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 …

I have been warned on several occasions that there are very few taxi cabs in Alberta at all, so getting one can be very difficult, if not impossible, on weekends or during other busy times. Last week, I had an event I was attending, and I decided I would …

Because summer is almost over, and I have a tendency to walk barefoot a lot, my feet were in pretty bad shape. I decided to treat myself and get a manicure and pedicure. I went into Nail Bliss Salon in Chicopee Ma. Nail Bliss was recommended by …

I was a customer of Powercom Corporation for a number of years (telephone and Internet services) until they sold my account to Lambeau Telecom company. I’m perfectly happy with the new company but, after dealing with Powercom (or at least trying to) I feel that company might have screwed …

After I purchased some tickets to a Britney Spears concert as a gift for my girlfriend and paying near $800 for the tickets I ran into a problem with Ticketmaster. After I had checked out and completed my order and paying all of their fees I was unable to …

If you are a home owner and want an addition done to your house that will not only compliment your house style, but also give you added space and living area, there are seveal things you must firstly obtain. Firstly, you obviously need the money to add on that …

Oh what a nightmare! The worst part is that I knew it from the moment these guys showed up, but gave them the benefit of the doubt anyways. The moral of that story for me was to go with my initial intuition next time movers show up …

This is one of the branches in the ever-growing Greggs chain, which is now by some distance the largest chain of high street bakeries in Britain. It lies in a good position on Stourbridge High Street, not far from the Ryemarket shopping centre. However, the pavement outside is very …

Rent-A-Center is a place where you can rent furniture, appliances and electronics. You don’t have to have good credit and what you are basically doing is rent to own. I rented with them a while back and I enjoyed their service. Unfortunately I lost my job so I had …

I have taken my family to Target Portrait Studio in Orem six times. Here are my overall impressions:
First, Target Portrait Studio is usually really busy. Sometimes this is an indication of good quality, but I find that the quality really depends on the photographer that day (something …

With today’s economy being what it is, we like to save money any way we can. This includes on our grocery budget. One of the most expensive groceries to buy is meat. We used to drop well over $200/mo. on meat alone. Then we discovered Cattlemen’s Meat Market.
We now …

We’ve had two experiences now with the Sears Portrait Studio at Westridge Mall in Topeka, Kansas. Both times, we made our appointments through their internet site, which was quick and easy. You can choose what day and what time you want your photo appointment to be, without being pushed …

It was sunday when my bestfriend and I went to Robinson’s Mall to find a Digital Printing Shop. We were tired that time because we had a long hour travel. We were about to go home but because it was so important for my bestfriend to accomplished this, we …

Recently I had the pleasurable experience of having some flooring put in my Mr. S.C. Tinsley of Tinsley Construction. I liked the fact that he was willing to work with me as the customer and get the job to the price where I was able to afford it.
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If you made the mistake to book a trip thru Mears make sure you call them 100 times to pick you up, because they don’t care about pickups!!!!!!
We went today 06/04/2008 at Magic Kingdom and as Mears driver told us, we called 90 minutes before the desired pickup time. …

I am a huge fan of savings. And really, who isn’t? But I also like the fact that I can get a lot of the same stuff for much cheaper anywhere else, so after looking over the choices for warehouse clubs, my fiance and I decided to go with Sam’s …

While trying to build our photography business, my husband and I recently designed and ordered photography business cards from overnightprints.com. A friend of a friend has used them before, so we didn’t do much research on our own regarding their quality. The self-design portion of the website was rather …

Speedee Oil Change & Tune-up is a high quality garage offering friendly service, quick work done right, every time.
They offer a wide variety of services with an on-site certified mechanic, I am not sure if this is standard at all locations, but at the Greenville, NC location they …

One summer, my friend said that she got accepted for a job at a very small graphics place called Pixel Perfect Studios. At the time she told me I had no idea what she was talking about as I had never heard of the place. She told me that …

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 …

On our wedding in 2008, we hired this photography studio. The owner, Eugene Kozlov, our wedding photographer, was the one who personally took the pictures during the whole event. The service was awesome, reasonable in price, and overall, we are very satisfied.
During months of planning, we put hiring our …

I was so lucky that I had a chance to try the spa and massage service in Bali. My sister in law from the Netherlands would like to get traditional massages and spa. Since we were staying in Sanur area, we were looking to the nearest Spa center from …

