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 …

I love the idea of body modification and body art. Tattoos have long been a love of mine, though I only sport four small ones myself. As an amatuer artist, I can always appreciate the beauty of tattoos and the talent that is required to make them a reality. …

NY Fashion Center Fabrics is an online fabric retailer I found while branching out for more fabric stores to purchase from. From what I can tell, NY Fashion Center Fabrics does have a physical storefront, but I’ve never been there while in New York.
First, I like the layout of …

When we moved we were looking for a new lawn care company. I called out several companies and went with Marty’s Lawn Care. We do not have that big of a yard and the backyard is taken up by a patio and inground pool. Marty’s Lawn Care …

Let’s face it… no matter where you live, some company has the monopoly on a service you either desire or you need. Comcast Cable is just one such company in my neck of the woods. Other than AT&T, there really is no other alternative for the comprehensive service available …

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’ve long been a fan of anything crafty, and when a friend introduced me to the idea of working with and painting ceramics, I knew I had found a new hobby that was both relaxing and rewarding. However, it’s also incredibly expensive, no matter where you go or what …

My mother had a very odd collection. She liked to collect clocks. Mostly miniature clocks. She took me with her shopping for clocks several times. She shopped at a place called Northside Clocks in Manchester.
When I went with her for the first time to shop for miniature …

Air21 is Fedex’s local shipping company in Manila and it’s got really great services and affordable rates. I used to buy and sell on Ebay and apparently everyone uses Air21 as they do pick-up the items from your home or office or origin of delivery, so when I used …

Since moving into my new condo with my husband and two children in September 2008, we’ve been slowly but surely collecting for ourselves some nice furtniture and accessories to decorate our new home. And, at last, it IS a home. After years in a mobile home, which was falling …

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 …

When I was in high school, there was a time when my family would stop at the Danrock Ice Cream and Pastry Store nearly every evening after school because the food was so delicious there. It was so good that I would save most of my lunch money, and …

Few people enjoy shopping for a car, but it is a necessary task that most of us have to do every few years. I recently needed to find a car and reluctantly began to look at a few smaller used vehicle lots in Upstate SC. Most of …

If you live in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, or Delaware, and you are looking for an honest, reputable, and compassionate funeral home in the event that a loved one should pass, I can not express how much I would encourage you to utilize the services of Chandler Funeral Homes. …

VG’s is the worst of the three grocery stores in Davison, MI. The prices are the highest among competing business. The basic layout of the store is confusing. On the plus side, they do have great customer service. Compared to its competitors, VG’s is in …

Strictly Business is a hair salon located in Columbia, South Carolina. The salon serves men as well as women. The owner, Sarah, has been doing my hair for the past two years and I love what she does.
I love …

Their advertisement says that “our prices will be lower than our competitors or you get the carpet free and also we do next day installation”. That was not the case for me. The price that National Floors Direct quoted me was $700 higher than another company. They quoted me …

I first met Debbie from Yesterday’s Potions when my boss told me to give her a call to see if she would come and do a project with the individuals that I take care of. At this time I had never even heard of Yesterday’s Potions, therefore I didn’t …

There is one place in my small town where a smoker can find cigarettes at a bargain, and that is at Mapco Express, located at 1001 North Locust Avenue here in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Since I am a penny pincher, I smoke an off-brand cigarette called Sonoma. They are much …

I recently decided to try a spray-on tan at a tanning booth. I checked around my area and the only tanning store that offers this is Teaz Tanning in Uniontown. I wanted to get a perfect tan without the sun damage. …

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, …

We needed a birthday cake for our seven year old daughter, and, since she’s her own mind, Dora and the Princesses were not even distant seconds: Pumpkin had to have a “Sonic” birthday cake. Trolling through all the local bakeries, we learned that this was going to be …

Cooks Pest Control is an amazing pest service. They take care of wasps, spiders, roaches, fleas, etc. About six months ago or so I noticed that I had a slight problem with wasp. This wasn’t good especially since we had been dealing with roaches caused by my ex-husband and …

I have seen Radio Shack and even visited Radio Shack many times in the United States when I went on vacation but never thought they’d have one in Trinidad. Well imagine my surprise when I discovered that they did have one.
I had visited this Radio Shack many times …

I have had a few disasters lately with haircuts so I am now pleased to say that I would wholly recommend Creations Hairdressers in Werrington Road, Bucknall, opposite The White Lion Public House. I used to go to the same hairdressers in Hanley to have my regular bob …

