Category: Internet/Computers

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Saving Money with Online Shopping

It seems that this last Christmas holiday shopping season there was a record amount of people doing their shopping online. I can’t say that I am surprised by this finding, money is tight all over and people were looking for the best deals available and the Internet brings so many of them to us, right to our finger tips, now how cool is that?

I was the typical teenage girl, in the fact that I used to love going to the mall and hanging with my friends. Always on the look out for the boys and the sales on Shoes  the newest Trends in Womens Fashions and all the fabulous Accessories that the mall is known for having. But these days I’d much prefer staying at home and using my laptop for the majority of my purchases. I think that I only went to the mall two times last Christmas, everything else was done online.

I look for incentives like free shipping, online coupon codes, return shipping – both ways, and I also like to find items that are made in the U.S.A., that is always a plus with me. There are many sites dedicated to comparing items and services that can make my search an easier one. Many different search engines are out there to assist in finding just about anything that can be found on the Internet.

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Jeff Dunham Tickets for Christmas!

I have to say that I did receive some pretty nifty gifts this Christmas along with the usual slippers, body & bath products and the winter sweaters that I can always count on receiving each year. Don’t get me wrong I adore and appreciate every single present that makes it way to under my tree, but there are certain gifts that arrive totally unexpected and blow my mind.

This year I was blown away with a pair of Jeff Dunham Tickets, that my sister managed to pick up for me. I have always loved Jeff Dunham and I can’t believe that I’ll actually be able to see him LIVE! My 14 year old niece is a huge fan of his act as well, so I’ve decided to take her to see him with him. It will be great to take a trip to the “Big Apple” with her, I’m sure it will be a trip that we will be talking about for a very long time.

My sister said that it was either a couple of Jeff Dunham Tickets or a pair of Hammerstein Ballroom Tickets, it was a close call, but I’m so glad that she decided on Jeff Dunham Tickets. He is the funniest ventriloquist that has come around for quite some time now. He has had so many of us laughing our butts off these past few years, I’m always up for a good laugh.

In return I plan on purchasing my sister some Chicago Blackhawks Tickets for her birthday that is coming up the end of January. She told me to go to Acheapseat.com to find the best deals for all types of events. It seems that is where she located and purchased the tickets for me to see Jeff Dunham, so it sounds like a good place to start to me. After her birthday is done and over with I won’t need to buy any gifts for anyone for any occasion at least until March!

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Tool Time For Christmas

Well I’m all ready and good to go for Christmas. Got all of my last minute shopping done. I’m so glad that I did most of my holiday shopping online this year. We got some crazy weather last weekend that would have had me up in arms if I hadn’t been a smart shopper this year.

Most of my gifts this year were to men, how odd is that? I picked up some great Tools and Hardware for my father for his Workshop and Home Improvement plans that he has in mind for this up and coming year. My step father wanted one of the new Circular Saws that have just come out recently, which I found online way back in the spring. He loves his Power Drills and Hand Tools!

My brothers also wanted Workshop Accessories, so I bought them both new Miter Saws that I hope that they will be happy with. My mother was the only female in the whole deal and was the hardest to figure out. Luckily we were at the mall together a few months back and she showed me a nice pair of boots that I managed to go back and pick up for her, so with that said and done and Merry Christmas to you and yours. I hope it is a good and safe one for all.

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Fun In The Sun Come Summer

I would really enjoy being able to take a week off, or even just a long 3 or 4 day weekend and hit the beach this summer. I’ve been wanting to find a good deal at one of the nicer Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotels that I’ve heard so much about. I figure if my tax refund is decent and I can get a few friends together then I just might be able to swing it. I love the beach and everything that goes along with it. The sun, the water, the board-walk, the food, and the night life, it’s all good and it’s been too long since I’ve been able to enjoy something of that nature.

The Internet will certainly help me find the right Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel, one that is priced for what I can afford and be easily accessible to the beach. I’ve heard good things about the SeaSide, which is located in the North part of Myrtle Beach, so I’m going to start my search there. It shouldn’t be too hard to find a good quality Myrtle Beach Hotel if I start early enough. So I guess after Christmas is all over and done with I’ll have some time to start looking around to see what types of deals I can come up with!

