Buying Online

I’m fascinated with the idea of buying in bulk. But fear not. I haven’t gone completely off my rocker, filled my shed with supplies, padlocked the door, and set the Rottweilers loose … well, not yet at least. But I am slowly accumulating a number of items en masse. For the most part, I’ve been [...]

“Content is King,” the saying goes, but words are cheap, the king is dead, and cheap is the new king.  What you knew has been turned around and twisted inside out in this brave new world. Folks are rabid for bargains and thankfully, they’re still not all that hard to come by … if you [...]

Is the Flying Monkey the Best Stocking Stuffer of 2008, as the latest unsolicited commercial email that invaded my inbox (ever.so.strongly) suggested? Oh, it looks like a barrel full of fun … until someone pokes an eye out, as will inevitably and sadly happen.  (When the Flying Monkey lawsuits begin, will there be a manufacturer [...]

Have you ever stopped to think how many times you run out of kitchen garbage bags each year? If you’re like most folks, you may have never given it a thought … you keep buying the smallest package of kitchen garbage bags you can each time you run out.
If you’re looking for a place to [...]

There’s little doubt that eBay has become the world’s marketplace … but sometimes it’s the world’s weirdest marketplace. We’ve all seen lots of crazy stuff appear on eBay over the years, but did you know that there’s an active market for haunted items on eBay?
It may be too late to win that auction or click [...]

You just have to feel for David Beckham. Posh is going on tour this fall and poor David hasn’t started a single game for the LA Galaxy. He hasn’t even played 17 minutes (in a friendly with Chelsea, where his ankle took another knock). And now, allegedly bootleg LA Galaxy jerseys bearing Becks’ name and [...]

There’s nothing quite like waking up to realize that you’re completely out of toilet paper. The feeling of utter fear that runs down your spine ignites a panic like no other. That very unsettled feeling is what turned me onto the idea of buying toilet paper in bulk last winter. Peace of mind settled over [...]

Think back to the last time you had to purchase a new set of tires for your car. By any chance, did you buy those tires online? I had to get a new set of tires for my wife’s car this week, and while I didn’t actually buy the tires online (although I have [...]