It’s always great to have an alternative for any type of service, be it for something as mundane as a faxing service, to something so all-important as sending heavy packages overseas. That’s why even if I have always relied on LBC Cargo Express to send my packages from …

Recently my family and I moved from upstate New York to California. In search of a moving company we came across Mayflower. A nationwide known name in the moving business. There quote was within our budget the agent who came to our home was very nice and informative. So, …

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 …

Wollaston Bakery has premises on Stourbridge High Street, within a very short distance (easily walkable) of two other bakeries, Coffee Prima and Greggs, albeit on the other side of the road. It therefore needs to be quite distinctive in order to stay in business, and it manages this by …

So I like to buy video games and there is only one place I like to buy them from. First of all I love to be able to buy games that are considered to be old school. I like to play games that I used to play as a …

South Sinai Travel Group is by far the most efficient and flexible travel service I have used. Their staff was on hand 24 hours a day, just a phone call away. The meet and greet service at the airport upon my arrival was handled by a staff member and …

Destiny is a local cable service provider in the Philippines. We were using this cable service provider and we liked it. First of all, it has a huge variety of local and international cable channels, so much more than the ones I found when were still subscribed to Home …

Mano Po Panciteria Express is a top favorite of mine whenever I think of food delivery at home. More than the convenience of not cooking, not washing up afterwards and being able to eat immediately, I must say that their food is so excellent. I really wish they were …

After I got engaged, one of the first things I wanted to do (concerning wedding planning) was look for dresses. So far, I’ve found one dress that I absolutely love more than any other that I’ve seen. It’s in the Maggie Sottero collection, and their website said …

I have sold and bought many items on Ebay, and have had little problems with all of my transactions. Ebay is an extremely easy way to buy and sell online, and it includes a vast variety of categories which make it so much easier for you to buy anything …

I had received a gift certificate for Belfiore in Rockwall on Horizon as a gift. When I tried to schedule a pedicure for both my husband and myself at the same time I was referred to their location off of John King Blvd. at the new Mansion apartments. I …

I am not a very big fan of golf, but my husband is and we are members of a golf course near our home that is open to the public. You just pay a set price and you can play golf. It is a boring sport to me, …

I like collecting odd items and antiques. I like going into antique stores and looking for those little hidden jewels. Finding an item that is gorgeous and finding an item that is worth a little bit of money is a lot of fun and makes for a …

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 …

When Bayan Telecommunications Inc. formerly called BayanTel started offering its wireless landline service we were still holding office in Makati City and we were not so interested because we have 5 regular telephone lines in our office and all were working well. However, when our office moved to …

We recently had some work done by Schotz Concrete. We needed a concrete slab 16 feet by 12 feet. Paul Schotz, owner of Schotz Concrete put it in. He did a beautiful job.
Mr. Schotz put the forms up by himself, got everything ready for the concrete …

When I first moved into my current home, I had no central heating and air. This was really bad because of the heat here in Gadsden, Alabama inn the summer months. I was worried about buying a unit for my home because I had this image in …

I have recently had some issues with my driver’s license. I had moved to Florida from Indiana, and had gotten my license transferred over from that state after arriving here with no difficulty. I have never before had any serious issue with my driving record. One day while driving …

This week marked the grand opening of this new discount store in Gadsden, AL. To be honest, I have never heard of this company before, but the name of it made me excited to try it out. Dirt Cheap is located in the Noccalula Gateway Plaza (formerly …

I have always used pest control companies in the past that were privately owned by husband and wife teams. This time when I needed pest control service I decided to try out one of the bigger names in pest control and is the reason I decided on Terminex. …

One of my ways to augment my income is to sell some stuff online. I am selling a lot of products–makeup, perfume, clothing, even furniture and appliance. I transact via my mobile phone. Interested buyers will text me to express their interest to buy my products. …

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 …

I recently began using the calling services of the website Rebtel.com. I was looking for an affordable way to stay in touch with my girlfriend in Mexico and after trying several other services and calling plans, I found Rebtel.com. The rates are excellent. I pay $.015, …

I am a heavy smoker so it’s a treat for me when I can find a store that sells tobacco products at discount prices. I walked into Discount Tobacco Outlet in Manchester one day out of curiousity. I was tired of paying high prices for cigarettes at convenience stores.
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I have found that KB Homes is not exactly the best homebuilder had I been looking for quality as a first time home buyer over four years ago. My husband and I actually needed space as 4 bedrooms and a gameroom would accommodate our family of 5. This worked …