When Family Dollar first came into Beaver Dam, I thought it was just another dollar store. However, after going in it, I found that they sell a lot of nice things at very reasonable prices.
During my Christmas shopping last year, I ended up getting my daughter half of her …

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 know that we all can not afford, or wish to buy, fabulously, expensive jewelry all the time! Sometimes, we just want something that is cute for a younger person, or sparkley for another person or for ourselves that doesn’t cost us a fortune! That is why I shop …

A trip to Baguio will not be complete unless you buy Strawberry Jam from Good Shepperd Convent. The convent is usually the next stop for tourists coming from Minesview Park. Once you enter the convent’s premises, you will see a small store where the different products made by the …

England has some great shops. Huge shops where you can buy anything from a box of matches to a four poster bed. However, it is still worth a trip across the Channel to visit one of the huge chain of Carrefour shops.
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When I first moved to the middle of no where I had a lot of concerns on how I’d have to adapt. I’m a city a girl all the way down to my bones. I love chains, malls, culture, ethnic diversity and eating out. This place that I currently …

Since I stay quite near to Fairprice Xtra Jurong Point Hypermart, I do grocery shopping at Fairprice Xtra Hypermart every week.
The weekends and the public holidays are the worst time to shop at Fairprice Xtra Jurong Point Hypermart. It is so crowded, getting into the Hypermart is already …

I am not really the type of person who frequents hardware stores. But there was an occasion recently where I had to fix an overflowing toilet. A plunger was in order. If you’ve never had to do any kind of handiwork around the house, you’ll probably …

Game is a retailer shop which is located in the Game City Shopping Mall. It is part of a chain with branches in nearly all Southern African countries. This retailer offers a variety of items for the house, camping, electronics and small a grocery section, mostly dry and canned …

Target of Turfway is a store that fails to live up to the friendly environment that it boasts to have. Perhaps other Targets are different, and I merely have the black sheep of the flock, but I know that in terms of customer satisfaction, this store receives a …

My four-year-old niece has always wanted to go to one of those places where kids can stuff their own teddy bears. She particularly wanted to go to Build-A-bear Workshop, but our local mall had a similar store that I thought would be a little less expensive, so we went …

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 …

TJ Maxx is not a place that I usually go to in order to do my shopping. But after looking everywhere I possibly could for a purple dress for my grandmother’s wedding, I decided to check in TJ Maxx. I was very impressed with my shopping experience.
First of …

Coach in Prime Outlets mall is located in San Marcos. This Coach is one of the bigger ones I’ve seen, bigger than the ones I’ve seen in any Texas mall, outlet or not. I don’t tend to shop at Coach because I don’t really see the purpose in spending …

Just last year, they remodeled this store. The entire store is on the second level now, with various options for reaching it (elevator, escalator, or stairs). And, there is parking, in a garage, on the ground level, under the store; with additional parking out in in the …

I pass McLeod’s Books everyday on my way to work. The “SALE” sign never goes out of season, but price-wise, this cannot be considered false advertising.
The moment you enter McLeod’s, all you see is books. Left, right, up down. Books. I felt overwhelmed by …

I really like this Target store. It’s in a good area and is very clean. I like how organized everything is in the store. In my opinion, Target is a great place to shop for good prices and quality items. I don’t like that some …

I’ve used Priceline before and not had major problems with them. However, the first time we had to call on the customer service department, it was a true nightmare!
The problem started as a simple typo - plane tickets were being ordered for myself and my fiancee, and …

Without a doubt, Hardware Sales in Bellingham Washington is the most amazing, most fun store I’ve ever been to. When people come to visit we take them to Hardware Sales as if it were a museum.
Hardware Sales has been in business for 43 years and has grown from one …

When shopping for gear for outdoors activities like camping and mountain climbing, there were some big name stores that I like to shop at. Sports Authority, Outdoor World, etc. And there is one place that I don’t normally shop at for my larger outdoor needs, but while in the …

Octagon is a famous PC store with over 100 branches in the country, and sells computers, laptops and computer peripherals. I have been going to this store a lot because of the price and the kind of products they carry which are not available anywhere else. They have a …

Last week-end I went shopping at Wal-Mart, 6797 Newman LaSalle, with my brother. I love shopping there because I always find what I�m looking for. My brother is not a shopper but when I say let’s go to Wal-Mart, he’s the first one in the car. He loves his …

My wife and I bought the dresser after seeing the display model on the showroom floor. After shopping all day, this dresser had cherry stain on the inside of the drawers. To us, it was a mark of quality, and so we bought it. The unit …

My mother loves to sew. Out of nine grand children she has only one grand daughter; Sarah. Smart as she sweet and pretty my one and only niece is the third child and only daughter of my brother James and his wife Heather. Sarah tells me that her name …

I happened to come across this shop while browsing for shops selling Kitchen sink in Singapore. I did not expect to find multiple variety and shades of bath tubs. On looking at this building, one may bever expect the shop to sell whole sale kitchen sinks, taps, …

