Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

PJs for Him

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

“Mom! This wouldn’t fit me anymore!”, my son exclaimed. He needs new pajamas and I know where to buy it for him. Not at the mall. Not at some other posh and branded boutique store. I will buy him pj’s from where I used to buy footie pajamas for his baby sister.

This online store is simply the best. They have all that you could ever imagine. Girls pajamas, boys pajamas, adult pajamas, nightie, shirt and shorts, cami and boxer sets, and so much more. You will never get tired browsing at their site since every item in there is so cute.

So on the same day, I told him that we were going shopping for the pajamas. He dressed up and I was giggling. I told him to sit beside me and I clicked the page open. He frowned at first, but when I directed him to the boys section - it was nonstop talking. I want this, I want that, I want everything. Oh men! The list goes on. So I told him. Pick 7 which is good for each night of the week and that’s about it.

He chose: camouflage pajamas, 3 tee’s and boxer sets, commando pair, 2 short sleeved shirts paired with 2 short boxer pajamas. Time it took for him to pick those? 2 hours. Mommy you’re so great line - priceless! Thanks!

Selling Safety And Janitorial Supplies

Monday, April 26th, 2010

I started a new business, right out of my own home. I live on ten acres and have four outbuildings that used to be sitting empty. Then, I got the idea to start selling janitorial supplies and safety supplies. I had worked for a company that did that and I know that they did not have too much competition until I started up my business. I recruited a lot of my family to help get it up and running and now they are all full time employees.

We are one of the top ten distributers of janitorial supplies and safety supplies in our region. I love working for myself and would never want to go back to having a boss. Running your own business and having the freedom to set your own hours, is really great.

My Office Supply Store Is Very Successful

Monday, April 26th, 2010

I knew that wherever I moved to with my husband, that I could still run a successful online office supply store. I had made sure to have the warehouse full of office supplies be built right in the middle of the country so that any orders that came in, could be filled and sent from a centrally located area.

We have moved at least four times with my husband’s job over the last ten years and my office supply store site has never taken a hit from it. I love selling office supplies, as long as I have a computer and an internet connection, I am able to work. It has made it easier on my husband, every time he has to come home and tell me that we have to relocate yet again.

The Discount Office Supplies Site Is Down

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The last thing that I thought I would have to be doing this afternoon, is calling to order discount office supplies from the company we use online. Their site has been down for a week now and we really need to place the order. I think that they must only have two customer service reps that take orders because I have been shuffled back and forth between the two for about an hour now, while they figure out how much my office supplies order is going to cost and how I am supposed to pay for it since I usually just pay with my credit card online.

The girls from the discount office supplies company are being very nice and they have apologized many times but I am still getting impatient with the whole deal. They are just lucky that I have to stay late tonight anyway for a meeting or I would be even more upset about spending this much time with them on the phone.

After the office supplies order finally was completed and paid for, I saw that the website had magically come back up. If I had only waited just about two more hours, I would have done the order and paid in about ten minutes tops like I usually do.

Hard Time Finding The Girls Footed Pajamas This Year

Monday, December 28th, 2009

For the past eight years I have gotten my daughters footed pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve. They usually have something on them that pertains to winter or Christmas and they are usually red or green. This year, I am having a really hard time finding footed pajamas that are not in the boys pajamas section. The girls section seems to be flooded with nightgowns but the footed pajamas are just not there.

I saw a commercial on the television for one of those big brand name stores that was advertising footed pajamas for the entire family and figured that it was my only hope to get them for my girls this year. I arrived at the store early and waited until the girl unlocked the front door to get out of my car. I noticed about ten other people getting out of their cars at the same time and was secretively hoping that they were going to the boys pajamas section and not the girls.

I was able to find matching footed pajamas for my girls and also some for my husband and me. I think that the girls will get a kick out of seeing not just their mommy, but their daddy in footed pajamas on Christmas Eve.

Finding A New Online Office Supply Company Soon

Monday, December 28th, 2009

I want to find someone new to deliver my office supplies. The office supply company that I started to use just three months ago keeps leaving our orders outside the office where anyone could just take them and not to mention the elements. I would hate to think what would happen to all the copy paper in the cardboard box if it got rained on.

I have been away and have not had too much time to devote to this, but now I am back in the office and it is at the top of my list. I am looking for an office supply company that may be able to deliver after we open and then walk in with the items that we have ordered.

I am hoping that I can find this type of company prior to having to place a new order next month with the lets just leave it outside on the step company. If not, I have even considered going to the local stores and buying everything we need for a month or two just until I find the perfect new office supply company that will work for us. I do not think that it will take that long with all the online companies that are out there these days.

The Prada Shoes Were Worth Hiding Them

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

I was surfing the web one day at work on my lunch hour of course, and came across a website that made me drool. Anyone that knows me knows that I love shoes and it does not have to be an expensive pair of shoes for me to love them either. I love all brands, shapes, sizes and colors of shoes. This particular site had Hogan shoes and Prada shoes along with a few other brands.

I knew that I really could not afford to buy anything at this time because my husband and I were saving up for a down payment on a summer home. We had promised each other that we would discuss any big purchases prior to making them and then we would decide together if they were really necessary.

I knew that a pair of Hogan shoes or Prada shoes would never seem like something that I needed to him, but I really did need a shoe fix after discovering this site. I wonder if I put it on my credit card that I keep for emergencies, and pay it off quickly, if he would even find out. I was willing to give it a try. When the Prada shoes arrived, and I tried them on, I knew that I had done the right thing and I even had them paid off in less than a month without my husband even finding out.

Great Prices In The Janitorial Supplies Catalog

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

I was looking through a janitorial supplies catalog that I had gotten in the mail one day during lunch. I had always used the company across the street because I knew that I should buy local but the prices with this janitorial supplies company and the company that I use were completely different.

I had to call my usual company and ask them for a price list of all of their cleaning products and they brought one right over. When I had time later that afternoon to compare the two different company’s lists, I found that the local company charged almost double on a lot of their cleaning products as the catalog company.

I called over to the local company to ask them if they would match any of the prices from the catalog company and the owner let me know that he just could not do that. I informed him that I would have to switch to the janitorial supplies catalog company because the savings was just too big to pass up. I know that it made him mad to lose me but with the way that things are these days, you need to save money wherever you can.