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Japanese Shoji Lantern Floor Lamp
If you are looking for an interesting alternative to a traditional nightstand or end table, you might want to check out this relatively inexpensive piece of furniture. This Japanese shoji lantern in available in a variety of finishes and sizes (click on the image to find more options). These shoji lights are based on the traditional Japanese screens that are used to provide privacy while allowing light to pass though. The idea is to … Read entire article »
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Amazon Deal of the Day – Woot!
There was some news released on Wednesday that might interest people who enjoy searching out deals online. Online selling giant Amazon made an announcement that they will be buying Woot. If you aren't familiar with what Woot is, it is rather unusual site that offers special deals on one chosen item at a time rather than offering an entire website full of merchandise to browse through (like Amazon does). To kick off their … Read entire article »
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Peppa Pig DVDs for Children
Are you searching for a Peppa Pig DVD? You are not the only one. All things Peppa Pig are getting quite popular, and depending on where you live, you may or may not be able to find them locally. Many people have turned to online sources because, at least for now, you can still find many of the most popular DVDs and other items for sale. You never know what will … Read entire article »
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35mm Slide Scanners
The unit shown at the right is the Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Film/Negative/Photo Scanner (2168B002). It offers many of the most useful and popular features and is available on Amazon. There are an awful lot of people out there with boxes and boxes of old photographs and slides that were taken before digital photography became so popular. These old methods of storing photographs are great, but you are much more limited in how you can share … Read entire article »
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Fish Tank Coffee Table
How is this for a cool present idea? A fish tank coffee table! OK, the one shown in this photo is a corner table, but there are aquarium tables sold to meet every furniture need or desire. This one is the AuqaVim 21 gallon model. That is not really all that large as aquariums go, so it would make a nice addition without taking over a room. It is currently available on Amazon for under $500! This … Read entire article »
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Who Has Elmo Tickle Hands?
There is no telling what will grab the attention of little kids. I guess that is really true of anyone, but children can get captivated by some unusual stuff. One of the current "must have items" among the kid crowd is Elmo Tickle Hands. If you are a parent, and your child wants these, you have probably heard all of the details that you need. Will these go down as one of the all time … Read entire article »
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Twilight Barbie Dolls
In case you have been living under a rock for a while, you might want to peek out to see what is hot with the younger crowd today. Twilight is extremely popular with not only younger females, but older ones as well. There are probably quite a few boys who like the stories too, but they probably aren't quite as vocal about it. Something very interesting has come out of the Twilight merchandising machine. Would … Read entire article »
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A Christmas Story Leg Lamp
The Leg Lamp A few years ago, a couple of my in-laws came up with an idea that has become sort of popular and is now a part of our Christmas gift giving routine. Because we have a rather large family, we do a gift exchange where people pick a piece of paper some time in November. Whoever you pick is who you buy for at Christmas. In addition to those gifts however, there is one … Read entire article »
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Where Can I Find the Cars Pitstop Workbench?
UPDATE: Since the time I originally made this post, things seemed to have flip flopped. The Cars Pitstop Workbench has now been showing up on Amazon as available and when I recently checked eBay, no one was selling it. So, in the interest of helping you to find what you are looking for, here is the link to the Amazon listing... Disney Pixar Cars Pitstop Workbench With Tools $99.99 Let me just say that as a parent, … Read entire article »
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Where to Look for Great Gift Ideas
If you have ever wondered where to get good gift ideas, the answer might be closer than you think. One of the easiest ways I've found for getting great ideas is to simply go to a large shopping site like Amazon or eBay and then start digging down through the categories. It is amazing how seeing the images of items for sale can spark your creative mind. Start out by thinking about what the person you … Read entire article »
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Finding Ideas for Presents
Although people really start thinking a lot about gift giving during the holidays, people actually exchange quite a few presents throughout the entire year. People are constantly looking for new ideas so that they can give an original and memorable present to the people they care about. If you have any social contact at all with other people, you probably give several gifts every year for a variety of reasons. People give gifts for more than … Read entire article »
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