I recently purchased a new house. Two days before closing, I learned that I could not get insurance unless the house was completely rewired and brought up to code. (The insurance agent had dropped the ball.) My house had old knob and tube wiring which I discovered is both …

A few years ago when my fiance and I were just starting to date, we had gone out somewhere to eat and while we were eating, one leg of his eyeglass completely broke in two, the curved piece that went around his ear fell to the floor, leaving only a …

Have you guys heard of LoadXtreme? Well, if you have a cell phone and you are from the Philippines you should. And you want to earn extra cash selling load to prepaid cellular phone users this is the company to link with. Not only can you sell cell phone …

I go to Frenz salon about every 3 weeks to get my nails done. The salon employs two manicurists and both can perform the Shellac and OPI gel manicures that last up to 2 weeks as well as traditional nail color. It’s not very conveniently located for me, but …

This review is about Sacramento Carburetor & Electrical Specialist as relates strictly to their customer service. I say that because ultimately I had the work that was needed to be done on my vehicle performed elsewhere.
When my car surprisingly failed its recent required smog check, I was in …

I was introduced to Sugar Bush Springs Winery about 3 years ago, completely by accident. This is really a cool winery in that it is a home based operation. The winery is extremely clean - there is not a speck dirt or even dust anywhere. The …

I spotted this place on my way home. I saw it from across the street, and it looked clean and inviting, from where I was standing. It is just one of those places that stands out on a busy street, just by looking at the outside of it.
There …

As a textile industry feeling the effects from the recession, Fruit of the Loom manages to hang in there gracefully. Why? They are struck on quality, that—˜s why. The Fruit of the Loom products you buy today are superior when compared to the products they made years ago. Not only …

I love coffee. I have to drink at least two cups of coffee every morning. So I decided to join some type of coffee club. I was looking around on the internet. I saw Gevalia’s website. They were …

I am taking care of a foster daughter who requires special hair products. Sally Beauty Supply was recommended. On Saturday, August 2nd, I visited the Sterling, VA location.
I’ve never been in this store before. To make things more difficult, I’m in a wheelchair because of a …

I have my own business on line. I like to have business cards with me wherever I go but they can be very costly to just pass out everywhere if you print your own at home. The cost of ink, especially the color cartridges can get spendy.
I recieved an …

A great hair salon that I went to a few days ago called Attitude. It’s a newly built hair place that came out only a couple years ago thats actually located just a block away from my friends house. My mom knew the hairdresser who moved to this …

I was in the market to get a cell phone for my son, so I decided to check on one of those VOIP phone services from Metro PCS. We had had a similar service called Revol for him in Indiana, and had been very pleased with it. When I …

Anyone living in the desert knows all about creepy crawly critters that blanket the arid desert floor at night. The hotter it gets the better they like it. Even in many subdivisions there are problems with scorpions, black widows, and crickets that infest the property. Often our dear friends, the …

Let me start by saying that I have had my account with my local Hollywood Video for ten years now. Every now and than I go and rent some movies and I return them. About a month ago my family and me …

This business does a lot of different things beside check cashing and computer sales. I am able to pay my bills and my mother got phone services there as well. The owner is a really wonderful person to meet. She tries to help everyone that she can. She now …

This is a little LITTLE hair salon in Brooklyn NY. It is so tiny, that there is only room for 2 or 3 salon chairs, and a tiny room with one shampoo bowl. I found it by accident while exploring the city and decided to call them the next …

We had an incident at our home not too long ago where someone tried to break in. We are very safety oriented people, and we wanted to get protection. On top of buying a security system, my husband felt it was time for us to buy a gun. …

Oh I have a story to tell about Prlong Nails. I have always had a thing for getting my nails done at least once a week. I’m a lady and ladies should take the time to take care of their nails. I use to go to Prolong Nails every …

My husband and I have long been fans of archery, both typical and a-typical. By that I mean we are always looking for archery supplies that sometimes the typical hunting supply store simply don’t carry. This can include nice leather arm bracers, and natural wood arrows. We knew there …

This past summer I hired Owens General Contractors to do a small job at my house. It’s an older home and the property is on a hill, resulting in a fairly steep grade along the sides of the house leading from the front to the back. On one side, …

While many beauty salons certainly deserve their reputation for “pampering” their clients, at Salon 300 in Ashland, MA, (508-881-2795) this writer’s 97-year-old mother fairly glows with all the gentle, expert care and supportive compliments she receives from the attentive, caring staff.
Pam, the owner of Salon 300, greets Mother …

I always used to buy my meat from the supermarket, but with so much on the television recently highlighting what goes into our food and the quality of some meat available in supermarkets I have now been pushed toward the Butchers when I have time to get there.
McKenzies Butchers, …

The town that I lived in for the past year is serviced by Armstrong Cable Company. They offer cable, internet service and phone service. I only had the internet and cable service though. I am not much for having a house phone anymore because I never really used it …

If you are like me, it can be hard to find quality companies who offer health related products that truly can make a difference in our lives. I was on a quest for years looking for a company that operates with integrity in all aspects of their organization. …

Having lived in Houston for three years while attending school had spoiled me. I had all sorts of Asian cuisine, restaurants and cafes within a five mile radius of my apartment. The Chinatown there was very authentic, it’s not to be confused with the Chinatown in places like California …

