Garden fever nursery is the local nursery I go to most often because of their selection and because it is close to my house. The carry various plants, watering cans, fertilizers, pots and furniture. The staff there is very helpful and has given me lots …

There are only a few stores where you can basically fill up a basket with stuff and leave with only paying around ten dollars or less. One of these fantastic places is the 99 Cent Store that I frequent on Spring Mountain Road up the hill next to the Sam’s …

The Seacoast Florist in Hampton, NH is a very cute place. Besides, they came in very handy when I needed them at the last moment.
They are a little place, but I was pleasantly surprised at the variety and freshness of the flowers they carry. It was a …

When you are planning home renovations, Richmond is a good city to find many stores which specialize in anything and everything to do with your home. There is a plethora of places selling granite, marble and stone, but generally, most of these stores will sell a number of items …

As my businesses and business dealings gradually grew over the past few years, I have become a bit more prominent in the local business community and recently, I was required to deliver a motivational talk to young and upcoming business people from in and around my community.
I had to …

The Old Washoe Station is located between Reno and Carson City.
The Old Washoe Station is a Texeco station, but offers so much more.
Because of it’s location, the owner has added many things to make it helpful to the locals.
If you forgot something for dinner you can stop by and …

One of the worst feelings in the world is to be driving an older car around worrying about some part or another giving out and having to worry about spending a lot of money on replacement parts. This happened to me when my 1994 Ford Explorer gave …

The AARP is an advocacy group for Americans age 50 years-old and over. My husband and I are now both members and are grateful for the privilege. I would encourage anybody who considers themselves to be a “baby boomer” to join this helpful, informative and dedicated organization. For …

When we moved into our new home in Tennessee, we wanted to get all of the locks replaced on all the outside doors. Safety is important, and we didn’t want to take any chances of anyone who lived there before us misplacing an extra key. There are only …

His store contains pretty much all your crafting needs except for sewing. There is a enormous section dedicated to beading and scrapbooking. There is also a variety of frames to choose from, and they will beat any price locally given you have proof of price.
The art supply section is …

Diamond Home Improvement Center is really the only big home improvement center in Grants Pass Oregon. We have plenty of building suppy companies but for do-it-yourself types, Diamond is the only one. It should therefore be geared towards helping regular people who don’t know a lot about …

I want to start off by saying that, contrary to what their commercials would have you believe, Fido is not a terribly accessible company.
Though their airtime rates are actually quite decent, if you’re one of the many people who would like to set their account up online, you’re out …

Mr. Charles Bienenstein is a second degree black belt in the Tang Soo Do martial art, and began a school of his own a year or so ago when a school he was affiliated with went out of business. His focus is mostly young people, though he also teaches …

When we bought our new home, it needed a little bit of work on the outside. It needed pressure washing on the vinyl. We don’t own a pressure washing machine, so we figured we could have someone pressure wash it for us for a reasonable price. We found …

A major part of owning a home is to keep the yard in good order. I don’t do the yard work, besides a little gardening, my husband does. He asked me yesterday to go buy a part for our lawnmower because he had things to do. He gave …

As anyone who subscribes to Cox Cable knows, it isn’t cheap and one of the most aggravating things about them is that, although their cost seem reasonable when you first get started with them, the fees eventually escalate, especially when you add more premium channels. You would think …

Just Energy is a gas marketer company, in which they get customers to pay a fix rate on their gas bill instead of the variable rate. Before I begin the review, I just want to say for the record that this isn’t a scam and the company is a …

The Strand hair dressers is where both I and my husband Steve go to have our hair done. From my point of view I have to book my appointment a week in advance to get the stylist I want, for Steve he just books a day or two …

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 …

Seven months ago, I invested in a start-up kit to begin selling the extremely popular Mary Kay cosmetics. I will say that at first, I thought I would just be handing out a few samples and catalogs, but this is a real business opportunity that requires real work. It …

It seems the easiest business today is franchising. You can get away with concepts, putting up the business and establishing a name. I was hoping that I could go for the big names like beauty salon or restaurants but the franchising capital is very big thus I settled with …

When I’m not dealing with the daily grind of working and taking care of my home, I keep myself busy with a variety of crafting projects. Most important to me are drawing and jewelry. Though I indulge in some off projects such as clay work, pottery and floral projects, …

Hewlett Packard is a huge name in computers. They have excellent desktop computers and I know because I have been relying on them for many years now. I think they should have stuck with desktop computers though. Their laptop computers leave something to be desired when it comes to keeping …

This gas station on the corner of Haslett and Hagadorn has been a part of the community for over 30 years. Jim and Cheryl Little, the owners, are active in the community and the surrounding school system. The thing that struck me about H&H upon entering was the cleanliness …

I live in a relatively small city, that has dozens of computer service businesses. I didn’t think that JPJ Computer Services would last long in the busy commercial district of Wyse Road, Dartmouth, but I was wrong.
We are primarily a work-from-home family with three computers. We are always upgrading, …

