Moms do everything. Laundry, cooking, dinner, errands, even blog posts. This year, remember your Mom and show how much you appreciate her by giving her one of the Top 5 Mother’s Day Gifts for 2013. The list below is in order of lowest to highest budget, so hopefully there’s something for everyone.
1. Breakfast in Bed
Who doesn’t like breakfast in bed? Nothing says “I love you Mom” more than waking up to to the smell of fresh coffee, bacon and eggs (or whatever is your Mom’s favorite morning meal).
Let your mom sleep in [...]
Blender Types
Technically there are only two types of blenders available on the market. But you need to weigh the versatility, durability, ease of use (and cleaning), and of course it needs to look like a regal, space age contraption on your counter.
For The Cook with a Small Kitchen
Immersion Blenders are handheld or stick blenders. They are a long, thin device. You hold one end, the other blends. They work well for blending thin drinks, soup, smoothies, and soft components. They take up little space and allow you to blend hot liquids and blend right in a cooking [...]
Daily deal sites have become popular in recent years, with customers jumping on significant discounts and spurred on to buy immediately by the pressure of the limited time nature of the deal offer. As specialty sites offered daily deals, other merchants also started to jump on the bandwagon, offering discounts on their own sites.
All these daily deals, however, may not actually be such a great thing for merchants after all. As a result, many merchants have realized that they were offering daily deals against their best interests and have stopped the practice. Others may continue to offer daily bargains, [...]
Most people celebrate key holidays like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter and Father’s Day. Are you curious about how many cards are sent and what kinds of gifts are purchased?
Can you guess which of these holidays generates the most cards sent? Or which day sees the most flowers and chocolates given as gifts and who buys them?
You’re in luck. Here’s an infographic that answers those questions and more:
Infographic courtesy of Debt Consolidation Services.
Is anyone else surprised the ties are the most popular Father’s Day gift. Really? I’m sure there are far [...]
Yelp is a popular review site that many use to find information on restaurants, shopping, hotels, night clubs and even doctors, lawyers or mechanics. Getting the unbiased opinions of a community of people online can seem an invaluable tool in making a decision and, in many ways, the data provided by Yelp and similar sites is a good way to narrow down your choices or to choose a place to go.
Unfortunately, relying too much on Yelp might not be the best idea because there are some significant flaws with the site (and many other online review sites) that need [...]
LEGO is without a doubt, one of the most successful toy franchises of all time. Launched in 1949, today LEGO has joined forces with those behind Star Wars, Harry Potter, Batman and Indiana Jones. They’ve also launched computer games, a film, clothing, a number of board games and even a chain of theme parks.
However, what follows are ten super-cool LEGO inspired gifts that amongst all the wonders and wizardry of the franchise, have somewhat fallen under the radar.
LEGO Inspired Desktop Calendar
This very funky desktop calendar is formed of three individual lego shaped blocks, in yellow, red [...]
We all have the same challenges as we go about our online shopping research any time of the year and especially for big occasions and during the holidays:
Do you find keeping track of where you saw that great gift idea a challenge? Would you like to quickly find reviews and the best price on products across many stores that sell them? Where can you find a really low price on a discontinued item you want that is out of stock at your usual stores? How can you figure out what to buy that special hard to buy for someone? [...]
SURPRISING FLOWERS TRIVIA
Did you know that more flowers are given as gifts during the Christmas and Hanukkah season than for any other holidays including Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day?
Flowers are more popular as gifts than baked goods and so many flowers are sold that there are $100 worth of them for every man, woman and child purchased each year!
There are so many amazing arrangements of flowers specifically for Christmas or you can be different and choose something totally unique. Some even come with chocolates and stuffed animals for a complete gift that reminds your loved ones of [...]
Once again the holiday season is upon us. Between Black Friday, Cyber Monday and online retailers, you could have your gift list completed without ever stepping foot in a mall in December. By taking advantage of sales and utilizing some of the best shopping websites, you can get your holiday shopping done without straining your wallet or even leaving your home.
Here are some of the best shopping websites that can help you find some of the best deals and most creative gift ideas for the holidays or any time of the year. The online shopping websites are listed [...]
EAT LOCAL
How would you like to have really fresh vegetables picked the same day without having to go to the farmer’s market or a garden? Produce in your local grocery store travels on average 1500-2500 miles from the farm to your plate, losing nutrients in the process.
Besides being less nutritious, anything that interferes with transportation from storms to earthquakes to fuel shortages or civil unrest can result in food shortages anywhere on the globe.
As awareness grows about the benefits of fresh, organic produce and it becomes more difficult to avoid genetically modified ingredients in packaged foods there [...]
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