I was visiting my parents in Port Coquitlam, BC, recently and decided to go into an Italian deli just down the street from their apartment to see what kind of selection they had for prosciutto, pancetta, and other Italian meats that are difficult to find at most grocery stores. …

Though I am not a person whose hobbies include shopping, I visit Big Bazar whenever I got a chance. It has made its presence in all over India, though I am referring to the Big Bazar of Pitampura Delhi.
The location of this market is prime to say the least. …

I was hesitant to even drive into the parking lot of the new Produce Junction. I’d heard of the store before in the Philadelphia area and now there was one in my neighborhood. On a day when I wasn’t in a hurry, I went ahead and braved …

When this store was built, it replaced two other stores. And it just is not a replacement for the stores it’s replacing.
I used to frequent the two stores it replaced, the one at the corner of Huebner and Northwest Military and the one that had Lockhill Selma running …

Possibly the only store that I am consistently delighted to shop at is Homesense, and I have been to 3 locations in BC so far. Each time, I find exactly what I am looking for and for low prices, and also find many things that catch my eye while …

Honestly, this is one of the ugliest malls I have ever been. The bathrooms are full of vandals. There are no tissues for you to wipe and some bathrooms has no water. It was really weird that the administration did not think of cleaning the vandals though and fixing …

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 …

I recently went to the Wal-Mart in Trexlertown to buy a Play station game for my son and I was very displeased with the service that I ended up leaving without purchasing the item that I wanted and decided to spend my money elsewhere!
Since the games are locked up, …

Recently, my husband decided to tackle a project which he has never enjoyed and never been very successful-plumbing. He needed to change the faucet in our newly renovated bathroom and neither of us had a clue how to go about it, what supplies and tools we would need, or …

Last weekend my friend and I decided to go to the Virginia Bazzar. The Virginia Bazzar is a large indoor outdoor flea market located in Ladysmith, Va. It is approximately one half hour from my house. It has plenty of parking and is open all day Saturday and …

I grew up in Port Coquitlam, B.C. and in those days there was a distinct lack of any ethnic specialty stores; of course, when I was young, I didn’t know the difference, but now that I have lived and traveled in a variety of cities and countries, I notice …

Most of the Home Depot outlets I have visited in Canada and the U.S. have pretty much the same stock and service-they all carry national brands, and a great variety of everything one could possibly need for inside and outside their houses and their businesses, and a knowledgeable and …

I just can’t satisfy myself in just going in beaches during the time of Holiday season. I can’t complete it until I cannot go in market places.
For almost 2 years of my Holiday I always went to London Camden Market. It was very affordable for me to go …

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 …

This membership is real worth. This is a great wholesale club where you can buy things at a much cheaper rate as compared to supermarket like Wal-Mart. Here there are many ways by which consumers can stretch their dollar a little more. They provide bjs coupons, mail in rebates …

I have shopped at Ulta on many occasions, mostly for cosmetics. I have been very satisfied on all prior occasions shopping here, I have recieved one facial from them which I was very pleased with, I have continued to go back to Ulta due to the fact that they …

On the whole, different Wal-Mart locations are generally so similar as to not be worthy of review. With some variation in product availability, Wal-Mart stores tend to fall within a set range of general assumptions regarding service, product quality, and the types of products carried. However, the …

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 …

In these times when food prices keep going up and salaries aren’t Trader Joe’s market is the best for my money. The prices are astounding for the quantity and quality you get. One of my favorite purchases is their multi-grain pancake/waffle and baking flour mix, which …

The Dollar General in Sears Plaza on Chase Avenue is an excellent store. I shop there often for a wide variety of products. Often I see the manager there, either stocking the isles with products or waiting on costumers at the cash register. She is a nice person and …

I have been shopping at the DSW chain of shoe stores for a very long time now, only up until a very few months ago was I able to shop at a local one that came to my town. I was first introduced to the stores when I …

We all know the more common brand names there are in the market when it comes to sporting apparels and of of course, everything that has to do with sporting needs. Well we are all informed of course of the Nike brand, Adidas and their never ending “product” innovations. …

Banana Peel is another slippers brand that people go gaga over with in the country, or rather in the city of Philippines, Manila. Banana peel must have made it in the market about 5 years back, but since then they are unstoppable in terms of selling different designed slippers. …

Not most of us would love to go out of our homes / houses early in the am, but most certainly those who would love to are mostly moms or parents needing to do do something to complete their daily chores. Most of us here in the Philippines are …

I’m a big believer in saving money on groceries whenever I can. Yet, despite the fact Aldi pride itself on just that, I have avoided visiting the store here in Beaver Dam.
There were two reasons for this. First, whenever we receive a flyer from Aldi, it advertises things like …

I rarely go to the Staples store here in Beaver Dam, WI. That isn’t meant as a knock against the company itself. It’s just I don’t usually need a lot of items similar to what they sell and, when I do, Walmart tends to be a bit more convenient.
However, …

