Amazon.com has a rather generous return policy, but did you ever wonder what becomes of the returned products? Me either. It wasn’t until I was shopping on the Amazon website recently that I came across their Warehouse Deals section and quickly became hooked! Amazon Warehouse Deals are items that have been returned, have damaged packaging, [...]

Farrow & Ball have been on my radar for years and years as I have seen their products mentioned in countless design magazines, books and blogs. Sure, their products are pricey and therefore out of reach for many homeowners (including myself, so far), but I have no doubt the prices are justified. I greatly respect [...]

Personalization is a great way to make a gift more special. I remember as a kid I always thought it was the neatest thing to be given a gift that had my name on it, even if it was just a pencil. If you’re looking for gift ideas that can be personalized, you should check [...]

I first purchased from RedEnvelope almost ten years ago, when I was trying to find the perfect gift for my now husband who was living in England at the time. I remember being impressed by their assortment of unique products, and was thrilled to find just the right gift; I sent him a little metal [...]

Price Chopper has been my default grocery store for years. It’s close to home, so it’s convenient and I don’t waste money on gas. Since schlepping my son to multiple stores on multiple days is my idea of a nightmare, I’m glad to have a nearby location with a good selection of products where I [...]

When I first started to hear about J.C. Penney’s new advertising strategy that ditches frequent sales in favor of lower regular prices, my knee-jerk reaction was “oh, brother”. I guess it’s the way that people were describing the new approach that inspired my cynicism; shoppers saw it as a kind of “perpetual sale”, where everything [...]

I’ve had the same eBay account for ten years. I don’t use it an awful lot, but I have snagged some great bargains. I recently started selling in earnest which has worked well. Overall, my experience on eBay has been nothing but positive, and that’s why I was shocked when I was scammed recently while [...]