Category: Retail

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Wardrobes

It’s funny how life takes you for surprise sometimes. I was in a convenience store today with one of my friends and he noticed that everybody was dressed for work. There was a person wearing a uniform who was obviously an air conditioner worker. There was another person who was wearing a delivery uniform. This got us to thinking about how people identify themselves.

Just then, a young lady walked into the store dressed up in cute pink scrubs. We knew that she was a nurse right away. As we stood in line, we started a conversation. A made a comment about her dress and she told me all about it. She said that she had ordered her scrubs from a site called blueskyscrubs.com. That was where she got all her clothes that she wore to work.

I thought that the clothes looked very comfortable. I was wondering where I could get some for myself. She told me to go to http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Men/ and that I would be able to find any scrub uniforms I needed. When I got home, I checked out the site. I found that they had many clothes I could order for a very cheap price. I am glad that I met that young lady as my wardrobe is much improved.

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Newest Latest Greatest

Nothing like a walk through the mall to feel that you are a technology dinosaur. All the teenagers and punk clerks at the trendy stores have the latest cell phones and make mine look like an artifact dug up from an archeology dig.

I went to the Apple Store in Green Hills Mall and decided to take a look at the new iPhone 4 to see if that i something I should get. The salesperson was very helpful, showing me all the different iPhone features and capabilities. I’m not sure it is worth $800, but it is a very cool phone.

Besides all the thousands of apps you can get for the iPhone, you can do even more great things on your home computer, like custom making videos and using an iPhone 4 Video Converter to upload them to your phone. This makes Youtube look prehistoric.

Also got a kcick out of the iPhone 4 Ringtone Maker so that just about every person on my contact list can have their own special ringtone for their incoming calls. Not sure I want to give each one their own ringtone, but then again, why not? Its part of the fun of having the latest and greatest cell phone.

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Thinking about an iPhone

My cell doesn’t do much for me besides take incoming calls. If I got an iPhone, I could do so much more. Everyone has heard about all the fantastic apps you can get. But what about some of the other really cool features, like multi-tasking and the facetime?

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I have used video conferencing before and have tried Skype, too. But the iPhone facetime is the best feature, in my opinion. I like being able to see the other person and talk at the same time. That is the selling point that got my attention.

Now I just have to figure out if the price is worth it. In today’s tough times, $800 is nothing to sneeze at. There are a lot of more important things that might need that $800. And then again, maybe not.

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Pop Tarts

Pop tarts have been around for as long as I can remember. I know my mom used to buy them and keep them in the pantry so us kids could fix ourselves something to eat in the mornings. She and my dad liked to sleep in on the weekends and the kids were expected to fend for themselves for breakfast. And we were totally OK with Pop tarts and a big glass of cold milk.

Now I buy a box of Pop tarts once in a while because they are fast and cheap. They aren’t very portable though. I have tried to take them camping and fishing with me, but they always get busted up and I end up with a silver foil pouch full of crumbs. If there was a better way to package them and keep them whole, I would buy more of them and take them on the road with me. As it is, I grab one in the morning on my way out when I’m in a hurry.

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Boardwalk Shows

When I was a kid, my father used to load the whole family up in the car on the weekend and drive us to the DC convention Center or to the DC Armory and take us through trade shows. I used to like the shows because the vendors were always giving away free samples of food and drinks, and there were demonstration of new and exciting things. That was probably the first time I was exposed to pop up displays and I remember some great displays, like the life size cut out of a NASCAR driver.

Nowadays, I see pop up trade show displays in a lot more places. We have a lot of trade shows and conventions here at the beach, with many of them out in public or free to the public. I’ve seen displays on the Boardwalk during shows and festivals. I see them in convenience stores (still a lot of life size NASCAR drivers – some things never change!) to promote the sales of beer, sodas or candy. I see them in the grocery store for seasonal items, like candy for Easter this weekend.

Since I’ve just raised your awareness of pop up booths and displays, keep your eye open and write me comment of where you see them in your neighborhood or daily life. I’d like to know. I bet they are all around you and you’ve never really paid attention to them.

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The place to go

It seems that there are a few things in life that can make you crazy. One thing that always used to make me mad was my printer. It was always running out of ink when I needed it most. Whether it was for the kid’s school project or something for work, I always got the running low on ink box. I know it sounds like a small thing, but it was really getting on my nerves.

Another thing that had me hopping mad was when I went to the store. The ink prices were very high and I hated to spend all that money just for ink. I was glad when I found a site that had cheap ink cartridges for sale. The site is called inkgrabber.com and they can fulfill all your needs for cheap printer ink. I’ll tell you all about it.

You can order just about anything you need from this site. They stock nearly every major brand including some that are hard to find in the stores. There is a money back guarantee that makes me feel good about using them and I have received all my orders in a timely fashion. When it comes to cheap ink for printers, this is the place to go. You have my word on that.

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Helping Don

I am always glad to help someone out when I can. That’s why I jumped at the chance to help out my friend Don when he wanted to buy a car. He knows that I know a lot about cars and so he asked for some advice. I told him I could help him pick out the right car for him. I look at it as fun as I like to keep up with the current car buying trends. I set to work right away and came up with some cars I thought he might like.

The first car I suggested was the Bentley Mulsanne. It is a true luxury car and would make nearly anyone happy. While Don agreed with me that the car was nice, he thought it might be a little pricey for him. I went back to work and came up with a few more ideas. The toyota sienna is a very nice car as well. When it comes to quality, there is nothing like a toyota to count on for reliability.

There are always a lot of options when it comes to cars. Another idea I had was that Don may want to consider purchasing a smart car. While they are tiny, they are easy on gas and can be parked even in the tightest of spots. I had fun helping Don out and hope he will enjoy his new car as much as I enjoyed finding one for him.

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Kitchen Space

The main area in our house that is used the most is our kitchen. It seems that everybody always ends up there at some time or another. It’s the central place where everyone meets. The problem is that it tends to get cluttered as everyone leaves their stuff there. The kids leave their books on the table and the mail always ends up there too. That’s why we needed to clear up some space in order to accommodate everything.

One thing I noticed was the large amount of spices on the counter. I thought that by getting a spice rack we could save some space. There are a lot of different kitchen spice racks that you can purchase to help in this effort. I only needed to find the right one. I went online and looked up spice racks. I found a site that had just what I was looking for.

The funny thing is that I found some thing that I hadn’t thought of before. Instead of putting something else on the counter, we could hang them on the wall. I found a wall spice rack that would be just perfect for our home. We now have a little bit of extra space. It has worked out well and I’m glad I thought of it.

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Goodbye Guitar hero

The popular video game called Guitar Hero will soon stop being produced. The company called Blizzard Inc will stop making the game as sales are failing. The game was very popular for many years but interest has faded.

The game was fun for awhile and very profitable for the company. The problem was that it was expensive to make and many accessories are required. The company will go on though as it just released the popular “Call of Duty: Black Ops” game.

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Chinese currency

America has been running a trade deficit with the country of china for many years now. The big problem with that is that American companies are saying the Chinese unfairly manipulates its currency. They keep it at the same level as the American dollar which isn’t fair.

The difference keeps Chinese goods cheap in America while raising the price of American goods in china. This creates an unfair advantage for Chinese companies and costs Americans millions of jobs. The U.S. government is attempting to address the issue and I hope they do so soon.