Lightwave Glass Studio is a place where you can pick up stained glass art equipment, supplies or take workshops. In my opinion, if you are interested in doing a hobby, in this type of work or value art, this is the place to go. The owner and employees of …

We just recently moved to the Manchester area. The reason we moved here was because my husband wanted to try to run his business from here. He had alot of success here a few years back and wanted to try again. Well the first thing anyone who has a …

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 …

Roughly 15 years ago, I needed to find a place to do some dubbing for me, recording copies from my master VHS tape. I chose ATV which, at that time, was not far from where I worked. Their building at that time was quite small, but their …

Botswana’s number one export is diamonds. They have also another type of diamonds as it is commonly referred to, Sanitas’ green diamonds (plants). This is a nursery and garden center which is in the city itself of Gaborone, near the Gaborone Dam.
If it was along my daily route, …

For me salon is not just a place where I get my hair cut done somehow and go out. A hair cut should be felt personal. It should feel like I went to my personal hair stylist. Unfortunately I could not get this feel on any of my visits …

Not so long ago I went to an Herbalife meeting. I didn’t even know the company at the time, but the fact that they were advertising on yahoo’s front page led me to believe that they were legit… And so they were, but the whole experience turned out to …

Haircrafters in Manchester is my normal barber. I have been using them for about 4 years now and I have never had a bad experience. They are close to where I live so that is a plus. They always do good work. I can show them a picture of …

Comcast has impressed me overall as a business, and after many years of being a customer, I would not switch provider, particularly for their internet service, and more recently for their cable provision. I have certainly fended off approaches from satellite providers for clear dishonesty in the information …

Tony and Jackey is a Korean salon that served for almost 7 years. They came here in Philippines and established a branch at Lahug Cebu City.
I thought that the personnel working in the salon would look down on me. I would really say that this salon is a luxurious …

Time Warner is a household name for many families. This once cable company, has now expanded to digital cable, phone service and braodband Internet services. I believe Time Warner is available in almost all of the states. The best thing about Time Warner is there package deals. I have …

Never in my wildest dreams did I think the cable man would become part of the family. Here’s how it happened…I recently moved and had to switch from Comcast cable to Charter cable services. I called Charter to have my service connected and got a appointment for installation 4 …

I have a home jewelry business that I’ve been running for many years now. I frequently attend craft shows and holistic festivals and any other shows I feel my work my be appreciated and might sell well. For one particular show I figured I needed to stock up on …

When my husband and I recently moved from one home to another, the size of the new house was smaller then the size of the old house. We had alot of stuff that we knew wouldn’t fit in our new home but we didn’t want to get rid …

Marielle’s performance in regard to her duties as leasing agent here at Sayville Commons has been outstanding and prompt at all times. She is professional in all aspects of her position as Leasing Agent as well as consultant.
Marielle is consistently both kind and considerate. She pays close attention to …

Great Expectations is a splendid cafe, bookstore and more in the heart of the Hocking Hills. Great Expectations is located on US Highway 33 in the small town of Rockbridge Ohio.
Great expectations was formerly located in Logan Ohio On Front Street, but about 5 years ago they packed up …

I have serious scare issues with getting tans using the conventional methods of tanning beds and the boredom of laying in the sun prevents me from that method. When I heard about spray tanning I was very excited but understandably concerned about safety. I researched all the …

Grandpa’s Cheese Barn is located in Ashland, Ohio. This is a lovely little business located off of Interstate 71. At Grandpa’s Cheese Barn you can stay in one of four suites of the bed and breakfast section. You can visit Sweetie’s chocolate shop for a vast and impressive selection of …

I used Hughes L Associates Architects company to do some remodelling in my kitchen. I had them take my old countertops out and put some new updated ones in. They were easy to communicate with over the phone and they sent a woman out a few days early to …

I bought my son most of his Christmas gifts from Amazon.com, and even in the hectic, last minute Chirstmas buying frenzy they got everthing to me with time to spare. I was very impressed because I purchased a few items, the Friday before Christmas so they had an …

My fiance has been working on remodeling our kitchen for the past few months. When we finally got to the point in which we needed to decide what tile we would use for the backsplash we were stuck. We checked local home improvement stores but their selection was mediocre, …

As strange as it might sound, I had never heard of Big Lots until I moved to Las Vegas. I guess they just didn’t have such places like this where I hailed from the South, yet I am dismayed that I had lived twenty some odd years without knowing the …

The local Piggly Wiggly grocery store works on the concept that everything in the store is sold at cost with an additional 10% added at the register. This concept takes some getting used to because this percentage is in addition to the 9% sales tax for Dothan, Alabama. (Food …

As any high schooler in America knows it, the process of getting into a college plays a substantial part of their lives whether in terms of time or effort. While GPA, ranking, and extracurricular activities play a vital role in determining the choice of colleges. It is indubitable to …

Today, I was finally able to meet up with an old friend that I hadn’t seen in months ever since I left for my trip to China. And although I was positive she had told me that she was getting married next year, I was surprised to learn that she …