Archive for the 'Shopping' Category

How Not to Blow it When You Buy a Woman a Gift

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

I was flipping through the Victoria’s Secret catalog last night and having flashbacks to when I worked in one of the stores during the prime gift-giving times like Christmas or Valentine’s Day. I’m not trying to be mean, but guys, as a group you have no idea how to shop for your woman. There are […]

Etsy.com

Monday, November 6th, 2006

If you’re into handmade goods, either buying or selling, you have to check out Etsy.com, a site where crafters sell their goods.
The site itself is gorgeous and useful. You can shop for products in several different ways, including by color, by location of seller and by Time Machine, which lets you see all the listings […]

Learning Lunch Bags

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Did you ever think that brown paper lunch bags could be improved somehow? I mean, all that space just gone to waste. Learning Lunch has taken on that challenge and created Learning Lunch Bags, paper lunch bags printed with grade-specific questions in five subjects.
Now maybe I think this is a great product only because I’ll […]

Pylones

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

How cute are these item? My parents have the magnetic bird, which you use to hold paperclips on your desk. The kids love the tweeting sound it makes. I’ve seen the Nemo whisk before in the Flax catalog.
The site, unfortunately, is not well organized. Instead of dividing the items into categories like Home, Personal Care, […]