I am not a Pampered Chef advocate at all. I find the whole at-home party idea in general to be a completely stupid idea. Basically, if you are a Pampered Chef seller, you are relying upon the kindness and generosity of your friends, associates, and relatives to …

If you have an ecommerce business or are someone who sells products online, you need a payment processor that will handle all the payments for you. 2Checkout is a reputable and established payment processor which will handle all credit card payments for a small one-time fee of $50.
I …

I’m not a business owner so it might seem strange that I would take the time to write about a company that helps businesses handle their payroll. But, as an employee, I have to say I love the company Beyond Pay.
When I first started working for the company I …

My family and I go to Hometown Market in Hollidaysburg PA for grocery shopping about three times a week. The atmosphere is very clean and I get a refreshing feeling when I walk in to shop.
I hate when I walk into a grocery store and a get a cart …

My husband and I were questioning whether or not it would be better for us to buy new furniture outright or get rent-to-own furniture, that might be of a better quality and allow us to pay over time. We had seen all of the commercials about Rent-a-Center and …

While it might be true that residents living in Seneca, SC really don’t have much of a choice when it comes to obtaining utility service, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Seneca Light & Water really doesn’t take advantage of the monopoly they have in place. All …

I wanted to have a nice tan last fall so I went to At The Beach tanning salon.They offered Mystic spray tan along with tanning in the tanning beds in a package, you pay $50 a month. I became really excited but then he mentioned I must sign a …

If you are like me who have loved ones in the Philippines, then you probably intend to send them packages on special holidays or just out of the blue. I use Forex Cargo Inc.
For almost 3 years now, I have never experienced conflicts with my shipments. That is …

I avoid using solicitors if at all possible as they are notoriously expensive, but I did get Brown & Corbishley Solicitors to do the conveyancing on my house purchase last year and I was rather impressed with the way they dealt with it for me. Dealing with my …

Pilgrimages are popular in many cultures and religions. The Muslims have Mecca; the Catholics, the Vatican or Lourdes - for us Oregon faithful sugar avoiders - our destination is Just Delicious Sugar Free Bakery in Clackamas.
I had already tried many of the pastries from this bakery but …

What made me try them:
We were expecting some visitors from the US but we were so busy to prepare for food for around twenty to thirty guests because my husband and I have our own jobs to attend to. This time, even if I so love cooking for our …

Dakki Pillows are very well known for the kind of pillows they offer with different famous cartoon designs, and movie characters. I guess others have tried to follow their lead but then, I have to agree that nothing beats the original. Dakki pillows is distributed mostly by direct selling, …

If you want to get an unusual, funky, cute design on a shirt, cup, calendar-your search is over. Cafepress.com is Internet based company selling all kinds of products with tens of thousands designs on anything you can imagine:clothes, bags, car stickers, magnets, cups and much more. You …

Tastefully Simple is one of the few companies that I really like that does at-home parties. I have not only enjoyed attending parties designed to promote these products because you actually learn how to cook a neat dip, soup, or bread, but I also enjoy the parties becuase …

Sometime the PC in my office got a problem. It couldn’t perform booting. That was really a big problem, because we mostly depend on the computer to do our works. All data and files are saved there as we occupy it as the server in our office. My friend …

Our company was happy with our current phone provider. However, we made the mistake of listening to our phone vendor (now our ex-phone vendor) and gave Ernest Communications a chance. What a nightmare.
While Ernest Communications did save us quite a bit of money over our previous phone carrier, I …

I purchased two Groupons to go to Adelaide Spa as a (belated) Valentine’s Day couple’s activity for my boyfriend and I. We got the Simply Spa package which cost $65 each on Groupon, apparently regularly $135. The treatment which lasted a little over an hour was hardly worth the …

For decades, I’ve shopped via Harriet Carter catalogs. There is also a website, but my shopping as always been through the catalog, either by mail or by calling in orders.
I’ve always loved to purchase little gizmos and gadgets, things for the house or just for me. I’ve …

Every month the various utility companies send you bills and you must pay them. And one of the easiest ways to pay them is to pay in person at one of the many locations that accepts utility bills. The closest location to my home is the AK Food Mart, …

As someone who likes to do crafts, I’m interested in any place that I can find supplies in my area. There aren’t many so-called craft stores in the Tri-Cities. Just two, mainly: Michael’s and Craft Warehouse.
I’m not especially impressed by this store. It calls itself a craft store, yet …

My family has used Clark Pest Control for many years now and overall, I’m very pleased with them. We’re lucky, too, in that we’ve been with them so long that we have the lowest rates in Sacramento. It has gone up, most recently a two-dollar hike, but …

First of all, I want to start out by being thankful we even have a post office here in Beaver Dam, WI. I’ve lived in several areas that didn’t have one and driving to another town, especially in the dead of winter, to mail a package was kind of …

The increasing necessity to spend more time with our families has caused we resort to look for alternating measures to obtain an extra income to the home. So it is the case of the calls Works from home online, which offer great solution to work for ourselves, without pressures …

For anyone who builds websites, you have probably seen ads for Godaddy.com. Godaddy is a website that provides many different services, such as website builders, domain names and hosting for your site. They offer cheaper service than all of their competitors, and you can manage all of your services …