We had our customize T-shirts done with Extreme Graphics after we had the bad one from Walmart. I look up online and found Extreme Graphics and called them in the morning right away. He was asking questions on the phone about what kind of T-shirt to make sure we …

Krispy Kreme on 13th Street is the best doughnut shop, period, in Gainesville. When it comes to getting my fill of sugary high in the morning, 13th Street is where I go and it can get busy because it’s down the street from the University of Florida.
When I go …

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 …

My father recently passed away, and it was a very hard time for me. When someone you love passes away, it is so hard to understand, hard to deal with. Yet so much is expected of you at one time. On top of dealing with the death, you …

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 …

It was my birthday and I told my boyfriend that I wanted a nice thin chain to go around my neck. Silver preferably. So there is a mall named Center City Mall in Chaguanas, Trinidad and they literally have about four or five different jewelry stores there!
We looked in …

My daughter and I have been having to get a number of different labs done recently. The types of labs that the doctor has been ordering have required us to go to different laboratories. Through this we have been to a few good ones and a few bad ones. …

What can you say about Explorica. Wow! I recently took a trip to Costa Rica for ten days, and couldn’t have been more pleased with the company. The itinerary had us pakced for a very busy ten days, but the company was thoughtful enough to plan a few days …

I had mentioned to a friend wasn’t real happy with the way my hair was getting colored and that the price had went up quite a bit at my current hair salon. She reccommened I try the Ritz Salon and to try to get Stacy. This is where she …

My husband and I began looking for a modular home to put on our land to replace the very old trailer we already have. We first stopped at Benton Homes which is a manufacturer of Fuqua Modular Homes. I had heard a lot of good things about …

Air21 is the local partner of FedEx. I used to be a frequent client of Air21 due to the fact that I sell items online and Air21 is one of the most popular couriers among my buyers because of its affordable rates. Rates in Metro Manila are pegged only …

Several years ago we had a flood in our basement. Not from rain or a storm, but from a faulty washing machine. Our laundry room was in the basement, and one night before I went to bed, I put in a load of laundry and turned on …

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 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 …

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 …

This is a new branch of an old prestigious company of National Bookstore, located in the busy street of Silliman Avenue, Dumaguete City, Philippines.
The place is not that big but I love to go there to buy books and other school …

Before last weekend, I viewed all lighting stores as similar, the only differentiating factor being perhaps price or location of the store. I have wandered through seemingly hundreds of lighting sections and stores devoted completely to lighting, and while I have seen some interesting designs and great sales, none …

As I have stated before, my husband runs his own business from home. You can imagine how important it is that he has a copy machine in his office. He is constantly having to make copies of important business documents. I get to do all of his supply …

Freida’s Pet Boutique is located in Downtown Cocoa Village. It is a cute little store that sells all kinds of pet accessories and clothes. Sometimes, she sells little treats and stuff. What I love about this store, is there is a little water bowl right outside the shop for …

Le Jardin at the Spa is a beautiful Salon and Spa set on a garden landscape. The name litterally means, “The Garden at the Spa”. This business has several different little cottages where different services are preformed such as: Hair cut and color, nails, facials, teeth whitening, …

Patisserie Harmonie is a new, nice looking bakery in Montreal’s Chinatown. It has a vast selection of Hong Kong style pastry and cakes. What my kids and I like about the bakery is that they always make new kind of bread and pastry. So each time we go there …

Times are really hard these days and I try to cut corners where I can. In order to save money, I now take the time to have my bags and shoes repaired instead of replacing them with new ones. So when my newly-bought rubber shoes came apart at the …

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 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 …

My family and I recently took pictures at Magenta Photo Studios in Brampton Ontario. I found the Studio while I was christmas shopping at The Bramalea City Centre. It’s located on the first floor. After seeing the wall display I couldn’t resist. Their photos were absolutely amazing.
I have been …

My son worked for a company called Vigiliant Security in Maryland. Recently he had to be taken to the hospital because of kidney stones.
The owner of Vigilant security called the EMS in Howard County and an ambulance came and took him to the hospital. We spent …

My monster-in-laws birthday was coming up and she had been reminding me for a month of all of my past failed attempts to get her the perfect gift. The closest I had ever gotten to a gift that she did not turn her nose …

Due to the tough economic times and the fact that I’ve been unemployed now for about seven months (although was just hired last week, yay!), I decided to jump on the sell-your-gold bandwagon and went through my jewelry case to find outdated and broken chains and and bracelets. I ended …