I was in Bedford town centre recently to complete a couple of work related tasks, but whilst I was there, thought I might take a little look in a few of the clothes shops as refreshing my wardrobe was soon going to be a task.
I visited Next, Topman, River …

This mall is not one of my favorites because it is a very long and tiring mall. It has many great stores, but I don’t care for the layout. The best part about this mall is the outlet stores. Outlet stores are like Sears and JC Penny, only the …

I always run to the nearest Mini Stop (there are two walking distance near my former office) whenever I need to buy food or whatever stuff quickly. This is my alternative store to go to when I don’t have the luxury of time to go the the supermarket. I …

I am getting shopping done early this year and I ran across this one when looking for something for a younger child who loves cars. He always wants to play with his bigger brothers race cars, which can lead to problems, not only because the older one …

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 …

Safeway Stores is a food retail outlet in the US with headquarters at Oakland,California. The food chain outlet has been around since 1914.
Safeway carrres quite a variety of items and I would try to remember some of the items that I purchased from their stores. The experience though was …

DiBruno Bros. is a food shop that carries great culinary items from different countries. There are several branches but the one I go to is that one in Center City, Philadelphia. DiBruno Bros. has an upstairs cafe which is cafeteria style, and I totally love the variety …

I’ve been to Crate & Barrel many times over the past year. I’ve moved several times from college to home and home to a new apartment. What a great store Crate & Barrel is for buying fabolous digs for your apartment. Not only do I shop …

I recently moved to another state, and if that transition wasn’t hard enough I had to move from a city of over two million people to a town of just over 80, 000 people. There’s only one mall with very little stores. Shopping here is very limited, so to get …

There are a lot of stores out there that claim to be Dollar Stores, but are a lot more like a Dollar and up stores. Most of these other stores charge you exactly what any other store might charge you, sometimes even more, and usually substandard products. Dollar Tree …

This mall has many great and fun stores such as Boscov’s, Sears, and a huge Barnes and Noble. I could spend at least 6 hours here. The mall is one floor and they have a great food court. Sometimes the food court gives out samples. So if you don’t …

RSC Equipment Rental is a company that provides rental services for heavy equipment such as tractors, dozers and compactors. I love the service that this company provides because heavy equipment is very expensive and I enjoy being able to rent equipment without having to purchase it. The service …

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, …

I usually try to only shop in boutiques and upper end stores if I can help it, but I recently saw a special on TV about how certain stores are donating to women’s charity funds. Cato Fashions was one of them. I decided to try them out, and I …

I had been looking high and low for a magic supplies here in the Philippines and finally I was able to find some in different malls around Metro Manila.
First we have Gian’s magic located in various malls here in Metro Manila. One is currently at Alabang Town …

A new Walmart recently opened off of Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington, Delaware. While I usually do not mind shopping at Walmart, I really prefer not to go into that particular location. I have found that the staff is slow, and generally unresponsive, and on weekends, it is …

This is the Walmart located where I grew up and is about ten to fifteen minutes away from where my permanent address is right now. When I was younger, it was only a Walmart, but now it is a supermarket that has food and everything. So we can now …

When it comes to looking for sewing, knitting, and jewelry making supplies, Wal-Mart has been added to my list of stores in addition to Joann Fabrics, Michaels, and other similar stores. I never knew Wal-Mart had a sewing and crafts section until I managed to make my way to the …

The first time I took a gander at the Venetian hotel and casino, I was struck by how the outside of the building looked almost exactly like a Russian wedding cake. It was both dazzling and quaint at the same time. However, it did not prepare me for what was …

Wow, I’m VERY impressed with the service and quality products at Hollister. I recently walked into Hollister with 100.00. I was curious as to how much the clothing in Hollister would be, and figured out that you can get shirts between 15.00 and 20.00 on most days, and the …

While Beall’s Outlet stores currently operate in only three states, I have visited over twenty of them in two states. I must say, they are my favorite places to shop due to the low prices they offer. This store is an outlet, and they receive clothing from all over …

Mention Big Sandy Superstore in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia and most people will know what you are talking about. This retail chain serving the tri-state area provides high quality home furnishing and appliances to meet most budgets. With their success in the region Big Sandy has began opening …

My family loves to play musical instruments of all types. It is not easy to keep a large family, who all want to be the musician at the same time, happy with musical instruments that are truly excellent instruments. It IS expensive, normally.
I said, normally, because I have discovered …

Ulrich and Helva’s Cards is an online and mail order card shop. They focus on sports cards, as well as a variety of collectible card games such as Pokemon, Magic the Gathering, and some more harder to find sought after CCG’s such as The Crow.
I first found Ulrich and …

Poppy’s Confectionery is (as I suppose the name does rather imply!) a sweet shop, based in the medium-sized town of Kidderminster in northern Worcestershire in the Midlands of England. It has only been open for a few months, having opened up its doors in late 2009, but it has …