I’ve written about a lot of national holidays, but until today, I’d never heard of National Outlet Shopping Day. As someone who loves to shop at outlet stores, I was intrigued. So, I decided to write this article to introduce you to National Outlet Shopping Day. It’s a brand new holiday that just started in…
My husband is forever on the hunt for the perfect men’s wide width casual shoes. To make matters worse, he doesn’t just have wide feet–he has an extra wide foot with a high arch. Therefore, it’s always been difficult to find shoes that fit. While we’ve been able to narrow down brands of dress shoes…
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When you hear the phrase Target recycling, you may think about buying recycling bins and other supplies at Target. And you would be right–sort of. I mean, of course Target sells recycling bins and things made from recycled materials. However, what I’m referring to here is the recycling that you can do for free at…
Update 5/16/23: Hotter Shoes for women is available to shoppers in the United Kingdom and Europe only now. The U.S. store has apparently shutdown, I’m sorry to report. However, if you’re landing on this review from someplace other than the United States, please keep reading. I love this brand, and I’m so sorry that my…
Are you looking for help figuring out how to convert youth to women’s shoe sizes? Or do you have a kid with big feet and you want to be able to buy them a shoe in a women’s size? My own daughters grew taller than their peers and, in no time, were wearing women’s sizes….
I’ve just updated this lifetime warranty article. It includes more than two dozen brands that provide a warranty for life or lifetime protection on their products, or something similar. This is a great guide when buying gifts for the holidays or all year round. Why? Because these are products that last. And if they don’t,…
I’ve named this blog post Chicago hotels with Peloton bikes for a reason. Even though there are other Illinois locations that have a Peloton, most of the hotels with Peloton bikes are in Chicago or the Chicagoland area. Think of it as your Chicago hotel finder for places with Peloton bikes. List of Chicago hotels…
I decided to write about the best wide calf boots for women because I know what it’s like to find a fantastic pair of boots. Then, when you go to zip them up over your socks or skinny jeans, well, they just won’t close. You probably never thought about if you have wide or big…
As someone who came of age in the 1980s, it is both fun and sad to reminisce about the defunct stores that no longer exist. I’m talking about the retailers where my friends and I would visit while hanging out at the mall sometime in the 80s decade. Also, this could be the old department…
I never gave a thought to the notion of wearing sustainable workout clothes until the brand Baleaf reached out to me. I’ve been wearing their activewear for almost as long as I’ve had my Peloton. I started with their padded leggings and moved on from there. Anyway, these days I’m in their affiliate program. That…
When I first heard of the notion of a Target salvage store, I wondered if there were any near me. My research led me to Marden’s Surplus and Salvage in Maine. (We moved to Maine from Pennsylvania in mid-2023.) In case you didn’t know, a salvage store is where retailers send their excess inventory that…
Until I had children, I didn’t appreciate the value behind buying luggage, backpacks and books bags with a lifetime warranty. You see, kids can be hard on stuff. So, you want to spend your hard-earned money on products that will hold up. When my daughters were little, we only bought backpacks and bookbags from L.L….
It totally makes sense for Target to name its rewards and loyalty program Target Circle. Why? Think about the iconic Target logo. It is two red circles. I’ll be honest–at first I didn’t “get” the whole circle thing. But then I started researching this article–because people were asking me questions about what Target Circle is…
I’ve just updated this Wantable Style Edit Review. A few years ago, I discovered this online styling service when an ad for Wantable showed up in my Facebook feed. The ad talked about Stitch Fix customers loving Wantable. So I was curious. In this Wantable Style Review, I’ll explain how Wantable works, how much Wantable…
When my girls were little and we were shopping for kids wide shoes, there were usually three defaults. One, I would buy them Crocs. Because even if Crocs didn’t come in a traditional wide width, they fit their feet. Two, if I needed dressy girls shoes, I would go with a Mary Jane style. I…
When it comes to outdoor gear companies and a product warranty, it used to be that Eddie Bauer and L.L. Bean led the pack. That was because Eddie Bauer offered a lifetime warranty or guarantee and a generous return policy. Same with L.L. Bean. However, as I learned in my popular blog post on products…
Unless you watched the reality show “Welcome to Wrexham,” you probably wouldn’t have known that Mint Mobile is one of those celebrity brands with a famous founder. That is, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased a football club in Wales. While watching the show on streaming, you’ll notice that there are a ton of…