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The Big Event after Christmas is Done and Over With

Once the Christmas and New Year’s holiday is over and done with we gals at work can get back to the planning of Carol’s big wedding that we are all involved in. We haven’t had such a big event in a few years and we are all enjoying acting as one big wedding planner for her, a joint effort that has us busy as bees, at least until we had all this snow and Christmas being in just a few short days.

I’ve never been to a Catholic wedding, so a lot of this is over my head but several of the other gals have either been to one or had one when they were married, so there was no need to hire a Catholic Wedding Planner. There is so much involved with planning a big event such as this. They have over 300 people to send invitations out to and they expect the majority of them to attend.

We have until May to get everything done and ready. We all have Internet access at work, that has made a big difference in the planning. We have been exchanging ideas and information from several wonderful wedding planning sites. Our favorite has been Planningelegance.com and The Knot wedding information site at Theknot.com is great and keeps us coming back for more and more, it’s all good!

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Pole Dancing

I’ve always wanted to take pole dance lessons. One of my friends was looking around online to find out if there were any places that we could take these type of classes at and she found this hilarious video that I just had to share here.  I’m sure you’ll get a kick out of it just as I have!

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Don’t Pay Full Price

I try and make a habit out of not paying full price for anything. And I have been doing more and more purchasing products online. I can tell you that you will not be seeing me at the mall or Walmart for any of my holiday shopping this season. Online is the way to go these days. With all the free shipping offers, instant cash back, coupon and promotion codes that are available to the growing population of online shoppers, like myself, it only makes sense. Nothing like getting in a bad mood while tending to all of the shopping that is needed for all the holiday preparations. It can take all the Christmas cheer right out of a body in no time.

I’ve found myself running low on the ink cartridges for my printer and of course I immediately went online and found some decent OfficeDepot.com coupon codes that I’m going to take advantage of this pay day. I found these coupon codes at bestonlinecoupons.com, they have over 1,500 online merchants that are always offering promotions for online shopping. I use promos from Target, Best Buy, Old Navy, LL Bean and Overstock.com quite a bit and I’m sure I’ll be checking them even more as the holidays approach.

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Technology and Christmas Shopping!

Being in the customer service field can be a challenge, as so many of us know that deal with the public day in and day out. Since I have to provide excellent customer service, I expect to get the best in return and can be an aggressive consumer if needed. I don’t hesitate to call a manager and complain, but on the other side of the coin, I’ll be the first to turn to a supervisor and give an “atta boy” to some one that goes the extra mile and makes me a happy customer.

With technology so heavily emerged into our daily lives, it can make a customer service rep’s tough job even tougher when you can’t get a piece of equipment to work. At the mall the other day I witnessed a sales rep(in training) in one of the kiosks that was having issues learning all the equipment that she needed to use in order to check out her customer. The customer was getting uptight and the new kid was getting flustered big time. I felt so sorry for him, been there done that before!

I noticed that he was trying to use the same Motorola-Symbol MC 5574 handheld mobile computer that I use at work. Too bad that his manager didn’t see fit to help him out of the jam that he was finding himself him. Computers are wonderful if you know how to use them. The holiday season in right around the corner. There will be a lot of new sales assistants working the Christmas holiday shopping season. We all need to be patient and keep the faith, ’tis the season to be jolly!

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Today’s Military

My friend who has a son in the military once in a while sends me photos of our troops over in the Middle East. It’s good to know that they can keep a sense of humor while living in hellish conditions.

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It’s All Good!

I’m having a blast helping a gal that I work with, plan her very large and formal wedding. One day, I hope, I’ll be planning my dream wedding, so this is good practice. She is such a nice gal, I’ve enjoyed working with her for several years now and we have gotten pretty darn close and I’m proud that she is allowing me to get so involved with the whole wedding process. What a hand full this has turned out to be though, I had no idea all that it entails to pull something like this off.

Right now we are looking at wedding invitations. Thank God for the Internet, I can’t imagine taking on something like this with out all that the Internet has to offer. At 123print.com they have a really great selection of invitations that we have been eyeballing and showing around the work place to get ideas and suggestions from. It really has brought a breath of fresh air around the place and the excitement is becoming contagious between us all.

We still have a lot of work to do, but things are being checked off of the list here and there, so it’s all good!