I’ve taken a few minutes to review the other grocery stores in Beaver Dam, WI and realized today I haven’t written anything about Rechek’s Food Pride recently.
One of the few family-owned stores in town that isn’t part of a larger chain, I actually frequent Rechek’s a bit more often …

After a couple very bad experiences in the store, I have avoided shopping at Family Dollar in Beaver Dam, WI in recent history. But, being a fair-minded person, I decided to give the store yet another chance yesterday; just to see if things have changed.
I don’t think they have.
When …

I am not a mother yet but I am surrounded with lots of charming kids. I have a 22 month old nephew, two 36 month old nieces and a lot of godchildren. Most of them are in the Philippines while I am here in United States but that doesn’t …

If you are thinking of a gift, something that has a more personal touch, something that the recipient or giver’s name can be written, then Things Remembered is the store you are looking for. I discovered Things Remembered when I had this craze to collect water globes or snow …

Mention ‘Victoria’s Secret’ to men and likely their eyes will light up immediately. While the clothing giant is certainly famous for its lingerie, I discovered the clothing, footwear and accessories over 20 years ago, when a Victoria’s Secret catalogue was mistakenly sent to my house, and I have been …

Commercial Drive in Vancouver, B.C. in Canada is one of the oldest and most ethnic districts in the city, and although it is known as the Italian section of town, it is also home to many other cultural stores and restaurants. One of the oldest establishments, owned by a …

I shop at the Family Dollar store quite frequently. This is not because it is a great store, but merely because we live next door to one and therefore it is convenient. However, the fact that it is close and convenient is one of its few good points.
The Family …

Are you looking to buy some herbs from Asia when you are in The Netherlands. Don’t worry. There are enough Asian store that sell those Asian herbs and food in the Netherlands.
One of the biggest Asian supermarket that you can visit in the Netherlands is Oriental Supermarket in Amsterdam. …

I got married last June and was looking for the perfect wedding dress. I didn’t want to spend a ton of money, but I also didn’t want something generic and cheap, so I went to the Nicole Miller shop in la Jolla. After many visits to various bridal boutiques, …

Headrick Garage Door Service isn’t a store or office-based business. It’s really just a man trying to earn his living via service, repair, and installation of garage doors. I believe he works out of his home with his wife.
When we hired Wendel Headrick, we knew there was …

When we decided to switch from drapes to blinds, we opted to go through J.C. Penney’s Custom Drapery department. We knew had some unusual widths, and it was just easier to make sure the measurements were correct.
We contacted the store and had a few quick questions answered and …

I love the Build-a-Bear Workshop at the Rockingham Mall. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Me and my ten year old daughter go there every week. My daughter now has about twenty stuffed animals from there and counting. It is our special mother daughter time. The staff makes …

If you love Japanese cartoon characters and Manga you will love Kid Robot. Kid Robot is my number one store in New York City for viewing and purchasing adorable Japanese figurines like Dunnys and Munnys.
Lately I have been collecting Dunnys. The small ones that come in boxes with possible …

Best Buy in Lubbock, TX isn’t a great store, nor is it a bad store. In all honesty it seems like just about every other Best Buy store that I have ever been in. But of course just like with anything all of these stores have some sort of …

Everything 100 is a local chain of shops that most of the product prices range only 50 to 100 bucks. They too have products at a fixed price of 99 and 100. These products by the way are new products, brand new, and never been used unlike the ukay-ukay …

American Eagle superstore is one of the stores here in Lansing that always offers very low prices items. I came from a tropical country so when I came here in Michigan, it was like I am going to die. It is so cold and until now, I …

Though our house in the Philippines was very near SM Fairview, I don’t go there all the time. I would rather stay home. I will only go there if there was something that I am going to need or if I have to buy cat food. …

Robinson Mall is well-known in the Philippines. They have branches all over the country. It is very famous to foreigners because it is located in Manila. Robinson Manila is sometimes called Robinson’s Malate, where all hotels are located. Five Stars, three stars, name it, you …

Urban Fare in Yaletown, in the heart of downtown Vancouver is without a doubt one of the trendiest stores to buy groceries in the lower mainland. It is a market style store specializing in organic, gourmet and specialty foods. It is a meeting place for the upwardly mobile, downtown …

Every time I visited Bangkok, Thailand, in recent years I saw new buildings coming up, hotels, shopping malls, office complexes.
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When I went to this store it was quite a few years ago, because I had dropped my Game Boy SP on my driveway and it had broke. I don’t remember if the store was very big, but all I went into was one room - it was decorated …

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 …

This is the only grocery store in town, so I end up going to it a lot. But one time, I tried to buy a money order there, and they said they couldn’t let me do it - even though there was a sign right above the cashier’s aisle …

Burlington Coat Factory is one of the leading clothing store here in Lansing, Michigan. My husband and I go there and I bought most of my clothes there. Burlington Coat Factory has a very reasonable price when it comes to clothing. They have men’s wear and …