Archive for the ‘shopping’ Category
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Staying Organized (and Green) with Cloth Bags
It seems like almost every store is selling cloth shopping bags or totes. To encourage customers to use reusable cloth shopping bags, many stores have begun to charge you for plastic bags. To purchase a cloth bag will only set you back about $1 but they are priceless, if you know how to use them.
Here [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips, shopping | 05-Oct-09 | no comments
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Back-to-School Organization Part 1: The School Supplies
It’s back to school time. I’m sure all you parents are both excited and overwhelmed at the same time. You’ll finally get your kids out of the house during the day, however, you have to deal with back-to-school shopping!
Here are some tips to make back-to-school shopping less stressful:
Get only what they NEED: Check your [...]
Filed in practical tips, shopping | 24-Aug-09 | no comments
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Big Blow Out Sale: Sat. July 11
I wanted to let you know about a local Vancouver sale tomorrow (Saturday) that you should check out!
You can find:
- Furniture
- Electronics
- Restaurant equipment
- Kitchen items
- Art/frames
- Small household items
DBD Construction
Location: 42 East Broadway, Vancouver
Date:Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time: 10 am to 3pm
Filed in shopping | 10-Jul-09 | one comment
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Card Cubby: An Attractive “Wallet”
How do you organize all your business cards, coupons, and gift cards? Many of us head to an office supplies store and buy a simple card holder. CardCubby.com has created a more stylish mini-card file.
Their card carriers are 5 inches by 3 inches and come in a variety of stylish fabrics and materials including simulated [...]
Filed in organizing styles, practical tips, shopping, websites | 22-Jun-09 | no comments
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“Clean Sweep” Star Introduces New OfficeMax Products
Have you heard about the new Spring products from OfficeMax? Along with organizing expert Peter Walsh, from the TLC show “Clean Sweep” they have developed a new set of office products and services.
“Introducing the [IN]PLACE System, my answer to the needs that I’ve heard over and over from people around the country. Consumers want an [...]
Filed in shopping, websites | 11-May-09 | one comment
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Fun With Filing
Sometimes the only way to tackle an unappealing task is to make it fun.
But filing? Can it ever be fun?
Well, yes. If you treat yourself to a new toy—some really smart filing stuff to make your desk and file drawers look neat and bright and pretty—you might just want to use your new purchase. Retail therapy [...]
Filed in motivation, shopping, websites | 08-Jan-09 | no comments
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Give Someone A Heifer For Christmas
Charitable giving can make a beautiful gift, but often it’s a fairly intangible thing. You give money to a charity in someone’s name, and the card says, “A donation was made to Some Charity in your honour.” But unless you want to name the amount (always awkward), and unless it’s a fairly substantial sum, it [...]
Filed in service websites, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 18-Dec-08 | no comments
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Another Way To Find Old Books New Homes
In October, I suggested that you donate the books you’ll never read again to a library or book sale. For some people, though, getting something in return makes it easier to let old things go, and books are no exception.
I love books, so it’s easy for me to understand how they can accumulate over time, but our [...]
Filed in practical tips, service websites, shopping, websites | 25-Nov-08 | one comment
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Frogfile For A Greener Office
Did you know that offices contribute almost ten percent of the waste that goes into Canadian landfills? I don’t want to be a part of that! But have a look around any major office supply store—you’ll see a lot of vinyl, plastic, and chlorine-bleached paper, and maybe one small section with recycled envelopes.
That’s why I feel [...]
Filed in being green, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 27-Oct-08 | no comments
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Where To Buy Organizing Stuff
One question that people often ask me is, where should I buy organizing stuff for my house?
My answer is, don’t start by buying anything!
Many people seem to think that rushing out to buy organizing products is a good way to start taking control of a cluttered space. That’s actually a very expensive and impractical approach, which often only [...]
Filed in practical tips, shopping | 20-Oct-08 | no comments
It seems like almost every store is selling cloth shopping bags or totes. To encourage customers to use reusable cloth shopping bags, many stores have begun to charge you for plastic bags. To purchase a cloth bag will only set you back about $1 but they are priceless, if you know how to use them. Here [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips, shopping | 05-Oct-09 | no comments
It’s back to school time. I’m sure all you parents are both excited and overwhelmed at the same time. You’ll finally get your kids out of the house during the day, however, you have to deal with back-to-school shopping! Here are some tips to make back-to-school shopping less stressful: Get only what they NEED: Check your [...]
Filed in practical tips, shopping | 24-Aug-09 | no comments
I wanted to let you know about a local Vancouver sale tomorrow (Saturday) that you should check out! You can find: - Furniture - Electronics - Restaurant equipment - Kitchen items - Art/frames - Small household items DBD Construction Location: 42 East Broadway, Vancouver Date:Saturday, July 11, 2009 Time: 10 am to 3pm
Filed in shopping | 10-Jul-09 | one comment
How do you organize all your business cards, coupons, and gift cards? Many of us head to an office supplies store and buy a simple card holder. CardCubby.com has created a more stylish mini-card file. Their card carriers are 5 inches by 3 inches and come in a variety of stylish fabrics and materials including simulated [...]
Filed in organizing styles, practical tips, shopping, websites | 22-Jun-09 | no comments
Have you heard about the new Spring products from OfficeMax? Along with organizing expert Peter Walsh, from the TLC show “Clean Sweep” they have developed a new set of office products and services. “Introducing the [IN]PLACE System, my answer to the needs that I’ve heard over and over from people around the country. Consumers want an [...]
Filed in shopping, websites | 11-May-09 | one comment
Sometimes the only way to tackle an unappealing task is to make it fun. But filing? Can it ever be fun? Well, yes. If you treat yourself to a new toy—some really smart filing stuff to make your desk and file drawers look neat and bright and pretty—you might just want to use your new purchase. Retail therapy [...]
Filed in motivation, shopping, websites | 08-Jan-09 | no comments
Charitable giving can make a beautiful gift, but often it’s a fairly intangible thing. You give money to a charity in someone’s name, and the card says, “A donation was made to Some Charity in your honour.” But unless you want to name the amount (always awkward), and unless it’s a fairly substantial sum, it [...]
Filed in service websites, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 18-Dec-08 | no comments
In October, I suggested that you donate the books you’ll never read again to a library or book sale. For some people, though, getting something in return makes it easier to let old things go, and books are no exception. I love books, so it’s easy for me to understand how they can accumulate over time, but our [...]
Filed in practical tips, service websites, shopping, websites | 25-Nov-08 | one comment
Did you know that offices contribute almost ten percent of the waste that goes into Canadian landfills? I don’t want to be a part of that! But have a look around any major office supply store—you’ll see a lot of vinyl, plastic, and chlorine-bleached paper, and maybe one small section with recycled envelopes. That’s why I feel [...]
Filed in being green, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 27-Oct-08 | no comments
One question that people often ask me is, where should I buy organizing stuff for my house? My answer is, don’t start by buying anything! Many people seem to think that rushing out to buy organizing products is a good way to start taking control of a cluttered space. That’s actually a very expensive and impractical approach, which often only [...]
Filed in practical tips, shopping | 20-Oct-08 | no comments
