Category Archives: Shopping

Kids Lockers for Twin Boys

Posted by Santi on January 30, 2012 None comments

My sister is getting anxious to get her twin son’s bedroom redecorated as soon as possible, since it really isn’t set up to accommodate 2 kids. I’ve been helping her with the planning and decorating as much as possible. She seems happy with my suggestion of purchasing kids lockers to put in there. The lockers for kids these days have really come a long way and are a great way to help keep all the things organized and put away. With two boys sharing one room they are going to need all the help that they can get.

There are numerous childrens lockers out there in various shapes, sizes, colors, materials and price ranges. So I have been doing a bit of research on my own time trying to find the best match for her needs and wants, while on a tight budget. I love the look of this particular model. The dry erase paneled doors on it make a great way to communicate and it has 4 sections and 8 cubbies all in one. And it comes fully assembled, you just gotta love it.

It’s All About Coupons These Days

Posted by Santi on January 27, 2012 None comments

It’s all about saving as much money as possible these days. This economy isn’t getting any better like we all were hoping it would be by now. People are still losing jobs, their houses, their cars and other various personal belongings. Jobs are still very hard to come by, although I have been seeing a few help wanted signs on billboards and entrance doors/windows. Mainly at fast food places and other minimum wage opportunities, which keeps a lot of people from applying, although it seems to me that a minimum wage job is certainly better than no job, but what do I know, sigh….

Shopping at thrift stores, dollar stores, bargain stores, yard sales and the like is becoming more necessary for so many people. And of course using coupons is such a big to do that there are even TV shows about how to save hundreds and thousands of dollars by using coupons. Using coupons isn’t limited to using in stores in town, but are abundant for online shoppers as well. Last week I found some good deals at frugaldad.com and their coupons for timberland shoes to get a sweet deal on some shoes that I’ve been looking for but couldn’t afford to pay full price for, so I’m grateful to have found another great website that is helping make the most out of the cash that I do have that I can use for personal purchases, which isn’t much these days.

My sister’s and I look out for deals for each other, which is very helpful in these hard times. Facebook is another way to find good information other than just keeping up with what friends and family are up to in their daily lives. I’m so glad that I finally submitted to signing up and getting my own Facebook account, I never would have thought how much I rely on it for so many things. I just wish that my mother would get on there more often. She is being a pain in the rear about learning the few things that she needs to learn on how to maneuver around there. It really isn’t all that difficult but she isn’t the best on the computer when it comes to anything other than email, which a lot of seniors tend to do. Next time I go over there I’m going to sit her down and spend some time with her in order to try and get her up to speed. It’s a tough job but some body’s got to do it.

New Lighting

Posted by Santi on January 22, 2012 Comments Off

Our old house is in dire need of some new lights to brighten it up and after searching a lot of web sites, we have decided to go on the up side of lighting fixtures to add to the resale value of our home and to make it more enjoyable to us now.

Fine art lamps are the thing we are looking to add to our home decor, we found a great selection on Farreys web site and wanted to share them with you. Their web site has a wonderful selection of very nice lighting fixtures, everything from fine art to serviceable utility lamps.

Among the lighting manufacturers that Ferrey’s has on their web site are Ambience, Maxim Lighting, Murray Feiss, Flos, George Kovacs, Hinkley Lighting, Fontana Arte, Kichler Lighting, Minka Lavery, Quoizel, and Sea Gull Lighting. I can not wait to get started installing this fine lighting and make our home shine again.

Discount Hot Tub and Spa Supplies

Posted by Santi on January 12, 2012 Comments Off

It is good to know that I can just jump online to find most of the things that I need now a days instead of having to run into town each time I discover that I need or want some thing. Today I found a great website that sells the hot tub filters that I need for the new hot tub that we got last year that I so enjoy soaking all of my aches and pains away in when ever I want in my own back yard.

At hottubspasupplies.com they have a great selection of discount hot tub and spa supplies, I even found that they are currently offering a great deal on the hot tub chemicals that all hot tubs require to keep them safe and clean. And the fact that they accept PayPal makes them even more appealing to online shoppers like myself that only use PayPal for online purchases, which I’m glad to hear more companies are finally coming around to realizing since more and more folks are using the Internet for a good amount of their shopping needs.

Today’s Green Web Site Hosting Movement

Posted by Santi on January 6, 2012 Comments Off

One of the many features that I really enjoy about the Internet, which I use it quite often, are the sites that assist consumers in comparing services, products, and prices of so very many things. Currently I’m looking at various web site hosting companies and I have found a really helpful site at webhostingrating.com, which has been helpful to me with this task. They offer complete, up-to-date information about so many of the major web hosting providers all neatly wrapped up in a nice user friendly online directory.

I am so seriously looking into the green web hosting providers and was surprised at how many of them are changing their ways in order to become more “green” since being “green” is such great demand these days. I think that this is truly a good thing and I most definitely take my hat off to all of these companies that are trying to keep up with today’s very important “green” movement.

There is so much more to going green than to recycle and purchasing recycled products. People and businesses are going “green” for many reasons and they are all good valid reasons and I’m glad to see more and more of us jumping on the band wagon. It’s all good people!