, brand name perfumes, shampoos, health foods and ending with baby food, groceries and electronics. I think of it as the mini walmart, …

I cant even remember when my family started going to food max. My mother goes there, i go there, and all my sisters go there. I buy everything from there. They have fresh vegetables and fruits right as we enter. From their frozen section i get burritos, fish, and …

Hearing the name Victoria Secret makes most women envy the products that are made there. Silk and satin underwear, with perfumes, make-up, etc. Some of us don’t have the money to really go all out on most of those things normally, …

The Sweet Jar is one of no fewer than three confectionery shops in Kiddeminster town centre. Of the three, the others being the long established Thornton’s and the rather newer Poppy’s Confectionery, The Sweet Jar is probably the one I go into the least. This is not a reflection …

Forgive me for not knowing the address of this book store. I know it’s just off Battleground Ave, though. Ed Mckay’s is the best used book store I’ve seen in Greensboro, and believe me, I’ve scoured the place from Lee Street to High Point Road and as far …

Cupcakes by Sonja is quaint little cupcake shop located at Serendra in Taguig City in the Philippines. I have heard of this cute store from friends and from newspaper articles about it. When I went to Manila sometime ago, I knew I should not miss the opportunity to taste …

The Walmart store located on Route One in Chadds Ford is an absolute pleasure to shop in. It obtains a whole cornicopia of friendly and courteous staff members, and employees who genuinely seem to care about the success of the business, and what customers who shop there think. …

A three day Flower show was organized by Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority at Vuda Park recently. Flower lovers that we are, we visited the place on the first day itself.
There were a variety of roses, lilies, orchids, marigolds, chrysanthemums, birds of paradise, petunias, dianthers, cannas, tube roses, blood red …

I live around quite a bit of Super Targets, and they are quite popular as well as Walmart in Minnesota, but since Monticello is such a small town, I never thought Target would come to us. Well, they opened this location up about two years ago, and even though …

I don’t visit this store unless I just have too.I can never find anything and the salespeople there all act like they would rather be some place else.
I have a thing about salespersons.I think that if you work there,you should know where everthing is,at least in the general area.This …

Packaged drinking water is readily available anywhere in America. So is available in my neighborhood too. But on every weekend I drive to Wateria to buy drinking water for the week. I will try to explain what makes water from Wateria so special.
What I have learned from my childhood …

My daughter and I were so happy a few years back, when we found out we were going to get a Big Lots Store in our city. We couldn’t wait for the Grand Opening, and we were not dissapointed. We shop there quite a bit. They have some really …

Ashcombes Farms and Greenhouses, located at 906 West Grantham Road in Mechanicsburg PA is a gardener’s paradise. When spring rolls around each year I get excited just thinking about my trips to Ashcombes in preparation for my flower and vegetable gardens. . They have all your basic …

While on a road trip from my current home in Florida to a family’s home in New York, my family and I stopped at many rest areas and pleasure citing along the way. One place that we have grown to love and stop whenever we are passing through North …

The Marietta Square Farmers Market has become one of my favorite places to go in the fall over the past few years. The farmers market has definitely grown over the years!
The farmers market is located in the Marietta Square which a nice and popular area in …

I am a confessed multitasker and there are two activities that I would love to do at the same time —“ shop and eat. Here in the Philippines, combining these two activities has largely been limited to café and bookstores. Only Via Mare in Landmark has caught on with …

Today, I want to take a few minutes to discuss the Walmart Super Center here in Beaver Dam, WI and talk about it as compared to the locally owned stores in town.
Before I start, I want to clarify a few things first. I’m not going to focus on the …

Off-Broadway shoes is like a warehouse wherein you can purchase all sorts of stylish designer shoes for a fraction of the normal price. When I walked into the store, I was immediately reminded of DSW shoe warehouse whose formal and floorplan is virtually identical. There …

I being that Gamestop has to be the perfect store for any time of gamer. I love the fact that I am able to go to one location and find whatever I need as far as gaming. I have been shopping at Gamestop every since it was …

Whole Foods is a grocery store that focuses on health and nutrition by selling the best quality natural and organic foods. I love all Whole Foods grocery stores, but the one on P Street in Washington DC stands out amongst others I have gone to. This Whole …

I go to TJ Maxx all the time - it is by far my favorite department store. The store I’m reviewing is located in downtown Chicago, a block away from Marshall Fields (Macy’s nowdays). I’m not a fashion maniac, and certainly not an obsessive shopper, but I have to …

The Wilkinson discount store in Stourbridge is a fairly typical example of the chain’s shops. It is neither a very old fashioned corner shop type, nor a brand new superstore, but somewhere in between. It is one of the Wilkinson branches that I patronise most often, since it is …

Aldi is a discount grocery store. They are able to sell their groceries cheap because they don’t pay for items that most grocery stores do like bags. They don’t hire as many employees either. They don’t hire buggy boys. They make you pay a quarter …

The Tato-Nut doughnut shop is located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It has been family owned and operated since the 1960’s.
Tato-Nut is a local favorite. Their yeast doughnuts are unique in that they are made with potato flour. The Mohler family created the recipe in the 70’s …

I’m a frequent eBay buyer of CD’s and DVD’s. My location, the Philippines, lacks many music genre available in the local market. I listen a lot to progressive rock and metal music which is not marketed locally. My solution is to buy online and have the CD shipped here.
The …

I have been shopping at Low Cost Supermarket since I was a kid with my parents and they usually have a generous supply of whatever you need.
Up until recently though, they have all the “goods” you need, they just seemed to lack employees which made checking out your groceries …

My husband and I needed a new stove after a catagory 4 hurricane came through our area a few years ago. We were short on money and were looking for the best deal we could find. We went to Appliance Depot and More in Port Charlotte, Florida …

The Dollar Tree store #2842 has always had some great deals. I visited the store in the early afternoon. There were about a dozen customers in the Dollar Tree store. When I entered the store, the cashier near the door greeted me warmly. She was …

This is one of my favorite outlet stores in Riverbanks. Riverbanks Mall is actually more of an outlet mall, with several outlet stores such as Nike, Mossimo and Guess holding court here. But my absolute favorite here is the Guess Outlet Store. Outlets are not popular in the Philippines …

The Babies R Us closest to where I reside is in Newark Delaware. In general, I have found the entire store to be a compete rip off for expectant parents and parents in general. If you take any toy or baby item in that store and compare …