Mama Zen is a cute little mom run organization in NE Portland. It is mostly a yoga studio but they are also trying to become a little community of their own by making it a gathering place for moms and children. Both owners have preschool aged …

I first joined Special Merchandise Corporation a few years ago. I was so excited about this company because they have so many different products that you can buy with your membership. You can really get a ton of stuff at wholesale prices.
The problem was that after I …

TransContinental do a lot of advertising on the World Wide Web but they are a legal company to be avoided. Primarily they are a visa processing company, and specialize in getting people visa’s to either enter the USA or Canada.
I contacted TransContinental this past winter for help getting a …

I had heard we had a new business downtown in a great historic area, but had not yet been there. My friend called up and asked if I would like to meet her at the Vinery Wine Shop one afternoon. She had already checked it out and said it …

Most post offices I have been too have been pretty much a god experience but I have been to the Holyoke post office on more than one occasion and every time I went there I just couldn’t wait to get out of there because I often left this place …

When it came time to purchase new windows for our home, we did a lot of calling. Pricing was important, and we weren’t doing the entire home, so we needed someone willing to do a smaller number of windows. This actually eliminated many companies that wouldn’t even consider …

Bo’s Place is a local candle shop in Tullahoma. If you collect candles, then you will know how important it is to be able to shop for candles in an actual store as opposed to a huge chain store. The chain stores are nice, but they often carry the …

Times have changed over the past 20 years and it is clear that if you have a family you need two incomes. As for myself I am married with 3 small children and to get by,my wife and I work full time jobs. With us both working full time …

One of my favorite places to go grocery shopping is Sams club and I’m going to tell you why. For one thing Ican go to Sam’s Club and find just about anything I want in a bulk fashion. This isn’t your regular grocery store. Everything at Sam’s Club is …

This studio is in the local Walmart off of Interstate 30 in Rockwall. Everyone that I talk to seems to think that since it is in Walmart it is not very good, but I beg to differ. The staff is great and are really patient with my kids. Sometimes …

For those of you who have been to New York City you probably ate breakfast at an average bagel place (I mean average for NYC not the rest of the world). Or, you ate at a mediocre diner. Well, for those of you looking for something really special the …

Mystic Piercing and Tribal tattoo gave me one of the best piercing experiences I’ve ever had. I had my septum, tongue, and sternum pierced there and the piercers are extremely knowledgeable. The piercer who did my septum, Ben, was funny and put me at ease by showing me how …

Most of us want to be our own boss. We would like a business with low capital and easy to get started. Growing strawberries is one of the easiest I know of to get started with and that doesn’t require much capital. For $56.00 you can get 200 plants …

Special Merchandise Corporation once was a pretty decent deal. Now the price for membership is outrageous. Ok so they offer websites and other things they didn’t have before but the fact is it cost to much back then it just was a little easier to pay for. …

Last year a friend of mine asked me to help her to find the latest invites in town so we went to Manila and look for invitation shops there but one printing press caught our attention since we heard even then that they offered unique invites. We went to …

My wife is now trying to be a stay-at-home mom and occasionally will have one of her ex-co-workers over to hang out.
Recently, she had a friend come over who was selling knives for the company Cutco. That friend is no longer welcome in my house.
My wife tries to be …

Pretty much ever since my husband and I moved to Michigan, we had lived in a mobile home park in which our sewage, water and trash were taken care of by the park and figured into our monthly lot rent, so we’ve never really had a great deal of …

With the telephone industry going back to the giant monopolies like AT&T, it’s refreshing to see a phone company that hasn’t forgotten its small town roots.
Powercom, located in Beaver Dam, has been doing phone service for 21 years but most people don’t even know they exist. I’ve been a …

If you’re looking for a great place to get your nails done in the Nampa area, I strongly suggest trying out Pink “N” White Nail and Hair Salon located on Caldwell Blvd. and Orchard Street. Every worker in the salon is extremely friendly and goes out of their …

Recently my toilet wouldn’t flush and being a money saver kind of person the first thing I did was try to fix it myself. This didn’t work. So I ended up calling a plumber from my phone book named Rick’s Electrical and Plumbing. I didn’t know what to …

I’ve used this company three times in the past 6 months. The first two times I had them edit a few pieces of mine that were eventually published and the last time I asked for a manuscript critique from them. I really couldn’t be happier with this company and …

When i went inside Le Soleil salon, they told me they are the best tanning place in New England.
Good start, isn’t it?
I actually started looking for tanning places near me on google maps, then i was going on the websites to check the prices and then calling these …

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 …

I live out in the country somewhat, and my kids have been begging me for years now to buy them an off road all terrain vehicle or atv, also called a 4 wheeler. I finally relented when I felt the oldest was old enough to drive one safely. …

I’d purchased a Groupon deal for Amy B. and Co. salon for their signature facial. After using another Groupon for a spa deal, I’d realized how much I loved a relaxing facial, so when this great deal became available I knew I’d have to take advantage of it.
I …

We recently bought a home that had a gas log fireplace in it. It was beautiful, but sadly the previous owners said it didn’t work. With all the remodeling we were doing on other things, the function of the fireplace was forgotten. This past cold Illinois winter took a …

We picked Prime Time Shuttle to take us to the airport and then pick us up a week later. The driver was extremely prompt. We had asked for 07:30 AM pickup and he was in front of our house at that exact time. The driver was …

Biddle and Webb’s Auctioneers is a local business that I use to help my Dad with his business in Spain. Biddle and Webb’s is a medium sized auction house located in Birmingham England. I go to the auction with my Husband to collect items that a friend …

I’ve always been a supporter of large grocery chains such as Walmart supercenter and Kroger, however, I was immediately won over by this more compact chain of stores, once owned by its namesake, the VanGilders. Though the VanGilders have since retired, and the company is now owned by Spartan, …

If you ever need transportation and you and in or around Mount Vernon, NY then I suggest you call this company because I have used them a few times and they are very good. They have picked me up from all around the town and even in New …

Ever since I was a little girl, Halloween has been my favorite holiday, and things haven’t changed since I’ve gotten older. Every year, my husband and I go on the hunt, both before Halloween and after (for the sales of course) to find new and exciting things to decorate …

A few friends of mine were telling me that I should take my son to get his first hair cut at Top Flight Barber shop. I had heard of it so I wasn’t lost to the idea. But I also had heard of a few people talking negative about …

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 …

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 …

Ryans Associates is an accounting firm located in Feeding Hills, Mass. I needed an accountant and saw an ad in the paper for this place. Worst mistake of my life. The office is next door to a laundromat and all you can smell is soap. The …

Even with the onslaught of major players in the pre-need industry crashing and closing like COLLEGE ASSURANCE PLANS and PACIFIC PLANS both of which have been formidable companies in the industry for more than 2 decades, PRUDENTILIFE PLANS INC. still managed to post a growth of 17 % and …

Two of my close friends are both engaged, and we had the opportunity to visit Toula’s to try on dresses. After visiting a few other stores, this is by far my favorite. We even got a recommendation from Jacqueline’s Bridal to try Toula’s if we couldn’t find anything in …

The Red Crow Studio is an art studio located in North Park, San Diego in the heart of the famed art community on Ray Street. It’s proprietor, Laura Crow, opened this shop as a way to combine her two loves: art, and tattooing people (both of which …

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 …

After undergoing though experience with Bigraf (please refer to my other review, P.T. Bigraf, Printing Company ), I visited other printing companies in my hometown to print my Balinese friend’s next books. He were printing his new book titled “Tantra” (about 200 pages) for 1000 pcs. After visiting some …

The Walmart pharmacy located near at 1923 Kearney St. in Springfield, Missouri is the absolute worst Pharmacy I have ever done business with in my life. I have to use the service frequently because unfortunately this is the pharmacy that my doctor chooses to use to initially fill …

At first glance into the window of Oliver Yu’s small studio, you may think you’re passing just another portrait studio, the upscale sort that’s particularly desirable for brides and high school seniors. And some of Mr. Yu’s work is the usual fare you’d expect, though of excellent quality. But …

You know the after work lime (hang outs) begin on either Friday evenings or on Saturday afternoons and one of my favourite ways to cool off after a long week of frustrating work with my co-workers and boss and also having to deal nicely with irritable customers I like …

As much as I hate to say it , most of us have had to bail someone out of jail at one point or another in our lives. My first experience with having to bail someone out happened when apparently my son got a little too drunk for his …

Well I have been trying to find new products to use as part of my business and have ran across so real lou lou’s.
So this is one that I found and like. Mia Bella Candles is a MLM type business, that has a very low start up cost and …

My husband and I went to the Belfiore Salon and Spa at the Mansions in Rockwall to get pedicures because I had a gift card to use. The gift card was actually intended to be used at their other Rockwall location off of Horizon, but when I tried to …

After my husbands father passed away, and we had gone through the estate and gotten everything that was sentimental to us, we needed a way to sell the rest of the things in the house. This is known as an estate sale, and for us at the …

I first walked into this store ten years ago when I first moved to Vegas. It’s located in a strip mall right on Spring Mountain Road about a mile away from Chinatown and right next to a donut shop. Since I’ve always been fascinated by anything remotely esoteric and because …

My office does business with VIP Office products in Merrill Wisconsin. I should do more business with them because they are so helpful. The prices are a bit more expensive, but only by pennies. My office has a budget of $3000 to use on office supplies …

Owning several businesses is definitely a high stress situation that takes away a lot of my spare time. Dealing with marketing products and advertisements is very time consuming and probably one of my least favorite activites. Unfortunately, it is also a very necessary part of running a …